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Peninsula Players Theatre Announces 89th Seasonn Artistic Company
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater, has announced its artistic company and creative teams for its 89th season, performing June 18 through October 20, 2024. 

THE FORGE SINGS SUMMER CONCERT Returns This June
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2024

Enjoy a live Disney music celebration at THE FORGE: LEMONT QUARRIES on June 8th and 9th. Families can sing along with talents from around the country, meet princesses, and enjoy snacks and beverages.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Music Theater Works
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2024

Music Theater Works officially opened its first production of its 2024 season, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The musical is now playing through March 31.  Check out photos from opening night here!

Wagner's LOHENGRIN Comes to San Francisco Opera in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2023

San Francisco Opera presents Richard Wagner's Lohengrin from October 15–November 1 in director David Alden's staging, a co-production of London's Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Antwerp's Opera Vlaanderen. Learn more about the opera here!

Review: EVEREST, Barbican Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Jun 26, 2023

An atmospheric story of a group of trapped explorers at the mercy of mother nature, the UK premiere of Joby Talbot’s Everest has a chillingly eerie resonance.

Photos: A NOT-SO-SILENT NIGHT, The Beautiful City Project's Fundraising Party For Season Of Concern
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2023

The Beautiful City Project held it's Holiday fundraising event A NOT-SO-SILENT NIGHT, with proceeds to benefit Season of Concern, on Friday, December 19th at Floating World Gallery.

Opera Legend Ben Heppner Enthralls Audience At Fundraiser For Collingwood Music Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2022

On Sunday afternoon, June 5th renowned Canadian tenor Ben Heppner and brilliant pianist Daniel Vnukowski performed a stirring rendition of Richard Strauss' Enoch Arden, based on the heart-wrenching poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson during his tenure as England's Poet Laureate in 1864.

Ben Heppner to Star in Collingwood Music Festival Fundraising Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2022

The Collingwood Music Festival has announced that as of now, ticket sales are open for their third annual event! The festival brings exceptional performances to Collingwood each summer, featuring award-winning artists in the fields of classical, world, jazz and Indigenous genres.

2021-22 Concert Season Begins At The Royal Conservatory Of Music
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 21, 2021

Over 90 concerts in uniquely curated series, including Quiet Please There's a Lady on Stage and TD Jazz Concerts: Jazz From Around the World to piano, vocal, chamber, and string concerts, featuring the world's top musicians, are planned for 2021.22.

The Royal Conservatory Announces 2021/22 Concert Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 31, 2021

Dr. Peter Simon, Michael and Sonja Koerner President & CEO of The Royal Conservatory of Music, Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts, and James Anagnoson, Dean of The Glenn Gould School, today revealed details of the diverse concerts that will make up the 13th concert season at The Royal Conservatory of Music.

George London Foundation For Singers Announces Events for 2021-22 at The Morgan Library & Museum
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2021

The George London Foundation for Singers will present two events at New York's Morgan Library and Museum in the 2021-22 season: the finals of the 50th annual George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, postponed from early 2021, and a recital by the exciting young tenor and 2017 George London Award winner Aaron Blake, with pianist Ken Noda, marking the resumption of the foundation's annual recital series.

George London Foundation for Singers Announces Events for 2021-22 at The Morgan Library & Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2021

The George London Foundation for Singers will present 2 events at New York’s Morgan Library & Museum in the 2021-22 season: the finals of the 50th annual George London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, postponed from early 2021, and a recital by the exciting young tenor and 2017 George London Award winner Aaron Blake.

Virtual Theatre Today: Wednesday, May 12- Laura Benanti, Rosemary Harris and More!
by Nicole Rosky - May 12, 2021

Today (May 12) in live streaming: a My Fair Lady reunion, Stars in the House celebrates David Katz, Vineyard Theatre continues its 2021 Spring Gala Series, and more!

Wake Up With BWW 5/12: HAMILTON, THE LION KING, WICKED, and More Announce Re-Opening Dates
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2021

Today's top stories: Shows that have announced new dates include Hamilton, The Lion King, Wicked, Little Shop of Horrors, MJ, Aladdin, Jersey Boys, Jagged Little Pill, and Tina!

The Met Announces MADAMA BUTTERFLY, NORMA and More For Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2021

The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the its website during the coronavirus closure.

Met Opera Announces New Streams Including 1984 Telecast of VERDI'S SIMON BOCCANEGRA & More
by Alan Henry - Apr 26, 2021

The Met has announced themed lineups for two weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, the company’s ongoing series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the its website during the coronavirus closure.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: April 24-25- with Mandy Gonzalez, Andrea McArdle and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 24, 2021

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, April 24-25, 2021.

SATYAGRAHA, SIMON BOCCANEGRA & More Announced for The Met's Two-Week Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2021

The schedule includes a week featuring operas centered around morally admirable characters and the power of the human spirit, and a week of operas set in Paris, entitled City of Light. The April 23 stream of Philip Glass’s Satyagraha is being presented in partnership with Carnegie Hall as part of their Voices of Hope festival.

The Dallas Opera's 2020 'Maria Callas Award' is Given Posthumously to Terrence McNally
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2020

Terrence McNally, the legendary American playwright, screenwriter, and librettist will posthumously receive The Dallas Opera's most prestigious honor, 'The Maria Callas Award,' in recognition of his contribution to two landmark events in the company's history.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: July 11-12- with Audra McDonald, Andrea Burns & More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 11, 2020

This weekend (July 11-12) in live streaming: Audra McDonald sings with Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns takes over at Stars in the House and so much more!