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Happenstance Theater’s POCKET MOXIE at the Theater Project
So I heard you were hungry for some unusual theatre, but nothing TOO edgy. I happen to know something - Happenstance Theater at Theater Project - you like well-made vintage, don't get weird with puppets and like to visit the culturally…
After the fire at the Peón Contreras theatre, what’s next?
A ladder truck helps firefighters reach the Peón Contreras Theater fire on Tuesday afternoon. Picture: Facebook
State and federal governments are pledging to help restore Mérida's famed Teatro José Peón Contreras after a fire damaged…
THE LOOK OF LOVE at the Eisenhower Theater
Marc Morris choreographies for the audience's ears as much as for their eyes. The performances are always as much about his musical choice as about the movement. No exception, the charming gaze of love at the Kennedy Center until October…
Laredo College theater director William “Bill” Hauserman ends his career with…
Laredo College Theater Director William "Bill" Hauserman has directed the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Center for Fine Arts Theater for the past 12 years, and after hundreds of events, he is preparing to direct his production finale with…
Indianapolis theater critic and arts journalist Marion Garmel has died
For more than 50 years, Marion Garmel has worked to elevate Indianapolis' visual arts and theater scenes - first as a lifelong journalist and critic, then as an extraordinarily active retiree.In the eyes of one of his favorite readers, his…
Location Changes for New CMU Performance Theater | Western Colorado
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Deep Strings will perform on October 30 at the SPACE Theater in Ukiah – The Ukiah Daily Journal
From the Ukiah Community Concert Association
The Ukiah Community Concert Association will present Deep Strings in concert at the SPACE Theater on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m.
Since the turn of the new millennium, Berlin-based duo Deep…
Community theater still alive | News, Sports, Jobs
Graham Jaehnig/Daily Mining Gazette The Calumet Players performed Disney's Freaky Friday at the Calumet Theater. Community theater offers residents the opportunity to…
River Raisin Center for Arts, Meyer Theater announce season offerings
Local and national theater opportunities abound in Monroe County. Offerings begin now and continue through spring.The River Raisin Center for the Arts and Meyer Theater at Monroe County Community College have announced their upcoming…
‘The Best of Broadway’ Coming to Local Theater – Chico Enterprise-Record
PARADISE - Two well-known and admired musical companies, Paradise Symphony Orchestra and California Regional Theater, will join forces to please audiences with "The Best of Broadway."
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on October 22 and 2…
The Notebook Has the Write Stuff at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Take note of this: Notebook, a new musical based on the Nicholas Sparks novel that inspired the popular film, is a solid hit that shouldn't be missed. If you go to the musical theater to get your heartstrings pulled, this soulful new…
Turn your kids into theatergoers for life with these kid-centric productions
It's the only theater on 42nd Street that offers stroller parking — and tickets start at $20. Welcome to the New Victory Theater, where productions from across the country and around the world take place in a…
Best Theater and Performing Arts in Houston: October 2022
Tony-Winning Musical 'Hadestown' Comes to H-Town in October | Photo: T.Charles Erickson; courtesy of Hobby Center
Catch virtual and live performances throughout the month with our!-->!-->…
Opera Aida at the Fountain Theater of the Cairo Opera on September 27
The Cairo Opera Troupeunder the direction of artistic director Eman Mostafa, opens its new season with the world spectacle Opera Aida by Italian composer Verdi.The show will take place with the participation of the Cairo Opera Ballet troupe…
Saudi Arabia celebrates National Day with arts, theater, air shows and music
The celebration of Saudi Arabia's 92nd National Day comes at a crucial time in the country's history due to its remarkable journey of transformation and development.
Citizens and residents will be in celebration over the coming…
A great production of a breathtaking musical
CHICAGO – Exciting, bewitching, exceptional, extraordinary, remarkable, breathtaking! There aren't enough adjectives to describe this incredible revival of "Fiddler on the Roof."
