Tickets for Sarasota Opera 2012-2013 Season Go On Sale 8/1July 27, 2012Single tickets go on sale online at www.sarasotaopera.org to the general public Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 for Sarasota Opera's 2012-2013 Fall and Winter Festival seasons, the company's 54th consecutive season. Sarasota Opera continues its tradition of assembling casts of international talent to perform a mixture of classic favorites paired with rarely performed works of artistic excellence in the beautiful historic Sarasota Opera House.
Photo Flash: First Look at The Old Globe's GOD OF CARNAGEJuly 27, 2012In God of Carnage, two sets of parents gather in an upscale Brooklyn home to discuss a playground altercation between their sons. At first civility is upheld, but as the conversation goes off track and the rum bottle opens, decorum flies out the window and leads to a hilarious afternoon of name-calling, tantrums and tears. Yasmina Reza's comedy is a four-way prizefight that is not to be missed.
Cape May Stage Presents Andrea Marcovicci, 8/13July 27, 2012Andrea Marcovicci will appear in an exclusive concert performance of her highly acclaimed show, "No Strings", on Monday, August 13 at 8 p.m. at Cape May Stage's Robert Shackleton Playhouse.
Dan Hodapp and Nate Smith Complete TAIL! SPIN! Cast for NYC FringeJuly 27, 2012Casting is now complete for the world premiere of TAIL! SPIN!, a 'hilarious and heartbreaking verbatim reenactment of the preposterous sex scandals that brought down Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Wiener of New York, Former U.S. Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, and Former U.S. Senator Larry Craig of Idaho.'
Alexandra Deshorties Joins Dallas Opera's THE ASPERN PAPERSJuly 27, 2012The Dallas Opera announced today that the key role of Juliana Bordereau in the company's 25th Anniversary production of Dominick Argento's THE ASPERN PAPERS will be sung by Canadian-born French soprano Alexandra Deshorties. Ms. Deshorties made her Dallas Opera debut in October of 2009 as Desdemona in Giuseppe Verdi's Otello, in the production that opened the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
Miranda Sings Returns to Birdland, 9/27July 27, 2012'YouTube sensation, chanteuse and high-end vocal coach' Miranda Sings is making yet another appearance at Birdland on Thursday, September 27 at 6pm. This event is part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series, which showcases performers and composers from the Great White Way and environs. Miranda's special guests have yet to be announced, but suffice to say they will be performers from the Broadway community thick-skinned enough to withstand her vigorous critiques and questionable pitch.
The Hollywood Bowl Sets PIXAR IN CONCERT for 8/3-5July 27, 2012The Hollywood Bowl presents, for the first time, Pixar in Concert, offering 'visually stunning clips and memorable scenes from the studio's 13 feature films shown in high-definition on the venue's big screens,' Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 3, 4 and 5, at 8 pm. The scores from each of Pixar's movies, including its latest release Brave, will be performed by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, led by Thomas Wilkins.
Single Tickets for Chicago Opera Theater's THE MAGIC FLUTE Go On Sale 8/10July 27, 2012This September, for the first time in eleven years, Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will present an opera in the fall: a new production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute. This is the first new production of The Magic Flute in Chicago in 17 years, the last being Chicago Opera Theater's production in 1995 at the Athenaeum Theatre. The opera will feature the Chicago premiere of the English translation by Jeremy Sams. The Magic Flute performs at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park on September 15, 19, 21, and 23.
The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre Seeks New LocationJuly 27, 2012After almost ten years as the jewel in the Town of Jupiter's crown, The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced plans to move to a new, as yet to be determined, location. BRIFT is presently situated on the development site for Harbourside at the corner of U.S. Highway One and Indiantown Road. The building is scheduled for demolition as part of that project.
Photo Flash: First Look at Polarity Ensemble Theatre's ADRIFTJuly 27, 2012Polarity Ensemble Theatre in association with Azusa Productions presents ADRIFT, a new play by David Alex, directed by Maggie Speer, playing July 26 - August 26, 2012 at the Greenhouse Theater Center Upstairs Studio, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. ADRIFT features James Eldrenkamp, Colin Henry Fewell, Gary Murphy and Eric Ryan Swanson. Tickets for ADRIFT are available by calling the Greenhouse Theater Center Box Office at (773) 404-7336 or online at www.greenhousetheater.org. The press performance is tonight, July 27 at 7:30 pm.
Indalab Records Releases THE OUTCOME: VOLUME 1July 27, 2012Indalab Records has announced the release of The Outcome: Volume 1, a full length mixtape album from Long Island hip-hop recording artists E-Reign and Kave. The Outcome is a dynamic statement that will put Long Island on the national hip-hop map and gain attention for the lyrical and musical skills of two rising recording stars.
Flute Fest at the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Set for 8/2July 27, 2012The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will present Flute Fest at the Otesaga on Thursday, August 2 at 7:30 pm. The concert, which is free and open to all, will feature the flute choir from the NY Summer Music Festival's prestigious International Flute Institute. Several of the Institute's instructors also will perform, including Guo-Liang Han, Principal Flute of the China National Symphony Orchestra; Henrik Wiese, Principal Flute of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; and Linda Chesis, Festival flutist, and professor of flute and chair of the woodwind department at the Manhattan School of Music.