Shaw Festival Names Ryan deSouza Music Director as Paul Sportelli Retires
Paul Sportelli will step down as Shaw Festival Music Director after 28 years, with longtime Associate Music Director Ryan deSouza set to succeed him in the role.
Paul Sportelli will step down as Shaw Festival Music Director after 28 years, with longtime Associate Music Director Ryan deSouza set to succeed him in the role.
American Ballet Theatre revealed its upcoming seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring a world premiere by Brady Farrar and company premieres of Helen Pickett's Petal, and more.
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced eight newly elected board members, joining as the company celebrates its 60th Anniversary Season. Ann Cady Scott returns as Board President for a third term.
Cape Ann Symphony closes Season 74 with a program featuring Rossini, Grieg, and Tchaikovsky at Manchester-Essex Regional High School, with pianist Frederick Moyer performing the Grieg Piano Concerto.
Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, has revealed its 2026 schedule featuring seasonal blooms and new art installations. The park offers visitors a unique cultural experience with over 300 sculptures.
Ruth Eckerd Hall will host the 4th Annual Clearwater Smooth Jazz Jam on May 30 and 31, featuring top jazz artists. Tickets for the event will go on sale this Friday.
Tony Award-winning producers Hal Luftig, Cathy Dantchik and Kevin Connor proudly announce the launch of HALCYON THEATRICALS, a new full-service producing and consulting theatrical company, named for the mythic halcyon bird who could calm the seas and create a time of success, prosperity and harmony.
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will present two concerts in February in addition to its 30th anniversary gala celebration. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!
Jim Parsons, who is currently starring on Broadway in Our Town and is most known for starring in the CBS hit The Big Bang Theory, recently received his portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling and you can check out photos here!
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 51st season with the hit musical Ragtime. This sweeping and stirring musical masterpiece paints a portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century, interweaving the lives of three families—an African American family, a Jewish Immigrant family, and a wealthy white family—finding their places and pursuing the American Dream in a rapidly changing world. Featuring a Tony Award-winning book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Terrence McNally (Master Class, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Rink) and a Tony Award-winning score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (Once on This Island, Anastasia, Seussical The Musical), this musical is based on E. L. Doctorow’s best-selling novel of the same name. Ragtime will be presented June 1-26, 2022 (press opening: June 4) at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets (starting at $30) and more information the public may visit TheatreWorks.org or call (877)-662-8978.
Miami based artist Cristina Lei Rodriguez has been commissioned to create a site-specific installation for the Sweetbird Building in the Miami Design District. The installation consists of five large scale prints on the 2nd floor windows of the wooden clad building.
The Fred Ebb Foundation (Mitchell S. Bernard, Trustee) in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presented the fifteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to Angela Sclafani & Benjamin Velez. The award, named in honor of the late award-winning lyricist Fred Ebb, was presented by Kate Baldwin on Monday, December 2nd from 6-8pm at a by-invitation-only ceremony in the Penthouse Lounge of The American Airlines Theater.
The North American cast for the production 'WE WILL ROCK YOU,' which debuted in 2002, will return to New York City this fall at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden running through November 17, 2019.
Porchlight Music Theatre's 25th anniversary season began with the 14th Annual Chicago Sings concert: Chicago Sings 25 Years of Porchlight, Monday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m., at The Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave, directed by Christopher Pazdernik and Artistic Director Michael Weber with music direction by David Fiorello and a band featuring Kelsey Boltz, Cara Hartz, John McCreary, Greg Strauss, Celeste Park and Jake Saleh.
Rehearsal images have been released for next month's revival of true crime drama The Exonerated at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.
Ten Tiny Dances® is an innovative event featuring movement pieces choreographed specifically for a 4x4 foot performance space. New Vision Dance Co. was thrilled to produce Ten Tiny Dances® for their second year at the Garden Theater in the Short North. Performances were on Saturday, April 20,2019. Featuring 4'x4' dance creations by: Akane Little + Emily Liptow ~ Callie Luckenbach ~ Caroline Martin ~ Courtney Lucas ~ Cultivate Dance Project ~ David Krohn ~ Heels'N Network ~madcap ~Mansee Singhi ~ Mikayla Karis Smith ~ Movement Afoot ~ MovementActivities ~ Natya Nirvana ~ New Vision Dance Co. ~ NOMEL ~ Renie Viola & Joyce Patrone ~ Seven Dance Company
The new Broadway production of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Audra McDonald and two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon, directed by Obie Award winner Arin Arbus, will play the Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) on Broadway. Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune will begin previews on Saturday, May 4, 2019 and open officially on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The strictly limited 16-week engagement concludes on Sunday, August 25, 2019.