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With fast-paced storytelling, misbehaving props and over thirty characters to play, four actors cause havoc as they attempt to recreate the classic yet scandalous French novel Madame Bovary (1856), a book considered so controversial on its release that the author Gustave Flaubert went to court on charges of obscenity.

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary has been announced as the Christmas show at Southwark Playhouse Borough, running from 5th December to 11th January. 

1st Stage will present THE WAVERLY GALLERY, a touching play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Chelsea Music Festival Records released a new album by The Lee Trio titled Midsummer Night Magic.

The Bard Music Festival will present a celebration of French Romantic composer Berlioz with 11 themed concerts, 5 livestreams, and more, starting August 9.

1st Stage will kick off the 2024-2025 season with the Logan Festival of Solo Performance. Learn more about the season!

La oboísta Carmen Thierry, el fagotista Gerardo Ledezma y el pianista Alberto Cruzprieto ofrecerán dos recitales con música de Robert Schumann, Paul Hindemith y Francis Poulenc, el viernes 7 de junio a las 17:00 h en la Biblioteca Vasconcelos y el sábado 22 a la misma hora en la Casa Universitaria del Libro de la UNAM, en el marco del ciclo Música Inbal por la ciudad.

Chelsea Music Festival celebrates its 15th season with nine evenings of concerts, conversation, and tastings from June 21-29, 2024.

Chelsea Music Festival is celebrating its 15th season with nine evenings of concerts, conversation, and tastings with musicians, visual artists, chefs from June 21-29, 2024.

Adapted from the works of Kenji Miyazawa, including the classic “Night on the Galactic Railroad', this tale of friendship, self-discovery, and the transcendent power of imagination takes audiences on a cosmic journey through the stars.

Join Alfredo Daza and Józef Olechowski at the National Museum of Anthropology for an evening of serenades and nostalgia. Don't miss this musical event.

Who are the suffs of Suffs? Did you know that the characters of one of Broadway's newest musicals are based on real, trailblazing women? Before you watch them make history on stage at the Music Box Theatre, get to know the ladies who changed the world over 100 years ago.

The lyrical season will feature 12 titles, such as Turandot, by Busoni, Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini, Le Comte Ory, by Rossini, among others. The program also includes ballets, cinema and music, and concerts in a year in which São Pedro establishes partnerships with the Cinemateca, the São Paulo Companhia de Dança and guest orchestras.

The Nance will come to 1st Stage next month! Performances run April 4-21, 2024.

The Fisher Center at Bard has revealed its SummerScape 2024 programming, running June 20 – August 18, 2024.

Arctic Explorations, with music and words by Michael Dellaira, and additional music by Inuit performer Nuka Alice, will be given its world premiere at Theaters at St. Jean. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Gina Galati’s wonderful Winter Opera company continues its 17th season with Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.  This work, which opened in 1893, was Puccini’s first great hit.  It was rather daring of Puccini to present this piece, based as it was on a novel that had already been adapted to opera by two other composers—first by Daniel Aubert (1856), and then in a hugely successful work by Jules Massenet 1884. 

1st Stage announces 'SHUTTER SISTERS,' a sweet and funny play by Mansa Ra. Press performances on February 3 and 4. Explore the parallel lives of two women and the challenges they face. Don't miss this heartfelt journey through womanhood and identity.

1st Stage's Quilters, book by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, with lyrics and music by Barbara Damashek, directed by Deidra LaWan Starnes, has been extended through December 31.

'Killin' Republicans' is a new rock opera by Dick D. Zigun, presented by Theater for the New City. Join the conversation as actress Jodie Foster, a Nigerian Afrobeat star, and her Mississippi oilman husband get drunk on a transatlantic flight. Running from November 30 to December 17 at Theater for the New City. Tickets are available at the box office.

Enjoy a recital of lied and operetta by soprano Cristina Ortega and pianist Jozef Olechowski at Munal. Featuring works by Schumann, Schubert, Dvořák, Grieg, R. Strauss, Lehár, O. Strauss, and Kálmán.

The Washington Stage Guild's 2023-2024 season continues with the playwright the company has most frequently produced (30 productions of 27 plays), G.B. Shaw and his play Arms and the Man.

1st Stage announces 'Quilters,' a moving musical by Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek. Set on the American frontier, this musical tells the story of a group of women who come together to create a quilt that reflects their shared history, struggles, and triumphs. With soaring harmonies, touching monologues, and stunning choreography, 'Quilters' is a musical experience unlike any other.

Explore the origins of the detective story at the Grolier Club NYC. Don't miss the 'Whodunit? Key Books in Detective Fiction' exhibition from Nov 30, 2023 - Feb 10, 2024.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of a 1920s mystery theatre experience set in a historic West Chester mansion. Uncover secrets and solve puzzles in this unique and interactive production that will transport you back in time.