Walt Whitman News

Connecticut Ballet’s Spring 2025 season will celebrate female ballet choreographers with INSPIRING WOMEN, a program of works exclusively commissioned by the company during its 44-year history. Learn more!

The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will continue with the second concert of its 41st season. Learn more and see how to attend.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company will host its 16th annual Children’s Literacy Gala in May, “American Celebrity Poetry-Slam” where the audience will decide the winners from our participating poets on the competitive runway.

The Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players, joined by percussionist Pejman Hadadi, will present a new original program, DIVERSITY, at Houston's Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more!

Cast and production team have been announced for Citadel Theatre’s upcoming production of Lauren Gunderson’s I AND YOU. I AND YOU will open on Friday, February 21, 2025.

The Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players, joined by percussionist Jesús Pacheco and dancers from the Houston Ballet, will present a new original program, OPPORTUNITY. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs has announced its 2025 Concert Season. Learn more about the full season lineup here and find out more about how to get tickets!

Renowned violinist Ray Chen joins the Curtis Symphony Orchestra for performances of Barber's Violin Concerto on December 13 at Marian Anderson Hall and December 15 at Raymond F. Kravis Center.

Members of the Cygnet Salon cohort were asked how they’re getting through this hard year, and each spoke of writings or poetry that inspired them to find and nurture their resilience. This became Songs of Resilience, a Cygnet Salon staged reading produced and directed by Louanne Moldovan.

CIRCUS VAZQUEZ, America's largest family-owned big top circus, will make its debut at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 28, marking a historic first-time appearance.

Teatro Paraguas will present a Bird Thompson Poetry Reading on Sunday, November 17, 2024 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm at Teatro Paraguas.

On Saturday, October 26, from 4-7pm, Compagnia de'Colombari’s Whitman on Walls! (WoW!) will come to Queens in collaboration with St. John’s University. The event is an afternoon screening of seven films by Compagnia de' Colombari and original poems by St. John's students and faculty in response to Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself' at the D’Angelo Center.

Following their star-studded LIBERTY program on Saturday, October 5, 2024, the Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players and legendary actor George Takei were honored with City of Houston Proclamations. Learn more!

I've tried to draw as much from the novel as I possibly could. I have seen a handful of film depictions. There's one thing in the novel that Van Helsing mentions about how Dracula has what Van Helsing calls a child's brain. That being undead, you are reborn at that moment, and much of your experience of the world around you starts over.

In celebration of the Ives 150th anniversary year, Sony Classical will present two of the most authoritative collections ever released of works by this eccentric, prophetic American genius.

Experience a free performance of EVE'S DIARY at Cape May Public Library, presented by Classic American Tales. Join the event to explore Mark Twain's work through a captivating theatrical adaptation.

Compagnia de' Colombari will perform Everything That Rises Must Converge in Brooklyn at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church on October 13 at 6pm.

 Talea Ensemble will kick off its 2024-2025 season with a program titled Exploring Home on Saturday, September 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at theChurch of St. Luke & St. Matthew.

Talea Ensemble will present its 2024-2025 season opener, Exploring Home this month. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Apollo Chamber Players will present LIBERTY featuring George Takei, exploring Japanese-American internment and the American experiment. Learn how to purchase tickets.