Based on Sholem Aleichem's stories of Jewish life in the…
Broadway Ready: Musical Theater Singing Types
The Lion King is the highest-grossing Broadway production in the story, and a host of artists are vying for a chance to appear in this show. But only those who have practiced their musical theater by singing religiously and have the…
Darien Theater students will take to the main stage at Stamford on September 24
DARIEN, CT — A handful of students from Darien High School's Theater 308 program will have the chance to perform on the big stage this week along with several accomplished actors and musicians.On September 24, DHS students Kate Miller,…
The Black Monarchs Tyson & Jones rename Harlem Street & Broadway Theater – Caribbean Life
An acclaimed king of the stage and revered queen of the screen recently received high honors when actors James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson were lavished as tokens of appreciation by communities who honored them by renaming a theater and a…
As Broadway Loses “Phantom,” Theater Goers Are Asking: Why Are So Many Hit Musicals…
Hit Broadway musicals are dropping like flies, including 'Dear Evan Hansen' (which closed Sundays), 'Come From Away' (closing Oct. 2) and, as announced last week, 'The Music Man' (closed Jan. 1) and “The Phantom of the Opera” (closed Feb.…
Broadway theater renamed in honor of James Earl Jones
PHOTO ABOVE: The name James Earl Jones appears on the newly restored Cort Theater on Broadway in New York on Friday, September 9, 2022. The theater will be renamed in honor of James Earl Jones on Monday, becoming the second…
The Bloomington Theater nonprofit delays production due to financial difficulties; CEO resigns
Financial problems and a leadership shakeup at Artistry, a major Bloomington-based nonprofit, have led executives to delay an upcoming music production. Kevin Ramach, the organization's executive director since 2019, stepped down last week.!-->…
The Church as Theater – Kiowa County Signal
By Reverend Billie Blair UM Clergy (retired) Pratt
Imagine that you are going to the theater.
Not a movie, but live theater.
There are seats available in rows.
The actors are on stage. The musicians are in the…
Broadway theater to be renamed in honor of James Earl Jones
NEW YORK -- The recently restored Cort Theater on Broadway will be officially renamed in honor of James Earl Jones on Monday, becoming the second theater on the Great White Way named after a black performer.This honor is in addition to the…
Washington Classical Review » Blog Archive » Monteverdi meets nô theater with imaginative “Orpheus”…
Janna Critz as Proserpina (left) and Robin McGinness as Pluto in 'The Nightsong of Orpheus' presented by IN Series Friday night at the Source Theater. Photo: Bayou Elom
During the late Renaissance, Florentine humanists created…
“Kate” by Kate Berlant at the Connelly Theater
Kathryn VanArendonk is a…
New head of PHS theater seeks to take it to the next level
In keeping with newly minted Ector County ISD Superintendent Scott Muri's theme of upgrade Permian High School Chief Theater Director Micaela Grenier received a scholarship titled Take the Drama to the Next Level.
The $3,500 grant was…
‘Moon Over Buffalo’ opens September 8 at Bemidji Community Theater – Bemidji…
BEMIDJI - Steven Mayer falls in love with Anna, his real wife, again in Bemidji Community Theater's upcoming play, 'Moon Over Buffalo.'The last time Steven performed in comedy, he was a last-minute stand-in. He played the role…
Hopewell Theater presents Karen Casey
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originally published: 08/31/2022
(HOPEWELL, NJ) -- Karen Caseyone of Ireland's top singer-songwriters - and a leading advocate for gender balance in the Irish folk and…
Venues host live music, theatrical performances
FAIRFIELD - Melodrama, comedy, drama and music are alive in Solano County.
In Vacaville, Vallejo, and Fairfield, performing arts venues host national and local artists year-round.
Many host summer events as well as holiday celebrations.…
Tonya Pinkins and Francois Battiste to Direct Public Theater’s ‘A Raisin In The…
Tonya Pinkin and Francois Battiste are part of the cast announced today for the Public Theater's upcoming production of A raisin in the sunLorraine Hansberry's classic drama to be directed by Robert O'Hara (Tony nominated for directing…
Music Theater Works’ production of ‘Zorro: The Musical’ is lavish (and long) |…
Cisco Lopez (Diego/Zorro), Emmanuel Ramirez (Ramon) in Music Theater Works' ZORRO: THE MUSICAL, Aug. 12, 2022 - Aug. 21, 2022 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
No doubt about it: Musical theater works invariably…
Valentin Uryupin resigns as conductor of the Moscow Opera
(Photo credit: Sergei Korzennikov)
Driver Valentine Uryupin left his position as conductor of Moscow Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatera role he assumed in May 2021 in time for their 2021/22 concert season.
