Review: CONDO-MONIUM at New Theatre & Restaurant
The North American Premiere engagement for CONDO-MONIUM opened last week at Overland Park’s New Theatre & Restaurant with a super cast and direction by Dennis D. Hennessey for an extended run through April 8. CONDO-MONIUM is an updated farce from a very similar British show called FLAT OUT. Both versions are by UK Journalist and Playwright Jennifer Selway.
Photos: First Look at FENCES at Omaha Community Playhouse
August Wilson’s Fences opened Friday, January 20, 2023 at the Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP). The production runs January 20-February 12, 2023, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Check out photos from the production below!
BWW Review: BUDDY...THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at New Theatre Restaurant
Most Midwesterners older than a certain age have heard the name and may even know how young Buddy Holly died. Some fans know exactly where they were and from whom they heard the news. Many fewer know much about Buddy's backstory. That hole in the history in early Rock and Roll is plugged by the new production of "Buddy … The Buddy Holly Story" at New Theater Restaurant in Overland Park now through July 7.
The 2019 Kimmie Awards Celebrates “The Illustrious Woman”
2018 has been defined as the "Year of the Woman," and in 2019 the movement's momentum only continues to grow. Therefore, the 2019 Kimmie Awards will shine the spotlight on "Illustrious Women," proudly saluting individuals who promote the message that all women have unique gifts and attributes which make them illustrious. To name a few of our honorees, the recipient of the Visionary Award is the beautiful and talented actress Megan Good, and television/music executive (creator of the Love N Hip Hop franchise) Mona Scott-Young will receive the Pinnacle Award. Men, we did not leave you out, Roger M. Bobb (president and CEO of Bobbcat Films and former executive vice president of Tyler Perry Productions) will be presented with the Luminary Award, and award winning singer/songwriter Vedo will receive the Trailblazer Award.
OPERA America Awards $1.4 Million In Innovation Grants
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion of American opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of the third cycle of Innovation Grants, generously funded by the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.
BMOP Ends 2018-19 Season With Tribute To John Harbison
The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), the nation's premier orchestra dedicated exclusively to commissioning, performing, and recording new orchestral music, continues the festivities for John Harbison's 80th year with a matinee concert dedicated to the distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Gil Rose, BMOP celebrates Harbison in a program featuring Harbison's Remembering Gatsby (Foxtrot for Orchestra), Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, and celebrated soprano soloist Dawn Upshaw singing his Milosz Songs and his Symphony No. 6.
Phillip Adams BalletLab Celebrates 20 Years In New Work, GLORY
Frenetic, intricate and relentlessly virtuosic dancing culminates in a revelation of the "almighty" through a saturation of the colour pink, as Artistic Director, Phillip Adams channels artist Yves Klein's monochrome paintings. Glory is presented in celebration of BalletLab's 20th anniversary year as part of Australia's biggest festival of contemporary dance, Dance Massive.