Sony Classical Releases Soundtrack to Jane Eyre FilmMarch 15, 2011Sony Classical is delighted to announce the release of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Focus Features' new film Jane Eyre, available March 8, 2011. Academy Award-winning composer Dario Marianelli (Atonement) has created a romantic and moving score, performed by violinist Jack Liebeck, as the perfect complement to the new movie version of the celebrated story. Jane Eyre opens in New York and Los Angeles on March 11, and expands to additional cities throughout March.
Smuin Ballet Announces Spring Works by Goh, Seiwert, and SmuinMarch 15, 2011Concluding its 2010-2011 season, Smuin Ballet presents a dynamic spring program featuring three masterful works. Included in the program is the distinctive ballet Momentum by the internationally celebrated choreographer Choo-San Goh. Set to a lively piano concerto by Sergei Prokofiev, Momentum is renowned for its clean sculptural lines and streamlined partnering.
New York's First French-Built Organ Debuts This MayMarch 15, 2011With its 6,183 pipes, 95 stops, 111 ranks, 2 consoles and 7 keyboards, the new French organ at New York City's Church of the Ascension is about to make a joyful noise that will resound throughout New York's musical community.
2011 Sonoma County Artists Awards Winners AnnouncedMarch 15, 2011Arts Council of Sonoma County and Community Foundation Sonoma County are delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Sonoma County Artist Awards for Performing, Music and Literary Arts. Eliot Fintushel (Santa Rosa), Steve Pile (Santa Rosa), and Joan Frank (Santa Rosa) will each receive a $5,000 unrestricted cash award in recognition of their outstanding work and to advance their development as artists.
Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre Hosts STOMACHTOWN, 3/31March 15, 2011BLEAK! Comedy, in collaboration with the Upright Citizen's Brigade (UCB) Theatre NY are proud to present BLEAK! : Stomachtown, a new western themed musical at The UCB Theatre NY on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 8:00 PM.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Announces Retirement of Director Evan LuskinMarch 15, 2011Richard Bruening, president of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, announced today that Evan Luskin, the Company's general director since 1998, will be retiring on June 30, 2012. Mr. Luskin's retirement will come at the conclusion of the Lyric's first year of residence in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, which will open this fall.
Broadway Sessions welcomes WICKED's Kathy Fitzgerald 3/17March 15, 2011Kathy Fitzgerald currently stars as Madame Morrible in the Broadway smash Wicked. Fitzgerald has previously been seen on Broadway in 9 to 5, The Producers and Swinging on a Star and Encore's Damn Yankee's. Also on hand to perform will be The WD's (singer Eric Michael Krop and composer Zoe Sarnack), champion Irish step dancer/harpist/singer Russell Patrick Brown and vocalist Kelsey Youmans.
5th Avenue Theatre Welcomes '9 TO 5', 4/5-24March 15, 20119 to 5: The Musical arrives at The 5th Avenue Theatre, just in time to brighten the final grey days of spring. Based on the wildly popular 1980s film of the same name, this outrageously funny Broadway delight features the original movie's blockbuster title tune, plus more than a dozen new songs by the queen of country music, iconic songwriter, movie star, and entrepreneur -- Dolly Parton!
New Productions of NEXT TO NORMAL, THE WIZ, & More Lead Arkansas Rep SeasonMarch 15, 2011Arkansas Repertory Theatre (The Rep), the state's largest professional nonprofit theatre, is proud to announce its 36th MainStage Season. The new season has been specially prepared for a newly renovated theatre, and will include new musicals and dramas, plus timeless classics to form a season that exemplifies The Rep's mission of producing diverse work of the highest artistic standards for its Arkansas audience.
NYC: RADIO STAR Returns to The Red Room 4/26March 15, 2011NYC: RADIO STAR returns to The Red Room (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery) Tuesday, April 26th @ 8pm. Tickets ($12) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and Tanya O'Debra, kicks off a two-month tour to the Orlando Fringe Festival and the Montreal Fringe Festival.
Southern Theater Co-Presents String Theory Music Festival, 4/14-17March 15, 2011The Southern Theater will co-present the String Theory Music Festival, showcasing the work of national and regional composers and musicians, at six Twin Cities venues April 14-17, 2011. The festival is a joint project of the Southern, McNally Smith College of Music, New Amsterdam Records, History Theatre, Minnesota Public Radio, Invisible Button Entertainment and the Walker Art Center.
USC Annenberg Announces 7th NEA Arts Journalism Institute in TheaterMarch 15, 2011The University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today that applications are now being accepted for the seventh annual Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater.
Yale Whiffenpoofs Come to the King Center 4/23March 15, 2011Every year, 14 senior Yale men are selected to join The Yale Whiffenpoofs, the world's oldest and best-known collegiate a cappella group. Recently featured on NBC's The Sing-Off, the 'Whiffs' began as a senior quartet that met for weekly concerts at Mory's Temple Bar, the famous Yale tavern.