Federico Garcia Lorca News

This month, QUEER NOT COOL explores gay authors and gay authors that inspired them.

HT Presents (Heidi Grumelot, Artistic Director, Erez Ziv, Executive Director) will present THEATER IN ASYLUM's (TIA) World Premiere production of ¡Olé!, conceived and directed by Paul Bedard, using text from poems, letters, and other works by Salvador Dalí and Federico Garcia Lorca. The production will feature Jake Lasser, Sofia Lund, and Ben Otto with an Original Score by Randall Benichak, Costume Design by Karli Brae, Dramaturgy by Samantha Keogh and Jake Lasser, Choreography by Katie Palmer, Scenic Design by Walter Ryon, and Lighting Design by Dan Stearns. The production will be Stage Managed by Kelly Colburn and Produced by Kathryn Appleton.

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of Miami in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013!

East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, continues its 47th Anniversary season, themed Spirited Away, with the world premiere of TEA, WITH MUSIC. Book and lyrics are by acclaimed playwright Velina Hasu Houston, music by Nathan Wang and choreographed by Giovanni Ortega. This production is directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera. The musical features Joan Almedilla (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), Tiffany-Marie Austin (Miss Saigon, A Little Night Music), Yumi Iwama (Our Town, South Pacific), Jennie Kwan (TV's California Dreams, Avenue Q), and Janet Song (Twelfth Night, Medea).

The 4th annual VITAL VOX: A VOCAL FESTIVAL-an event that explores the myriad power of the human voice in its solo and ensemble forms across a multitude of genres-will take place at 8pm tonight, October 29 and 30 at Roulette, located at 509 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Tickets are $15 ($10 Students/Seniors/Members) and can be purchased at www.roulette.org or by calling 917-267-0363. More information on the festival and the performers can be found at www.vitalfoxfest.com.

Following last season's reinterpretation of Federico Garcia Lorca's classic The House of Bernarda Alba, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and the University of Miami's Department of Theatre Arts are partnering once again to present a fresh rock musical, GIRLS VS. BOYS, written by the creators of The Sparrow and Death and Harry Houdini - Chris Mathews, Jake Minton, Kevin O'Donnell and Nathan Allen of the renowned House Theatre of Chicago. Playing November 1 - 18, 2012 in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House), GIRLS VS. BOYS is a captivating, dramatic story about the struggles of teen life set to a rocking, soul-bearing score. The musical is part of the Arsht Center's Theater Up Close series in the Carnival Studio Theater which features artistic collaborations from stellar local theater ensembles and nationally acclaimed theater companies.

The 4th annual VITAL VOX: A VOCAL FESTIVAL-an event that explores the myriad power of the human voice in its solo and ensemble forms across a multitude of genres-will take place at 8pm on October 29 and 30 at Roulette, located at 509 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Tickets are $15 ($10 Students/Seniors/Members) and can be purchased at www.roulette.org or by calling 917-267-0363. More information on the festival and the performers can be found at www.vitalfoxfest.com.

East West Players (EWP), the nation's premier Asian American theatre, continues its 47th Anniversary season, themed Spirited Away, with the world premiere of TEA, WITH MUSIC. Book and lyrics are by acclaimed playwright Velina Hasu Houston, music by Nathan Wang and choreographed by Giovanni Ortega. This production is directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera. The musical features Joan Almedilla (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), Tiffany-Marie Austin (Miss Saigon, A Little Night Music), Yumi Iwama (Our Town, South Pacific), Jennie Kwan (TV's California Dreams, Avenue Q), and Janet Song (Twelfth Night, Medea).

The London 2012 Festival, a 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, opens with five spectacular events taking place in Stirling, Derry~Londonderry, South Wales the Lake District, and Birmingham, today, 21 June 2012.

The London 2012 Festival, a 12-week nationwide celebration bringing together leading artists from across the world with the very best from the UK, opens with five spectacular events taking place in Stirling, Derry~Londonderry, South Wales the Lake District, and Birmingham on Thursday 21 June 2012.

Now celebrating its seventh season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced an extraordinary lineup of new and ongoing partnerships for the THEATER UP CLOSE 2012-2013 SEASON. This season features six incredible productions - such as the world premiere of Girls vs. Boys, a new rock musical; two Florida premieres including All New People and The Nutcracker; and a Miami premiere with The Savannah Disputation - from stellar local and national art organizations, all in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.

Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) honors the students that have inspired hundreds of sketches and songs over the past school year with an evening of all new work at the annual 'Celebration of Authors' tonight, June 5 at 7 p.m. at Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble St. The performance is free and open to the public, however seating is limited and reservations are required by calling Barrel of Monkeys at 312-409-1954.

The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center presents AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca. The show performs for the second of its two-night engagement tonight, May 26.

The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center is set to present AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, late this month for a limited engagement. The show is scheduled to perform for two nights only tonight, May 20 and May 26. See photos of Suzan Hanson, Peabody Southwell and Ani Maldjian on stage below!

The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center is set to present AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, late this month for a limited engagement. The show is scheduled to perform for two nights only on May 20 and May 26. See photos of Suzan Hanson, Peabody Southwell and Ani Maldjian on stage below!

The Terrace Theater at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center is set to present AINADAMAR, the operatic biography of Federico Garcia Lorca, in late May for a limited engagement. The show is scheduled to perform for two nights only on May 20 and May 26. Tickets for AINADAMAR range from $29-$150, and are available at www.longbeachopera.org/tickets or the LBO Box Office at 562-432-5934. Group discounts available by calling the Box Office.

Let me just start by saying I have never read or seen any works by Federico Garcia Lorca, so I could not be called a fan of his work. And I'm wondering if that's what you would need to really get into Arouet's production of Lorca's "The House of Bernarda Alba" adapted into English by Emily Mann. While there were some decent performances I just found it difficult to invest in any of the characters or situations.

Which came first, the music or the libretto? Today, May 5, 2012, 4:00PM, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Andreas Mitisek, Artistic and General Director of Long Beach Opera, will interview Tony award-winning author David Henry Hwang about his libretto for Ainadamar, the opera by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov based on the life of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca and his murder by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War.

Arouet's production of THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA (La Casa de Bernarda Alba) by Federico García Lorca, adapted in English by Emily Mann, runs tonight, May 4, through May 19.