BWW CD Reviews: South African BLOOD BROTHERS a Fascinating Listening Experience for Musical Theatre Fans
by David Fick - April 07, 2014 The cast album of BLOOD BROTHERS offers an interesting listening experience to fans of the show and musical theatre enthusiasts - and the fact that it exists at all is to be commended and valued....
The Canadian Opera Company Expands Training Program with Launch of COC Orchestra Academy
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014 The Canadian Opera Company expands its training program for young opera professionals this January with the launch of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra Academy. Developed in collaboration with the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto's Faculty of Mus...
'The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux' on View at the Met, Thru 5/26
by Christina Mancuso - March 11, 2014 The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, a major retrospective that explores the life and work of the exceptionally gifted, deeply tormented sculptor who defined the heady atmosphere of the Second Empire in France (1852–1871), is on view at the Metropolitan Museum from March 10 through May 26. The fi...
Science Channel to Premiere New Season of STRIP THE CITY Tonight
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2014 Beneath the crowded sidewalks and bustling streets, every city holds a secret. This January, Science Channel peels back the layers of eight major cities to unveil the hidden technology that protect us from the onslaught of nature's most terrifying threats....
Riccardo Muti and the CSO Announce Appointment of Wei-Ting Kuo and Danny Lai in Viola Section
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2014 Music Director Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra announce the appointments of Wei-Ting Kuo and Danny Lai as the newest members of the viola section, effective May 19, 2014....
BWW Reviews: THE MYSTERY OF THE HANSOM CAB Arrives in Adelaide Once Again
by Barry Lenny - November 25, 2013 The Adelaide Repertory Theatre Society, who operate at their own ARTS Theatre, are ending their year on a light, fun note with a melodrama last performed in Adelaide in 1988, The Mystery of the Hansom Cab....
TNT Acquires Television Rights to THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
by Caryn Robbins - December 23, 2013 Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) has secured the network television premiere window for the #1 movie in the country, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug....
BWW Reviews: Half-baked BLOOD BROTHERS Adaptation Needs More Time in the Womb
by David Fick - October 06, 2013 The reality of what has been achieved in this adaptation belies the potential that this version of BLOOD BROTHERS held in its conception. While there are some moments that work beautifully, there are many where the shaky ideological foundation upon which this production is built calls the entire exe...
Alison D. Sowden Named New CFO of Art Institute of Chicago
by Tyler Peterson - February 20, 2014 The Art Institute of Chicago has announced the appointment of Alison D. Sowden as the organization's new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 28, 2014. In this capacity, Sowden will assume responsibility for overseeing strategic financial planning and management for ...
COC Brings Nine Canadian Singers to Toronto for CENTRE STAGE Competition Gala Today
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2013 Out of a pool of 155 young, aspiring opera singers from across the country, the Canadian Opera Company has selected nine to compete in the third annual COC Ensemble Studio Competition today, November 26, 2013 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts....
VIDEO: Jacquie Lee Performs DREAMGIRLS Classic on 'Voice' Finale
by Caryn Robbins - December 17, 2013 On last night's final round of competition of NBC's THE VOICE, Jacquie Lee, the last remaining contestant on Coach Christina Aguilera's team, belted out her version of 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going', from Broadway's 'Dreamgirls.'...
The Met Museum Presents Rare Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Including 15th-Century Haggadah, On View During Passover
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2014 In time for the observance of Passover this year, two medieval Hebrew manuscripts are on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. One manuscript, on loan from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), New York, for two years, is a newly conserved Haggadah by Joel ben Simeon, one of the be...
PBS to Premiere Documentary Series THE STORY OF THE JEWS, 3/25
by Caryn Robbins - March 21, 2014 Prize-winning author of 15 books and Emmy Award-winner Simon Schama brings to life Jewish history and experience in a new five-part documentary series, The Story of the Jews...
Met Museum Announces December 2013 Schedule
by Tyler Peterson - October 29, 2013 The Met Museum will present Salzburg Marionette Theatre's Ring Cycle and Alice in Wonderland, Holiday Concerts from the Vienna Boys Choir, João Carlos Martins with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, The Crossing Choir, Salomé Chamber Orchestra, and Calmus Ensemble Leipzig and more in December 2013....
