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The 101 Greatest Showtunes from 1920-2020
by Peter Nason - Mar 19, 2020


How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here! 

Odyssey Opera Premieres Rosner's CHRONICLES OF NINE, 2/1
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2019


Leading the vanguard of Boston's classical music scene, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera present the world premiere of The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Lady Jane by the late American composer Arnold Rosner (1945-2013). A semi-staged, English-language production led by conductor Gil Rose,The Chronicle of Nine unites Odyssey Opera (one of the nation's most innovative opera companies), BMOP(the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music), and internationally renowned singers including soprano Megan Pachecano playing the lead role of Lady Jane Grey. This marks the third of six productions of Odyssey Opera'sseason-long exploration of operatic works inspired by the great English dynasty of the 16th century:the Tudors.

Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera Present THE CHRONICLE OF NINE: THE TRAGEDY OF LADY JANE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2019


Leading the vanguard of Boston's classical music scene, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera present the world premiere of The Chronicle of Nine: The Tragedy of Lady Janeby the late American composer Arnold Rosner (1945-2013). A semi-staged, English-language production led by conductor Gil Rose,The Chronicle of Nineunites Odyssey Opera (one of the nation's most innovative opera companies), BMOP(the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music), andinternationally renowned singers including soprano Megan Pachecanoplaying the lead role of Lady Jane Grey. This marks the third of six productions of Odyssey Opera'sseason-long exploration of operatic works inspired by the great English dynasty of the 16th century:the Tudors.

Museum Of Jewish Heritage In NYC Unveils Shofar That Survived Auschwitz
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2019


The Museum of Jewish Heritage a?" A Living Memorial to the Holocaust today revealed a historic artifacta?"a shofar, a ram's horn that is made into a special wind instrument used during Jewish High Holiday religious services and that was hidden and clandestinely used in the Auschwitz concentration campa?"as part of its acclaimed exhibition Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. The exhibition is coproduced by the international exhibition firm Musealia and the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland.

HERE Announces 2019-2020 Season Of Boundary Pushing Performance
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2019


HERE has announced its 2019-2020 season, which marks the OBIE-winning institution's 27th year of producing daring new hybrid performances by artists from all disciplines - theatre, opera, music, art, dance, puppetry, and media art.

TFANA's 40th Anniversary Season Features Will Eno, Samuel Beckett, and More
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019


Theatre for a New Audience founding artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz, having just received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 OBIEs, today announces TFANA's 40th anniversary season. The 2019-2020 programming exemplifies what makes TFANA, in the words of the OBIE committee, one of the city's most vital institutions championing adventurous and urgent productions of Shakespeare alongside other writers.

Emma Rice's MALORY TOWERS Announces Full Cast
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2019


Wise Children's adaptation of Enid Blyton's Malory Towers, co-produced by York Theatre Royal in association with Bristol Old Vic, will star Rebecca Collingwood as Gwendoline Lacey, Mirabelle Gremaud as Irene Bartlett, Vinnie Heaven as Bill Robinson, Izuka Hoyle as Darrell Rivers, Renee Lamb as Alicia Johns, Francesca Mills as Sally Hope and Rose Shalloo as Mary Lou Atkinson. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the musical opens on 25 July 2019 at The Passenger Shed in the company's home city of Bristol, before embarking on a national tour to Cambridge, York, Exeter, Manchester and Oxford.

Orchestra of St. Luke's Announces 2019�"2020 Season
by Julie Musbach - Apr 25, 2019


Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) announced details of its 2019–2020 season—the Orchestra's 45th—including a season-wide celebration of Beethoven's 250th birthday in programs on its signature Chamber Music Series, orchestra concerts presented by Carnegie Hall, and free school concerts.

SPONGEBOB, THE BAND'S VISIT, And More Announced For AT&T Performing Arts Center 2019/2020 Broadway Series
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2019


The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center today announced the 2019/2020 season of its Broadway Series, featuring Once on This Island; Bandstand; The Band's Visit; The SpongeBob Musical; An American in Paris and The Color Purple. Season subscribers will also have the option to add Once and Blue Man Group to their season subscription.

The Cleveland Orchestra Announces 2019-20 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2019


The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-M st announced details of their 2019-2020 season which encompasses 76 concerts over 26 weeks. One significant highlight includes a festival designed to explore music and art that was banned, marginalized, and destroyed during the Nazi's Degenerate Art movement, and the continuing impact of censorship on creative expression in society today. The festival will center on Alban Berg's Lulu, one of the 20th century's most influential operas, and includes partner programming with the area's notable arts institutions.

George Abud, Caitlin Cohn, and More Will Lead York Theatre Company's LOLITA, MY LOVE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2019


The York Theatre Company continues the 25th Anniversary of its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series celebrating the work of the legendary librettist and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, whose hundredth birthday was August 31, 2018. The series honors one of the creators behind such classics as Brigadoon, Camelot, Love Life, and My Fair Lady.

