The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Interim Executive Director) will honor Broadway and Hollywood legend Angela Lansbury with the 2015 Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Guastavino's (409 East 59th Street).
OPERA NORTH, located in Lebanon NH, is one of the leading summer music festivals in New England (Evans Haile, General Director), celebrating its 33rd season. The company announces the principal cast and creative for West Side Story, with performances from tonight, July 31-August 13.
OPERA NORTH, located in Lebanon NH, is one of the leading summer music festivals in New England (Evans Haile, General Director), celebrating its 33rd season. The company announces the principal cast and creative for West Side Story, with performances from July 31-August 13.
Meredith Willson's beloved family musical, THE MUSIC MAN, returns to the stage in an all-new concert staging starring the Marian of the classic film, Academy Award winner Shirley Jones, who will not only essay the role of Mrs. Paroo, but will serve as host and narrator. She will be joined on stage by her son, Patrick Cassidy as Prof. Harold Hill. A little known bit of Hollywood history: Shirley was pregnant with Patrick during the filming of The Music Man. Performances begin, appropriately enough, in Willson's home town (and model for River City) Mason City, Iowa tonight, September 18th.
Meredith Willson's beloved family musical, THE MUSIC MAN, returns to the stage in an all-new concert staging starring the Marian of the classic film, Academy Award winner Shirley Jones, who will not only essay the role of Mrs. Paroo, but will serve as host and narrator. She will be joined on stage by her son, Patrick Cassidy as Prof. Harold Hill. A little known bit of Hollywood history: Shirley was pregnant with Patrick during the filming ofThe Music Man.
Light Opera of New York presents the first NYC staged production since 1920, and the premiere recording by Albany records, utilizing the original orchestrations, of Victor Herbert's 'ORANGE BLOSSOMS', based on the play by Frederique de Gresac, with lyrics by B.G. de Sylva. Tonight and tomorrow, April 25, 26, 2014 7:30 PM at Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, 2537 Broadway, NYC.
Light Opera of New York presents the first NYC staged production since 1920, and the premiere recording by Albany records, utilizing the original orchestrations, of Victor Herbert's 'ORANGE BLOSSOMS', based on the play by Frederique de Gresac, with lyrics by B.G. de Sylva. April 25, 26, 2014 7:30 PM at Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, 2537 Broadway, NYC.
Isaiah Johnson will play Harold Hill in 'The Music Man-In Concert' at Two Rivers Theater in Red Bank and New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The special collaboration will feature an all African-American cast.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (President and CEO, John Schreiber) and Two River Theater (Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst) announced today a new collaboration that will bring a concert version of Meredith Willson's The Music Man, performed by an African-American cast, to audiences in both Newark and Red Bank, New Jersey.
Richard B. Hawes, Jr., President of the Board of Trustees of the Cape Playhouse and Cape Cod Center for the Arts, today announced that veteran theatre leader, Mark Cuddy, will assume the newly-created position of Playhouse Producer and Chief Executive of the Cape Cod Center for the Arts. Mr. Cuddy has been the Artistic Director of the largest producing theatre in New York State outside of Manhattan, Rochester's Geva Theatre Center, for the past eighteen years. He will continue in that position as he begins with the Playhouse immediately. Mr. Cuddy has led theatres across the country for over thirty-three years, and serves on the Board of Directors of Theatre Communications Group, the nation's service organization for the advancement of professional, not-for-profit theatres.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Cape Playhouse, Richard B. Hawes, Jr., President, announced today that the Cape Playhouse has embarked on a national search for its next Artistic Director. Mr. Hawes said, 'Last fall, when Evans Haile signed the contract for his final season, we began preparing for our new chapter. Mr. Haile has been at the artistic helm of our historic Playhouse since the 2000 season, and we thank him for his dedication.'
