The original production of Rent opened over 20 years ago, and skyrocketed its cast to stardom, kickstarting the careers of some of Broadway's now-biggest names. Today we're taking a look at where they are now...
Tonight, FOX will air their third live musical production. Following in the footsteps of Grease and A Christmas Story, the network will be presenting Jonathan Larson's Rent, a rock musical that is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La boheme. The story follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Lights up on Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park as 'Hamilton' creator Lin Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' plays now through Feb. 17.
Recientemente se llevó a cabo la segunda mesa del Coloquio del Taller de Investigación Documental INBAL-UAM, el cual tiene la finalidad de dar a conocer los acervos del Centro de Documentación Literaria Casa Leona Vicario de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL).
Dal 25 gennaio al 3 febbraio e in scena al Teatro Nuovo di Milano Una serata con Will & Grace. La piece, si ispira ai protagonisti di una delle sit-com piu seguite e premiate del mondo.
Cyrus Meher-Homji, General Manager, Classics and Jazz, Universal Music Australia is awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the performing arts, particularly through music. The Order of Australia is the pre-eminent means by which Australia recognises the outstanding and meritorious service of its citizens and announced today as part of the Australia Day 2019 Honours List. The award is approved by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, representative of the Australian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
USA Network has given a series order to “Briarpatch,” according to Variety. The anthology drama series, based on the Ross Thomas book of the same name, will star Rosario Dawson.
La MaMa presents a limited encore engagement of Ping Chong + Company's critically-acclaimed Generation NYZ at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E 4th St) from January 24 through February 3.
A well-deserved congrats are in order for Boca Raton's uber talented Kendra Erika. The multiple Billboard Charting artist has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Dance Charts with her hit single 'Self Control.'
Following a successful Hayes Theatre season in March 2018 Blue Saint Production's IN THE HEIGHTS has returned for an encore season in the Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House.
Definition of Man, which had its world premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June 2017 and recently finished an international tour returns to the LA stage this January. The one-act play had an oversold run during Hollywood Fringe and was nominated for multiple awards including Best World Premiere and won Best of Fringe in Dance & Physical Theatre, the "Ripest Show" sponsored Award from Cherry Poppins, and an Encore Producers Award. At Edinburgh, they enjoyed a successful twenty-one show run that critics called a five-star "unmissable" production (everything- theatre.co.uk) where the "quality of writing, thought and performance going into the show...is a pleasure to see" (thescotsman.com).
YouTube revealed the full list of guest stars for WEIRD CITY, a half-hour sci-fi comedy co-created by Academy Award and Emmy Award winning writer Jordan Peele and Emmy Award nominated writer Charlie Sanders (Key and Peele). The six-episode series will debut exclusively on YouTube Premium on February 13, 2019.
Following the great critical and public success of Tannhauser, Lohengrin, and Tristan and Isolde, Melbourne Opera is once again turning its attention to Wagner's rich repertoire. Opening on 3 February, the company will stage Wagner's first masterpiece The Flying Dutchman (Der Fliegende Hollander).
La MaMa presents a limited encore engagement of Ping Chong + Company's critically-acclaimed Generation NYZ at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E 4th St) from January 24 through February 3.
The San Diego Italian Film Festival (SDIFF) presents a lineup of eclectic films from Italy in its monthly series at La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas, through June 2019.
Broadway's Falsettos and RENT's Tracie Thoms will appear on iHeartRadio/United Broadcasting Network's On the Rocks with Alexander radio show, Tuesday January 8th at 7pmPST/10pmEST for an in-depth chat about her career in stage, TV and film.
Amilcare Ponchielli's opera La Gioconda (no link whatsoever with the painting in the Louvre) is one of those works too rarely represented despite its obvious qualities. Once the most successful opera between Verdi's Aida (1871) and Otello (1887), it is now considered a work stylistically so heterogeneous and both vocally and scenically so demanding that few opera houses try their hand at it. La Monnaie takes on the challenge and invites conductor Paolo Carignani and stage director Olivier Py to revive the whole grand opera behind 'The Dance of the Hours'.
The Steps beyond foundation is dedicated to developing and sustaining dance artists and to the cultivation of the dance community. Specifically, the Foundation is committed to supporting excellence in the field by providing collaborative opportunities among established and emerging artists through community engagement, dance scholarships, performances and special events.
Mandy Gonzalez recently wrapped up her engagement with A Philly POPS Christmas: Spectacular Sounds of the Season! at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The concert ran from December 1 - 22, 2018. She was also the first Latina to be a featured soloist with the Philly POPS.
Broadway powerhouse Mandy Gonzalez has teamed up with UNICEF on Migrants Day. Watch as she performs 'Line In the Sand' from the special album Fandango at the Wall. Click here to purchase today!
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