Kevin Cole News

Pianist Kevin Cole's Rhapsody in Blue will be released on the Naxos label.

The Premiere Playhouse, a non-profit theatre organization based in Sioux Falls has opened their inaugural production of The Premiere Premieres at the Belbas Theater in the Washington Pavilion. The performance was a culmination of a year long, three phase new play development program and included plays by local playwrights: Broadly Speaking... And Other B.S. (Act 1) by Nancy Tapken, Beth Olsen, Julie Haddock-Sauer, Jill Johnson, and Sue Martens as well as The Theater at Night (Act 2) by Mo Hurley.

Open Stage, a theatre company in downtown Harrisburg, will present for its 23rd consecutive year A Christmas Carol on its Capital Blue Cross Main Stage from Dec. 3-23. The stage adaptation by Stuart Landon and Rachel Landon brings to life Charles Dickens' classic novel of redemption and holiday magic.

The Premiere Playhouse has teamed up with Joe Obermueller and Kevin Cole, faculty members at the University of Sioux Falls, to bring Sioux Falls the Festival of New Plays!

The Sarah Siddons Society is celebrating its seventieth anniversary with the Siddons at Seventy Soirée, featuring special performances by past award honorees Kate Baldwin and Heidi Kettenring on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Davenport’s.

The Utah Symphony's 2022-23 season will be a monumental celebration of the extraordinary tenure of Thierry Fischer—whose 14th season will be his final as Music Director—with grand-scale repertoire that affirms the artistic heights the orchestra has reached under his leadership.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre's FUN Company presents Giggle, Giggle, Quack. The best-selling children's book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, comes to life in this hilarious show for all ages with music by George Howe and a script by James E. Grote.

The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will present the second concert in the 2020–2021 Season Pops Series– Gershwin!– at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts’s new Frontyard Festival, taking place on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. ET.

Stephen R. Smoot, who produced hundreds of concerts for Ravinia Festival since 2005, died suddenly on Friday, Nov. 27.

The holidays are just around the corner, and Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is thrilled to provide even more festive entertainment with their new original streaming show Barbara And Gregory's Second Annual Holiday Bazaar… Now Streaming LIVE!

Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp today announced the recipients of the ninth annual Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards were presented in partnership with the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities.

Join MET online for a week of hilarious shows to benefit the company!

El Paso Symphony Orchestra has announced its 90th Anniversary Season.

In the wake of the COVID-19 Shutdown, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) remains committed to its mission of creating courageous, relevant, accessible programs that enable people to feel more, think deeper and laugh longer. Starting this week, MET will release archival recordings of. two original works on Vimeo On Demand with more to come through their METVault program as the shutdown stretches on. 

In the wake of the COVID-19 Shutdown, Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) remains committed to its mission of creating courageous, relevant, accessible programs that enable people to feel more, think deeper and laugh longer. Starting this week, MET will release archival recordings of two original works on Vimeo On Demand.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre's (MET) Fun Company to perform Giggle, Giggle Quack, a stage adaption from the beloved children's book series written by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewnin. Performances are March 21-April 11. Tickets are $12 each. 

From the writer of Bad Jews comes Admissions, a biting and hilarious look at privilege and power in higher education. Bill and Sherri are publicly progressive in their high-level positions at a New Hampshire boarding school, but those values are challenged when their son's dream of going to an Ivy League school is jeopardized.

For the first time ever in cutting-edge LED 3D, experience America's most breathtaking natural wonders and bustling cities, paired with live classical and contemporary compositions played live by the Utah Symphony led by Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Conner Gray Covington. This one-night special event will be held on November 19th commemorating the 100th anniversary of President Woodrow Wilson establishing Zion National Park. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling 801-533-6683.

The Utah Symphony Masterworks series continues with Gershwin's a?oeRhapsody in Bluea?? and the continuation of UNWOUND. Highlights for both November 15 & 16 performances include guest pianist Kevin Cole tackling several of Gershwin's iconic works. Tickets are priced from $17-$92 and can be purchased at utahsymphony.org or by calling (801) 533-6683.

Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET) is proud to present Circle Mirror Transformation! A collection of quirky Vermont locals enrolls in Marty's a?oeAdult Creative Dramaa?? class; including James, Marty's apprehensive husband; Theresa, a darling former actress from New York; Lauren, an awkward high school junior and Schultz, a vulnerable and recently divorced carpenter. These once-strangers begin to know each other far more intimately than expected as they traverse along with Marty's seemingly silly theater games and exercises. The group finds itself thrust into real-life love triangles, family troubles, confessions, and unexpected transformations.