Executive and Artistic Director, Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director, Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, the witty and heartwarming comedy Beau Jest - subtitled "A comedy about the entire family" - by James Sherman. This production is directed by Oil Lamp Theater veteran Elizabeth Mazur Levin and will be performed from May 23rd through July 7th 2019 at 1723 Glenview Road in Glenview.
The New York Philharmonic will conclude the 2018-19 subscription season with Music of Conscience, May 22-June 8, 2019,three weeks of concerts and events exploring the ways in which composers have used music to respond to the social and political issues of their times. Music Director Jaap van Zweden will conduct all three orchestral programs: the World Premiere of David Lang's opera prisoner of the state, a retelling of Beethoven's Fidelio; John Corigliano's Symphony No. 1, his 'personal response to the AIDS crisis'; and Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony, about his struggles under Stalin, alongside Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, originally dedicated to Napoleon until the composer angrily redacted the inscription.
Today, Lincoln Center announced the 30th season of Midsummer Night Swing, celebrating the rich diversity of New York City with a wide range of sounds and dance styles from Tuesday, June 25, to Saturday, July 13, 2019. Fifteen nights of outdoor dance lessons and performances under the stars-covering genres like swing, rhythm & blues, ballroom, tango, salsa, and forro-bring to life the timeless magic of summer in the city.
Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts (PTPA) recently announced that Michael Rubenstein and Roger Smithhave joined the volunteer board of directors for the not-for-profit, 1100 seat venue that in December celebrated 20 years since the 95-year-old venue was saved from the demolition by the Incorporated Village of Patchogue.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts marks the 60th anniversary of the center's groundbreaking, kicking off the celebration with a free Block Party on Saturday, May 4 from 10:00 am-2:30 pm. With activities for all ages, the event brings together all of the eleven organizations that comprise Lincoln Center-activating the campus with a range of performances, art-making, film screenings, and more.
Musicians from the New York Philharmonic will perform two free side-by-side concerts with students from the Harmony Program, UpBeat NYC, and All-City High School Orchestra and Concert Band in May 2019. The performances are the culmination of the Philharmonic's partnerships this season with institutions committed to providing students from a variety of backgrounds with orchestral training.
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. The winners will receive individual cash prizes of $15,000, while the remaining finalists will receive prizes of $7,500.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced this summer's Mostly Mozart Festival, running from July 10 through August 10, 2019. Harnessing Mozart's innovative spirit as its inspiration, the 2019 festival builds upon the expanded scope established last summer with groundbreaking, international multidisciplinary productions, acclaimed artists of all genres, introductions to emerging creative voices, commissions and premieres, and the presentation of new work and ideas. American Express is the lead sponsor of the Mostly Mozart Festival.
In June 1953 after a brutal trial lasted over two years, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed for allegedly providing the Soviet Union with nuclear weapon designs, espionage, and conspiracy.
Get a preview below of the first London production since 2005 of the multi-award winning play THE RUBENSTEIN KISS by James Phillips.
The American Dance Festival (ADF) today announced the schedule for its 86th season, running June 13-July 20, 2019. The summer includes 38 performances featuring 25 companies and choreographers in 5 different venues. The 2019 season is dedicated to Paul Taylor.
Today, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival announced their public installation program for the 23rd edition of the city-wide event spanning the month of May 2019. Renowned American artist Carrie Mae Weems will create three separate site-specific installations at outdoor venues downtown, representing the first time she has shown her work at this scale in Canada. These installations are presented in conjunction with exhibitions at the CONTACT Gallery and the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.
When you live anywhere that isn't the Westside, going to Santa Monica is a chore; but it was worth the drive Friday night to see City Garage Theatre's production of THE BOURGEOIS GENTLEMAN.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Annenberg Foundation, the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Aspen Institute Arts Program, and Citizen University, presents the 2019 Kennedy Center Arts Summit: The Human Journey: Creating the Story of US. Taking place on Monday, April 29, 2019 at the Kennedy Center, the annual spring convening brings thought leaders from the arts and related fields together for conversation and connection.
Death is mysterious and unexplainable. Yet, throughout time, artists have strived to unravel and explain it in ways that bring comfort to the living. Five artists will share their explorations of life and death through different mediums in It's a Life, a new Gallery exhibit, opening March 9 at 6:30 p.m., at The Braid, Jewish Women's Theatre's (JWT) Performance & Art Space in Santa Monica.
Pergolesi's beloved 1736 Stabat Mater is the musical map of a mother's grief, and it's the centerpiece of a program that will take you from Golgotha to Yad Vashem to the deep South. Come feel the passion of loss and love through the power of music. The women of the OCWC are joined by an outstanding instrumental ensemble for this remarkable and indelible performance.
Rehearsal photos have been released for James Phillips's multi award-winning play, THE RUBENSTEIN KISS, which begins performances at Southwark Playhouse on Thursday 14 March and runs until Saturday 13 April 2019.
The Celebrity Series of Boston presents the 5th annual Stave Sessions, the unique music series showcasing the innovative, the experimental, and the collaborative approaches of emerging artists. The 2019 Stave Sessions take place March 19-23, 2019 at 160 Mass. Ave. in Boston. Doors open at 7pm; concerts begin at 8pm. Each concert features 2 sets with one intermission. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased by calling 617.482.2595 or by visiting www.stavesessions.org.
The McCallum Theatre presents Neil Berg's Fifty Years of Rock and Roll for three performances - Tuesday, March 5, at 8:00pm, and Wednesday, March 6, at 2:00pm and 8:00pm. With a cast consisting of both stars from Broadway's greatest rock musicals, as well as incredible Rock and Roll singers, Neil Berg shares the often-unknown stories from the fifty-year history of the music that changed the world forever. From the progenitors of Rock and Roll in the 1940s, through the glory years of the '50s, '60s, and '70s, up until MTV in the early '80s,
Boundary-breaking Portuguese guitar player Marta Pereira da Costa will be coming to North American stages this March, with a monthlong, five city tour, that includes stops at The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX (Full Tour Dates Below). This tour is a rare opportunity to catch the world's first and, so far, only woman to play the Portuguese guitar professionally.
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