Stop-over - 1938 - Broadway Articles Page 15

Critically-acclaimed actor Jeremy Irons will discuss his new film, Munich: The Edge of War, as well as his career, in a Monday, January 17 interview with 92Y Reel Pieces moderator Annette Insdorf. The interview, which is free with registration, will be broadcast live on 92Y's website at 5 pm ET.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts wants you to start your new year with some unforgettable experiences and extraordinary entertainment!  

The world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra jumps into Popejoy Hall on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 3:00 pm, for a blast to the big-band past.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Our readers set the nominees, and now voting is open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld New Jersey Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director; Michael Stotts, Managing Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, begins performances tomorrow, December 1, 2021 for A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney's Broadway Hits, directed by Casey Hushion.

On November 23, the Metropolitan Opera will present the company premiere of Eurydice, a new Met-commissioned opera by Matthew Aucoin—at 31, the youngest composer to have a Met premiere since 1938.

Liverpool's Epstein Theatre reopens its doors next month – and the much-loved venue is promising audiences a season full of sparkling entertainment to mark its return.

Returning to lead the cast are Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle, Laird Mackintosh as Professor Henry Higgins, Leslie Alexander as Mrs. Higgins, Adam Grupper as Alfred P. Doolittle, Kevin Pariseau as Colonel Pickering, Gayton Scott as Mrs. Pearce, and Sam Simahk as Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

Though there are not may hills in the Argenta District, North Little Rock was definitely filled with the SOUND OF MUSIC this weekend, as the cast brought the Von Trapp family story to life at the Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St, North Little Rock. This is the first partnership with Wildwood Park for the Arts, and I hope there will be many more, because this show is so good. Seriously, I will try to verbalize how great everyone is, but honestly, you need to go see it for yourself.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra this season offers a wide range of musical programs, including six intimate chamber presentations curated by Concertmaster and Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer, each featuring a smaller compliment of LACO's superlative artists who elevate gems familiar and new from the prodigious chamber music repertoire.

The highlight event of YI Remembers. . . Krystallnacht on November 9, 2021 will be the world-premiere play reading of The Education of Herschel Grynszpan by acclaimed author, film maker and Klezmer musician Yale Strom.

Revolutionary punk-rock sensation Hedwig and the Angry Inch is coming to Olney Theatre Center this winter (November 26, 2021 to January 2, 2022) starring Mason Alexander Park, who earned a Helen Hayes Award for Best Leading Performer in a Musical for their role as the Emcee in Olney’s 2019 production of Cabaret. 

Autumn has a way of sparking the imagination and has inspired books, movies, and plays. Classic works, like Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, are a staple of the season. Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg invites audiences to their production of Frankenstein now through October 31.

The Stratford Festival is overcome with grief at the death of Martha Henry, just 12 days after her final tour-de-force performance in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women. The grief of her colleagues is matched only by their gratitude for her unparalleled contributions to Canadian theatre.

The 92Y School of Music has announced new guests for their popular interview series, Cabaret Conversations, now in its second year: Lillias White (Nov 1), Ben Cameron (No 22), and Ricky Ritzel (Dec 13). Previous speakers in the BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award-nominated series have included Chita Rivera and Joe Iconis, among others.

Now well into its second year, the 92Y chat show series helmed by Michael Kirk Lane announces exciting guests.

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced the premieres of three free broadcasts/episodes to be released on adella.live and the Adella digital streaming app in Fall 2021 and Winter 21/22.

Liverpool's much-loved Epstein Theatre is entering a brand new chapter with a new management team at the helm. 

Who are some of Broadway's greatest set designers? Which scenic designers have won the most Tony Awards? Read more about some of the greatest behind the scenes employees of Broadway and study up on ten iconic set designers from Broadway history.

 “The War of the Worlds” was an episode of the American radio drama anthology series The Mercury Theatre on the Air directed and narrated by actor and future filmmaker Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Well’s novel The War of the Worlds (1898). It was performed and broadcast live as a Halloween episode at 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 1938, over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network. The episode became famous for causing panic among its listening audience.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) will return to live, in-person Main Stage productions this fall with one of the giants of the American theatre, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Directed by CCCT’s Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, and featuring a diverse ensemble of eight actors who portray the 25-plus citizens of Grover’s Corners, Our Town will play for 15 performances from October 1-31.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre will return to live, in-person Main Stage productions this fall with one of the giants of the American theatre, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Directed by CCCT’s Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, and featuring a diverse ensemble of eight actors who portray the 25-plus citizens of Grover’s Corners, Our Town will play for 15 performances from October 1-31.

Live theatre is back and thriving in the Roanoke Valley! Virginia Children's Theatre will kick off the 2021-2022 Season with the fun and kooky production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY. Taking the stage at Shaftman Performance Hall in the Jefferson Center (541 Luck Ave SW), THE ADDAMS FAMILY will run October 8-9, 2021.