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BWW Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
by Dan Marois - Mar 28, 2022


La Cage Aux Folles currently playing at the Seacoast Repertory Theater in Portsmouth is a reminder of how far we come in the world of acceptance.

Artisan Children's Theater Announces Auditions For DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2022


Artisan Children's Theater has announced auditions for DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR., featuring music by Alan Menken | lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice | Book by Linda Woolverton.

UK Tour and Full Cast Announced for BOEING BOEING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2022


Get all the information, tour dates and ticket info on the new UK tour of Marc Camoletti’s BOEING BOEING. Michael Cabot directs Nathalie Barclay (Gabriella), Jo Castleton (Bertha), Isabel Della-Porta (Gloria), Jessica Dennis (Gretchen), John Dorney (Bernard) and Paul Sandys (Robert) in a translation by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans.

Ariana DeBose, WEST SIDE STORY, and More Take Home Critics Choice Awards; Full List of Winners!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2022


Ariana DeBose took home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the recent film adaptation of West Side Story. The film also won in the Best Film Editing category.

BWW Review: CLUEDO, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 9, 2022


Was it Professor Plum in the library with the dagger? To many of us, the board game Cluedo is a family staple, but director Mark Bell’s play takes more of its influence from the 1985 American film Clue. The play retains the characters, weapons and location of a spooky manor house and turn it into a pacey farce that both amuses and frustrates.

Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE Returns To The English National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2022


This March, the 'hilarious production' that 'combines clever comedy and sublime arias' (Daily Express), Mozart's Così fan tutte returns to the English National Opera (ENO). Last staged in 2014, Mozart's dark comic masterpiece that is 'funny, fast and farcical' (What's On Stage), is brought to life by the multi-award winning director and Artistic Director of Improbable, Phelim McDermott. 

BWW Review: MOTHER OF THE MAID Packs a Bravura Performance at Main Street
by Brett Cullum - Feb 11, 2022


Shannon Emerick’s portrayal of Isabelle Arc is the performance on which MOTHER OF THE MAID hinges, and she manifests a miracle consisting of fully-realized characterization and range. Rarely will you see an actress wholly embody a role so fully and disappear completely into another person.

MOTHER OF THE MAID to be Presented at Main Street Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2022


Main Street Theater is offering a riveting new play to Houston audiences: Mother of the Maid by Jane Anderson. The production opens Saturday night, February 5 at 7:30pm and runs through February 27 at MST – Rice Village, 2540 Times Blvd.

La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts Announces Special Events For 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2022


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

Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Andrew Garfield, MJ Rodriguez and More Take Home Golden Globe Awards; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2022


Last night, the winners were announced for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Among this year's winners were Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose for West Side Story, MJ Rodriguez from Pose, and Andrew Garfield for tick, tick...BOOM!

Kentwood Players Announces Auditions For CLUE
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2021


Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for CLUE, a murder mystery comedy adapted from the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, written by Sandy Rustin with additional material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price based on the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture, based on the Hasbro board game Clue.

CYRANO, WEST SIDE STORY, TICK, TICK... BOOM! & More Among 2022 Golden Globe Nominees - See the Full List!
by Michael Major - Dec 13, 2021


Films such as West Side Story, tick, tick...BOOM!, Cyrano, Encanto, and In the Heights were recognized this morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press. Nominees also included Peter Dinklage, Denzel Washington, Cynthia Erivo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ewan McGregor, Uzo Aduba, Aaron Sorkin, Hannah Waddingham, Steve Martin, Martin Short, and more.

Eric Michael Gillett & Carole Demas to Present JOYFUL SPIRITS This December
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 12, 2021


Legendary Broadway/TV star Carole Demas and fellow Broadway and TV star Eric Michael Gillett are together at last, performing a variety of their favorite songs, lifting your holiday heart with their festive cabaret/concert, Joyful Spirits, Live and On Demand. 

Sarasota Opera Announces Casting For 2022 Winter Opera Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2021


Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and General Director Richard Russell have announced casting for the 2022 Winter Opera Festival, which also marks Maestro DeRenzi's 40th anniversary with the company.

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School For The Arts Theatre Department To Present MOTHER OF THE MAID
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2021


The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Theatre Department will present 'Mother of the Maid' by Jane Anderson, October 22-24, 2021. The production is directed by Kelly Minner-Bickert and features an exceptional cast of young actors.

Shaw Festival Unveils 60th Season; Full Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2021


The Shaw Festival announced the 60th anniversary season. Get the full list of shows and dates here. “We have a lot to celebrate as we look forward to our diamond anniversary season. In what might be our most ambitious programme ever, we intend to show off the range of experiences available at The Shaw,” revealed Artistic Director Tim Carroll.

Arizona Opera Will Return to In-Person Performances With EL MILAGRO DEL RECUERDO (THE MIRACLE OF REMEMBERING)
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2021


Arizona Opera’s President and General Director, Joseph Specter, officially announced the casting today for the organization’s 2021/22 Season—its 50th Anniversary Season—which will feature an exciting and diverse programming schedule of five productions, including the release of the company’s first world premiere film and four planned in-theater productions in both Phoenix and Tucson.

OCM Presents Joan Of Arc Opera- An Operatic Rarity
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2021


Tchaikovsky called it “my masterpiece,” and yet his opera about Joan of Arc has virtually disappeared since its debut in 1881.

BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of September 13 - 20, 2021
by Maria Nockin - Sep 13, 2021


Los Angeles Opera presents its 2006 rendition of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. The performers are Renée Fleming, Rolando Villazón, and Renato Bruson, James Conlon conducts and Marta Domingo directs.LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZywmSJkKYE&t=83s

Historian Dr. Louisa Burnham to Discuss 'The Real Joan of Arc' at The Opera Company of Middlebury
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2021


The Opera Company of Middlebury will host a conversation with Professor Louisa Burnham on Friday, September 17, from 4-5 pm in Unity Hall, at the Congregational Church, 30 N. Pleasant Street. This event is free to attend, and all are invited. Everyone wishing to attend is asked to wear a mask and be vaccinated. Please come to the North Pleasant (Route 7) entrance to United Hall.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Announces 2021-2022 Season of Special Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 31, 2021


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director BT McNicholl will welcome you home to a very special return season of truly exhilarating events at the newly renovated theatre! Won’t it be amazing to once again laugh together at the unmistakable comedy of the one-and-only JAY LENO and the always hilarious MARGARET CHO?

Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-Winning WIT Is Next For The Ensemble Company
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2021


The Ensemble Company, the theatre company in residence at Penguin Point Productions located in the Oviedo Mall, follows its recent acclaimed production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Clybourne Park with another winner of the prestigious prize, Margaret Edson's W;t.

THE IMAGINARY INVALID Will Be Performed By The Classics Theatre Project Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2021


Considered one of the world's greatest comedic dramatists, Molière's quick-witted style of analyzing 17th Century French society, through uproariously sending up the types of people comprising it, was a driving factor in the evolution of social comedy and what has made his work endure through its humorous insights into human nature.

THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES Exhibition to Open at The Jewish Museum in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2021


The Jewish Museum will present The Hare with Amber Eyes, an exhibition that tells the story of the Ephrussi family—celebrated in the 2010 memoir and The New York Times bestseller of the same name by Edmund de Waal—and showcases the breadth and depth of their illustrious collection.

BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Moonlight Amphitheatre
by E.H. Reiter - Jul 25, 2021


BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is a fairytale favorite brought to life with vibrant singing and performances now playing at Moonlight Theatre through August 7th.

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