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The highly-anticipated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live in Concert will land in Jacksonville at the Performing Arts Center on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 6:00 P.M.

It has a lot going for it, but it's a hit and miss affair, with moments that make us soar and moments that make us cringe.

There were no phone screens, no sotto voce conversations, no fidgeting, as a packed Hall watched the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in rapt appreciation. Each instrument had its moment. The dual harps added a cool clarity, the double basses a morose touch, the trombones a sweet elegance. This was a vibrant reading of a modern classic in expert hands.

THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St. Studios.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/5/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

New York City Ballet’s 2024-25 Season will begin with a four-week Fall Season that will open on Tuesday, September 17 with a program consisting of works by NYCB’s Co-Founding Choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, including Balanchine’s Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 and Duo Concertant, and Robbins’ Glass Pieces.  

The agency has launched representing a handful of playwrights each with numerous works performed, often in New York City, as well as composers, directors and others. The idea, according to the Peacock Agency, is to create a small agency that will take people worthy of representation in a sector where that often has been woefully absent.

In an all new panel discussion, cast and creative team members talked about Next to Normal, which is now in production at Barrington Stage. The panel delves into the themes of mental health and family dynamics presented in Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s musical. Check out the video here!

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra announced a screening of the silent film THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with a live score.

Sarah Brightman is making her Sydney Opera House debut in SUNSET BOULEVARD, The production features 28-piece orchestra, which brings Andrew Lloyd Webber's work to life on the Sydney Opera House stage. Check out what the critics had to say here!

Folketeateret’s new production of Jesus Christ Superstar set out to offer a fresh take on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s beloved rock opera, but it felt more like a retread of concepts that had become borderline clichés. Most of the lead actors cannot handle Llloyd Webber's score amd the use of live autotune cheapens the experience. The ensemble (and the orhestra) are the only saving grace in this struggling reimagining.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 8/29/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Chicago's two major opera companies – Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric) and Chicago Opera Theater (COT) – will join forces for a unique discussion on two operas based on the same source material: Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio – to be presented at Lyric from September 26 through October 10, and Ferdinando Paër's opera Leonora – to be presented by COT in its North American Premiere October 1 through October 6.

2024 marks the 85th anniversary of the iconic musical classic The Wizard of Oz. To celebrate that milestone, Warner Bros. has released the full Academy Award-winning score of the film streaming live on YouTube. Revisit the classic music now!

Popejoy Hall has announced the live concert of SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, featuring a screening of the film with a live orchestra performing the score.

Tony and Grammy Award-winning artists Heather Headley and Ben Platt will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.

The opera Innocence, directed by prolific Australian director Simon Stone; Club Amourperformed by legendary German dance company Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal; and Australian Dance Theatre’s 60th anniversary show A Quiet Language are the first ticketed shows to be announced for the 2025 Adelaide Festival.

What did our critic think of DET BRENDET BRENNER EN ILD is a musical that brings the life of Hans Nielsen Hauge, the Norwegian lay preacher and reformer, to the stage. Set in a stunning natural environment that complements the historical narrative, the production delivers a blend of strong performances and uneven execution of the source materialNER EN ILD at Gamle Fredrikstad, Artilleriplassen?

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, begins its 2024/25 Season, with an exciting and aptly timed production of the North American premiere of Leonora.

It’s not every show that hands out party poppers as you go in. Aimed at young audiences, Mr Punch At The Opera whips together the iconic hand-puppets with a musical amuse-bouche.

Avatar the Last Airbender-In Concert “blew” into the Hershey Theatre on Thursday, August 8th and was met with “thunderous” applause. Audience members were treated to a giant movie screen playing scenes from the “fiery” series, accompanied by a very talented, yet “grounded” live orchestra.  As you might be able to guess, Avatar (no connection to the James Cameron movies with the blue people) deals with a battle among the elements, and the people who have control over them.

Experience the magic of SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE LIVE IN CONCERT in San Jose. Learn how to purchase tickets!

What did our critic think of FUNNY GIRL at BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER?

We spoke to Natalie Joy Johnson, most recently seen on Broadway in Lempicka about starring in Barrington Stage's Next to Normal, directed by  Artistic Director Alan Paul, in a co-production with Round House Theatre in Washington, DC. 

Get a first look at the CM Performing Arts Center's current production of West Side Story. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.