'Tis the season for The Illusionists – Magic Of The Holidays, an all-new installment of the world-famous, blockbuster touring magic spectacular The Illusionists, from Producers Simon Painter, Cirque du Soleil, and MagicSpace Entertainment.
During the pandemic, arts organizations did the difficult pivot from their usual staged, in-person productions to online offerings innumerable times – but how many times have they spun the opposite way? Ballet Co.Laboratory, whose mission pushes the envelope of the classical art form, takes their original sparkling holiday production The Snow Queen from screen to stage this winter.
The Whale Theater, in association with Tectonic Theater Project (Moisés Kaufman, Artistic Director; Matt Joslyn, Executive Director) will present Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory at Hudson New York's Park Theater (723 Warren Street) Thursday, December 1 - Sunday, December 18, 2022.
On Tuesday evening a packed house at Carol Morsani Hall at Tampa, Florida's Straz Center for the Performing Arts sat waiting in anticipation for the Broadway Season Opener SIX to begin. I myself have stayed relatively neutral to the show, and going in blind only hearing one or two songs, I was eagerly awaiting the performance.
As the curtain speech began anticipation grew stronger, and it was announced,' the show would begin in just under SIX minutes.'
With book, music, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SIX is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII. The show is performed in a pop concert style, with each performer singing about her time with Henry and battling it out to see who suffered more, and can become the lead singer of the group. Therefore not making the plot overly complicated, SIX is a high-energy spectacle that is a good time from start to finish.
ArtsBridge Foundation is continuing its 2022-23 arts education series with two dance-centric masterclasses presented by a longtime Broadway professional.Actress and choreographer Gabriela Garcia will lead both masterclasses on Nov. 12.
It’s never too early to get into the holiday spirit, and alternative rock band American Authors are here to help get those sleigh bells ringing. The band has released a brand new song titled “Christmas Karaoke”, which celebrates holiday traditions and invokes the spirit of the season.
The Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre (PBDT) of Los Angeles is back presenting their “Joys of the Season” show at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts' Smothers Theatre on the Malibu campus of Pepperdine University on December 10th and 11th, with doors opening at 7:30 pm and show at 8:00 pm.
Usher in the season with the holiday hit It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Hartford Stage, starting performances November 25. In this stage adaptation directed by Zoë Golub-Sass, Connecticut playwright Joe Landry has refashioned the 1946 Jimmy Stewart movie into a play reminiscent of the Golden Age of Radio.Originally co-directed by Melia Bensussen and Rachel Alderman, the staging, complete with a Foley sound effects artists and period commercials, is certain to charm and entertain.
The Charlotte Symphony's 2022 holiday season presents beloved annual traditions, seasonal hallmarks, electrifying new performances, and a family friendly Christmas movie with its unforgettable score performed live to the complete film.
The heartwarming holiday musical, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, is set to play the Brown Theatre (315 West Broadway) Saturday, November 26, 2022 as part of a 26-city national touring production. Members of the original Million Dollar Quartet team, Tony-nominated book writer Colin Escott and original orchestrator Chuck Mead, reunite with director Scott Weinstein for this new musical holiday celebration.
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Emmanuel Pahud, flute & Alessio Bax, piano, play Beethoven, Franck, and more, on November 15, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.
History’s most famous fairytale will make its Musical Theatre West debut with a magical modern twist this December! Long Beach’s premier theater company is excited to announce its final show of the season, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, will premiere for select nights December 2 - 18, 2022.
Drama Desk and Drama League nominee Sierra Boggess will lead the cast of “The Secret Garden,” as Lily, Mary's aunt and Archibald Craven's wife, which will play at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre February 19 through March 26, 2023.
Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and composer Ingrid Michaelson will ring in the holidays with The New York Pops—led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke—in two different seasonal-inspired programs in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Penfold Theatre Company has announced the cast and creatives for A Christmas Carol Classic Radiocast running December 8–17, 2022 at the Old Settlers Association of Williamson County and three performances only at the historic Driskill Hotel on December 22–23, 2022 as part of the Great Plays in Great Places series.
Backstreet Boys continue to gift fans this holiday season beyond the release of their first ever Christmas album and a music video. Next month, the Boys will bring the album to life in their very own Christmas special, “A Very Backstreet Holiday' on ABC. “A Very Backstreet Holiday” will feature performances of various songs from the new album.