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Photo Flash: New York Philharmonic Visits Istanbul, Zurich

Over the weekend Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic performed in Istanbul, Turkey. The Orchestra's first appearance there in 18 years also offered an opportunity to catch some of the colorful capital's local flavor. Then the New York Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet launched the return to Zurich - home of Credit Suisse, the Orchestra's Global Sponsor - with a free performance. Scroll down for photos from the philharmonic's trip overseas! (more...)

King's Head Theatre Presents MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS GOT HER HEAD CHOPPED OFF, May 29-June 22

Exploring the rivalry and mutual fascination between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I, Liz Lochhead's Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off re-tells this murky tale of political and sexual intrigue with ferocious wit and innovation and examines Mary's legacy through the eyes of Corbie, a carrion crow who is her unseen attendant through life and death. (more...)

Dzul Dance's New Work MEXICO MAYA Celebrates Company's 10th Anniversary Tonight

Dzul Dance announces the premiere of their latest choreography, Mexico MAYA, in honor of the Company's ten year anniversary. The performance will be presented at the Gerald Lynch Theater at John Jay College in Manhattan tonight, May 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM. (more...)

CBS Daytime to Celebrate Mother's Day Week of 5/6

CBS Daytime celebrates Mother's Day with special episodes honoring Mom, featuring surprise guests, luxury prizes and audience giveaways on THE TALK on the week of May 6-10, and on THE PRICE IS RIGHT and LET'S MAKE A DEAL on Friday, May 10, on the CBS Television Network. (more...)

THE BIG BANG Returns to B Street This Summer

Original 2005 cast members Greg Alexander, Jason Kuykendall, and Chris Schlagel return in Graham and Feuer's cosmic romp. Reprising their roles as two wannabe producers, Greg and Jason pitch their new idea for a musical recounting the history of the world to prospective investors. Chris accompanies as they introduce us to Adam and Eve, Nefertiti Queen of Egypt, Julius Ceasar, The Virgin Mary, Christopher Columbus, Pocahontas, Napoleon, Jimi Hendrix and many others in this gloriously campy and outrageously funny show. (more...)

BWW Reviews: The Barnes in Philadelphia - A Prescription to be Taken Often From the Pad of the Good Doctor

As I prepared to go to the Barnes Museum in Philadelphia for the first time I was eager. Eager to see how Dr. Barnes mixed art and object, to see brilliant Cezannes, Van Goghs, Matisses, Renoirs, Picassos- you know the heavy weights of the old avante-garde that laid the road to modernism for all the good and bad turns to come by drivers like Duchamp, Pollack, and Warhol. (more...)

Down Home's HOMELESS IN HOMELAND Comes to Brighton Fringe 2013, May 27-29

Down Home and Saria Idana have announced that Homeless in Homeland will have its UK/International premiere at Brighton Fringe, in Brighton, UK with 3 shows May 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2013. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Unnerving Musical about the Crime of the Century at Convergence-Continuum

Musicals have come from various sources. There has been the tale of an illiterate flower girl who was transformed into a proper woman (MY FAIR LADY), a Biblical Jewish youth who became a leader in Egypt (JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT), a prince who kept searching for his corner of the sky until he realized that it was right where he was (PIPPIN), and a big nosed sassy New York girl who transformed herself into a famous vaudeville star (FUNNY GIRL). (more...)

Mandy Patinkin and Pasadena POPS to Kick Off Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series, 6/9

To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the Ford Partnership Program, which nurtures locally based artists and arts organizations, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission presents the inaugural Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series. This two-concert program benefiting the Ford Theatre Foundation pairs world-renowned performers with a local artistic treasure, celebrating Los Angeles as a destination for world-class artists, who find here both collaboration with, and inspiration from, celebrated local artists. (more...)

MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET Opens Chenango River Theatre's Season, 5/24

It's a family legend: Way back in 1942, The Virgin Mary herself appeared in the Nowak family's barbershop in Buffalo, N.Y. And the Nowaks responded by building a 20-foot-high statue next door and opening a soup kitchen that serves miracle soup that heals the sick. (more...)

