Previews: INTO THE WOODS at Roxy's Downtown
by Paula Makar - Jul 11, 2024
Roxy’s Downtown is thrilled to begin its 2024/25 theater season with the award winning musical Into the Woods, opening on Wednesday, July 17. This bold reimaging of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical masterpiece brings your favorite storybook characters together for a thrilling, twisted adventure.
Up and Coming Theatre and Elgin Summer Theatre to Present THE PROM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 10, 2024
Up and Coming Theatre and Elgin Summer Theatre will present THE PROM at Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin, IL. Join them for a heartfelt story of an Indiana high schooler fighting for her right to attend prom with her girlfriend. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Canadian Opera Company to Present Performance at Base31
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 3, 2024
Canadian Opera Company will present a series of performances at Base31, featuring a diverse lineup of musical acts. Enjoy an array of operatic and musical pieces in a unique and historic setting. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Artpark to Present PUCCINI'S GREATEST: A GALA OPERA CONCERT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2024
Artpark will present a tribute to Giacomo Puccini with a gala opera concert at the Artpark Mainstage Theater in Lewiston, NY. Enjoy renditions of Puccini's most beloved arias crafted by Michael Capasso. Learn how to purchase tickets!
London Philharmonic Orchestra Announces U.S. Tour Led By Ed Gardner
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2024
The London Philharmonic Orchestra will embark on a U.S. tour from October 9-21, 2024, led by Principal Conductor Edward Gardner. The tour features violinists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Randall Goosby. View the full tour schedule and learn more.
Review: ANGELS IN AMERICA-PART ONE at EPAC
by Rich Mehrenberg - Jun 1, 2024
While theater often manages to entertain or to move its audience, Angles in America is a great example of how quality theater can also educate....upon hearing Kushner’s masterful dialogue and viewing Checchia’s excellently vulgar and vile performance (of Roy Cohn), I was incentivized to learn everything that I could about this man and the damage that he has done.
Merola Opera Program Continues Summer Festival Season With Schwabacher Summer Concert
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024
Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the passion and melody of classic opera, as the young artists of the 2024 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from Donizetti's Lucrezia Borgia, Gounod's Faust, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Massenet's Cendrillon, Puccini's La bohème, and Richard Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos.