Open Window News

Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine is on a roll, following its thrilling, record-breaking production of BILLY ELLIOT with another beloved British musical import, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS. Featuring a terrific cast, crisp, thoughtful direction by Shaun Kerrison, and energetic choreography by Lisa Stevens, this MARY POPPINS is - yes, let's just say it and get it over with - practically perfect in every way.

Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be the most important exhibition of the essential Cubists-Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963), Juan Gris (Spanish, 1887-1927), Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955), and Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973)-in more than 30 years. The exhibition and accompanying publication will trace the invention and development of Cubism using iconic examples from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection, with its unparalleled holdings in this foundational modernist movement. The exhibition will mark the first time that the Collection, which Mr. Lauder pledged to the Museum in April 2013, is shown in its entirety, including the most recent addition, Léger's The Village. The exhibition, which opens October 20, 2014, will present 79 paintings, works on paper, and sculpture: 17 by Braque, 14 by Gris, 15 by Léger, and 33 by Picasso. Rich in modernist pictures by Picasso and Braque, the exhibition will also include an unprecedented number of papiers collé by Juan Gris and a stunning array of Léger's most famous series, his Contrasts of Forms.

Steve Post, legendary New York radio personality for more than 50 years, died yesterday. He was 70 years old. Steve was the acerbic host of Morning Music, heard on WNYC-FM for 25 years.

Lori Bookstein Fine Art is please to announce a new installation by Taller KEN. This is the artists' first solo-exhibition with Lori Bookstein Fine Art.

Lori Bookstein Fine Art is please to announce a new installation by Taller KEN. This is the artists' first solo-exhibition with Lori Bookstein Fine Art.

PAPERBOY is a coming of age story in which writer Grant Jacobs delivers a captivating and endearing performance.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) Music Director and celebrated pianist Jeffrey Kahane performs Bach's timeless Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, one of the most important and well-known works of the variation form ever composed, in LACO's Baroque Conversations series tonight, May 1, 2014, 7 pm, at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

Grant Jacobs presents his Standard Bank Ovation Award winner, PaperBoy at the Galloway Theatre from 7 to 17 May at 8pm.

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) Music Director and celebrated pianist Jeffrey Kahane performs Bach's timeless Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, one of the most important and well-known works of the variation form ever composed, in LACO's Baroque Conversations series on Thursday, May 1, 2014, 7 pm, at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times described a previous performance of this work by Kahane as a "luminous rendering [that] created an open window into the music's inner majesty, illuminating the complexities of Bach's compositional thinking while cruising impressively across its often stormy technical demands." A complimentary wine reception for all ticket holders begins at 6 pm.

Due to popular demand, August Wilson play extends to May 4, 2014

Theatre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK), the performance space at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, is pleased to present multi-talented French actress Clementine Celarie in the U.S. Premiere of Dans la Peau d'un Noir (Black Like Me) on Wednesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 15, 2014. The one-woman show is based on American journalist John Howard Griffin's 1961 book, Black Like Me, adapted by Celarie into a live performance. Celarie will portray an African-American man in the production that promotes tolerance and humanism.

Gulfshore Playhouse will present American classic, All My Sons by Arthur Miller today, March 28th through April 19th, with a $25 preview performance on March 27th.

Gulfshore Playhouse will present American classic, All My Sons by Arthur Miller March 28th through April 19th, with a $25 preview performance on March 27th.

For the fifth year, Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz (TRK) presents A Week of French Language Cinema in Los Angeles, with FREE nightly screenings of critically acclaimed Francophonic films

PaperBoy, a fast-paced comedy filled with colourful characters, has its Cape Town premiere at Kalk Bay Theatre from today, 12 to 15 February at 8pm.

Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, the performance space at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, is pleased to present Bahu-Beti-Biwi, a stunning solo performance that weaves together dance, theatre, live singing and more, by multi-talented performer Sheetal Gandhi tonight, February 6, 2014.

Contemporary realist painter, Evgenia Espinoza, showcases a series of oil portraits titled Femininity in her debut solo show at Gallery 27 located at 27 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2. The show will be opened on February the 6th by the director of Open Window Gallery, Dierdre Irvine, at 6pm and will be on display until February the 11th. The show is a tribute to femininity and feminine energy- energy of love and creation- and can be previewed on the artist's website- www.evgeniaespinoza.com. 'Each and every piece of this collection is a self-portrait in a way because it portrays a certain aspect of me and womanhood as a whole. It is not about the physical appearance but about the inner life of a woman shining through. Sometimes you can see it in the eyes, sometimes in a smile, sometimes it is almost unnoticeable, but so very present it haunts you,' says the artist, 'It is not a cry to be noticed or understood, but rather a whisper saying 'I am a wind in your hair and a hand on your shoulder.' It is subtle and elusive and free to interpretation.' The show will be curated by Tony Strickland, an independent visual art curator who has just completed his 21st exhibition at various venues in Dublin, which include the Crow Gallery, The Mad Art Gallery, Ranelagh Arts Centre, Conradh na Gaeilge and the Blackrock Market Cafe.

PaperBoy, a fast-paced comedy filled with colourful characters, has its Cape Town premiere at Kalk Bay Theatre from 12 to 15 February at 8pm.

Theatre Raymond Kabbaz, the performance space at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, is pleased to present Bahu-Beti-Biwi, a stunning solo performance that weaves together dance, theatre, live singing and more, by multi-talented performer Sheetal Gandhi on Thursday, February 6, 2014. Bahu-Beti-Biwi (Daughter-in-Law, Daughter, Wife), choreographed, written and directed by Gandhi, is a powerful work at the intersection of traditional Indian and contemporary Western cultures. The 50-minute performance mines Gandhi's own life in a commentary on the traditional roles of Indian women.

Teatro Italiano Network presents The Window, a romantic thriller by Marta Mondelli, directed by Shira-Lee Shalitrunning from January 18th thru 26th at the Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich Village. The cast features Cristina Lippolis,Marta Mondelli and Scott Freeman. Inspired by Hitchcock's Rear Window, the play will mark the film's 60 year anniversary.