George Brant News

Rose Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and ETT have announced the UK premiere of George Brant’s Marie and Rosetta, the play with music telling the true story of American singer and songwriter Rosetta Tharpe and her protégé Marie Knight.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 10, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

PBS has set the premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded as part of their Great Performances at the Met series. Based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play and featuring mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, Grounded will air Friday, March 21, at 9 p.m. ET on PBS.

The Little Theatre of Virginia Beach has announced its upcoming production of Into the Breeches!, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy by George Brant. Learn more here!

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will open the new year with the New England premiere of Girls & Boys by British playwright Dennis Kelly. Learn how to purchase tickets.

San Francisco Playhouse is currently collaborating with a lineup of 16 established and emerging playwrights to pen new plays. Learn more about the plays and about the Playhouse!

Matrix Theatre Company will present Grounded, a powerful one-woman show written by George Brant, starring CJ Williams and directed by Emily Lange. This production features an all-women creative team and will be performed at Matrix Theatre Company.

Get a preview of Marie and Rosetta from Milwaukee Rep favorites Bethany Thomas and Alexis J Roston as they rehearse the soulful renditions of Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s hit songs like “Strange Things Happening Every Day” and “I Want a Tall Skinny Papa.”

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season will continue with two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist George Brant’s new opera, Grounded. Learn more about the opera and see how to watch!

It’s fascinating that within two weeks, as the new US opera season began in earnest, Northeast operagoers heard a pair of new (or new-ish) operas by well-known creators: the US premiere of THE LISTENERS at Opera Philadelphia, by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek and the much-revised GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori and George Brant, the gala opening night at the Met.

Watch more scenes from The Met Opera's production of Composer Jeanine Tesori and Director Michael Mayer's production of Grounded, based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present Marie and Rosetta, the unsung story of the Rock ‘n’ Roll’s roof-raising soul sisters. The play is wrritten by acclaimed playwright George Brant and directed E. Faye Butler. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 25, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A match made in heaven? Girl meets boy. Girl meets baby. Girl meets drone. Girl meets court-martial.

Jeanine Tesori and Director Michael Mayer's production of Grounded, based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, is now on stage at the Met Opera. Check out all the reviews.

Get a first look at Composer Jeanine Tesori and Director Michael Mayer's production of Grounded, based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play, at the Met Opera. Check out the video!

Watch as Composer Jeanine Tesori and Director Michael Mayer discuss their previous collaborations, the process of bringing Grounded to the Met, and the differences between opera and musical theater.

Works & Process announced a presentation of The Metropolitan Opera's Grounded by Jeanine Tesori, libretto by George Brant at the Guggenheim's Peter B. Lewis Theater. Learn how to attend.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2024–25 season opens with the company premiere of GROUNDED. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The New Harmony Project is now accepting applications for the 38th annual Writers’ Residency. Learn how to apply.