The Hayworth Theater and Fixed Mark Productions are proud to announce the reopening of the critically-acclaimed play Exiles, a world premiere drama written by Carlos Lacamara and directed by David Fofi, for four weeks only beginning Friday, April 9 and running thru Sunday, May 2.
The Hayworth Theater and Fixed Mark Productions are proud to announce the reopening of the critically-acclaimed play Exiles, a world premiere drama written by Carlos Lacamara and directed by David Fofi, for four weeks only beginning Friday, April 9 and running thru Sunday, May 2.
Cygnet Theatre's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens on March 27 at 8PM. The beloved murderous musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, joins the list of other Sondheim works already produced or produced in staged-readings on Cygnet's stages. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Resident Artist James Vasquez, Sweeney Todd runs through April 25th, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.
Repertory Philippines' acclaimed production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' earned five PHILSTAGE Awards Friday night (March 26, 2010) in Manila, Philippines taking home acting honors for its lead cast Audie Gemora (Best Male Lead Performance in a Musical), Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo (Best Female Lead Performance in a Musical), Liesl Batucan (Best Female Featured Performance in a Musical), and Marvin Ong (Best Male Featured Performance in a Musical). 'Sweeney Todd's' musical director Gerard Salonga also won the Best Musical Direction award.
Cygnet Theatre's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opens on March 27 at 8PM. The beloved murderous musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, joins the list of other Sondheim works already produced or produced in staged-readings on Cygnet's stages. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Resident Artist James Vasquez, Sweeney Todd runs through April 25th, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre.
Mexican-born Rolando Villazon returned to the opera stage on March 22 after a long break for surgery and recuperation. The tenor played Nemorino in Donizetti's L'ELISIR D'AMORE (THE ELIXIR OF LOVE) at the Vienne Staatsoper.
Preview performances of Cygnet Theatre's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street begin this Thursday, March 18th at 7:30pm. The beloved murderous musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, joins the list of other Sondheim works already produced or produced in staged-readings on Cygnet's stages. Co-Directed by Cygnet Artistic Director Sean Murray and Resident Artist James Vasquez, Sweeney Todd runs March 18th through April 25th, 2010 at Cygnet's Old Town Theatre. Press Opening is March 27th at 8pm.
The Howard County Arts Council, in its 29th year of service to the public of Howard County, presents the 13th Annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Jim Rouse Theatre at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia.
Paxahau Event Productions announces discounted super early bird weekend passes for the Movement Electronic Music Festival Powered by Ford Fiesta on sale now; and unveils a partial list of the artists scheduled to perform during the festival May 29-31, 2010 at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit.
Puccini's love story La Bohème returns to the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, February 20, with Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and Polish tenor Piotr Becza?a as Puccini's star-crossed lovers, Mimì and Rodolfo.
Ten finalists will compete for a cash prize totaling $5,000 in the Howard County Arts Council's 2010 Rising Star Emerging Performing Artist Award Competition on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the 13th annual Celebration ofthe Arts in Howard County, to be held at the Jim Rouse Theatre in Columbia.
This year's North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival has been 10 years in the making. This nationally renowned festival is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with some substantial growth. The festival runs February 4-27, 2010 and has added two new weeks of sketch comedy performances and film screenings. The festival will be held at six venues throughout the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area. Tickets and a full schedule are available at www.nccomedyarts.com.
February's edition of the St. Petersburg Opera's popular Evening with the Maestro series will examine the "character" roles in opera, such as jailers, servants, and villains. Maestro Mark Sforzini has lined up a number of musical examples, which will be sung by frequent SPO artist Joseph Ryan and by Rolando Sanz. Mr. Ryan, a baritone, was featured as Rapunzel's prince in SPO's Into the Woods and has participated in the Emerging Artist Program. Mr. Sanz was the first place winner in the 2009 Florida Suncoast Opera Guild's Young Professionals competition and has won first place in the Orange County district Metropolitan Opera auditions. A tenor, Mr. Sanz will be making his Carnegie Hall debut on February 9, 2010 and has been garnering rave reviews for his appearances throughout the U.S.
This year's North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival has been 10 years in the making. This nationally renowned festival is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with some substantial growth. The festival runs February 4-27, 2010 and has added two new weeks of sketch comedy performances and film screenings. The festival will be held at six venues throughout the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area. Tickets and a full schedule are available at www.nccomedyarts.com.
February's edition of the St. Petersburg Opera's popular Evening with the Maestro series will examine the "character" roles in opera, such as jailers, servants, and villains. Maestro Mark Sforzini has lined up a number of musical examples, which will be sung by frequent SPO artist Joseph Ryan and by Rolando Sanz. Mr. Ryan, a baritone, was featured as Rapunzel's prince in SPO's Into the Woods and has participated in the Emerging Artist Program. Mr. Sanz was the first place winner in the 2009 Florida Suncoast Opera Guild's Young Professionals competition and has won first place in the Orange County district Metropolitan Opera auditions. A tenor, Mr. Sanz will be making his Carnegie Hall debut on February 9, 2010 and has been garnering rave reviews for his appearances throughout the U.S.
Five incredible Latin Jazz legends will heat up the Blue Note stage at the Winter Latin Jazz Festival from January 19 to 31. The festival will start with jazz flutist Dave Valentin and conga legend Candido from Jan. 19 - 20. Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and his Latin jazz group will finish up the week from Jan. 21 - 24. Argentinian saxophonist Gato Barbieri will play from Jan. 25 - 27, and percussionist Poncho Sanchez will finish up the festival from Jan. 28 - 31.