MONKEY: JOURNEY TO THE WEST to Kick Off Lincoln Center Festival, 7/6; Music Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013
Lincoln Center Festival, which runs from July 6 through 28, 2013 will unfold in six venues on and off the Lincoln Center campus. Music figures prominently in the 2013 Festival with international productions by an eclectic range of renowned composers, singers, musicians and directors. In addition to performances, a panel discussion on Lera Auerbach's opera, The Blind, is scheduled. A chronological listing follows.
Julie Taymor to be Honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at Brooklyn Museum
by Kelsey Denette - May 8, 2013
Award-winning theatre, opera, and film director Julie Taymor will be honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 13 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The award, which honors women who have broken gender barriers to make remarkable contributions in their fields, will be bestowed on Taymor, winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1998. It will be presented by Museum Trustee Elizabeth A. Sackler and followed by a conversation between Taymor and feminist icon Gloria Steinem.
Indianapolis Opera Hosts DIVINELY DUTCH Ball Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013
Indianapolis Opera will celebrate the beauty of the voice at the uber-elegant Indy Opera Ball featuring the recognition of Honorary Junior Committee Chair, Arie Luyendyk Jr. Born of Dutch descent, Luyendyk Jr. is best known for his auto racing career and for participating on ABC's The Bachelorette and The Bachelor. While Luyendyk Jr. will be honored, he will not be in attendance due to prior racing commitments.
Indianapolis Opera to Host DIVINELY DUTCH Ball, 4/20
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2013
Indianapolis Opera will celebrate the beauty of the voice at the uber-elegant Indy Opera Ball featuring the recognition of Honorary Junior Committee Chair, Arie Luyendyk Jr. Born of Dutch descent, Luyendyk Jr. is best known for his auto racing career and for participating on ABC's The Bachelorette and The Bachelor. While Luyendyk Jr. will be honored, he will not be in attendance due to prior racing commitments.
Julie Taymor Returns to Directing with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Theatre for a New Audience
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2013
Multiple Tony Award-winner JULIE TAYMOR will direct and ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL will compose original music for William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the inaugural production in Theatre for a New Audience's first home in the Downtown Brooklyn Cultural District, 262 Ashland Place between Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Streets. Previews begin October 19, 2013 for an opening November 2.
Regional Opera Company of the Week: Opera Colorado
by BWW Special Coverage - Jan 10, 2013
BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the net, continues its expansion into other areas of entertainment with our latest feature -The Regional Opera Company of the Week! This week's featured Opera Company is Opera Colorado in Denver celebrating its 30th anniversary!
LA Opera Announces 2013-2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 9, 2013
LA Opera announces the 2013-2014 season, including Bizet's Carmen, Verdi's Falstaff, Mozart's The Magic Flute, Britten's Billy Budd, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Massenet's Thaïs, L.A. premiere of Wilson/Glass collaboration Einstein on the Beach.
The Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2013 Season
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 28, 2012
The Glimmerglass Festival, the Central New York summer opera and musical theater company, has announced its 2013 season and its partnership in The Festival of American Romantics in Cooperstown, New York.
Circle Circle Presents DECONSTRUCTION OF A DRAG QUEEN, 4/7-21
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 7, 2012
Circle Circle Presents Deconstruction of a Drag Queen, written by Katherine Harroff in collaboration with members of the Drag Artist Performance Community of San Diego; directed by Katherine Harroff and choreographed by Anne Gehman & Anthony Diaz (Grace Towers). Opening April 6th 2012; show runs April 7th-21st 2012.
Circle Circle Presents DECONSTRUCTION OF A DRAG QUEEN, 4/7-21
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 1, 2012
Circle Circle Presents Deconstruction of a Drag Queen, written by Katherine Harroff in collaboration with members of the Drag Artist Performance Community of San Diego; directed by Katherine Harroff and choreographed by Anne Gehman & Anthony Diaz (Grace Towers). Opening April 6th 2012; show runs April 7th-21st 2012.
Playwrights Horizons Now Accepting LIVEforFIVE Lottery Entries for THE BIG MEAL
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 22, 2012
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, February 22, for its popular LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to the New York premiere of THE BIG MEAL, a new play by Dan LeFranc (Sixty Miles to Silver Lake at P73/Soho Rep, In the Labyrinth at Soho Rep), directed by Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation and Kin at PH, Seminar on Broadway, Tigers Be Still, The Aliens, The Coward).
RAGNAROK Plays 10th Avenue Theater
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 21, 2011
RAGNAROK, written by Katherine Harroff plays in collaboration with members of the Live-Action Role-Playing Community of San Diego.
Grant Llewellyn And NC Symphony Announces 2011/12 Season
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 21, 2011
The North Carolina Symphony's 2011/12 season promises the same masterful programming and compelling guest artists that concertgoers have come to expect of the state's premier performing arts organization.
Asolo Rep Presents LAS MENINAS 3/18-5/15
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2011
Asolo Repertory Theatre is thrilled to introduce Florida audiences to Las Meninas, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage.