David Fay News

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association and the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra have announced the ratification of a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, effective September 11, 2023, through September 13, 2026.

Matías Tarnopolsky, president and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., has announced the continuation of the extraordinary partnership of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra with the extension of Nézet-Séguin's contract through 2030, and the expansion of his title to music and artistic director.

The Bushnell announced today the seven productions that will comprise its 2022-2023 Broadway Series season. Starting this fall, The Bushnell will bring seven exciting titles to Hartford as part of the series.

Connecticut's six largest performing arts venues – The Bushnell (Hartford), Garde Arts Center (New London), The Palace Theatre (Stamford), The Palace Theater (Waterbury), The Shubert Theatre (New Haven) and The Warner Theatre  (Torrington) – announced today the formation of the Connecticut Performing Arts Centers Coalition (CTPACC).

Learn more about all of the venues who have received grants thus far, including The Bushnell, The Bijou, Fun Music Productions, Toad's Place, and more!

Connecticuta??s six major a?oepresentation housesa?? have joined together to lobby the Federal, state and local governments for assistance amidst the health crisis.

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts announced today the productions that will make up its 2017-2018 Broadway Series season.  Beginning this summer, The Bushnell will bring seven exciting titles to Hartford as part of the Series, along with additional off-Series hits to round out a strong season lineup.

BroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Doug Reside (Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division) on Broadway on Tour:

Approaching its inaugural presentation of major championship golf, FOX Sports today announced its full broadcast schedule and programming plan for next week's 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash.

In a sure sign spring is near, The Bushnell announced today its 2015-2016 Broadway Series season. Beginning this fall, The Bushnell will bring seven popular titles to Hartford as part of the Series, along with an additional off-Series family favorite to round out a strong season lineup. Series titles are THE ILLUSIONISTS, a mind-blowing showcase of magic and illusion; family friendly smash hits Disney's NEWSIES and Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA; LOVE LETTERS, starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal; and crowd-pleasing sensations MOTOWN THE MUSICAL and DIRTY DANCING. The seventh title, a current Broadway hit, will be announced in May. The 2015-2016 Bushnell Broadway Series is co-sponsored by Farmington Bank and Travelers.

The FOX Sports family of networks welcomes Steve Flesch, Juli Inkster, Shane O'Donoghue and Corey Pavin to its inaugural coverage of USGA championships beginning in 2015.

FOX Sports announced today the addition of more firepower to its already potent 2015 USGA Championships arsenal with the hiring of eight-time PGA TOUR winner Brad Faxon and former USGA executive director David Fay as analysts alongside host Joe Buck, analyst Greg Norman and reporter/host Holly Sonders.

The Board of Directors of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and The Board of Trustees of The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts each voted this week to pursue a strategic collaboration through a two-year management services contract.

In a sure sign spring is near, The Bushnell announced today its 2014-2015 Broadway Series season. Beginning in September 2014, The Bushnell will bring seven popular Broadway titles to Hartford as part of the Series, along with an additional off-Series blockbuster to round out a strong season lineup. Series titles are Broadway classics EVITA, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, and CAMELOT, last year's Tony-winning Best Musical Revival, PIPPIN, Gershwin tuner NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, and back-to-back Tony Award-winning Best Musicals ONCE and KINKY BOOTS. The phenomenal crowd-pleaser WICKED was also announced to return to Hartford for three weeks in November as a special off-subscription offering.

Ropes become rooms and oceans, people become doors, gloves become birds and some very clever staging, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers.

Bushnell President and CEO David Fay announced today that The Bushnell will finance the long-needed replacement of its aging boiler through the state's innovative Commercial & Industrial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program. The not-for-profit institution will recognize significant savings, both financially and in energy consumption, by making this capital improvement using C-PACE financing. The Bushnell is the first business in Hartford to take advantage of this novel state program.

David Fay, President and CEO of The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts announced today that Mike Fresher will be leaving his position as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at The Bushnell to become President and CEO of The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, TX. Fresher, who also served as General Manager of Bushnell Management Services, will leave The Bushnell on May 10; he begins his new position May 21.

Emmy Award nominee Stefanie Powers will now play the role of legendary actress Tallulah Bankhead on the national tour of LOOPED. She replaces Valerie Harper, who was advised by doctors to take an immediate medical leave after having recently been hospitalized; she has flown back to Los Angeles with her husband Tony Cacciotti where she will receive continuing treatment and medical care.

Four-time Emmy Award Winner & Tony Award Nominee Valerie Harper was hospitalized last week, interrupting rehearsals for the national tour of LOOPED. She is currently being treated in Manhattan and is expected to make a full recovery within weeks.

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts announced its 2012-2013 Broadway Series.