Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Shakespeare Theatre Comany
by Pamela Roberts - Dec 9, 2024
Leopoldstadt, a weighty and ambitious work by award-winning author Tom Stoppard, is on stage now at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. The modern epic traces a Viennese Jewish family from the zest and promise at the eve of the 20th century, through the devastations of the Great War and the annexation of Austria by the German Reich, to the Holocaust and the tender, broken years after.
The 92nd Street Y Presents The Living Earth Show And Post:Ballet In LYRA
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2024
The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Lyra, reimagining of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in a provocative collaborative production from the experimental San Francisco-based guitar/percussion duo The Living Earth Show and contemporary dance company Post:ballet.
Shakespeare Theatre Company Reveals Cast & Creative Team For LEOPOLDSTADT
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2024
Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt, directed by Carey Perloff. The show is produced in association with The Huntington, where it completed a record-setting run earlier this month, ending up as one of the top five highest-grossing shows in the theatre's history.
Review: The Huntington's LEOPOLDSTADT is Heart-Rending Epic
by R. Scott Reedy - Sep 27, 2024
Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, 87, was the child of non-observant Jews whose family fled Czechoslovakia during World War II, just prior to Nazi occupation. Stoppard then spent much of his young life in India, and then Nottingham and Yorkshire in England, becoming the very essence of an intellectual Englishman.
92NY Announces Harkness Dance Center 90th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024
The Harkness Dance Center at 92NY celebrates its 90th anniversary with a season of performances, workshops, and events featuring renowned choreographers and dancers, highlighting its rich history and contributions to dance.
BWW Q&A: Ade Solanke of Phillis In Boston at Revolutionary Spaces
by Joshua Wright - Dec 5, 2023
Boston nonprofit Revolutionary Spaces announces the debut of Phillis in Boston, an original new play dramatizing a key moment in the life of both the nation and the celebrated poet Phillis Wheatley, enslaved author of the first known book of poetry in English by an African American woman, “Reflections on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.”
Nancy Karp + Dancers Unveils 2024 Season With Musical Guests Friction Quartet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2023
Nancy Karp + Dancers announces its 2024 season at the Taube Atrium Theater in San Francisco. The program includes a world premiere set to music by Samuel Adams and the revival of 'fly through the night...' with music by David A. Jaffe. Don't miss the live musical accompaniment by Friction Quartet. April 6 - 7, 2024. Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 3 p.m.
Photos: Go Inside The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Gala CELEBRATING FRANK GEHRY
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 7, 2023
This historic event, which marked the 20th anniversary of the iconic venue, featured Gustavo Dudamel and special guests, including the LA Phil’s Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock, dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs, GRAMMY Award-winning R&B singer H.E.R. and violin soloist Geneva Lewis. Check out photos here!
The Uptown Night Market Launches THE 49TH HARLEM WEEK This Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 6, 2023
MHG Events presents the Uptown Night Market on August 10th, an integral part of Harlem Week 2023. True to its mission of supporting the local cuisine, culture, and community, Uptown Night Market is proud to participate for the third year in the 49th edition of Harlem Week. Under the Harlem Arches, from 4 pm to 10 pm, celebrate and embrace all things Harlem.
The Seattle Symphony Announces Its 2023/2024 Season At Benaroya Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2023
The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.