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Celebrating its twenty-second year, the 2019 Beijing Music Festival (BMF) presents an art feast for audiences during Beijing's golden autumn. Over the past two decades, world-renowned conductor Long Yu established a rich artistic foundation for the Beijing Music Festival. And beginning in 2018, the new artistic director Shuang Zou, with the support of Maestro Long Yu, the BMF Artistic Committee, and supporting staff, has succeeded in incorporating more inclusive and avant-garde artistic elements to the festival, which are sure to surprise and impress audiences.

The tea brand of choice for five-star hotels and Michelin chefs worldwide, TEALEAVES, in collaboration with Microsoft Design and 14 Luxury Hotels, launched an online sensory experience that showcases the importance of aroma as an ingredient for a heightened food and drink experience, as well as a vehicle for self discovery and connection. Taking TEALEAVES' newly redesigned Classic Teabags as the muse, and the accompanying color selected by PANTONE, the exploration profiles the aroma and mood-inspired works of 17 world-renowned culinary, pastry and mixology artists. The exploration also includes a documentary, Language of Aroma, which features scent-branding experts, the inventor of a scent organ capable of helping depressed people, language creator from Game of Thrones and head coach of Bocuse D'Or Team USA. 'Aroma is a powerful trigger of memory; a brief whiff can create vivid, potent images in our mind, associated with a confluence of recollections,' says Lana Sutherland, CEO of TEALEAVES. 'This collaboration and online experience arose from our desire to create an elevated experience for our consumers, using our blending principles to connect on a deeper and much more emotional level. 'For this collaboration, we explored communicating this elusive sense through exploring the relationship between aroma and mood, connecting the personality, traditions and rituals inherent in each of our blends to a scent memory.' Intensifying flavor with tea-infused food and cocktail recipes. 'Aroma is the soul of any dish - eating without aroma is like eating without soul, it doesn't make sense,' says Executive Chef, Srijith Gopinath, of Taj Campton Place. Culinary and mixology artists have used TEALEAVES' teas in their repertoire of secret ingredients for more than two decades. At the world's most prestigious culinary competition, Bocuse D'Or teams have used TEALEAVES' teas to amplify the intensity of their creations. Why? Because according to Robert Sulatycky, Head Coach of Bocuse D'Or Team USA, 'It is aroma that is the difference between silver and gold.' TEALEAVES challenged chefs and mixologists to each create a recipe inspired by the mood, PANTONE color and aroma of one of TEALEAVES' newly redesigned Classic Teabags. The goal was for the dish to evoke the aromatic experience of drinking the tea, through a dish. The final product? Each creation was served as its PANTONE color, derived naturally from the ingredients alone, and featured a signature aromatic expression from smoke, to mist, to 'tea air' - a feast inclusive to all of the senses. 'We thought this challenge would shed light on the difficulty of designing for a sense that cannot be seen - how might an expert in the world of palate communicate the aroma of our blend?' Ms. Sutherland asks. To embark on this sensory exploration visit, LanguageOfAroma.com This exploration is the second in a three part series by TEALEAVES entitled 'PALATE,' which explores the three main design elements of tea blending: Color, Aroma and Taste. Language Of Aroma builds upon TEALEAVES' first exhibit on color, in collaboration with PANTONE: Palate for Your Palette, which was featured at SxSW 2017. Language of Aroma Events: SXSW 2019: Sunday March 10th Language of Aroma was selected for a panel at SXSW 2019 in Austin Texas, which brought together several experts featured in the film over a panel session to discuss inclusive design and the language of aroma. Location: JW Marriott, Austin TX, Time: 11:00am-12:00pm local time NYCxDesign: Thursday May 16, 2019 Events: Language of Aroma Part I: Making Sense of Scents: Experiencing Aroma Language of Aroma Part II: Making Sense of Scents: Explorations in Aroma with Cooper Hewitt, Microsoft & TEALEAVES Location: Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91st St, New York Time: Museum Hours, 10 am - 6 pm Los Angeles Design Festival: June 20-23 Time & Date: TBA Location: Row DTLA San Francisco Design Week: June 26 Time & Date: June 26, Time TBA Location: The Battery Seattle Design Festival: August 16-25, 2019 Time & Location: TBA Participating Hotels and Restaurants: United States ARIA Resort & Casino - Las Vegas Rivea, Delano Las Vegas - Las Vegas The St. Regis San Francisco - San Francisco Palace Hotel San Francisco - San Francisco Andaz West Hollywood - Los Angeles Calistoga Ranch - Napa Valley Monarch Beach Resort - Dana Point Taj Campton Place - San Francisco Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills - Los Angeles Canada Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar - Vancouver Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler - Whistler Clayoquot Wilderness Resort - Tofino Hong Kong Four Seasons Hong Kong - Hong Kong Philippines Grand Hyatt Manila - Manila Singapore Regent Singapore - Singapore About TEALEAVES Established in 1994, TEALEAVES is one of the very few tea blenders in the world, known for crafting the highest quality teas in small batches by hand. TEALEAVES strives for perfection, driven by the never-ending quest to make the perfect cup of tea. With the philosophy of inspiring creativity and connections through the art of blending, TEALEAVES has gripped the hearts and minds of five-star hotels and Michelin Star chefs, worldwide, as their tea brand of choice for over two decades. Sourcing ingredients from over 90 countries and keeping only 1% of the tea leaves presented to them from the world's highest grade gardens, TEALEAVES hopes to stay people's 'cup of tea' for generations to come, whether in a five-star environment or in the luxury of one's home. More information is available at TEALEAVES.com. About Microsoft Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Design is the pioneer of Inclusive Design in the technology industry. Aroma adds colour to your world. #LanguageOfAroma