"As you probably already…
HOUSTON FIRST CORP. LAUNCHES THE FIRST WEEK OF THE THEATER
Performing arts enthusiasts will have access to exclusive offers and discountsHOUSTON, August 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first annual Houston Theater Week is the largest consumer promotion celebrating live theater and performing arts…
The Northwood Theater in Highland Park presents “Seussical”
Highland Park's Uptown Music Theater is bringing much-needed levity and laughter to its town with its production of "Seussical" from September 2-11 at the Northwood Theatre.“As this production is set in Highland Park, I hope it can help…
Jeff Harner is back at the Laurie Beechman Theater with I Know Things Now: My Life in…
Jeff Harner - the award-winning nightclub and concert artist - will celebrate his new album PS Classics I know things now: my life in the words of Sondheim with an encore concert engagement at New York's Laurie Beechman Theater for two…
The 2022-23 WT Arts Calendar includes music, art, theater and dance events
CANYON - Students and faculty members of Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts at West Texas A&M University will offer a comprehensive slate of art exhibits, concerts and recitals, dance pieces and theatrical performances - from the…
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Aliw theater complex reopens – Manila Bulletin
The theater located in Pasay City closed for the first time after the fire in October 2019
In October 2019, a tragedy took place in Pasay City as its famous art and entertainment venues were set on fire. The Star City amusement park and…
Sieminski Theater Announces Iconic Tribute Shows for Fall 2022 Lineup
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originally published: 08/11/2022
(BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- The Sieminsky Theater welcomes Soultown to Motown in September, Yellow Brick Road: A Tribute to Elton John and The Cast of…
Musical Theater at the Black Box Theater in Franklin Shows Announced
The Franklin Performing Arts Company has announced its 2022-23 season of musicals and plays at its home venue, The Black Box. The exciting lineup will include 'The Sound of Music', 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime', 'The…
Town Hall Theater Announces World Music + Wine Series at Lincoln Peak Vineyard
On Friday, August 19, Town Hall Theater presents the next episode of its World Music + Wine series, outdoors at Lincoln Peak Vineyard. This monthly outdoor world music showcase showcases global sounds, award-winning local wines and dishes…
THE MUSIC At the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, August 12
Music Theater Works presents the regional premiere of Zorro: The Musical at the North Shore Center For The Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, August 11-21 as the third production of its 2022 season featuring music by Gipsy…
A flawed but fresh ‘Anne of Green Gables’ at Goodspeed offers a modern take on a classic…
A bold new version of the children's classic "Anne of Green Gables" at Goodspeed Opera House reinterprets the story's major relationships, adds lively dancing and lots of chairs, and promotes a beautiful core theme of love and trust .This…
New David Geffen Hall theater named “Wu Tsai Theatre” in honor of Clara Wu Tsai and Joe…
The theater in the new David Geffen Hall will be named the "Wu Tsai Theater" in honor of a catalytic donation from Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, philanthropist and Lincoln Center board member. The pledge was made in late 2020 and was the key…
Trumbull Theater Program Returns with ‘Beauty and the Beast’
TRUMBULL - These are challenging times for community and youth theater programs, said Brett Boles."A lot of them aren't doing so well right now," said Boles, an award-winning musical theater composer, lyricist, book author and musical…
Tribune seeks ‘Morris Memories’ as South Bend Theater celebrates 100 years
SOUTH BEND — The Morris Center for the Performing Arts turns 100 this year, and The Tribune wants to hear about your favorite Morris memory.Tell us what your favorite memory is and why in 150 words or less. Include a phone number reserved…
“Ragtime” Musical at the Bay Street Theater
The sun is setting on the Bay Street Theatre's Summer 2022 MainStage season, but it's dying down. For their final show of the summer, the Bay Street crew are producing their biggest production to date: the acclaimed massive musical…
Honeytree will perform at the outdoor theater | The star
AUBURN - The DeKalb Outdoor Theater hosts Nancy Honeytree and the Jam Band again on Friday at 7:30…
Love Conquers All in Mercury Theater’s Exuberant Render of ‘Priscilla Queen of the…
From left, Shaun White as Adam, Josh Houghton as Tick and Honey West as Bernadette in 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' at the Mercury Theater. (Credit: Brett Beiner)
The 1994 release of Stephan Elliott's film 'The Adventures of Priscilla,…
New Bedford Zeiterion ushers share 15 years of theater memories
NEW BEDFORD - Over the past 15 years, Cliff and Judy Roderiques thought they had seen it all when they inaugurated Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, from spectacular performances to an emergency evacuation in the middle of a show.However,…
10 years later: Community honors victims and survivors of Aurora Theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) - 10 years after the Aurora Theater was filmed, the community is still healing.
Part of this process has been to come together and honor the heroes of that night and any tragic event.
