The 2018 George London Awards Public Finals Round Is Friday, 2/16
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 9, 2018
On Friday, February 16, 2018, 16 of the best young American and Canadian opera singers will perform with pianist Craig Rutenberg before a panel of judges and an enthusiastic audience at The Morgan Library & Museum. At the event's conclusion, six of them will be named this year's winners of the George London Award, an honor that has been conferred upon hundreds of the best young singers since 1971. The award, currently a $10,000 prize, is named for the legendary Canadian-American bass-baritone, one of the greatest opera singers of 20th century.
BWW Interview: HARVEY Is Coming To the Valley of the Sun
by Herbert Paine
- Jan 7, 2018
HARVEY, Mary Chase's 1945 Pulitzer Prize winning comedy, is slated to hop into the Don Bluth Front Row Theatre in Scottsdale from January 12th through February 24th. In its multiple adaptations, most notably the 1950 film with Jimmy Stewart, the tale of Elwood P. Dowd and his imaginary pooka has always been a source of amusement and inspiration. In advance of the opening, Herb Paine sat down with Lee Cooley, who plays the role of Elwood, to get a rabbit's-eye view of the show and some perspective on the actor himself.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld San Francisco Awards; Just One Week Left!
by Alan Henry
- Dec 22, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Jamie Bernstein Announced as Artist-in-Residence for Tucson Desert Song Festival
by Julie Musbach
- Dec 21, 2017
Jamie Bernstein, daughter of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, will serve as the Tucson Desert Song Festival's (TDSF) Artist-in-Residence for 2018. Ms. Bernstein, a narrator, writer and broadcaster, will share insights and memories of her father and his work and will provide context to help understand the complex life and career of Leonard Bernstein.
ArtsWest Shakes Up Shakespeare with PEERLESS
by Julie Musbach
- Dec 19, 2017
To kick off the new year, ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery will stage Jiehae Park's PEERLESS, a brash new vision of Shakespeare's MACBETH, from January 18 to February 11, 2018, with local rising star Sara Porkalob directing.
Kyoung's Pacific Beat and The Tank to Co-Produce PILLOWTALK
by Julie Musbach
- Dec 19, 2017
Kyoung's Pacific Beat and The Tank (Meghan Finn and Rosalind Grush, Artistic Directors) will co-produce the World Premiere of PILLOWTALK, written and directed by Kyoung H. Park at The Tank (312 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) January 11-27, as part of The Exponential Festival. Set in Brooklyn in 2017, PILLOWTALK brings to life one night in the lives of Sam and Buck, a recently married interracial couple.
Corinne Foxx Joins Show as New DJ on FOX's BEAT SHAZAM in 2018
by Tori Hartshorn
- Dec 8, 2017
BEAT SHAZAM welcomes a new DJ! Actress, model, and writer Corinne Foxx. Daughter of multi-award winning actor and BEAT SHAZAM host Jamie Foxx. Corinne joins her father on the all new second season of the hit interactive music game show as DJ!
Photo Flash: 42 Street Moon presents THE SECRET GARDEN
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 8, 2017
San Francisco's acclaimed 42nd Street Moon has announced the full cast and creative team for the 2017-2018 season's Holiday production, the Tony Award-winning family favorite The Secret Garden. Based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett,
VIDEO: Watch Highlights from 42nd Street Moon's THE SECRET GARDEN
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 7, 2017
San Francisco's acclaimed 42nd Street Moon presents the 2017-18 season's holiday production, the Tony Award-winning family favorite The Secret Garden. Based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden has a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman ('night, Mother) and music by Grammy Award-winner Lucy Simon. The Secret Garden begins tonight, December 6, for a run through December 24, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
NYFOS to Present Free, 8-Hour Leonard Bernstein Marathon
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 2, 2017
New York Festival of Song continues its 30th anniversary season today, December 2, 2017 from 1:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., when NYFOS co-founder Michael Barrett hosts a monumental eight-hour concert to celebrate Leonard Bernstein as part of the worldwide 'Bernstein at 100' festivities.
Review Roundup: Gianandrea Noseda Returns to the United States to Conduct in New York
by Alan Henry
- Nov 28, 2017
Maestro Gianandrea Noseda returns to the United States this month through early December to conduct a wide range of programs from Dallapiccola to Beethoven and Gershwin to Britten beginning with his first series of subscription weeks as the new Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra. In between concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Noseda returns to the New York Philharmonic for the first time since 2006, leading the orchestra in a program that will include Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3.
Openings Start Monday Night For The Pool At The Flea Theater
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 27, 2017
The Pool, a pop-up theater company, will present three new plays in rotating rep from November 15 - December 16, 2017 in a limited 5-week engagement at The Flea Theater's brand-new Tribeca home, located at 20 Thomas Street. The plays are Susan Bernfield's TANIA IN THE GETAWAY VAN directed by Portia Krieger, Peter Gil-Sheridan's THE RAFA PLAY directed by Morgan Gould, and Lynn Rosen's WASHED UP ON THE POTOMAC directed by Jos Zayas.
Photo Flash: The Pool Presents Three Shows in Rotating Rep
by Julie Musbach
- Nov 25, 2017
The Pool, a pop-up theater company, will present three new plays in rotating rep from November 15 - December 16, 2017 in a limited 5-week engagement at The Flea Theater's brand-new Tribeca home, located at 20 Thomas Street. The plays are Susan Bernfield's TANIA IN THE GETAWAY VAN directed by Portia Krieger, Peter Gil-Sheridan's THE RAFA PLAY directed by Morgan Gould, and Lynn Rosen's WASHED UP ON THE POTOMAC directed by Jos Zayas.
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