Odyssey Opera today announced the release of its fourth recording: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: The Importance of Being Earnest. Scored for a cast of eight singers, two pianos, and percussion, this witty, romantic three-act chamber opera brings Oscar Wilde's most famous play to life with music that pokes as much fun at the opera world as Wilde does at Victorian society. Conductor Gil Rose leads the Odyssey Opera Orchestra and some of today's top vocalists including tenors Neal Ferreira and Stefan Barner, and sopranos Jeni Houser, Rachele Schmiege and Claudia Waite.
Mario Lopez will appear in the upcoming 'Saved by the Bell' reboot, but will he reveal to Ellen if he's bringing back his character's mullet? The 'Access Hollywood' host also talked about the multiple injuries he's sustained while boxing, his new son Santino, and why he's like Universal Studios' Mickey Mouse with all the shows he tapes on the lot.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) begins performances for the 16th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL on Wednesday, January 8. This popular and highly-anticipated festival of The Public's winter season will include artists from across the U.S. and around the world, including Australia, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, Palestine, Taiwan, and the U.K. Curated by UTR Festival Director Mark Russell, this year's UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL continues to expand to venues throughout New York City, in addition to The Public Theater's home at Astor Place.
Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group has announced that acclaimed writer, actor, and singer Rody Vera will join the cast of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical THE BAND'S VISIT as Tewfiq. THE BAND'S VISIT opens on March 13 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.
The Fire This Time Festival, the destination for early career and emerging playwrights from the African diaspora, announces its 2020 dates. The 14-day festival, presented in collaboration with FRIGID New York, which annually honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will take place from January 20 to February 2, 2020. This year, seven commissioned dramatists will be presented in repertoire as part of the annual celebration held at the Kraine Theater in the East Village.
The 48th season of the popular Highlights In Jazz series gets off to a roaring start on Feb. 13, 2020, when producer Jack Kleinsinger presents the Highlights In Jazz 47th Anniversary Gala. Featured performers include bassist Jay Leonhart, pianist Tomoko Ohno, drummer Bobby Sanabria, saxophonist Steve Wilson, percussionist/drummer Memo Acevedo, violinist/mandolinist Aaron Weinstein, and drummer Vito Lesczak. And, in keeping with the beloved HIJ tradition, a surprise special guest will be on hand for the concert, held at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
The 48th season of the popular Highlights In Jazz series gets off to a roaring start on Feb. 13, 2020, when producer Jack Kleinsinger presents the Highlights In Jazz 47th Anniversary Gala. Featured performers include bassist Jay Leonhart, pianist Tomoko Ohno, drummer Bobby Sanabria, saxophonist Steve Wilson, percussionist/drummer Memo Acevedo, violinist/mandolinist Aaron Weinstein, and drummer Vito Lesczak. And, in keeping with the beloved HIJ tradition, a surprise special guest will be on hand for the concert, held at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center.
Titan Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for its highly anticipated production of Carlyle Brown's play THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS: RICHARD III.
Al cumplir este 31 de diciembre su 73 aniversario, el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) ha fortalecido la presencia de sus compañías y agrupaciones artísticas, así como su quehacer institucional, a través de actualizar sus políticas culturales.
The Allen Davis Playwriting Lab announces its Winter season starting January, 2020. The Winter season will consist of ten weekly sessions of two and half hours for intermediate and professional playwrights. Lab sessions will take place on Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 9:30pm starting on January 7th. Playwrights interested in participating in the Lab on an intermediate level must have experience writing well-developed scenes. Professional playwrights must have written a full-length produceable level script.
Constellation Choir and Bridges, a string orchestra, come together to present 'Awakening,' a winter concert of works for choir and strings on February 15 at Bainbridge Performing Arts.
Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra and Music Director & Conductor Mario Alejandro Torres present a unique concert filled with great and powerful works written and conceived exclusively by women composers. These 'Women of Power' went to great lengths to ensure that they had the same rights to work and to be acknowledged in the same way as their male counterparts. Works by Elfrida Andrée, Amy Beach, and Louise Farrenc will give our beloved audience a glimpse of the extraordinary, but often overlooked, contributions of women to orchestral music.
Brooklyn Art-Song Society has announced a pre-concert lecture for Home III: Chopin and Szymanowski, featuring Marilyn McCoy ofColumbia University, January 3 at 7 PM.
Considerado ya entre las grandes figuras que se presentaron este 2019 en el Palacio de Bellas Artes, el joven pianista Sergio Vargas Escoruela, de 14 años de edad, se ha ganado el aplauso y el corazón de quienes lo conocen por su talento en la ejecución del instrumento, así como su apoyo a niños de pueblos originarios.
Russian-born singer-songwriter Ksenia (Ka-SIN-ee-uh) lets the world know she's in charge! Through her new single, 'Like it or Not,' the artist shares a big life lesson that nobody else's opinions matter but your own when it comes to making life choices. In her new video for the song, Ksenia shows you can be in control and have fun while doing it!
Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present the opera Dialogues of the Carmelites a?" Francis Poulenc's moving tale of the martyrdom of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution a?" from Jan. 16-19 in Varner Recital Hall.
Miss Virginia, Camille Schrier, was crowned Miss America 2020 last night live on NBC at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Miss America competition, which returned to NBC this year, was broadcast on NBC and live-streamed on NBC.com in a two-hour live special.
Tuesday night at The Green Room 42 in New York City, Michael Longoria's Holiday Hop brought Christmas cheer to benefit Opening Act. The one night only concert was produced by Michael Longoria, Liz Skollar of Skollar PR and Taylor James of 42West PR as a benefit for the students of Opening Act, an organization that seeks to level the playing field for students by specifically partnering with NYC schools that have lower than average graduation rates (as few as 33% of students graduating in four years) and an evident lack of theater programming.
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