Mario News

MAC Award winning Murtagh continues his year-long look back at the work of Hollywood opera singer and actor Mario Lanza in his fourth Lanza-themed online concert this year.

Multi GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist/composer Arturo O'Farrill and nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance announces today they have reached more than 1 million people in over 25 countries through their innovative 'ALJA Digital Village' programming since its launch one year ago in March 2020.

With ten Broadway shows under her belt, J. Elaine Marcos is a veteran of the theatre industry and a bona fide triple threat. Marcos reveals her rule-breaking approach to auditioning while retracing her unique journey of crossing casting barriers to find success on stage and screen in What I Did For… A Job, her hilarious, heartfelt one-woman show, streaming on demand April 28-30.

Julie Halston welcomes TV and Broadway stars Harriet Harris and Edward Hibbert to her April 2nd show and the question is: who will out funny whom?

Cincinnati Opera will return to the outdoors for its reimagined 2021 Summer Festival, Summer at Summit. The season will take place July 11-31 at Summit Park, located in the heart of Blue Ash, Ohio, and will feature internationally renowned artists, the Cincinnati Opera Chorus, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Diablo Ballet will reprise a newly performed Julia Adam’s Once Upon a Time, from May 7-16, 2021 as part of its 27th season.

The latest episode of The Eff Your Fears podcast, hosted by Ashley Monique Menard, features the multi-talented Patrick Oliver Jones (Why I'll Never Make It), sharing her journey from Disney, Vegas, Pre Broadway, and into podcasting and producing.

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro recently hosted a live panel where the need for music education in schools was discussed by area representatives in the country.

FULL MONTY, una de las comedias musicales más aclamadas de los últimos años, busca a sus protagonistas para su producción española.  Habiendo anunciado al equipo técnico FULL MONTY busca ahora a su elenco.

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro is hosting a live panel where the need for music education in schools will be discussed by area representatives in the country.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY has announced The Bridge free one-hour company class on Zoom, open to All dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced level March 29-April 2, 2021. Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company's website.

Julie Halston has brought some big-time guests to the chat show that has charmed everyone, but March 25th she will outdo herself when she welcomes Lucie Arnaz.

Melvin Van Peebles' musical 'Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death' is set to be revived on Broadway next year.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY has announced The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute's schedule for its free one-hour company class on Zoom. Classes are open to all dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level March 22-26, 2021.

Over the past year, Spectrum Theatre Ensemble has been exploring how an organization can grow in ways that prioritize neurodiversity and take advantage of the ever-changing theatrical landscapes.

Crazy Coqs, Soho's unique live entertainment venue within the Brasserie Zédel complex, announces the re-opening of the venue on 17 May 2021 – pending further government announcements – with a full programme from 17 May – 30 June 2021, offering both live shows and simultaneous live streams for audiences who cannot make it to the venue in-person.

Funny lady Julie Halston welcomes some funny fellas to her weekly chat show.

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues will mark their one-year anniversary with a series of unforgettable monologues. Twenty-four actors have been paired with twenty-four writers, who have crafted unique pieces especially for their actors. From 6 PM until 10 PM, new monologues will be published every 15 minutes.  

Liza Minnelli recently celebrated her 75th birthday! Michael Feinstein has shared a video from Liza's birthday celebration of Liza and Joan Collins performing an impromptu duet of 'Just in Time' from the musical Bells Are Ringing.

The first tumbleweeds had barely started to collect on the streets of Hollywood under COVID-19 lockdown before fifty-plus filmmakers figured out a way to get cameras rolling again. Coordinating themselves using nothing but cell phones and Zoom, the filmmakers of the feature length anthology film COVID19… Sins and Virtues leaned into the restrictions of this new isolation in a business that thrives on social contact and in-person collaboration.