Amas Musical Theatre Launches 45th Season with NOTES TO MARIANNE Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2013
Amas Musical Theatre has announced the first two shows of its 45th Season! The Amas Lab series begins in September with two new musicals: notes to MariAnne and Cookin'! Both shows take place during America's heady post-World War II years, but couldn't be more different.
Yara Arts Group Brings FIRE. WATER. NIGHT. to La MaMa, Now thru 6/16
by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2013
'Fire. Water. Night' by Yara Arts Group adapts spring and summer rituals into a World Music Theater piece that moves throughout the lobby, risers and playing areas of La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, reveling in the imagery of the spring thaw, of awakening forests and of midsummer fire rituals. The work, conceived and directed by Virlana Tkacz, interweaves performances in English and Ukrainian, including fragments of Lesya Ukrainka's verse drama, 'Forest Song,' poetry from Native American, Canadian and American authors, dance and song. It features a score by electronic music composer Alla Zagaykevych, traditional ritual songs from Ukraine and raucous dance music by Toronto's Lemon Bucket Orkestra. La Mama E.T.C. will present the work tonight, June 7 to 16. The experience is highly visual and musical and is completely accessible to all audiences.
Yara Arts Group to Bring FIRE. WATER. NIGHT. to La MaMa, 6/7-16
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013
'Fire. Water. Night' by Yara Arts Group adapts spring and summer rituals into a World Music Theater piece that moves throughout the lobby, risers and playing areas of La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, reveling in the imagery of the spring thaw, of awakening forests and of midsummer fire rituals. The work, conceived and directed by Virlana Tkacz, interweaves performances in English and Ukrainian, including fragments of Lesya Ukrainka's verse drama, 'Forest Song,' poetry from Native American, Canadian and American authors, dance and song. It features a score by electronic music composer Alla Zagaykevych, traditional ritual songs from Ukraine and raucous dance music by Toronto's Lemon Bucket Orkestra. La MaMa E.T.C. will present the work June 7 to 16. The experience is highly visual and musical and is completely accessible to all audiences.
RENT, The Broadway Tour To Close 2/7 In Sacramento, CA
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 21, 2010
For the first time in nearly 15 years the Broadway production of Rent will not be playing anywhere in North America, when The Broadway Tour of the landmark musical closes in Sacramento, CA on February 7, 2010.
RENT Tour Comes to a Close February 7; Tour Officially Ends
by Robert Diamond - Jan 21, 2010
For the first time in nearly 15 years the Broadway production of Rent will not be playing anywhere in North America, when The Broadway Tour of the landmark musical closes in Sacramento, CA on February 7, 2010.