Columbia Artists News

ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN will make its Sioux Falls debut on the Mary W. Sommervold Hall stage January 13–14, 2023.

Czech National Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 30th anniversary season at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) this on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. (2:00pm pre-concert talk for ticket holders).

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY will be part of the 2023 Blossom Music Festival. Tickets, starting at $26 each are on sale now, November 30.

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced a lineup of movies and special presentations as part of its 2023 Blossom Music Festival on Sunday. The full list of programming for the 54th Blossom Music Festival, including classical concerts by The Cleveland Orchestra, will be announced in early 2023.

The complete cast has been announced for the brand new Non-Equity national touring production of ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN. This exciting new production directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado will visit more than 70 cities nationwide.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will present a brand-new production of the smash-hit musical ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN as a part of its 2022/2023 Kravis On Broadway series. This inspiring true story about heart, heritage and two people who believed in their talents—and in each other—has already won the hearts of audiences and critics alike. ON YOUR FEET! will play the Kravis Center from November 15 – 20. Tickets are on sale to the public September 17 beginning at Noon.

Producers have announced that Gaby Albo and Samuel Garnica will star as Gloria and Emilio Estefan in the brand-new national touring production of the smash hit Broadway musical, ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN.

Gaby Albo and Samuel Garnica will star as Gloria and Emilio Estefan in the brand new non-equity national touring production of the Broadway musical, ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN.

Tickets are still available for the concert presented by The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall featuring Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime) and Nathan R. Matthews who is producing as well as performing in the show. 

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents “I MISSED MY SHOWCASE SHOW” on  Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, at 9:30pm. It’s finally time for Broadway’s emerging talent to showcase in: I  Missed My Showcase Show!

Nathan R. Matthews is producing and performing in a concert for The Riverside Opera Ensemble at Merkin Hall at the Kaufman Music Center on May 16th. Tony nominee Christiane Noll (Ragtime) and Grammy winner Edward Parks (The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs) will headline the concert of new music by Dreamworks composer Drew Fornarola and Matthews himself.

 Central City Opera is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Pamela A. Pantos, MBA, CFRE, as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. An experienced nonprofit and arts executive, Pantos joins Artistic Director Pelham “Pat” Pearce, Jr., to lead the organization. Pantos will begin her role on February 28, 2022.

Gary McAvay, former President of Columbia Artists Theatricals has passed away at age 68. 

After performing 7 months off-Broadway prior to the Covid shutdown, Da Vinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience will re-open at the SoHo Playhouse beginning Feb. 18, 2022.

Mr. Williams is a senior leader in the orchestra sector, having held positions at the San Francisco Symphony and IMG Artists New York, prior to his current role as Chief Artistic and Operations Officer at The Cleveland Orchestra.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts today announced that Phillip Bergmann has been named Artistic Advisor for Classical Music at Palm Beach County's largest not-for-profit performing arts center. This includes the popular Regional Arts Classical Concert Series that started its 47th season last week, and the Young Artists Series, which presents its first concert of the season this week.

ICM Partners has hired Emily Threlfall Yoon as an Agent in the Concerts Department.  Yoon is an accomplished music industry executive specializing in the ideation, development, sales, marketing, and production of concert events worldwide.  She has a reputation for successfully developing commercial symphony concerts of the highest quality with a renowned client list.  She will be based in New York City.

Two time Tony nominee Christine Andreas (On Your Toes, The Scarlett Pimpernel, La Cage aux Folles) continues The Cabaret Project of St. Louis' virtual season of TRIBUTES with PIAF, NO REGRETS, an homage to the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf.

The board of directors of the Newport Music Festival has appointed Gillian Friedman Fox as the organization's new executive director. During her recent and much-celebrated tenure at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Fox received critical acclaim for curating innovative and thought-provoking classical music performances and programs.

The legendary Columbia Artists Management Inc. has announced that it is shutting down.