Met Opera's New Production of Bizet's CARMEN Opens New Years Eve
by BWW News Desk - Dec 31, 2009
A new production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Richard Eyre and starring El?na Garan?a in the title role and Roberto Alagna as Don José, premieres at a New Year's Eve gala performance. Garan?a makes her Met role debut as the gypsy femme fatale, reuniting with Alagna following their recent success in these parts at London's Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
Met Opera's New Production of Bizet's CARMEN Opens New Years Eve
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 21, 2009
A new production of Bizet's Carmen, directed by Richard Eyre and starring El?na Garan?a in the title role and Roberto Alagna as Don José, premieres at a New Year's Eve gala performance. Garan?a makes her Met role debut as the gypsy femme fatale, reuniting with Alagna following their recent success in these parts at London's Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
Photo Flash: Award Winning JERUSALEM Opens at Apollo Theatre, 2/10
by Alexandra Johnson - Nov 24, 2009
Yesterday, 23 November 2009, Ian Rickson's Royal Court Theatre production of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem won the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, and Mark Rylance collected the Best Actor Award for his universally celebrated performance as Johnny "Rooster" Byron.
Photo Flash: 500 CLOWN CHRISTMAS At North Central College's Madden Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 12, 2009
500 Clown, a nonprofit theater, presents its holiday hit 500 Clown Christmas for a limited holiday 2009 engagement at North Central College's Madden Theater. Three Clowns welcome the audience into a musical celebration of action-based performance and improvisation that would make Fezziwig proud, complete with a holiday toast, gift-giving and original live music written by John Fournier
SPRING AWAKENING Announces $20 Student Rush Tickets
by Gabrielle Sierra - Nov 9, 2009
The Orange County Performing Arts Center is offering discounted student rush tickets to Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony® Award-winner in years, Spring Awakening which visits November 17 - 29.
Book-It brings EMMA to the Center House Theatre 10/20
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2009
Whether you are landed gentry, a common farmer, or a young lady with no parents or prospects, Miss Emma Woodhouse of Highbury will be sure to put you in your place-matrimonially or otherwise. Jane Austen's Emma plays on Book-It Repertory Theatre's stage at the Center House Theatre October 20- November 22.
Act II Playhouse Opens 11th Season With BOEING-BOEING 9/22-10/18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2009
Broadway comes to Ambler, as Act II Playhouse opens its 11th season in September with the Tony Award-winning hit play Boeing-Boeing. Act II Associate Artistic Director Harriet Power directs the post-Broadway world premiere of the smash-hit revival of Marc Camoletti's 1960s effervescent farce.
Rylance Replaces Brier In Complicite's Revival Of Beckett's ENDGAME, Previews 2 Oct, Opens 15 Oct
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2009
Olivier and Tony Award-winning actor Mark Rylance joins the company of Simon McBurney's production of Endgame as Hamm, taking over the role from Richard Briers. Simon McBurney will now play the role of Clov for the duration of the run. Rylance and McBurney will be joined by Miriam Margolyes as previously announced, and Tom Hickey as Nagg. To facilitate the cast changes, the production will now open on 15 October, with previews from 2 October, and run until 5 December.