Alexander Bernstein

Shenandoah Conservatory Unveils Season of Music, Theatre, and Dance
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

Shenandoah Conservatory of Shenandoah University has announced its highly anticipated season of music, theatre and dance. Learn more about the lineup here!

Mandy Gonzalez & More to be Featured in The Hylton Performing Arts Center 2024â€"25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2024

The Hylton Performing Arts Center has revealed its 2024–25 season of performances. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

WEST SIDE STORY Comes to Musical Theater Basel in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Dec 13, 2023

Maria, Tonight, Somewhere, America – nur wenige Töne der weltbekannten Kompositionen reichen aus, um die packenden Bild- und Gefühlswelten der West Side Story wachzurufen, und sie nie mehr zu vergessen. Vom 30. Januar bis 4. Februar 2024 macht der Klassiker in einer mitreissenden Neuinszenierung Halt im Musical Theater Basel.

Photos: Inside the MAESTRO Premiere at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala at David Geffen
by Michael Major - Oct 3, 2023

Last night, October 2nd 2023, MAESTRO had its New York Premiere. In attendance were producers Kristie Macosko Krieger, Fred Berner and Amy Durning, and co-writer Josh Singer. Leonard Bernstein's children, Jamie, Alex, and Nina Bernstein, were also in attendance. Check out the photos from the premiere now!

The Staller Center's Fall 2023 Season To Feature Leslie Odom Jr., Tom Segura and More
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2023

The Staller Center for the Arts Fall 2023 Season kicks off tonight in a sold out performance from Corinne Bailey Rae.

Sarah Silverman Joins Bradley Cooper's MAESTRO Film
by Michael Major - Jun 3, 2022

Sarah Silverman will join the previously announced Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer and Maya Hawke in the cast. Cooper developed the new biopic together with Leonard Bernstein’s family. Maestro is Cooper's follow-up to his directorial debut, A Star is Born.

15th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 5, 2021

The lineup features 22 documentaries, 20 narrative features and 18 short films, which represent 20 countries including Germany, India, France, Austria, Poland, Australia, Israel, Kosovo, UK, China, Denmark, Canada, Chile, Greece, Hungary, Argentina, Switzerland, Italy and Norway

Carey Mulligan Joins Leonard Bernstein Biopic MAESTRO
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 22, 2020

Carey Mulligan has been cast as Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, the wife of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, in Bradley Cooper's upcoming biopic 'Maestro.'

TheatreZone Kicks Off 15th Season With HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2019

TheatreZone, a Naples-based professional Equity theatre specializing in Broadway musicals, begins its 15th season with Home for the Holidays which will be presented at Dec. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 14 and 15 at 2:00 p.m.

TheatreZone Presents LEGENDS & LEGACIES: GROWING UP BROADWAY
by Julie Musbach - Oct 29, 2019

In celebration of its 15th season, TheatreZone presents 'Legends & Legacies: Growing up Broadway,' a series of events highlighting its 2019-2020 season productions with special guests including the children of Broadway legends and original cast members.

Photo Flash: HB Studio 2019 Gala Celebrates UTA AT 100
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2019

On Monday, June 10 nearly 250 people gathered at the Tribeca Rooftop for the HB Studio Gala celebrating the centennial of its long-time master teacher, the two-time Tony Award winning actress Uta Hagen, whose 100th birthday is Wednesday, June 12.

HB Studio Announces UTA HAGEN AT 100 Gala
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2019

HB Studio, one of New York's oldest acting studios, will celebrate the legacy of Uta Hagen, long-time HB Studio master teacher, with the UTA HAGEN AT 100 GALA, on Monday, June 10 at Tribeca Rooftop (2 Desbrosses Street).  The evening will begin at 6pm with cocktails, followed by a dinner at 7pm. 

