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Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and HERE have announced programming for the third annual PROTOTYPE: Opera/Theatre/Now festival, running January 7-17, 2015, in New York City.

By this time in the Met's season, audiences can be a little “been there, done that”--but not when it came to Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais, singing the title role in Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY for the first time in New York. They nearly stormed the stage when she came out for her curtain call, and with good reason. She was spectacular.

In celebration of the upcoming release of THE STRING CHEESE INCIDENT's album SONG IN MY HEAD, out April 29

Bainbridge Performing Arts has announced its April 2014 events. Details below!

Bainbridge Performing Arts has announced its April 2014 events. Details below!

Join Maestro Schulz and Friends for an afternoon of beautiful serenades. A chamber orchestra comprising musicians from the BSO will perform Edward Elgar's Serenade for Strings and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. At the end of his life Elgar proclaimed that - of all his music - his Serenade was his favorite. Lithe and gracious, this charming work for strings has become a staple of the string repertory.

London Theatre Workshop will open the doors to a new, fully functional, 65 seat boutique theatre in the heart of Fulham, on 10 March, 2014. The space sits above a completely refurbished Bar and Brasserie, the Eel Brook (formerly the Southern Cross), at 65 New Kings Road, London, SW6 4SG. The theatre's first production will be ORDINARY DAYS. Go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team below!

London Theatre Workshop is delighted to announce that it will be opening the doors to a new, fully functional, 65 seat boutique theatre in the heart of Fulham, on 10 March, 2014.

Today, January 31 and February 1, 2014, Cornish College of the Arts presents the second annual Our Creative Society, a two-day convening that celebrates and illuminates the role that the arts play in the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

Tonight, a crowd of almost 200 theatre professionals, supporters, and members of the media gathered on the stage of the National Theatre to hear the names of the nominees for the 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards.

January 31 and February 1, 2014, Cornish College of the Arts presents the second annual Our Creative Society, a two-day convening that celebrates and illuminates the role that the arts play in the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

In Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre's 'The Republic, or My Dinner with Socrates,' playwright/director Vit Horejs dramatizes the historic role of the renowned philosopher with toga-clad puppets, shadow figures and live music. The play's world premiere will be presented by La Mama E.T.C. in association with GOH Productions from tonight, November 29 to December 15 in its First Floor Theater at 74A East Fourth Street.

The first public reading of an original horror/comedy with music... ACKERMAN & ASSOCIATES Meet DRACULA, a live radio show, is set for tonight, October 27th, 2013 at Pearl Studios.

In Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre's 'The Republic, or My Dinner with Socrates,' playwright/director Vit Horejs dramatizes the historic role of the renowned philosopher with toga-clad puppets, shadow figures and live music. The play's world premiere will be presented by La MaMa E.T.C. in association with GOH Productions from November 29 to December 15 in its First Floor Theater at 74A East Fourth Street.

If Halloween brings to mind thoughts of trick or treating, friendly neighbors distributing candies to lovely children in costume, or crisp autumn leaves crunching beneath your feet on a brisk October night... snap out of it!!!! Bring on the ghosts, ghouls and vampires!!!! And, why not the most notorious vampire of all? Dracula, himself, moves to Hollywood in his quest to conquer the movie business and attract talented, nubile starlets-to-be. Will he succeed? Will he suck blood? Find out for yourself as we bring this tale of horror, passion and show-biz to life with a comedic slant in a live reading performed for radio format.

The Back Porch Players are dedicated to presenting theatrical works that deal with the ideas of identity and social responsibility. They also uphold that the art form of theatre is a powerful teaching tool. They are currently producing Robert Anderson's TEA AND SYMPATHY, which had its Broadway premiere at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on September 30, 1953. In its original Broadway production, it ran for over 700 performances and was adapted for film in 1956. However, the play wasn't given a major New York City revival until 2007, when The Keen Company produced the show at the Clurman Theatre. Even though the play is nearly 60 years old, it remains incredibly relevant and extremely powerful.

The New York Philharmonic will present A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a multidisciplinary, theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka, created by Giants Are Small. Sara Mearns, New York City Ballet principal dancer, will star in the production, which will be conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, directed and designed by Doug Fitch, choreographed by Karole Armitage, and produced by Edouard Getaz - tonight, June 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, June 29 at 8:00 p.m.

The National Theatre has just announced its first subscription series in more than a decade with the announcement of Broadway at the National. Boasting the pre-Broadway world premiere of If/Then, the Washington premiere of American Idiot, and the historic return of the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, the 2013-14 season at The National Theatre includes eight productions, and runs November 2013 through June 2014.

The New York Philharmonic will present A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a multidisciplinary, theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka, created by Giants Are Small. Sara Mearns, New York City Ballet principal dancer, will star in the production, which will be conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert, directed and designed by Doug Fitch, choreographed by Karole Armitage, and produced by Edouard Getaz - Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, June 29 at 8:00 p.m.

According to published reports, Broadway veteran and Tony-winner John Kerr passed away on February 2 at 81.