Brooklyn College Welcomes Composer Marvin Hamlisch 3/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 12, 2009
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes legendary composer/performer and 2008 Theater Hall of Fame inductee Marvin Hamlisch for an elegant evening of unforgettable music on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 8pm, including selections from The Way We Were and A Chorus Line, along with tributes to Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Scott Joplin. He will be joined on stage by tenor J. Mark McVey.
Brooklyn College Presents TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 4/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 4, 2009
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2008-09 Theater series with Montana Repertory Theatre's production of To Kill a Mockingbird on Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 3pm.
Brooklyn College Welcomes Composer Marvin Hamlisch 4/25
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 12, 2009
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College welcomes legendary composer/performer and 2008 Theater Hall of Fame inductee Marvin Hamlisch for an elegant evening of unforgettable music on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 8pm. Mr. Hamlisch holds the distinction of being one of only twelve people to win all four major US performing awards (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) and one of only two to have won all four of those plus a Pulitzer Prize (the other being Richard Rogers).
Life of Walt Disney Chosen as Philip Glass NYC Opera Commission
by Robert Diamond - Sep 29, 2008
Following a meeting of New York City Opera's Board of Directors, Gerard Mortier, General Manager Designate today announced that City Opera is commissioning Philip Glass to compose a new opera, The Perfect American which imaginatively explores the life and career of Walt Disney
Lincoln Center Announces Series of Events Surrounding 50th Anniversary Celebration
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 17, 2008
Lincoln Center announced today an exciting series of artistic and educational events and initiatives to celebrate its forthcoming 50th anniversary, officially beginning with a ceremony to commemorate the institution's original groundbreaking in 1959 and ending with a campus-wide open house. The anniversary celebration coincides with the physical transformation of Lincoln Center, designed to make the campus a more open, accessible and vibrant urban destination. Ribbon cuttings will be held throughout the year as redevelopment projects are completed.
Stuhlbarg and Kind Confirmed for Coen Bro's 'A Serious Man'
by Faetra Petillo - Sep 8, 2008
Production begins today on location in Minnesota on A Serious Man, for Focus Features and Working Title Films. Joel and Ethan Coen, Academy Award winners for No Country for Old Men and Fargo, are writing, producing, and directing the film. Working Title co-chairs Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are executive-producing the film with Robert Graf, who has worked on the Coens' last six features in various producing capacities.
9 to 5 Begins Previews On 3/24 at Marquis Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jul 15, 2008
Producer Robert Greenblatt announced today that 9 To 5: The Musical, based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture, will begin previews on Broadway Tuesday, March 24, 2009, and will open Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the Marriott Marquis Theatre (1535 Broadway). 9 To 5: The Musical marks the Broadway debut of seven-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and musician Dolly Parton as composer and lyricist. The musical's book by Patricia Resnick is based on her original story and screenplay for the smash 1980 film comedy.
ACT Presents 'Curse of the Starving Class'
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2008
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) artistic director Carey Perloff today announced the final casting and design team for A.C.T.'s 30th anniversary production of Sam Shepard's classic interrogation of the American dream, Curse of the Starving Class
Tari Kelly Stars in 'Cabaret' at 5th Ave Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2008
The 5th Avenue invites Seattle to 'leave your troubles outside' and experience the scintillating entertainment of Cabaret. Starring Tari Kelly March 25-April 13, 2008.
Public Revives 'Hair' with Groff & Swenson; Begins July 22
by BWW News Desk - Feb 7, 2008
The Public Theater announced today that, after the successful 40th Anniversary staged-concert of Hair last summer, it will stage a full production of the legendary musical July 22-August 17, to star Jonathan Groff and Will Swenson.