General Director Ken McConnell and Artistic Director Tobias Picker today announced Tulsa Opera's 72nd season comprising classics such as Bizet's Carmen and Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and a new production of Mr. Picker's 1996 opera Emmeline, to be performed in Oklahoma for the first time, and led by Mr. Picker in his opera-conducting debut.
In addition to performing masterworks from past centuries at major halls and with leading ensembles worldwide, pianist Kirill Gerstein has a deep interest in the music of our time, including that of composer Thomas Ad s, with whom he has formed a close artistic relationship and performs together twice next month at Carnegie Hall. On Wednesday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m., Mr. Gerstein gives the New York premiere of a new piano concerto composed for him by Mr. Ad s on commission from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which performs the work under the baton of the composer, who is the BSO's Artistic Partner. The concerto is the second work on the program, which opens with Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (orchestral version) and closes with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.
Los Altos Youth Theatre presents West Coast Premiere of The Witches LOS ALTOS, February 15, 2019 - Los Altos Youth Theatre proudly presents the West Coast Premiere of Roald Dahl's classic story The Witches as its Winter 2019 production.
The New American Voices Play Reading Series is a national playwriting contest that annually showcases four top plays by American playwrights. The winning plays are selected from blind reads of hundreds of submissions by emerging author from across the country. This year the weekend festival event will be held March 15-17 at Stages Repertory Theatre.
Dopo il successo del 2003 torna al Teatro Nuovo di Milano Il Violinista sul tetto la commedia musicale tratta da un racconto di Sholem Aleichem, uno dei capolavori assoluti del teatro musicale americano. Il suo carattere di intensa e profonda umanita unitamente alle radici culturali della storia e delle musiche hanno fatto di questo spettacolo un evento tra i piu rivoluzionari nel panorama teatrale degli anni sessanta, contribuendo ad aprire insieme a West Side Story, una nuova era per il musical di Broadway.
The Sierra Stages 2019 season opens with the hilariously twisted black comedy "Hand to God" by Robert Askins, playing for three weekends only from February 28 - March 16 at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City.
Trinity Rep continues its dedication to bringing new works to the stage with this world premiere from one of the most popular up-and-coming playwrights in the country, Lauren Yee.
Felix LA is proud to announce the on-site projects for its inaugural art fair from February 14-17, 2019. The site-specific projects will be installed within the suites, bungalows, and lobbies of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, which will host over 40 forward-thinking exhibitors from across the globe, including galleries located in Europe, North America, China, South Africa and Australia.
TEVYE SERVED RAW made its New York premiere in 2018 to unanimous rave reviews ("Hilarious" - Jewish Standard; "Incredibly moving" - Tablet; "Brilliantly directed" - Forward) and, by popular demand, returned this year to its home at The Playroom Theater, 151 West 46 Street (just east of Seventh Ave.) There are only two more performances before the strictly limited engagement concludes tonight.
Felix LA - the new contemporary art fair taking the fair format back to its organic, experimental roots - is pleased to present a series of performances, film screenings, and talks during Felix LA, this February 14-17. Felix LA's VIP Preview will be held from 2-6PM on Thursday, February 14th. The fair's public opening will immediately follow, commencing at 6PM.
Amidst a setting of ancient times, Nabucco-king of Babylon-conquers the Hebrews, destroys their holy temple of Solomon and takes them into captivity. Meanwhile, his daughters Fenena and Abigaille both yearn for the forbidden affection of the Israelite Ismael. Her love unrequited, Abigaille is obsessed with vengeance. In the ultimate act of hubris, Nabucco declares that he is God and is struck mad by a thunderbolt. Will he regain his reason, repent, and return the Jews to their homeland?
Arthur Miller is certainly popular this season, with The Price currently at the Wyndham's Theatre, The American Clock and All My Sons both at the Old Vic in the next few weeks, and Death of a Salesman due to open in May at the Young Vic. Miller productions are all the rage in London right now!
Today Music Director Elisa Citterio unveiled Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra's 2019/20 season, which highlights the freshness and vigour at the heart of everything Tafelmusik undertakes. Old meets new in unprecedented ways, including Tafelmusik's first-ever foray into the music of the late Romantic composer Tchaikovsky, a new multimedia program by Alison Mackay, the return of Vesuvius Ensemble, six world premieres by living composers, and Tafelmusik premieres of Lotti's Missa Sapientiae and of Citterio's own orchestral arrangement of Bach's Goldberg Variations. Citterio's debut Tafelmusik recording, Vivaldi con amore, will be released in September 2019, and a live recording of A Handel Celebration takes place at Koerner Hall in May 2020. In November 2019 Tafelmusik returns to Europe for the first time in a decade, with soprano Karina Gauvin, and the critically acclaimed Safe Haven multimedia program will travel across Ontario in 2020.
Today's subject, Kevin McAllister, always has dynamic stage presence no matter the production. Currently he is living his theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre singing the Ken Page track in Ain't Misbehavin'. The production runs through March 10th in Signature Theatre's MAX space.
Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group opens its 20th-Anniversary Season with Tony Kushner's modern classic ANGELS IN AMERICA: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES, part one of the two-part play cycle.
The International Center of Photography (ICP), the world's leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture, today announced the 2019 honorees of its annual Infinity Awards, the leading honor for excellence in the field. The 35th annual ICP Infinity Awards will be held on the evening of Tuesday, April 2 at Ziegfeld Ballroom (141 West 54th Street, New York City). The event is ICP's largest fundraiser and benefits its education and exhibition programs.
Academy Award Nominee CHAZZ PALMINTERI creator of the hit theatrical franchise A BRONX TALE (Movie, solo show and Broadway Musical) has come on board to direct Peter Fogel's hilarious multi-media solo show, 'Til Death Do Us Part... You First!' True Confessions about Marriage, Sex, & other things that end prematurely.
Music's Biggest Night - the GRAMMYs - is here! Live from STAPLES Center, and hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
After five SOLD OUR performances in South Florida Actor/Comedian and National Headliner Peter Fogel is bringing his critically acclaimed hysterical multi-media solo show 'Til Death Do Us Part... You First! True Confessions About Marriage, Sex, & other things that end prematurely to Orange County Florida.