Queenie Pie

Duke Ellington, Ernest Bloch and Two German Operas Set for Chicago Opera Theater's 2014 Season

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) General Director Andreas Mitisek announces programming for COT's 2014 season, including two operas and a double-bill of one-acts. Mitisek comments, 'It's a season that is 100% 20th century and 150% COT. New, rare and with contemporary relevance for a curious audience that is hungry for new theatrical experiences.' (more...)

Chicago Opera Theater Announces 2014 Season

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) General Director Andreas Mitisek today announces programming for COT's 2014 season, including two operas and a double-bill of one-acts. Mitisek comments, "It's a season that is 100% 20th century and 150% COT. New, rare and with contemporary relevance for a curious audience that is hungry for new theatrical experiences." The season opens with the Chicago Premiere of Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie, February 15 - 23, 2014. In the spring, COT presents a double-bill of Carl Orff's Die Kluge and Viktor Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis, May 31 - June 8, 2014. The season wraps in the fall with the Chicago Premiere of Ernest Bloch's Macbeth, September 13 - 21, 2014. Mitisek also comments "We increased our subscriber family by 18.5% in 2013. COT is THE place for adventure and discovery. We invite our audience on a journey into the good and evil of ambition." (more...)

Geva Theatre Center to Honor Garth Fagan, 3/19

Garth Fagan, founder and artistic director of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance and the Tony Award-winning choreographer of The Lion King, will be honored with the 2012 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award at a benefit celebrating community engagement and diversity in the arts at Geva Theatre Center on Monday, March 19th. (more...)

Geva Theatre Center to Honor Garth Fagan, 3/19

Garth Fagan, founder and artistic director of the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance and the Tony Award-winning choreographer of The Lion King, will be honored with the 2012 Essie Calhoun Diversity in the Arts Award at a benefit celebrating community engagement and diversity in the arts at Geva Theatre Center on Monday, March 19th. (more...)

Walnut Street Theatre's ETHEL! Closes

Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 brings back the spirit of Philadelphia's own Ethel Waters with her life stories and memorable songs in Ethel! (more...)

Marion Cowings To Perform Jazz Gigs in Brooklyn and West Village on June 21 and June 28

Legendary jazz singer Marion Cowings, whose smooth baritone voice and considerable range has been delighting audiences all over the world for decades, will be performing the next two Friday nights at clubs in Brooklyn and Manhattan. (more...)

Long Beach Opera Announces 2014 Season: QUEENIE PIE, THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER & More!

Long Beach Opera's Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek announces the company's 2014 plans to produce five rarely performed 20th and 21st century, "Out Of Bounds," operas. The new season includes the Southern California premieres of Duke Ellington's "street opera" Queenie Pie and John Adams' controversial The Death of Klinghoffer; An American Soldier's Tale, Kurt Vonnegut 's provocative remake of Igor Stravinsky'sThe Soldier's Tale paired with Wynton Marsalis' jazz-driven A Fiddler's Tale; and a reprise of LBO audience favorite, David Lang's haunting The Difficulty of Crossing a Field. Three of the five composers-Adams, Marsalis and Lang-are actively contributing to today's music scene, while Stravinsky and Ellington made indelible marks on 20th century music. (more...)

Terry Burrell Takes on Aunt Eller in Arena Stage's OKLAHOMA!

E. Faye Butler, who portrays Aunt Eller in the summer revival of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's acclaimed and record-setting production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, will transition out of her Helen Hayes-nominated role to begin rehearsals for Arena Stage's 2011/12 season opening play Trouble in Mind. Butler will be replaced by Terry Burrell, who was last at Arena Stage in the 2007/08 world-premiere musical The Women of Brewster Place. Burrell joins the Oklahoma! company August 2, and her first performance will be August 9. Burrell was 'lovely and heartbreaking...spellbinding' in Signature Theatre's Show Boat (TalkinBroadway.com), and will be a strong addition to the cast. (more...)

Signature Theatre Presents Stephanie Waters and Terry Burrell At Brown Bag Thursday

Stephanie Waters plays Magnolia in Signature's Show Boat. Magnolia's story spans 40 years, as the classic musical follows her from the banks of the mighty Mississippi to Chicago and finally home again to Ol' Man River. It's the type of role that demands a great deal from an actress. (more...)

