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BWW Review: OKC Broadway Presents The National Tour Of THE LITTLE MERMAID At The Civic Center Music Hall

Okay, let's just get real for a moment: if one approaches this show as an adult and compares it with the canon of theatrical literature, this a production which often falls flat. However, in comparison to average children's entertainment (which is clearly the producers' targeted demographic) it holds up well. Your average elementary aged kid will be thoroughly and utterly charmed. But the parents who brought them? That might be a different story. The performers are all supremely talented, with dozens of Broadway shows to their credit. Even if I felt they might have been instructed to push every moment, they still allow their glorious voices to shine through. While it doesn't run in the same league as the classic Disney films, this production does its job: providing fluffy entertainment for an evening out after school, getting through everything as quickly as possible to make sure the kids get back home in bed to be ready for school tomorrow.

MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL Launches June 2018 in Saratoga Springs

Mostly Modern Festival (MMF), a new summer music festival launching in 2018, flips the traditional programming model by devoting most of its attention to the music of our time, with occasional forays into the standard repertoire.

Miller Theatre Opens Jazz Series with Hammond B3 Organ Master Dr. Lonnie Smith and His Trio

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens the 2017-18 Jazz series with the Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, featuring Dr. Lonnie Smith, Hammond B3 organ, Jonathan Kreisberg, guitar, and Johnathan Blake, drums.

Bridget Everett, Joe Gulla, The Skivvies and More Coming Up This Week at Joe's Pub

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, July 26 - August 6, including Bridget Everett, Unitard, Jean Rohe, Bakia Quartet, joe Gulla, Marie-Claire, Thomas John, Olivia Chaney, Shaina Taub, The Dan Band, That's Not Tango, The Skivvies, and more. Scroll down for details!

Shaina Taub, Mavi Diaz & Las Folkies, And More This Week At Joe's Pub

See what's happening at Joe's Pub this week!

Bryant Park presents IN/TERSECT: Billy Childs Quartet, Derek Bermel and More This Summer

Showcasing world-class jazz and classical music, IN/TERSECT is a rare opportunity to experience some of the most sophisticated music being created today. The two-day music festival is produced with Chamber Music America and curated by Patrick Zimmerli.

Abrons Arts Center Announces Free Ticket Program for Veterans to Christina Masciotti's RAW BACON FROM POLAND

Wallace Roney Orchestra to Kick Off Wayne Shorter Weekend at NJPAC

Wayne Shorter Weekend kicks off with trumpet great Wallace Roney and his orchestra paying tribute to Newark jazz legend Wayne Shorter with this performance of Universe, a long-lost composition originally created for Miles Davis, featuring Buster Williams, Lenny White and Patrice Rushen on Friday, April 20, 2017 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (1 Center Street, Newark NJ).

Photo Flash: First Look at THE JUNGLE BOOK at Denver Children's Theatre

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the Denver Children's Theatre presents THE JUNGLE BOOK, playing Sundays through April 30th at 1 p.m. (no show on Easter Sunday). BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Denver Children's Theatre to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with THE JUNGLE BOOK

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, the Denver Children's Theatre presents THE JUNGLE BOOK, opening on Sunday, March 12th at 11 a.m. This professionally staged production will be presented to the public on Sundays through April 30th at 1 p.m. and to school groups most weekdays March 9th through May 5th at 10 a.m. The show is presented in the Elaine Wolf Theatre at the Mizel Arts and Culture Center located at 350 S. Dahlia Street in Denver. The show is recommended for children ages 6 and up.

Breathe Through the Inauguration with Zachary Quinto and More at Rubin Museum

2017 is upon us! At the Rubin Museum of Art, breathe through inauguration season with several January mind/body programs and talks, including a reading featuring Zachary Quinto. Scroll down for details!

Vince Giordano Documentary to Make New York Debut at 92Y

How crazy do you have to be to keep a Jazz Age enterprise going in the 21st Century? 92Y presents the New York premiere of the film that attempts to answer that question.

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes with Phamaly Theatre's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE

Phamaly is an award-winning Colorado-based Theatre Company comprised entirely of performers with a wide variety of physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. In this week's episode of 'In Focus', host Eden Lane takes viewers along to rehearsal for Phamaly Theatre Company's first-ever holiday presentation, 'It's a Wonderful Life.' There she meets co-directors Bryce Alexander and Steve Wilson. Eden also meets the married couple playing the iconic roles of George and Mary Bailey, Jeremy and Lyndsay Palmer. Watch the interviews below!

Phamaly Theatre Company's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Opens Tonight

Phamaly Theatre Company's first ever holiday presentation 'It's a Wonderful Life' previews on Thursday, December 5 & Friday, December 6 @ 7:30 p.m.; opens Saturday, December 7 and runs through December 22 at the Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO 80010. Performances are Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30 p.m., Sundays @ 2 p.m., Monday, December 16 and Thursday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Nilson Matta Hosts Annual Samba Meets Jazz Workshops Today

Today, November 19, Brazilian samba-jazz master Nilson Matta will host an annual tradition at Jazz at Kitano: the Open House for Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, featuring an all-star faculty concert, followed by an open jam session for past and prospective workshop attendees, musicians of all levels, and fans of Brazilian jazz.

Gene Pritsker to Play The Dimenna Center, 12/1

Who's throwing a Timbre Tantrum? Throughout the first week of December, Composers Concordance ('enterprising new music organization' -NYTimes) presents its 3rd annual festival, entitled 'Timbre Tantrum,' as each concert will focus on specific timbres. For example, the opening concert, 'ArtBeat,' to be held at DiMenna Center on December 1st, will feature percussion instruments only, on a program with 4-time Grammy winner Glen Velez, as well as the acclaimed Lukas Ligeti and Peter Jarvis (Moonrise Kingdom, Boardwalk Empire.) This concert will also include original sculpture-percussion by Gorazd Poposki, and a repeat of the program will be held at William Paterson University on December 2nd. Next up, the all-piano event 'Three's Keys, ' featuring Taka Kigawa ('extraordinary pianist' -NYTimes,) as well as Inna Faliks, and Carlton Holmes ('Inventive' -Jazziz,) hosted by Klavierhaus on December 4th. For this program, composers Dan Cooper, Sean Hickey, Debra Kaye, Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker have composed a triple-piano suite, which will performed on Klavierhaus' antique instruments, including a 19th-Century Pleyel. On December 6th, an 'E-nstallation' will be presented at the innovative Gallery MC in Hell's Kitchen. This event will feature the electronic music of Lynn Bechtold, Svjetlana Bukvich, David Morneau, and Daniel Palkowski, among others, plus contemporary fashion designs by Vicky Vale and Patrick Kavanaugh. On December 7th, the CompCord String Orchestra (CCSO,) conducted by Thomas Carlo Bo, will take the stage of West Park Presbyterian Church on Manhattan's upper west side for the program 'Legends,' featuring music by Dan Cooper, Otto Luening, Milica Paranosic, Gene Pritsker, Dave Soldi er, and Randy Woolf. Guest artists include Tongo Eisen-Martin, Keve Wilson, and Publiquartet. Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa, whose influence will be heard in Soldier's 'Bambaataa Variations,' will be honored with a Legends award, to be received by a member of Bambaataa's Zulu Nation. On Sunday, December 8th, the festival week will wrap up at Drom NYC with a 'Fretathon,' a 3-hour program featuring fretted instruments, performed by no fewer than twenty-six of NYC's cutting-edge composers. Each of the 'Timbre Tantrum' events will include a brief reception.

Nilson Matta Hosts Annual Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, 11/19

On Tuesday, November 19, Brazilian samba-jazz master Nilson Matta will host an annual tradition at Jazz at Kitano: the Open House for Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, featuring an all-star faculty concert, followed by an open jam session for past and prospective workshop attendees, musicians of all levels, and fans of Brazilian jazz.

Nilson Matta to Host Jazz at Kitano All-Star Faculty Concert, 11/19

On Tuesday, November 19, Brazilian samba-jazz master Nilson Matta will host an annual tradition at Jazz at Kitano: the Open House for Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, featuring an all-star faculty concert, followed by an open jam session for past and prospective workshop attendees, musicians of all levels, and fans of Brazilian jazz.

Craig McLachlan to Lead Australian ROCKY HORROR SHOW National Tour; Launches 10 Jan. 2014 from Brisbane

Producers Howard Panter and John Frost today announced that the coveted role of Frank N Furter in the new Australian production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show will be played by television and theatre star Craig McLachlan. The much loved iconic musical will open in January 2014 at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane followed by seasons at the Crown Theatre, Perth in February, and the Festival Theatre, Adelaide in March.

Buster Williams Quartet Launches SOMETHING MORE Tour Tonight

Buster Williams Quartet will launch its 'Something More' Tour tonight, June 12, 2013, featuring Williams on Bass, Cindy Blackman-Santana on drums, Stefon Harris on vibes (6/20 only), Patrice Rushen on piano and Steve Wilson on saxophone (6/11 - 6/18).