San Francisco Opera Center Announces 2018 Adler Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2017
San Francisco Opera Center Director Sheri Greenawald today announced the eleven recipients of the 2018 Adler Fellowship. Eight singers, two pianist/apprentice coaches and one director will take part in the program. The multi-year performance-oriented residency offers advanced young artists intensive individual training, coaching and professional seminars, as well as a wide range of performance opportunities. Adler Fellows are selected from the artists who have participated in the Merola Opera Program. The prestigious fellowship has nurtured the development of more than 175 young artists since its inception.
'VEILED MEANINGS' Costume Exhibition on View This Fall at The Jewish Museum
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 3, 2017
A sumptuous array of apparel from over 20 countries on four continents will be on display at the Jewish Museum from November 3, 2017 through March 18, 2018, offering an exceptional opportunity for American audiences to view many facets of Jewish identity and culture through rarely seen garments.
FARINELLI AND THE KING Will Offer On-Stage Seating at the Belasco Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 26, 2017
On-stage seating for the Shakespeare's Globe production of FARINELLI AND THE KING, starring three-time Tony Award winner and Academy Award winner Mark Rylance, will go on sale on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM.The Belasco Theatre will be transformed for this beguiling and transporting production, lit almost exclusively by the glow of candlelight and with live music played on Baroque instruments. Theatregoers who choose on-stage seats, in the upper gallery and at stage level ($32-$157) will have an authentic, up close and intimate viewing experience. These tickets will be available for purchase at Telecharge.com and at the Belasco Theatre box office (111 West 44th Street).
Jessica Stone's BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, Kathleen Marshall-Helmed 'MUCH ADO' and More Set for The Old Globe's 2018 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2017
The Old Globe today announced the additional productions in its 2018 Summer Season, including the classic Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park directed by Jessica Stone (Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, Arms and the Man, and Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Globe), which will run July 28 - August 26, 2018. The Summer Shakespeare Festival lineup will include The Tempest, running June 17 - July 22, 2018, and Much Ado About Nothing, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall (the Globe's Love's Labor's Lost), running August 12 - September 16.
'VEILED MEANINGS' Costume Exhibition on View This Fall at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2017
A sumptuous array of apparel from over 20 countries on four continents will be on display at the Jewish Museum from November 3, 2017 through March 18, 2018, offering an exceptional opportunity for American audiences to view many facets of Jewish identity and culture through rarely seen garments.
Sundog Theatre Seeks Play Submissions for SCENES FROM THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY 2018
by BWW News Desk - Oct 2, 2017
Attention playwrights! Sundog Theatre is seeking one-act play submissions for Scenes from the Staten Island Ferry 2018. 2018 marks Sundog Theatre's 16th annual presentation of new, original, short one-act plays about our favorite boat that takes passengers and tourists from Staten Island to Manhattan and back - the Staten Island Ferry.
'Bebel Gilberto Live At The Belly Up' EP Released Today
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 29, 2017
Grammy-nominated Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto releases the Bebel Gilberto Live at the Belly Up EP today on the venue's own Belly Up Live imprint. Recorded last summer at the legendary nightclub in Solana Beach, CA, the EP features her acclaimed live cover of Radiohead's Creep which Blackbook proclaimed enchanting.
World Ballet Day Goes Behind The Scenes Of The World's Great Ballet Companies
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2017
See a day in the life of dancers from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, France, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Romania, Spain, and Venezuela (Russia, China, Japan, England, Scotland, and the USA too) on Thursday, October 5, 2017. Learn more at WorldBalletDay.com.
Robert Plant to Return to the Duke Energy Center
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2017
Robert Plant has announced the first North American headline dates on his upcoming world tour celebrating the release of his eagerly anticipated new album Carry Fire which arrives via Nonesuch/Warner Bros. at all music retailers and streaming services on Friday, October 13, 2017. The live dates -- which once again see Plant accompanied by The Sensational Space Shifters -- begin February 9 at Raleigh, NC's Memorial Auditorium and then continue through early March (complete dates below).
Alan Doyle Announces North American Tour In Support of 'A Week At The Warehouse'
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 26, 2017
Iconic Newfoundland singer-songwriter, best-selling author, actor and recent recipient of the Order of Canada, Alan Doyle today announces that he will embark on a 45+ date North American tour in 2018 to support his third solo album, A Week at The Warehouse. The album drops October 13, 2017 via Universal Music.
BWW Review: INK, Duke Of York's Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 22, 2017
Read all about it! Following a wildly successful run at the Almeida in the summer, James Graham's first of three new plays for 2017 has transferred to London's West End for a limited run at the Duke of York's Theatre. It will soon have Labour of Love as a close neighbour on St Martin's Lane, and Quiz will make its debut at Chichester later in the year.
Works & Process at the Guggenheim Presents THE PRINCIPLES OF UNCERTAINTY
by Julie Musbach - Sep 10, 2017
Choreographer John Heginbotham and author/illustrator Maira Kalmandiscuss their newest collaboration featuring imaginative production design and whimsical dance theater inspired by Kalman's written work and visual art. Following the world premiere at Jacob's Pillow and before the New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance Heginbotham and members of The Knights orchestra will perform highlights set to a score composed, curated, and arranged by the orchestra's artistic director Colin Jacobsen.