Beginning this upcoming January 8 at 8pm/7c, Sunday nights will be more fun than ever with the premiere of “Siempre Niños,” the new TELEMUNDO show hosted by Mario Kreutzberger, Don Francisco, alongside Patricia Manterola and Karim Mendiburu. Viewers will enjoy a spectacular evening for the whole family featuring the world's most talented kids, guest artists, comedy, contests and fun-filled segments in a two-hour format that will transport adults back to their childhood as the young participants take control of the screen.
For four nights only, My Fair Ladies is appearing at The Crazy Coqs and promises an evening filled to the brim with the best songs made famous by Broadway's best divas.
The Israeli Opera will present 'Lucia di Lammermoor' by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Daniele Callegari, directed by Emilio Sagi and performed by international and Israeli soloists, The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion and The Israeli Opera Chorus conducted by Ethan Schmeisser who will also alternate as the opera's conductor.
It's no doubt 2016 was a tough year for most. A U.S. presidential election divided our nation. Military conflicts and financial hardships created pain throughout the world. Many are starting the new year feeling powerless in how to make 2017 better.
With a handful of new pieces set to bow before the Tony Awards deadline in April, BroadwayWorld brings you a look at those plays currently set to bow on the Great White Way this year!
Performances begin tonight, Wednesday, December 28, for the Broadway debut of August Wilson's Jitney, directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson (The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Gem of the Ocean). The limited engagement of August Wilson's Jitney opens Thursday, January 19 at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Scroll down for a portrait of the cast!
For a new opera to have its second major showing less than four months after its premiere is unheard of—but then BREAKING THE WAVES, based on the Lars Von Trier film of the same name, isn't just any opera. This triumph by composer Missy Mazzoli, librettist Royce Vavrek, and direction by James Darrah—with a star-making turn by soprano Kiera Duffy in the central role of Bess—debuted at Opera Philadelphia last September and is having its New York premiere on January 6-9, 2017, over the first weekend of the Prototype Festival at NYU's Skirball Center.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company proudly announces stage director, singer and Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad as the 2017 honoree at the annual Steppenwolf Salutes Women in the Arts fundraising luncheon on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12noon at Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 N Columbus Dr. Ms. Rashad joins Steppenwolf Artistic Director Anna D. Shapiro for a riveting conversation about her multifaceted career and her role as a leader in the field.
It's right around the corner - Make Music New York's sixth annual Make Music Winter takes place on Today, December 21, 2016, the shortest day of the year. These thirteen participatory parades offer New Yorkers a unique opportunity to sing, play, and even dance their way through streets, parks, and other public spaces throughout the city.
The Gold Medalist at the inaugural Parkening International Guitar Competition, Spanish classical guitarist Pablo Sainz Villegas returns to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 2.
Long Beach Opera (LBO) opens its 2017 season on January 22 and 28, 2017 with Henry Purcell's 1692 The Fairy Queen, a re-telling of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The California-based performance troupe Culture Clash and LBO's Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek put their spin on this immortal tale. The Fairy Queen will be performed at the Beverly O'Neill Theater, 300 E. Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach CA. 90802.
Goodman Theatre announces complete casting and creative teams for four Winter/Spring 2017 productions - one world premiere Goodman commission and three Chicago premieres - continuing the 2016/2017 'Essential Goodman' season.
Celebrated singer / actor Domingo Quiñones returns to the stage tonight to star in the hit Off-Broadway musical I Like It Like That, taking over the role of Roberto, originated by Grammy nominee Tito Nieves. Quiñones will team up again with writer/producer David Maldonando who worked together on ¿Quien Mato a Hector Lavoe?. I Like It Like That is written by David Maldonado & Waddys Jaquez and directed by Waddys Jaquez and now run through the end of January, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Quinones in action below!
Gallery Players, Brooklyn's premier Off-Off Broadway Theater has announced a new ticket donation program for the USO. For the duration of A Few Good Men, Gallery Players is donating tickets to both active duty and retired military personnel for all remaining shows. This program gives soldiers and their families visiting New York a chance to see the Aaron Sorkin Classic. It tells the story the gripping story of of subpar Guantanamo Bay marine PFC William Santiago who mysteriously died after his platoon mates Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and PFC Landon Downy give him a "code red."
It's right around the corner - Make Music New York's sixth annual Make Music Winter takes place on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, the shortest day of the year. These thirteen participatory parades offer New Yorkers a unique opportunity to sing, play, and even dance their way through streets, parks, and other public spaces throughout the city.
The cast of TruTV's Impractical Jokers a.k.a. acclaimed comedy troupe The Tenderloins have announced a fall bus tour titled 'Santiago Sent Us.' The bus tour will make a stop at the Fox Theatre today, December 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Led by Founding Producer Kate Loewald, The Play Company (PlayCo) has a unique commitment to premiering work from around the world to advance a dynamic, international experience of contemporary theater in New York. That tradition continues this Spring with the U.S. English language premiere of Guillermo Calderon's Villa (March 1-April 1).
