Verona News

Pushcart Players, the Verona, New Jersey based professional theatre company for young audiences, has announced an exciting new season of theatre productions and arts in education programs for schools, performing arts centers and community centers throughout New Jersey and the tri-state area, in which New Jersey will be highlighted.

SALON/SANCTUARY CONCERTS opens its fifth season with Ethan Peck, Florencia Lozano and Steven Rattazzi, joining Grammy-nominated musicians Jory Vinikour and Jose Lemos in the return of 'THE HEIRS OF TANTALUS' on September 19 and 21, 2013.

New Repertory Theatre announces the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Steven Dietz' dark comedy RANCHO MIRAGE, October 12 through November 3, 2013. Directed by Robert Walsh, RANCHO MIRAGE performs in the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, in Watertown, MA.

Royal Shakespeare Company Announces 2014 Season

American Stage Theatre Company is excited to announce their 2013-2014 season opening production, THE BIRDS by the acclaimed Irish Playwright Conor McPherson (The Seafarer). Previews are October 2 & 3. Opening Night is October 4 and the production runs through October 27.

Soprano Tracy Cox and pianist Maureen Zoltek, winners of the 2012 Music Academy of the West Marilyn Horne Song Competition, will perform a program of works by Verdi, Strauss, Mark Carlson, Poulenc, and Gabriel Kahane at Opera America's new National Opera Center in New York City on Wednesday, September 25. The recital, which begins at 8 pm, will inaugurate Opera America's Emerging Artist Recital Series, a showcase for finalists and prizewinners from the nation's most prestigious young artist programs and competitions. Tickets cost $20. The National Opera Center is located at 330 Seventh Avenue in New York City.

Soprano Tracy Cox and pianist Maureen Zoltek, winners of the 2012 Music Academy of the West Marilyn Horne Song Competition, will perform a program of works by Verdi, Strauss, Mark Carlson, Poulenc, and Gabriel Kahane at Opera America's new National Opera Center in New York City on Wednesday, September 25. The recital, which begins at 8 pm, will inaugurate Opera America's Emerging Artist Recital Series, a showcase for finalists and prizewinners from the nation's most prestigious young artist programs and competitions. Tickets cost $20. The National Opera Center is located at 330 Seventh Avenue in New York City.

Spotlighters Theatre announces its 52nd Season, running September 2013 - August 2014.

This fall, Curio Theatre Company is taking audiences into Verona, Italy for a very different look at one of William Shakespeare's most beloved works, Romeo and Juliet. Previews begin October 3. The show opens Friday, October 11 and runs through November 2. All performances are at 8 p.m. This production showcases this classic work through a new lens. Curio has cast two women in the leading roles. This show will be performed in Curio's home space in the sanctuary at 4740 Baltimore Avenue. Tickets cost $15-25 and are available online at www.curiotheatre.org.

In five of Shakespeare's plays, female heroines disguise themselves by dressing in the clothes of a boy; these 'breeches' roles are the focus of Theater Emory's original 'I am not that I play (gender and disguise),' adapted and directed by Tim McDonough. Performances are September 26-October 6 in the Theater Lab of the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts.

Noted American composer Russell Platt will have a banner year in the 2013-14 season, highlighted by the world premieres of three new works, a U.S. premiere that is also the first performance of his music by a major American orchestra, and a recording of a recent concerto, as well as performances of his works in New York City, Washington, DC, and on tour.

latinum-selling RCA recording artist Sara Evans' first single in a year 'Slow Me Down' is now available at all digital retailers. The single, which has already been garnering an enthusiastic response, was produced by Evans and Mark Bright (Reba McEntire, Rascal Flatts, and Carrie Underwood). 'Slow Me Down' is the first single from her forthcoming album set for release early next year. Fans can purchase the single, which is officially going to radio on September 23rd, at http://smarturl.it/slowmedown.

If you have a passion for painting still life, have fun while exploring imaginative ways to paint everyday, nonliving objects, such as drapery, fruit, china, metals, etc. Focusing on new interpretations of traditional artistic principles such as composition, lighting and form, students can experiment while working from life at their own pace. All skill levels welcome. Date: Sunday, October 20, 2013 Time: 10a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Montclair Art Museum Location: Yard School of Art - 3 S. Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Cost: Members $90; Non Members - $110 Louise B Hafesh is an award-winning contemporary realist painter whose work has been featured in one-woman and group shows, including at the National Arts Gallery, as part of the Hudson Valley Art Association and Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Exhibitions. Her paintings are in numerous private collections and foundations, were featured in the June, 2008 issue of 'The Artist's Magazine' and grace the cover of a Vivaldi CD entitled, 'Venetian Dreams.' She is represented by Artist Frame Gallery in Verona, NJ; Design Domaine Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ; Jewel Spiegel Gallery, Englewood, NJ; Riverside Fine Art Gallery, Lambertville, NJ; Village Artworks Gallery, Lahaska, PA. and Perez Fine Art Gallery. As a writer, Louise's syndicated features on art, personalities and travel have appeared in over 25 national and international publications. Space is limited... For supply list and to reserve your easel, visit www. montclairartmuseum .org, or e-mail the artist at: theartworks@earthlink.net. Website: www.lousebhafesh.com

Babson College and the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) today announced that the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company will expand its operation in the Greater Boston area by serving as resident theater company of Babson, the recognized world leader in entrepreneurship education and the only school dedicated to advancing Entrepreneurship of All Kinds. "

The Old Globe's sixth annual Summer Shakespeare Intensive presented its culminating performance on Monday, August 12 at 8:00 p.m. with performances of 50-minute versions of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona and Macbeth in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. Check out photos of the kids in action below!

Lincoln Center Theater, under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Andre Bishop, has announced that Bianca Amato, Shirine Babb, John Patrick Doherty, Austin Durant, Richard Easton, Francesca Faridany, Stephanie Fieger, Malcolm Gets, John Glover, Ben Horner, Ruy Iskandar, Brian d'Arcy James, Byron Jennings, Aaron Krohn, Jeremiah Maestas, Christopher McHale, Jonny Orsini, Sam Poon, Triney Sandoval, Nathan Stark, Daniel Sunjata, Patrick Vaill, Tyler Lansing Weaks and Derek Wilson will join Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff in its upcoming production of Shakespeare's MACBETH, directed by Jack O'Brien. The production, which will feature a cast of 27, will begin previews on Thursday, October 24 and open on Thursday, November 21 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).

Tony Award nominee WILL SWENSON (Priscilla: Queen of the Desert; Hair) will play the role of Richard Hoover in the upcoming off-Broadway musical comedy, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, with book and direction by Tony Award-Winner JAMES LAPINE and music and lyrics by Tony Award Winner WILLIAM FINN. Mr. Swenson replaces the previously announced Will Chase.

Last week I began a quest to unite two quintessentially American institutions; sports and musical theatre. Though this might be nothing more than an impossible dream, this is my quest, to follow that goal, no matter how hopeless, no matter how far... I have to take this metaphor. In this week's edition of TRASLATING SPORTS, I will attempt to provide you with enough college football information so that you won't be left with nothing more than a vegetarian bratwurst and a confused look on your face at your neighbor's Labor Day cookout.

Dallas Theater Center Artistic Director Kevin Moriarty is pleased to announce two new members of DTC's Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company - Daniel Duque-Estrada and Alex Organ.

Gotham Chamber Opera, in collaboration with Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents selections from Daniel Catán's 1988 opera, La hija de Rappaccini (Rappaccini's Daughter), in A Musical Journey, From Venice to Tuscany and back again 1851-1991 onAugust 26, 2013 at 9pm at the Courtyard at Guggenheim-Venice.