The Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Saint Joseph kicks off the performing arts center's 2019-2020 season with the hip-hop dance duo The Wondertwins' newest show, BLACK. The performance is Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available as part of the Autorino Center's Pay-It-Forward program, where audience members decide what, if anything, they would like to pay.
Reeve Carney's artist in residency reveals a singular talent in full creative prowess.
The first hints of autumn weather have barely touched Chicago, but with its season opener, Lifeline Theatre turns to that coziest of genres: the classic British murder mystery. Jess Hutchinson directs a revival of WHOSE BODY?, adapted by Frances Limoncelli from the 1923 novel by Dorothy Sayers. Though the English author and scholar is not exactly a household name for modern American audiences, Sayers counted C.S. Lewis among her friends and was one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University. WHOSE BODY? marks the debut of her best-known character, Lord Peter Wimsey, a quirky aristocrat with impeccable taste in antique books, classical music, and fine winea?'as well as a penchant for amateur sleuthing.
There are brief moments in the first act that make it difficult to hold your interest in the play, but the second act is much more fast-paced. As secrets are slowly revealed, the audience gets more involved in the story.
THE GREEN ROOM 42 a?" the new intimate concert venue dubbed Broadway's a?oeoff-night hotspota?? by The New York Times a?" will present Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan in his return engagement with the acclaimed evening a?oeOver-Exposeda?? for two performances only on Friday, October 18 at 9:30 PM and Saturday, October 18 at 7:00 PM.
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tracy Letts takes a brutally comedic look at Wheeler, a 50-year-old divorcee in the throes of a mid-life spiral. Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!
Boston Landmarks Orchestra has announced details about its Annual Gala on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 6pm at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA).
Presented by Eric Abraham and Ken Forrester Vineyards, the 2020 Fugard Bioscope World Arts Cinema Season features a record 48 titles to be screened as part of its ninth successful year.
New York's leading LGBTQ film festival, NewFest, has announced the full lineup of their 31st annual celebration of the year's best LGBTQ films from around the world. As announced earlier this week, the festival will kick off the festival's 31st edition with the New York premiere of Mike Doyle's Manhattan-set ensemble rom-com SELL BY, featuring an eclectic cast including Scott Evans (Netflix's “Grace and Frankie”), Kate Walsh (ABC's “Grey's Anatomy”), Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Buteau (Netflix's “Tales of the City”) and Augustus Prew (HIGH-RISE), and will close the festival with the New York premiere of Rodrigo Bellott's award-winning film TU ME MANQUES, which was recently announced as Bolivia's submission for Best International Feature Film selection for the 2019 Academy Awards.
Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director), will open its' season with the New York Premiere of Idris Goodwin's Bars and Measures, directed by Kristan Seemel. This limited engagement at Urban Stages (259 West 30th Street) begins preview performances on Friday, October 18, opening on Wednesday, October 23 and will run through Sunday, November 10, 2019. Tickets for the show are $40 ($25 during previews; $50 on opening and $15 student rush) and may be purchased via OvationTix at www.urbanstages.org or by phone at 1.866.811.4111.
MTV today unveiled the highly-anticipated lineup for its SnowGlobe Music Festival, North America's premiere New Year's destination experience, taking place in South Lake Tahoe, C.A. on December 29-31, 2019.
Native Earth Performing Arts is thrilled to announce the 32nd annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance. This year's festival invites emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous artists from across Turtle Island and Australia to develop and showcase contemporary theatre, dance, and multi-disciplinary creations on November 13 to 23, 2019 at Aki Studio (585 Dundas St East).
Amnesty International UK and comedy star and host of hit podcast The Guilty Feminist Deborah Frances-White have teamed up in 2019 to relaunch the much revered Secret Policeman's Tour for the 21st century and are delighted to be bringing it to Manchester in December for its third and final stop this year!
Following a highly acclaimed tour in 2018, The Original Theatre Company and The Anthology Group in association with Peter Stickney and York Theatre Royal's production of Alan Bennett's THE HABIT OF ART will return and tour the UK in 2020. Directed by Philip Franks and starring Matthew Kelly as Fitz (W. H. Auden) and David Yelland as Henry (Benjamin Britten). The tour begins on 18 March 2020 at Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne.
Casting has been announced for The Ice Cream Boys, a gripping exploration of politics and power by acclaimed playwright Gail Louw. Andrew Frances (Fences - Bath Theatre Royal, Not Going Out - BBC1) takes the role of Jacob Zuma, Jack Klaff (The Cherry Orchard - Arcola Theatre, Insignificance a?" Donmar Warehouse, For Your Eyes Only a?" Eon Productions, Star Wars a?" Lucas Films) plays Ronnie Kasrils and recent New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts graduate Bu Kunene plays Thandi Dube and other characters. The production is directed by Vik Sivalingam.
On Thursday, September 19, a bevy of benefactors and sponsors will don their Saville Row Suits and Sloane Street frocks for a?oeDiamonds are Forevera??a?? a 007 inspired affair that promises to bring out glamorous Bond Girls and 007 imposters - all for a good cause.
Vertical Player Repertory premiered The Constitution, A Secular Oratorio, by American composer Benjamin Yarmolinsky in June 2019 for two sold-out performances. A setting for chorus and soloists of substantial portions of the United States Constitution, including highlights of Articles 1-7, the Bill of Rights, and subsequent amendments, the premiere of this timely new work will be extended for four more performances in September, in VPR's original staging and with the original cast of 24 singers accompanied by piano.
Park Theatre will play host to a festive family performance of Five Little Christmas Monkeys. From the makers of the smash hit Dogs Don't Do Ballet (Little Angel Theatre), the highly-regarded performer and puppeteer Jum Faruq will bring the universally popular song Five Little Monkeys to life for families to revel in across the festive period.
Tony award winner for Les Miserables has created an evening of cabaret theater worthy of your time and attention and will be playing NYC, SF and LA with it, as a really early holiday present to be experienced any time of the year.
The company just met the press and BWW correspondent Richard Ridge is taking you inside the big day below!
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