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Review: CARMEN at Arkansas Museum Of Fine Arts
by Theresa Bertram - Oct 22, 2024

There is nothing more glamorous than going to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock to witness the world-class artists of Ballet Arkansas bring to life the iconic opera CARMEN that opens with the most exquisite voice you have ever heard. On Saturday, Oct. 12, Broadway World was treated to this experience of passion, elegance, and drama, merging the intensity of Georges Bizet's famous score with the fluid grace of Rodion Shchedrin’s “modernist perspective.” Under the guidance of Choreographer Michael Fothergill, the audience was thoroughly captivated from beginning to end. 

Feature: Arkansas Writer Visits Santa Fe Playhouse to See A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER
by Theresa Bertram - Aug 19, 2023

This summer Broadway World went on the road to catch some amazing entertainment, and one of the stops was at the Santa Fe Playhouse.

Santa Fe Playhouse Celebrates Centennial with Masquerade Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2022

Time travel is the theme of the evening at Santa Fe Playhouse's Party of the Century, celebrating its centennial season. The masquerade gala takes place on Saturday, November 5, at La Fonda on the Plaza (100 E. San Francisco St.). Guests are invited to dress up as their favorite theater persona from the last 100 years, dine on classic New Mexican cuisine, and become a part of the fabric of live theater.

Flint School Of Performing Arts' Dort Honors String Quartet Documentary Wins National Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 26, 2022

In January 2021, the Dort Honors String Quartet at the Flint School of Performing Arts started working virtually with the Dover Quartet, one of the most in-demand ensembles in the world.

BWW Review: SYMPHONIC QUEEN, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Oct 16, 2019

Just over 49 years ago, a little-known student band named Queen gave their very first public performance under that name at Imperial College Union, settling on their final line-up a few months later and bracing themselves for world domination. Following on from the phenomenal success of the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra returned for another round of Symphonic Queen, celebrating some of the band's biggest hits with a classical twist.

Freddie Mercury's Previously Banned 'Living on My Own' Video Out Now in High Definition
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 3, 2019

Tying in with the upcoming October 11 release of the Freddie Mercury 'Never Boring' solo box set this week will see a brand new version of perhaps Freddie's most (in)famous solo video – for his single “Living On My Own” from his 'Mr Bad Guy' album, released on YouTube.

The Crossing Announces 2019-2020 Season
by Julie Musbach - Aug 7, 2019

Winner of the 2018 and 2019 Grammy Awards for Best Choral Performance, The Crossing, with conductor Donald Nally, today announces its 2019-2020 season.

BWW Review: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY THE INSIDE STORY is a Stunning Book that Complements the Blockbuster Movie
by Marina Kennedy - Nov 20, 2018

Fans of the Twentieth Century Fox and Regency Enterprises film, Bohemian Rhapsody, and many more will want to have the extraordinary book published by Weldon Owen, 'Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story.' This coffee table sized book includes Forewords by Brian May and Roger Taylor, and informative chapters that bring the movie to life with with spectacular full color photos by Alex Bailey.

BWW Review: I Sometimes Wish BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY'd Never Been Born at All
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 6, 2018

I spent the months leading up to the release of “Bohemian Rhapsody” in a state of awed anxiety. The release of that first trailer triggered something me--I cried every single time I watched it, and I think I watched it upwards of seven thousand times. I was utterly transfixed by the spectacle, by Rami Malek's uncanny resemblance to the man himself. Freddie Mercury: one of the first non-family voices I can remember recognizing distinctly, a singular talent, and a figure who has informed so much of what I care about and who I choose to be. The best singer to ever live, leading one of the greatest rock bands to ever arrive on the scene. An icon, not only for his talent, but for his identities: a non-white, non-heterosexual, non-Christian superstar who reinvented and mastered the game.

Chicks Making Flicks' THE ESCAPE Making the Festival Rounds This January
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 4, 2016

Chicks Making Flicks' second short film 'The Escape' will play at The Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema, Friday January 8th at 12:00 pm and Sunday January 10th at 11:45 pm.

Tom Sawyer Musical RIVER SONG Will Premiere at Niswonger Performing Arts Center
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 14, 2015

'Tom Sawyer' is getting a musical makeover, with help from Academy Award-winning composer Richard M. Sherman and his late brother Robert B. Sherman ('Mary Poppins'), as well as two other Hollywood notables: Kathy Garver ('Family Affair') and Drake Light ('The Walking Dead').

BWW Reviews: Moving QUEEN AT THE BALLET Revival Needs Something More
by David Fick - Aug 10, 2012

Bovim Ballet is back on stage in Cape Town with a return reason of QUEEN AT THE BALLET. One of the project-based company's flagship productions, this 'rock ballet' was first seen in 2004. A tribute to Freddie Mercury, the show delves into the life of the enigmatic frontman of Queen, using the timeless songs that Mercury introduced during his career at a springboard.