John Wolf chairs the prestigious Theatre and Dance department at Detroit's Wayne State University, creating well-rounded and meticulously educated students turned theatre professionals. Wolf took a moment to speak with us at BroadwayWorld about the program he oversees and how he encourages the future generations of arts professionals.
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia (COP) continues our Improvisionaries season presenting trailblazing composer and electric violist, Martha Mooke. COP's fifth series program at the Kimmel Center, Mozart, Mooke, and Faure, will feature Mozart's brilliant Symphony No. 38 "Prague." This iconic work received its first performance in Prague during one of Mozart's most successful tours to the city. The "Prague" symphony will share the program with a new commission by Martha Mooke. Mooke's unique style crosses the classical, jazz, and rock genres with a compelling and singular musical voice. In addition to concert appearances worldwide, Mooke's work has been featured in recordings that often defy categorization, including David Bowie's Heathen CD.
Acclaimed Broadway Actress and Grammy Nominee Alexandra Silber has signed on with Deraney Public Relations. 'Alexandra's talents not only as an actor, but as a writer, are simply inspirational,' said CEO Danny Deraney. 'We are honored to have her join our ever growing roster.'
On Monday, April 9 at 7:30 pm at Symphony Space, Victoria Bond's Cutting Edge Concerts New Music Festival, Gramercy Opera, and Quog Music Theater, Inc. present the world premiere staged production of the late Eric Salzman's Big Jim & the Small-time Investors. It's the first event of Cutting Edge Concerts 21st season, which continues with performances by Sybarite5 with shakuhachi player James Nyoraku Schlefer (April 16), Hub New Music (April 23), and Cygnus Ensemble (April 30). Details are below.
Tori Scott returns to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater to let everyone know she still hasn't learned from her mistakes with her new show, Tori Scott Shame Spirals. This Garland for the Grindr era is 'a force to be reckoned with' (Broadway World) and desperate to run away from her problems while celebrating her unconditional love of vodka. Direct from sold out performances in London and aboard the gay cruises of the Caribbean, Tori and her three-piece band will take you on an audacious musical journey of slurred autobiographical stories and songs she stole from other people. You're in for 'an absolute thrill' (Huffington Post).
The American Tap Dance Foundation's TAP CITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TAP FESTIVAL will return for its 18th year from Saturday, July 7 through Friday, July 13 with local and international tap dance artists, master classes, a tap dance boat tour around Manhattan,Tap Dance Awards, Rhythm in Motion Concert Performance and “Tap it Out,” a free outdoor tap dance event in the middle of Times Square. *Lineup below.
New York Opera Alliance (NYOA), a consortium of New York opera companies and producers, presents the third annual New York Opera Fest (nyoperafest.com), a two-month celebration of opera on an unprecedented scale that takes place throughout May and June, with over 20 New York City-based companies large and small, putting on over 30 events in venues around the city, including World Premiere performances of 12 new works.
Acclaimed Chinese dancer/choreographer Nuo An will present Nuo An Spiritual Dance and Arts Foundation's debut performance with her international company of dancers in a new, full-evening work on Friday, May 11 at 8pm at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, in New York City.
The 8th annual Kozlova International Ballet Competition will take place March 26-30 at Symphony Space, NYC. More than 100 dancers from around the world, from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, USA, and Venezuela will gather in NYC to dance for scholarships to international schools, company contracts, and other awards before a distinguished jury led by Andris Liepa, former principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet and guest with ABT, NYCB, and other international companies.
New York City's Drama Desk-nominated Parallel Exit returns to the Voorhees Theatre as part of the New York City College of Technology's Theatreworks Program, to present the world premiere of THE FINAL REEL, from March 22-24, 2018 at 8:00pm each night, with an additional 2:00pm matinee on March 24, at the Voorhees Theatre, 186 Jay Street, Brooklyn. Tickets are $20 general admission ($15 children/student/senior) and are available online at finalreel.brownpapertickets.com.
This winter marks Eastside Westside Music Together's 25th year of making Music Together with families on the Upper East and Upper West Sides in Manhattan. What better way to celebrate this exciting milestone than with a special family concert! Music Together All Jazzed Up! will be held at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street on Sunday, March 18th at 5:30pm. Families with children of all ages are welcome.
Lightwire Theater, finalists on NBC TV's "America's Got Talent" and winners of TruTV's "Fake Off," returns to Symphony Space's 'Just Kidding' series with their nationally touring show. Unique and visually dazzling, DINO-LIGHT is praised for its cutting edge blend of puppetry, technology, and dance, and has dazzled audiences all over the world.
Iconic fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi will host In Your Face-New York, a live performance extravaganza that captures the spirit, energy, music and creativity of New York City on Monday, March 12th at 7:30 PM at Merkin Concert Hall.
BroadwayWorld is sad to report that actor James Colby passed away on February 23rd. He was 56. Colby was most recently seen on Broadway in Lynn Nottage's SWEAT.
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is pleased to announce the 2018 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. The MAC Board of Directors selected the nominees for Show of the Year. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories. The names of the songwriters in the Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories are being withheld during the voting period, but will be announced publicly as soon as the voting period concludes.
On March 14, 15 and 18, 2018, the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra (KCO) and Jody Oberfelder Projects (JOP) present Kurt Weill's Zaubernacht (Magic Night), a dance and chamber music work that will appeal to children and adults alike. For this production, choreographer Jody Oberfelder will create compelling characters based on the dynamic score, and the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra will perform composer Kurt Weill's long-lost orchestrations-the first time the original orchestrations will be heard in New York City since Zaubernacht's American premiere in 1925. A KCO chamber music ensemble will be joined by singer Hai-Ting Chinn, and the intrepid and whimsical veteran JOP members Emily Giovine, Pierre Guilbault, Mary Madsen, Lindsey Mandolini, Ned Malouf (on stilts!), Maya Orchin, Hannah Wendel, Mei Yamanaka, and introducing 11-year-old Lyla Forest Butler! Lighting is by Savannah Bell, video design by Eric Siegel and costumes by Summer Lee Jack.
Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson is an explosive mix of poetry, theatre, and violent and visceral contemporary dance, which poses the question: how do we heal from trauma?
Mare Nostrum Elements, founded and directed by Kevin Albert and Nicola Iervasi, presents, in collaboration with LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, the fifth annual Emerging Choreographer Series (ECS), showing works by nine young dancemakers. The talented choreographers, selected from a group of 79 applicants this year, are indeed fortunate in the many benefits ECS offers.
Iconic fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi will host In Your Face-New York, a live performance extravaganza that captures the spirit, energy, music and creativity of New York City on Monday, March 12th at 7:30 PM at Merkin Concert Hall.
The Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation celebrated its 17th anniversary of its signature branch, the Asase Yaa African American Dance Theater (AYAADT), with an innovative, revitalized dance production at the Peter Norton Symphony Space on Saturday, February 3, 2018 in Manhattan, New York. The full-length performance was preceded by a private VIP reception and pre-show event by Egun Omode. Patrons cheered the non-stop energetic production of the ensemble's 90 minute performance rich with African culture.
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