The course begins at…
Theater, music and bike ride
The Priscilla Beach Theater presents the musical "Something Rotten!" at his barn step in Plymouth. The show, which focuses on the Bottom brothers' 16th-century quest to write the first musical, is directed by Ron Fassler and features a New…
Theater in the Park will present ‘Sunday in the Park With George’ | Arts and theater
CHARLESTON — Theater In The Park's 2022 production of "Sunday in the Park with George" by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, July 28, 29 and 30, at the Daum Amphitheater…
Events Mark 10 Years Commemorating Aurora Theater Shooting
Wednesday, July 20 marks the tenth anniversary of the filming of the Aurora Century 16 theater. During the midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora, a lone gunman entered the theater throwing tear gas into the crowd,…
Singer-songwriter Ben bends to headline arts fundraiser at Bankhead Theater | Culture
Award-winning singer-songwriter Ben Folds, former frontman of alternative rock band Ben Folds Five, will…
Berkshire Opera Festival presents modern opera ‘Three Decembers’ at PS21 Pavilion…
CHATHAM, NY - For many families, the month of December can be fraught with high expectations and deep…
The events will mark 10 years since the filming of the Aurora Theater
DENVER – The 7/20 Memorial Foundation organizes a series of events - themed 'metamorphosis' - to mark 10 years since 12 people were killed and 70 others injured in a shooting at the Century 16 Theater in Aurora on July 20, 2012.The annual…
GR Symphony to combine music, theater, video games
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — There's a special event this week at the Grand Rapids Symphony that combines music, theater and video games.
"Distant Worlds: FINAL FANTASY Musicis a multimedia concert featuring the orchestra and…
Brewing Memories of a “Great Individual” Lost in the Aurora Theater Filming
AJ was just 18 when the death occurred while on a movie date with his girlfriend. He was fresh out of Gateway High School, where he was first viola in the school band and played baseball. A family photo shows a smiling shaggy-haired AJ,…
Anastasia Marks the Return of Rochester’s Summer Theater – The Oakland Press
After a two-year hiatus, the Rochester Community Schools Summer Musical Theater Program is back with the presentation of Anastasia, the Musical.
Anastasia is set in the 1920s, where a brave young woman sets out to uncover the mystery of her…
Dazzling classic ‘Carousel’ is worth watching for OKC musical theater fans
The chance to see a top-notch live production of a Golden Age musical like Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel" rarely comes along. So fans of classic song-and-dance shows should hop on horseback to see the Lyric Theater's dazzling…
Island books, comedy, Provincetown art, theater
The Martha's Vineyard book series this summer will feature seven conferences with authors on a variety of topics, with organizers describing the events as "provocative discussions with some of the country's leading voices."All events take…
“My Fair Lady” in a mostly glorious production
CHICAGO—Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein have refused to adapt George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play "Pygmalion" into a musical. It was too wordy, they said, and not romantic. It would never work as a musical.
Indeed, Shaw's…
Majestic Theater Announces 2022-2023 Celebrity Season | Culture & Leisure
Experience the magic of live entertainment with the Majestic Theater at…
A country’s theater is a landmark – CCP should be a tourist destination – Manila…
The 50-year-old main building of the Cultural Center of the Philippines finally gets a makeover
CULTURE FIX The main building of the Cultural Center of the Philippines will be given a facelift through a three-year rehabilitation plan…
Bill Barclay’s The Chevalier, A Concert Theater Work About Black Composer, Joseph Bologna,…
On July 10, 2022, Caramoor present Knighta concertante work on Joseph Bologna, Knight of Saint-Georges.
Bologna was a prolific 18th-century composer, virtuoso violinist, abolitionist, general of Europe's first black regiment,…
The Park Theater launches new podcast “The Park Presents”
On Monday, June 20, the Park Theater in Glens Falls presented their new podcast, The park hasnow available on Anchor and Spotify.Photo credit: Peter HerrickThe park has, hosted by Park Theater Foundation Executive Director Chris Ristau,…
‘Kiss Me, Kate’ opens today at the Marietta Theater | News, Sports, Jobs
'Kiss Me, Kate' opens at 8pm today at the Peoples Bank Theater in Marietta. (Photo by Michelle Waters)…
Luke Hawkins brings jazz, tap and laughter to the Birdland Theater with Alex Newell, Max von Essen…
Singer/drummer Luke Hawkins provided an extraordinary evening of song, dance and laughter at the Birdland Theater on Monday, June 20. The show was a love letter to these art forms, as Luke paid homage to the history of the big names in tap…
City Life Org – Ailey II and Ailey Extension from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater…
Photo: Erin Bayano
Picnic shows at Bryant Park
Ailey II and Ailey Expansion
Thursday July 28
6:00 p.m.: Ailey Extension NY Style Mambo Class
7 p.m.: Ailey II show
Entry first come, first served
All Bryant Park…
Brevard theater students spend their summer on stage
Support local journalism by subscribing to Special Offers - USAToday Network.Brevard is enjoying his six degrees from Kevin Bacon as high school theater students roll out their summer shows.'Footloose' at Cocoa Village Playhouse'Footloose,'…
‘Niagara: The Musical’, a work in progress with fabulous music
History has dubbed them the daredevils of Niagara Falls: the infamous risk-takers who thought it would be a good idea to float over the falls and fall 167 feet in crushing waves. It all started in 1901 with Annie Edison…
Thessaloniki Music Festival will host street artists, theater and dance
Photo source: @Thessaloniki Hotel Association
A number of music, theater and dance events will take place in the Greek port city of Thessalonikifrom Sunday, June 19 until European Music Day 2022 June 21st.
