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Review: GIULIO CESARE, The Grange Festival
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 8, 2026

A new version of Handel's 1724 opera Giulio Cesare is always an exciting prospect. The love story between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, with the backdrop of war with Egypt, political ambition and domestic unrest is ripe for reinterpretation. Indeed, Handel and his librettist the librettist Nicola Francesco Haym, wrote the opera as a tragi-comedy, but David Alden's new production at The Grange Festival piles on the slapstick to such a extent that it undermines some of the excellent vocals in display.

CZARODZIEJSKI FLET Comes to Teatr Wielki
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025

W Czarodziejskim flecie w inscenizacji Barrie Kosky’ego wszystko jest jak z bajki, a każdy pomysł świadczy o gigantycznym poczuciu humoru reżysera, który musiał świetnie się bawić przy muzyce Wolfganga Amadeusza Mozarta.

Seattle Opera To Present Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's enchanting opera The Magic Flute returns to Seattle this spring in a stunning new-to-Seattle production from visionary director Barrie Kosky and mixed-media theater group 1927.

Review: THE ZIEGFELD GIRLS REVUE Exposes More Than History at The Green Room 42
by Rob Lester - Apr 18, 2024

THE ZIEGFELD GIRLS REVUE, on April 13th at the Green Room 42, puts a lot on view: Female pulchritude, nearly nude, with attitude.

Wilton's Music Hall Reveals Summer 2024 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2024

Wilton's Music Hall has revealed the lineup for its 2024 summer season. The season will kick off this June with The Sorcerer and will continue thorugh the end of the summer. Learn more about the lineup here!

Video: Watch Liza Minnelli Parody Her Song 'Yes'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2023

Check out a video of the legendary Liza Minnelli singing a parody of her song 'Yes'!

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra Will Host Silent Film Night With Charlie Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH
by Stephi Wild - Dec 23, 2022

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra combines the magic of cinema with the wonder of classical music in a screening of Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush, Saturday, January 14th (7:30pm) in the Atwood Concert Hall.

Anchorage Symphony Orchestra To Host Silent Film Night With Charlie Chaplin's THE GOLD RUSH
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra combines the magic of cinema with the wonder of classical music in a screening of Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush, Saturday, January 14th (7:30pm) in the Atwood Concert Hall.

Julia Holter Will Be Joined By The Chorus Of Opera North In Live Soundtrack For THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2022

Julia Holter and her band will be joined by the 36-strong Chorus of Opera North for the long-awaited premiere of her soundtrack for the silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc at Huddersfield Town Hall on 23 November 2022, part of Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//).

BWW Review: STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY, Bridge Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Mar 25, 2022

Nicholas Hytner can't quite sustain the verve of the first half of a play that says as much about the 21st century as it does the last

BWW Review: LA BOHÈME, London Coliseum
by Gary Naylor - Feb 3, 2022

Another revival of a beautifully realised crowdpleaser that works perfectly in the difficult days of February 2022.

WEST END ACOUSTIC and Agatha Christie Staged Readings Announced As Part Of Riverside Studios Christmas Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2020

Riverside Studios today announces further programming for its inaugural Christmas season in association with New Frame Productions, including an evening of unplugged performance with West End Acoustic featuring SIX's Maiya Quansah-Breed and Renée Lamb, Wicked's Nicholas McLean, Jesus Christ Superstar's Tyrone Huntley and Dear Evan Hansen's Oliver Award-winning Sam Tutty.

BWW Review: KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY at Elder Hall, University Of Adelaide
by Barry Lenny - Sep 24, 2020

Thanks to The Firm for leading us into the sunny uplands of world class performance.

VIDEO: Vuelve al Teatro Real LA FLAUTA MAGICA de Mozart
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Jan 15, 2020

Se ofrecerán 13 funciones entre el 19 de enero y el 24 de febrero, en la triunfadora producción de la Komische Oper de Berlín, presentada en el Real en enero de 2016 con muchísimo éxito.

Geva's Festival Of New Theatre 2019 Begins October 8
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2019

Geva Theatre Center unveils its line-up for the Festival of New Theatre 2019 to be held in the Fielding Stage from October 8 a?" October 20. FONT 2019 is a vibrant and innovative mix of new works by some of the most exciting playwrights from across the country and around the corner and is part of Geva's ongoing commitment to developing and producing new work for the American theatre. 

BRING A GUN...THE LONG NIGHT OF LOUISE BROOKS Gets NYC Reading, Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2018

A woman in her 70s tells her tale of the roaring 20s in this reading of Sondra Lee's and Jim Piazza's new play about a night in Hollywood you will never forget! 

BRING A GUN...THE LONG NIGHT OF LOUISE BROOKS Gets NYC Reading, 9/25
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2018

A woman in her 70s tells her tale of the roaring 20s in this reading of Sondra Lee's and Jim Piazza's new play about a night in Hollywood you will never forget! 

Arvada Center Launches BOOK FEST - A Celebration Of Literary Arts, Today
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2018

A celebration of books, reading and writing for the whole family, the first annual Arvada Center Book Fest takes place at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities on May 19 from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Designed as an event for all ages, the Book Fest includes hands-on activities and storytime for kids, panel discussions and staged readings, an all-day exhibit hall, writing workshops, and a special keynote speaker. The Arvada Center is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. and provides free parking at the venue. The presenting sponsor of the Arvada Center Book Fest is Regis University's MFA in Creative Writing program.  

Arvada Center Launches BOOK FEST - A Celebration Of Literary Arts, 5/19
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2018

A celebration of books, reading and writing for the whole family, the first annual Arvada Center Book Fest takes place at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities on May 19 from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Designed as an event for all ages, the Book Fest includes hands-on activities and storytime for kids, panel discussions and staged readings, an all-day exhibit hall, writing workshops, and a special keynote speaker. The Arvada Center is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. and provides free parking at the venue. The presenting sponsor of the Arvada Center Book Fest is Regis University's MFA in Creative Writing program.  

BWW Interview: The 2017 New American Voices Play Reading Series Finalists
by Natalie de la Garza - Mar 27, 2017

Step-sisters in a magical trailer park, a clash between past and present (that's a realtor's nightmare), an exploration of race and family in segregated Cleveland, a murderous family in the American West -- sounds like this year's finalists for The Landing Theatre Company's New American Voices Play Reading Series.