A variety of musical traditions will be on display when America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival Music Mountain welcomes celebrated pianist Evans Haile hosting a musical cocktail party, filled with devilish wit, humor, glittering piano virtuosity today, July 6 (6:30PM) followed by an encore appearance by the St. Petersburg String Quartet on Sunday, July 7 (3PM) with guest artist Ilya Yakushev, piano. This weekend's offerings are a fine example of how Music Mountain brings back favorite quartets, and welcomes new performers with scheduled summer concerts through September 8th.
America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival, Music Mountain, continues its 84th season with America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New YorK Gilbert & Sullivan Players, tonight, June 22nd (6:30PM) ----And for Anglo enthusiasts, there is a special pre-Concert 1880's British themed dinner at the Falls Village Inn slated for 5PM. Also this weekend are two exceptional concerts on Sunday June 23rd: the acclaimed Hausmann String Quartet at3PM, with guest artist Jonathan Yates, piano and at 5:30pm,Tobias Steymans, violin and Victoria Schwartzman, piano, will play Leclair, Beethoven & Strauss. Music Mountain's 13-week schedule will feature seventeen Chamber Music concerts, a twilight series of Jazz, Big Band and Country Music concerts, and the first ever Folk Music Jamboree.
A variety of musical traditions will be on display when America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival Music Mountain welcomes celebrated pianist Evans Haile hosting a musical cocktail party, filled with devilish wit, humor, glittering piano virtuosity on Saturday, July 6 (6:30PM) followed by an encore appearance by the St. Petersburg String Quartet on Sunday, July 7 (3PM) with guest artist Ilya Yakushev, piano. This weekend's offerings are a fine example of how Music Mountain brings back favorite quartets, and welcomes new performers with scheduled summer concerts through September 8th.
America's oldest continuing summer chamber music festival, Music Mountain, continues its 84th season with America's foremost Gilbert & Sullivan repertory ensemble, the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, on Saturday, June 22nd (6:30PM) ----And for Anglo enthusiasts, there is a special pre-Concert 1880's British themed dinner at the Falls Village Inn slated for 5PM. Also this weekend are two exceptional concerts on Sunday June 23rd: the acclaimed Hausmann String Quartet at3PM, with guest artist Jonathan Yates, piano and at 5:30pm,Tobias Steymans, violin and Victoria Schwartzman, piano, will play Leclair, Beethoven & Strauss.
The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) presented TOMFOOLERY as a part of its Fall 2011 Musicals in Mufti Concert Series-the York's acclaimed series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances.
JASON GRAAE, the L.A. DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD winner and Broadway and cabaret star, opened his acclaimed tribute to Jerry Herman, 'PERFECT HERMANY' at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in West Bank Cafe, 407 West 42nd Street, on Tuesday, October 18 at 7 PM. Performances continue through tonight, October 25th at 9:30 PM. There is a $20 cover and two drink minimum. Reservations: (212) 695-6909. The cast of Broadway's FOLLIES recently visited his show, and you can check out photos of Graae with his visitors below!
Having created the infrastructure, show choices, casting, steering, and completing, the Premiere Season of the newly re-opened North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, Producing Artistic Director Evans Haile has announced his decision to move on and allow more time to focus on several projects that further his personal goal of keeping the Performing Arts a vital part of American culture. His one year commitment was completed on December 31, 2010. He still serves as Artistic Director of Cape Cod's historic Cape Playhouse and will co-produce 'Footloose' at both theatres later this year.
North Shore Music Theatre, which closed in June 2009, is back with an exciting 2010 musical season filled with classic, contemporary and much-loved Broadway favorites. The new NSMT is under the leadership and ownership of Bill Hanney. Experienced in theater management, Hanney is also the Owner/Producer of Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island, a 500 seat summer theatre now in it's 4th successful year under his leadership. Mr Hanney is also the owner/operator of Entertainment Cinemas, a chain of movie theatres throughout New England.
The award-winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) has announced tickets are now on sale for A Salon Soiree with Evans Haile. The event is billed as "elegant, irreverent evening of music, stories and humor with host and pianist, Evans Haile."
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