ARENA DI VERONA OPERA FESTIVAL to Open With 50-Plus Nights of Opera in Roman Amphitheater
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2026
Italy's Arena di Verona Opera Festival will present six classic opera productions, ballet, and multimedia concerts in its 10,000-seat open-air Roman amphitheater, featuring stars including Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, and Roberto Alagna.
PARADE to Close Blackfriars Theatre 76th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2026
Blackfriars Theatre in Rochester, NY will close its 76th season with PARADE, the Tony Award-winning musical based on the 1913 trial of Leo Frank, featuring Jason Robert Brown's score and a book by Alfred Uhry.
Photos: Latin American/Spanish Composers Showcased in Merola's Schwabacher Summer Concert
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2022
Lush, lyrical, and romantic works by Latin American and Spanish composers are showcased in the Schwabacher Summer Concert, when the young artists of the 2022 Merola Opera Program perform vibrant operatic scenes by distinguished composers Daniel Catán, Manuel de Falla, Osvaldo Golijov, and Amadeo Vives. Check out photos here!
BWW Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK at Blossom Center
by Roy Berko - Jul 22, 2021
As I was walking into the pavilion at Blossom Music Center, the woman in front of me kept stopping to take pictures on her I-phone. She stopped, turned around smiled and said, 'Sorry, I'm from New Orleans. My husband and I are on a trip to see various outdoor music venues. This is the most beautiful one we've seen.'
BWW Interview: Imaginative Director Branda Lock of PYGMALION at Little Fish Theatre
by Shari Barrett - May 12, 2021
How a director envisions a production makes all the difference in its prestation to an audience, starting with casting and continuing through rehearsals and all technical aspects of the show. I spoke with Branda Lock on bringing her vivid imagination and directing skills to George Bernard Show’s PYGMALION, filled with unique Lock-inspired changes to the casting which promise to shed new light on this classic tale of class struggles in Shaw’s time.
Photo Throwback: George Abbott Attends Opening Night of DAMN YANKEES in 1994
by Walter McBride - Mar 2, 2018
We're taking you deep into the archives of BroadwayWorld photographer Walter McBride for exclusive flashbacks to Broadway past. Today, check out this shot of the late George Abbott pictured at 'Damn Yankees' opening night at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on March 3, 1994.
BWW Review: Los Angeles Ballet's 11th Season Opens Spectacularly with Modernists/Ballet Visionaries
by Shari Barrett - Oct 24, 2016
Los Angeles Ballet's eleventh season celebrates the masters and introduces LA to a new choreographer that is changing the dance landscape. The season opened with Modernists/Ballet Visionaries which features works of three icons of their time: August Bournonville, 1805-79, creator of the Danish Bournonville style of ballet, still vibrant Today; George Balanchine, 1904-82, Master choreographer who transformed American dance and created modern American ballet; Aszure Barton, contemporary choreographer who is leading ballet into rich, new territory. The program includes Bournonville's Napoli Pas de Six and Tarantella, Balanchine's Stravinsky Violin Concerto and the Los Angeles Ballet Premiere of Barton's Untouched (2010).
Photo Flash: First Look at Jason Robert Brown's PARADE at Drama Learning Center
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 9, 2016
Drama Learning Center's professional training company for emerging young artists will present the period musical drama Parade from June 10-18, 2016.
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