Terrence McNally and More to Be Inducted to the LGBTQ Wall of Honor
by Stephi Wild - Jun 19, 2023
The International Imperial Court System and the National LGBTQ Task Force are honoring seven legends of the LGBTQ movement as 2023 National LGBTQ Wall of Honor inductees at the historic Stonewall Inn. Among those being honored this year is playwright Terrance McNally.
Glenda Jackson Dies at Age 87
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 15, 2023
Oscar-winning actor and former MP Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87, her agent has said.
A PERFECT GANESH Comes to Theatricum in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2023
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum continues its 50th anniversary repertory season with A Perfect Ganesh, the magical, poetic, Pulitzer Prize nominated play by Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Mary Jo DuPrey directs for a Saturday, July 15 opening on Theatricum’s beautiful outdoor stage in Topanga, where performances continue through October 7.
Opera Parallele Reveals Season of Premieres for 2023-24
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023
Opera Parallèle has announced the repertoire for the company’s 2023-24 season, a new year of exciting debuts beginning October 27 and 28 with the world premiere of composer Kenji Oh and librettist Kelley Rourke’s family opera, The Emissary, based on Yoko Tawada’s award-winning novel.
Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - May 8, 2023
The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that English, by Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.
GRATEFUL DEAD MEET-UP 2023 Coming to Theaters
by Michael Major - May 4, 2023
Featuring the Dead’s Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and with Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick on keys, the Soldier Field show was filled with fan favorites, including “Shakedown Street,” “Brown-Eyed Women,” “Playing In The Band,” “Terrapin Station,” “Dark Star,” and more. Watch the video trailer now!
Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Pasadena Playhouse
by Harker Jones - May 3, 2023
Part of its Stephen Sondheim Celebration this spring, “A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC” is another triumph for the Pasadena Playhouse, following up the sublime “Sunday in the Park with George.”
The Kitchen to Present 2023 DANCE AND PROCESS in June
by Blair Ingenthron - May 2, 2023
The Kitchen, in collaboration with the American Academy of Art and Letters, will present Dance and Process, the series that brings dance artists into a group process interrogating methods of choreographic and dance practice, with artists challenging default structures in their own work and the field at large.
Chicago Opera Theater Announces 50th Anniversary Season In 2023/24
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 20, 2023
Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and reimagined opera, has announced its 50th Anniversary season in 2023/24. Reflecting on the company's first fifty years, the golden anniversary offers all the hallmarks that have made COT a staple in the Chicago community and the greater opera world including World Premieres, boldly reimagined classics from the opera canon, and underperformed masterpieces.
DISSIDENT PRACTICES OF BRAZILIAN WOMEN ARTISTS On View At Shiva Gallery, April 19-June 16
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2023
Dissident Practices, on view April 19-June 16, 2023, at Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, explores how Brazilian women artists respond to social change -- from the military dictatorship in the mid-1960s to the return to democracy in the mid-1980s, the social changes of the 2000s, the rise of the Right in the late-2010s, and the recent development of a more diverse younger generation fighting for gender equality and LGBTQI+ rights.