Leonardo News

Stephen Fry, who is making his Broadway acting debut as Malvolio in the critically acclaimed Shakespeare's Globe production of TWELFTH NIGHT, will be a guest on 'The Colbert Report' on Thursday, October 24. 'The Colbert Report' airs at 11:30 PM ET on Comedy Central, 10:30 PM Central.

Join the Utah Symphony and Associate Conductor Vladamir Kulenovic for Utah's favorite Halloween tradition, with theme music from your favorite superhero classics, including Batman, X-Men, Superman and Spiderman. Compete for great prize giveaways - including passes to Utah's best loved museums, attractions and 2014 Comic Con - in one of the state's largest costume contests.

Dubai's Saif Belhasa Group of Companies is planning to expand its restaurant division with new outlets signed for the Alison Nelson Chocolate Bar brand, the conglomerate's chairman told Arabian Business in an interview. The Al Jadaf-based group of companies holds the Gulf franchise rights to the Alison Nelson Chocolate Bar, a cafe concept built around chocolate products and originally from New York. It currently operates two outlets in The Dubai Mall, and one each in Mercato Mall, Mirdif City Centre, The Pearl Qatar and Pakistan. The firm has already signed deals to open the franchise in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and is also hoping to launch in Kuwait in the near future.

Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today the list of speakers and performers who will participate in the all-day TEDxMet event scheduled for today, October 19, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Museum's Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium. The theme of the program is Icons. The Metropolitan Museum is the first art museum to receive a TEDx license to hold a conference in the style of the globally known TED talks.

The SABRINA LASTMAN QUINTET is set to play The Metropolitan Room on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 9:30 PM. The Met Room is located at 34 West 22 Street, New York, NY.

The Tony nom will take the stage on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30. To order, click here.

El proximo 1 de noviembre a las 19.30 horas, la zarzuela, denominada asi por sus creadores Cesar Belda, Lorenzo Moncloa y Carlos Crooke, Las leyendas de Becquer, llega al Corral de Comedias de Almagro.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will present BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Scheherazade, Nov. 8-10, 2013 (Times: Nov. 8 & 9: 8 p.m.; Nov. 10: 2:30 p.m) at the Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.

The sold-out TEDxMet event to be held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., will be streamed live on the Museum's website at www.metmuseum.org/tedxmet. The theme of the program is Icons.

The sold-out TEDxMet event to be held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., will be streamed live on the Museum's website atwww.metmuseum.org/tedxmet.

At New York's Comic Con, David S. Goyer and Tom Riley talk about the show's second season, whether they think there will be a third, what it's like on set and more.

Nickelodeon launches season two of the hit animated series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, today, Oct. 12, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT), continuing the crime-fighting adventures of the four mutant turtlesLeonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo.

The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present 30 Americans, an exhibition surveying works by many of the nation's leading African American artists working since the mid-1970s. Often provocative and challenging, the exhibition explores how artists relate their own sense of self to ideas within history, popular culture and contemporary mass media central to American society. 30 Americans will be on view in the Center's Ingram Gallery from today, Oct. 11, 2013 through Jan. 12, 2014.

Award-winning arts documentary maker Phil Grabsky & Seventh Art Productions in association with BY Experience, the global leaders in alternative content, continue to connect major exhibitions from across the world with art lovers in more than 30 countries with their first of a kind series specifically for cinema, EXHIBITION ON SCREEN. The latest film in the series - Vermeer and Music: the Art of Love and Leisure at the National Gallery, London screens worldwide on October 10, 2013.

Olivier-award nominee Matthew Dunster directs Kathryn Prescott (Channel 4's Skins) in her stage debut with Cian Barry (Our Boys, The Member of the Wedding), Daniel Stewart (Written on the Heart) and Rocky Marshall (Headlong's Faustus, Mean Machine) alongside 16-strong cast in the first major revival in over 30 years of The Love Girl and the Innocent at Southwark Playhous in October.

The writer who gave television some of its favorite moments in entertainment with 'Flamingo Road,' 'Dallas,' 'Falcon Crest,' 'The Colbys,' 'General Hospital,' and 'Dynasty,' Frank V. Furino, has brought Marilyn Monroe back to life ... on stage in 'Marylin ... MADNESS & Me,' which is based on an original concept by Didier Bloch, under the direction of Joe Leonardo. Opening in the Monroe Forum at the El Portal Theatre on Sept 26th for a limited run, the overwhelming response from the public and press alike, has resulted in the production's extension through October 20th, 2013, at which point the destiny of the show, with an eye on Broadway's Great White Way, will be determined. Scroll down for photos from the show!

A Tango tale in three parts, Recuerdo reflects on the present, past and everyday life through a series of vignettes. This world premiere features nine outstanding dancers, a live four-piece band, and vocalist Sofia Tosello under the direction of renowned dancer and choreographer Mariela Franganillo and Bob McAndrew, Recuerdo combines both early and modern expressions of tango to explore a variety of forms of memory -ranging in tone from passionate to comical and reaching the boundaries of tender to tormented. Rediscover the vitality of Tango in an evening of impassioned dance.

On Friday, October 4, The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, opened its 2013-2014 concert season at Carnegie Hall with special guest Chris Botti. The internationally renowned jazz trumpeter joined The New York Pops to perform a new spin on classic standards and other favorites. Check out photos from inside the special event below!

Julian Cihi spoke exclusively to BWW about making his Off-Broadway debut in Romeo & Juliet.

Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive producer of the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, announced today that Matthew McConaughey, who starred this year to critical acclaim in Roadside Attractions' 'Mud' and Focus Features' 'Dallas Buyers Club,' will be honored with the Hollywood Actor Award.