San Francisco Opera announces updated casting for its 96th Season, which opens Friday, September 7, with the double bill of Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, and two galas, Opera Ball 2018: ¡Viva La Noche! and the BRAVO! CLUB Opening Night Gala. The 2018-19 Season features eight productions that are new to the War Memorial Opera House stage, including a new staging of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca and the West Coast premiere of Jake Heggie's It's a Wonderful Life. Highlights also include Placido Domingo in Concert on October 21 and a roster of returning artists, debuting soloists and conductors.
Some live albums are so good they become the recordings those artists are known for. Frampton Comes Alive and Cheap Trick at Budokan were monster hits and catapulted them to rock superstar status. Cody Diekhoff, too, has big hopes for his first live Chicago Farmer first live album, Quarter Past Tonight, a two-disc set to be independently released Aug. 3. 'Folk superstar would be just fine,' Diekhoff says.
For nearly two decades, Hot Buttered Rum has attracted a truly multi-generational audience across the States with their high energy and fun-loving performances that showcase their stunning instrumental and vocal ingenuity. Hot Buttered Rum is excited to independently release Lonesome Panoramic, their sixth studio album, on July 20, 2018.
Since opening on April 1, 1981, with a kick-off week of concerts that featured Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Willie Nelson, Janie Fricke, and Waylon Jennings, Billy Bob's Texas has been named the Academy of Country Music's “Nightclub of the Year” ten-times. Now, in 2018, the concerts continue in June with performances by many Texas favorites and some of Country music's finest artists.
Producer Richard Mazda [Hair, Chorus Line, Richard Iii] is proud to present Lucille Lortel & Drama Desk Award winning play, The Exonerated by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen. Writer Erik Jensen gave the cast a huge surprise and a big boost when he stopped by The Secret Theatre during a rehearsal, check out the photo below!
Today, one week after the Recording Academy's GRAMMYs on the Hill® Awards and Advocacy Day, music creators are applauding the House of Representatives' passage of the Music Modernization Act (H.R. 5447). Introduced on April 10, 2018, by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the bill quickly gained bipartisan support for the need to update music copyright laws and align legislation with the changes in music consumption, ensuring fair pay for all creators. The historic bill, if passed by the Senate, would be the biggest update to music legislation in 40 years.
Park City Institute presents Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen, in an intimate show on the Main Stage at the George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles Center for the Performing Arts. The performance, part of PCI's 20th Anniversary Season at the Eccles Center, will showcase the two music legends' signature country songs, laced with blues, jazz, gospel and swing.
Hugh Bonneville joins as new host to ring in 2018 for beloved annual PBS broadcast tradition from the heart of Austria. The show premieres Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)
It's time to break out the champagne and let the confetti fly. As 2017 comes to a close, BWW brings you a guide to New Year's Eve coverage airing tonight on TV!
The Park City Institute invites you to Celebrate 20 Years at the Eccles with a chance to win a pair of VIP Tickets to one of the remaining shows in the 2017-18 Main Stage Season. The winner will be chosen on the 20th Anniversary of opening the George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles for the Performing Arts, this coming January.
In a landmark discussion, and her first public ticketed event, Monica Lewinsky will speak at the George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles Center for Performing Arts. The evening is part of the Park City Institute's 20th Anniversary Main Stage Season. Lewinsky, who describes herself as Patient Zero of Internet Shaming, gave a TED Talk on the subject that has been viewed over 11 million times. She will offer insights into navigating the digital age.
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band takes over the Eccles Center Main Stage, for two performances in one day, Wednesday, December 27th, at 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m., part of the Park City Institute's 20th Anniversary Season.
Hugh Bonneville joins as new host to ring in 2018 for beloved annual PBS broadcast tradition from the heart of Austria. The show premieres Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)
Contemporary swing revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, arrives in Park City on December 20. The band will perform as part of the Park City Institute's 20th Anniversary Main Stage Season at the George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles Center.
Come celebrate the release of new music from Stephen Clair and The Pushbacks when Catskill's intimate Bridge Street Theatre hosts an album release show for the band at 7:30pm Today, November 18.
Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) is proud to present An Evening with Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen for one night only on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 8 p.m. The two Texas music legends will take the stage together in Santa Rosa for a down-home acoustic concert event. Tickets range in price from $49 -$69 and will be available for purchase on Friday, November 17, 2017 at 12 p.m. by calling 707.546.3600, online at lutherburbankcenter.org, or at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts ticket office (50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa).
