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New Summer Festival Playground London Wonderground Comes to Earls Court This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2021


Underbelly, one of the UK's leading producers of large-scale city centre events and live entertainment, has announced the launch of London Wonderground, a major new summer festival on the site of the former Earls Court 2 Exhibition Centre.

Photo Flash: THE SORROWS OF SATAN Films In Historic Brockett Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2021


Filmed in the ballroom at the beautiful Brocket Hall, one of England’s finest stately homes, this musical play reimagines the story of Faust at the heart of 1920s London, where the elite are financially and emotionally bankrupt and one man has a big decision to make...

Theater Stories: CURIOUS INCIDENT, THE BAND'S VISIT, THE INHERITANCE and More About the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2021


Today's Theater Stories features the Ethel Barrymore Theatre! Learn about Ethel Barrymore herself, shows to have graced the theatre's stage, including An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, Chaplin, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Band's Visit, The Inheritance, and many more!

Luke Bateman, Michael Conley, Stefan Bednarczyk and Molly Lynch Star in The Streaming Premiere Of THE SORROWS OF SATAN
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2021


Filmed in the ballroom at the beautiful Brocket Hall, one of England's finest stately homes, this musical play reimagines the story of Faust at the heart of 1920s London, where the elite are financially and emotionally bankrupt and one man has a big decision to make...

Which Four Broadway Theatres Are Named After Women?
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Mar 26, 2021


We're looking into the history of each of these theatres, plus their namesakes Ethel Barrymore, Vivian Beaumont Allen, Lynn Fontanne, and Helen Hayes.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Announces Spring 2021 Digital Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2021


The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced their Spring season of digital offerings from April 1 to July 1, which is dedicated to the late Gustave M. Hauser.  CMS presents 28 digital programs, with concerts premiering on Thursday evenings at 7:30 and educational and hybrid talk-and-performance programs premiering on Monday evenings.

Bard Music Festival Presents a Program of French Piano Music
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2021


This February, the Bard Music Festival presents “A Program of French Piano Music, Inspired by the World of Nadia Boulanger,” a recital of French music performed by pianists Danny Driver and Piers Lane recorded at The Menuhin Hall, Sussex, England in fall 2020. 

CAN Festival 2021 Announces CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2021


At the heart of the CAN Festival 2021, CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE is an ambitious new Chinese Arts Now production, co-produced with Two Temple Place and conceived and led by CAN’s artistic director An-Ting Chang. 

Salt Lake Acting Company Postpones World Premiere of FOUR WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THE MAN UNDER THE SHEET
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2021


Salt Lake Acting Company has announced the postponement of the world premiere of Elaine Jarvik's FOUR WOMEN TALKING ABOUT THE MAN UNDER THE SHEET. The new work, now to be presented August 20 through September 12, was initially postponed to from March 2020 to March 2021 due to the global pandemic.

Lara Downes Launches Rising Sun Music Celebrating Black Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2021


Inspired by her own mixed-race heritage and career-long engagement with diverse musical traditions, pianist Lara Downes creates and curates a new digital recording venture, Rising Sun Music, that sheds a bright light on the music and stories of Black composers over the past 200 years.

Catalyst Quartet to Release UNCOVERED Vol. 1, Featuring The Works Of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2021


The first of a multi-volume set, Volume 1 features the works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor including his Quintet in G minor for Piano and Strings with pianist Stewart Goodyear, Fantasiestück, and Quintet in F sharp minor with clarinetist Anthony McGill.

FIAF Virtual CinéSalon Presents PARIS ON FILM
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 8, 2021


This January and February, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) presents a cinematic escape to the City of Light with the CinéSalon series, Paris on Film.

Valentine Theater Celebrates 125th Anniversary Gala Live With Seth Rudetsky and Ana Gasteyer
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 5, 2021


The Valentine Theatre will celebrate its 125th Opening Night Anniversary (December 25, 1895 - December 25, 2020) on Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14, 2021 with a virtual fundraising concert featuring Seth Rudetsky and Ana Gasteyer.

