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The Palm Beach Dramaworks, will present The Fantasticks – known around the globe as the world’s longest running musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt – as their summer offering, opening Friday, July 13th (8PM) for a strictly limited engagement at the new Don & Ann Brown Theatre (201 Clematis Street). Special priced preview performances are slated for July 11th& 12th with regularly scheduled curtain times through August 5th.
The Fantasticks …more…
The award-winning Scottsdale Arts Festival will be taking place on March 9 through March 11 at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. One of the Center’s biggest annual productions, the Festival will present the works of almost 200 artists from all around the country and North America. ...more...
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The “Earshot and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra New Music Readings” on February 23, as previously reported, gave the assembled audience at Kleinhans Music Hall the rare opportunity to hear orchestral works-in-progress performed.
It’s fairly common to encounter a working rehearsal-as-concert, in which a renowned guest artist collaborates with the orchestra to perform a completed, often familiar composition in advance of the actual concert for a …more…
Steve Solomon
Steve Solomon will perform in his three time award winning comedy My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m In Therapy! at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts for a limited 2-week engagement, March 14th through March 25th. The show is produced by Philip Roger Roy, Dana Matthow, and Bud Martin. For more information, visit www.ItalianJewish.com.
Solomon is very excited about coming back in Florida after hundreds of …more…
Double figure, ti’i. Late 18th century. Wood, 24 x 22 13/16 in. Society Islands, Tahiti. The British Museum, London.
Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise at the Seattle Art Museum tells not one powerful story, but two.
Rarely, if ever, has a major exhibition on post-impressionist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) dedicated such attention to the arts of Polynesia, which Gauguin discovered at the 1889 World’s Fair in Paris. Their primal, symbolic forms …more…
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been to enough movie theaters with crying babies to know not to bring my infant there – even if I’m dying for some time out of the house. ...more...
From left: Rudy Guererro, Gendall Hernandez and Delia MacDougall. Photo by Mark Leialoha.
The performing arts ensemble Word for Word delivers their promise to San Francisco theatergoers with their name. They bring classic and contemporary fiction to life, literally, by performing it word for word. Their process is easy to understand and enjoyable to watch. They choose a short story, and then act out the entire piece, without omitting the …more…
Michael Matthews presents the Gospel Stage Play I Need A Man at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, FL. “I Need A Man”, but not any man will do. . . Momma Lily is allowing her four daughters to live with her as long as they live their lives in a way she approves. She detests anything to do with the church and the Christian faith. She is convinced …more…
Karole Armitage, known for her punk approach to classical dance, will present the work Three Theories this Saturday as part of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Dance Council season. Armitage’s company Armitage Gone! Dance is known for their exciting speed of movement and their ability to contrast the fractured lines and asymmetrical forms of the choreography with the continuous and symmetrical forms of ballet.
Three Theories is based on the best-selling book …more…
The Warhol, a favorite Pittsburgh museum and namesake of Pittsburgh native and revered pop artist Andy Warhol, will be including dance among its offerings for the 2012 Off the Wall series. Butoh-trained and Bessie award-winning dancer/choreographer Kota Yamazaki will be performing a work inspired by an essay entitled In Praise of Shadows. ...more...
I moved to the Pacific Northwest nearly twenty years ago, and one thing that I still find surprising is how many people here play the cello. Before I came here I always felt in demand because there always seemed to be a shortage of cellists; but here there are so many we almost get in each other’s way. Perhaps it is something in the water, or something in the air. …more…
The prolific Dan Luna, a local Denver artist, is the feature of a retrospective exhibit now showing at the Museo De Las Americas in the Santa Fe Arts district. Despite being burdened with a rare eye disease, this talented artist has managed to become a Denver fixture, known for his colorful, often humorous, paintings. His art adorns many local restaurants and coffee shops in the city, and hundreds of people’s personal collections. ...more...
