Daring dragon encounters are not all that they may seem in The Rose Theater's upcoming production of The Reluctant Dragon, March 20 - April 4, 2015. Written by Mary Hall Surface, the show features the story of a young boy who befriends an unconventional dragon in a whimsical and humorous adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame's book. The show promises to bring exciting battle scenes, clever costuming and fairy tale-inspired sets in a tale of an unlikely friendship and a valuable moral lesson.
Passionate performances by Libor, Morris and Owens are what propel an otherwise adrift Flying Dutchman. Clearer staging and dynamic direction could have made this production of Wagner's classic opera thrilling.
DIRTY DANCING, THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE, which is now in production at the Connor Palace transports the audience back to the summer of 1963. As is the custom of many well-to-do Jewish New York City families of that time, the Housemans have escaped for the summer to the Catskill Mountains, home of the Borscht Belt. It's a summer away from the sweltering city. It's a time for fun and games, and summer romances.
The Off-Broadway League has announced details for the 2015 Lucille Lortel Awards, which will celebrate 30 years of recognizing Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway. The 30th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be handed out on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the NYU Skirball Center, beginning at 7:00 PM EST. The program will be co-hosted by Emmy Award Nominees Jesse Tyler Ferguson ("Modern Family") and Anna Chlumsky ("Veep," Broadway's upcoming "Living on Love").
On April 10, 2015 at 8:00PM, The New York Pops will close its 32nd subscription season at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, with four of today's finest entertainers - Tony DeSare, Storm Large, Frankie Moreno, and Ryan Silverman - in a celebration of the centennial of America's original idol, Frank Sinatra.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Portugal's Teatro Meridional U.S. premiere of Contos em Viagem-Cabo Verde (Stories on a Journey-Cape Verde).
Tony Award-winning costume designer, JESS GOLDSTEIN (currently represented on Broadway with Jersey Boys and On the Town), and scenic designer DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT are among the 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards recipients. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Friday, May 1, at 6:30pm, at the Hudson Theatre (145 West 44th Street). Mr. Goldstein was selected to receive the 2015 TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design and Mr. Schmidt will receive the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2015-2016 theater season. As the nation's performing arts center, the Kennedy Center is dedicated to bringing theater's finest productions to its stages. Reaching hundreds of thousands of audience members annually, the upcoming theater season showcases a diverse range of theatrical productions from a dramatic, centuries-old classic tale to unforgettable Broadway sensations; the season has something to offer everyone in the family.
The Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum production of 'The Price' by Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and National Medal of Honor-winner Arthur Miller, is a penetrating family drama by one of America's greatest dramatists. The play opened at Mark Taper Forum on February 21. Check out a first look at highlights below!
NEW YORK, NY - JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline, and Royal Air Maroc, the flagship carrier of the Kingdom of Morocco, have today filed an application with the U.S. Governments to enter into a codeshare partnership that will offer customers easy connections between the two airlines' networks.
In conjunction with announcing the 2015-16 season, The Cleveland Orchestra has announced that, after 40 seasons, Principal Viola Robert Vernon will retire from the ensemble in the summer of 2016.
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts ("The Wallis") presents Brentano String Quartet for a program of chamber music on Saturday, May 9 at 8:00 pm in the Bram Goldsmith Theatre. The Brentano members are Mark Steinberg, violin; Serena Canin, violin; Misha Amory, viola; and Nina Lee, cello. The program will feature Haydn's String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 50, No. 1; Bartok's String Quartet No. 3 (1927); and Debussy's String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10.
Spader tells Jimmy how being best friends with John F. Kennedy Jr. in high school led to his first job as a waiter and he shares his experience working in a Greek restaurant thanks to Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
DEVIATED THEATRE, whose mesmerizing dance operas are heralded for their spellbindingly compelling choreography, announces its homecoming to D.C. for the 7th Annual INTERSECTIONS Festival. Presented by Atlas Performing Arts Center, the festival will feature over 100 performances from established and emerging artists from DC and beyond featuring cutting edge collaborations and fresh styles of art making. DEVIATED THEATRE will present their evening-length work, creature, today, February 27, 2015 and Saturday February 28, 2015, which recently made DC Metro Theater Arts' Best of 2014 in Dance.
Elaine de Kooning made both abstract and figurative paintings and drawings during the height of Abstract Expressionism in New York City. Fairfield Porter once commented that de Kooning's images of men, for which she is best known, were “both sympathetic and frighteningly acute.” De Kooning's gestural portraits of friends and family were much admired during her lifetime and included such well-known Americans as President John F. Kennedy, poets Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg, critic Harold Rosenberg, choreographer Merce Cunningham and painters Willem de Kooning and Fairfield Porter. In her portraits, Elaine de Kooning sought the “instantaneous illumination” of recognition and worked to capture that moment. She characterized her portraits of John F. Kennedy as “a glimpse” of the president through an accumulation of sketches and finished likenesses.
Broadwayworld.com interviewed playwright, Emily Freeman. She told us about her career and the World Premiere of 'AND THEN CAME TANGO' at The Growing Stage in Netcong. The show will be onstage from March 6th through March 29th.
JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that its new nonstop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Grenada's Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is now out for sale. Grenada will become JetBlue's 90th BlueCity on June 11, 2015, with twice weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays, subject to receipt of government operating authority.
On Monday, May 4, 2015, The New York Pops marks its 32nd birthday with a grand gala evening celebrating the work of music honoree Kathleen Marshall and music honoree Rob Marshall. Serving as Honorary Co-Chairs for the event are stars Matthew Broderick, Renee Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum production of 'The Price' by Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and National Medal of Honor-winner Arthur Miller, is a penetrating family drama by one of America's greatest dramatists. The play opened at Mark Taper Forum this weekend, on February 21. Check out photos from the opening night below!
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