Gian-Carlo Menotti News

Sung in English, this short, lively one act work is an ideal introduction to opera, with its tuneful melodies and comic subject matter.

ANNA NICOLE tells the story of Anna Nicole Smith, a small-town Texas waitress (and later, exotic dancer) in pursuit of the American Dream. Smith wed an octogenarian billionaire and became a Playboy model and tabloid celebrity, living a life of excess and substance abuse under the constant glare of the media until her death at the age of 39.

If you are looking for family-­?friendly entertainment and culture, look no further! This season, OperaLancaster presents four shows, ranging from the spine-­?tingling Halloween fun to heart-­?warming holiday wonder.

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents Hairspray in Concert, featuring some of Seattle's favorite musical theatre stars and the powerful voices of the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus.

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced complete casting for Hairspray in Concert, featuring some of Seattle's favorite musical theatre stars and the powerful voices of the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hairspray's 2002 Broadway debut, this unique concert event will play for six very special performances of glorious and irreverent John Waters-inspired wackiness (Friday-Sunday, June 20-23). In 2002, Hairspray was The 5th Avenue Theatre's first world premiere musical to head for Broadway where it won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Musical and launched The 5th's unprecedented track record for sending new works to New York. Now the smash hit musical comes home, as audiences have never seen it before.

The Martha Graham Dance Company (Janet Eilber, Artistic Director; LaRue Allen, Executive Director) will present 15 performances at The Joyce Theater, tonight, February 20-March 3, 2013.

Mesilla Valley Musical Arts and No Strings Theatre Company will present two holiday performances of Gian-Carlo Menotti's 'The Telephone' at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.

The Martha Graham Dance Company (Janet Eilber, Artistic Director; LaRue Allen, Executive Director) will present 15 performances at The Joyce Theater, February 20-March 3, 2013. The season continues the company's innovative thematic presentations with Myth and Transformation-three compelling programs that explore how artists reinvent iconic stories to make bold contemporary statements. The two-week season features Graham masterworks including Phaedra, Cave of the Heart, Night Journey, Errand into the Maze, and Diversion of Angels alongside new commissions and premieres from Richard Move, Luca Veggetti, and Doug Varone. A reconstruction of a Graham solo, Imperial Gesture (1935), will also be presented. Performances will take place Wednesday, February 20 to Sunday, February 24; and Tuesday, February 26 to Sunday, March 3.

Mesilla Valley Musical Arts and No Strings Theatre Company will present two holiday performances of Gian-Carlo Menotti's 'The Telephone' at the Black Box Theatre, 430 N Downtown Mall in Las Cruces.

Outcast Theatre Company and The Barrow Mansion Development Corporation present a one-night-only holiday performance of Gian Carlo Menotti's classic operetta, AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS. The performance will take place tonight, December 14th, 8 pm at The Barrow Mansion Theatre.

AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (by Gian Carlo Menotti) A Family Classic! will perform from tonight, December 9th - 18th at Veterans Memorial Hall at Snug Harbor.

Outcast Theatre Company and The Barrow Mansion Development Corporation announce one-night-only holiday performance of Gian Carlo Menotti's classic operetta, AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS. The performance will take place on Friday, December 14th, 8 pm at The Barrow Mansion Theatre.

The Hartt School presents a variety of music, dance, and theatre performances this December, many of which are free, and all are open to the public.

Looking for free entertainment? Want to get in the holiday spirit? Check out the lineup of fall concerts coming up at Valencia College.

Looking for free entertainment? Want to get in the holiday spirit? Check out the lineup of fall concerts coming up at Valencia College.

Jeffery Roberson, aka drag superstar Varla Jean Merman, will return to New York this fall in the title role of Menotti's musical thriller THE MEDIUM at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, directed by Donna Drake, running from tonight, Oct. 25th - Nov. 11th.

Jeffery Roberson, better known on stage and screen as his drag icon alter-ego Varla Jean Merman, will appear in New York this fall in the title role of Menotti's musical thriller The Medium at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater.

Jeffery Roberson, aka drag superstar Varla Jean Merman, will return to New York this fall in the title role of Menotti's musical thriller THE MEDIUM at the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, directed by Donna Drake, running from Oct. 25th - Nov. 11th.

Mezzo-soprano Natalie Bancroft is a distinguished female singer who imbues her vocals with dramatic force. The Italian classical & jazz pianist Raimondo Campisi is an unruly artist with communicable joie de vivre. Together they make music - beautiful music - stuff from the soul.

After recent star turns on Failed Intervention and Semi-Celebrity Rehab, Varla Jean Merman has bottomed out. With nowhere to go but up, everyone's favorite deluded diva sets her sights on the ultimate challenge: topping herself! Submitting to her star power, can Varla's legion of fans take bigger wigs, bottomless talent, throatier singing, and lower standards? Snatch up your tickets now to see if Varla can give as well as she takes. Varla Jean Merman in Topping Myself featuring Gerald Goode at the piano runs June 29th - Sept 1st at The Art House in Provincetown. For tickets, visit www.ptownarthouse.com.