Kathleen McGuire News

Two years after launching a collaborative study to better support dancer mental health, Point Park University and Minding the Gap, discussed preliminary findings of their research at the 32nd annual conference for the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science in Limerick, Ireland. 

After more than two years in the making, “Waiting in the Wings – Pittsburgh Dancers Experiencing the Pandemic” featuring the photography of Anita Buzzy Prentiss is available for purchase.

Today we asked our readers which Shakespeare play is their favorite!

ROCK YOU! A WILD RIDE THROUGH THE MUSIC OF QUEEN was presented by the Heartland Men's Chorus at the Folly Theater in Kansas City, on June 8 and 9, wrapping up the 31st season for the chorus. I have seen numerous shows by the chorus and in my opinion, this tribute takes the crown. Kathleen McGuire provided a fantastic arrangement for the men's chorus.

The London premiere of Street Requiem - for those who have died on the street, by Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne and Jonathon Welch, will take place at 8pm, Today September 28th at the Central Hall in Westminster.

The London premiere of Street Requiem - for those who have died on the street, by Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne and Jonathon Welch, will take place at 8pm, Friday September 28th at the Central Hall in Westminster.

The second Coming Back Out Ball returns this October - it's a spectacular social event at the Melbourne Town Hall celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) elders aged 65+.

Don't miss this special concert on Sunday 5th August, 3pm at Deakin Edge.

Hosted by the much-loved Australian arts icon Robyn Archer, The Coming Back Out Ball will be presented at the Melbourne Town Hall as a premiere event of the 2017 Victorian Seniors Festival in association with the 3rd National LGBTI Ageing and Aged Care Conference.

Presented by the School of Hard Knocks, Hand In Hand celebrates the true spirit of Christmas with songs of joy, love and courage, Today December 10th, 3pm at the Melbourne Town Hall.

Presented by the School of Hard Knocks, Hand In Hand celebrates the true spirit of Christmas with songs of joy, love and courage, Saturday December 10th, 3pm at the Melbourne Town Hall.

The New York premiere of the award winning STREET REQUIEM will debut at Carnegie Hall at 8pm tonight, September 24th, in A Concert of Hope.

The New York premiere of the award winning STREET REQUIEM will debut at Carnegie Hall at 8pm on Saturday September 24th in A Concert of Hope.

The School of Hard Knocks has announced that the world premiere of the expanded No Excuses! choral suite will be introduced by Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year and Australian domestic violence campaigner at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday June 12th 2016 at 2pm as part of the Melbourne International Singers Festival.  

In my recent very extended assessment of cabaret shows I never reviewed during the second half of 2014, there were two significant omissions. I didn't leave these out of my critical mix because they weren't strikingly significant. In fact, it was just the opposite. The new variety game show, Tune In Time, which dubs itself the “Musical Theater Olympics,” and the musical theater piece/song cycle, New World Waking, were among the most original and entertaining productions I witnessed this year and deserved more of a feature treatment than a quickie review. My take on Tune In Time (which will begin a new monthly run at the York Theatre on January 5) should beat the clock before the next show. So by simple process of elimination, this commentary will be on New World Waking, which when performed on December 6 was one of the highlights of the recent annual 12-day, 20-show Winter Rhythms Festival at Urban Stages.

School of Hard Knocks presents Absolutely Everybody Loves Broadway, Sunday 26th October, 6pm at Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne CBD, VICTORIA. It features Jonathon Welch AM Conductor & Compere, Judi Connelli & Suzanne Johnston