BWW Reviews: Disappointing Adaptation of THE SNOW GOOSE Needs a Rethink
by David Fick - July 06, 2013 The KBT production of THE SNOW GOOSE arrives with a yoke of great expectations around its neck. Based on Paul Gallico's classic novella, this reworking does not live up to the expectations placed upon it, missing out on much of what made Gallico's story so effective in the first place....
BWW Interviews: First Stage's Jeff Frank Celebrates New Holiday Productions
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 25, 2013 Milwaukee's First Stage Artistic Director Jeff Frank finally returns to the city for his own holiday celebrations. After spending weeks in Chicago this fall to consult and ready the production Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Musical for the November 16 opening at the Windy City's Broadway Playho...
52nd Season Soars at the Utah Shakespeare Festival
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2013 The Utah Shakespeare Festival soared this year in more ways than one. Not only did the Festival produce a regional premiere of a Tony Award-winning play, it continued the Complete the Canon initiative, started the History Cycle, and the company is preparing to break ground on a new arts center. The ...
Newseum to Exhibit 'Pictures of the Year' Photography Winners Beginning April 2014
by Robert Diamond - December 17, 2013 Winners of the World's Oldest Photojournalism Competition Go on Display in Washington, D.C....
VIDEO: Jacquie Lee Performs DREAMGIRLS Classic on 'Voice' Finale
by Caryn Robbins - December 17, 2013 On last night's final round of competition of NBC's THE VOICE, Jacquie Lee, the last remaining contestant on Coach Christina Aguilera's team, belted out her version of 'And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going', from Broadway's 'Dreamgirls.'...
BWW Reviews: Keegan Theatre Haunts Audiences with THE WOMAN IN BLACK
by G. Blaise Hoeler - November 11, 2013 The Keegan Theatre tries their own hand at The Woman in Black under the direction of Colin Smith and Mark A. Rhea. The show features two actors: Matthew Keenan and Robert Leembruggen who play the Actor and Mr. Kipps, respectively. Another character lurks around the set dressings and fixtures, withou...
BWW Reviews: Wheeldon's CINDERELLA Meanders and Misses the Mark
by Sondra Forsyth - October 28, 2013 As I mentioned last week in my largely favorable review of one of the San Francisco Ballet's mixed bills at the Koch Theatre in NYC, the company under the direction of Helgi Tommasen is first rate. Yet the excellent dancing in Christopher Wheeldon's 'Cinderella', which I saw on Friday evening, could...
Pasadena Symphony to Perform Beethoven's Fifth, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2014 The Pasadena Symphony celebrates the most famous four notes in all of Classical music. Relentless, emotional, triumphant and victorious; all describe Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 which will be performed on Saturday March 29, 2014 at Ambassador Auditorium with matinee and evening performances at 2:00 p...
Conductor Kent Tritle's Spring 2014 Season to Feature Bach, Meredith Monk, and More
by Diana Heisroth - February 10, 2014 In the spring of 2014, Kent Tritle leads the forces of his various organizations in music ranging from that of Renaissance Spain, to the choral masterpieces of J.S. Bach, to Honegger's King David, to a program with the voice pioneer Meredith Monk and the New York premiere of a work by Jocelyn Hagen....
The Fleshtones to Peform at Bridge Street Live, 4/5
by Tyler Peterson - March 26, 2014 The Fleshtones will perform at Bridge Street Live on Saturday, April 5th, 2014 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $14 GA, $24 VIP....
Conductor Kent Tritle's Spring 2014 Season to Feature Bach, Meredith Monk, and More
by Diana Heisroth - February 10, 2014 In the spring of 2014, Kent Tritle leads the forces of his various organizations in music ranging from that of Renaissance Spain, to the choral masterpieces of J.S. Bach, to Honegger's King David, to a program with the voice pioneer Meredith Monk and the New York premiere of a work by Jocelyn Hagen.... |
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