National Sawdust Tracks released the recording of the chamber opera Paul's Case, composed by Gregory Spears, libretto by Kathryn Walat and Gregory Spears and conducted by Robert Wood.

Happy belated birthday, Percy Jackson! Following the beloved fantasy hero's August 18th birth date, TheaterWorksUSA and Martian Entertainment are pleased to announce the ten actors who will bring The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical to Broadway this fall, beginning performances Friday, September 20 ahead of a Wednesday, October 16 opening night at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48th Street) in a strictly limited 16-week holiday engagement.

Bring on the monsters! TheaterWorksUSA and Martian Entertainment have just announce that The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, the original musical adaption of Rick Riordan's New York Times best-selling novel, will arrive on Broadway this fall for a strictly limited 16-week holiday engagement at the Longacre Theatre (220 W. 48th Street) following the recent successful conclusion of its 32-city North American First National Tour which has been celebrated by audiences and critics alike.

Los Angeles Ballet (www.losangelesballet.org), the city's own and only professional classical ballet company, announces its 2019-2020 Season.

Mosaic Theater Company of DC launches its 5th season this month with the DC premiere of Lynn Nottage's Fabulation, Or The Re-Education of Undine, previewing August 21 (see our August 1 Fabulation press release for opening night information, and our March 29 a?oe#Wokeseason5a?? release for full season line-up), exactly one month after the close of the most successful show in Mosaic's history, the co-production of Kelvin Roston Jr.'s Twisted Melodies, which sold out its last week of performances, playing to record crowds and box office, providing the capstone to a season of transformative artistic and fundraising achievements. 

Mosaic Theater Company of DC announces its season opener, Fabulation Or, The Re-Education of Undine by Lynn Nottage, starring Helen Hayes Award winner (and two time HHA host) Felicia Curry in the title role (see full bio below), with a stellar supporting cast including Roz White (Mosaic's Marie and Rosetta) as Undine's mother, and Aakhu TuahNera Freeman as the Grandmother (Death of a Salesman at Ford's Theatre), directed by Eric Ruffin (director of the multiple Helen Hayes Award winning Black Nativity at Theatre Alliance).

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Michael Dutra as Strictly Sinatra on Thursday August 15th at 9:30 pm. from Maine to Miami, B.B. King's, opening act for Howie Mandel (AGT judge) and audiences up to 5,000 people, is now making his Feinstein's/54 Below debut.  Michael encapsulates everything about Frank Sinatra's performance.  With his Strictly Sinatra Band swinging behind him, you will be taken back in time to witness Ole Blue Eyes again!  Reminisce with all your favorite songs and memories as you swing to all the American standards that Frank Sinatra made great!

