AstonRep Theatre Company will conclude its 2020-21 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Treem's courageous drama When We Were Young and Unafraid, directed by Sara Pavlak McGuire*, playing May 13 – June 12, 2022 at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave. in Chicago.
The first and only production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND I saw was a concert production featuring an all-white cast. So, when I heard that Speakeasy Stage would be producing the show, I was excited to be able to see how it is meant to be performed. This production, directed by Pascale Florestral and music directed by David Freeman Coleman, did not disappoint.
Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre and Nightclub Cantata LLC, by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals, will presen the 45th anniversary production of Elizabeth Swados’ 1977 breakout sensation Nightclub Cantata, a provocative, eclectic and heralded theatrical creation rarely seen since its inception decades ago.
Museum of the Moving Image has announced See It Big: Sondheim, a ten-film series devoted to the celebrated composer, lyricist, author, artist, and all-around innovator Stephen Sondheim. When Sondheim died last November, he didn’t just leave behind an extraordinary corpus of work—he had exited a world that his art had forever changed.
As war tears through the lives of the Ukrainian people, three organizations have teamed up with local talent as well as national and international stars to present 'Ukraine Now! A South Florida Benefit for Solidarity' on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30pm at Zinman Hall, 9901 Donna Klein Boulevard, Boca Raton, FL, 33428.
American Buffalo officially begins performances tonight, March 22, at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Opening night is set for April 14. Learn more about the cast bringing this show back to Broadway!
Ariana DeBose took home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the recent film adaptation of West Side Story. The film also won in the Best Film Editing category.
Choral Artists of Sarasota’s 43rd season, entitled “Carried Away!” continues with the long-awaited world premiere of “Listen to the Earth,” Sunday, April 24, 5 p.m., at the Sarasota Opera House. The concert showcases “Listen to the Earth,” a symphonic choral cantata by James Grant, an award-winning composer and part-time Sarasota resident. Also featured on the program is the “Song of the Universal” by Ola Ojeilo, Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending” and another work by James Grant, “Earth – Poem of Thanks to Our Common Home.”
Beck Center for the Arts has completed the second phase of its renovation project, made possible by over $5.3M raised from the community toward a $6.7M Capital Campaign goal. The public fundraising phase began with a campaign rally, called “Raise the Roof,” held on Thursday, March 10, 2020, and continued with a celebration of the first completed phase, our renovated Fowler-Spellman Education Wing, on March 10, 2021.
Yesterday, March 11th, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the 2021 AFI AWARDS honorees with a star-studded invite-only luncheon in Beverly Hills. AFI also revealed its official rationales (below) for all 23 honorees, providing the cultural and artistic context to mark these
outstanding creative endeavors as the year’s notable milestones.
Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 109 outstanding young musicians selected from across the country for the ninth annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). The members of the 2022 orchestra—ages 16–19, hailing from 34 US states—have been recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest players in the country following a comprehensive and highly selective audition process.
Beck Center for the Arts has completed the second phase of its renovation project, made possible by over $5.3M raised from the community toward a $6.7M Capital Campaign goal. The public fundraising phase began with a campaign rally, called “Raise the Roof,” held on Thursday, March 10, 2020,.
EXPO CHICAGO the international exposition of contemporary and modern art, today announced an exclusive print edition by acclaimed artist Derrick Adams in celebration of the fair's in-person return to Navy Pier, April 7-10.
Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, has announced that McKenzie Kurtz, who made her Broadway debut playing “Anna” in Frozen, will reprise the role on the North American tour March 17 – April 11, 2022. She will play opposite her Broadway co-star Ryan McCartan, who is starring in the tour March 17 – April 17.
Milwaukee Repertory Theater has announced the complete cast and creative team for five-time Tony Award-winning musical Titanic The Musical with story and book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and orchestrations by Joshua Clayton April 5 – May 15, 2022.
The family dramedy stars Dianna Agron (“Glee,” Shiva, Baby), Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory,” Florence Foster Jenkins), Candice Bergen (Miss Congeniality, Book Club), and Dustin Hoffman (Tootsie, The Graduate), with a script penned by Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory,” “Call Me Kat”).
Up next on the Music Mountain Theatre stage will be Moon Over Buffalo, running from March 11 through March 27. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM, Saturdays and Sundays at 3 PM.