Lyric Opera of Chicago Has Announced 2020-21 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 12, 2020 A season filled with thrilling music, captivating stories, world-class singers, and exciting productions goes on sale by subscription Thursday, February 13. Eight new-to-Chicago productions, including three Lyric premieres plus two original Lyric productions, will entertain and thrill audiences from... 
Red Bull Theater Continues the Revelation Readings with LOVE LIES A-BLEEDING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2019 Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced the cast for the next of the 2019-'20 season of REVELATION READINGS, its OBIE Award-winning series: Beaumont & Fletcher's Love Lies A-Bleeding, directed by Carl Cofield and featuring Zach Appelman, S... 
Seattle Opera Presents RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - July 01, 2019 For years, Lindy Hume, stage director of Seattle Opera's August production of Rigoletto, has been frustrated by the way opera celebrates misogyny through its “bad boy” characters. In beloved works such as Don Giovanni, Carmen, and Tosca, sopranos must rehearse how to fall, how to be stabbed, brutali...
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's Agrippina: “Come nube che fugge dal vento”
by Alan Henry - February 04, 2020 George Frideric Handel (1685a?"1759) was born in Germany, trained extensively in the music capitals of Italy, and spent most of his brilliant career in London. While his great choral and orchestral works have remained extraordinarily popular up to the present day, his theatrical creations, which wer... 
Seacoast Rep Presents WEST SIDE STORY
by Stephi Wild - June 04, 2019 West Side Story, the 1950's musical of forbidden love amid rival New York youth gangs, will be staged with a 21st century perspective as the Seacoast Repertory Theatre moves into its summer season.... 
Photo Flash: Get A First Look at RIGOLETTO at Edmonton Opera
by Alan Henry - October 18, 2019 In 1851, Giuseppe Verdi composed Rigoletto — an opera critiquing the abuse of power rampant in society (inspired by Victor Hugo's scandalous play, Le roi s'amuse). The world has changed in the nearly 170 years since the opera premiered, but conversations about exploitation and sexual violence still ... 
Next Iteration Ensemble Announces Lineup for 4th Annual Intercultural Play Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2019 Next Iteration Ensemble (NIE) announces its roster of three plays for the 4th Annual Intercultural Play Reading Series (IPRS). This April, NIE brings to Houston works that investigate the possibilities of the roads not taken, the abuse of power within immigration and among America's 'invisibles,' an... 
Oxygen Media Expands True Crime Original Programming With New Series ABUSE OF POWER on Today
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2018 Oxygen Media, the network for high-quality crime programming premieres “Abuse of Power” on Today, May 12 at 7pm ET/PT. Hosted by esteemed television journalist Lauren Sivan, each episode will examine the twisted and true stories where people in positions of power and prominence took advantage of the...
VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Met's Agrippina: “Come nube che fugge dal vento”
by Alan Henry - February 04, 2020 George Frideric Handel (1685a?"1759) was born in Germany, trained extensively in the music capitals of Italy, and spent most of his brilliant career in London. While his great choral and orchestral works have remained extraordinarily popular up to the present day, his theatrical creations, which wer... 
Original Dance Adaptation of DANGEROUS LIAISONS Comes To Central London
by A.A. Cristi - September 27, 2019 It got a facelift in the 90s with Cruel Intentions and now Sedos brings a fresh new take on the classic story of seduction, betrayal and exploitation to central London.... 
Temptation Rag: A Novel, THE WORLD OF RAGTIME IN TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY NEW YORK Now Available
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2018 Evocative of the turn-of-the-century ragtime era in New York City, Temptation Rag: A Novel is the second release by award-winning historical fiction novelist Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard, which is now available.... 
Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2019 Proving the enduring vibrancy and relevancy of the art form (while celebrating a milestone for its leader), Boston Lyric Opera's 2019/20 Season of new productions spans three centuries of composers -- focusing on works that reflect the highs and lows of power and politics, bringing passionate opera ... 
