The Metropolitan Opera will open its 131st season on Monday, September 21 with a new production of Verdi's Otello. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met opening night, a staging by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher of the late Verdi masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit. Aleksandrs Antonenko, who has starred as the doomed Otello around the world to acclaim, makes his Met role debut opposite rising Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva in her first-ever performances of Otello's innocent wife Desdemona. Željko Lu?i? adds a new role to his company repertory as the evil Iago, as do Dimitri Pittas as Iago's pawn Cassio and Günther Groissböck as the Venetian ambassador Lodovico. Sher's staging will feature scenic design by acclaimed designer Es Devlin in her Met debut; costume design by six-time Tony Award winner Catherine Zuber; lighting design by two-time Tony winner Donald Holder; and video design by Luke Halls in his Met debut.
(New York, September 8, 2015) — Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that Harold Koda, who has been Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute since 2000, will step down on January 8, 2016. Campbell also announced that Andrew Bolton, currently a Curator in the department, will become Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute upon Mr. Koda's departure.
On October 2, 3, and 4, 2015, The New Yorker will present its sixteenth annual Festival, a three-day celebration that brings to life the magazine's rich reporting and incisive cultural coverage, plus live performances, film previews, and one-of-a-kind excursions throughout New York City. Drawing together an acclaimed and exciting group of writers, artists, and thinkers from a range of fields-including film, music, television, politics, architecture, science, food, and literature-the Festival is New York City's foremost cultural event of the season.
'The Irving Berlin Ragtime Revue' is being released on September 15th. The show, which drew packed houses throughout its limited engagement at the 13th Street Theater, features 44 of the songs that helped make Irving Berlin the most successful songwriter in history. Some members of Deffaa's cast will perform at Birdland to help launch the new CD, which will be available via Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, iTunes, etc.
Cassidy Janson will join the West End production of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical to play the title role from30 November 2015. Also joining the cast will be Diane Keen as Genie Klein, King's mother.
Store away the sunnies and flip flops but don't cross Morgan's Pier off the list just yet - the restaurant announced today plans to extend the season, transforming into Fall Fest at Morgan's Pier opening Wednesday, September 23 and closing with a Halloween bash on Saturday, October 31. In addition to the fall menu by Chef Nicholas Elmi, specialty beers, weekly events and no cover, the venue will be prepared for the autumn elements with weather-adjustable tents and outdoor heat lamps.
X FACTOR winner JOE MCELDERRY gets set to put on a dazzling coat of many colours as he steps in the title role of the UK's longest running musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT.
Discovering Magenta, a new musical, makes its New York City debut tonight at the Hudson Guild Theater as part of the Thespis Theatre Festival. The psychological musical has book and lyrics by James C. Kaufman and music by Michael Bitterman. The show is directed by Valeria Cossu.
The White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPAC) is proud to announce an exciting Fall Season. All performances are at the White Plains theatre, located on the third level of City Center off Mamaroneck Avenue and Main Street in downtown White Plains.
Members of the 'Pro99' movement of Actors' Equity Association have issued an open letter to AEA's newly elected president, Kate Shindle, in response to her victory and to her inaugural address as president of the national union for actors and stage managers. The open letter is signed by over 400 Equity members (listed below), including such notable names as Ed Asner, Francis Fisher, Sally Kirkland and Alfred Molina. The 'Pro99' movement formed in late 2014 in opposition to AEA's rollout of a new plan that will effectively force 'intimate theaters' in Los Angeles to pay Equity actors minimum wage, go 'non-union' or even close - despite an overwhelming vote against the plan by 66% of the Los Angeles membership on an advisory referendum. 'Pro99' members around the nation, who take their name from the current AEA '99 Seat Plan' that allows members to volunteer in smaller venues, oppose AEA's new promulgated plan. They are requesting that Equity leadership put a moratorium on the plan until local members' voices can be heard, and that the union work with its members to develop an alternative plan that will more realistically address the needs of the Los Angeles theater community.
Celebrate the official kick-off to the vibrant Seattle Dance Season. The Fall Kick-Off + BIG BANG! is one of Velocity's most high-energy weekends of dance and performance. Each night brings together some of Seattle's most gifted and charismatic artists to celebrate the talent and innovation of the Pacific Northwest's contemporary dance scene. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, re-live the best performance moments of 2015 and preview what's to come in 2016 in the PNW Dance Platform! And, back by popular demand, Sunday's BIG BANG! has Velocity bursting at the seams with an explosive party of performance happenings - dance, theater, sound, new media, installations + MORE!
Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage welcomes venerated Jazz pianist/singer Betty Bryant in 'Cool Miss B is Back!' Bryant, affectionately known as Cool Miss B, was recently honored as a Living Legend of Jazz by the Living Legend Foundation, which honors the finest established jazz artists.
The CBS Television Network, home of Super Bowl 50, begins its 56th year of broadcasting the NFL with Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson leading THE NFL ON CBS into the Network's historic 2015 NFL season
Following the successful launch of the Skinnygirl Sparklers line, Bethenny Frankel and AriZona Beverages is partnering with 16 Handles to create a limited edition Skinnygirl Sorbet.
The Carole King Musical continues the 2015-2016 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin Season on November 18-29, 2015, at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Minneapolis. Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing announce that the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway hit Beautiful, about the early life and career of Carole King, the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter, is making its Minnesota premiere. Single tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today, August 21 and can be purchased in person (no service fees) at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis), online at HennepinTheatreTrust.org, by calling 1.800.982.2787 or visiting a Ticketmaster Center.
Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage welcomes venerated Jazz pianist/singer Betty Bryant in 'Cool Miss B is Back!' Bryant, affectionately known as Cool Miss B, was recently honored as a Living Legend of Jazz by the Living Legend Foundation, which honors the finest established jazz artists.
The Canada Water Culture Space autumn 2015 programme features an exciting mix of comedy, contemporary theatre, dance and music - programmed by the Albany in partnership with Southwark Council.
Highlights include contemporary theatre from Pilot Theatre with Outsiders - an adaptation of Camus' classic L'etranger - and 154 Collective's chilling and atmospheric Under the Bed. Jay Phelps and an all-star band in Projections of: Miles and sharp folk-rock from The Rails.
The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) Chief Executive Officer Marci Glazer announced the outstanding thinkers, writers and entertainers that will comprise the diverse lineup for the 2015-16 Arts & Ideas season.
