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Kennedy Center to Award Julia Louis-Dreyfus the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2018


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a gala performance featuring some of the biggest names in comedy. This year's ceremony marks the 21st consecutive year that the Kennedy Center's marquee comedy award will be presented and broadcast nationally. On-sale and ticketing information for this event will be available at a later date, and sponsorship packages for the Mark Twain Prize gala performance are on sale now.

NEXT GENERATION Concert Announced At Potter Violins
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2018


Under the direction of National Philharmonic Concertmaster Colin Sorgi, the National Philharmonic Chamber Players perform the works of Schubert and Mendelssohn on April 22 at 3pm at the John Kendall Recital Hall, Potter Violins in Takoma Park, MD. Entitled "Next Generation," the concert showcases gifted students from the Philharmonic's Summer String Institutes performing the Mendelssohn Octet in E-flat Major alongside members of the Philharmonic Chamber Players. The concert also features Schubert's String Quartet in C Major. Potter's intimate hall seats only 90, allowing concert goers to experience chamber music as it was originally intended, up close and personal. Kids 7-17 are Free; adult tickets are $20 and can be purchased here: http://classicalmusicconcert.org/event/national-philharmonic-chamber-players-5/

UK's The Magic Numbers Return With New Single SWEET DIVIDE From Upcoming OUTSIDERS Album
by Macon Prickett - Mar 23, 2018


“Coming out of the shadows running,” The Magic Numbers are making their return withOutsiders, their first new album in four years. The Mercury Prize-nominated quartet summons the powers of Neil Young, Howlin' Wolf, and Fleetwood Mac for an outlaw, open-road Americana feel, while retaining “elements of their trademark sweetness,” according to CLASH. “Sweet Divide,” the existentialist, Youngesque first single, is now available to stream, and Outsiders will be released May 11.

UN DÍA COMO HOY…: ¡Felicidades, STEPHEN SONDHEIM y ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER!
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Mar 22, 2018


Hoy comparten cumpleaños los grandisimos compositores Stephen Sondheim y Andrew Lloyd Webber, sin los cuales el Teatro Musical no habria sido el mismo, y hacemos un repaso por sus carreras y, sobre todo, por las producciones que se han hecho en España de sus obras.

March Shows Announced At City Winery Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2018


Check out the exciting lineup of artists coming to City Winery Chicago next month!

Boundless Theatre Announces First Look At PARAKEET As Part Of Last Word Festival At The Roundhouse
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2018


As the annual festival of fearless storytelling, Roundhouse Last Worst Festival returns to the Roundhouse for two and a half weeks of bold performances from established and emerging spoken word artists. Boundless Theatre and Boom Shakalaka Productions will present new songs from Parakeet - a work in development by Brigitte Aphrodite, with music and additional lyrics by Quiet Boy, directed by Laura Keefe on June 28th.

Emmy Nominated Amazon Prime Video Series BOSCH To Return For Fifth Season
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 13, 2018


Emmy Nominated Amazon Prime Video Series BOSCH To Return For Fifth Season

BWW Previews: POETRY MARATHON at RUST BELT BOOKS - PART ONE
by Mark C. Lloyd - Jan 15, 2018


The Buffalo, N.Y. area is rich with art and artist, actors, writers, painters, ... the list goes on.

REENACTMENT A Group Exhibition On The Politics Of Historical Reenactment In Contemporary Art Comes to BRIC
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2017


BRIC presents Reenactment, a group exhibition examining and agitating the aesthetics and politics of historical reenactment in contemporary art (January 18-February 25). In traditional reenactments, events like the American Revolution and Civil War are embodied by amateur performers using storytelling and props, all too often approaching history as unchangeable and absolute.

Chelsea Manning, Laurie Anderson, Solange Take Stage At DAY FOR NIGHT SUMMIT
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2017


Day for Night is proud to announce the program for the first edition of the Day for Night Summit, which will take place on Friday, December 15. The Summit will feature art and technology pioneers Laurie Anderson, Chelsea Manning, Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot), and Lauren McCarthy and serve as the first opportunity to experience 18 site-specific art installations from artists Ryoji Ikeda and Matthew Schreiber in a more intimate setting before the festival weekend officially kicks off.

The Shanks Release 'Turning Turk,' Working on New Album and North American Tour
by Emily Bruno - Dec 8, 2017


As it works on a follow-up to 2016's raucous steamroller of an album, Prisons of Ecstasy, Toronto institution The Shanks has blessed us with a banger of a new song. 'Turning Turk' debuts today and is available on all DSPs.

