Huang Ruo’s artistically bold, viscerally devastating ANGEL ISLAND had its local debut the other night at BAM’s Harvey Theatre on Brooklyn’s Fulton Street, produced by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and BAM. Its New York premiere is part of the annual Prototype Festival of opera theatre-music theatre--co-founded by BMP and HERE--which has been bringing challenging contemporary works of different stripes to town since 2013.
Playwright Suzan Lori-Parks evidently likes to swing for the fences. In The Book of Grace, now being presented by Rapid Lemon, he is fearless in presenting an extravagantly exaggerated and often violent version of the realities she sees in our country today. Despair seems the only reasonable response – and yet optimism, however irrational, cannot be absolutely extinguished. Parks exhibits an extravagant talent and a penchant for grand themes – and a pervasive if not totally dominant skepticism.
MOCA Jacksonville has announced A Walk on the Wild Side: ‘70s New York in the Norman E. Fisher Collection at MOCA Jacksonville, an exhibition exploring the dynamic culture of New York in the 1970s that spurred a decade of collaboration and innovation between artists working in a variety of genres.
New York City Opera will present a presentation of Pedro Halffter's opera KLARA, an operatic and dance performance about artificial intelligence this month.
Fresh from no fewer than 40 performances of Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker (a production which now seems to thankfully be going into retirement) English National Ballet, are back less than a week later to round off their Coliseum season, this time it’s Mary Skeaping’s Giselle which they last performed seven years ago.
An industry read of DIM SUM DIARIES: SECOND HELPING is set for January 28th, 2024 in Vancouver, BC. Get a sneak peek of this anthology play inspired by Mark Leiren-Young's DIM SUM DIARIES before the week-long workshop presentation in March.
Opera San José's 40th anniversary season continues with a thrilling production of Verdi's Rigoletto. Boasting some of opera's most memorable music, including the signature aria “La donna è mobile,” this gripping work follows the jester Rigoletto, his innocent daughter Gilda, and the corrupt Duke of Mantua whose callous treatment of women launches a storm of vengeance, murder, and tragic self-sacrifice.
Join Ballet Hispánico, RBC Foundation USA, and New York City Center for the En Familia Matinee Kick-Off Celebration. Exciting new programming announced.
Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, presents the heart-warming and often hilarious new comedy by Carey Crim, Morning After Grace.
Ahead of the finale of BroadwayWorld's Next on Stage, Richard Ridge sat down to chat with esteemed vocal coach Matt Farnsworth - who has worked with the winners of the last four seasons of Next on Stage as part of their prize.
Weaving his personal narrative into relatable lyrics, the songs showcase Ross' own journey in life and music. Both tracks were produced by frequent collaborator, Matt Geroux, who produced Ross' previous releases including “Trouble,” “Red Flags,” “First Taste of Gone,” and “On A Different Night.”
Continuing to inch towards the mainstream of the frenetic hyper-pop revolution, YUNG LACED shatters expectations with the release of his new energetic single, 'Fiji.” Diving head first into uncharted genre territories, YUNG LACED delivers a seismic experience with angelic vocal samples and thunderous drums that redefine the boundaries of pop.
Austin-born, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist and lyrical architect Max Frost releases poignant new single 'The Ghost' off his forthcoming project Shelby Ave, Pt. 1. The single, along with previous singles 'Creep Back,' 'Cig in the Morning,' and 'Black Hole Love,' will be featured on the upcoming Shelby Ave, Pt. 1.
