American Lyric Theater is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP), open to eligible composers, librettists and playwrights.
In his debut performance with the Highland Park Strings, pianist Matthew Hagle will perform Liszt's Piano Concerto, No. 1 in E-Flat Major under the baton of Francesco Milioto at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 22, at Highland Park High School, 433 Vine Ave.
For the first time in New York, the Gilbert and Sullivan community will come together to celebrate the incredible G & S canon of legendary songs and perform a "G & S Sing-Along" on Sunday, May 22nd (5PM) at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2535 Broadway at 95th Street).
Rebecca Stenn Company - Fantasy, Lie, Hubris and Voyeurism - will perform a special New York City engagement May 19-22, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the West End Theatre, 263 West 86th Street (bet Broadway & West End Ave.).
The Story Pirates (Benjamin Salka, CEO; Lee Overtree, Artistic Director), a national arts and literacy organization, will host its Third Annual "After School Special" Fundraiser on Friday, May 20, 2011 at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway).
Cole Escola, acclaimed for his inspired musical performances in Joe's Pub's recurring smash Our Hit Parade and Casserole Live, the live performance component of his hit television series, Jeffery & Cole Casserole, returns to Joe's Pub following eagerly anticipated solo debut there in January. With Cole's broad showmanship and sweetheart charm, his act hearkens back to a time when the great ladies of stage and screen dazzled the crowds in smoky rooms all over town. An exciting bill of standards, showtunes, Motown and original material brought to life by Cole's decidedly fresh perspective and raw energy under the direction of Ben Rimalower (Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches) and featuring a band led by Bistro Award-winner Ray Fellman. Cole Escola premieres at Joe's Pub (425 Lafayette Street) on FRIDAY, MAY 20th at 11:30 PM and FRIDAY, MAY 27th at 11:30 PM.
Gina Gibney, artistic director of Gibney Dance, is pleased to announce the expansion of the Gibney Dance Center (GDC) in the historic performing arts building at 890 Broadway in New York City.
The Story Pirates (Benjamin Salka, CEO; Lee Overtree, Artistic Director), a national arts and literacy organization, will host its Third Annual "After School Special" Fundraiser on Friday, May 20, 2011 at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway).
Rebecca Stenn Company - Fantasy, Lies, Hubris and Voyeurism (note update title 'Lies') - will perform a special New York City engagement May 19-22, 2011 at the West End Theatre, 263 West 86th Street (between Broadway & West End Avenue) 2nd floor (elevator available). The premieres will also feature live music as well as projections.
Two Brooklyn opera companies, AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS (AOP) and OPERA ON TAP (OOT), will present Opera Grows in Brooklyn: Opera of Color, featuring a collection of contemporary opera and song from African Americans, in the next installment of Opera Grows in Brooklyn.
Rebecca Stenn Company - Fantasy, Lies, Hubris and Voyeurism (note update title 'Lies') - will perform a special New York City engagement May 19-22, 2011 at the West End Theatre, 263 West 86th Street (between Broadway & West End Avenue) 2nd floor (elevator available). The premieres will also feature live music as well as projections.
Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director of American Lyric Theater (ALT), has announced that OPERA IN EDEN, an evening of one act operas written by Resident Artists from ALT's Composer Librettist Development Program, will return to the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space on Thursday, June 2nd, 2011, at 7:00 PM.
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Artistic Director of the contemporary chamber ensemble Eastman BroadBand, was recently named a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Music for Comala, a scenic cantata based on Mexican author Juan Rulfo's novel Pedro Páramo.
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Artistic Director of the contemporary chamber ensemble Eastman BroadBand, was recently named a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Music for Comala, a scenic cantata based on Mexican author Juan Rulfo's novel Pedro Páramo.
The Story Pirates (Benjamin Salka, CEO; Lee Overtree, Artistic Director), a national arts and literacy organization, will host its Third Annual "After School Special" Fundraiser on Friday, May 20, 2011 at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway).
This May, Eastman BroadBand, a contemporary chamber ensemble from the Eastman School of Music - one of the nation's premier music institutions, named 'Hottest School for Music' by Newsweek - will return to New York City for back-to-back performances.
Revealing his vision for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for the first time, incoming Artistic Director Robert Battle today announced highlights of the company's 2011/12 performance season, offering a program that extends the vital legacy of Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) in exciting new directions.