The George London Foundation for Singers has been honoring, supporting, and presenting the finest young opera singers in the U.S. and Canada since 1971. The foundation and the George London Awards (the prize of the foundation's annual competition) are named for the legendary Canadian-American bass-baritone, one of the greatest opera singers of 20th century, who devoted much of his time and energy in his later years to the support and nurturing of young opera singers.
The little OPERA theatre of ny(LOTNY) presents the New York Premiere of Adrienne Danrich's one-woman show, THIS LITTLE LIGHT of MINE: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price as part of the 3rd Annual New York OperaFest today June 6, 2018 at 7:30pm at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center, 129 W. 67th Street, NYC. Tickets are $20 ($12 for students at the box office) and are available at http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/little-opera-theater-of-ny-this-little-light-of-mine/. Appropriate for all ages.
The Public Theater will begin previews for the New York premiere of FIRE IN DREAMLAND, written by Rinne Groff on Tuesday, June 19. The company is currently hard at work in rehearsals, check out the photos below!
Gianmarco Soresi, the playwright behind 'Less Than 50%' running this summer at 59E59, headlines Stand Up NY for a One-Sided Conversation Friday, June 22nd at 7:30PM.
Lefra Productions, the Producers of the very successful musical, BUDDY - THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY which is playing presently at Emperors Palace's Theatre of Marcellus until 10 June just found out that the company, www.viagogo.co.za is selling fraudulent BUDDY tickets to the public. Frans Swart, Managing Director of Lefra Productions said that only Computicket is permitted to sell BUDDY tickets. Groups can also book at Computicket or at Lefra Productions' Offices directly on (011) 815 3000 or to email to admin@lefra.com
The Young People's Chorus of New York City (YPC) partners with Yale Choral Artists for two concerts in New Haven and New York that explore the theme of citizenship-Saturday, June 16 at 2:00 p.m. at the Yale School of Music's Morse Recital Hall and Monday, June 18 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, respectively.
Joe Lycett, star of Live at the Apollo (BBC One), Taskmaster (Dave) and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (C4), has added even more dates to an already jam packed brand-new UK and Ireland tour, I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett.
Fresh from receiving a well-deserved standing ovation at New York's most respected Apollo Theatre - after a mesmerizing performance of 'I Will Always Love You' on the US hit TV show, Showtime at The Apollo - South African singing sensation Belinda Davids will be jetting home to perform for local audiences in Johannesburg later next month.
Playwright, actor and Bohemia Realty Group Co-founding Principal Sarah Saltzberg and her firm's talented agents-cum-performers will make their debut as the featured musical guest artists at Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions on Thursday, June 7, from 11 p.m. at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, 407 West 42nd Street. Proceeds from a $10 door charge for the 90-minute performance will go to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.
"Packed with young talent…in the risk-taking venture that is summer festival-going, encountering talent you want to see more of is a worthy payoff." - Laura Collins-Hughes,The New York Times
Pittsburgh CLO has amassed an impressive lineup of Broadway stars and Pittsburgh CLO veterans to bring the 2018 Summer Season to life June-August. The organization's core mission to produce shows locally helps to employ artists each year from Pittsburgh and across the country.
BROOKLYN UNITED -- a high-octane, one-of-a-kind drum and dance corps comprised of 33 Brooklyn public school youngsters ages 5 to 17 -- will make its theatrical stage debut with BROOKLYN UNITED LIVE for three performances only June 8, 9 and 10 Off-Broadway at the Tony Award-winning La MaMa theater (66 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan, it has been announced by La MaMa's artistic director Mia Yoo. BROOKLYN UNITED LIVE is co-directed by Tyrone Brown, Renita Leonce, and Dan Safer and choreographed by Dara Adams.
Hit British musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie has already had a dream run, going from Sheffield to the Apollo Theatre in London's West End, and attracting both critical acclaim and numerous awards.
SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO is a one-hour weekly series, featuring Emmy Award-winning personality Steve Harvey as host. Set to debut during the 2017-2018 season, it is a reimagining of the classic talent showcase series. Featured in the series are elements from the Apollo's legendary Amateur Night – the long-running, live talent competition, now in its 82nd year – which provides a platform for up-and-coming artists to perform in front of the toughest audience in the world.
Atlantic recording artist Flo Rida has released the new video for his most recent single, “Sweet Sensation.” The video follows on the heels of additional single, “Dancer” – the video for which already boasts over 5.7 million views. Earlier this spring marked the historic 10th anniversary of Flo Rida's debut album “Mail On Sunday,” which featured smash hit “Low.” Flo reflected on this landmark moment in an in-depth interview with Billboard. To celebrate this milestone, March 26th was “Flo Rida Day” in the rapper's native Miami, FL. “Sweet Sensation” and “Dancer” are the follow up singles to bilingual hit “Hola” featuring Maluma – the video for which has amassed over 115 million views. Flo Rida rounded out an all-star 2017 with an appearance at the 18th annual Latin Grammy Awards as well as a performance of “Hola” during the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Flo Rida also performed “Hola” along with “Low” at his pre-recorded performance on Showtime At the Apollo.
Keith "The Captain" Gamble & the Nu Gypsies will play Wednesday, Blues Night at Club Bonafide, 212 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022, on May 23 at 8:00pm.
In a Britain (*Facebook news feed) that demands a political and social conscience, and with the time ticking down til the loss of his youth (*Young Person's Railcard), professional layabout and trustafarian snowflake Ivo Graham needs to stir himself out of his stupor. Sent by his parents to Eton, the Best Education A Man Can GetTM, he spent the noughties powering his way through his schoolwork on a steam train of diligence and loneliness. But somewhere along the way he got some mates, tried his hand at stand up, stopped reading books, and blinked to find himself in his mid-twenties and suddenly feeling like the least informed guy in the class: that horrible nagging sense that a banging set of exam results count for nothing in the university of life.
With Their Second Place Win at the Legendary Apollo Theater's Ameteur Night and an Enthralling Performance in Center Court of the Walt Whitman Shops This Past Weekend, the Sister-Trio Along with Their Poet/Papper Brother “Too” Are Turning Heads With More Upcoming Live Performances.
SHOWTIME has released the trailer for the new docu-comedy series centered around popular UK comedian Romesh Ranganathan, JUST ANOTHER IMMIGRANT. The 10-episode, half-hour series will air back-to-back episodes on Fridays beginning on June 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