Walnut Street Theatre Presents ETHEL!, Previews 2/21

Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 is set to bring back the spirit of Philadelphia's own Ethel Waters with her life stories and memorable songs in Ethel! (more...)

Walnut Street Theatre Presents ETHEL!, Previews 2/21

Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 is set to bring back the spirit of Philadelphia's own Ethel Waters with her life stories and memorable songs in Ethel! (more...)

Harlem Opera at the Schomburg Postpones "Queenie Pie" Concert

Due to the inclement weather, the Friday, February 26th performance of Harlem Opera Theater's salute to black History month at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture featuring the legendary Duke Ellington's unfinished opera, 'Queenie Pie' has been postponed. All tickets will be honored at a later date in March. (more...)

Harlem Opera Theater Salutes Black History Month with Duke Ellington's QUEENIE PIE

THE DUKE IS STILL TOPS! On Friday, February 26th, Harlem Opera Theater will salute black History month with its annual performance at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture with excerpts from the legendary Duke Ellington's unfinished opera, 'Queenie Pie.' (more...)

Walnut Street Theatre Presents ETHEL!, 2/23-3/11

Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 will bring back the spirit of Philadelphia's own Ethel Waters with her life stories and memorable songs in Ethel! Written by and starring Broadway's Terry Burrell, this world premiere begins with previews on February 21st, opens February 23rd and runs through March 11th in the intimate Independence Studio on 3. (more...)

Walnut Street Theatre Presents ETHEL!, Previews 2/21

Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 is set to bring back the spirit of Philadelphia's own Ethel Waters with her life stories and memorable songs in Ethel! (more...)

Harlem Opera Theater Salutes Black History Month with Duke Ellington's QUEENIE PIE

THE DUKE IS STILL TOPS! On Friday, February 26th, Harlem Opera Theater will salute black History month with its annual performance at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture with excerpts from the legendary Duke Ellington's unfinished opera, 'Queenie Pie.' (more...)

Walnut Street Theatre Presents ETHEL!, Previews 2/21

Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio on 3 is set to bring back the spirit of Philadelphia's own Ethel Waters with her life stories and memorable songs in Ethel! (more...)

BROADWAY LIVE! Debuts at Feinstein's with Cuccioli, Burrell & Tisdale, 8/29

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post will continue its Summer 2011 season with BROADWAY LIVE! - a special one night concert featuring performances by Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli, Terry Burrell and Christianne Tisdale. BROADWAY LIVE! brings the magic of the Great White Way with song selections from South Pacific, Dreamgirls, Jersey Boys, Jekyll & Hyde, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Chicago, and many more. Barry Levitt serves as Musical Director with John Burr on bass. The performance, produced by Sandi Durell and Shari Upbin for ShaRell Productions, will be at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). (more...)

BROADWAY LIVE! Debuts at Feinstein's with Cuccioli, Burrell & Tisdale, 8/29

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post will continue its Summer 2011 season with BROADWAY LIVE! - a special one night concert featuring performances by Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli, Terry Burrell and Christianne Tisdale. BROADWAY LIVE! brings the magic of the Great White Way with song selections from South Pacific, Dreamgirls, Jersey Boys, Jekyll & Hyde, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Chicago, and many more. Barry Levitt serves as Musical Director with John Burr on bass. The performance, produced by Sandi Durell and Shari Upbin for ShaRell Productions, will be at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). (more...)

Terry Burrell Takes on Aunt Eller in Arena Stage's OKLAHOMA!

E. Faye Butler, who portrays Aunt Eller in the summer revival of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater's acclaimed and record-setting production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, will transition out of her Helen Hayes-nominated role to begin rehearsals for Arena Stage's 2011/12 season opening play Trouble in Mind. Butler will be replaced by Terry Burrell, who was last at Arena Stage in the 2007/08 world-premiere musical The Women of Brewster Place. Burrell joins the Oklahoma! company August 2, and her first performance will be August 9. Burrell was 'lovely and heartbreaking...spellbinding' in Signature Theatre's Show Boat (TalkinBroadway.com), and will be a strong addition to the cast. (more...)

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