In Focus News

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce its schedule of Outdoor Summer Theater Camps for the upcoming 2021 summer season.

The Royal Danish Opera is one of the best opera choruses in the world and was nominated in 2020 for opera chorus of the year by International Opera Awards. Meet the stars of the chorus in a new production with opera highlights from its 200-year history.

Reprising a moving, uplifting and inspiring installation of art by New Yorkers for New Yorkers, Rockefeller Center’s “The Flag Project” returns in 2021. Again, the Center is calling on New Yorkers from the Bronx to Rockaway Beach, world-famous artists to undiscovered talent, to show their love for our city by submitting their design for a flag.

Mark G Nagle (director) presents Jonathan Harvey’s (playwright) BEAUTIFUL THING for New Theatre’s 2021 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras offering.

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced that due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, in order to best ensure the health and safety of musicians, staff, volunteers, and all guests (including subscribers and ticket-buyers) the Orchestra will not have audiences in Severance Hall from March to June, as originally planned.

The Nunavut Independent Television Network is pleased to announce that industry veteran, Michelle van Beusekom, is working with the Igloolik based not-for-profit as a Senior Advisor to support newly launched Uvagut TV – Canada’s first 24/7 Indigenous language television network which started broadcasting to over 610,000 Canadians.

Rockefeller Center is launching a month-long schedule of events in the theme of love, including an Art Sundae art workshop & collaborative installation, virtual baking class for kids with the executive chef of The Rainbow Room, twice-weekly giveaways and edible treats from Rockefeller Center retailers, and a blood drive with New York Blood Center.

Parents and children of all ages are invited to tune in to “Art Sundae,” hosted by Rockefeller Center in partnership with Art Production Fund, where they can enjoy a free digital watercolor portrait workshop with artist Hiba Schahbaz on Wednesday, February 3 beginning at 4:30 PM on Rockefeller Center’s Instagram page.

Effective immediately, The Cleveland Orchestra has announced the promotion of Vinay Parameswaran to the position of Associate Conductor and the extension of his contracts. The agreement continues Mr. Parameswaran's tenure with the Orchestra through the 2021-22 season.

Dance/NYC announces Jody Gottfried Arnhold as the Lead Dance Advocate of the 2021 Symposium.

After a much smaller, socially-distant season inside the company’s Showtime Stage on Red Bank Road, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is ready to roll out the red carpet and welcome patrons home to the Taft Theatre in Downtown Cincinnati starting this October 2021. 

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced updates to its February broadcast schedule for the In Focus digital concert series with a pair of bonus episodes featuring the music of Schubert, Mozart, and Bach. The Cleveland Orchestra: In Focus series is available for current subscribers and donors at no additional charge or for Adella Premium subscribers on the Adella digital streaming app and adella.live.

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced details of its 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. In the Orchestra’s 41st year of offering music to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. King, it will provide a variety of ways for guests to honor him in the safety of their homes from January 14 through early February.

As rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine continues around the world, the theatre community is still anxiously awaiting news about a timeline the return of the Broadway- an industry that brings in $14 billion to New York City yearly.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced its Winter 2021 Digital Season, with 26 new digital offerings, available for free, from January 14 to March 26, 2021.  CMS introduces a new online schedule in January, with concerts premiering Thursday evenings and educational and conversational programs premiering on Monday evenings.

Hosted by Braden Abraham, Plays in Process will feature top playwrights, directors, actors, and musicians including Uma Thurman (Kill Bill), Cheryl L. West (Shout Sister Shout!), David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), Taylor Schilling (“Orange is the New Black”), E. Faye Butler (Pullman Porter Blues), Erica Schmidt (MAC BETH), and more.

To help music lovers across Northeast Ohio and around the world celebrate this holiday season, beginning Thursday, December 17, The Cleveland Orchestra is offering new and archival Christmas recordings on its Adella digital streaming app and www.adella.live.

Reaching into its archival treasure trove of rarely seen recordings of past events, The American Dance Guild continues their virtual offering 10 Years Over 10 Weeks, a rich collection of video performances of honorees and guest artists over the last ten years of ADG Performance Festivals.

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, and an abundance of caution to maintain the health and safety of musicians, staff, guests and volunteers, the Orchestra will not have any audiences in Severance Hall in January and February as originally planned.

Today (December 10) in live streaming: Broadway's Best Shows presents Robert O'Hara's BARBECUE, James Monroe Iglehart visits Backstage Live, and so much more!