Solomon News

In conjunction with the Guggenheim's summer exhibitions James Turrell and New Harmony: Abstraction between the Wars, 1919-1939, the museum presents the following public programs.

After 29 years in the Bloomingdale's fashion office serving as Bloomingdale's VP of fashion direction, Stephanie Solomon is retiring.

Leddy Center for the Performing Arts Executive Director Elaine Gatchell is proud to present Damn Yankees, a musical comedy. Directed and Choreographed by Mrs. Gatchell, musically directed by J. Bruce Gatchell, and accompanied by Devereux Geiger, Damn Yankees premiered on Broadway in 1955.

Sergei Tcherepnin's Pied Piper, Part II: Ringing Rocks will be on view at Art Basel, Booth S4 from June 13-16, 2013.

TVGuide reports that Will Arnett has signed on to guest star the upcoming 25th season of FOX's long-running animated sitcom THE SIMPSONS. The episode will air this Fall.

GETAWAY has just released its official trailer and poster art. Scroll down to check them out!

lthough much maligned, the horror remake is not always the worst thing in the world. It seems that remaking the classics of horror has been Hollywood's favorite shortcut for decades, but every now and then, they get it right. Two great examples of this would be John Carpenter's 1982 film, The Thing, and David Cronenberg's 1986 film, The Fly. This month, Brian Solomon of TheVaultofHorror.netpresents BEDLAM AT THE BIJOU: Before They Were Remakes, a screening of the two 1950s originals that inspired those films.

Director Brian Kulick sets Classic Stage Company's interesting and spirited new production of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle during the fall of the Soviet Union, 'when the hammer and sickle were replaced by the Coca-Cola bottle.'  The production's Playbill cover depicts a satisfied looking Christopher Lloyd scribbling over that iconic communist emblem with a piece of chalk.  This is certainly an unusual take for a play that, when it premiered in 1948, was intended to depict the fairness to be found in Soviet leadership.

Planet Connections and DangerLion Productions present Dangersparkle and the Lion in the 2013 Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. Dangersparkle and the Lion is the epic, touching, comic, and way-too personal tale of the history of the human race as seen through the eyes of two hapless immortals, fallen from heaven and doomed to reincarnate together until they can figure out just how to get along.

There's a body in Fader's Bog and no one knows how it got there. Or who put it there. That's the premise of the new golf themed murder mystery 'Death on the 16th Fairway' which premieres June 5-16 at The Media Theatre.

If I were a classical music critic I might describe The Giacomo Variations as an ambitious exploration of common themes expressed in the three operas Mozart composed with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte.

Catch the new episode of Dave's Gone By (#425 - Schlocks & Bonds) - LIVE, this Saturday, 6/1, 10am-1pm(MT) streaming on UNC Radio (www.uncradio.com). Featuring: Rabbi Sol Solomon chats with veteran rocker Gary U.S. Bonds. Plus: Inside Broadway, Saturday Segue (Jersey), Bob Dylan - Sooner & Later (Bonds), and more!

Taking place September 5-22, the 2013 Fringe Festival presented by FringeArts (formerly known as the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe) is bigger and better than ever in its 17th year, with 18 days of both presented and neighborhood performances in cutting-edge theater, dance, music, visual and multidisciplinary arts. This year's lineup of Presented Fringe includes seven international artists, four world premieres and two reimagined productions from previous Fringe Festivals.

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the world premiere of The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin by Steven Levenson, directed by Scott Ellis. The cast will include Christopher Denham as 'James Durnin,' Lisa Emery as 'Karen Brown-Canedy', Sarah Goldberg as 'Katie Nicholson,' David Morse as 'Tom Durnin,' and Rich Sommer as 'Chris Wyatt'.

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) announces its 73rd continuous season of grand opera featuring an innovative new vision with provocative repertoire under the direction of General Director and CEO Susan T. Danis. In addition to a wealth of exciting artists making their debuts with the company, the 2013-2014 season features: the Southeast American premiere of Marvin David Levy's Mourning Becomes Electra followed by Verdi's Nabucco, Puccini's Tosca, and Massenet's Thaïs.

The Seattle Theatre Group (STG), is pleased to announce a new program supported by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Matching Fund, Nights at the Neptune: A People's Theatre Joint. Created to provide access to performance space and professional performance support, Nights at the Neptune features 8 programs that reflect a broad range of interests and artistic expressions. With funding from the Department of Neighborhoods, Nights at the Neptune programs give voice to emerging projects, underserved populations, and encourages exploration of issues that include race and social justice. Using a proposal submission process, the programs were selected by a group of artists, arts managers, and community leaders. Nights at the Neptune is by the people and for the people and features an array of performances ranging from comedy, music, theatre and more. All programs are of the artists design and will be supported with the provision of basic theatre staffing, technical support, marketing and public relations. All programs are open to the public, free of charge.

The Neddy at Cornish is an annual artist award program supported by the Behnke Foundation and housed at Cornish College of the Arts in memory of Robert E. (“Ned”) Behnke and in celebration of his life as an artist. Each year, two $25,000 unrestricted awards are given—one in painting and one in any medium or combination of media grounded in the visual arts—to artists living and working in the greater Puget Sound region.

Taking place September 5-22, the 2013 Fringe Festival presented by FringeArts (formerly known as the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe) is bigger and better than ever in its 17th year, with a brand-new headquarters on the Delaware River Waterfront and 18 days of both presented and neighborhood performances in cutting-edge theater, dance, music, visual and multidisciplinary arts. This year's lineup of Presented Fringe includes seven international artists, four world premieres and two reimagined productions from previous Fringe Festivals.

With modern flair, these lush and lyrical mini-operas take inspiration from Aesop's classic fables of human nature's essential truths and are sure to add a unique presence to this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival. How does a composer begin to develop five mini-operas based on the fables of Aesop?

Hartford Stage's presentation of TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by Darko Tresnjak, is so sumptuous, so pleasing to look at and so cleverly staged that it's possible our appetite for any other setting for William Shakespeare's classic might be slaked.