The New York Public Library has announced its upcoming free events celebrating its Al Hirschfeld Exhibit 'THE LINE KING'S LIBRARY' at the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. The exhibition showcases NYPL's vast collection of Hirschfeld's work on display, honoring the iconic artist's relationship with the library. The show is on view now through January 4, 2014.
James Sommerville, principal horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, combines his solo and conducting skills for this immensely enjoyable program featuring a pair of attractive concertos by the Mozarts-father Leopold's Horn Concerto in D and son Wolfgang Amadeus' Horn Concerto No. 3. Rounding out the bill are Haydn's enchanting 'Surprise' symphony, and operatic master Rossini's most familiar work, the merry overture to his comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville.
The American Symphony Orchestra begins its Classics Declassified Series with Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, 'Reformation', at Symphony Space today, October 27, 2013.
Carnegie Hall returns to 'Botsteinburg' with ASO's anniversary tribute to Elliott Carter -- 'Elliott Carter: An American Original' -- on November 17, 2013 at 8pm at Carnegie Hall (Stern Auditorium, Perelman Stage), 57th Street and 7th Avenue.
) The critically acclaimed seductive comedy Venus in Fur will take Cleveland Play House's (CPH) stage from Nov. 1st through Nov. 24th in the Second Stage at PlayhouseSquare. Hailed by The New York Times as "seriously smart and very funny," Venus in Fur promises to have audiences looking at the audition process in a whole new light. This Tony-nominated play by celebrated playwright David Ives will be directed by CPH's newly appointed artistic director, Laura Kepley. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased by calling 216-241-6000 or by visiting www.clevelandplayhouse.com. This production of Venus in Fur is sponsored by Ambiance, The Store for Lovers.
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos returns to Philadelphia October 17 for a two-week residency with The Philadelphia Orchestra that includes his 150th performance with the ensemble in the city on October 24.
Ominously thunder claps and the harsh florescent lights flicker. The stage, an immaculate recreation of a non-descript rehearsal studio in New York City, buzzes to life under the highly realistic, yet unusual lighting choice from the design standpoint. David Ives' wildly popular erotic comedy VENUS IN FUR springs to fully realized life on the Alley Theatre's Neuhaus Stage. Relentlessly erotic, the power struggle at the heart of the piece sizzles, grabbing audiences by throat. We collectively and willingly kneel before the play, submitting to its unflinching dominance, as we get lost in the poetry of the prose.
In Venus in Fur, Brandon Weinbrenner, Alley Theatre Resident Assistant Director, makes his Alley Theatre directorial debut. Venus in Fur features Michael Bakkensen as Thomas, returning to the Alley Theatre after the world premiere of Ether Dome, and Nicole Rodenburg as Vanda, making her Alley Theatre debut.
James Sommerville, principal horn of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, combines his solo and conducting skills for this immensely enjoyable program featuring a pair of attractive concertos by the Mozarts-father Leopold's Horn Concerto in D and son Wolfgang Amadeus' Horn Concerto No. 3. Rounding out the bill are Haydn's enchanting 'Surprise' symphony, and operatic master Rossini's most familiar work, the merry overture to his comic masterpiece, The Barber of Seville.
The American Symphony Orchestra begins its Classics Declassified Series with Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, “Reformation”, at Symphony Space on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Discover how symphonic form and the romantic expression of religious feeling are reconciled in Mendelssohn's popular Reformation Symphony as Leon Botstein and the orchestra shed new light on this masterpiece during a lively talk, a performance of the work in full, and a Q&A with the audience.
The NY Philharmonic presents Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Kirill Gerstein is the soloist. The program, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, closes with Shostakovich's Symphony No. 11, The Year 1905,which vividly depicts the tragic Russian Revolution of 1905. Check out the video below!
The Boiler Room Theatre, Williamson County's original and longest-running professional theatre company, will stage Mel Brooks The Producers featuring a classic score that audiences will be singing out the door. This story of two shysters trying to make a buck on Broadway, adapted from the classic movie by the same name, won more Tony Awards than any other musical, including Best Book, Best Score, and Best Musical. The production will run from October 18th through November 16th at the theatre's iconic namesake venue in the historic Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Rd., Building Six, in Franklin, Tennessee.
Music Director Marin Alsop leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Gustav Holst's influential work The Planets onThursday, November 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. A women's chorus from the Baltimore Choral Arts Society will join the Orchestra from offstage to perform the tone poem's final moment, Neptune, the Mystic. Also on the program is Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, performed by Leila Josefowicz, and Leopold Stokowski's 20th century arrangement of Bach's Toccata & Fugue. Maestra Alsop kicks off the first Off the Cuff series this season with a closer look into Holst's work, exploring its present-day relevance on Friday, November 8 at 8:15 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore and on Saturday, November 9 at 7 p.m. at the Meyerhoff. All four concerts will feature high-definition images from space projected onto a screen suspended above the orchestra.
The Met Museum Presents series has announced its October 2013 events, including: Alarm Will Sound's season-long residency with 'The Permanent Collection', the Calder Quartet in three concerts of Bartok, and TEDxMET: Icons. Details below!
The Civilians, the award-winning New York-based theatre company, announces the members of its 2013-14 R & D Group. The group's emerging and established artists were selected from over one hundred applicants. The R & D Group is comprised of artists from multiple theatrical disciplines. Each artist or creative team will develop an original work over the season. The artists and projects were selected to represent a range of different strategies for making new work from creative inquiry and research. This diversity of approach helps feed a culture of innovation in the group, making the R & D Group an effective lab of experimentation for the field of investigative theater.
Repertory Philippines presents its 76th theater season's closing production, Tony Award-winning musical "The Producers," which opens on Friday, November 15 at Onstage Theater in Greenbelt 1, Makati City.
For one night only, Sunday, October 20 at 8:00p.m., East Lynne Theater Company, in partnership with The Cape May Film Festival, presents the 1927 silent horror/comedy classic, 'The Cat and the Canary,' with live organ accompaniment provided by Wayne Zimmerman. The location is The First Presbyterian Church of Cape May, 500 Hughes St., where ELTC is in residence. Tickets are $15 and ages 12 and under are free. For reservations and information, contact ELTC at 609-884-5898 or online atwww.eastlynnetheater.org.
A scintillating and sensual evening unfolds for The Rep's first Stiemke Studio production this fall. Award winning playwright and author David Ives presents an intimate, layered portrait of men and women relationships in his Venus in Fur, a play based on Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's 1870 novella Venus in Furs. While all the publicity might focus on the sadomasochism¾a term coined by combining the names of the Marquis de Sade and Sacher-Masoch¾this production encompasses the great battles between male and female, God and man, antiquity and modernity, and most visibly, love and power.
The Strange Tree Group, in association with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, is pleased to kick off its 2013-14 Season with the world premiere of THE DEAD PRINCE, an original, rambunctious, fairly-family-friendly, fairy tale muzikal, with book, music and lyrics by Jeff Award-winning playwright Emily Schwartz and directed by Lifeline ensemble member Paul Holmquist. THE DEAD PRINCE plays November 17 - December 22, 2013 at The DCASE Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph St. in Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!
Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will present Big Love by Charles Mee, tonight, October 3 - 13 in the Nafe Katter Theater, Storrs. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
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