The Young Texas Artists (YTA) celebrated emerging classical talent at the Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala in Conroe, Texas. The event, held on March 14, showcased performances from finalists and awarded $40,000 in prizes. The grand prize went to cellist Cirdan Vonnahme, a student at Rice University, who also clinched the gold medal in the Strings division. The competition, under the artistic direction of Dr. Emelyne Bingham, featured 67 musicians from 11 countries, all Texas residents or student
The Young Texas Artists Music Competition will showcase eight exceptional classical musicians from Texas on March 14 at the Crighton Theatre. These finalists, either residents or students in Texas, will compete in a variety of categories for significant cash prizes.
Arts nonprofit Young Texas Artists pulling out all the stops to celebrate its home state. The 2026 Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala will be a grand, boot-stomping salute to Texas.
Ryan O'Connor and The Los Angeles LGBT Center will welcome Jason Michael Snow for the upcoming one night only concert reading of A Very Queer Christmas Carol.
Ryan O'Connor and The Los Angeles LGBT Center will present the upcoming ONE NIGHT ONLY concert reading of A Very Queer Christmas Carol, a camp-drenched musical retelling of Dickens' famous Scrooge story.
Young Texas Artists kicked off its 2025-26 season with a dazzling Classic Cabaret celebration in The Woodlands featuring exquisite live music and performances by distinguished YTA alumni.
The special event will feature performances from Philadelphia-area musicians Hezekiah Jones, Mason Porter, and Chris Kasper on the Camp Stage at Old Pool Farm prior to the festival officially kicking off.
The 2025 festival performers include John Gorka, SONiA disappear fear, Solas, Elijah Wald, David Jacobs-Strain, Bob Beach, American Patchwork Quartet, Jesse Terry, and more.
Audience members will have an opportunity to experience remarkable performances by emerging classical musicians during the Young Texas Artists Music Competition Finalists' Concert & Awards.
Rogue Machine Theatre starts off their 2024 season with the West Coast premiere of Juan José Alfonso’ Middle of the World opening January 27, 2024, at the Matrix Theatre. Guillermo Cienfuegos directs the cast of Cheryl Umaña, Christian Telesmar, Leandro Cano, Jennifer Pollono and Dan Lin. Guillermo managed to spare some time out of his multi-tasking to answer a few of my queries.
Up next for the Rogue Machine, NNPN’s rolling premiere of francisca da Silveira’s can i touch it? opening May 6, 2023 at the Matrix. Gregg T. Daniels directs the cast of Safiya Fredericks, Suzen Baraka, Iesha Daniels and Scott Victor Nelson. francisca massaged some non-rehearsal time availability to answer a few of my queries on her touch and her process.
Extraordinarily gifted artists on the cusp of launching classical music careers will take the stage Saturday, March 11, when the Young Texas Artists Music Competition culminates in the 2023 Finalists Concert & Awards.
The west coast premiere of playwright Anna Deavere Smith’s expanded solo show Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 opens March 15, 2023, at the Mark Taper Forum (with previews beginning March 8th). Gregg T. Daniel directs the cast of Hugo Armstrong, Lovensky Jean-Baptiste, Lisa Reneé Pitts, Jeanne Sakata and Sabina Zúñiga Varela performing the 30-40 characters of the play that Anna originally performed all on her own. Gregg was most gracious to carve out time from rehearsals to answer a few of my queries.
The Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir presents its 2023 gala entitled Heart & Song on Sunday, March 26 at the Petroleum Club of Houston. The event is a celebration of the organization and a festive party for current supporters, as well as an opportunity for new friends to experience what the Choir is about. Music will be a big part of the evening.
Rogue Machine world premieres Diane Frolov and Susan Justin’s Come Get Maggie, opening February 11, 2023 at the Matrix Theatre. Michael Pressman directs the cast of: Phillip Casnoff, Beth Egan, Melissa Jobe, Nicole Ledoux, Melanie Neilan, Bruce Nozick, Chase Ramsey, Dennis Renard, Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield and Eddie Vona. Diane managed to find some time in her hectic, always busy schedule to answer a few of my queries.
Don't miss the chance to see something original, and something wonderful that's playing. IT: A MUSICAL PARODY is where the action is at this Halloween season.
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE presents the New York premiere of IT: A Musical Parody opening tonight, Thursday, October 20, for its exclusive 13-show engagement. The show runs through its special Halloween performance on Monday, October 31.
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York's newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music – has announced the New York premiere of IT: A Musical Parody for 13 performances only, opening Thursday, October 20 and running through a special Halloween performance on Monday, October 31.
Apollo Chamber Players, in partnership with Io Communications and Documentary Alliance, release MoonShot: The Remarkable Journey of Apollo Chamber Players, now available on Amazon Prime and blu ray, and to be released on the Tubi streaming platform September 27, 2022.
