Pennsylvania Ballet Promotes Soloist Alexander Peters to Principal Dancer
by Matt Smith - June 02, 2015 Philadelphia, PA (June 1, 2015) – Pennsylvania Ballet and Artistic Director Angel Corella are pleased to announce that Soloist Alexander Peters has been promoted to Principal Dancer, the highest rank in the Company, for the 2015-2016 Season. ...
BWW Reviews: FATHERS AND SONS, Donmar Warehouse, June 10 2014
by Adrian Bradley - June 11, 2014 The rift between old and new generations is put under the microscope in Brian Friel's FATHERS AND SONS, an adaption of the 19th century Russian novel of the same name. In this new production at London's tiny Donmar Warehouse a fantastic company pull out the wit and emotion in an otherwise philosophi...
WAKE UP with BWW 8/13/2015 - SPEED-THE-PLOW in Puerto Rico and More!
by Jessica Khan - August 13, 2015 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: JALA-LA-PALA -- aka SPEED-THE-PLOW -- starts in the Caribbean!...
Belgrade Theatre Announces Autumn Season: THE PRODIGALS, CHARLIE PEACE & More!
by Tyler Peterson - July 05, 2013 This autumn Coventry's Belgrade Theatre is producing four new shows, including The Prodigals: A Man Had Two Sons, Charlie Peace: His Amazing Life and Astounding Legend, its annual pantomime, which this year is Jack and the Beanstalk and its new B2 Xmas Show Oh No It Isn't! The theatre is also restag...
ESPN to Exclusively Air WBC World Heavyweight Championship Fight, 5/10
by Caryn Robbins - March 25, 2014 ESPN will exclusively televise the 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight Championship fight and rematch between top-rated contenders Bermane 'B. Ware' Stiverne and Chris 'The Nightmare' Arreola....
WAYWARD: THE PRODIGAL SON to Be Released 11/7
by Caryn Robbins - September 10, 2014 Cedar Fort Entertainment announced today that it will be releasing 'Wayward: The Prodigal Son,' on Nov. 7, 2014, in over 25 select faith-based markets....
Nuno Silva Takes A DARKER SHADE OF FADO on Tour; Stops in London Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014 NUNO SILVA is a highly individual artist whose career spans contemporary dance, classical opera, fado singing and West End musicals. Known to dance audiences for his muscular physicality and fine fado singing - particularly as the prodigal son in Arthur Pita's 'God's Garden' - and to West End audien...
Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Full Schedule for Upcoming Season
by Matt Smith - July 22, 2015 43rd season to feature the return of audience favorites Emergence, Roméo et Juliette, and Coppélia. Other highlights include works by Christopher Wheeldon, Jerome Robbins, and Twyla Tharp, and PNB premieres by Alejandro Cerrudo, Jessica Lang and Justin Peck. The line-up also includes the PNB premier...
James Conlon to Conduct MetOpera's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Begin. 10/11
by Tyler Peterson - September 12, 2013 Conductor James Conlon returns to the Metropolitan Opera to lead a revival of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream in commemoration of the 2013 Britten centenary, with six performances beginning Friday, October 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The 1996 production by Tim Albery returns to the Met after ...
Minnesota Dance Theatre & The Dance Institute Presents a Master Class with DANIEL ULBRICHT, 6/13
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2014 DANIEL ULBRICHT is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet and the founder and director of Stars of the American Ballet, a company that tours nationally and internationally and is devoted to presenting high caliber dancer performances and offering educational and outreach programs....
Joffrey Ballet Announces 2014-2015 Season - SWAN LAKE, THE MAN IN BLACK and More
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2014 Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, announces programming for the company's 2014-15 season celebrating 20 years of the Joffrey calling Chicago home. The 2014-15 anniversary season features both company favorites and a slate of eight premieres....
WAYWARD: THE PRODIGAL SON Hits Theaters Today
by Movies News Desk - November 07, 2014 Rob Diamond Films and Cedar Fort Entertainment & Media are pleased to announce the national release of 'Wayward: The Prodigal Son' in 46 theaters in 21 states....
Matthew Blackwel Picklelilly Exhibition Set for 10/17-11/30 at Edward Thorp Gallery
by Robert Diamond - October 11, 2013 Matthew Blackwel Picklelilly is set for October 17 through November 30, 2013. Picklelilly will be Matt Blackwell's fifth solo show at the Edward Thorp Gallery and will include recent mixed media paintings and sculpture....
