Kimmel Center Announces 2019/20 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2019
The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus is thrilled to announce its 2019/20 season, including the imaginative Family Discovery Series, storied Broadway season, star-studded Jazz selection, captivating & educational National Geographic Live Explorer nights, and inviting free community events. Packages and select single tickets are on sale now. All Cultural Campus programming enables the Center to move forward in its mission to engage the Philadelphia region's diverse communities with art through performance and education.
Old School Square Announces 'Free Friday Concerts'
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2019
Old School Square welcomes concert-goers of all ages to experience live music under the stars in downtown Delray Beach. Every Friday night from Oct. to Jan., downtown Delray Beach patrons can enjoy a free concert at Old School Square's outdoor Pavilion.
Dozens of adventurous bands, ensembles and soloists, will take part in the Free Friday Night Concert Series. The 18 free concerts include a range of music from a variety of genres and ages. For the full Free Friday Night Concert Series line-up, please visit: oldschoolsquare.org/free-friday-concerts/.
THE ILLUSIONISTS �" MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, JERSEY BOYS On Sale At The National Theatre This Week
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2019
Tickets for the National Theatre's upcoming productions of THE ILLUSIONISTS a?" MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS (December 3-8, 2019), Bartlett Sher's new Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (December 10-15, 2019), and JERSEY BOYS (December 17, 2019 - January 5, 2020) will go on sale to the general public this Friday, September 13 at 10am.
A List of Calgary's Upcoming 2019/2020 Season
by Vicki Trask - Sep 7, 2019
Calgary's thriving theatre season officially got under way this September with the opening of Stage West's a?oeThere Goes The Bridea??. Broadway World has compiled a list of some of the exciting upcoming shows that Calgarians and visitors can look forward to in this 2019/2020 season.
The 23rd Istanbul Theatre Festival Programme Announced
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2019
The 23rd edition of the Istanbul Theatre Festival, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Koç Holding Energy Group Companies Aygaz, Opet and Tüpraş, will take place between 13 November and 1 December 2019.
Soho Rep. Announces 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - Sep 4, 2019
Soho Rep. announces its 2019-20 season, kicking off with Zawe Ashton's for all the women who thought they were Mad.
Small Theatres Take Radical Steps During Year of Chicago Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Sep 3, 2019
In this 2019 Year of Chicago Theatre, small theatres across Chicago are taking major steps to be more inclusive, generous and accessible, reaffirming Chicago's growing reputation as the epicenter of storefront theatre in the United States. Many small theatres are evolving their company thanks in part to the Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (the Foundation), which supports more than 50 Chicago small theatre companies with annual budgets below $1 million, to help theatres strengthen operations and focus on producing works and furthering initiatives that are relevant to both the artists and their neighborhood audiences.
Renée Elise Goldsberry To Perform With Cincinnati Pops
by Julie Musbach - Aug 28, 2019
The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Conductor John Morris Russell welcome Renée Elise Goldsberry, winner of the Best Featured Actress Tony Award for her portrayal of Angelica Schuyler in the smash hit musical, Hamilton. Making her Cincinnati Pops debut, Goldsberry will perform three concerts with the Pops on September 13, 14, and 15, opening the Pops' 2019-20 season at Music Hall.
Renee Elise Goldsberry to Open Houston Symphony 2019�"2020 POPS Series
by Julie Musbach - Aug 22, 2019
Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning actress and vocalist Renée Elise Goldsberry, original cast member of the musical phenomenon Hamilton, comes home to Houston to open the Houston Symphony's 2019a?"2020 POPS Series alongside conductor Steven Reineke, Sept. 6a?"8. Saturday night attendees are invited to stay late and enjoy an after-party featuring music, specialty cocktails, free giveaways, and mingling with musicians.
BWW Review: IN THE HEIGHTS at Music Theatre Wichita, Immigrants Get the Job Done
by Craig Richardson - Aug 19, 2019
According to 'fake' news sources, during the 2016 presidential election Hispanics made up about eleven percent of the electorate which was up ten percent from 2012. An estimated 58.9 million Hispanic people live in the United States comprising eighteen percent of the American population. Furthermore, one in seven U.S. residents is foreign born, including you, the reader. In 2018, over 106,147 asylum seeker applications were presented to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. With these kinds of statistical facts, it can be inferred immigration is certainly on the rise, especially those searching for a safe haven in the supposedly United States who come from countries of violence, persecution, and turmoil of their own. Immigration has always made America great bringing varied values while creating a true melting pot. And as the lyrics say in Lin Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton, 'immigrants, we get the job done.' Sure, you can point fingers and say I'm a millennial living at home with mom and dad and have no inclination of the outside real world or know the importance of a job, but as a privileged Irish American white male actor, I have witnessed time and time again these hard working immigrants 'getting the job done' at restaurant and customer service jobs to help support their own American dream of simple inclusion and sense of belonging. Jobs which no one truly likes to work. From dishwashers, to construction workers, to asylum seeking students, there is nothing these refugees will do to try to assimilate and make America their newfound home. Such themes were presented at Music Theatre Wichita's 2019 season closer In the Heights also written by Lin Manuel Miranda which ran from August 7th-11th at Century II Concert Hall.
Tickets For NOLA Premiere Of DEAR EVAN HANSEN On Sale Next Friday
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2019
Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans announced today that individual tickets for the New Orleans premiere of Dear Evan Hansen will go on sale Friday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association, Dear Evan Hansen is part of the Hancock Whitney Broadway in New Orleans 2019-2020 season.
FSCJ Kicks Off Broadway Series with a WICKED
by Julie Musbach - Aug 16, 2019
The FSCJ Artist Series will kick off the 19/20 Broadway in Jacksonville season with its 21st Annual Open House at the Times-Union Center at 300 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. Doors will open to the public at 5 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019.
Cast Announced for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Tour Stop in San Jose
by Julie Musbach - Aug 8, 2019
Work Light Productions announced casting today for the 50th Anniversary Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's iconic musical, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Winner of the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, the North American presentation of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production will tech in Syracuse, NY. The tour will officially launch at Austin's Bass Concert Hall on October 8 through October 13, 2019 before visiting over 30 cities including Los Angeles, Denver, Nashville, Dallas and Chicago.
VIDEO: Like New Work? Catch a Sneak Peek of the First Annual Rave Theater Festival!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 7, 2019
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the brand-new Rave Theater Festival is set to launch later this week, running August 9-25, 2019 at Clemente Soto Veléz Cultural and Educational Center (107 Suffolk Street) on the Lower East Side. For its introductory year, Rave Theater Festival has selected a diverse roster of plays, musicals, family-friendly shows, and cross-disciplinary projects.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Opens in Honolulu This Week
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2019
Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA will make its highly anticipated premiere in Honolulu at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall August 7th a?" September 1, 2019 as part of the 2019 Broadway in Hawaii season. With newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design, this new version of PHANTOM is performed by a cast and orchestra of 52, making this one of the largest productions on tour in North America. This blockbuster production is part of a three-show series presented by Broadway in Hawaii beginning in the fall of 2019 that also includes The Illusionists a?" Live From Broadway and RENT a?" The 20th Anniversary Tour. The only way to secure your tickets now is by purchasing the three-show package or by ordering a group of 10+. Visit www.BroadwayinHawaii.com for details.