Arizona Theatre Company’s production of Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps was such a success in Phoenix that they had add performances to match the demand. Even if slapstick isn’t your thing, it’s impossible to ignore the talent of the four actors who played over 150 characters throughout the play. Sarah Agnew, Robert O. Berdahl, Jim Lichtscheidl, and Luverne Seifert did a fantastic job running about onstage and off, executing costume …more…
Every second Saturday of the month Houston’s local arts scene become abuzz with activity at 2101 Winter Street when Winter Street Studios open their doors to the public. The two-story, unassuming warehouse near downtown houses a collection of 75 art studios for more than 87 Houston artists. Winter Street Studios has gained a reputation for nurturing the talents of Houston’s art community since 2005 and was featured in the New …more…
Oh, the joys of living in a big city. All the choices to make. Last night I had the offerings of Stars on Ice at Seattle Center, and the cage-match fight at the casino. While everyone loves watching a good whoopin’, skating took the gold this time. Mainly because I can’t get enough of the oh-so-tall and hot John Zimmerman. ...more...
Gill is a Brooklyn-based choreographer who graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2003. Gill represents a constantly emerging new breed in dance, creating work that is by motivated design pared down, bare bones, structured, and highly symmetrical. In fact, symmetry seems to be the fundamental theme in her work, with use of mirror images and a stage often divided in perfect halves by her six dancers. ...more...
I first heard Kate McGarry when she stopped by The Kitano to perform a gorgeous cover of Neil Young’s “Old Man” with Moss bandmate, Peter Eldridge (of New York Voices). I was taken by her beautiful, smoky voice and stunning song interpretation.
Kate’s got a new record out called Girl Talk, inspired by some of her idols (Carmen McRae, Betty Carter, and many others).
“Girl Talk” is a wonderfully intimate record that …more…
In case you haven’t already heard, the economy is tough. Ready for another shocker? Entertainment venues around Austin are hit hard when people’s purse strings tighten. So, aside from just putting on shows and hoping ticket sales will help their bottom line, theatres have to get creative about fundraising. ...more...
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is heading into the final show of its 2011/12 season with the beloved, Tony Award®-winning classic musical Hello, Dolly! March 13th through April 1st. The production will be directed by Tony®-nominated director and choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge and starring Broadway veteran Vicki Lewis and Tony® winner Gary Beach. Complete with a cast of 22 performers, Hello, Dolly! is packed with memorable Jerry Herman songs, including “Put …more…
Tonight, at 7:30 PM, the Firehouse Theater Company will open the Denver premiere of the thriller Coronado at the John Hand Theatre. This modern-day Greek tragedy, written by Dennis Lehane, author of classics such as Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone, is a dark and twisted tale of love, money, and what people are willing to sacrifice to get just that.
The director, Luke Allen Terry, is no stranger to the …more…
Despite its constant presence on lists of America’s most expensive cities, Washington D.C. has a music scene that easily lends itself to budget conscious concert-goers. With a strong focus on community-based arts and local outreach, free classical music concerts are easy to find.
Tickets are now on sale for “Tomasito” Cruz & his critically acclaimed Salsa/Tropical Rhythms Orchestra and Stage Show —the highlight of Palm Beach Dramaworks’ spring celebration slated for Saturday, March 17th. Entitled “Hot Night in Havana at the Tropicana,” the evening of dinner and entertainment will benefit West Palm Beach’s longest residing theater company. Chairmen Jan Willinger and Don and Linda Silpe announced the evening will feature a tropical-infused cocktail …more…
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces MIAMI MADE FESTIVAL 2012 – WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, the Center’s annual showcase of innovative new work created by artists living in Miami and inspired by Miami. Taking place from March 1 – 4 in the Carnival Studio Theater, MIAMI MADE FESTIVAL 2012 will feature the work of 10 artists representing the incredible breadth of work emanating from Miami’s ever-evolving artistic scene, including five new interdisciplinary theatrical performances (two of them world premieres!). The 2012 installment of MIAMI MADE FESTIVAL has also expanded to include more genres of the performing arts – with the inclusion, for the first time, of live concerts showcasing new music throughout the weekend and a photo exhibition. ...more...
The Royal Room of The Colony Hotel, which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as “probably the best place for cabaret on the planet,” proudly presents Tom Wopat returning to the Royal Room for the first time since 2007. Tom Wopat first came to public attention in the late-1970s as the freewheeling Luke Duke on the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard. In 1977, he made his Broadway debut in Cy Coleman’s I Love My Wife. Wopat went on to perform in the Tony Award–winning City of Angels and Guys and Dolls. ...more...
We have seen the sun on occasion, and I am told this is not in fact a sign of the end of the world, but instead means that we might have spring again this year. Still, February and March in Seattle tend to be damp and clammy and thus perfect for indoor entertainment. ...more...
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