New York Festival of Song to Release NYFOS Records: 'THE SINGLES, VOL. 1'
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 11, 2024
On Friday, March 8, 2024, New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) will release an album drawn from its archives, NYFOS Records: The Singles, Vol. 1 featuring guest artists performing together with pianist and NYFOS Artistic Director Steven Blier on NYFOS Records. Learn more here!
Brooklyn Opera Works At The Brooklyn Music School Presents A BROOKLYN CABARET
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 13, 2018
Now in its sixth year, Brooklyn Opera Works (BOW), founded in 2013 by Artistic Director Lina Tetriani, proudly features emerging stars in opera, theater, and dance. During its Summer Vocal Arts program, BOW hosts three productions at the BMS Playhouse: a fully produced opera, an original work of music, theater and dance for children, and the annual A Brooklyn Cabaret. BOW is dedicated to making opera into a living art form that challenges and engages diverse contemporary audiences.
Brooklyn Opera Works at the Brooklyn Music School Presents A BROOKLYN CABARET
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2018
Now in its sixth year, Brooklyn Opera Works (BOW), founded in 2013 by Artistic Director Lina Tetriani, proudly features emerging stars in opera, theater, and dance. During its Summer Vocal Arts program, BOW hosts three productions at the BMS Playhouse: a fully produced opera, an original work of music, theater and dance for children, and the annual A Brooklyn Cabaret. BOW is dedicated to making opera into a living art form that challenges and engages diverse contemporary audiences.
2017 Wyoming Theater Festival Sets Lineup of New Plays and Musicals
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 7, 2017
Playwrights, actors, directors, designers and technicians from all over the nation, the region and the state are converging upon Sheridan, Wyoming in August and September to develop new plays and musicals for the 2017 Wyoming Theater Festival.
Patti LuPone to Bring FAR AWAY PLACES to Schimmel Center
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 17, 2015
For one night only on Saturday, May 9 at 7:30pm, Broadway legend Patti LuPone will perform in her critically-acclaimed concert, Far Away Places, conceived and directed by Scott Wittman with musical arrangements by Joseph Thalken at Pace University's Schimmel Center. A Broadway superstar for more than 30 years, Ms. LuPone is a two-time Tony Winner (Best performance by a leading actress) for Evita and Gypsy; an Olivier recipient (for her performance in London's LES MISERABLES); and a two-time Grammy winner (Best Classical recording and Best Opera recording for Rise and Fall of Mahagonny). She takes us on a musical journey with thrilling renditions of songs by an eclectic list of songwriters, including Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Kurt Weill, Edith Piaf, Frederick Hollander, and, even The BeeGees.
Patti LuPone to Perform FAR AWAY PLACES at Davies Symphony Hall, 2/23
by Matt Smith - Jan 20, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, January 20 - 2-time Tony and 2-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Patti LuPone brings her new concert Far Away Places to San Francisco on Monday, February 23 at Davies Symphony Hall. Joined by her five-piece band, LuPone's performance features renditions of songs by an eclectic list of songwriters including Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Kurt Weill, Edith Piaf, Frederick Hollander, and the Bee Gees. The original live show of Far Away Places opened the Manhattan music venue 54 Below in 2012, a live recording of which was released in 2013.
BWW Reviews: Tony-Winning Superstar Patti LuPone Journeys to the OC with FAR AWAY PLACES
by Michael L. Quintos - Mar 28, 2014
To witness---and, yes, hear---Tony Award-winning legend Patti LuPone on a stage live-belting the bejesus out of a note (well, several notes, really) is just another not-so-subtle reminder for newbies and veterans alike why she's such a one-of-a-kind, ultra-talented star in the first place. She can, pretty much, take any piece of music and make it sound... well, effortlessly incredible. The results? Jaws dropped. Audible 'wows' echoed. Cheers were deafening and plentiful. That prowess was certainly in full-display on the evening of March 22, when LuPone came to Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Concert Hall for a one-night-only performance of her latest high-concept concert entitled FAR AWAY PLACES.
BWW Reviews: FEAR-EATER THEATRE Time Travels to the 1920s
by Barry Lenny - Jul 21, 2013
Popular Adelaide entertainer, Anya Anastasia, has branched out into a new area by bringing together a selection of acts into a cabaret variety show filled with music, dance, burlesque and more. She has called it Fear-Eater Theatre, which gives an indication that some of the material might be dark, edgy and even a little challenging.
Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald Set for Smith Center's Best of NY Stage Series
by Devin MacDonald - Jul 12, 2013
From the best of jazz and most celebrated classical musicians to the biggest voices from the New York stages, The Smith Center brings three diverse series to Las Vegas from October 2013 through May 2014. The three series bring patrons on a journey deep into the heart of American music to see the masters perform right before their eyes or visit the New York stage without leaving Las Vegas.
Review - I'm A Stranger Here Myself & The Testament of Mary
by Michael Dale - May 9, 2013
Mark Nadler is one of those cabaret performers who serves up his entertaining antics with healthy portions of art education and history lessons. In I'm A Stranger Here Myself, now transplanted from its nightclub roots to the York Theatre stage, Nadler gives a frequently fascinating overview of the pre-Hitler period known as the Weimar Republic; Germany's first democracy and a haven for individualists and eroticists who gleefully indulged in a period of artistic freedom.
Patti LuPone Debuts at Live at The RRazz with FAR AWAY PLACES, Now thru 3/24
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2013
LIVE AT THE RRAZZ, San Francisco's premier nightclub, is excited to welcome Patti LuPone to the stage. In her new, critically-acclaimed concert 'Far Away Places,' based off her latest solo album, two-time Tony Award winner (Gypsy, Evita) PATTI LuPONE shares her penchant for wanderlust by taking us on a musical journey with thrilling renditions of songs by an eclectic list of songwriters which include Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Kurt Weill, Edith Piaf, Frederick Hollander and even the Bee Gees. 'Far Away Places' was conceived and directed by Scott Wittman with musical arrangements by Joseph Thalken. Chris Fenwick serves as Musical Director.
Patti LuPone to Debut at Live at The RRazz with FAR AWAY PLACES, 3/19-24
by BWW News Desk - Mar 5, 2013
LIVE AT THE RRAZZ, San Francisco's premier nightclub, is excited to welcome Patti LuPone to the stage. In her new, critically-acclaimed concert 'Far Away Places,' based off her latest solo album, two-time Tony Award winner (Gypsy, Evita) PATTI LuPONE shares her penchant for wanderlust by taking us on a musical journey with thrilling renditions of songs by an eclectic list of songwriters which include Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Kurt Weill, Edith Piaf, Frederick Hollander and even the Bee Gees. 'Far Away Places' was conceived and directed by Scott Wittman with musical arrangements by Joseph Thalken. Chris Fenwick serves as Musical Director.