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Comes to South Coast Repertory
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2019 Nearly 40 years ago, Stephen Sondheim's bent-on-revenge barber, Sweeney Todd, sliced his way into the canon of musical theatre. The multi-award-winning Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is next up on the Segerstrom Stage at South Coast Repertory, Jan. 19-Feb. 16. Kent Nicholson directs ... 
SHOWTIME to Premiere ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE FBI, a New Documentary Series
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2018 As the ongoing clashes between the Trump administration, the Department of Justice and the FBI continue to make headlines, SHOWTIME will premiere a new documentary series from Oscar and Emmy award-winning director Alex Gibney. ENEMIES: THE PRESIDENT, JUSTICE & THE FBI (working title) will provide an... 
Met Opera General Manager Stands By Plácido Domingo, Questioning Validity of Sexual Harassment Claims
by Paul Smith - September 24, 2019 The Metropolitan Opera's general manager Peter Gelb has stated that Plácido Domingo will continue to perform with the organization in Verdi's Macbeth as previously scheduled.... 
BWW Review: Independent Shakespeare Co.'s JULIUS CAESAR, a Political Crime Story Ripped from the Headlines
by Ellen Dostal - April 15, 2019 Taking its cue from Orson Welles' 1937 Mercury Theatre production of JULIUS CAESAR, Independent Shakespeare Co. exercises its exceptional ability to adapt one of Shakespeare's massive works for an intimate indoor setting without giving up any of the play's scope or impact. ... 
Photo Flash: First Look at PINTER ONE From the Pinter at the Pinter Season
by Stephi Wild - September 13, 2018 Marking the 10th anniversary of the revered playwright's death, Pinter at the Pinter features all Pinter's short plays, alongside a selection of his poems and sketches.... 
New Theatre Presents WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
by Stephi Wild - September 04, 2018 Libidos run riot in this darkest of farces, stuffed full of twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic, as six characters gradually lose the plot, their wits and/or their clothes.... 
Michigan Shakespeare Festival's 2018 Season Has Fascinating Firsts
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2018 The Michigan Shakespeare Festival (MSF) will mount three very different productions in its 2018 repertory season. Each play will bring something unique for audiences. The 24th Festival season includes Shakespeare's The Tempest and Measure for Measure and The Rover by Aphra Benn, the first profession... 
Factory Presents BEAUTIFUL MAN
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2019 Factory's 49th season concludes with the Toronto premiere of BEAUTIFUL MAN, a searing satire written by Erin Shields, directed by Andrea Donaldson and featuring Ashley Botting, Mayko Nguyen, Sofia Rodrigues, and Jesse LaVercombe, May 4-26, 2019.... 
Female Director Danae Grandison Brings The Conversation Of #MeToo To Jamaica In Short Film UNSPOKEN
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019 The short film, “Unspoken,” directed by Jamaican-born, New York-based director Danae Grandison has been named an official selection in the 27th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF), set to take place February 7-18, 2019 at Cinemark Rave 15, located at 3650 Martin Luther King Drive, and the... 
BWW Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Actors Theatre Of Louisville
by Keith Waits - October 16, 2019 a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Measure for Measure has long been considered one of Shakespeare's 'problem plays' because it doesn't clearly fall into the constructs of his comedies or tragedies. While the play has many of the comedic elements that Shakespeare is known for (mistaken identities, eccentric side ... 
Strollers Theatre Presents THE WINTER'S TALE
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2018 Strollers Theatre, LTD. is proud to finish its 61st season by opening The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare on May 4th.... 
BWW Review: THE KING AND I at Lied Center For Performing Arts is Classic Musical Theatre With Timeless Message
by Christine Swerczek - February 02, 2019 THE KING AND I is a grand musical with classically sung music which appeals to a large segment of the theater population. The central themes of abuse of power, slavery, and women's position in society may have improved since the 1950s, but the struggle continues.... |
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