VIDEO: First Look at Handel AGRIPPINA at Metropolitan Opera
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2020 Get you first look at Agrippina as Handel's tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting....
Atlanta Opera to Premiere New SALOME Starring Jennifer Holloway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 10, 2020 The Atlanta Opera will launch the new year with a new mainstage production of Salome, Richard Strauss's still unsettling 1905 take on Oscar Wilde's twisted biblical tale of incest, seduction and power (Jan 25, 28, 31; Feb 2)....
Red Bull Theater Announces 2019-20 Season, Including The World Premiere Of THE ALCHEMIST
by A.A. Cristi - October 17, 2019 ...
Factory Announces 2018 – 2019 Season, 'Canada At Your Doorstep'
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2018 Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino presents "Canada at Your Doorstep" the 2018 - 2019 Factory Season; six provocative works that challenge and interrogate popular narratives of Canadian identity....
CHARLIE'S WAITING By Mêlisa Annis Starring Tony-Nominee Xanthe
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2019 Parity Productions, the New York based theater company dedicated to producing new work and filling at least 50% of the creative positions (playwrights, directors, and designers) with women and/or trans and gender nonconforming (TCNG) artists, has announced the full cast and crew for their world prem...
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (LATINX) Returns to LA in January
by Julie Musbach - December 17, 2018 After a sold out run last fall, the recent revival of The Diary of Anne Frank, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman ('97 Broadway version) will return for a limited engagement previewing January 11, 2019....
5th Annual New York Opera Fest Announces Line-up
by Stephi Wild - February 12, 2020 Hailed as “a remarkably strong and diverse exploration of everything opera can be in the city (The New York Times),” the New York Opera Fest celebrates its fifth season with performances by 20+ local opera companies in all five boroughs of New York City....
Serial Box Launches Slate Of Immersive Premium Original Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2019 Focused on creating content with inherent fandom appeal, leading audio and reading entertainment platform Serial Box is serving up a slate of three original genre series set in alternate universes. ...
ANOMALY Explores A Different Perspective In The #MeToo Era
by Stephi Wild - October 31, 2018 Anomaly is the unsettling debut play from Liv Warden exploring sisterhood, reputation and loyalty. It is a provocative and timely glimpse into fame, fathers and how the abuse of power can scratch far beyond the surface. Post-Weinstein, this is a story that is ready to be told....
Latino Theater Company Has Announced its 2020 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 11, 2020 The more things change - the more they stay the same. L.A.'s Latino Theater Company explores the political and cultural climate in 2020 with an eclectic season of productions that looks back at our history and ahead to our future: revivals that reflect the company's past work and the tumultuous figh...
Interview: FAMOUS Returns to The 11:11 as a Tighter, More Visually Stunning Play Addressing the Cost of Fame
by Shari Barrett - May 10, 2019 FAMOUS re-opened in April after a successful run in 2018. I decided to speak with the show's Creator/Director Michael Leoni (ML) and producers Michelle Kaufer (MK) and Cassidy Pepper (CP), about how the new production uses stylized movements by the characters, enhanced lighting and sound designs, to...
Starz to Debut Six Film & Series Acquisitions, Including Richard Gere's MOTHERFATHERSON
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 19, 2019 Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced a summer lineup of key acquisitions full of powerful cinematic tales and stellar performances from 'Power' star Omari Hardwick in A Boy. A Girl. A Dream to Richard Gere in 'MotherFatherSon,' among others....
20 PORNOGRAPHIES Comes to Performance Space New York This October
by A.A. Cristi - September 12, 2018 Performance Space New York continues its second themed season of performances and events-the Posthuman Series-with the U.S. Premiere of choreographer and dancer Mette Ingvartsen's 21 pornographies(October 3-5). The solo performance expands on Ingvartsen's body of work exploring an all-pervasive sexu...
TIME'S UP Names Lisa Borders President & CEO
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2018 TIME'S UP announced Tuesday that Lisa Borders will serve as the first-ever President and CEO of the organization. Launched by a group of women in the entertainment industry on January 1, 2018, TIME'S UP has since grown to other industries and geographies, representing women of all kinds across race,...
BWW Review: MEASURE FOR MEASURE at Pop-up Globe Auckland
by Monica Moore - March 11, 2019 How apt being here just after the celebrations of International Women's Day! All feminists need to see this and those who are not, also need to see this. It is bawdy so leave the under 16's at home. Although billed a comedy ( and it is certainly very funny), there is a great commentary about how wo...
Public Theater Free Mobile Unit Returns With MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2019 Continuing its commitment to bringing free Shakespeare to the community and strengthening audience engagement with the arts, The Public Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, will mount its MOBILE UNIT again this fall with a free th...
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 ...
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 ...
VIDEO: First Look at Handel AGRIPPINA at Metropolitan Opera
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2020 Get you first look at Agrippina as Handel's tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting....
Seattle Opera Unveils 2019/20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2019 With a mix of new and traditional takes on opera, Seattle Opera unveils a 2019/20 Season that offers something for everyone. Audiences will experience new-to-Seattle productions of Rigoletto, Cinderella, and Eugene Onegin; the company premiere of Charlie Parker's Yardbird; and the return of a belove...
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....
Kathleen Chalfant, Robert Cuccioli and More to Take Part in Red Bull Theater's Revelation Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2020 Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced the cast for the next offering of their season of REVELATION READINGS, the OBIE Award-winning series: Thomas Middleton's Women Beware Women, adapted by Jesse Berger, directed by José Zayas, featuring...
Photo Flash: York Theatre Royal Presents the World Premiere of THE BE ALL AND END ALL
by Stephi Wild - May 08, 2018 Would you cheat? Would you lie? Would you betray your wife's trust? Would you do absolutely anything to safeguard your son's future? The Be All and End All is a contemporary drama by award-winning writer Jonathan Lewis that shows a politician's family in crisis after he makes a life-changing decisio...
Red Bull Theater Has Announced the Cast for First of 2019-'20 Season of Revelation Readings: James Shirley's THE TRAITOR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2019 Red Bull Theater (Jesse Berger, Artistic Director | Jim Bredeson, Managing Director) today announced the cast for the first of the 2019-'20 season of REVELATION READINGS, its OBIE Award-winning series: James Shirley's The Traitor, directed by Nathan Winkelstein, will star Oge Agulue, Keith Hamilton ...
MEASURE FOR MEASURE Kicks Off The New Year At RLT
by Julie Musbach - December 19, 2018 When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her. Her decision ignites an exploration of agency, abuse o... |