Goodman Theatre has announced Heather Headley, Tony Award-winning Broadway actor and Grammy Award-winning singer, will headline the “Together Center Stage” virtual 2021 gala fundraiser. Among the many accolades in her career, Headley is known for her acclaimed performance in the Elton John-Tim Rice musical Aida.
Opera Memphis has announced performances of In Real Life, a collection of operatic monologues for soprano, baritone, and chamber ensemble by composer Robert Paterson and librettist David Cote. Performances will be held on Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22 at the Clark Opera Memphis Center (6745 Wolf River Blvd) at 8pm.
Today Steppenwolf Theatre Company shared that Anna D. Shapiro, who has served as Artistic Director since 2015, will step down from this role when her contract expires in August 2021.
SP Releasing has acquired domestic rights to Andy Stapp's directorial debut ‘DESTINATION MARFA’ starring Tony Todd & Stelio Savante. Destination Marfa follows four friends who decide to veer off the road and venture into a small West Texas town known as Marfa, where they encounter mysterious lights as the line between reality and fantasy blurs.
American Conservatory Theater Director of the Master of Fine Arts program Danyon Davis announced today that honorary Master of Fine Arts degrees will be conferred upon actress, director, and playwright Seret Scott and sound designer and composer Jake Rodriguez.
San Jose CA's Roman Lions includes former members of A Perfect Kiss, I Am Empire, and Octaves. The band will soon be releasing the follow up to 2018's Absolutes, and today, they are unveiling the new single, 'Small Moments,' which was recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Jeff Rosenstock, etc).
Golden Thread has announced that Sahar Assaf is the new Artistic Director. Following a global search, Sahar has relocated from Lebanon to San Francisco to helm the now 25 year old production company beginning May 3rd, following the stepping down of founding Artistic Director Torange Yeghiazarian.
New Dance Alliance has announced the lineup for the 35th anniversary of the Performance Mix Festival. This four-day festival brings together more than 20 artists with diverse approaches to performance, inviting audiences to engage with the unexpected and to experience some of the newest voices in experimental dance.
Today Steppenwolf Theatre Company unveiled its path to welcoming audiences back to the theater—and not the same one they left but a stunning new 50,000 sq. ft. theater building and education center on Halsted Street.
Artistic Director Tamara Harvey and Executive Director Liam Evans-Ford today announce the reopening of Theatr Clwyd, and the programming of four world première productions as part of Theatr Clwyd's 2021 season.
The Broad Stage presents two United States poet laureates, both Pulitzer Prize winners, in Rita Dove and Tracy K. Smith: Poetry at the Crossroads, on Thursday, May 20 at 6pm PT, presented in partnership with esteemed Los Angeles based publisher Red Hen Press.
Britt Stewart, best known as the first Black female pro on “Dancing With the Stars,” has announced a new non-profit organization benefiting dancers who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
While Disney's Frozen, which was previously announced as part of Broadway In Detroit's 2021-22 season, will be scheduled for a future Detroit engagement, Broadway In Detroit has announced that Disney's The Lion King will return to The Detroit Opera House in early 2022. Performance dates and times will be announced at a future date.
MetropolitanZoom presents SUPERSIZED COMEDY in a live premium virtual venue experience, with full service, including pre-show entertainment and meet and greet at the end of the show.
Production Designer Nelson Coates has been reelected to a second three-year term as President of the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800). Art Director/Set Designer Jim Wallis returns as Vice President and Art Director/Set Designer Judy Cosgrove as Guild Secretary. Set Designer Rick Nichol was newly elected as the Guild's Treasurer.
NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY has announced The Bridge Virtual Dance classes 26-30, 2021. Programming features Monday Seyong Kim (Ballet), Tuesday Yuka Notsuka, (Kinetic Spiral) at 11am, Wednesday Nai-Ni Chen (Kinetic Spiral) at 11am and more.