The Municipality of Thessaloniki…
Harlem’s Classic Theater, Lincoln Center, BAM and More Take Big Steps with Little Amal’s…
St. Ann's Warehouse and The Walk Productions today announced plans to bring Amal, the internationally acclaimed 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, to New York City from September 14 to October 2, 2022.
The…
AN IMBALANCED MIND opens a new theater
AMT announces that the first show they will produce at their new historic Off Broadway theater will be An Unbalanced Mind, a musical revue by Al Tapper. The state-of-the-art facility at 354 West 45th Street will host new shows, a…
Berks concerts will mark Juneteenth; ensemble of local theatrical productions [Spotlight] – Reading…
The following concerts are scheduled to mark June 16, the national holiday commemorating the day the message of the Emancipation Proclamation was verbally delivered in Texas and the last slaves were freed:
• Guest conductor Andrew Cusano…
Sensory performances make theater accessible to a wider audience
Nova Knight, 7, raises her hand to answer a question from actor Patrick Livingston during a sensory performance of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' at the Maine State Music Theater in Brunswick. Gregory Rec / Personal Photographer
BRUNSWICK —…
Stambaugh Offers Children’s Theater Camp | News, Sports, Jobs
Stambaugh Auditorium will be offering a summer art camp for kids July 11-15.
The five-day camp will host up to 70 school-aged children and culminate in a full-scale…
Mike Miclon’s ‘The Early Evening Show’ Kicks Off Celebration Barn Theater’s…
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Celebration Barn celebrates its 50th anniversary season with a full lineup of theater workshops, artist residencies and public performances. The Barn's Show series begins at 7:30 p.m. on…
Singing Superbly, Gay Men’s Chorus Praises Queer History In ‘Unbreakable’
Composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa's Unbreakable is an interesting but uneven mix of pageant, oratorio, and musical theater styles illuminating both well-known and relatively obscure events and people in American LGBTQ+ history.…
male privilege, female bonds, comedy, music
Shows have started on stages around Cape Cod and our reviewers have seen four of the shows currently running in Wellfleet, Chatham, Brewster and Cotuit. Here's what they thought of the productions and what you need to know:"Straight White…
Favorites 06.02.22 | Art, Theater & Culture
Curtain upYouth Orchestra Salinas is not just a music program for young people. It's a way of life. The…
Pueblo High School Receives State Awards for Musical Theater Production
Students at the Pueblo County High School Academy of the Arts were honored last week for their achievements in musical theater at a ceremony that highlights Colorado's top high school performers and performances.At the 2022 Bobby G High…
Majestic Theater Announces 2022-2023 Celebrity Season
Experience the magic of live entertainment with the Majestic Theater at Gettysburg College during the 2022-2023 celebrity season, which kicks off in August. The season's monumental lineup includes legendary performances by world-renowned…
CAMARGONOTAS: Sandy Miranda shines at the Miami theater
(by Carlos Camargo)
SUCCESS: Sandy Miranda rose to fame in Venezuela, part of Latin America, Spain and the United States, after starring in the hit teen series Carolay, which was broadcast in Venezuela by the Venevisión channel and also…
Nederland rewards students for their theatrical achievements
It's awards season! At the bottom left; Violet Rainwater receives a special sewing kit from Susan Blurton in recognition of her technical achievements. Also pictured is Angela Delsanter. Above, left to right; Kyler Rabourn, Skylar…
West Coast Premiere of Joyce Theater’s SW!NG OUT Dances Into The Music Center for A…
The Music Center hosts the West Coast premiere of Joyce Theatre's SW!NG OUT, directed by tap phenom Caleb Techer (June 24-26, 2022).With new choreography and compositions by Teicher and a brain trust of collaborators including Evita Arce,…
Maryland Lyric Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’ is musically impressive but complicated
don carlo came to us in concert version last weekend produced by the Maryland Lyric Opera, and the sheer weight of the assembled forces could have launched an armada. Conductor Louis Salemno led a 72-piece orchestra plus a…