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Teddy Abrams, Music Director Of The Louisville Orchestra, Named Musical America's Con Photo Teddy Abrams, Music Director Of The Louisville Orchestra, Named Musical America's Conductor Of The Year 2022
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2021

Musical America announced today that Teddy Abrams—the galvanizing conductor now in his eighth season as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra—has been named Conductor of the Year for 2022. ...


Molly Tuttle Wins Best Bluegrass Album at 65th GRAMMY Awards Photo Molly Tuttle Wins Best Bluegrass Album at 65th GRAMMY Awards
by Michael Major - February 06, 2023

Molly Tuttle won Best Bluegrass Album at last night’s 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards for her acclaimed record, Crooked Tree. Produced by Tuttle and Jerry Douglas, Crooked Tree explores Tuttle’s love of bluegrass and features collaborations with Sierra Hull, Old Crow Medicine Show, Margo Price, Billy Stri...


2022 Newport Classical Music Festival Announced Photo 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival Announced
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2022

Today, Newport Classical (formerly Newport Music Festival) announces its 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival, running from July 1-17, 2022. ...


SONG SUFFRAGETTES Launches New York City Residency at City Winery Photo SONG SUFFRAGETTES Launches New York City Residency at City Winery
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023

SONG SUFFRAGETTES, the groundbreaking all-female writer's round started in Nashville, Tennessee in 2014, expands for the first time in the U.S. with a new monthly residency at CITY WINERY in New York City....


Teddy Abrams, Music Director Of The Louisville Orchestra, Named Musical America's Con Photo Teddy Abrams, Music Director Of The Louisville Orchestra, Named Musical America's Conductor Of The Year 2022
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2021

Musical America announced today that Teddy Abrams—the galvanizing conductor now in his eighth season as Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra—has been named Conductor of the Year for 2022. ...


The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film Photo The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2023

The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2023-24 season of performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, inspired by the intersecting genres of iconic literature, horror film and fantasy: a kind of season-wide Gesamtkunstwerk for the modern age....


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


American Blues Theater to Present Reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ Photo American Blues Theater to Present Reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 21, 2022

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, will present a live, online reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ, directed by Michael Cotey as part of “The Room” series. The reading will be live on Monday, June 27 at 7pm....


VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM Photo VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM
by Nicole Rosky - June 05, 2022

Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece with his new, Pulitzer prize-winning drama, FAT HAM, which is currently playing at the Public Theater. Below, watch as PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown gets the scoop on the new show from Ijames as a part of the arts and cu...


VIDEO: First Look at Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE at Atlanta Opera Photo VIDEO: First Look at Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE at Atlanta Opera
by Alan Henry - March 08, 2023

Get a first look at Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide, making its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production....


Atlanta Opera Presents BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE From London's Theatre Of Sound Photo Atlanta Opera Presents BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE From London's Theatre Of Sound
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2022

The Atlanta Opera – “one of the most exciting opera companies in America” (Opera Wire) – opens its 2022-23 season with the U.S. premiere of a new production of Bartók's one-act chamber opera, Bluebeard's Castle, from England's Theatre of Sound (Oct 7–9). ...


Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Makes Its Atlanta Opera Debut  Photo Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Makes Its Atlanta Opera Debut 
by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2023

Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide makes its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production.  ...


World Premiere Wisconsin Hires Michael Cotey as Festival Producer Photo World Premiere Wisconsin Hires Michael Cotey as Festival Producer
by Stephi Wild - July 19, 2022

World Premiere Wisconsin, a coalition of Wisconsin theaters presenting a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals, has announced the addition of Michael Cotey as Festival Producer beginning July 18th....


Keb' Mo' Earns Best Americana Album GRAMMY Nomination for Album 'Good To Be…' Photo Keb' Mo' Earns Best Americana Album GRAMMY Nomination for Album 'Good To Be…'
by Michael Major - November 16, 2022

Yesterday, five-time GRAMMY winner Keb’ Mo’ was nominated for Best Americana Album for his critically-acclaimed album Good To Be... that was released earlier this year via Rounder Records. The nomination is his 12th overall and follows winning the Best Americana Album Grammy in 2020 for his album Ok...


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


Atlanta Opera Closes 22-23 Season With DAS RHEINGOLD, April 29-May 7 Photo Atlanta Opera Closes 22-23 Season With DAS RHEINGOLD, April 29-May 7
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2023

The Atlanta Opera – “one of the most exciting opera companies in America” (Opera Wire) – closes its mainstage 2022-23 season with a milestone event: General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun's new production of Das Rheingold, the company's first production of any opera from Wagner's monumental Ring...


ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence Names Six Winning Plays to Premiere at The Kennedy Photo ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence Names Six Winning Plays to Premiere at The Kennedy Center and Nationwide
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 13, 2023

Discover the powerful plays by emerging teen writers that tackle the issue of gun violence. ENOUGH! announces the premiere of six winning works at The Kennedy Center and nationwide, showcasing young voices advocating for change. Don't miss this impactful event....


World Premiere Wisconsin Hires Michael Cotey as Festival Producer Photo World Premiere Wisconsin Hires Michael Cotey as Festival Producer
by Stephi Wild - July 19, 2022

World Premiere Wisconsin, a coalition of Wisconsin theaters presenting a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals, has announced the addition of Michael Cotey as Festival Producer beginning July 18th....


VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of THE MUSIC MAN at the Olney Theatre Center, Featuring Deaf Photo VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of THE MUSIC MAN at the Olney Theatre Center, Featuring Deaf and Hearing Actors
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2022

Olney Theatre Center is presenting a production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man that features a Deaf actor, James Caverly in the lead role of Harold Hill, and is generated by a company and creative team that consists of half Deaf and half hearing artists. PBS NewsHour went behind the scenes of t...


Atlanta Opera Opens Season With Paul Moravec's THE SHINING Photo Atlanta Opera Opens Season With Paul Moravec's THE SHINING
by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2023

The Atlanta Opera opens its 2023-24 season in collaboration with Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center for the East Coast premiere of Paul Moravec's The Shining, a chilling new production of the opera based on Stephen King's 1977 bestselling novel, with a libretto by Mark Campbell (Sep 15–Oct...


THE ART OF THE BRICK Comes to Boston This Month Photo THE ART OF THE BRICK Comes to Boston This Month
by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2022

THE ART OF THE BRICK— a captivating exhibition featuring intriguing works of art by renowned contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya—is set to return to Boston following sold-out crowds in Faneuil Hall in 2014, this time taking residency in Boston on Newbury Street on Friday, November 18, 2022 through Sun...


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


Lyric Theatre's Michael Baron Named Helen Hayes Award Recipient Photo Lyric Theatre's Michael Baron Named Helen Hayes Award Recipient
by A.A. Cristi - June 01, 2023

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma's Producing Artistic Director Michael Baron has been named a recipient of a 2023 Helen Hayes Award for his work co-directing THE MUSIC MAN last year at the Olney Theatre Center in Maryland....


The Atlanta Opera Announces 2022-23 Mainstage Season Photo The Atlanta Opera Announces 2022-23 Mainstage Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2022

The Atlanta Opera has announced a new season of large-scale performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for 2022-23 with a spirit of positivity and optimism for the future....






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