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Tanya Aguiñiga Investigates The Creation Of Community Through Fiber Art, Furniture, Sculpture, And Performance
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2018


The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is pleased to present the first institutional solo exhibition of works by Los Angeles-based artist and designer Tanya Aguiñiga. Craft & Care highlights Aguiñiga's practice at the intersection of fiber art, design, social practice, and activism, with a focus on motherhood, care, border issues, and the creation of community-themes that run throughout the artist's work. On view through October 2, the exhibition spotlights AMBOS Project (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), Aguiñiga's ongoing activation of the US-Mexico border.

Judy Kuhn, Lesli Margherita, and More Join Cape Playhouse 2018 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2018


Some of the top talent in the Broadway community will be gracing the stage of The Cape Playhouse this summer. The impressive list of headliners includes Judy Kuhn, Michelle Pawk, Mary Testa, Nancy Opel, Jennifer Simard, Mike McGowan and Jennifer Cody..Michael Rader, Artistic Director, today announced the casting for the historic theatre's 92nd season in Dennis, MA. The six-play schedule, running from June 12 - September1, 2018, features three plays and three musicals-including three Playhouse premieres-in a season featuring Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning shows and the premiere and Pre-National Tour Engagement of a new production of the classic movie Clue: On Stage.

Uncategorizable, Brilliant, and Profound: Bernstein's CANDIDE at the Washington National Opera
by Jack L. B. Gohn - May 6, 2018


When you hear the first few notes of the rollicking overture, you know Bernstein is genuflecting hard to Johann Strauss. Yet this is a story in which the principal characters are bayoneted, hanged, maimed, raped, prostituted, ravaged by disease, and enslaved, among other things, a story which, thematically, takes the characters and us right to the edge of the Nietzschean abyss and gives us a good long sobering look into it - not the sort of thing Strauss or Gilbert and Sullivan ever did.

Miquel Fernández protagonizará la versión concierto de CAROUSEL en el Festival Grec de Barcelona
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - May 4, 2018


Daniel Angles dirigira esta version del clasico de Rodgers & Hammerstein protagonizado por Miquel Fernandez como Billy Bigelow y Nina como Netty

Audra McDonald's New York Philharmonic Performance Set for Album Release
by Julie Musbach - May 3, 2018


Decca Gold is proud to announce the forthcoming release of Sing Happy, the live performance of the New York Philharmonic's 2018 Spring Gala starring Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald. Recorded live on May 1 at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, the recording represents McDonald's first collaboration with Decca Gold - as well as her first solo recording with full orchestra.

The Artistic Home Announces 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach - Apr 27, 2018


The Artistic Home Ensemble will present the Chicago premiere of Lauren Gunderson's ADA AND THE ENGINE as the final entry in its three-play 2018-19 season, according to company Artistic Director Kathy Scambiatterra, who announced the season today. The 36-year-old Gunderson was the most-produced playwright in America during 2017, according to American Theatre Magazine.

HELLO AGAIN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Now Available
by BWW News Desk - Apr 27, 2018


Broadway Records today announced that Hello Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be released digitally and in stores on today, April 27, 2018. The album is currently available for pre-order.

Celebrate With The Orchestra Now At Carnegie Hall
by Julie Musbach - Apr 25, 2018


The Orchestra Now (TON) concludes its third season at Carnegie Hall under the baton of music director Leon Botstein on May 3 with music by Bela Bartok and two other composers with whom he collaborated on research of native folk music. Featured soloists are Grammy award-winning American pianist Peter Serkin and distinguished Russian pianist Anna Polonsky.

The Orchestra Now Closes 3rd Season At Carnegie Hall
by Julie Musbach - Apr 18, 2018


Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, April 18, 2018 - The Orchestra Now (T?N) concludes its third season at Carnegie Hall under the baton of music director Leon Botstein on May 3 with music by Bela Bartok and two other composers with whom he collaborated on research of native folk music. Featured soloists are Grammy award-winning American pianist Peter Serkinand distinguished Russian pianist Anna Polonsky.

Fulton Theatre Presents MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
by Julie Musbach - Apr 12, 2018


The Fulton Theatre in association with Maine State Music Theatre is excited to bring to the stage, Million Dollar Quartet! The electrifying story of how 4 stars made music history!

ALMA Theatre Company Presents YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2018


you are my sunshine - a new play with folk songs …based on a true story by Kelli Kerslake Colaco is a multi-decade (1927-1956) character study of a man of mythic American proportions whose passions and demons lead to tragedy. Narrated in Woody Guthrie-style folk songs - accompanied by Bay Area music favorites Chris Haugen (guitar) and Trevor Marcom (vocals/guitar), the fact-inspired ensemble drama focuses on the search for truth behind a dark family legend vis-a-vis an ancestor and the women and children in his life.

HELLO AGAIN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Set for 4/27 Release
by Julie Musbach - Apr 6, 2018


Broadway Records today announced that Hello Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) will be released digitally and in stores on today, April 27, 2018. The album is currently available for pre-order.