Photo Flash: Hale Center Theater Orem Presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 28, 2020


Hale Center Theater Orem to produce 'The Importance of Being Earnest' playing from Jan. 6th to Feb. 13, 2021.

Discovery+ Has The Greatest Collection Of Paranormal & Unexplained Content In One Place
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2020


 All your favorite shows are coming to Discovery, Inc.'s new discovery+ streaming service beginning Monday, January 4. The Paranormal & Unexplained genre hub on discovery+ will launch with nearly 3,000 episodes of paranormal programming in its extensive library, establishing the largest collection of paranormal content available to users anywhere in the world. At launch, the platform will have more than 100 series under its “Paranormal & Unexplained” banner, and nearly all will be available to binge from the beginning.

LONE STAR LAW: PATROL AND PROTECT Premieres on Discovery Channel
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 18, 2020


The saying is true: everything is bigger in Texas, including the jobs of the Texas Game Wardens who have been protecting the Lone Star State's wildlife and more than 29 million citizens since 1895.

discovery+ has the Greatest Collection of Paranormal & Unexplained Content in One Place
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Dec 18, 2020


All your favorite shows are coming to Discovery, Inc.’s new discovery+ streaming service beginning Monday, January 4.

DAM To Premiere First Comprehensive Exhibition Examining France's Stylistic Impact On Iconic American Paintings
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2020


The Denver Art Museum (DAM) today announced the exhibition Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France, set to premiere at DAM November 14, 2021. The exhibition will feature more than 100 paintings made between 1855 and 1913 in the first comprehensive examination of France's stylistic impact on American painting of the period.

Pianist Daniel Vnukowski Performs 'The Nutcracker Suite' To Support Musicians In Need
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2020


Pianist Daniel Vnukowski has reached over half a million viewers with his high-definition, livestreamed performances since the start of the pandemic earlier this year. On Tuesday, December 15th at 7pm PST, he performs a virtual fundraising recital in support of the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund (sweetrelief.org) to assist those musicians urgently affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

VIDEO: Former Prima Ballerina With Alzheimer's Dances to Remembers and Dances to Swan Lake
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2020


A video has been released of a former prima ballerina with Alzheimer's remembering the music she used to dance to.

Disney Plus to Premiere Documentary Special THE REAL RIGHT STUFF
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 14, 2020


Nearly six decades after NASA successfully sent its first astronaut into space, restoring the world’s faith in the U.S. space program.

Williamston Theatre Presents THE FIRE TOUR
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 5, 2020


The Williamston Theatre Presents THE FIRE TOUR, a historic audio tour that details five fires that occurred in the Williamston business district in 1877, 1895, 1915, 1928, and 1938, and how those fires shaped the landscape of the town over the past 150 years. The tour allows the listener to walk through Williamston to each location and listen to the stories through eyewitness recollections and commentary from Williamston historian Mitch Lutzke. It features the voices of residents David Jones and Cloyce O'Dell, with narration by Emily Sutton-Smith.

The New School's Mannes College of Music Announces Schneider Concerts Online Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2020


The New School's Mannes College of Music has announced the Schneider Concerts ONLINE | 2020-21 Season - we have been working for the past few months to develop a flexible model that will allow us to continue to provide outstanding, emerging chamber artists with performance opportunities and offer New York audiences introductions to chamber music.

New York Theatre Workshop Announces First Seven Artistic Instigator Projects for 2020/21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2020


New York Theatre Workshop has announced today the initial group of projects from the 2020/21 Artistic Instigators.

BODEGAS CARO-Wines You Should Know About
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 21, 2020


Broadwayworld Food and Wine recently had the pleasure of experiencing a wine tasting via Zoom by Bodegas CARO, a fine Argentinian producer.

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