Ricky Ian Gordon News

John Burns Returns to the Duplex Cabaret Theatre

by Sarah Hookey — May 14, 2019

NYC actor/writer John Burns will premiere his new show John Burns is a Sexy Beast at historic Duplex Cabaret Theatre for three performances in June 2019 in honor of WorldPride & Stonewall 50.

LA Opera Announces 2019/20 Members Of Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

by A.A. Cristi — May 8, 2019

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Unveils 2019-2020 'Season Of Spiritual Resistance'

by A.A. Cristi — May 1, 2019

On the heels of its spectacular, sold-out run of the Yiddish presentation of Fiddler on The Roof, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) has announced the 2019-2020 season.

Exclusive Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Marc Kudisch

by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine — April 15, 2019

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway alum Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her new show Little Known Facts.

#HealMeToo Festival Presents: GUTLESS & GRATEFUL This Saturday

by Stephi Wild — April 10, 2019

Following sold-out runs at theatres nationwide and headlining international conferences, award-winning actress and playwright Amy Oestreicher brings her hit one-woman musical to the #HealMeToo Festival, as seen on NBC's Today, CBS, Huffington Post, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, TEDx, and more.

New Amsterdam Singers Performs TANGO MASS: May 16, 19

by A.A. Cristi — April 3, 2019

For its final concerts of the 2018-2019 season, New Amsterdam Singers, led by Music Director Clara Longstreth, will present music with roots in Argentina and Spain, featuring Misa a Buenos Aires/Misatango for chorus, strings, bandoneon, and piano by Argentine-born Martín Palmeri; two works by Astor

NY City Opera to Feature Rotating Cast in AS ONE

by Julie Musbach — March 28, 2019

New York City Opera has announced that Blythe Gaissert & Michael Kelly and Briana Elyse Hunter & Jorell Williams will comprise the rotating casts of its upcoming production of AS ONE.

BWW Interview: Composer Iain Bell and Librettist Mark Campbell - A Match Made at STONEWALL (and City Opera)

by Richard Sasanow — March 26, 2019

Was the pairing of Iain Bell and Mark Campbell--respectively, composer and librettist of New York City Opera's (NYCO) world premiere STONEWALL--'love at first sight”? I asked them.

Nine Opera Singers Advance To Final Round Of 2019 Met National Council Auditions

by Julie Musbach — March 25, 2019

Following yesterday's highly competitive semifinal competition, nine singers will advance to the final phase of the 65th annual Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, America's largest vocal competition.

Brooklyn's AOP To Select Composers, Librettists For Two Years Of Free Training In The Fundamentals Of Opera

by A.A. Cristi — March 21, 2019

American Opera Projects (AOP) announces the return of its popular Composers & the Voice program for its 2019-21 seasons.

Full Cast And Creative Team Announced For JUBILEE At Arena Stage

by A.A. Cristi — March 20, 2019

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company for the world premiere of Tazewell Thompson's inspirational a cappella music infused play, Jubilee.

SWEAT Opens Tonight At Goodman Theatre

by A.A. Cristi — March 18, 2019

Powerful drama: still made in America.

On Site Opera to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

by Julie Musbach — March 11, 2019

National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment's first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2019.

Dessoff Choirs Continues Walt Whitman Dedication With 3/9 Concert

by BWW News Desk — March 9, 2019

Hailed as "one of the great amateur choruses of our time (New York Today) for its "full-bodied sound and suppleness (The New York Times)," The Dessoff Choirs continues its 94th season with Whitman and the Civil War: a spring concert inspired by the American poet and journalist Walt Whitman (1819-189

Cheryl Strayed, Hannah Gadsby Among Ucross 2019 Spring Artists In Residence

by Julie Musbach — March 6, 2019

Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts, today announced the recipients of its Spring 2019 fellowships.

BWW Interview: Frederica Von Stade of at San Diego Opera

by Ron Bierman — March 5, 2019

The famous mezzo soprano Fredericka von Stade is in San Diego this week rehearsing Three Decembers, one of several works written with her in mind by her close friend Jake Heggie.

Composer Ricky Ian Gordon To Receive P.R.I.D.E. Performing Arts Award

by A.A. Cristi — February 27, 2019

The Playthings Theatre, an LGBTQ+ Company in New York City, will be performing its gala concert PlayFresh on Monday, March 11th at 7:00pm.

Penguin Rep's Production AFTER By Michael McKeever Opens Off Broadway March 12

by A.A. Cristi — February 26, 2019

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to add the NYC premiere of AFTER, written by Michael McKeever and directed by Joe Brancato, to the Winter 2018 Season.

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS LIVE Podcast Series Returns to Atlantic Theater Company This Spring

by A.A. Cristi — February 12, 2019

Atlantic Theater Company is proud to announce that Little Known Facts at Atlantic, a live podcast hosted by Ilana Levine, will be returning as a full series this spring.