HB Studio to Celebrate 100 Years of Uta Hagen
by Julie Musbach - Feb 6, 2019

HB Studio, one of New York's original acting studios, has announced UTA HAGEN at 100, a series of special events and workshops celebrating the centenary of its master teacher, the legendary actress and activist Uta Hagen. UTA HAGEN at 100, honoring the three-time Tony Award winning actress and her legacy as a pioneering theater artist, activist and master teacher of HB Studio, will kick off on Monday, February 25 with a series of centennial events. The celebration will culminate on Monday, June 10 with a centennial gala honoring the actress, whose 100th birthday is Wednesday, June 12.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN: THE POWER OF MUSIC To Open At Brandeis University October 4
by Julie Musbach - Sep 20, 2018

Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music closed on Sunday, September 2, at the National Museum of American Jewish History. The first large-scale exhibition to document Bernstein's life, work, Jewish identity, and social activism, containing approximately 100 historic artifacts, will begin its national tour at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA, opening October 4 and on view through November 18, 2018.

Photo Flash: Inside the Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2018

On Saturday, August 25, the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein's birth, Tanglewood pulled out all the stops for The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood concert commemorating the legacy of a man who was one of its most remarkable alumni and one of its most important faculty members and significant champions for half a century.

PBS Will Broadcast Tanglewood's Bernstein Centennial; Audra McDonald, Jessica Vosk, and More to Perform
by Julie Musbach - Jul 24, 2018

Tanglewood's season-long Bernstein centennial celebration will culminate in a gala concert on Bernstein's actual 100th birthday, August 25, to be recorded by Great Performances for an exclusive U.S. broadcast premiere December 28 at 9 p.m. on PBS

Audra McDonald, Jessica Vosk, Tony Yazbeck and More to Appear at Tanglewood's Leonard Bernstein Centennial
by Julie Musbach - Jun 12, 2018

Tanglewood's season-long Bernstein centennial celebration-one of the most comprehensive looks at Bernstein's amazing impact on the worlds of music and theater taking place in the anniversary year-will culminate in a gala concert on Bernstein's actual 100th birthday, August 25. Reflecting the season-long theme, The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood concert will spotlight Bernstein's wide-ranging talents as a composer, his many gifts as a great interpreter and champion of other composers, his role as an inspirer of a new generation of musicians and music lovers across the country and around the globe, and his presence as a driving musical force at Tanglewood, 1940-1990.

Photo Flash: National Museum of American Jewish History Holds 2018 Only in America Gala
by Julie Musbach - May 24, 2018

This past Tuesday evening, May 22, the National Museum of American Jewish History held the 2018 Only in America Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City. This event celebrated the legacy of legendary Maestro and Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein during his centennial year, and honored his children Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein, and Nina Bernstein Simmons.

Symphony Space Celebrates 40 Years With Wall To Wall Leonard Bernstein
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2018

Forty years ago, two visionary leaders - Isaiah Sheffer and Allan Miller- took over an abandoned Upper West Side theater for an all-day free marathon concert called Wall to Wall Bach.  This event founded Symphony Space, and every year since 1978, Symphony Space has been presenting free marathon Wall to Wall events, hailed by The New York Times as 'an annual gift to the city of New York.'  In its 40th anniversary year, Symphony Space's signature concert event celebrates the centennial of a cherished American composer: Leonard Bernstein.  This FREE marathon concert will honor Bernstein's legacy with music, dance, conversation, film clips, and more, exploring the many facets of his creative life (May 19th, 3pm-11pm, Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 95th and Broadway).

Bloomingdale School Of Music Raises Over $50,000
by Julie Musbach - Apr 25, 2018

On Thursday, April 19th, the clouds cleared and the festive sounds of jazz filled the beautifully lit Broadway Presbyterian Church setting the tone for the nonprofit Bloomingdale School of Music's (BSM) annual scholarship benefit, Notes From 108th Street hosted by Ken Fischer, President Emeritus University Musical Society. The event honored Alexander Bernstein and the nonprofit Artful Learning, founded by Leonard Bernstein. Notes From 108th Street coincided with the worldwide celebration of Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday, and this year's event featured the music of this legendary composer, conductor, educator, cultural ambassador, and humanitarian performed by BSM students and faculty.