The Ritz Theatre Company Puts On A (Musical) PAGEANT
'Mirror, mirror of success, who will be Miss Glamouress?' Six contestants emerge from behind a gold shimmer curtain to take part in an epic battle of hairspray and cheesy quatrain in the musical comedy Pageant, the latest mainstage show presented by The Ritz Theatre Company.
BWW Review: Klea Blackhurst Lovingly Toasts Jerry Herman in ONE OF THE GIRLS at Birdland
Blackhurst is no stranger to the world of Jerry Herman. She played Dolly Levi in the 50th-anniversary production of Hello, Dolly! at the Goodspeed Opera House with the enthusiastic endorsement of Herman himself. Her show is a loving tribute, filled with the big hit songs as well as some more enchanting obscure tunes, all tied together with some informative and sometimes dishy stories about the legendary composer of Milk & Honey, Hello, Dolly! Mame, Dear World, Mack & Mabel, The Grand Tour, La Cage aux Folles, and many others.
Heidi Latsky Dance Presents UNFINISHED: A WAY OUT
Dixon Place presents Unfinished: A Way Out, a new dance commission by Heidi Latsky Dance Company featuring collaborators Meredith Fages, Jerron Herman, Jillian Hollis, Heidi Latsky, and Tiffany Geigel.
'I Wanna Be With You Everywhere' Gathering For Disabled Artists Comes to Performance Space New York
Performance Space New York in collaboration with Arika and the Whitney Museum of American Art presents I wanna be with you everywhere, a gathering of, by, and for disabled artists and writers and anyone who wants to join in a series of programs that refuse policies of individuation and inclusion in favor of (and in the flavor of) whatever disability aesthetics has in bodymind. Organized by Arika, Amalle Dublon, Jerron Herman, Carolyn Lazard, Park McArthur, Alice Sheppard, and Constantina Zavitsanos, the festival features performances and readings by Eli Clare, John Lee Clark, Kayla Hamilton, Johanna Hedva, Jerron Herman, Cyr e Jarelle Johnson, Camisha L. Jones, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Jordan Lord, NEVE, Akemi Nishida and Alice Sheppard.
BRODSKY/BARYSHNIKOV Coming to Boston This Winter
Cherry Orchard Festival, a leading presenter of international artists, theater companies and orchestras, will present the Boston premiere of the critically-acclaimed play BRODSKY / BARYSHNIKOV January 17-21, 2018 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre (219 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02116).
Pikes Peak Opera League Announces Benefit Concert
Pikes Peak Opera League announces its first special event of 2018, a supper club musical event to benefit Opera Theatre of the Rockies' upcoming opera, Verdi's masterpiece, Aida. The evening features songstress extraordinaire, Lila Mori with Reggie Berg at the piano, straight from the Penrose Room at the Broadmoor offering a private performance entitled 'Breaking Up is Hard to Do.' Ms. Mori has sung across the region both in the Colorado Opera Festival Chorus, and as a soloist with The Colorado Springs Chorale, among her most notable performances.
BRODSKY/BARYSHNIKOV to Make Chicago Premiere at Harris Theater This Winter
Cherry Orchard Festival, a leading presenter of international artists, theater companies and orchestras, presents the Chicago premiere of the critically-acclaimed play 'Brodsky / Baryshnikov,' conceived and directed by Alvis Hermanis, Feb. 2-4, 2018 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Dr.