Wolf Trap News

The producer of RIVERDANCE, Moya Doherty, has announced that the United States/North American touring production of the internationally-acclaimed worldwide phenomenon will play its final performances Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 17, 2012 at WolfTrap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA. (more...)

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces its entire 2012 Summer season, featuring 92 performances at the majestic Filene Center amphitheater, nine evenings of opera at The Barns at Wolf Trap, and 34 performances in 108 days at Wolf TrapÂ’s ChildrenÂ’s Theatre-in-the-Woods. (more...)

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced its entire 2012 Summer season, featuring 92 live performances and 108 days at the Filene Center amphitheater, nine evenings of opera at The Barns at Wolf Trap, and 34 performances at Wolf Trap's Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods. See below for recent additions to the line-up and schedule. (more...)

Celebrate Brooklyn! today announced its lineup for this year, which begins June 5 with a free concert by reggae icon Jimmy Cliff. (more...)

Wolf Trap announces six concerts that will go on sale this Saturday, May 5 at 10am. This list includes six Wolf Trap headlining debuts in Demi Lovato, Hot Chelle Rae, Ingrid Michaelson, Joe Walsh, Matisyahu and Dirty Heads, and second time headlining performances from Counting Crows, Wilco, and Train. For more information, visit: www.wolftrap.org. (more...)

For the first time on the West Coast, audiences will have the opportunity to see Ainadamar fully staged in its acclaimed revised version. Long Beach Opera (LBO) presents Argentine composer Oswaldo Golijov and librettist David Henry HwangÂ’s powerful Grammy Award-winning opera on May 20 and May 26, 2012 at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, CA. Based on the life of famous writer Federico Garcia Lorca and his murder by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War, Ainadamar celebrates LorcaÂ’s fight for artistic, political and personal freedom. (more...)

Wolf Trap ChildrenÂ’s Theatre-in-the-Woods 2012 season is now on-sale featuring a diverse array of performance genres including kindie rock, Latin, Afro-Caribbean, country, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and pop-rock, as well as Irish dance, ballet, puppetry, and musical theatre. (more...)

Rufus Wainwright will take his new album Out of the Game out on the road with an 8-piece band this Spring & Summer for a highly anticipated North American tour. This is the first time he has toured with a band since 2008’s ‘Release The Stars’ tour. (more...)

New Repertory Theatre announces the encore staging of THREE VIEWINGS by Jeffrey Hatcher at Lane-Comley Studio 210, Boston University Theatre Complex, May 18 through June 3, 2012. (more...)

Mat Kearney continues his nonstop touring in support of his latest album Young Love with a new tour supporting pop-rock kings Train, kicking off July 26th in Charlotte, NC. (more...)

Jim Brickman will play from Wednesday, April 18 - Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35. (more...)

Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley TheatreÂ’s production of the Conor McPhersonÂ’s THE SEAFARER. The Seafarer, by Conor McPherson and directed by Gregory Boyd, begins previews Friday April 6, opens Wednesday April 11 and runs through Sunday, April 29, 2012 on the Hubbard Stage. Tickets start at $25 and are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org, at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.220.5700 and asking for the group sales department. (more...)

The Howard County Arts Council, in its 31st year of service to the public of Howard County, presents the 15th Annual Celebration of the Arts in Howard County on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD. Ken & Jaki Ulman will serve as Honorary Chairs. (more...)

The Howard County Arts Council is honoring the 2011 Howie Award winners at the 15th Annual Celebration of the Arts on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Peter and Elizabeth Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD. (more...)

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) announced an extensive U.S. summer tour today, beginning in early June and continuing through the end of September. The CSN U.S. Summer Tour stops in Providence at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 8P. (more...)

George Winston, the celebrated “rural folk” pianist, returns to The Barns to perform selections from his latest release, Love Will Come – The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2, which features originals by the late jazz pianist. Guaraldi is best known for composing and arranging the music featured in animated adaptations of the Peanuts® comic strips. In addition to Guaraldi, Winston has been hard at work on interpreting some of his favorite artists’ songs for solo piano—including the Doors, Frank Zappa, Randy Newman, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Laura Nyro, Al Kooper, Dr. John, Taj Mahal, and Philip Aaberg—several of which he has prepared for solo concert dates. (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) presents the opening production of their 2012 Season, and General Director Brian DickieÂ’s last season with the company, with ShostakovichÂ’s Moscow, Cheryomushki. Performances are April 14, 20, 22, and 25 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park. (more...)

An all-star line-up of performers from across the arts community ushered in a new era of culture as they graced the stage for the opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on March 10. Led by award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, the evening featured performances by the who's who of music and Broadway's brightest stars. Check out complete event coverage below! (more...)

The Dallas Opera GuildÂ’s 24th Annual Vocal Competition for young opera singers ended on a high-note last evening when ten outstanding finalists (with Texas connections) were awarded a total of $20,000 in prize monies. It is only the second time this spring musical event has graced the stage of the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in the Arts District. (more...)

An extraordinary line-up of performers from across the arts community ushered in a new era of culture as they graced the stage for the opening of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on March 10. Led by award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, the evening featured performances by the who's who of music and Broadway's brightest stars. See photos of the event below! (more...)