Shattered Globe Theatre announces its 2019-20 Season, featuring two Chicago premieres: BE HERE NOW by Deborah Zoe Laufer, directed by Producing Artistic Director Sandy Shinner* a?" a bittersweet comedy about searching for happiness; and SHEEPDOG by Kevin Artigue, directed by Wardell Julius Clark a?" a love story colliding with today's headlines; followed by WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING by Andrew Bovell, directed by Elizabeth Margolius a?" a stunning mystery of love and loss that reverberates through four generations.

The party's over... The American Theatre Wing's 73rd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, aired live from Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night, honoring theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway and wrapping up the 2018-19 awards season.

Broadway's biggest night is just around the bend! Before we officially celebrate the Tony Awards, the nominees gathered last night to salute the 2019 Tony Honorees, which this year include: Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally, Harold Wheeler; Special Tony Awards: Marin Mazzie, Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company, Jason Michael Webb; Regional Theatre Tony Award: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Palo Alto, CA; Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Judith Light; Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: Broadway Inspirational Voices - Michael McElroy, Peter Entin, FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, Joseph Blakely Forbes.

Palm Beach Dramaworks is delighted to announce that Michael Amico, the company's production manager and premier set designer, was honored by the Florida Professional Theatres Association (FPTA) with the Vic Award for being "one of Florida's most creative scenic designers" and in recognition of "his years of work in theatre production."

Jazz at Sunset returns this summer with two new groups presented by 90.5 WICN Public Radio and the Theatre District Alliance. Dwight & Nicole performs on Friday, July 12 at 6:30 pm and Michael Dutra and the Strictly Sinatra Band performs on Friday, August 2 at 6:30 pm. The outdoor concerts are on sale now to WICN members and members of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory and go on sale to the public on Tuesday, June 4 at 10 am.

Some of the biggest stars from stage, television, film and music will present at THE 73rd ANNUAL TONY AWARDS®, live from the historic Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 9 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Set to appear are Darren Criss, Tina Fey, Sutton Foster, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Regina King, Laura Linney, Audra McDonald, Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Andrew Rannells and Michael Shannon.

Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, Milwaukee's first and only arts hotel, is the community's stage. Opening June 4, 2019, Saint Kate is a home for dancers, comedians, singers, actors, musicians, filmmakers and other artists to discover and create. Led by programming director, John Price, the hotel's very own Arc Theatre, a 90-seat black box theatre, will serve as the heart - and main stage - for a variety of artful entertainment that will be home to some of the area's most talented creative citizens.

Summer means hitting the beach or pool with a cold drink and a hot new book, and Bedside Reading®, the newest luxury hotel amenity that places a wide variety of complimentary books by the bedsides in luxury hotels and boutique properties is launching their 2019 summer program.

On Thursday, April 11th, Los Angeles Ballet celebrated its 13th Annual Gala held at the Beverly Hilton. Equipped with a Red Carpet and VIP Guest List, the evening was a delight and successful fundraiser.

