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Boston Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2024�"25 Season Featuring a World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2024


Boston Symphony Orchestra has revealed its 2024-25 season.

Carnegie Hall Announces Teen Musicians Selected For NYO2 In Summer 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2024


Discover the talented teen musicians selected for the prestigious NYO2 program at Carnegie Hall in Summer 2024. Get to know the future stars of the music world.

15 New Plays to be Presented at 16th Annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2024


The 16th annual Origin 1st Irish Theatre Festival will take place this year from March 23 to April 28 in New York.

George Gershwin's First Musical Rediscovered After Nearly A Century
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2024


George Gershwin's long-lost first musical has been unearthed by a Michigan researcher after almost a century.

Invictus Theatre Company Moves To Windy City Playhouse; 2024 Season Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2024


Invictus Theatre Company has announced a new home and a four-play season for 2024. Invictus will move to the Windy City Playhouse, the former producing company and venue that closed early last year. Learn more about the season here!

Brandon A. Wright Set To Helm Premiere Production Of GENESIS By Mercedes White
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2024


The award-winning Titan Theatre Company announces the cast and creative team for the NYC Premiere production of Mercedes White’s play, Genesis. This production is part of The Future Classics Festival, dedicated to showcasing the voices of BIPOC playwrights and artists. Performances run from February 2nd to February 11th at Queens Theatre.

East Passyunk Opera Project Teams Up With Top Dog Cocktails For Night Of Opera, Art And Cocktails
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 30, 2023


East Passyunk Opera Project teams up with Society Hill Dance Academy and Top Dog Cocktails to present Love Notes 3: Notes to Self on Saturday, January 13th with shows at 6:30pm and 9:30pm.

Katy Sullivan to Star in RICHARD III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2023


Chicago Shakespeare Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s Richard III. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

How Often Have Parents and Children Appeared in the Same Broadway Show?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 12, 2023


This time, the reader question was: Have parents and children appeared in the same Broadway show together, before Danny DeVito and Lucy DeVito in I Need That?

2023 Gotham Awards to Present Michael Mann's FERRARI with the Icon & Creator Tribute for Innovation
by Michael Major - Oct 30, 2023


The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced that Ferrari, the emotional and thrilling dramatization of the life of legendary ex-racer, racecar manufacturer, and entrepreneur, directed and produced by Michael Mann, will receive the Icon & Creator Tribute for Innovation at the 33rd annual Gotham Awards Ceremony.

Shattered Globe Adds New Ensemble Members: AmBer Montgomery, Adam Schulmerich, and Leslie Ann Sheppard
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 17, 2023


Shattered Globe Theatre is welcoming AmBer Montgomery, Adam Schulmerich, and Leslie Ann Sheppard as new ensemble members.

Tom Gold Dance Announces 2023 Fall Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2023


In its return to the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan on Wednesday, November 1, New York City-based Tom Gold Dance will give the World Premiere of Tom Gold Dance Founder and Director Tom Gold's Sandman and The Golem as part of a new program entitled Uncanny to music of Czech composer and pianist Gideon Klein.

Schauspielschule Krauss Announces 75th Anniversary Celebration
by Team BWW - Sep 26, 2023


The acting school Schauspielschule Krauss has announced plans for its 75th anniversary celebration. Throughout the year, the city of Vienna celebrates the school's long and rich history with a series of theatre performances, scenic and multimedia readings, and musical entertainment. 

Hannah Waddingham to Present FANTASY, MYTHS AND LEGENDS PROM at the Royal Albert Hall
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 25, 2023


Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Hannah Waddingham will present an evening of orchestral works from film, television and gaming, from titles including Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones and World of Warcraft. The BBC Concert Orchestra led by their new Chief Conductor, Anna-Maria Helsing, will be joined by Mezzo Soprano Felicity Buckland and The Huddersfield Choral Society.

Feature: Arkansas Writer Visits Santa Fe Playhouse to See A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 19, 2023


This summer Broadway World went on the road to catch some amazing entertainment, and one of the stops was at the Santa Fe Playhouse.

Carly Mercedes Dyer and More Will Lead the UK Tour of THE DRIFTERS GIRL
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2023


Casting has been announced for the first-ever UK and Ireland tour of The Drifters Girl, the acclaimed new West End musical which tells the remarkable story of one of the world's greatest vocal groups and the woman who made them. Find out who's starring in the musical here!

Review: A Beautiful Vision of How the Classic Tale of Oz Came to Be With OZ: A NEW MUSICAL at FreeFall Theatre Company
by Drew Eberhard - Jun 5, 2023


Oz: A New Musical, is an original musical exploring the genius of L. Frank Baum and his complicated relationship with his most famous creation, the Land of Oz. This is the story of a dreamer at the dawn of a new age who reinvented the fairy tale in a distinctly American way, painting an idealized and magical vision of a world where witches might be good, and what you’re seeking is already inside you.

Samuel D. Hunter, Sanaz Toossi and More Receive 2023 Dramatists Guild Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2023


The Dramatists Guild of America has announced the first recipients of their 2023 Awards. Learn how to purchase tickets!

LOTNY to Present AMERICAN ONE ACTS in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2023


The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY) will present American One Acts, a double bill, conducted by Gregory Hopkins and directed by Philip Shneidman, from May 31 - June 4, 2023 at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Merle Dandridge, Michael Hayden, Jodi Long & More to Star in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2023


Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for the 50th anniversary production of A Little Night Music. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

Summer Season Announced At Wigmore Hall April-July 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2023


Wigmore Hall's packed summer season (1 Apr – 21 Jul) features nearly 200 concerts and events. At the heart of Wigmore Hall's summer programme is the core chamber, piano and vocal repertoire upon which its reputation as the international home of chamber music is built, but there are also visits from legendary jazz musicians, Yiddish cabaret and forays into the avant garde.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Announces 2023-24 Season Featuring 51 Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2023


The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2023-24 season, which celebrates the passing of the artistic torch and the theme of Legacy, with the final farewell concerts of two esteemed American string quartets, both with long histories at CMS.

The Utah Symphony to Present CARMINA BURANA Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 20, 2023


The two evening concerts will take place Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28, at Abravanel Hall in downtown Salt Lake City. In addition, the Utah Symphony will also perform two dynamic pieces—Joshua Cerdenia's Feuertrunken (Fire-Drunk) and Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919). 

Review: A PROMENADE OF SHORTS 2 at Holden Street Theatres
by Barry Lenny - Jan 13, 2023


Red Phoenix has found a winning formula with their Festival of Shorts.

Review: AURORA'S SUNRISE Animated Movie: Presenting Her Story to the World
by Ani Arutyunyan - Nov 12, 2022


'Aurora's Sunrise' turns a family story into history: 15 years old Arshaluys (her name was changed to Aurora in the US when she entered this country through Ellis Island) - an Armenian genocide survivor who miraculously escaped from death in the Ottoman harem, first fleeing to Saint-Petersburg, then to New York.

First is Last FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of First is Last have there been?
First is Last has had 1 productions including Broadway which opened in 1919.

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