The South Street Seaport Museum announces The Wake of the Whale: Hunter Societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic Book Talk with Russell Fielding today, October 23 at 6:30pm at the Melville Gallery 213 Water Street, NYC. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book signing to follow the talk. Books on sale at the event. Tickets are $10 (free for members) and can be purchased at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10339004
The new political satire, THE WAR PARTY will have it's New York City premiere at The New York International Fringe Festival in October. Written by Vincent Delaney's and directed by Broadway veteran Don Stephenson (Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Goodspeed, Paper Mill Playhouse), the limited run will play October 14 - 23 in Manhattan.
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents the concert's eponymous Trouble written by Indian-American composer Vijay Iyer featuring Korean-American violinist Jennifer Koh, one of the few new works of concert music that ruminates specifically on the minority experience in the United States.
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, presents the concert's eponymous Trouble written by Indian-American composer Vijay Iyer featuring Korean-American violinist Jennifer Koh, one of the few new works of concert music that ruminates specifically on the minority experience in the United States. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Gil Rose, BMOP also celebrates the Boston premieres of Cello Concerto by Lukas Foss featuring cellist David Russell, Evidence by Matthew Aucoin, and Acrobats of God by Carlos Surinach.
George Street Playhouse (GSP) opens their 20182019 season with Walter Anderson's 'The Trial of Donna Caine,' directed by the Playhouse's Artistic Director, David Saint.Metro area audiences are fortunate to have The Trial of Donna Caine on the New Brunswick stage. Get your tickets and make it a part of your fall entertainment schedule.
The South Street Seaport Museum announces The Wake of the Whale: Hunter Societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic Book Talk with Russell Fielding on Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30pm at the Melville Gallery 213 Water Street, NYC. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book signing to follow the talk. Books on sale at the event. Tickets are $10 (free for members) and can be purchased at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10339004
Random Acts, About Face Youth Theatre and Pride Films & Plays have announced a special 20th Anniversary Reading of THE LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman, directed by Jason Gerace. The event, set to feature some of Chicago's best talent, will take place on Sunday, November 4 at 7:30pm at Pride Films and Plays' Broadway space. Tickets are tiered from $5-20 and can be purchased at www.RandomActsChicago.com. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Just in time for Halloween, the Vaudeville Theatre Company stages the Broadway musical 'The Addams Family,' which features the book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa.
Just in time for Halloween: Mary Poppinsmeets Flip This House meets Edgar Allen Poe's "Tell Tale Heart." Door Number 3, L.A.'s newest theater company, presents an outrageous comedy with a killer heart by acclaimed British playwright and provocateur Philip Ridley(Mercury Fur, Tender Napalm). The Los Angeles premiere ofRadiant Vermin opens as avisiting production at theOdyssey Theatre on Oct. 19where it continues through Nov. 18.
Four-time Emmy award winning director and puppeteer Frank Oz will give a post-screening Q&A session at the Schimmel Center at Pace University's Halloween screening of the rarely seen Director's Cut of the cult class 1986 musical film he directed, Little Shop of Horrors on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
BroadwayWorld has a first look at the trailer for Signature Theater's Billy Elliot the Musical directed and choreographed by Signature Theatre Associate Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner (Signature's Passion, West Side Story). Based on the powerful and acclaimed film, all 11-year-old Billy wants to do is dance. Initially facing opposition from society and his father, Billy's passion instead unites the community and changes his life in extraordinary ways. The original production with book and lyrics by Lee Hall and music by Tony, Grammy and Academy Award® winner Elton John was universally lauded, sweeping the Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Awards for Best Musical. Billy Elliot the Musical will run from October 30, 2018 - January 6, 2019 in Signature Theatre's intimate MAX Theatre.
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, will host an ultra-swanky cabaret fundraiser on October 22nd at 7pm in Glen Echo Park, to help continue its mission of providing exceptional theatrical experiences to its students and audiences. With the style of a speakeasy soiree, Washington, DC musical theatre stars Bobby Smith, Awa Sal Secka, Kevin McCallister, Karen Vincent, and ATMTC's own Pre-Professional Company will perform selections from their repertoire for area families who will enjoy an evening complete with a licorice lounge and coffee/dessert bar.
The South Street Seaport Museum announces The Wake of the Whale: Hunter Societies in the Caribbean and North Atlantic Book Talk with Russell Fielding on Thursday, October 23 at 6:30pm at the Melville Gallery 213 Water Street, NYC. Doors open at 6:15 PM. Book signing to follow the talk. Books on sale at the event. Tickets are $10 (free for members) and can be purchased at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/10339004
When the Met's literary advisor asked Nicholas Wright what he thought about doing the libretto for MARNIE, he said yes because he was really interested in working with composer Nico Muhly and Michael Mayer. He was somewhat reserved, however, about whether it was a good opera subject. That was understandable, of course, when he admitted, laughing, a case of mistaken identity.
The Bessie-award nominated Darrah Carr Dance returns to Irish Arts Center with the premiere of Dancing the Great Arc, a groundbreaking collaboration with trad music duo Dana Lyn & Kyle Sanna. Performances run from Fri, Oct 26 - Sat, Oct 27 at 8pm, with a matinee on Sat, Oct 27 at 2pm. Tickets are $30 General; $24 for IAC members; and $15 for children 14 and under for the matinee. To purchase, call 866-811-4111 or visit www.irishartscenter.org
Hugo Chiarella (Book and Lyrics) and Naomi Livingston's (Music and Lyrics) new Australian musical EVIE MAY, directed by Kate Champion tells an Australian story about Australian women with humor and heartbreak.