'A Foreign Nurse's Guide To America' Helps Nurses To Relocate

Author Shirley Lorraine Franks helps nurses everywhere decide whether or not to relocate as she recalls how she left The Virgin Islands to become a nurse in America in her debut nonfiction "A Foreign Nurse's Guide to America" (published by iUniverse). (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...)

Alex Ling's New Novel, GOLDEN DREAMS OF BORNEO, is Released

From the imagination of author Alex Ling comes a swashbuckling tale of adventure, passion, romance and violence, set in the remote land of Sarawak, Malaysia. In the untamed expanses of the jungle, readers will follow a diverse cast as they are seduced by the prospects of fortune offered by a fertile land rife with danger and treachery. A crescendo of erotic intrigue and unrestrained warfare plays out in Ling's work of historical fiction, as his characters risk everything to pursue their Golden Dreams of Borneo. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Frieze- Go Now. This is THE Art Fair to See

Stop reading, leave the house and head to Frieze on Randall's Island. The art world is waiting outside your door across the river on that other island you never go to. The fair is that good, that diverse and that much of an international art extravaganza that it is that simple- get there! (more...)

Mahler's 5th Symphony, JEANNE D'ARC AU BUCHER and More Set for OSM's 79th Season

Back from its seven-concert tour in South America, the Orchestre symphonique de Montreal will be playing Mahler's Fifth Symphony in May under the direction of conductor David Zinman. For the Mahler concert, the OSM will also be hosting pianist Stephen Kovacevich in Mozart's Concerto No. 18, K. 456, 'Paradis.' The Orchestra will wind up its 79th season with a performance of Honegger's grand-scale oratorio Jeanne d'Arc au bucher (Joan of Arc at the Stake)with Carole Bouquet and Guy Nadon under Kent Nagano. (more...)

Kathleen Turner to Appear with New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, Today

The New York Choral Society (NYCS) announced today that award-winning stage and screen star Kathleen Turner will introduce Ralph Vaughan Williams's A Sea Symphony at Carnegie Hall on April 25 with a reading of the moving and evocative text written by the American poet Walt Whitman. (more...)

Kenny Chesney to Donate Portion of New Music Sales to Friends of the US Virgin Islands National Park

Kenny Chesney didn't know what he'd found the first time he went to The Virgin Islands for a video shoot. But over the next 15 years, he found a harbor in the craziness, friends he would have far beyond stardom and a place that grounded him in the beauty of the ocean, the shore and the national parks. Over time, all that would inspire him to write a lot of songs for himself and his friends; now a handful of those songs have become Life On A Rock, which arrives April 30. (more...)

New York Repertory Orchestra to Present Premiere Work by Peri Mauer, 5/18

The New York Repertory Orchestra proudly presents its 2012-13 season finale featuring a world premiere by Peri Mauer alongside works by Jean Sibelius and Claude Debussy. Led by conductor David Leibowitz, the concert features guest artist, violinist Airi Yoshioka, and takes place on Saturday, May 18th at 8pm at The Church of St. Mary The Virgin in Times Square. (more...)

Virgin America Launches New Low Cost Flights from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Virgin America, the award-winning U.S. airline known for its low fares, mood-lit cabins and upscale service, today celebrates the launch of its new daily nonstop flight service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) with a red carpet welcome for guests onboard its inaugural flight. The three daily roundtrip flights will add to the airline's existing service from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to LAS and from New York's Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to LAS. (more...)

Review Roundup: THE TESTAMENT OF MARY Opens on Broadway - All the Reviews!

Award-winning stage and screen actress Fiona Shaw returns to Broadway tonight, April 22, for the opening of The Testament of Mary, by the acclaimed author Colm Toibin, directed by Deborah Warner. The production will run for a twelve-week limited engagement through Sunday, June 16, at the Walter Kerr Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say... (more...)

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