American Opera Project to Stage LETTERS AND THE LOST VOICES OF WOMEN IN WORLD WAR I
by Marissa Tomeo
- Mar 4, 2022
On Monday, March 21st at 7pm CT / 8pm ET, The American Opera Project (AOP) and The National WWI Museum and Memorial will give voice to the women of WWI and explore their (many times overlooked) contributions and cultural representations during a free, livestreamed presentation. The event will feature readings of newly transcribed letters from the National WWI Museum and Memorial's archives, selections from the AOP-developed opera Letters That You Will Not Get: Women’s Voices from the Great War by composer Kirsten Volness and co-librettists Susan Werbe and Kate Holland, as well as a keynote talk by Jennifer Orth-Veillon, author, scholar and curator of the WWrite Blog. The event, produced by Emitha LLC, will be moderated by award-winning journalist Kelly Kennedy, Managing Editor for The War Horse and U.S. Army veteran.
Anchorage Symphony to Present VIRTUOSITY Concert This Month
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 18, 2022
On Saturday, February 26th (7:30 pm), the Anchorage Symphony takes the stage for their fourth classic concert of the season, Virtuosity. This evening of musical mastery and artistic performances includes Rossini's comedic overture from The Thieving Magpie, Billy Child's new Violin Concerto No. 2 featuring powerhouse violinist Rachel Barton Pine, and Beethoven's lively Symphony No. 2.
Sydney Theatre Company Launches Act 2 Of 2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 17, 2022
Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 2 of its 2022 season, nine shows to round out the year from May to December which he says are “the result of the perseverance and boundless dreaming our artists and creative teams have done during successive lockdowns”.
STC Launches Act 2 Of 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 17, 2022
Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 2 of their 2022 season, nine shows to round out the year from May to December which he says are “the result of the perseverance and boundless dreaming our artists and creative teams have done during successive lockdowns”.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Bio Play WHEN THERE ARE NINE Will Open in February at Pride Arts Center
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 29, 2021
Casting has been announced for PrideArts’ production of WHEN THERE ARE NINE. This world premiere by American writer Sally Deering is a dream play in which the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recalls the personal relationships and professional challenges she made on her life’s journey as a feminist, lawyer, and Supreme Court Justice, as she struggles to understand her legacy before it’s too late.
BWW Interview: Tovah Feldshuh Talks Starring in BECOMING DR. RUTH Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 4, 2021
Six-time Tony- and Emmy-nominated Tovah Feldshuh's remarkable resume reads like a who's who of history's most iconic Jewish women- Golda Meir, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and now Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Tovah is now bringing her tour-de-force performance as the famed sex therapist in Mark St. Germain's 'Becoming Dr. Ruth' Off-Broadway.
Opera In The Heights to Presents IL TROVATORE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 5, 2021
Opera in the Heights, after a year and a half of alternative programming online and outdoors, has announced its return to fully-staged productions in its home venue, Lambert Hall. Headlining the season will be original productions of Verdi's Il Trovatore (November 13, 14, 19, 21, 2021) and Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin (April 2, 3, 8, 10, 2022).
COME HOME: A CELEBRATION OF RETURN to be Performed Next Month
by Gigi Gervais
- Oct 30, 2021
The Kennedy Center will present the Washington National Opera musical event, Come Home: A Celebration of Return. The event will feature the musical stylings of Pretty Yende, Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, Alexandria Shiner, David Butt Philip, Christian Van Horn, and more.
BWW Review: SISTERS IN LAW at Theatre Or
by Jon Bee
- Oct 13, 2021
History has its eyes on you - or at least according to Alexander Hamilton. American Political History has never been more important in today’s society than in the moments we collectively take together. Relationships and bonds between our friends and neighbors, or perhaps lack there of, is highlighted in our daily news. Sometimes, it is essential to not look at what is happening, but instead look back at what happened. In his first work by playwright Jonathan Shapiro, this ideal takes shape in the form of Sisters in Law, the newest show for Theatre Or.
Wallis Artistic Director Paul Crewes To Step Down, Transition To Artistic Advisor
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 22, 2021
Pioneering arts leader Paul Crewes, who has served since 2015 as the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' first Artistic Director, steps down from his position at the end of this year and transitions to a new role as Artistic Advisor for the balance of The Wallis' 2021-2022 Season, it was announced by Michael Nemeroff, Chairman of the Board.
NSKIP to Present STATUEFEST
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 2, 2021
NSKIP will present StatueFest On Stage, live performances of theatrical monologues celebrating statue-worthy New York women at PRTTheatre (Puerto Rican Traveling Theater), 304 W. 47th St. at Eighth Ave. in Manhattan in two separate programs on September 30 and October 1, both at 7 pm.
Single Tickets On Sale Tomorrow for Arizona Theatre Company's 54th Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 30, 2021
Arizona audiences will be the first to see Justice, a musical written by Lauren Gunderson specifically to premiere at ATC. The epic three-person musical explores the relationship between Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and already, theaters nationwide are lining up to produce it.
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