Hoy es el 25º aniversario del revival de CHICAGO, que convirtió el musical en un icono, incluso más que de la producción estrenada originalmente en 1975 que sólo logró mantenerse en cartel dos años en Broadway.
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Book-It Repertory Theatre presents the second audio drama in its hybrid season, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, available to stream or download beginning November 23.
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Jonas Brothers Family Roast is hosted by Emmy award winning comedian Kenan Thompson. Guests include Pete Davidson, Niall Horan, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, John Legend, Lilly Singh, Jack Whitehall, Blake Shelton, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Danielle Jonas, and Sophie Turner.
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Reflecting its deep commitment and connection to the veteran community, The Atlanta Opera will honor veterans in November with the release of two works centered on Tom Cipullo's Glory Denied, a distinctly American saga about the nation's longest-held prisoner of war, who returns from the jungles of Southeast Asia to a suburban home he barely recognizes.
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Bryce Davis and Cilliers opened their recital program with Richard Strauss' and John Henry Mackay's uplifting 'Heimliche Aufforderung' ('The Secret Invitation'). This joyous, celebratory composition was the composer's gift to his bride on their wedding day. Bryce-Davis sang it with exquisite vocal colors. Next was Robert Schumann 'Die Lotosblume' ('The Lotus Flower') in which the poet Heinrich Heine described the beauty of the love between the flower and the moon. Bryce-Davis showed the lyric tones of her voice as she told of this delicate love.
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There will be fun for all the family when Milkshake! Live returns to Parr Hall next year for a musical spectacular. Milkshake Monkey will be joined by his favourite friends plus two presenters for the all-new kids' show on Sunday, 20 February.
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In January, New Conservatory Theatre Center is thrilled to kick off 2022 with the world premiere of Dipika Guha's stirring story of self-discovery, Getting There.
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92y has announced their upcoming programming featuring Beanie Feldstein, Amy Schumer, Judy Gold and more!
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Abingdon Theatre Company produced the sold-out return of Broadway on the Bowery: Red, Hot & Vaxxed on November 3rd. Artistic Director, Chad Austin directed the event at Duane Park, with music direction by Nick Wilders.
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Popejoy Presents has announced the First National Tour of MEAN GIRLS — the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit film — will be coming to Popejoy Hall from December 7, 2021, to December 12, 2021.
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Fort Worth Opera announced today the starry line-up of internationally renowned artists headlining the company’s second annual celebration of Black History Month, A Night of Black Excellence: Say It Loud - Songs of a Revolution.
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Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company is holding auditions for all student roles for its original smash-hit production of Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Musical at Mall of America's Huntington Bank Rotunda on November 20, 2021 from 9:30am-1pm.
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Mamma Mia is now playing at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts. Performances will run through Sunday, November 21, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.
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This year, Thompson received his first-ever “People’s Choice Awards” nominations and is up for both the 2021 “Comedy TV Star” and “Male TV Star” for his work on “Saturday Night Live.” The 2021 “People’s Choice Awards” will air simultaneously on both NBC and E! Check out the full list of nominations now!
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In October 2001, Mamma Mia! opened on Broadway, just weeks after the horrific events of 9/11, and most pundits had little inkling that the show – a jukebox musical comprised of ABBA hits and the story of a young girl trying to divine the identity of her father from among three of her mother’s suitors some 21 years earlier – would go on to become the ninth longest running musical in the history of the New York theatrical enclave. But Mamma Mia! was exactly what the theater-going public needed in the aftermath of an epoch-shattering and historic event: an enormously entertaining, fast-paced show set to an eminently hummable, danceable score of songs that could whisk them away to another time and place.
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THE CHORAL PROJECT, the award- winning, Silicon Valley-based choir, and SAN JOSÉ CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, will present the return of their annual winter concert celebration, WINTER’S GIFTS: STARS.
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The finale of this year’s bard fest is Elizabeth Rex, a play based on the true story of the execution of the Earl of Essex, the Queen’s lover, for treason. This fictionalized account takes us into a barn holding Shakespeare and his players on the eve of the execution. They receive a visit from the Queen on this pivotal night in her rule.
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Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) will kick-off its 10th anniversary season with two holiday performances in December. Led by Founding Director Susan McMane, YWCP will present its annual Carols by Candlelight, as part of the Old First Concert Series on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 4 p.m. PST. The candle-lit concert will feature the premier ensemble Young Women’s Chorus, performing Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with harpist Chloe Tula, as well as music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Javier Busto, Christine Donkin, Randall Thompson and many contemporary settings of traditional carols. This popular annual concert has become a holiday tradition for many San Franciscans.
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The First National Tour of Mean Girls is coming to Overture Hall from Tuesday, Jan. 11 to Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, as part of the 2021/22 Broadway at Overture season. Single tickets are on sale now.
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Just last night, The Public Theater celebrated the world premiere musical THE VISITOR, with music by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt, lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Brian Yorkey and a book by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Brian Yorkey.
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