Jeffrey Kahane will perform as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 24, and 25, conducting the Orchestra from the piano, Saturday March 27 at 8:00 p.m.
TIME STANDS STILL, the critically acclaimed play written by Donald Margulies and directed by Daniel Sullivan, will play its final performance on Saturday, March 27 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street).
Jeffrey Kahane will perform as soloist with the New York Philharmonic in Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 24, and 25, conducting the Orchestra from the piano, Friday, and Saturday, March 26 and 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Verdi's La Traviata returns to the Met with Angela Gheorghiu reprising her acclaimed interpretation of Violetta, a role the New York Times called a 'supercharged star turn' when she performed it in 2006.
TIME STANDS STILL, the acclaimed play by Donald Margulies (Collected Stories), must end its twice extended engagement at Manhattan Theatre Club's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) Saturday, March 27 following the 8 PM performance. On that date, the production will have played 27 preview performances and 68 regular performances.
Interact Theatre Company will close the first production of its 20th Anniversary season, the hilarious musical comedy and the Los Angeles Intimate Theatre Premiere of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, with book by Jeffrey Lane, music and lyrics by David Yazbek, on March 28th.
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Broadway star Alicia Silverstone says her conversion of veganism helped usher in her change from campy films such as Scooby Doo to making the move to the stage.
John Adams' gripping, modern masterpiece transports audiences back to Beijing for the historic meeting of Nixon and Mao inside the heart of the tiger. On March 20th and March 28th, 2010, at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, California, Long Beach Opera will present Nixon in China, America's landmark opera by Pulitzer Prize and Grammy- winning composer, John Adams. In 1971, a game of ping pong brought China and America to opposite sides of a 9 foot table, but it wasn't until after President Nixon and Chairman Mao Tse-Tung shook hands in 1972 that the gates of China opened to the modern world. John Adams describes Nixon in China as 'part epic, part satire, part a parody of political posturing, and part serious examination of historical, philosophical, and even gender issues.'
The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it has been awarded a $1.1 million endowment grant from the Lauritz Melchior Heldentenor Foundation, which is dissolving and turning over its assets to the Met.
At the age of 24, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke is quickly taking the music world by storm. This fast-rising star has earned universal praise for her operatic performances and recitals worldwide.
The St. Lawrence String Quartet will perform the final concert of the 2009-2010 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series on Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 PM in Millard Auditorium, on the University of Hartford campus. A special pre-concert dinner precedes the performance and begins at 6:00 PM in the University's 1877 Club. Admission to the concert is $30, with discounts available for seniors, students, and groups. For concert and/or dinner tickets, please call the University Box Office at 860.768.4228 or 800.274.8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for tickets and information.
The Edinburgh International Festival 2010 will begin Friday, August 13 and last until Sunday, September 5. Jonathan Mills, the festival director, today announced the program for the festival.
Laura Linney will will be one of many recipients of the Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service at a ceremony on April 24th.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sigourney Weaver will be joining Alicia Silverstone on the big screen in the upcoming Amy Heckerling project Vamps.
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents the second production of their 2010 Spring Festival Season - Cavalli's Jason (Giasone) on April 24, 28, 30 and May 2 at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.
The New York Philharmonic will present SONDHEIM: The Birthday Concert on March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. This celebration of the 80th birthday of the great Broadway and film composer/lyricist will include his most enduring orchestral music and songs - performed, in some cases, by the stars of the original Broadway cast productions - in addition to rarely-heard material. Joining the celebration will be (in alphabetical order) Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jason Danieley, Nathan Gunn, George Hearn, Patti LuPone, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and others to be announced, including surprise guests. Paul Gemignani, Mr. Sondheim's longtime collaborator, will conduct the New York Philharmonic; Lonny Price is the director; and Mr. Price and Matt Cowart are the producers.
Michael Barrett, now in his 7th year as CEO and General Director of Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, announces the lineup for the 65th Caramoor International Music Festival, held annually at the Center's distinguished 90-acre garden estate in Katonah, New York.
At the age of 24, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke is quickly taking the music world by storm. This fast-rising star has earned universal praise for her operatic performances and recitals worldwide.
On Sunday, March 28, Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues his multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, 'Broadway Talks,' with Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress Laura Linney. Among other topics, Roth and Linney will discuss her current role in Time Stands Still, at the 92nd Street Y (1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street). The event will take place at 7:30pm.
The Contemporary Players Ensemble, led by Glen Adsit, will perform on Wednesday, March 10, at 7:30 PM in Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford.
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