Can-Can - 1953 - Broadway Articles Page 15

Famed, beloved Yankee Storyteller Willem Lange joins Lost Nation Theater as he performs his reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story.

The Board of Directors of the New London Barn Playhouse has announced the nomination of three new members to the board as well as new officers.

The collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein has created some of the best musicals in musical theatre history, as well as written some of the most iconic go to audition songs

For the past few months, I have been enjoying the PLAY-AT-HOME series of nine plays being presented online by Torrance Theatre Company. What makes their virtual theater series unique from others is that each play is being broadcast live from within the walls of their theater, staged on three pre-set playing areas separated far enough apart to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines for the cast and production team. On Sunday, October 18th, I tuned in for Lauren Gunderson's BAUER which has a 24-hour encore on Sunday, October 25th.

I am here with my first BWW Blog Post to share with you all the best theatrical/musical content available right at your fingertips! 

On Tuesday, October 27 at 7pm, bestselling author, security expert, and Washington, DC policy strategist Susan Eisenhower comes to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series, now being presented in an intimate and virtual format. The acclaimed author and strategist will discuss the new biography she wrote about her grandfather, Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Jose Gomes Filho (1919 a?' 1982), more commonly known as Jackson do Pandeiro, was a Brazilian percussionist and singer who received the nickname a??King of Rhythma??. He is described by Allmusic as a key promotor of Northeastern Brazilian musicand one of the most inventive and influential Brazilian musicians. Now Jackson do Pandeiro wins a??syncopated homagea?? with direction by Duda Maia, text by Braulio Tavares and Eduardo Rios and musical direction by Alfredo Del-Penho and Beto Lemos. The show would open in April, was postponed due to the pandemic and will be broadcast live for free on October 10th

Today's Theater Stories features the Eugene O'Neill Theatre! Learn about Neil Simon's special relationship with the theatre, the first Arthur Miller play to become a smash on Broadway, the history of Eugene O'Neill's plays and more.

The Philharmonia Orchestra today announces its full programme for October and November 2020: six online performances in two strands, encompassing live-streamed concerts, pre-recorded performances and radio broadcasts, as the Orchestra continues to build out its new digital performance schedule.

Spektral Quartet has announced the second phase of the group's inventive new digital-only record, Experiments in Living (New Focus Recordings): an elegantly designed online version of the album's interactive card deck, free to all users.

From September 17 through February 21, 2021, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will present a major exhibition of works by celebrated architectural artist and painter Brian Clarke (b. 1953, United Kingdom).

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that William 'Bill' Pursell has died of Covid related pneumonia.

Musical theater and cabaret maestro Joe Kinosian has been busily creating new musicals - this time for the under-18 set.

Spektral Quartet will present an Album Release (Zoom) Party on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 7:30pm CT to celebrate Experiments in Living, released that day on New Focus Recordings.

Today four of the biggest pantomimes in London announce their postponement to 2021. Hackney Empire, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Queen's Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre Royal Stratford East will not be producing their annual pantos this year due to the continued uncertainty of government guidelines for restarting public performances.

Leading up to Birda??s 100th birthday and throughout the year, the celebration will encompass a series of releases spanning a variety of media and perspectives in order to explore the full span of his inestimable legacy.

Looking for something new to read while staying inside, but still need your Broadway fix? We've rounded up 10 of our favorite books on directing!

The Tanglewood 2020 Online Festival is a groundbreaking digital series of audio and video streams featuring newly created content being recorded at Tanglewood's Linde Center in July alongside previously recorded material from Tanglewood being released for the first time.

Need something new to listen to, read, or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases, including the soundtrack to Royalties, a book about the making of West Side Story, and more!

Happy Gay Pride! BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest LGBTQ songs and anthems from 1920-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the grade!

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its 2020/21 Reset Season today featuring a truncated four play lineup (originally six plays) with flexible dates to allow for greater agility in the time of COVID-19, accompanied with a robust slate of original virtual programming.

Orange County School of the Arts is capping off the 2019-2020 school year with a groundbreaking digital rendition of the charming and comedic opera, Lee Hoiby's 'This is The Rill Speaking.'

Since 2014, the Queerly Festival has been a platform for LGBTQIAP+ indie artists to express their Pride. With the loss of the NYC Pride March, as well as many other commemorative and joyful events, Queerly isn't going anywhere - except online.

Opera in the Ozarks will not return until 2021.

For her latest CD on SONY Classical - 'Russian Cello Sonatas' - set for release on 5th June 2020, cellist Hee-Young Lim intentionally chooses works born out of tumultuous times in the lives of two Russian contemporaries: Sergei Rachmaninov and Sergei Prokofiev.