Felice News

The Midtown International Theatre Festival 2016 will open with two dozen plays in two days in the MITF Short Play Lab, culminating with the opening of Midtown Variety Jewel Box, 312 W. 36th Street.

First appearing at Boston clubs in the early '70s, the Real Kids would eventually become a local institution by 1977, but a lack of real sales would lead to a breakup, a re-formation, and a more complete breakup -- all within six years.

Rebellious upstate New York rockers The Felice Brothers release Life In The Dark (Yep Roc Records) today.

The Felice Brothers are slated for the Fox Theatre on October 20th, 2016. 

Upstate New York rockers The Felice Brothers, known for their authentic and spirited live show, have announced a vast North American Fall tour in support of their forthcoming album Life In The Dark (June 24 / Yep Roc Records).

There is no place like New York! With a city this rich in culture, scandal and diversity, the possibilities for theatrical reenactment are endless. The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival encourage playwrights to mine this precious resource by offering an annual NYC - themed festival each June. Celebrating its 6th year, 'Only in New York' opens Thursday, June 9 and runs for three weeks. Each week five or six original short plays (and one musical), by a variety of playwrights (including two high school students) will be presented and a 'Best of the Week' production will be selected by audience vote.

The Felice Brothers' new video for 'Plunder' premieres today on The Bluegrass Situation.

New York | Paris...Demisch Danant is pleased to announce that its new gallery in New York City will open to the public on September 17, 2016, with the inaugural exhibition made in France. The show will present a selection of more than two dozen rare and important objects that together trace the parallel and often intertwined narratives of French design of the 1960s and 1970s, and the gallery's emergence over the past decade as one of the world's most respected and original voices in the field. The exhibition is intended to shed light on an extraordinary period in which the inventiveness of designers in post-war France shaped taste in the 20th century — and continues to do so today. made in France will also offer insights into the ways in which the gallery's longtime intensive research, scholarship, and discoveries have catalyzed connoisseurship and expanded understanding and appreciation for modern design among private and institutional collectors. 

“Plunder,” the second song to debut from The Felice Brothers' upcoming release Life In The Dark, premieres today via Welcome to Night Vale (ep. 89: Who's a Good Boy? Part 1). Listen to the rowdy narrative on iTunes for a healthy dose of skepticism.

In 'Nandroth' (published by Xlibris AU) author Peter Miles creates a gripping narrative of intergalactic action that brims with romance, thrill and witty science fiction.

Demisch Danant has announced that its new gallery in New York City will open to the public on September 17, 2016, with the inaugural exhibition made in France. The show will present a selection of more than two dozen rare and important objects that together trace the parallel and often intertwined narratives of French design of the 1960s and 1970s, and the gallery's emergence over the past decade as one of the world's most respected and original voices in the field. The exhibition is intended to shed light on an extraordinary period in which the inventiveness of designers in post-war France shaped taste in the 20th century — and continues to do so today. made in France will also offer insights into the ways in which the gallery's longtime intensive research, scholarship, and discoveries have catalyzed connoisseurship and expanded understanding and appreciation for modern design among private and institutional collectors.

San Francisco Opera Music Director Nicola Luisotti today announced that he will step down from his position at the end of his current contract, which expires on July 31, 2018.  Mr. Luisotti, age 55, will continue to serve as San Francisco Opera music director through the 2017-18 Season. Today's announcement was made in the War Memorial Opera House theater before the full company of staff, musicians, chorus, dancers and crew.

LeRoy has his problems. Towels go missing, leaving The Grand Felice with just 750 towels for the 1200 guests arriving tomorrow. A fancy, young doctor appears. An employee is hospitalized. Guests, who tend to let down their hair as their holiday progresses, create worrisome incidents such as thefts, noise, excessive flirting with the staff, and even a shark sighting near the shore. What's a manager to do, aside from treating his never-ending stomach upsets?

Di recente sono venuto a sapere, per vie traverse, dell'esistenza di uno spettacolo chiamato 'Innamorati - opera rock', andato in scena per la prima volta l'8 novembre del 2014 e poi replicato svariate volte.

Twenty-four high school students* from across the Greater Kansas City Metro area have been chosen as semifinalists for the 2016 KC SuperStar, a high school singing competition.

Barrett Foa, acclaimed star of stage and screen, brings his one-man show, Grin and Barrett, to Feinstein's at the Nikko for two performances only - Friday, June 24 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, June 25 (7 p.m.). After seven seasons of spouting intricate tech geekery on the hit CBS television show, 'NCIS: Los Angeles,' the star of Broadway's Avenue Q, Mamma Mia!, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and off-Broadway's Buyer & Cellar will present an evening of pride, desperation, and show-offsmanship in a one-man cabaret that is sure to be... an hour long! Produced by Andrew Carlberg, Grin and Barrett is directed by Christopher Youngsman and features choreography by Rene?e Felice Smith and musical direction and arrangements by David O. Tickets for Barrett Foa range in price from $45-$65 and are available now by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.feinsteinsatthenikko.com.

Tickets are now on sale for worldwide celebrated opera tenor, Stefan Pop, who will perform a recital at St George's Hall on June 25th 2016 as part of the hugely successful The Liverpool Opera - Four Seasons concert series.  It will be the third in the highly acclaimed series of operas presented by Guliand Management who have brought the stars of Placido Domingo's Operalia, the World Opera Competition, to Liverpool.

Tom Hamilton's American Babies & Friends, featuring Marco Benevento & Oteil Burbridge of Dead & CompanY) with Midnight North, will perform at the Fox Theatre on July 3rd, 2016. 

Tradition, a desire to embrace the new and the ever increasing international profile are the predominant features of the 2016 edition of the Festival Verdi in Parma and Busseto. This year's festival, returning for the month of October (www.festivalverdi.it), will be dedicated to the German poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller, who has always been a source of inspiration and subject matter for Italian composers throughout time, including above all Giuseppe Verdi.

Tradition, a desire to embrace the new and the ever increasing international profile are the predominant features of the 2016 edition of the Festival Verdi in Parma and Busseto. This year's festival, returning for the month of October (www.festivalverdi.it), will be dedicated to the German poet and playwright Friedrich Schiller, who has always been a source of inspiration and subject matter for Italian composers throughout time, including above all Giuseppe Verdi.