Van Wezel Partners With Impact100 SRQ For Mayors' Feed The Hungry Food Drive
The Van Wezel has announced a partnership with Impact100 SRQ to host the Mayors' Feed the Hungry food drive on January 30, 2021. The event will be held in the Van Wezel's parking lot from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and members of the community are encouraged to donate perishable and non-perishable food items for those in need during that time.
Guerilla Opera Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Greatest Hits, Experimental Opera
Guerilla Opera plays its greatest hits on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at its 10th Anniversary Celebration in the OBERON at 2 Arrow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138! Join your host Allegra Libonati, Stage Director of upcoming "Play: the Game-or-Game: the Play" and Boston Lyric Opera's recent "The Rakes Progress," at 6:00pm for mingling, appetizers and a cash bar, and mezmerizing performances from Guerilla Opera's "relentlesly inventive" ensemble. General admission for this event is $20.00 and can be purchased online at cluboberon.com, by phone at 617-547-8300 and at-the-door 1 hour before curtain at the OBERON.
Guerilla Opera Announces 10th Season - World Premieres, Live Streams and More!
Guerilla Opera is all fun and games in their 10th anniversary season, featuring a new production of Loose, Wet, Perforated with music and libretto by Nicholas P. Vines in September 2016 and the world premiere of Play, the Game or Game, the Play with music and libretto by composer and theater artist Rick Burkhardt in May 2017.
Guerilla Opera to Close Season with World Premiere of BEOWULF
Guerilla Opera, in conclusion of their ninth season, presents the world premiere of Beowulf with music and libretto by Hannah Lash, stage direction by Andrew Eggert, and scenic design by Julia Noulin-Merat. Lash's Beowulf is a modern-day adaptation of the well know epic poem, in which Beowulf is a doctor caring for his elderly mother and suffering from post-traumatic stresses upon his return from a recent war. He discovers that his mother is being abused by the nursing home staff and removes her, determined to care for her himself. In discussing the opera, composer Hannah Lash said:
Museum of the Moving Image Presents FIRST LOOK Showcase Today
Museum of the Moving Image has announced the lineup for its First Look Festival, an expanded and reconceived version of its annual showcase for inventive new international cinema. Now in its fourth year, First Look,with a lineup that has expanded both in size and scope, is now officially a festival, the first major moving image event of the year. First Look will take place at the Museum from today, January 9 through 18, 2015.
Photo Flash: First Look at Guerilla Opera's Production of LET'S MAKE A SANDWICH
Guerilla Opera presents Let's Make a Sandwich, an experiment in opera production, which includes two world premiere operas with music and librettos by composers Rudolf Rojahn and Curtis K. Hughes, and stage direction by Copeland Woodruff and Giselle Ty. Through performance, this production investigates the culture of contemporary opera production and highlights where the influence of the composer ends and the director begins. Let's Make a Sandwich plays for one weekend only: Thursday through Saturday, September 25, 26 and 27, 2014, at 8 p.m. with an audience talk-back on Friday, September 26; all performances are in The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, located at 8 The Fenway in Boston, MA. Tickets can be purchased beginning Wednesday, September 10, 2014, and are $15 general admission, $10 senior citizens and free for students with a valid ID (for at-the-door purchases only). Please call The Boston Conservatory Box Office at (617) 912-9222 or visit www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets for more information. Let's Make a Sandwich is sung in English and is 90 minutes in duration.
Tickets for Guerilla Opera's NO EXIT Now on Sale
Tickets go on sale today at 12:00pm EST for Guerilla Opera's new production of Andy Vores's No Exit adapted from the play by Jean-Paul Sartre, with stage direction by Nathan Troup and scenic design by Julia Noulin-Merat. No Exit plays Thursday through Saturday, September 19-21, 2013, at 8pm, as well as Saturday and Sunday, September 21 and 22, 2013, at 2pm. All performances are in The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 seniors, and free for students with valid IDs; tickets can be purchased from The Boston Conservatory Box Office online athttp://www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets or by phone at (617) 912-9222.
Guerilla Opera To Host End-of-Summer Party & NO EXIT Sneak Peek, 8/26
Tickets for NO EXIT, adapted from the play by Jean-Paul Sartre with music by Andy Vores become available on September 9th, but Guerilla Opera is offering an opportunity to wet your whistle at their End-of-Summer Party & Sneak Preview on on this coming Monday, August 26, 2013 at 6:30pm in The Concert Room of The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA. RSVP with a minimum donation of $25.00 at http://guerillaopera.com/end-of-summer-party-and-sneak-peek/or by phone at (866) 615-2723 Ext. 3.
Guerilla Opera Announces Two New Operas in Their Seventh Season
Guerilla Opera announces two new operas in their seventh season: an original production of Andy Vores's No Exit from September 19-22, 2013, adapted from the play by Jean-Paul Sartre, with stage direction by Nathan Troup; and the world premiere of Gallo in May 2014, with music and libretto by Ken Ueno and stage direction by Sarah Meyers. Both operas will feature scenic design by Julia Noulin-Merat. All performances are in The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and free for students with valid IDs; tickets for the September performances can be purchased from The Boston Conservatory Box Office online at www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets or by phone at (617) 912-9222 beginning September 9, 2013.
Guerilla Opera Premieres GIVER OF LIGHT, 5/23-31
Guerilla Opera presents the World Premiere of Giver of Light, a new opera based on the life of the 13th-century poet, Rumi. Music and Libretto by composer Adam Roberts with electronic music by Anil Çamci and stage direction by Andrew Eggert. Giver of Light runs Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, 2013 and Thursday-Friday, May 30-31, 2013. All performances are at 8 p.m. at The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA. Tickets for all performances are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and free for students with valid IDs; tickets can be purchased from The Boston Conservatory box office at (617) 912-9222 or online at www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets.
Guerilla Opera Opens GIVER OF LIFE, 5/23
Guerilla Opera presents the World Premiere of Giver of Light, a new opera based on the life of the 13th-century poet, Rumi. Music and Libretto by composer Adam Roberts with electronic music by Anil Çamci and stage direction by Andrew Eggert. Giver of Light runs Thursday-Saturday, May 23-25, 2013 and Thursday-Friday, May 30-31, 2013. All performances are at 8 p.m. at The Zack Box Theater at The Boston Conservatory, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA. Tickets for all performances are $15 general admission, $10 seniors and free for students with valid IDs; tickets can be purchased from The Boston Conservatory box office at (617) 912-9222 or online at www.bostonconservatory.edu/tickets. Performances are one hour long and sung in English.
Guerilla Opera Presents BOVINUS REX, Now thru 5/27
Guerilla Opera closes their season with a new dark comedy, Bovinus Rex, music & libretto by Rudolf Rojahn, directed by Copeland Woodruff, scenic design by Julia Noulin-Mérat, featuring the debuts of Kimberly Soby (soprano), Amy Advocat (bass-clarinet) and Ethan Wood (violin), and returning artists Aliana de la Guardia (soprano), Patrick Massey (tenor), Brian Church (baritone), Kent O'Doherty (saxophone) and Mike Williams (percussion).
BWW Interviews: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES' Christopher Sieber
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES with George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber is coming to Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Belk Theater, May 29 - June 3, 2012. Winner of three Tony Awards® including the award for Best Musical Revival. Tickets are now on sale at the Blumenthal Box Office: 704-372-1000
Two time, Tony Award ® nominee, Christopher Sieber, who plays Albin was in his hotel room in San Antonio, Texas doing one press interview after another, when I caught up with him. He's funny, hyper and fun to talk to. He says his success in the entertainment industry is based on luck, but I think it's his talent, personality and his ability to be a team player.