Photo Flash: James L. Nederlander and ON YOUR FEET! Cast, Creatives Attend 2016 Great Sports Legends Dinner
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 14, 2016
The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, honored an unparalleled group of Hall of Famers, Gold Medalists, World Champions and philanthropists in front of a crowd of over 1,300 supporters tonight at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, raising millions toward spinal cord injury research during the 31st Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner. Scroll down for a photo of honoree James L. Nederlander with Broadway's ON YOUR FEET! stars Ektor Rivera and Ana Villafane and creators Gloria and Emilio Estefan!
San Francisco Opera Presents DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER
by Ashlee Latimer
- Sep 10, 2016
San Francisco Opera presents the world premiere of Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng's Dream of the Red Chamber, with a libretto by the composer and David Henry Hwang, in six performances from September 10-29, 2016. Commissioned by San Francisco Opera, the work is a co-production with the Hong Kong Arts Festival and will be performed March 17-18, 2017 at the Grand Theatre in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre as part of its 45th annual festival. Based on one of the quintessential works of world literature, Sheng and Hwang's opera explores the characters at the heart of Chinese author Cao Xueqin's 18th-century novel and communicates their story as a vivid musical and theatrical experience.
BWW Interview: Let Them Entertain You as GYPSY Opens at Washington County Playhouse
by Johnna Leary
- Sep 9, 2016
"Everything's Coming Up Roses" as Gypsy debuts this Saturday at the Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater! The ultimate book and backstage musical displays one of the most infamous "stage mothers" in musical theater while providing the back story and origins to one of the most famous burlesque artists, Gypsy Rose Lee.
15 Shows Announced as Part of Brand New LIVE AT THE ECCLES
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 9, 2016
If the record-breaking sales of Broadway at the Eccles season tickets are any indication, the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater is about to become a top destination for concerts, comedy, lively arts and engaging talks in the country.
STAGE TUBE: On This Day 9/08 - CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS Opened on Broadway
by Liz Cearns
- Sep 8, 2016
Sixty-three years ago, the musical 'Carnival in Flanders' opened on Broadway, at New York's New Century Theatre. With music and lyrics by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, and with Preston Sturges's book, based on French comedy film 'La Kermesse Heroique'.
Maureen Dowd, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Isabel Wilkerson, Trevor Noah and More Slated for Chicago Humanities Festival's FALLFEST/16: SPEED
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 6, 2016
The Chicago Humanities Festival is moving full speed ahead towards the 27th annual Fallfest, releasing its full line-up of events. Fallfest/16: Speed will feature more than 100 events by prominent artists, authors, historians, scientists, and cultural commentators including Dan Savage, Maureen Dowd, Trevor Noah, and Jonathan Lethem.
OWN Gives 8-Episode Order for New Docu-Series THE BOOK OF JOHN
by Caryn Robbins
- Aug 8, 2016
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has given an eight-episode series order to THE BOOK OF JOHN (working title) from Leftfield Pictures, a weekly one-hour dramedy docu-series featuring the life of John Gray
Solo Creation Festival Program 3: Two Hot Debuts and a Revelatory Return
by Rebecca Russo
- Jul 24, 2016
Don't Miss Program 3, July 28-31! Another exciting, diverse program closes the 2016 Solo Creation Festival! We've got a comic tale from Son of Semele Ensemble member Michael Evans Lopez, an edgy new work from the Program 1 writing team of Chambers Stevens and Travis Perkins, plus a reprise of Program 2's haunting Revelation.
|
|