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In an Immersive Venue, BONNIE & CLYDE - the 'Most Wanted Couple' of Broadway, Opens in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 28, 2023


The most famous criminal love story of all time, arrives on Brazilian stages for the first time with production of musical Bonnie & Clyde. Starring Eline Porto, Beto Sargentelli, Adriana Del Claro, Claudio Lins and a great cast, the production opens together with the successful West End staging, has a sensorial proposal and an original Ford - V8.

TWELVE ANGRY MEN: A NEW MUSICAL & More Set for Asolo Repertory Theatre 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023


Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced its 2023-2024 season. See the full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Video: PASTICHENYC Presents Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Song Cycle
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2023


PASTICHENYC has announced their follow-up to Jane Austen's Persuasion Song Cycle, the World Premiere of a streaming video rendition of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Song Cycle, written and directed by Emily King. Watch episode 1 now!

Review: THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Stan Jenson - Feb 15, 2023


What did our critic think of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL at Palm Canyon Theatre? Palm Canyon Theatre has taken some risks this season by offering a season of lesser-known shows, but their decision seems to be paying off. I know that my first-ever viewing of Titanic will last with me a long time, and their current production, The Scarlet Pimpernel, stacks up very close. It is definitely worth seeing - and especially hearing. The voices of the three leads would be comfortable in any concert hall in the world, and hearing them in PCT's relatively small auditorium is a rare treat.

The Public's UNDER THE RADAR Festival Begins Tomorrow, Featuring 36 Artists and Companies at Six Venues
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2023


The Public Theater will begin performances for the 18th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4. Learn more about the lineup and how to get tickets!

Ensemble Q Announces 2023 QPAC Concert Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2022


Ensemble Q has announced its 2023 concert season at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), delivering an exciting new series that will take audiences on a musical, visual, and immersive journey. 

Cincinnati May Festival Announces Complete Details For 150th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2022


The Cincinnati May Festival has announced complete details for  its 150th anniversary in 2023, including programs and featured soloists for performances in April and  May 2023 and local artist and ensemble participants for its 25 for 25: A New Time for Choral Music commissioning project. 

SALOME Closes This Week at the Paris Opera
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2022


Drawing on Oscar Wilde's scandalous play of the same name, in 1905 Richard Strauss produced the work that was to ensure his status as Wagner's successor in the history of German opera. 'Dance for me, Salome'.

Washington Stage Guild Presents MAJOR BARBARA Beginning This Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 2, 2022


-The Washington Stage Guild continues its 2022-2023 season, a “Season of Transitions,” with Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Associate Artistic Director Steven Carpenter.

SALOME is Now Playing at the Paris Opera
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2022


Salome, princess of Judea, the daughter‑in‑law of King Herod, finds life in her father‑in‑law’s palace dreary. Her curiosity is roused when she hears the voice of Jochanaan, a prophet held prisoner by Herod who is afraid of him.

PBS to Premiere AMERICAN MASTERS: GROUCHO & CAVETT
by Michael Major - Oct 5, 2022


American Masters: Groucho & Cavett explores the enduring friendship between Emmy Award-winning television personality Dick Cavett and iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Cavett, a writer for Jack Parr on The Tonight Show, met Marx at the funeral of playwright George S. Kaufman in 1961.

SALOME Comes to Paris Opera Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2022


Salome, princess of Judea, the daughter‑in‑law of King Herod, finds life in her father‑in‑law’s palace dreary. Her curiosity is roused when she hears the voice of Jochanaan, a prophet held prisoner by Herod who is afraid of him.

Review: Jobsite Theater Presents Steve Martin's Absurdist Comedy PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE at the Shimberg
by Peter Nason - Sep 17, 2022


Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso (as well as some surprise guests) in this hilarious but sometimes forced comedy.

New Summer Programming Announced For BSO NOW Concert Streaming Platform
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2022


Select Spring Pops 2022, Tanglewood 2022, and Archival Pops and Tanglewood Programs are available for video-On-Demand viewing at BSO.ORG/NOW from June 23 through September 30 and can be viewed on the web and via Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Select Samsung Smart TVs

BWW Previews: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Playhouse
by Greer Firestone - Jun 6, 2022


Aisle Say has seen probably 600 shows in 65 years. Some I have been in, some I produced and directed. The vast majority are those he’s reviewed over 35+ years. However, next week at The Playhouse with a 4-day run of FIDDLER beginning June 9, Aisle Say announces a first! Never before has he heard a Samoan tenor.

Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, Dancer Masazumi Chaya & More to Receive Honorary Doctoral Degrees From Juilliard
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2022


The Juilliard School will hold its 117th commencement ceremony on May 20, 2022, at 10:30am. The ceremony will be held outdoors on the Lincoln Center campus in Damrosch Park, presided over by Juilliard President Damian Woetzel. It will also be livestreamed at juilliard.edu for those unable to attend in person.

BWW Review: INTIMATE APPAREL Feels Right At Home in Palm Beach Dramaworks' Post-Shutdown Season
by David McKibbin - Apr 14, 2022


You have three more performances of Lynn Nottage's play about finding love and following your dreams at Palm Beach Dramaworks.

BWW Review: GEM OF THE OCEAN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Steve Murray - Apr 14, 2022


August Wilson's powerful drama of racial unrest in Pittsburgh circa 1905 seems exceptionally prescient these days, confirming that the struggle for equality and freedom are a constant for African Americans that shapes their everyday lives in ways both subtle and overt.

The Citadel Announces 2022/23 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2022


After two years of closures, extensions and a shortened season program, The Citadel is announcing a season complete with six Mainstage productions, three productions in the Highwire Series, two seasonal shows, and a special presentation. 

EastLine Theatre To Present Lynn Nottage's INTIMATE APPAREL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 20, 2022


EastLine Theatre in association with the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts will present Intimate Apparel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage this February at the BACCA Center in Lindenhurst's downtown. This tender period romance will begin performances just before Valentine's Day.

BWW Opera Preview: If You're Dreaming of Live Opera, Here Are Some to Think About This Spring
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 18, 2022


Can we talk—about live opera in New York and elsewhere on the East Coast in the coming months?

REDCAT Announces Winter/Spring 2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2021


Ringing in a hopeful 2022, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, will kick off a full year of live performance and art. Through performances, screenings, and exhibitions, REDCAT will once again welcome in-person audiences—as well as online audiences around the world—from January through June 2022. 

BWW Review: BWW REVIEWS: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at The Palace Theatre
by Paul Batterson - Dec 16, 2021


FIDDLER, which runs Dec. 14-19 at the Palace Theatre (34 West Broad Street in downtown Columbus), has everything a good musical should have: a solid plot that sticks with the viewer for months and months, excellent acting and singing, and catchy songs that leave indelible mark in the brain. Its ending, however, is also soul wrenching.

BWW Interview: Jack O'Brien Reflects on 'Always Poignant' FIDDLER ON THE ROOF National Tour
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 12, 2021


Whether it's a memory of seeing a middle school performance in an orchestra classroom like yours truly, watching the movie for a class, or starring as Tevye in your high school’s production, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who has no connection to the musical. And for cast members in the current National Tour like Jack O’Brien, that means being received by audiences like an old friend.

FUNNY GIRL Adds Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch & Jared Grimes; Previews Begin This March At the August Wilson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2021


Excited for FUNNY GIRL's return to Broadway? We've got casting news today about Ramin Karimloo, Jane Lynch and Jared Grimes joining the cast for the first Broadway revival of FUNNY GIRL.

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