The tea brand of choice for five-star hotels and Michelin chefs worldwide, TEALEAVES, in collaboration with Microsoft Design and 14 Luxury Hotels, launched an online sensory experience that showcases the importance of aroma as an ingredient for a heightened food and drink experience, as well as a vehicle for self discovery and connection. Taking TEALEAVES' newly redesigned Classic Teabags as the muse, and the accompanying color selected by PANTONE, the exploration profiles the aroma and mood-inspired works of 17 world-renowned culinary, pastry and mixology artists. The exploration also includes a documentary, Language of Aroma, which features scent-branding experts, the inventor of a scent organ capable of helping depressed people, language creator from Game of Thrones and head coach of Bocuse D'Or Team USA. 'Aroma is a powerful trigger of memory; a brief whiff can create vivid, potent images in our mind, associated with a confluence of recollections,' says Lana Sutherland, CEO of TEALEAVES. 'This collaboration and online experience arose from our desire to create an elevated experience for our consumers, using our blending principles to connect on a deeper and much more emotional level. 'For this collaboration, we explored communicating this elusive sense through exploring the relationship between aroma and mood, connecting the personality, traditions and rituals inherent in each of our blends to a scent memory.' Intensifying flavor with tea-infused food and cocktail recipes. 'Aroma is the soul of any dish - eating without aroma is like eating without soul, it doesn't make sense,' says Executive Chef, Srijith Gopinath, of Taj Campton Place. Culinary and mixology artists have used TEALEAVES' teas in their repertoire of secret ingredients for more than two decades. At the world's most prestigious culinary competition, Bocuse D'Or teams have used TEALEAVES' teas to amplify the intensity of their creations. Why? Because according to Robert Sulatycky, Head Coach of Bocuse D'Or Team USA, 'It is aroma that is the difference between silver and gold.' TEALEAVES challenged chefs and mixologists to each create a recipe inspired by the mood, PANTONE color and aroma of one of TEALEAVES' newly redesigned Classic Teabags. The goal was for the dish to evoke the aromatic experience of drinking the tea, through a dish. The final product? Each creation was served as its PANTONE color, derived naturally from the ingredients alone, and featured a signature aromatic expression from smoke, to mist, to 'tea air' - a feast inclusive to all of the senses. 'We thought this challenge would shed light on the difficulty of designing for a sense that cannot be seen - how might an expert in the world of palate communicate the aroma of our blend?' Ms. Sutherland asks. To embark on this sensory exploration visit, LanguageOfAroma.com This exploration is the second in a three part series by TEALEAVES entitled 'PALATE,' which explores the three main design elements of tea blending: Color, Aroma and Taste. Language Of Aroma builds upon TEALEAVES' first exhibit on color, in collaboration with PANTONE: Palate for Your Palette, which was featured at SxSW 2017. Language of Aroma Events: SXSW 2019: Sunday March 10th Language of Aroma was selected for a panel at SXSW 2019 in Austin Texas, which brought together several experts featured in the film over a panel session to discuss inclusive design and the language of aroma. Location: JW Marriott, Austin TX, Time: 11:00am-12:00pm local time NYCxDesign: Thursday May 16, 2019 Events: Language of Aroma Part I: Making Sense of Scents: Experiencing Aroma Language of Aroma Part II: Making Sense of Scents: Explorations in Aroma with Cooper Hewitt, Microsoft & TEALEAVES Location: Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum 2 E 91st St, New York Time: Museum Hours, 10 am - 6 pm Los Angeles Design Festival: June 20-23 Time & Date: TBA Location: Row DTLA San Francisco Design Week: June 26 Time & Date: June 26, Time TBA Location: The Battery Seattle Design Festival: August 16-25, 2019 Time & Location: TBA Participating Hotels and Restaurants: United States ARIA Resort & Casino - Las Vegas Rivea, Delano Las Vegas - Las Vegas The St. Regis San Francisco - San Francisco Palace Hotel San Francisco - San Francisco Andaz West Hollywood - Los Angeles Calistoga Ranch - Napa Valley Monarch Beach Resort - Dana Point Taj Campton Place - San Francisco Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills - Los Angeles Canada Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar - Vancouver Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler - Whistler Clayoquot Wilderness Resort - Tofino Honk Kong Four Seasons Hong Kong - Hong Kong Philippines Grand Hyatt Manila - Manila Singapore Regent Singapore - Singapore About TEALEAVES Established in 1994, TEALEAVES is one of the very few tea blenders in the world, known for crafting the highest quality teas in small batches by hand. TEALEAVES strives for perfection, driven by the never-ending quest to make the perfect cup of tea. With the philosophy of inspiring creativity and connections through the art of blending, TEALEAVES has gripped the hearts and minds of five-star hotels and Michelin Star chefs, worldwide, as their tea brand of choice for over two decades. Sourcing ingredients from over 90 countries and keeping only 1% of the tea leaves presented to them from the world's highest grade gardens, TEALEAVES hopes to stay people's 'cup of tea' for generations to come, whether in a five-star environment or in the luxury of one's home. More information is available at TEALEAVES.com. About Microsoft Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Design is the pioneer of Inclusive Design in the technology industry. Aroma adds colour to your world. #LanguageOfAroma

With the addition of episodes 109 - 113, the complete first season of 'Wine And Dine with Mastro' is available on Roku.