Brilliance 2022 - Articles Page 18

American Composers Orchestra continues its free, EarShot Professional Development Sessions online this spring, with a series of seven programs, all free and open to the public. Presented in partnership with the American Composers Forum, ACO's virtual Professional Development Sessions have reached over 1,100 participants since spring 2020.

Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES, will relaunch its record-breaking tour of North America in October 2022.

Returning to The Joyce for their 2022 home season, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE offers a compelling program, bringing a spiritual awareness that touches the human heart.

For 20 years, the International Contemporary Ensemble has been a home for experimental new music, the artists who make it, and the community that supports it. In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Ensemble announces a season of performances and programs highlighting the artists who have shaped the past two decades, many of them skyrocketing to individual prominence, and those who will shape the third.

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) have announced finalists for the 2022 Audie Awards. Finalists include Cynthia Erivo for Best Female Narrator and Lin-Manuel Miranda for Best Male Narrator. Leslie Odom Jr., Annie Golden, Telly Leung, and Jason Tam are also featured on audiobooks that made the list. Check out the full list of nominations now!

PEN America today announced writer and Emmy Award-winning late night host Seth Meyers, who has uplifted countless authors’ voices—as the host for the organization’s 2022 Literary Awards, which return this year as a momentous in-person event, on February 28 at New York City’s Town Hall (123 W 43rd St).

MJ is the new Broadway musical that takes audiences inside the creative process of one of the greatest entertainers in history.

Alison Wonderland announced a series of North American tour dates in support of her forthcoming album. The shows promise to be massive, with brand new visuals, lighting and production, live musicians and, of course, new music from an album that – as Alison explains to her manager, Garth – she’s just not ready to reveal the title of just yet.

Midlands-based independent theatre studio China Plate have announced the appointment of their first ever Executive Director, Chloe Courtney, and Sarah Preece as the Chair of the Board. Chloe Courtney takes up their role in March, joining the leadership team of Artistic Directors Ed Collier and Paul Warwick and in May Sarah will take over from Phyllida Hancock who was in the role for four years.

SPECTRA, Scotland's festival of light, announces brand new collaboration with prize-winning literary collective and arts production house Neu Reekie as it launches Writ Large a brand-new commission as part of Scotland's Year of Stories.

Accompanied by the majestic sounds of the grand pipe organ, The Phoenix Boys Choir will perform GLORIOUS REVERBERATION on Saturday March 19 at 7 pm at First United Methodist Church of Mesa, and Sunday March 20 at 3 pm at First United Methodist Church of Phoenix.

The program features the technically brilliant, classical work Within the Golden Raga, choreographed by Kunal Ranchod; the contemporary work, infused with sultry Argentine tango, Cuatro Estaciones, choreographed by Ballet Kelowna’s own Artistic Director and CEO Simone Orlando; and the uplifting and joyful MAMBO, choreographed by Alysa Pires. 

Nothing says 1980s like Walkmans, mullets, legwarmers...and of course, campy horror movies. Verdugo Entertainment, the company that recently released the 1989 action flick Action USA, once again pays homage to this nostalgic era with the launch of the 1987 cult western-horror classic Ghostriders on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

Renowned for her prolific career as a Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada, and her work as Director of Goh Ballet Academy, Chan Hon Goh is providing this opportunity for mentorship to dance students looking to bridge the gap from student to professional.

There can be few shows that have been quite so pushed from pillar to post by Covid. The West End version of Moulin Rouge! The Musical has stuttered, started and stopped a dizzying number of times. After winning 10 Tony awards on Broadway, the long-awaited adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant 2001 film is now officially open at a red velvet-swathed Piccadilly Theatre in a blaze of sparkle and light.

It reeks of hunting, power and wet moss. An ugly hunchbacked man wanders among the trunks of dark pines, bearing a secret. Hidden away at home is his daughter, Gilda, whom he loves more than anything on earth. Among the guys, he acts tough in order to be liked – especially by his boss, the duke. When Rigoletto realises that the duke has also been together with his daughter, he commits a horrible crime, one that has tremendous consequences.

After a long two-year wait, the Arden Theatre Company has finally brought the curtain up on its highly anticipated production of Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' Originally slated for March 2020, the Arden's 'Streetcar' officially opened last night to a packed, masked, and vaxxed house.

“I know who I am”, Fidel’s mantra echoes throughout Paul Anthony Morris’s play. But he doesn’t. Nor does the play itself. Conundrum is crowded with glaring themes. It’s about memories, identity, and racism. But it’s also about unlearning societal dogmas and healing your inner child, if you know where to look. And about how parents relate to their children, and about trauma and confidence. Unfortunately, they’re all throwaways. 

Queens Theatre will bring 'That Golden Girls Show! a puppet parody' to Queens as the venue's first in-person show of 2022. There is no better way to start the new year than laughing with the Golden Girls and celebrating the fabulous Betty White!

Boston Manor have released an acoustic rendition of their recent single “Algorithm.” It’s a delicately lush, piano-led iteration of the track which is a rumination of the burden to perpetuate “content” beyond art, that creators are laden with these days. Plus, check out the group's upcoming tour dates.

This spring, Z-arts is set to welcome back Manchester families to enjoy the magic of theatre with dinosaurs, gingerbread men and mysterious eggs all on the programme.

Get set for an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down when you purchase tickets for THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW, a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments – with puppets!

The Covid-19 Pandemic postponed many shows in the last two seasons, but at last, the ink is dry for the second half of the 21-22 season! See the schedule of touring productions arriving in Campbell County in the coming months.

This month, Feinstein's/54 Below presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond – all streaming direct to homes worldwide.

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced that Jay Woods will join its artistic leadership team as Associate Artistic Director - Artist Engagement.