Wake Up With BWW 2/18: MCP Presents THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL Tonight, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2019


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Happy Monday! Kick off a brand new week by catching up on the latest Broadway news!

BWW Review: The York Reconstructs and Revives Lerner and Loewe Obscurity THE DAY BEFORE SPRING
by Michael Dale - Feb 17, 2019


Opening in November of 1945 and closing up shop less than four months later, the sophomore Broadway effort of the team of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, THE DAY BEFORE SPRING, would be the last musical by the composer of sumptuous melodies and the scribe of urbane wit that would lapse into obscurity.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE DAY BEFORE SPRING
by Julie Musbach - Feb 11, 2019


York Theatre Company celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Musicals in Mufti series honoring the works of the legendary librettist and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. For the second show in the 2019 Winter series, York revisits one of Lerner and Loewe's lesser-known gems: 1945's Day Before Spring, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by his longtime collaborator Frederick Loewe.

Photo Coverage: York Theatre Company Celebrates Opening Night of THE DAY BEFORE SPRING
by Jennifer Broski - Feb 11, 2019


Celebrating the centennial of Alan Jay Lerner! The York Theatre Company celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series honoring the works of the legendary librettist and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. For the second show in the 2019 Winter series, The York revisits one of Lerner and Loewe's lesser-known gems: 1945's The Day Before Spring, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by his longtime collaborator Frederick Loewe.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of THE DAY BEFORE SPRING
by Julie Musbach - Feb 6, 2019


Celebrating the centennial of Alan Jay Lerner! The York Theatre Company celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series honoring the works of the legendary librettist and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner. For the second show in the 2019 Winter series, The York revisits one of Lerner and Loewe's lesser-known gems: 1945's The Day Before Spring

Nicolas Dromard, Jesse Manocherian, and More Lead Cast of THE DAY BEFORE SPRING
by Julie Musbach - Jan 31, 2019


Celebrating the centennial of Alan Jay Lerner. The York Theatre Company continues the 25th Anniversary of its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series celebrating the work of the legendary librettist and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, whose hundredth birthday was August 31, 2018.

The York Theatre Company Presents a Return Off-Broadway Engagement of ENTER LAUGHING
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2019


The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director; Evans Haile, Executive Director), dedicated to the development of new musicals and rediscovery of musical gems from the past, will present a return engagement of the hit Off-Broadway musical, Enter Laughing: The Musical with book by Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Stan Daniels, based on the play Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein from the novel by Carl Reiner, produced in association with Riki Kane Larimer and Alene Daniels. Enter Laughing: The Musical returns to kick off The York's year-long 50th Anniversary Celebration at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

Daniel Harding Leads Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra In Carnegie Hall Concerts
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2019


British conductor Daniel Harding returns to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage to lead Amsterdam's renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in two back-to-back concerts in February as part of the orchestra's spring 2019 US tour.

The Zombies' Colin Blunstone Announces Solo Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 2, 2019


The Zombies will join the pantheon of greats in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when they are inducted on March 29, 2019, remarkably 50 years to the day from when The Zombies “Time of the Season” rocketed to the top of the Cashbox singles charts in America! Prior to the ceremony, Colin Blunstone, the legendary lead singer and one of the original/founding members of the group, will do a rare solo tour.

THE DAY BEFORE SPRING Joins Musicals In Mufti Series At The York Theatre Company
by Julie Musbach - Dec 18, 2018


The York Theatre Company has announced today the short-lived 1945 musical The Day Before Spring, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, will replace the previously announced Dance a Little Closer as part of the 2019 Winter Musicals in Mufti series at The York Theatre Company at Saint Peter's (entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).

British Museum Announces 2019 Forthcoming Exhibitions
by Stephi Wild - Nov 30, 2018


The British Museum has announced its lineup of forthcoming exhibitions for 2019. Exhibition titles and dates are subject to change and should be checked with the press office before publication.

'American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland' Comes to Dixon Place
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2018


Performances have begun for American Captives: Lena Baker & Sandra Bland, written and performed by Connie Winston and directed by Rhonda "Passion" Hansome. The limited engagement will play at Dixon Place Fridays and Saturdays through October 20 at 7:30pm.

The Day Before Spring FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Day Before Spring have there been?
The Day Before Spring has had 4 productions including Broadway which opened in 1945, Broadway which opened in 1945, Off-Broadway which opened in 2007 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2019.
What awards has The Day Before Spring been nominated for?
The Day Before Spring has been nominated for the Performance category at the Theatre World Awards for Patricia Marshall.
What awards has The Day Before Spring won?
The Day Before Spring has won the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Patricia Marshall.

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