Brilliance - 2022 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 15

David Crosby has released another live offering with the song “Guinnevere”. Continuing to forge new paths in his eighth decade, Crosby again joins forces with Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis and Michael League, the three musicians known as The Lighthouse Band, who he’s been working with since 2016’s Lighthouse album. 

On Saturday, November 12th at 8 pm, ten-time Academy Award-winning masterpiece, The Godfather, will be screened and performed with a 61-piece orchestra in celebration of the iconic film's 50th anniversary, produced by CineConcerts and presented by Massimo Gallotta Productions.

It's a big night at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre! Almost Famous, the new musical with book and lyrics by Academy Award and Grammy Award winner Cameron Crowe, based on his iconic film, opens on Broadway tonight. Read the reviews!

After a two-year hiatus, Handel's Messiah is back! Nothing conjures the festive season like Tafelmusik's presentation of this baroque masterpiece. Performances take place on December 16 and 17 at 7:30 pm at Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre. A stellar cast of soloists includes Karina Gauvin, soprano; Christopher Lowrey, countertenor (Tafelmusik debut); Valerio Contaldo, tenor (Tafelmusik debut); and Brett Polegato, baritone. A cherished Toronto holiday tradition since 1981, Tafelmusik's 

Following a sold-out debut season at Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town, The Last Five Years is coming to the legendary Pieter Toerien Theatre at Montecasino from 30 November 2022 to 11 December 2022.

Veteran actor Eugene Lee will join Norm Lewis to star in the 20-week North American tour of Roundabout's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play.  

Macrobert Arts Centre, Forth Valley's Cultural Hub, has announced full details of its spellbinding Christmas season for 2022. Learn more about the lineup here!

The world premiere of the Broadway-bound musical comedy SHUCKED, currently playing at Pioneer Theatre Company, is hilariously corny with story and song as sweet and juicy as fresh, buttered corn on the cob. It’s an unexpected show that grows on you as it goes along, and like kernels stuck in your teeth, it stays with you long after. 

'And the Things I Draw Come True' - Described as displaying 'brilliance of sound, technical mastery, and stunning expressivity' (I Care If You Listen), violin duo MIOLINA officially commences their 10th anniversary season with a program of works inspired by words and drawings.

Harlem Stage and Beth Morrison Projects, in their first ever collaboration, present Song Cycles, featuring visionary women and non-binary composers and musicians Tamar-kali (she/her), Yaz Lancaster (they/them), and Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa-Nzou Mambano (she/her).

Pegasus: The Orchestra opens Meridian at DiMenna on November 15 with energetic performances of Bach's magnificent Brandenburg Concerti No. 4 and No. 5 and Vivaldi's Trio Sonata, featuring soloists Eiko Kano, violin, Kaori Fujii, flute, and Karén Hakobyan, conductor/harpsichord.

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Jamal Aliyev, cello & Fazıl Say, piano, play Franck, Say, and more, on November 1, 2022 at 7:30pm ET in the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

The McAninch Arts Center (MAC), located at 425 Fawell Blvd., has announced the addition of performances by Chris Botti, David Sedaris and Lewis Black to the 2022-2023 Season.

Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's gripping one-man play, Every Brilliant Thing, starring Scott Greer and directed by the Arden's Producing Artistic Director Terry Nolen, returns to the Arden Theatre for a third engagement from November 3 through December 11, 2022 on the Arden's Arcadia Stage.

Following on from acclaimed hits such as Guards on the Taj in a successful 2022 season, Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) announces an even bigger and bolder program of work for 2023. A season of empowerment and place, of finding the voice within, and reclaiming identities, next year’s line-up turns up the volume with internationally acclaimed work, sitting alongside the talent and brilliance of Western Sydney creatives. 

An Evening with George Winston is a chance to step back from our perpetually busy lives and let our minds adventurously wonder. Winston has inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. He will share his music mastery at Overture Center's Capitol Theater on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. Tickets ($25-$55) are available at overture.org. 

SITI Company’s Board of Directors announced that longtime Executive Director, Michelle Preston, will be stepping down at the end of October after 10 years of leadership. Preston began her tenure at SITI as the Deputy Director in 2012 and was named SITI’s Executive Director in 2014 following the departure of Megan Wanlass.

Disney's biggest 'princess show' ever is weirder and more fun than you remember. When Frozen fever hit a decade ago, it was inescapable. No matter how you felt about Anna, Elsa and Olaf, they were quickly overexposed. Bizarre Frozen merchandise is still on the shelves to this day- Frozen cereal, Elsa shirts with no-context phrases like 'Hashtag selfie!' Olaf himself has become a Christmas character, and lawn Olafs have nearly replaced Frosty decorations. 'Let It Go' was a surprise pop hit, and propelled theatre actress Idina Menzel into a new life as 'Adele Dazeem,' movie regular and internet meme. Naturally, a Broadway musical was inevitable. The question is, given Disney musicals' track record of falling between brilliance and mediocrity, how would Frozen do?

As the hush of autumn falls, Islander announce the 5th iteration of their winter festival, Quiet Lights, taking place in venues across Cork City, from the 24th - 27th November 2022.

What does A Black Cowboy Musical, A Squirrel Stealing Underpants, and The Berklee Indian Ensemble have in common? They're all performing at Spruce Peak Arts this school year with performances for kids and adults!

Trash Culture Revue's Premiere Edition is bringing together 15 Cork artists working under the radar for one night only in one of Cork's finest dives.

One of the world's greatest classical stars, ANDREA BOCELLI, commences his highly anticipated tour of Australia in 2 weeks. 

The Chicago Philharmonic Society has announced the addition of 15 new musician members for the 22/23 Season. With the addition of these new members, Chicago Philharmonic has expanded its pool of the Midwest's finest musicians to 209.

18-year-old percussionist Jordan Ashman from Milton, Cambridgeshire is the winner of BBC Young Musician 2022.

Robert Icke's The Doctor was first staged at the Almeida Theatre in 2019 and now receives its delayed revival in the West End. What did the critics think?