Richard Jones News

The Metropolitan Opera announces the return of Engelbert Humperdinck's, Hansel and Gretel, with eight performances during the holiday season. Aleksandra Kurzak and Heidi Stober alternate as Gretel and Kate Lindsey and Alice Coote alternate as Hansel in Richard Jones's spectacular production, which runs from December 16 to January 7 with special weekday matinee performances at family-friendly prices. Conductor Robin Ticciati makes his Metropolitan Opera debut with this production.

The opera based on the life of tabloid queen Anna Nicole Smith opened at Royal Opera House in February, and now the show has just been released on DVD and Bluray.

Multi award-winning Broadway comedy-musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas will receive a major new revival, starring Sarah Lark and directed by Paul Taylor-Mills, at the Union Theatre from Tuesday 18th October to Saturday 12th November. Look below to see the first production photos to be released!

The Metropolitan Opera's 2011-12 season will feature the world's leading singers, conductors, and stage directors in seven new productions, including a world premiere, a Met premiere, and the first complete performances of a new Der Ring des Nibelungen cycle conducted by Music Director James Levine and directed by Robert Lepage.

The Albuquerque Theatre Guild continues its 2011 Tennessee Williams Festival celebrating the 100th birthday of the playwright with a panel discussion, Tennessee Williams Today: The Changing Legacy of a Great American Playwright. At 2 p.m.

Multi award-winning Broadway comedy-musical, The Best?Little Whorehouse in Texas will receive a major new revival, starring Sarah Lark and directed by Paul Taylor-Mills, at the Union Theatre from Tuesday 18th October to Saturday 12th November.

The Albuquerque Theatre Guild continues its 2011 Tennessee Williams Festival celebrating the 100th birthday of the playwright with a panel discussion, Tennessee Williams Today: The Changing Legacy of a Great American Playwright. At 2 p.m.

Government Inspector to play the Young Vic's Main House from 3 June to 9 July 2011

Artistic director Timothy Sheader will direct George and Ira Gershwin's hit musical comedy, Crazy for You as the final show in the 2011 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre from 28 July - 10 September. The creative team from the multi-award winning production of Hello, Dolly! reunite as Stephen Mear choreographs and Peter McKintosh designs. Gareth Valentine returns as the musical director after joining the Open Air Theatre last season for Sondheim's Into the Woods.

The Mighty Boosh's Julian Barratt and Smack the Pony's Doon Mackichan team up for the great Russian comedy Government Inspector.

The Albuquerque Theatre Guild is pleased to announce that it has received two grants to promote its mission of raising public awareness of theatre in the greater Albuquerque area, encouraging the growth of theatre audiences, fostering cooperation and collaboration among the member organizations, and facilitating and assisting the work of individual members involved in all aspects of theatrical production.

You're invited to a 100th birthday bash thrown in honor of Tennessee Williams and hosted by The Albuquerque Theatre Guild! Part of the 2011 Tennessee Williams Festival, the free festivities are open to everyone at the North 4th Theater at VSA New Mexico, 4904 4th St NW, on Sunday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.

You're invited to a 100th birthday bash thrown in honor of Tennessee Williams and hosted by The Albuquerque Theatre Guild! Part of the 2011 Tennessee Williams Festival, the free festivities are open to everyone at the North 4th Theater at VSA New Mexico, 4904 4th St NW, on Sunday, March 20 from 6 to 8 p.m.

It's the opera that everyone on both sides of the Atlantic is talking about and we've got a complete set of photos! A new opera based on the life of tabloid queen Anna Nicole Smith opened at Royal Opera House last Thurday, February 17. Already, the production's six shows, which run through March 4, are comletely sold out. The show, entitled ANNA NICOLE is described on their website as 'a celebrity story of our times that includes extreme language, drug abuse and sexual content,' and imposed a minimum age of 16. This new opera is provocative in its themes, exciting in its bravura style and thrilling with its sheer contemporary nerve,' it added in language normally reserved for reality TV. Anna Nicole Smith's life made the news -- you can bet this world premiere will too.'

A new opera based on the life of tabloid queen Anna Nicole Smith opened at Royal Opera House this Thurday, February 17. Already, the production's six shows, which run through March 4, are comletely sold out. The show, entitled ANNA NICOLE is described on their website as 'a celebrity story of our times that includes extreme language, drug abuse and sexual content,' and imposed a minimum age of 16. This new opera is provocative in its themes, exciting in its bravura style and thrilling with its sheer contemporary nerve,' it added in language normally reserved for reality TV. Anna Nicole Smith's life made the news -- you can bet this world premiere will too.'

A new opera based on the life of tabloid queen Anna Nicole Smith opened at Royal Opera House yesterday,February 17. The show, entitled ANNA NICOLE is described on their website as 'a celebrity story of our times that includes extreme language, drug abuse and sexual content,' and imposed a minimum age of 16. This new opera is provocative in its themes, exciting in its bravura style and thrilling with its sheer contemporary nerve,' it added in language normally reserved for reality TV. Anna Nicole Smith's life made the news -- you can bet this world premiere will too.'