Joffrey Ballet Opens 20th Chicago Anniversary Season with STORIES IN MOTION This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2014 The Joffrey Ballet celebrates its 20th anniversary of calling Chicago home in the 2014-15 season. Artistic Director Ashley Wheater opens the season with 'Stories in Motion,' a special one-weekend-only addition to the Joffrey's usual three-program subscription season. This program, exploring the conc...
Retired ABT Dancer, Julie Kent, to Take On New Role With the Company
by Christina Mancuso - September 02, 2015 Retired principal ballet dancer of American Ballet Theater, Julie Kent, will begin as artistic director of the summer intensive programs for young dancers with the company. She will also be a teacher and coach for the Ballet Theater, its studio company, and at its Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School,...
Nuno Silva Takes A DARKER SHADE OF FADO on Tour; Stops in London Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2014 NUNO SILVA is a highly individual artist whose career spans contemporary dance, classical opera, fado singing and West End musicals. Known to dance audiences for his muscular physicality and fine fado singing - particularly as the prodigal son in Arthur Pita's 'God's Garden' - and to West End audien...
Eddy Tovar to Guest Star in Midstate Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER in York, 12/12-13
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2015 Eddy Tovar, former principal dancer of Texas Ballet Theatre, will appear as a guest artist in the Midstate Ballet's production of THE NUTCRACKER on December 12 and 13, 2015 at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York, Pennsylvania....
Shaw Festival Names Tim Carroll as Next Artistic Director
by Tyler Peterson - August 13, 2015 Andy Pringle, Chair of the Board of Governors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Carroll as the next Artistic Director of the Shaw Festival. As Artistic Director Designate, Carroll will work with current Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell during the 2016 season to familiarize himself with ...
Nuno Silva Takes A DARKER SHADE OF FADO on Tour; Stops in London, May 1 & 16
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2014 NUNO SILVA is a highly individual artist whose career spans contemporary dance, classical opera, fado singing and West End musicals. Known to dance audiences for his muscular physicality and fine fado singing - particularly as the prodigal son in Arthur Pita's 'God's Garden' - and to West End audien...
Gillian Wright to Star in STEVEN BERKOFF'S RELIGION & ANARCHY at Jermyn Street; Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2013 The cast of a season of short plays by maverick writer, director and actor Steven Berkoff has been announced. Fresh from her departure from Eastenders as Jean Slater, Gillian Wright will star, with Anthony Barclay, Lucy Hollis, Tom Lincoln and Clive Mendus. The season will present five world premier...
Holiday Run of RE-GIFT THE MAGI at Chain Theatre Begins 12/6
by Tyler Peterson - November 18, 2013 RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI, a new play by Janet Hopf, is set to begin performances December 6th, with the Opening Night on Thursday, December 12th at The Chain Theatre. Under the direction of Greg Cicchino, the cast of RE-GIFT OF THE MAGI will feature Steven Bidwell ("Fatal Encounters," URINETOWN), Kirk Go...
Pacific Northwest Ballet Offers SEE THE MUSIC with Performances, Events & More
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015 SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet opens its 2015-2016 season with SEE THE MUSIC, a terrific triple-bill of repertory works. After an eight-year hiatus, PNB welcomes the return of George Balanchine's Prodigal Son, choreographed by the ballet master at the age of 25 for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes...
Pacific Northwest Ballet to Offer SEE THE MUSIC with Performances, Events & More, 9/25
by Matt Smith - August 11, 2015 SEATTLE, WA – Pacific Northwest Ballet opens its 2015-2016 season with SEE THE MUSIC, a terrific triple-bill of repertory works. After an eight-year hiatus, PNB welcomes the return of George Balanchine's Prodigal Son, choreographed by the ballet master at the age of 25 for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes...
Atlantic Arts Foundation and Harlem Opera Theater to Present Britten's THE BURNING FIERY FURNACE, 5/12
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014 On May 12, 2014, The Atlantic Arts Foundation, with the artistic collaboration of Harlem Opera Theater, presents Benjamin Britten's The Burning Fiery Furnace, with the generous support of MasterCard and Citi. One of Britten's famed "Parables for Church Performance," this one-hour opera in English wi...
The Joffrey Ballet Announces That Ballet Master Gerard Charles Has Been Promoted to Director of Artistic Operations
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2014 Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater and Executive Director Greg Cameronannounced today that Ballet Master Gerard Charles has been promoted to Director of Artistic Operations, effective immediately. A newly created position within the Joffrey, Charles' duties will now encompass all produ... |