BWW Review: BLACK HOLE WEDDING at New York Music Festival
by Derek McCracken
- Jul 19, 2019
Technically, the silver lining of the black hole trash compactor featured in Black Hole Wedding is that whatever it doesn't suck in, it stretches out: a golf club, clothing, even a pom-pom shaking marketing director. Theatrically, this 'spaghettify' strategy also works well for the show itself, a campy eco-political satire with more than enough humorous and heartfelt songs and sight gags to keep its musical magnetic attraction strong for 100 minutes.
NYMF Production Of BLACK HOLE WEDDING To Donate All Proceeds To Renewable Energy Nonprofits
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 8, 2019
Producers of Black Hole Wedding,which will make its off Broadway debut as part of the 2019 New York Musical Festival's Next Link Project, announced today that all proceeds from the sale of tickets for the engagement will be donated to renewable energy nonprofit organizations350.org and GRID Alternatives. In addition, a group of anonymous angel donors has agreed to match all funds raised by the production.
BLACK HOLE WEDDING To Make Off-Broadway Debut Starring Sean McDermott
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 19, 2019
After playing an acclaimed run as part of the Planet Connections Festival in 2015 and taking home awards for Outstanding Music & Lyrics and Outstanding Leading Actress, as well as nominations for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Direction and Production, Black Hole Wedding will make its off Broadway debut as part of the 2019 New York Musical Festival's Next Link Project.
New Film Streaming Platform OVID.tv Launches March 22
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Mar 21, 2019
Tomorrow marks the official launch date of OVID.tv, an unprecedented collaborative effort amongst eight of the most noteworthy independent film distributors in the U.S., who have come together to support the innovative new subscription video-on-demand service, OVID.tv.
BWW Flashback: The History of KING LEAR
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 4, 2019
King Lear is making its triumphant return to Broadway, starring Glenda Jackson in a gender-swapped version of the title role. As we gear up for this revival, let's take a look back on some notable Lears past...
Women Make Movies and dGenerate Films Join OVID.tv
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Mar 13, 2019
Jonathan Miller announced today that two additional independent film distribution companies have agreed to join OVID.tv as founding content partners, along with the six (see below) first announced on January 17th.
BWW Review: PELLEAS ET MELISANDE at Metropolitan Opera
by Peter Danish
- Jan 16, 2019
Pélleas et Mélisande last night was hands down the best thing the Met has done this season. No arias, no duets, no trios, no choruses, just ravishing melodies bathed in some of the most complex web-like, ethereal harmonies.
VIDEO: Get A First Look At PELLEAS ET MELISANDE at The Met!
by Alan Henry
- Jan 15, 2019
Watch in the video below as Paul Appleby, as Pelléas, and Isabel Leonard, as Mélisande, sing an excerpt from Act IV in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Sir Jonathan Miller. Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducts A Rare Revival Of Debussy's Pelléas Et Mélisande, Opening January 15
by Julie Musbach
- Dec 14, 2018
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducts five performance of Pelléas et Mélisande, Debussy's mysterious meditation on love and betrayal, January 15–31, 2019. The classic production by Sir Jonathan Miller returns to the Met for the first time since the 2010–11 season, and the cast features three young Met stars at the heart of a passionate love triangle: Isabel Leonard as Mélisande, Paul Appleby as Pelléas, and Kyle Ketelsen as Golaud. Ferruccio Furlanetto sings the role of Arkel and Marie-Nicole Lemieux makes her Met debut as Geneviève. Derrick Inouye conducts the January 31 performance.
BWW Review: LA BOHEME, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Dec 1, 2018
The best versions of La boheme are simple enough to let the genius of Puccini's opera shine, rather than distracting the audience with quirky updates and subliminal messages. The ENO's decision to return to Jonathan Miller's luscious production for the fourth time in a decade, is a beautifully pitched celebration of beauty in penury, love and heartbreak.
Mykal Kilgore, Kenita Miller, Jonathan Raviv, and More to Join Rona Siddiqui at the Kennedy Center
by Julie Musbach
- Nov 2, 2018
New York based composer and lyricist, Rona Siddiqui will be joined by Mykal Kilgore (Motown), Kenita Miller (Once on this Island), Samia Mounts (We Live in Cairo workshop), Jonathan Raviv (The Band's Visit), Sherz Aletaha (Disaster!), and Waseem Alzer (We Live in Cairo workshop) at The Kennedy Center in a concert, Rona Siddiqui: Halfghan on a Mission, featuring her original music on November 15 at 6 PM.
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Announces Latest Grantees
by Tori Hartshorn
- Nov 1, 2018
Thirty-three nonfiction works from seventeen countries comprise the latest Sundance Institute Documentary Fund and Stories of Change Grantees, announced today. 81% of the supported projects have at least one woman producer or director; 48% originate from outside the US.
Photo Flash: Walnut Street Theatre's IN BETWEEN Opens This Thursday
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 25, 2018
Walnut Street Theatre's 2018-19 Independence Studio on 3 season opens with a personal look into the Palestinian-Israeli identity with IN BETWEEN. Written and performed by Ibrahim Miari and directed by Elena Araoz, the production begins with previews on September 25th, opens September 27th and continues through October 28th.
18th Annual Coney Island Film Festival Announces Lineup
by BWW
News Desk
- Sep 14, 2018
The 18th annual installment of the Coney Island Film Festival (named one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals' by MovieMaker Magazine) hits the shores of Coney Island from Today, September 14th through Sunday, September 16th. This year's festival features 101 films from around the world; a stunning array of high and low-brow fare, as diverse as the neighborhood it represents. Subjects range from the profound to the profane, showcasing the independent spirit and irreverent nature of the one and only Coney Island.
18th Annual Coney Island Film Festival Announces Lineup
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 5, 2018
The 18th annual installment of the Coney Island Film Festival (named one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals' by MovieMaker Magazine) hits the shores of Coney Island from Friday, September 14th through Sunday, September 16th. This year's festival features 101 films from around the world; a stunning array of high and low-brow fare, as diverse as the neighborhood it represents. Subjects range from the profound to the profane, showcasing the independent spirit and irreverent nature of the one and only Coney Island.
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