The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia launched its first project on Kickstarter to raise funds to record orchestral arrangements of Burt Bacharach's most famous musical works. Realizing the importance of immortalizing Burt Bacharach's music, the Chamber Orchestra aims to raise at least $60,000 to record fifteen of Mr. Bacharach's most popular hits in an orchestral setting, arranged by some of the nation's most accomplished arrangers. Click below to watch a promotional video for the campaign!
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring Edie Brickell add Philadelphia stop to their North American tour, which kicked off on May 22 in Ft. Meyers, Florida. The highly anticipated tour is the first for Martin and Brickell, who will perform songs from their album Love Has Come for You tonight, June 27 at 8 p.m. at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall.
After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in 2010, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Academy of Music beginning today, June 26 - August 4 as part of the Broadway Season, presented by The KimMel Center for the Performing Arts.
The Broadway Dreams recently made their west coast debut last week at UCLA's Freud Playhouse. The week-long Summer Performing Arts Intensive culminated in a performance of CIRCLE OF DREAMS, a unique Broadway concert event featuring performances by Broadway favorites including Shoshana Bean (Wicked), Craig D'Amico (Annie Get Your Gun), Quentin Earl Darrington (Ragtime), Andrew Palermo (Wicked), Nicole Parker (MadTV,Wicked), Ryann Redmond (Bring It On: The Musical) and more alongside a talented roster of Los Angeles area BDF students. Scroll down for photos from the concert!
After a smash debut this spring, cabaret singer and songwriter Karen Gross will bring her buzzed-about show'Cabaret Mixtape' back to The Metropolitan Room at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013. Advance reservations are requested by calling 212-206-0440 or ordering at www.metropolitanroom.com.
This summer The Broadway Dreams Foundation kicked off the 2013 Summer Performing Arts Intensive Tour, CIRCLE OF DREAMS with all-new programming in Atlanta and Charlotte. Both cities participated in the first-ever Dream Lab which allowed students to collaborate with the entire BDF creative team to workshop the numbers and material to be presented as part of the tour. Check out a look back below!
The 2013 River To River Festival opens today and runs through July 14, featuring music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, family events... Plus, for the first time, a series of evenings guest-curated by none other than Laurie Anderson.
Led by legendary trumpeter, composer, and multitalented cultural phenomenon Wynton Marsalis, the versatile Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra celebrates the 25th anniversary of JLCO with Philadelphia performance tonight, June 15 at 8 p.m. in Verizon Hall.
Continuing their successful 2013 Season, Ophelia's Jump Productions is honored to present two acclaimed plays this summer that break that will challenge, entertain and allow local audiences to experience these groundbreaking works in local settings. For the first time in the area, local audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy these recent and acclaimed award-winning plays by one of Southern California's newest and acclaimed theatre companies.
In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer - and in L.A.'s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the '80's. It's ROCK OF AGES, a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This 5 time Tony nominated musical will return to Philadelphia as part of the Broadway Season today, June 14 - 16 for five performances only at the Merriam Theater. The press opening is tonight, June 14 at 8:00 pm.
Continuing their successful 2013 Season, Ophelia's Jump Productions is honored to present two acclaimed plays this summer that break that will challenge, entertain and allow local audiences to experience these groundbreaking works in local settings. For the first time in the area, local audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy these recent and acclaimed award-winning plays by one of Southern California's newest and acclaimed theatre companies.
Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced today that Berry Gordy the legendary force behind the creation of Motown and many of America's top pop music stars will receive the 2013 Marian Anderson Award.
The 2013 River To River Festival opens this Saturday and runs through July 14, featuring music, dance, theater, visual arts, literature, family events... Plus, for the first time, a series of evenings guest-curated by none other than Laurie Anderson.
The Third Annual Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Day at the Kimmel Center opens its doors at 11 a.m. and begins with a FREE Children's Hour with PNC Grow Up Great allowing youngsters to experience the King of Instruments.
Peter H. Gistelinck, Executive Director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, has been appointed as an Advisory Board Member to The World Soundtrack Academy and the annual World Soundtrack Awards. The Academy promotes the activity of composers and their film music, and their awards are considered to be among the most significant for this genre of music.
On Sunday, June 16, from 1pm to 10pm, Bang on a Can returns to downtown Manhattan for its annual Bang on a Can Marathon, FREE for the public at Pace University's Schimmel Center for the Arts (3 Spruce Street), presented by River To River Festival and Bang on a Can, and co-presented by Pace University. The Marathon is part of the opening weekend of River To River Festival, kicking off the month-long celebration of free music, dance, film, and arts events. The extensive renovation of Brookfield Place temporarily impacts the presentation of large-scale events in the Winter Garden, where the Marathon has been held for several years. This year the Marathon will embrace the intimate Pace setting to present a few dramatically quiet and tender musical offerings before returning to the Winter Garden's wide-open spaces in 2014.
Producers Steven Van Zandt and Maureen Van Zandt, Marc Brickman, Larry Magid and Base Entertainment have announced that following a critically acclaimed, sold-out Broadway engagement, THE RASCALS: ONCE UPON A DREAM will embark on a tour to play venues across North America. The tour kicks off May 24, 2013 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. THE RASCALS: ONCE UPON A DREAM will play in the Academy of Music tonight, June 5-6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. and June 8 at 8 p.m. for three performances only.
