The Cupcake Theater Will Return With AVENUE Q
Following a closure that lasted over a year, the Cupcake Theater Company is returning to the newly renovated Hollywood Majestic Theater in Hollywood with AVENUE Q. AVENUE Q was awarded three Tony Awards in 2004 for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book of a Musical.
Banff Centre's 2020 Music Programming Announced
Coinciding with autumn's first snowfall in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity's full line-up of 2020 residency programs in music has been released. Under the artistic leadership of an esteemed cohort of program directors, Banff music programs will cover a range of forms and themes, with fine-tuning to a number of major programs, including Classical Music Summer Programs, the Banff International Songwriter Residency, Choral Art, and Opera in the 21st Century. The announcement was made amid a busy time on the Banff Centre campus, with the Wîchoîe Ahiya Indigenous Singer-Songwriter Intensive and the Banff Musicians in Residence program taking place this month.
NewNowNext Premieres Carry Illinois' 'Shameful Feeling'
After their bandmate's suicide, Carry Illinois went on to craft songs about survival and acceptance. 'Shameful Feeling' is 'about the journey of coming out of hiding, rising above painful adolescent memories, and learning to shut out fears and self-doubt (all within a queer context).
Lyric Stage presents the World Premiere of Larry Gatlin's QUANAH
Quanah, the Parker Family Saga, is a new musical written by Grammy Award-winning country music legend Larry Gatlin. It is the story of Quanah Parker, the last Comanche chief, his mother Cynthia Ann Parker and the Parker Family settling in Texas and the survival and ascendancy of the great Comanche people. It is, in part, a tragic, sad, heartbreaking story-a story of war, bloodshed, death and heartbreak-but it is, more importantly, a story celebrating the strength and power of the human spirit. Gatlin's wife Janis-who says he is never wrong-believes that it is the best music he has ever written.
Come Out Children's Festival 2015 Opens Tomorrow
Get set for the excited voices of 1600 school children to drift across the River Torrens and the Riverbank Precinct tomorrow when Come Out Children's Festival opens with enthusiasm, song and ceremony.
Brazen Theater Presents UNCLE WALT Tonight
Brazen Theater presents the professional world premier of Uncle Walt, a new dark comedy by Andrew Rosdail directed by Mark Hooker beginning tonight, December 4th at the People's Center Theatre, 425 20th Avenue South, 3rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55454.
Brazen Theater Presents UNCLE WALT, 12/04
Brazen Theater presents the professional world premier of Uncle Walt, a new dark comedy by Andrew Rosdail directed by Mark Hooker beginning December 4th at the People's Center Theatre, 425 20th Avenue South, 3rd Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55454.
Honens International Piano Competition Seeks Applicants for 8th Edition; Quarterfinals Set for Berlin, London, NY in Spring 2015
Calgary-based Honens International Piano Competition will begin accepting applications for its eighth edition beginning September 30, 2014. The Competition's Quarterfinals take place in Berlin, London and New York in spring, 2015. Semifinals and Finals take place in Calgary from September 3 to 12, 2015. Pianists of all nationalities, aged 20 to 30 on September 3, 2015 (with the exception of past Honens Laureates and professionally managed pianists), may apply until February 2, 2015 at honens.com.