Buckets & Tap Shoes & More Lead Universal 1 Variety Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 19, 2009
The Universal 1 Variety Series is back for another season of eclectic, off-beat, uniquely entertaining shows at the Victoria Theatre. Victoria Theatre Association has just announced the 2009-2010 lineup, which includes: Etta May and The Southern Fried Chicks, Buckets & Tap Shoes and Mike Dugan's Men Fake Foreplay.
The Met Expands Its Repertory In The 2009-10 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 10, 2009
Eight new productions, four of which are company premieres, will highlight the Metropolitan Opera's 2009-10 season. General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director James Levine jointly announced plans that include: the Met premieres of Rossini's Armida, Verdi's Attila, Jan?ček's From the House of the Dead, and Shostakovich's The Nose; new productions of Bizet's Carmen, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Thomas's Hamlet, and Puccini's Tosca; and 18 revivals from the company's repertory. The season is the first to be entirely planned under Gelb's leadership, in collaboration with Levine (the past three seasons were planned before Gelb became General Manager in 2006-07 but included some productions, repertoire, and casting changes made by Gelb).
33 VARIATIONS Starring Fonda to Play the Eugene O'Neill, Opens 3/9
by Eddie Varley - Dec 4, 2008
Oscar & Emmy Award winning screen legend JANE FONDA will return to Broadway in MOISES KAUFMAN's 33 VARIATIONS. Performances begin on Monday, February 9th, 2009 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). The official opening will be Monday, March 9th, 2009. The engagement will play through May 24th, 2009. The play marks Fonda's first time on Broadway in 46 years.
Metropolitan Opera Launches New Subscription Service on October 22
by Jordan Westfall - Sep 22, 2008
Continuing its innovative use of electronic media to reach a global audience, the Metropolitan Opera introduces Met Player, a new subscription service that will make its extensive video and audio catalog of full-length performances available to the public for the first time online, and in exceptional, state-of-the-art quality. Beginning on October 22, 120 historic audio recordings and 50 full-length opera videos will be available during the first month of the new service, including over a dozen of the company's acclaimed The Met: Live in HD transmissions, known for their extraordinary sound and picture quality. New content, including HD productions and archival broadcasts, will be added monthly.
Tickets for 'The Seagull' at Walter Kerr Theatre Go On Sale 8/25
by Faetra Petillo - Aug 20, 2008
The complete company of the Royal Court Theatre's critically acclaimed production of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, in a new version by Christopher Hampton, will begin rehearsals on Monday, August 25 in London, under the direction of Ian Rickson.
Lawrence Sacharow, Obie Award-Winning Director Dies
by BWW News Desk - Aug 17, 2006
Lawrence J. Sacharow, director of the theatre program at Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and Obie Award-winning director of Len Jenkin's 'Five of Us,' died Monday, August 14, at New York Hospital, of complications from leukemia. He was 68.
In Gratitude: A Fan's Remembrance of Harold Rome
by Bruce F. Winston - May 31, 2006
Bruce F. Winston remembers his 'musical theatre mentor' Harold Rome, the composer/lyricist of Call Me Mister, Fanny, I Can Get It for You Wholesale and more