The Times

Sony Masterworks Salutes 20th Century Musical Visionaries With 'Prophets of the New' Release Series

It's been a century since Igor Stravinksy's The Rite of Spring ushered in an age of radical musical transformation that changed the face of music. A succession of great twentieth century composers went on to create music that transcended tradition and moved the art form in a direction unlike anything the world had heard before. Now Sony Masterworks celebrates these musical visionaries and introduces their groundbreaking works to a new generation of listeners with a series of releases collectively titled 'Prophets of the New,' available now in digital download format and as manufacture-on-demand CDs. (more...)

Sam Yatesm Alan Cox Set for CORNELIUS Talk at Drama Book Shop, 5/28

Director Sam Yates and actor Alan Cox will be at the Drama Book Shop for a special Q&A event about the upcoming Brits Off Broadway production of J. B. Priestley's CORNELIUS. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 28 at 6 PMat the Drama Book Shop (250 West 40th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues). The event is FREE and open to the public. (more...)

Penguin Canada Launches Khaled Hosseini's 'And the Mountains Echoed'

Ten years after the publication of The Kite Runner and six years after A Thousand Splendid Suns, over 38 million copies of Khaled Hosseini's novels have been sold worldwide. Today, Penguin Canada releases the much-anticipated third novel from the beloved author, And the Mountains Echoed. Penguin will ship a record number of hardcopiesover 100,000and is marking the publication with an unprecedented Canadian marketing campaign. (more...)

Review Roundup: Lindsay Posner's Revival of RELATIVELY SPEAKING

Lindsay Posner's revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking opened at the Wyndham's Theatre last night (20 May 2013). It runs through 31 August 2013. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Guthrie Summer Starts Strong with AN ILIAD and THE PRIMROSE PATH

The two shows currently playing at the Guthrie couldn't be more different in feel and scope but both are thoughtful and engaging, and worth a couple visits to the 50-year-old theatre this month. (more...)

Photo Flash: NAHUM TSCHACBASOV: A RETROSPECTIVE

The Russian American Foundation presents a retrospective of work by Russian-born American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984). Curated by Marina Kovalyov, the exhibition includes over fifty paintings and will be on view June 1-16, 2013 at the National Arts Club, as part of the 11th Annual Russian Heritage Month, a celebration of events and exhibits highlighting Russian culture. Check out a sneak peek below! (more...)

Ringwald Theatre Announces 2013 Gay Play Series Lineup, 6/7-24

The Ringwald Theatre has announced the 4th installment of its wildly popular Gay Play Series (GPS). Last year's outing was attended by hundreds of people over a two weekend period. This year the program will run three consecutive weekends and will feature a two-week run of the past three winning scripts, a serialized staged reading of a beloved classic, a new one-woman show, a brand new cabaret, and performances of 8 new, one act LGBT plays. (more...)

ABC & ESPN to Exclusively Air 2013 NBA Western Conference Finals

ABC and ESPN will combine to exclusively televise the 2013 NBA Western Conference Finals - San Antonio Spurs and four-time NBA Champion Tim Duncan vs. Memphis Grizzlies and Defensive Player of the Year Marc Gasol - beginning with Game 1 on Sunday, May 19, on ABC at 3:30 p.m. ET. Remaining Western Conference Finals games will air on ESPN at 9 p.m. Mike Breen will serve as the voice of the Western Conference Finals with reporter Doris Burke and analyst Hubie Brown (Game 1) and Jeff Van Gundy (Game 2 through remainder of series). All games will also be available on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and WatchESPN. The Finals on ABC will begin Thursday, June 6. (more...)

Review - Colin Quinn's Unconstitutional & The Trip To Bountiful

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Peter Hook & The Light Announce North American Tour

Following their sold out debut UK concerts in January 2013, Peter Hook & The Light are to debut their critically acclaimed performances of the first two New Order albums, “Movement” (1981) and “Power, Corruption & Lies” (1983) to North American audiences for the first time in September 2013. Support at all headline dates will come from 'Slaves of Venus'. (more...)

Alan Alda, Jesse L. Martin and More Set for Free Public Forum Event at the Delacorte

The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) and the Aspen Institute Arts Program (Director, Damian Woetzel) announced today that a special free Public Forum program, WHAT ARE WE WORTH? SHAKESPEARE, MONEY, AND MORALS, will take place at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park on Monday, June 17 at 8:00 p.m. (more...)

Review - I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers

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The Lonesome Travelers Come to the Lobero Theatre, 5/27-28

Celebrate Memorial Day next Monday at the Lobero Theatre with an evening of great American folk music, beginning at 7:30 p.m., preceded by a buffet from Woody's Bodacious BBQ at 5:30 p.m. in the tent behind the Lobero. There's a second performance on Tuesday evening, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. 'The Lonesome Travelers in Concert' is a musical event that takes audiences on a journey down the rivers and streams of American Folk -- from the hills of Appalachia to the nightclubs of San Francisco and New York; from the 1920s to the 1960s. (more...)

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts Announces 2013-14 Season

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary with its 2013-14 season. (more...)

GO!! Show Gold Comes to the Palais Theatre in August

Go Show Gold! is back again in 2013 with another sensational line-up featuring some of the artists that became household names back in the sixties through their appearances on the iconic 60's show GO!, which was the first national pop program to go live to air in Australia. (more...)

Donmar's JULIUS CAESAR, LA DIVINA CARICATURA World Premiere and More Set for St. Ann's Warehouse 2013-14 Season

St. Ann's Warehouse has announced programming highlights of its 2013-14 season, which will kick off in October with the American Premiere of the Donmar Warehouse's tremendously acclaimed all-female production of Julius Caesar. (more...)

UME's 'ICON' Series Continues with 16 New Collections in Stores Today

Today, May 14, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) releases 16 new single-disc collections in its acclaimed ICON series from some of music's most legendary artists. (more...)

NBC Sports Begins Stanley Cup Playoff Coverage

NBC Sports Group's presentation of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues with the Eastern and Western Conference Semifinals (more...)

LIVING WITH THE BOOK Challenges Readers to Strengthen Faith

When Philip and Linda Charlton decided to embark on writing what would become their Living with the Book series, they had clear goals. "We believe people tend to spend their time reading notes and commentaries about God's Word when the majority of their time should be spent studying God's Word itself," states Philip. "It's the Bible and not the notes that have the power to change lives." (more...)

Kenny Ferguson Announces Release of THE LOST LAMB

In "The Lost Lamb" (published by iUniverse), veteran author Kenny Ferguson's new novel, readers explore the reality of miracles, forgiveness and the power of second chances with Angus Branigan. (more...)

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