Margaret Campbell

POWDER HER FACE Comes to Semperoper Dresden This Month

Following its world premiere at the Cheltenham Festival in 1995, the chamber opera Powder Her Face has gone on to thrill audiences around the world, becoming one of the most frequently performed works of modern British music theatre. Now, on Friday, 20 October 2023, the opera by Thomas Adès can be enjoyed for the first time in Dresden.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of the UK Tour of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE

The 2023-24 UK Tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie officially opened at The Lowry in Salford yesterday evening, 12 September 2023. Check out all new photos from opening night here!

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards; Unicorn Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards; at MTKC Pro Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards; Unicorn Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Kansas City Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Royal Opera House Appoints Jakub Hrůša as Music Director

The Royal Opera House has announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as Music Director of The Royal Opera. Hrůša will assume the position of Music Director Designate with immediate effect and will begin his tenure as Music Director in September 2025. 

BWW Interview: Melissa Jacques On North American Premiere Of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE

We got a chance to chat with Melissa Jacques (who plays Jamie's mother Margaret) on her history with JAMIE, her first time working in Los Angeles and the decline of theatre etiquette.

BWW Interview: Tom MacRae of EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Talks One Night Only Reunion

Cast and creatives of Everybody's Talking About Jamie are taking part in a special 'One Night Only' virtual reunion. Tom MacRae, who wrote the book and lyrics to the show, talks about what fans can expect.

Photo Flash: Jane Krakowski, Alexis Michelle, and More Attend EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE Screening

Award-winning five-star hit musical, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, held a special VIP invitation-only screening on Monday, October 22, in advance of public screenings on November 7, 11 and 14 in cinemas nationwide. Check out photos from the evening below!

BWW Review: EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, Crucible, Sheffield

This new musical from Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae fizzes with energy and warmth - a must-see!

Skylight Music Theatre to Stage POWDER HER FACE

Skylight Music Theatre will present the Wisconsin premiere of the groundbreaking chamber opera, Powder Her Face, January 29 through February 14, 2016 in the Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center (158 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis.)

Odyssey Opera Announces THE BRITISH INVASION: A Festival of English Musical Dramas

Odyssey Opera, a Boston-­??based opera company dedicated to exploring the full spectrum of adventurous repertoire, today announced THE BRITISH INVASION, a month-­??long opera festival of fully-­??staged productions of works by English composers. From May 17-­??June 20, Boston opera lovers will have the unique opportunity to choose from four evening-­??length programs encompassing nine diverse operatic works, including the Boston premiere of Vaughan Williams's Sir John in Love, a double bill of Walton's The Bear and Sullivan's The Zoo, five compelling monodramas, and Ade?s's masterpiece of modern cultural commentary, Powder Her Face. (See below for complete program details.)

Renovaré Releases 'Traveling Unfamiliar Pathways'

Renovaré has released Traveling Unfamiliar Pathways, a Christmas-season devotional that speaks to a modern mobile world by showing how numerous people in Christ's time also traveled from place to place. The paperback book includes reflections written by board and staff members, as well as friends and family of the international Spiritual Formation movement.

BWW Reviews: POWDER HER FACE Stuns At Opera Philadelphia

Soprano Patricia Schuman leads Opera Philadelphia in a visually and vocally marvelous production of the modern chamber orchestra classic

Patricia Schuman Steps in as the Duchess in June's POWDER HER FACE at Opera Philadelphia

Internationally renowned soprano Patricia Schuman will step in for Nancy Gustafson as the Duchess of Argyll in Opera Philadelphia's June 2013 Company Premiere of Powder Her Face by Thomas Ades.

Opera Philadelphia Aurora Series for Chamber Opera Presents the Company Premiere of POWDER HER FACE, Beginning 6/7

Opera Philadelphia's Aurora Series for Chamber Opera has produced five seasons of cutting-edge productions at the Perelman Theater, and this June the Opera continues its bold programming with the company premiere ofPowder Her Face, composer Thomas Ades's provocative debut opera based on a real-life sex scandal that rocked the British aristocracy in the 1960s. Tickets from $20 are available via Ticket Philadelphia at 215.893.1018 or operaphila.org.

BWW Reviews: City Opera's Production of POWDER HER FACE by Thomas Ades Is Raining Men and a Dirty Duchess

She is a beast to an exceptional degree. She is a Don Juan among women. She is insatiable, unnatural and altogether fairly appalling. (Hotel Manager as Judge POWDER HER FACE, Act II, Scene 6: 1955)

New York City Opera Opens Spring 2013 Season with POWDER HER FACE, Now thru 2/23

New York City Opera opens its spring 2013 season with a new production of Powder Her Face (1995), composed by Thomas Ades (b.1971) to a libretto by Philip Hensher (b. 1965).

STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of New York City Opera's POWDER HER FACE

New York City Opera presents POWDER HER FACE, onducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, directed by Jay Scheib, sets by Marsha Ginsberg, costumes by Alba Clemente, lighting by Thomas Dunn and projections by Josh Higgason. The production runs February 15-23, 2013. BroadwayWorld has behind the scenes videos below with Allison Cook, along with George Steel and directors Jay Scheib and Sam Buntrock. Check them out below!

New York City Opera to Open Spring 2013 Season with POWDER HER FACE, 2/15-23

New York City Opera opens its spring 2013 season with a new production of Powder Her Face (1995), composed by Thomas Adès (b.1971) to a libretto by Philip Hensher (b. 1965).