Some of the most-recognized phrases in the English language come from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: Bah!, Humbug! and God bless us, everyone. South Coast Repertory's annual production of the Dickens classic returns for its 38th year; performances run Nov. 24-Dec. 24 on the Segerstrom Stage. Hal Landon Jr. returns as Scrooge and John-David Keller directs both for their 38th consecutive year. Tickets are now on sale at scr.org.
Last night, the winners of the Carol Bolt Award, RBC Emerging Playwright Award, Stage West Comedy and Musical Awards, Robert Beardsley Award, and PGC's Lifetime Membership Award were announced at the Tom Hendry Awards ceremony at The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto.
Furshpan Associates, a talent management and marketing firm has taken on a new client, Marissa Mulder. They have full confidence with the highest regard and respect for Marissa Mulder's outstanding talent and significant success in the NYC music scene. Together, with Mulder, they will advance her career and gain national recognition for her unique talent, as well as secure a full schedule of professional performances at various venues around the country. In an industry that's crowded with exceptional talent, Mulder will stand out and shine brightly with her uncommon and extraordinary style. She's been accompanied by both individual musicians and large orchestras.
NPR superstar Sandra Tsing Loh brings her trademark candor and razor-sharp wit to the holidays with an offbeat, poignant spin on the coming-of-age classic, Sugar Plum Fairy.
Tonic Theatre has just announced their fifth Tonic Celebrates event, featuring Olivier nominated actress Rosalie Craig and award-winning producer Danielle Tarento in conversation at The Other Palace on Friday 24 November.
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Louis Langr e are pleased to reveal details regarding the reprisal of the popular One City, One Symphony initiative, designed to bring people together through music. The Orchestra, along with community partners, will provide opportunities for audiences to connect and discuss the music as it relates to relevant societal themes, leading up to the CSO's performances on November 25-26 at 8 p.m. at Music Hall. This year's program centers on the theme of Speak Truth, and features Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 and a new world premiere work, Abound, by Philadelphia-based composer Emily Cooley.
The New York City Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) announces a centennial event to honor the women who won the right to vote in New York State on November 6, 1917, and to recognize people fighting for justice today: 100 Years! Stay Tuned
Westport Country Playhouse announces its fall season Script in Hand playreadings: You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, a comedy by Robert Anderson, on Monday, November 13, at 7 p.m.; and Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, a thriller by Stephen Dietz, based on the original 1899 play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle, on Monday, December 11, at 7 p.m.
In the 20+ years that RENT has been impacting the theatre-loving world, views on AIDS, drug use, and acceptance of the LGBTQ community have shifted many welcomed steps forward, and recently trumped several steps backward. Although the topics of RENT may not have the original shock value they did upon the show's celebrated 1996 Broadway debut, the relatable characters and moving themes are timeless, even alongside the now dated giant JNCO jeans, frosted tipped hair and clunky Doc Martens. (Fashion was not the 90's best feature.)
Big Dance Theater returns to BAM with the New York premiere of 17c, a witty ensemble work inspired by the diaries of Samuel Pepys, running November 14-18, 2017.
ArtsBridge Foundation at Cobb Energy Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary with an Overture Gala on September 21. The electrifying evening of festivities included a reception emceed by Paul Milliken from FOX 5 Atlanta, a sumptuous dinner, a medley performed by Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards winner Heritage High School, and a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!
Bad Quarto Productions, a theatre company specializing in performing modern theatre using Shakespearean staging techniques, will open it's latest production: Anna Karenina Lives!, a new vaudeville-style musical comedy by Germaine Shames, this October 21st and 22nd at 353 W. 48th St. in Midtown Manhattan.
Stars of HGTV's Property Brothers, Jonathan and Drew Scott, will tackle their most personal project yet in preparation for Drew and fianc e Linda's wedding in PROPERTY BROTHERS AT HOME: DREW'S HONEYMOON HOUSE.
Play Me Again Pianos announced today its newest public piano will open in Alpharetta's Cogburn Road Park on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017 at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend the ribbon cutting and join in the festivities under the park pavilion.
