Seattle Theatre Group Announces Hiring of New Key Roles
Seattle Theatre Group has announced two new integral additions to their leadership team. Alvin A. Henry and Aaron Reader joined STG on November 1st in the positions of Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) respectively.
Carnegie Hall Announces 2020-2021 AMERICAN BYWAYS Concerts
Carnegie Hall today announced the all-star lineup of artists for two exciting double-bill American Byways concerts to be presented in Zankel Hall in the 2020a?"2021 season. Curated and hosted by singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash (who was a Carnegie Hall Perspectives artist in the 2015a?"2016 season), these one-of-a kind performances take New York audiences on a journey through American roots music, featuring Appalachian traditions, the blues, and more.
Hudson Warehouse Will Kick Off its 17th Season with SENSE & SENSIBILITY
Hudson Warehouse kicks off its 17th Season with SENSE & SENSIBILITY, a beloved classic by Jane Austen with a new, exciting, and moving adaptation by Susane Lee. Ms. Lee adapted last year's PRIDE & PREJUDICE to sell-out crowds and this adaptation should thrill the most die-hard Austen fans. Nicholas Martin-Smith, the Producing Artistic Director of Hudson Warehouse, directed both Austen adaptations.
'Know Your Own Happiness' In Theater At Monmouth's SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Theater at Monmouth closes its What Dreams May Come 50th Anniversary Season with a Fall Show with a fresh take on Austen's Sense and Sensibility, adapted and directed by Producing Artistic Director, Dawn McAndrews. The fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne, are thrown into chaos after their father's sudden death, leaving them financially destitute and socially vulnerable. Set in gossipy late
A Bounty of Free Concerts Offered for DC Jazz Festival's 15th Anniversary Celebration
DC Jazz Festival (DCJF), with the only city-wide jazz festival in the mid-Atlantic region, today announced a veritable cornucopia of free concerts including an incredible international roster of jazz artists from five continents, slated to perform at indoor and outdoor venues across DC at the DC JazzFest presented by Events DC (DC JazzFest). The free programming offers a wonderful complement to the scintillating lineup of ticketed signature events, enhancing the overall festival experience.
DC Jazz Festival Announces Lineup for Jazz in the 'Hoods Presented by Events DC
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) is pleased to announce the sizzling schedule for Jazz in the 'Hoods Presented by Events DC, an essential component of the DC JazzFest, celebrating its 15th anniversary, June 7-16. Spotlighting the District as a vibrant cultural capital, Jazz in the 'Hoods brings a stunning array of music - from the traditional to the avant garde - in all quadrants of the nation's capital, with performances at more than 20 neighborhood venues.
Tony And Grammy Nominee Joshua Henry Announced At Bay Area Cabaret
Bay Area Cabaret welcomes Grammy nominated and three-time Tony-nominated Broadway star Joshua Henry in his Bay Area Cabaret debut on Sunday, April 28 at 7:30 pm. Mr. Henry will share 'unplugged' interpretations and musical mashups from some of his favorite musicals as well as soulful originals, R&B, and more.
Heresy Records to Re-Release 'The Wexford Carols'
Described by the Los Angeles Times as “easily the year's most ambitious undertaking” The Wexford Carols reached #1 on both the Billboard and Amazon World Music charts in 2015. Heresy Records will re-release this significant and compelling album on November 15, 2018.
BWW Review: SAVION GLOVER & GREGORY PORTER - SOPHISTICATED RHYTHMS N' JAZZY BLUES NAT KING COLE STYLE at The Hollywood Bowl
He's out there on stage, on a raised dance platform at The Hollywood Bowl, center, downstage, in a simple T-shirt and pants, into himself, making sounds like a woodpecker, a train; a horse trotting,... maybe there are fireworks going off? Maybe gunshots, or a rapid -fire AK-47, even. The sounds are all coming from the bottom of his feet! He is like lightning with tap shoes on. Like bursts of electrical currents that make all kinds of sounds. Snap, crackle, pop, step-step, shuffle, ball-change, flap, flap, then into a tirade of tap accents too fast to count out or give a name to.
GREGORY PORTER: NAT KING COLE & ME
If you like classy jazz and blues, lovingly remember Nat King Cole and his style, and hearing a beautiful live orchestra playing, Gregory Porter is your man. Vince Mendoza conducts the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with finesse and aplomb, and Gregory sings one glorious tune after another, starting out with 'Mona Lisa.' It's a sit back, relax and just enjoy it all, rest of the evening. He has a deep, rich voice, sounding very much like the great Nat King Cole and the pipes to sustain those ending notes with ease.
Donald Corren, Brandon Andrus, and More Lead Goodspeed's OLIVER!
Charles Dickens' beloved orphan makes his Goodspeed debut in the hope-filled musical set in the dark shadows of Victorian London. Bounced from workhouse to forced labor, Oliver Twist escapes to the streets where he meets Fagin, the Artful Dodger and a band of child pickpockets. Will he find love, home and happiness before it's too late?
BWW Review: RAGTIME at Connecticut Theatre Company
It is always a thrill when you discover a hidden gem in your own backyard. This was the experience I had last night attending my first show by the Connecticut Theatre Company in New Britain, Connecticut. It is appropriate that my first review for this company would be for RAGTIME, the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical (with book by Terrence McNally) that includes a variety of themes including a focus on new experiences, changes in perspective, and listening to new music . I am thrilled to report that CTC's RAGTIME is a powerful and high-quality telling of the classic E.L. Doctorow tale. It hits all the right notes (literally and figuratively) and may be one of the best ensemble casts I have seen on a community theatre stage in Connecticut.