Light Opera of Manhattan News

Ben Masterton and Frank Farrell Productions will present Walt Kelly's Songs of the Pogo written by Walt Kelly and Norman Monath and directed by Frank Farrell.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School will present the second faculty concert in the HB Artist Series, a captivating evening of classical music that promises to enchant and inspire audiences. The concert will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 7:30 pm in the School's Joan Behrens Bergman Auditorium, 25 School Lane, Scarsdale, New York.

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players has postponed their traditional NYC season of live performance full productions until 2021-2022. In its place, an exciting and creative virtual season is underway with lots to look forward to for fans and patrons of the company.

PlayFest Santa Barbara, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library, and with the support of a Community Arts Grant from the City of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, presents the Sixth Annual Festival of New Plays. The staged reading of Steve Karp's Honoree Play, REUNION, will take place in the Santa Barbara Central Library on March 10 at 7p.m. REUNION was selected as the 2018 Honoree play following an international competition. E. Bonnie Lewis and Ken Gilbert of DramaDogs will perform the roles of He and She. Maggie Mixsell of Speaking of Stories, will narrate. Anna Jensen, former Ensemble Theatre dramaturge and current co-host of Theatrixsb podcast, will moderate a post reading talkback between the audience and the playwright. The reading is free.

The dynamic classical trio Riot with Three Alison Davy, soprano, Javier Oviedo, saxophone, and Gene Rohrer, piano make a triumphant return to Catskill's intimate Bridge Street Theatre on Saturday September 30 at 7:30 pm with an eclectic evening of contemporary and classical chamber works entitled 'The Nature of Music'. In this exquisite and wide-ranging program, which includes works by Handel, Hoiby, Assad, Laitman, Arnold, and Borgia, the ensemble celebrates everything from the grandeur of the great outdoors to sugar addiction with a vibrant combination of unbridled joy and dazzling technical expertise.

Pretty much the 'Dominatrix of Dames' on Philly stages with 33 productions under her bonnet, there is almost nothing this lady has not tackled in her long career.

Arden Cabaret Series presents Barrymore Award-winning actress, vocalist and cabaret artist Mary Martello in SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME on Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, at 8pm. Martello takes the stage in the Arden's 100-seat Studio Theatre at the Hamilton Family Arts Center, 62 N. 2nd Street in Old City, Philadelphia.

Tony nominee Robert Cuccioli has a long career on stage and an unusual path to get there. He comes to the Ordway stage in an all-new production of Lerner & Loewe's PAINT YOUR WAGON that the Ordway is collaborating with Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre on, which includes a new book and orchestrations.

Villanova Theatre presents Irish treasure Brian Friel's most celebrated play, TRANSLATIONS, directed by Valerie Joyce and on stage tonight, April 12, through April 24, 2016.

Villanova Theatre presents Irish treasure Brian Friel's most celebrated play, TRANSLATIONS, directed by Valerie Joyce and on stage April 12- 24, 2016.

Classical chamber trio Riot With Three will present 'From Carnegie Hall to Bridge Street'.  Soprano Alison Davy, classical saxophonist Javier Oviedo, and pianist Gene Rohrer are a dynamic trio who will present a musical journey through life's highs and lows, its joys and sorrows.

Classical chamber trio Riot With Three will present "From Carnegie Hall to Bridge Street".  Soprano Alison Davy, classical saxophonist Javier Oviedo, and pianist Gene Rohrer are a dynamic trio who will present a musical journey through life's highs and lows, its joys and sorrows.

Newly minted Artistic Advisor for a reborn San Diego Opera William Mason learned the ropes of opera artistic administration from such luminaries as Carol Fox and Ardis Krainik.

William Mason, the former general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, has just been appointed as new Artistic Adviser of the San Diego Opera.

Villanova Theatre's 2012-2013 culminates with an electrifying production of Salome, written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Rev. David Cregan, OSA, and on stage tonight, April 9 - 21, 2013.

Villanova Theatre's 2012-2013 culminates with an electrifying production of Salome, written by Oscar Wilde, directed by Rev. David Cregan, OSA, and on stage April 9 - 21, 2013. The linguistic genius behind The Importance of Being Earnest plunges us into the visceral, intoxicating world of King Herod and his enticing young stepdaughter, Salome. After being rejected by John the Baptist, Salome's unbridled desire for the pious prophet quickly turns into an uncontrollable lust for revenge. Wilde's sensational adaptation of this biblical tale dramatizes the eternal struggle between body and soul. Cregan's inspired production will feature stunning aerial dance, live drumming and chant, and a striking, elemental set design.

The faith of a fallen trapeze star is tested when a mysterious stranger comes to dismantle her beloved carousel.

Broadway star and vocal powerhouse, JAMES BARBOUR, has announced his first three Guest Stars for the New York Concerts in his six-city Concert Tour at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street - between Broadway & Eighth Avenues)

Broadway star and vocal powerhouse, JAMES BARBOUR, has announced his first three Guest Stars for the New York Concerts in his six-city Concert Tour at Birdland Jazz Club (315 West 44th Street - between Broadway & Eighth Avenues)