Juilliard Organists Give A Free Recital At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2018


Juilliard organists, under the direction of Organ Department Chair Paul Jacobs, give a free recital at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine (located at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC) on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 7:30pm.

Sarasota Opera Expands Summer Movie Series In 2018
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2018


Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2018 season of 'HD at the Opera House' and "Classic Movies at the Opera House".  This weekly series of filmed performances has allowed Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. The 2018 "HD at the Opera House" series will open on Sunday, May 20th and run through September 30th and will include presentations of Ballet and Theater from some of the world's most famous venues and companies including the Royal Opera House; Teatro alla Scala in Milan; Royal Shakespeare Company; Vienna State Opera; and the Royal Ballet. Each presentation will begin at 1:30pm.

San Francisco Ballet Announces 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach - Mar 27, 2018


San Francisco Ballet has announced its 2018-19 Season program and schedule. This summer, SF Ballet will return to Festival Napa Valley for one performance only on Friday, July 27, 2018, accompanied by members of the SF Ballet Orchestra. In addition, the Company will also return to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., from October 23-28, 2018, where they will perform two mixed-bill programs of selected works from Unbound: A Festival of New Works.

Carlos Hipólito recibe el XVIII premio Corral de Comedias
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Mar 26, 2018


Mañana martes 27 de marzo, la Fundacion Festival Internacional de Teatro Clasico de Almagro celebrara el dia mundial del teatro anunciando su XVIII premio Corral de Comedias, que este año sera para el actor Carlos Hipolito.

UW School of Drama Presents ANGELS IN AMERICA PART II: PERESTROIKA
by Julie Musbach - Mar 23, 2018


This spring, UW Drama students will take on Tony Kushner's seminal, era-defining play about AIDS and homosexuality in 1980s America, Angels in America-at least, they'll take on half of it.

Laguna Playhouse Announces New Season: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, HEISENBERG, HARVEY and More
by Julie Musbach - Mar 23, 2018


LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to announce its 2018-2019 season of shows. Executive Director Ellen Richard comments, "This is a sensational 98th season. We are happy to give our audiences a diverse array of musicals and plays that they will find moving, compelling and entertaining."

'Vincent Victoria Presents' to Showcase Mothers Who Don't Know Best in SINS OF THE MOTHER, 5/10-5/13
by Julie Musbach - Mar 21, 2018


Vincent Victoria Presents will be showcasing the emotional drama 'Sins of the Mother' on Mother's Day weekend at Midtown Art Center May 10-13 2018.

Sacred Fools Closes Out Season 21 with World Premiere of AKUMA-SHIN
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2018


The Sacred Fools Theater Company is excited to present the World Premiere of the monster drama Akuma-shin by Kenley Smith, directed by Scott Leggett. The final Mainstage show of the company's 21st season opens Friday, March 30 and runs through Saturday, April 28 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7pm. The show will be performed in the Main Stage Theater of the Broadwater Theater Complex.

It's Loverly! Meet the Cast of MY FAIR LADY- Now in Previews!
by Julie Musbach - Mar 15, 2018


Lincoln Center Theater's upcoming production of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady is officially in previews! Get to know the cast below as they begin Broadway performances!

Performances of A RAISIN IN THE SUN Added at A Noise Within
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2018


A Noise Within (ANW) presents A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Gregg T. Daniel, the sixth production of its 26th season performing February 25 to April 8 (Press Opening March 3). Now added - three performances - Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 pm, Wednesday March 29 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, April 8 at 7 pm.

Alphawood Foundation Grants $1 Million To The Joffrey Ballet For New Staff, Technology And Research Initiatives
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2018


The Joffrey Ballet has received a $1 million grant from the Alphawood Foundation to fund a transformational three-year project aimed at audience expansion and sustainability. The grant will be distributed over a three-year period, allowing the Joffrey to implement new marketing and development initiatives. The grant is intended to support these new initiatives over the next three years, after which they will become self-sustaining as part of the Joffrey's goal to generate new audiences and revenue.

The Last Twenty-Two Years: A Timeline of Two-Time Tony Winner Norbert Leo Butz
by Nicole Ciravolo - Mar 17, 2018


Two-time Tony Award Winner Norbert Leo Butz is about to take the stage again this year in the Broadway Revival of My Fair Lady as Alfred P. Doolittle -- a part that won George Rose the Tony back in 1976. Butz is one of only nine actors who have won the Best Actor Tony twice (alongside stars like Nathan Lane). As he prepares to take stage yet again, let's reflect on his career: all twenty two years of it!

George Takei And CRAZY RICH ASIANS Director Jon M. Chu To Be Honored By Asia Society
by Julie Musbach - Mar 5, 2018


Star Trek actor George Takei and Jon M. Chu, director of the upcoming comedy Crazy Rich Asians, from Warner Bros. Pictures and SK Global Entertainment, will be honored by Asia Society Southern California on April 22 for breaking barriers in Hollywood.

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