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Puccini's LA BOHEME to Return to the Met Stage This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2023


Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducts Puccini’s La Bohème for the first time at the Met, starting April 21.

Alessio Vlad Direttore Artistico Del Teatro Regio Di Parma Per Il Triennio 2023-2025
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 2, 2023


Proposto dal Sovrintendente Luciano Messi, Alessio Vlad ricoprirà l'incarico di Direttore artistico del Teatro Regio di Parma per il triennio 2023-2025.

Dame Judi Dench Comes to Edinburgh Playhouse This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2023


Dame Judi Dench 'I Remember It Well' will provide a rare opportunity to see one of the world's best-loved actresses back on stage. Following multiple sell-out performances in London's West End, this one-off special live show comes to the Edinburgh Playhouse on 8th August and will see Dame Judi look back at a career spanning almost six decades.

AIDA Comes to the New National Theatre, Tokyo Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2023


The great festive opera of Aida is being performed as a celebration performance for the New National Theatre Tokyo's 25th Anniversary. Franco ZEFFIRELLI's resplendent production, premiered in 1998 to commemorate the opening of the theatre, involves a dynamic stage transformation.

Dallas Opera Closes Season With COSI FAN TUTTE, March 24- April 1
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2023


The Dallas Opera is set to close their 65th Anniversary Season with the new-to-Dallas production of Mozart's Così fan tutte. The production from San Francisco Opera opens at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St., Dallas, TX) on Friday, March 24, at 7:30pm with three performances to follow on March 26 (m), 29, and April 1.

The Metropolitan Opera Announces 2023�"24 Season Featuring Four Met Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2023


The Metropolitan Opera has announced a 2023–24 season with the most new works in the company’s modern history. See show details, performances dates, and how to purchase tickets!

Broadway Choreographer Peggy Hickey Passes Away
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2023


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that director and choreographer Peggy Hickey has passed away following a long battle with cancer.

ROMEO & JULIET Stars Sue Paramount For Child Abuse Over Nude Scene
by Michael Major - Jan 3, 2023


Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who starred in the 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, are suing Paramount for child abuse over the film's bedroom scene, in which they claim to have been filmed nude without their knowledge.

Stage and Screen Actor Stephen Greif Dies at Age 78
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2023


BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Stephen Greif has died at age 78. His screen and stage career included appearances with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, among others.

Stefano May to Bring Night of Music & Storytelling to 54 Below in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 28, 2022


54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Stefano May in a curated live performance on January 18, 2023. Stefano May is an Italian-born artist who uses his rich musical background as a classically trained pianist to inspire themes of love, community, and healing throughout his repertoire.

Stefano May Releases New Single 'Crazy'
by Michael Major - Oct 31, 2022


Working alongside producer Chico Bennett (Madonna, Lady Gaga, The Killers), a hauntingly beautiful ballad called “Crazy” was born -  a deeply reflective, desolate take on the dark corners of enduring devotion. Stefano’s achingly raw demonstration of stirring vulnerability reaches deep into our psyche for a lingering expression of cathartic lament.

Al Via La Campagna Abbonamenti Per La Stagione Lirica 2023 Del Teatro Regio Di Parma
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 23, 2022


Il Teatro Regio di Parma comunica che il 25 ottobre prende avvio la campagna abbonamenti per gli spettacoli della Stagione Lirica 2023, in programma dal 12 gennaio al 14 maggio 2023.

Judi Dench Brings I REMEMBER IT WELL - THE CHRISTMAS EDITION to the West End
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2022


A special Christmas treat: Dame Judi Dench is back in the West End - on stage - in person for three shows only celebrating her incredible career - and Christmas!

Ballet Hispánico School Of Dance Fall Adult Class Series Registration Now Open
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 2, 2022


Registration is now open for Ballet Hispánico School of Dance's Fall adult classes in Salsa, Ballet Fitness, Hip Hop, and Flamenco. Classes are open to dancers of all levels and begin the week of October 3, 2022 at their studios in NYC.

The Ridgefield Playhouse To Screen HENRY V And LA BOHEME In September
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2022


Great theater and opera are coming to the big screen of The Ridgefield Playhouse! The FirstLight Home Care Classical Series continues to present The MET Opera Summer Encore in HD with a screening of Puccini's La Bohème on Tuesday, September 13th at 7pm.

WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN World Premiere to be Presented at Bruka Theatre in March 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 25, 2022


The newest celebrated Hamlet sequel is slated for a world premiere at Bruka Theatre in Reno next March.

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Blind Cupid
by Alison Bridget Chambers - Aug 23, 2022


The Blind Cupid Shakespeare Company’s First In-Person Production Is a Phenomenal Success

Conductor James Gaffigan Announces 2022-2023 Season Highlights
by Stephi Wild - Aug 3, 2022


Recognized worldwide for his natural ease and extraordinary collaborative spirit, American conductor James Gaffigan has attracted international attention for his equitable prowess as both a conductor of symphony orchestras and opera. With numerous appointments and guest engagements throughout Europe and North America, Gaffigan is known for empowering and nurturing artists and ensembles to cultivate the highest art possible.

The Met's Free Summer HD Festival to Return to Lincoln Center Plaza, Featuring Screenings of WEST SIDE STORY & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2022


The Metropolitan Opera’s popular Summer HD Festival will return on Saturday, August 27, to Lincoln Center Plaza, featuring a lineup of ten free encore presentations from the company’s acclaimed Live in HD series, as well as a special pre-festival screening of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning film West Side Story on Friday, August 26.

Salon/Sanctuary Concerts Partners With Razom For Ukraine For Benefit Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2022


Salon/Sanctuary Concerts will lift its voice to help Razom for Ukraine provide urgently needed humanitarian relief where it is desperately needed in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Zaporizhzhia.

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