Michael Curran

Julianne Akins Smith Named New Executive Director Of Cincinnati May Festival, Vocal Arts Ensemble And Cincinnati Boychoir

Julianne Akins Smith has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Cincinnati May Festival, Vocal Arts Ensemble, and Cincinnati Boychoir.

THE MAN WHO SAVED THE INTERNET WITH A SUNFLOWER Named Season's 'Best In Show' at The IndieFest Awards

Ori Yardeni's drama THE MAN WHO SAVED THE INTERNET WITH A SUNFLOWER, based on entrepreneur Rob Ryan, wins The Season’s Best of Show Prize at The IndieFEST Film Awards after success at the Dances With Films Festival.

BWW Review: Stunning Phillips in Saariaho's Mesmerizing L'AMOUR DE LOIN at the Met

On paper, it might seem that Kaija Saariaho's L'AMOUR DE LOIN (LOVE FROM AFAR), libretto by Amin Maalouf, couldn't possibly fill a stage the size of the Met's: three characters and a chorus that bobs in and out of the action. Yet, in action, this breathtaking, shimmering piece not only seems at home--particularly in the able hands of soprano Susanna Phillips and the Met orchestra under the  Finnish conductor Susanna Malkki in Robert Lepage's production--but it's hard to imagine hearing it any other way.

Director Caatje van Leeuwen's Cinema Collaboratorium to Sponsor 12th Annual LA Femme Film Festival

Caatje van Leeuwen is a Dutch-born filmmaker who is dedicated to creating motion pictures that tell inspiring, slice of life stories that weave larger social issues with intimate glimpses into the relationships of everyday people.

Director Caatje van Leeuwen's Cinema Collaboratorium to Sponsor 12th Annual LA Femme Film Festival

Caatje van Leeuwen is a Dutch-born filmmaker who is dedicated to creating motion pictures that tell inspiring, slice of life stories that weave larger social issues with intimate glimpses into the relationships of everyday people.

BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING Is Stark, Spooky at Split Stage

Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre's eerie production of the impressionist musical takes the show back to its roots, for better and for worse.

BWW Reviews: The Rep Presents Stellar BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS

It may seem odd that over the course of 46 seasons the Rep has never produced a work by prolific playwright Neil Simon, and yet it makes sense in a way. Simon has actually been overproduced by community theatres around the country, and the Rep is dedicated to seeking out new works, and putting a spin on timeless classics, so it's only logical that they've taken this long to get one of his works produced. Still, they've finally gotten around to him, and their production of BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS is a memorable one, with the laughter and the tears flowing in great abundance. It's a wonderful start to what promises to be an entertaining season.

BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS Opens the Rep's Season, 9/5

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon and directed by Steven Woolf. This intriguing and semi-autobiographical play will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, September 5-30, 2012.

ALL MY SONS, HAY FEVER et al. Set for Juilliard's Drama Division 2011-2012 Season

Juilliard's Drama Division announces the complete schedule for its 2011-2012 season of fully-staged productions featuring students in their fourth and final year of acting training at Juilliard. This season's plays include Arthur Miller's All My Sons, directed by Harris Yulin, October 19-23; Juilliard alumnus Nathan Jackson's Broke-ology, directed by Kent Gash, November 10-14; and Noel Coward's Hay Fever, directed by Dakin Matthews, December 8-12. The Drama Division is led by James Houghton, Richard Rodgers Director of Drama.