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La versione del 2017 andata in scena al Teatro Nuovo di Milano si propone come una versione 2.0, con il ritorno dei brani di Beppe Dati ma con una nuova regia e una rivisitazione del copione, affidate a Mauro Simone, e nuove coreografie di Gillian Bruce. Le premesse per un ottimo spettacolo c'erano tutte, eppure quando si esce dalla sala si ha la sensazione di aver assistito a un prodotto dalle potenzialita non sfruttate appieno

Composer and performer Joan La Barbara has been mining the life and work of Joseph Cornell for many years. In this free with Museum admission performance she presents selections from her epic song cycle 'The Wanderlusting of Joseph C.' along with 'Windows' and 'Habite par ses reves et les phantasms.'

NATAS today announced that the 45th Daytime Emmys will be digital televised by KNEKTV on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Southern California.

Comically inclined choreographer Jamie Benson joins forces with Peoples Improv Theater (PIT) to present Gay Stuff on May 15, 2018, from 10-11pm ($8 tickets). Benson, and his outsider comedic team, are debuting 3 sketches, 2 stand-up sets, and some sassy/stupid walks for the PIT's Striker main stage. Gay Stuff will dissect internalized homophobia, oppressive bro prerogative, and marginalizing gay cliches, but like, with dick jokes.

Austin-based, chart-topping psych-rock prodigy Ty Richards is thrilled to announce the premiere of his latest single, 'Red Pill,' off of his upcoming album, 'Welcome to Flat Earth,' with Paste Magazine.The premiere can be found here. The track is available for purchase here and everywhere else digital music is sold. There will be an official 'Welcome to Flat Earth' Album Release Show & Underground Art Experience presented by Tremolo Records on Friday, April 20 in correlation with the weekend of Earth Day. The release show will be held at Mosaic Sound Collective, a former juvenile delinquent facility located at 6400 FM 969, Austin, Texas 78724. Doors are at 8 p.m. with support from The Cuckoos and James Cooke (fellow artist on Tremolo Records).

All-Out Arts and the acclaimed Fresh Fruit Festival will celebrate notable selections from last year's Fresh Fruit Festival. 'It was a very powerful season,' said Louis Lopardi, the executive producer of the festival. 'It's fitting for our 15th year. So many amazing works,' he continued. 'And looking forward to one of most exiting seasons to come!' he concluded.

Griffin Theatre Company continues its 30th anniversary season with two powerful tales of war presented in rotating repertory. The Chicago premiere of GHOSTS OF WAR details a young soldier's tour of duty in Iraq following 9/11, based on Ryan Smithson's best-selling autobiographical novel, adapted for the stage by Artistic Director Bill Massolia (In To America) and directed by Jason Gerace (Great Expectations, Last Train to Nibroc).

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Theatre 68 and producer Ronnie Marmo announce the World Premiere of "DEATH BEFORE COCKTAILS."A new play by Laureen Vonnegutacclaimed playwright of The Porcini Test, and a familiar name in the industry.  She will also be directing the show alongside Alex Rotaru.  The modern black comedy is set to open April 20th, 2018 at Theatre 68, in North Hollywood.  Tickets: http://buytickets.at/deathbeforecocktails/155994

In a twisted mash-up of WAITING FOR GUFFMAN and GLEE, FLIES! THE MUSICAL! follows the drama kids from Lovely Valley Performing Arts Magnet High School. The students are left behind in an abandoned forest preserve during a "research" retreat for an unauthorized teacher-written musical production of LORD OF THE FLIES. Gradually, things turn savage in a couple of unsupervised hours as the plot points of the novel begin to come true one by one, in song, until eventually the kids are "rescued" by an astonished park ranger (who happens to love musicals) but it's much too late for them to go back to who they were before. FLIES! THE MUSICAL! will open on Friday, May 11 at 7:30 pm in The Broadway, Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, following previews from May 3-6 and May 10.  

Griffin Theatre Company continues its 30th anniversary season with two powerful tales of war presented in rotating repertory. The Chicago premiere of GHOSTS OF WAR details a young soldier's tour of duty in Iraq following 9/11, based on Ryan Smithson's best-selling autobiographical novel, adapted for the stage by Artistic Director Bill Massolia (In To America) and directed by Jason Gerace (Great Expectations, Last Train to Nibroc). Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Griffin's LETTERS HOME puts the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq front and center by bringing to life actual letters written by soldiers serving in the Middle East. Written and directed by Bill Massolia, the critically acclaimed production returns home to Chicago after touring the U.S. for more than a decade. 

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL prende spunto dall'omonimo film del 1998 con Winona Ryder e Christian Slater ed e arrivato in Italia in questa school edition dopo il debutto del 2013 a Los Angeles e il successo dell'edizione Off-Broadway rimasta in scena per sei mesi al New Sound Stages sulla 42nd Street nel 2014. Dopo il debutto per tre serate lo scorso settembre, questa versione italiana del musical e andato in scena per una serata speciale il 28 marzo scorso al Teatro Marconi di Roma e il suo incasso e stato devoluto alla ANLAIDS per sostenere il programma di informazione sui rischi del contagio dell'AIDS nelle scuole.

Launch yourself into spring with Silhouette, an original a cappella science-fiction musical, an epic tale about imperialism and resistance crafted by the incomparable collaborative team of Scotto Moore and Eddie DeHais

Screen actor, creator, and writer John Leguizamo will join DiNK Denver for a surprise fan experience in support of his eisner nominated graphic novel -and HBO series - Ghetto Klown. The Independent comics and art expo (DiNK) will take place Saturday, April 14 -15 at the McNichols Civic Center Building.

Obie Award winning Metropolitan Playhouse (220 E. 4th Street) presents Jacob Gordin's The Jewish King Lear, one of the foundational works of the "Golden Age" of American Yiddish theater, in a new English translation by Ruth Gay, from April 27 through May 27, 2018. The play, which had its Lower East Side debut in 1892 and was written as a star vehicle for Jacob Adler, one of the greatest actors of the New York's Yiddish stage. Metropolitan Playhouse welcomes back director Ed Chemaly (The Easiest Way, The Spirit House) to helm the production.

Hailing from Utah, The Piano Guys are four dads who became an Internet sensation by way of their immensely successful series of strikingly original self-made music videos. This quartet brings its unique sound and talent back to the State Theatre on Saturday, May 5th.

The Dallas Opera is both pleased and proud to announce that, after an international search supported by Arts Consulting Group, TDO has hired Kentucky Opera General Director Ian Derrer to become the eighth general director in its history, effective this July.

Brooklyn actor and author, Mario Bosco, who despite his 45 years of age, looks and sounds like a 14- year old boy due a medical error at birth, has turned his hand to the medicine of comedy.  

Turning lemons into lemonade is how the old saying goes, but for one Brooklyn actor that is the story of his life. In his new book, From Hopeless to Hollywood: The Mario Bosco Story actor Mario Bosco explains how he used his battle with pan-hypopituitarism to become a Hollywood favorite.

Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2018 season of 'HD at the Opera House' and "Classic Movies at the Opera House".  This weekly series of filmed performances has allowed Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. The 2018 "HD at the Opera House" series will open on Sunday, May 20th and run through September 30th and will include presentations of Ballet and Theater from some of the world's most famous venues and companies including the Royal Opera House; Teatro alla Scala in Milan; Royal Shakespeare Company; Vienna State Opera; and the Royal Ballet. Each presentation will begin at 1:30pm.