Michael Austin News

Join Mike & Mindy for a wild weekend jam in 'Livin the Dream...One Weekend at a Time' on November 30, 2023. Presented by Eye on the Mark Productions, LLC.

Meet the Cast of Mike & Mindy's Wild Weekend Jam (Music & Lyrics by Bucky Heard & Timothy D. Lee of The Righteous Brothers with a book by Eileen Nelson & Mark Corallo; directed by Scott Werntz).

Photos have been released for The Jamie Lloyd Company’s critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning production of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac, freely adapted by Martin Crimp, directed by Jamie Lloyd, and starring James McAvoy.

Broadway's Peggy Lee Brennan (Grease) and TikTok's Alex Corallo and Austin Michael (Mama Mia) hit the stage November 4th for the Off Broadway premiere of Mike & Mindy's Wild Weekend Jam at the Players Theatre (115 MacDougal Street - Between West 3rd and Bleecker Streets).

Today, baritone Will Liverman has released Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers with pianist Paul Sánchez on Cedille Records. Liverman says, “Right now, it is more important than ever to celebrate the contributions of Black composers, and I’m honored to give voice to the art songs on this album.'

On Friday, February 12, 2021, baritone Will Liverman releases Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers with pianist Paul Sánchez on Cedille Records.

Welcome back to your new friend in quarantine! BPA's Bainbridge Pod Accomplice is a free podcast featuring weekly episodes starring your favorite local performers and directors. New episodes premiere every Friday, and listeners may tune in for current or previous episodes on their favorite podcast app or at BainbridgePerformingArts.org.

The Dream Big Foundation and Orphan Girl Children's Theatre are offering free summer digital workshops.

Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Bainbridge Chorale join forces for another extraordinary partnership on April 25 and 26. Together they perform one of Brahms' most intensely spiritual works, A German Requiem.

Lone Star Theatre Co announces that Broadway's Brandon Ellis (Bandstand), Dana Costello (Finding Neverland), and Charles Barksdale (Sister Act) will be joining the roster as headliners for the Spooky-Ooky Autumn Concert-Palooza and Costume Party on Monday October 21st at the West End Lounge. 

Lone Star Theatre Co announces the Spooky-Ooky Autumn Concert-Palooza and Costume Party on Monday October 21st at the West End Lounge. The music extravaganza, directed by Jay Levy with music direction by Karl Hedrick will be a celebration of all things spooky featuring old time favorites, brand new songs, and some of your favorite show tunes.

The fourth annual ALPHABET SOUP STORIES FROM QUEER VOICES opened Friday, April 12, at the Squeezebox Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri to a full house. The short play showcase produced by Whim Productions runs through April 21 at the small intimate theater. The showcase features seven plays all written by members of the LGBTQ community, exploring aspects of the homosexual lifestyle.

The Foundation for New American Musicals invites you to join us on Sunday, October 14 in a beautiful garden setting for a one-time only staged reading event of an exciting and timely new musical, THE MOLLYHOUSE, by Richard Hanson (book and lyrics) and Divya Maus (music).

LeChateau Earl Records releases 'The Three Sides of Damien Sneed: Classical, Jazz and Sanctified Soul.' The three-disc CD features 39 tracks with more than two hours of music. 'The Three Sides of Damien Sneed' is available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and all other digital retail outlets everywhere. This magnum opus showcases the broad musicality of Sneed, whose musical skills and performance credits encompass everything from jazz and show tunes to opera and R&B. The set includes original tunes composed by Sneed as well as his unique arrangements of known works.

Creative Time is proud to announce its first musical release: the house album Bring Down The Walls, a benefit compilation featuring covers of the most enduring house hits. Each track is a collaboration between formerly incarcerated vocalists and cutting-edge electronic musicians. The album is available as a pay-what-you-wish download on Bandcamp, with proceeds going to Critical Resistance, a grassroots organization building an international movement to end the prison industrial complex. May will also mark the start of pre-orders for the limited edition vinyl double LP, coming  out this fall.

Established to perform intimate and unique opera performances, Opera180 is launching its 2018 season with the highly interactive production of Bon Operatit. Performing at the Squeezebox Theatre on April 27-29, this exciting event will consist of three parts including composer Lee Hoiby's Bon Appetit based on Julia Child, a cooking demonstration by a local KC chef, and Jennifer Jolley's Krispy Kremes and Butter Queens inspired by the colorful Paula Deen.

The Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra and I are so pleased to team up with Bainbridge Chorale for performances of Sacred and Profane on April 22 & 23, 2017 at Bainbridge High School in the gymnasium.

Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra (BSO) and Bainbridge Chorale join forces for another extraordinary partnership on April 22 and 23. Together they will perform iconic sacred works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms before turning their attention to Carl Orff's famed Carmina Burana. Led by conductors Wesley Schulz and Michael Austin Miller, this thrilling collaboration features the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra, Bainbridge Chorale, Olympic Girls Choir, Jessica Robins Milanese (soprano), and Paul Karaitis (tenor/baritone). The BSO and the Chorale last collaborated in the spring of 2014 for a production of Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music and Verdi's Requiem.

Donna Drake and a terrific cast tell the story of six men's journey to self-discovery

Newman University in Wichita, Kan., made changes to its production of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, according to an article in the student newspaper The Vantage, due to the 'appropriateness' of some of its content. The show opened on November 20th and ran through the weekend.