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Verdi's JERUSALEM and More Set for Sarasota Opera's 55th Season
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013

Sarasota Opera has announced its 2013 - 2014 Fall and Winter programming which will mark the company's 55th consecutive season of performing grand opera on the Florida gulf coast. Highlights will include the return of some of Sarasota Opera's most acclaimed productions, the Sarasota Opera premiere of Verdi's Jerusalem as part of the ongoing Verdi Cycle, and the debut of new concerts to the Sarasota Opera Concert Series. (more...)

A New Byliner Original, 99 STORIES OF GOD is Released
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013

Byliner recently published Joy Williams's new fiction e-short, 99 Stories of God ($1.99), the first new book in a decade from the acclaimed author of State of Grace, Escapes, Taking Care, and Breaking and Entering. Williams has a one-of-a-kind gift for capturing both the absurdity and the darkness of everyday life, and in 99 Stories of God she takes on one of mankind's most confounding preoccupations: the Supreme Being. (more...)

BREAKING BAD's Bryan Cranston to Star in A.R.T.'s ALL THE WAY; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013

The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University has announced that three-time Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston will play the lead role of Lyndon Baines Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's new play All The Way opening the A.R.T.'s 2013-14 Season at the Loeb Drama Center. The production, directed by Bill Rauch, will begin performances on September 13, 2013. (more...)

Tenor Arnold Rawls to Sing the Role of Calaf in Tomorrow's TURANDOT for Sarasota Opera
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2013

Executive Director Richard Russell and Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi have announced that tenor Arnold Rawls will return to Sarasota Opera to sing the role of Calaf in Sarasota Opera's production of Turandot for one performance on Tuesday, March 19th at 1:30pm. (more...)

Sarasota Opera House to Open as a 'Donor Giving Station' for the 2013 36 Hour Giving Challenge
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2013

At 6:30am on Tuesday, March 5th, Sarasota Opera House will open as a "Donor Giving Station" to those wishing to give to the 2013 36 Hour Giving Challenge. Sarasota Opera will have three computer stations set up in the Opera House for those wanting to give during the Giving Challenge. Sarasota Opera staff will be on hand throughout the day to assist in any way necessary. (more...)

Byliner Publishes HALF-LIFE REFLECTIONS FROM JERUSALEM ON A BROKEN NECK By Joshua Prager
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2013

In Half-Life: Reflections from Jerusalem on a Broken Neck ($3.99), released today by digital publisher Byliner, Joshua Prager delivers an often agonizing, frequently comic, and always soulful account of a young man's attempt to survive a near fatal injury and recover his formerly carefree existence, only to discover that it is gone forever. (more...)

Michael Hendrick Joins Sarasota Opera's OF MICE AND MEN
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2013


Sedona New Play Festival Set for Canyon Moon Theatre, 1/5-13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2013

January 5 through 13, Canyon Moon Theatre, Sedona's professional regional theater, brings the excitement of new play work to northern Arizona at the first annual Sedona New Play Festival. Sponsored by the Sedona Community Foundation, Allie Ollie Boutiques and The Hilton Sedona Golf Resort & Spa., this Festival brings together playwrights, directors and actors to do reading of new works. (more...)

Canyon Moon Theatre Debuts First Annual Sedona New Play Festival, 1/5-1/13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2013

January 5 through 13, Canyon Moon Theatre, Sedona's professional regional theater, brings the excitement of new play work to northern Arizona at the first annual Sedona New Play Festival. Sponsored by the Sedona Community Foundation, Allie Ollie Boutiques and The Hilton Sedona Golf Resort & Spa., this Festival brings together playwrights, directors and actors to do reading of new works. (more...)

Canyon Moon Theatre Debuts First Annual Sedona New Play Festival, 1/5-1/13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2013

January 5 through 13, Canyon Moon Theatre, Sedona's professional regional theater, brings the excitement of new play work to northern Arizona at the first annual Sedona New Play Festival. Sponsored by the Sedona Community Foundation, Allie Ollie Boutiques and The Hilton Sedona Golf Resort & Spa., this Festival brings together playwrights, directors and actors to do reading of new works. (more...)

Sedona New Play Festival Set for Canyon Moon Theatre, 1/5-13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 04, 2013

January 5 through 13, Canyon Moon Theatre, Sedona's professional regional theater, brings the excitement of new play work to northern Arizona at the first annual Sedona New Play Festival. Sponsored by the Sedona Community Foundation, Allie Ollie Boutiques and The Hilton Sedona Golf Resort & Spa., this Festival brings together playwrights, directors and actors to do reading of new works. (more...)

BWW's Top St. Petersburg Theatre Stories of 2012
by BWW Special Coverage - Dec 26, 2012

BroadwayWorld brings you the Best of St. Petersburg in the year 2012. Check out the Top Theatre Stories from each month during in the year 2012. We look forward to another exciting year of theatre in 2013! (more...)

Mad Cow Theatre Announces MASS APPEAL Cast
by BWW News Desk - Nov 06, 2012

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the cast for Mass Appeal by Bill C. Davis in The Black Box at Mad Cow's new home at 54 West Church Street. (more...)

Scoop: LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC - October 19-26, 2012
by TV Scoop - Oct 19, 2012

Get all the scoop on LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, airing on NBC October 19-26, 2012! (more...)

Scoop: LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC - October 11-19, 2012
by TV Scoop - Oct 11, 2012

Get all the scoop on LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, airing on NBC on October 11-19, 2012! (more...)

Sarasota Opera Appoints Richard Russell as New Executive Director
by BWW News Desk - Sep 19, 2012

The Board of Trustees of Sarasota Opera has announced the appointment of Richard Russell as the new Executive Director of Sarasota Opera effective November 1, 2012. Mr. Russell, who was Sarasota Opera's Director of Marketing from 2005 - 2010, returns to Sarasota having served the past three seasons as General Director of Opera New Jersey in Princeton, NJ. (more...)

EMI Classics to Release Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2012

EMI Classics will release Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album, a 15-track album featuring classical music personally selected by author E L James herself and referenced in her bestselling Fifty Shades book trilogy. The album will be available in the U.S. and Canada digitally on August 21st and in CD format on September 18th. The album will be released internationally in both formats on September 17th. (more...)

Harry Groener, Sally Wingert and More Set for CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON CELEBRATION at Guthrie Theatre, 9/15-10/27
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2012

The Guthrie Theater today announced the full casts, comprising 39 actors, for the three plays of the Christopher Hampton Celebration. The previously announced celebration of the multi-faceted writer's work will occupy all three of the Guthrie's stages in an immersive and illuminating theatrical experience, with diverse casts tackling dynamic roles torn from the pages of world history. (more...)

EMI Classics Releases 'Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album' Digitally Today, 8/21
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2012

EMI Classics will release Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album, a 15-track album featuring classical music personally selected by author E L James herself and referenced in her bestselling Fifty Shades book trilogy. The album will be available in the U.S. and Canada digitally today, August 21st and in CD format on September 18th. The album will be released internationally in both formats on September 17th. (more...)

Final Week at Lincoln Center Out of Doors Features Tributes to Gil Scott-Heron, Nick Ashford and More thru 8/12
by BWW News Desk - Aug 09, 2012

It may be the final week of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, but the festival isn't winding down when it comes to exciting performances. This week, Lincoln Center celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the landmark Soul at the Center, highlighted by Valerie Simpson's first tribute to her late partner, Nick Ashford, since his passing. The pair that wrote such Motown hits as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)," and "I'm Every Woman," made their performing debut as a duo at Lincoln Center 40 years ago. The Tribute takes place on Friday, August 10 at Damrosch Park. (more...)

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