Adelaide Festival Palais to Return in 2018 with Music, Forums and Special Events
by BWW News Desk - Dec 6, 2017


Adelaide Festival welcomes the return of its glorious Palais in 2018 with an outstanding line-up of live music, lunchtime forums and special events set to draw crowds to the beautiful Adelaide Riverbank from sunrise 'til sunset and beyond.

STOMP Returns To Australia in Spring 2018
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2017


The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it's better than ever! Following a sell-out visit in 2013, STOMP returns to Australia with its unstoppable energy and 'pure stage magic'. The show will tour to Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Sydney from May to August next year.

STOMP is Stomping Back Into Adelaide In 2018
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 15, 2017


The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it's better than ever! Following a sell-out visit in 2013, STOMP returns to Australia with its unstoppable energy and 'pure stage magic'. The show will tour to Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Sydney from May to August next year.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Announces 27th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 30, 2017


Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's 27th summer season will launch with the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime and will feature three Shakespeare plays: the popular comedy Twelfth Night, the profound and lyrical history play King Richard II, and an actor-driven production of the spirited and bittersweet comedy All's Well That Ends Well. As the Festival continues its ambitious progression through the canon, King Richard II will be the 30th of Shakespeare's 38 plays PSF has produced. Rounding out the season will be the stage adaptation of the spectacular Shakespeare in Love, the most produced play in the nation this year following its run in London's West End.

BWW Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE at THE WICK THEATRE
by John Lariviere - Oct 29, 2017


The Wick Theatre's production of The Drowsy Chaperone is a pleasant musical theatre romp featuring music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The fantastic nature of the characters coming to life as Man in Chair tells the tale of his most beloved musical is charming, and the standard characters and plot twists of old movie musicals are comically nostalgic.

Opera On Tap to Release Episode 1 of World's First Virtual Reality Horror Opera Series
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2017


Opera on Tap has announced the release of Episode 1 of the world's first virtual reality horror opera, entitled The Parksville Murders, on October 20 exclusively on Samsung VR. The episode will be featured exclusively on the Samsung VR app on Gear VR with Controller powered by Oculus and at samsungvr.com.

RareNoiseRecord Presents Roswell Rudd & More with Embrace
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 18, 2017


For his follow-up to 2016's purely improvised studio recording Strength & Power (featuring pianist Jamie Saft, bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Balazs Pandi), the ever-adventurous trombonist-composer Roswell Rudd made a decided shift in direction on his first RareNoiseRecords release as a leader by embracing jazz standards he has loved and played throughout his long and illustrious career.

Opera On Tap to Release Episode 1 of World's First Virtual Reality Horror Opera Series
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2017


Opera on Tap has announced the release of Episode 1 of the world's first virtual reality horror opera, entitled The Parksville Murders, on October 20 exclusively on Samsung VR. The episode will be featured exclusively on the Samsung VR app on Gear VR with Controller powered by Oculus and at samsungvr.com.

Sara Evans & More Join Line Up for Live In The Vineyard Adds Artists This November
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 26, 2017


Live In The Vineyard today announced the addition of artists for the nineteenth installment of the exclusive music, food and wine festival that takes place amidst the lush scenery of boutique wineries in Napa Valley, California November 3-5.

Guthrie Cast to Return for NATIVE GARDENS at Arena Stage
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2017


Good fences make good neighbors...right? Neighborly rivalry escalates into an all-out border dispute in Karen Zacarias' newest hot-button comedy Native Gardens, which makes its D.C. debut at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.

Seu Jorge to Bring David Bowie Tribute to Boulder Theater This Fall
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2017


AN EVENING WITH SEU JORGE, THE LIFE AQUATIC - A TRIBUTE TO DAVID BOWIE TOUR is coming to Boulder Theater today, September 8, 2017.

BWW Interview: Robert Softley Gale Talks BLANCHE AND BUTCH
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Sep 6, 2017


BWW speaks to Robert Softley Gale, artistic director of Birds of Paradise about their new production Blanche and Butch.

Site-Specific Work ROBERT LONGO: AMERICAN BRIDGE PROJECT Opens Tomorrow at Hunter College
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2017


The Hunter College Art Galleries and Department of Art & Art History present a site-specific, monumental, political work by the legendary conceptual artist Robert Longo that will comprise his largest public artwork to date.

Breaking: Jin Ha & More Join Clive Owen in M. BUTTERFLY; Full Cast Announced!
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 15, 2017


Producers Nelle Nugent, Steve Traxler, Kenneth Teaton, Benjamin Feldman, Doug Morris and Spencer Ross today announce full casting for the first Broadway revival of David Henry Hwang's Tony Award®-winning play, M. BUTTERFLY, directed by Tony Award® winner Julie Taymor.

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