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  • The Anarchy Quartet by Stuart Bousel

    The Exit Theatre

    By: Victor Cordell - Aug 10th, 2022

    Mid-Twelfth Century England was a period of turmoil.  The triggering event leading to the instability was the infamous White Ship Disaster of 1120, in which a large number of nobles perished when the boat, carrying 300 passengers, sank after hitting a reef in the English Channel.  Included in that number was Adelin, the only legitimate son of King Henry I of England.  Thus, when the king died in 1135, the battle for his throne, the so-called Anarchy, began.

  • Louise Bourgeois at the Gropius Bau

    Berlin Displays The Woven Child

    By: Susan Hall - Aug 08th, 2022

    The late work of Louise Bourgeois is on view at the Gropius Bau in Berlin. The overwhelming space, high ceilings, light curators will let it in, never makes Bourgeois seem small. Perhaps a point. 

  • Into the Woods on Broadway

    Extended to October 16

    By: Karen Isaacs - Aug 07th, 2022

    By the end of the show, when we hear “No One Is Alone” and then the reprise of “Children Will Listen,” I challenge anyone to not be moved. The day I saw it, the audience was primed to adore it, with wild applause throughout the show. In many ways, this production deserved it.

  • Educating Asher

    World Premiere Production by Empire Stage

    By: Aaron Krause - Aug 09th, 2022

    Empire Stage in Ft. Lauderdale is giving the new comedy-drama "Educating Asher" a solid world premiere production. The play is about, among other things, coming to terms with loss.

  • The Lion KIng

    Broadway San Jose

    By: Victor Cordell - Aug 07th, 2022

    The character Rafiki, a mandrill, sings the goosebump-producing “Circle of Life / Nants Ingonyama” that introduces African voice, thought, music, motion, and rhythm.  Meanwhile, the parade of absolutely stunning human-puppets-as-animals walks the aisles and fills the stage, becoming the most remarkable anthropomorphic array imaginable.  At the opening number’s end, the applause at this performance was deafening.

  • We Are Continuous by Harrison David Rivers

    World Premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival

    By: Charles Giuliano - Aug 05th, 2022

    We Are Continuous by Harrison David Rivers is a "semi-autobiograhical" play having its world premiere at Williamstown Theatre Festival. It conveys the strong relationship between mother and son as he deals with coming out, choosing a life in theatre, marriage, and dealing with HIV. It has been given a stunning production.

  • David Geffen Hall Prepares to Open

    Alibaba Money Gets Naming Rights

    By: Susan Hall - Aug 06th, 2022

    Lincoln Center offers venues for the performing arts and concert programs. Is there an audience for what is offered? John Goberman, who founded Live from Lincoln Center, remarked when he left the staff a decade ago, that from his point of view–where the rubber hits the road, there was no audience any longer for classical music. He went on to produce live orchestral accompaniments to films. 

  • Sohn Fine Art in Lenox Presents Wonderland

    Photography of the Natural Landscape

    By: Sohn - Aug 04th, 2022

    Sohn Fine Art presents Wonderland, a small group show featuring ethereal, mystical photography of the natural landscape by five diverse artists. The exhibition is on view July 22 – September 5. The images that make up Wonderland are both based in reality and surrealistic. Focused on experience and presented in an Impressionistic form, these works highlight the wonders of the natural world and the human connection to it.

  • Alan Paul to Lead Barrington Stage Company

    Succeeds Founder Julianne Boyd

    By: BSC - Aug 03rd, 2022

    “It is my great honor to be the next Artistic Director of Barrington Stage Company. I am deeply inspired by the incredible staff and artists who have made BSC such a vibrant hub for both classics and new work,” said Alan Paul. “I am excited to build on BSC’s legacy as an incubator for new plays and musicals from a broad variety of voices. Musicals are my first love, and I plan to make the advancement of musical theater a cornerstone of my vision. The Berkshires are a magical place for theater, and I look forward to becoming an active member of the community.

  • Rubenology: The Making of An American Legend

    World Premiere by GableStage and Abre Camino Collective

    By: Aaron Krause - Aug 01st, 2022

    Rubenology: The Making of An American Legend focuses on 84-year-old actor Ruben Rabasa. The one-act play recently experienced its world premiere as a co-production between South Florida-based GableStage and Abre Camino Collective. Playwright Vanessa Garcia and Rabasa co-wrote the piece.

  • Coraline An Opera Composed by Mark-Anthony Turnage

    Produced by West Edge Opera

    By: Victor Cordell - Aug 01st, 2022

    Based on the award-winning 2002 novella by Neil Gaiman, composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and librettist Rory Mullarky have crafted an opera that mirrors the creepiness of the novella and the animated film of the same name.  West Edge Opera offers superb voices and orchestra, fine staging, and clever, fanciful costumes in a scintillating production of this enticing work.

  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Salzburg

    Bartok and Ligeti Featured

    By: Susan Hall - Jul 31st, 2022

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard chose as difficult a program as you could imagine. In the Grand Hall of the Mozartareum in Salzburg, the first half of his program focused on Bela Bartok’s small pieces done in grand style: Bagatelles, Etudes, and some Mikrokosmos. Ligeti followed the interval.

  • Hank Williams: Lost Highway

    Actors' Playhouse Miracle Theatre

    By: Aaron Krause - Jul 29th, 2022

    The bio-musical "Hank Williams: Lost Cowboy" is receiving a commendable production by Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre. The production runs through July 31. The show tells the story of Williams's life in flashback.

  • Ted Rosenthal’s Jazz Opera, Dear Erich,

    Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

    By: Jazz - Jul 27th, 2022

    The opera tells a true story of tragedy, love, and redemption in wartime Germany and Chicago, where Erich Rosenthal, Ted’s father, survived the war.

  • Ariane & Bluebeard Composed by Paul Dukas

    Produced by West Edge Opera

    By: Victor Cordell - Jul 27th, 2022

    Frenchman Paul Dukas’ 1907 opera “Ariane & Bluebeard” possesses compelling music and a libretto rich with symbolism and open to varied interpretation.  Although advocates for the opera included many prominent composers of the day, its success was limited from the outset, and it has failed to find a place in the repertory.  Plausible explanations exist. West Edge Oper, however, presents a scintillating interpretation of the highly worthy opera.

  • The Inimitable Marlis Petersen in Munich

    A Journey into Night and Our Psyches

    By: Susan Hall - Jul 27th, 2022

    The Munich State Opera presents both opera and concerts during their annual July Festival. One star, Marlis Petersen, entranced at the Prinzregent Theater.

  • Baskets and Bowls ~ A Collection

    Also at BAM Museum, North Adams, MA

    By: Astrid Hiemer - Jul 25th, 2022

    This article extends a photo/word installation at the Berkshire Art Museum, North Adams, MA. The installation can be seen at BAM until October 2022 as part of the exhibition 'Artists of the Thursday Chinese Dinner Group,' where 27 are participating. The museum's primary reason is to show Eric Rudd's oeuvre of sculptures created during 50 years. Both, the permanent and temporary shows are well worth a visit!

  • Hymn By Lolita Chakrabarti

    Directed by Regge Life for Shakespere & Company

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 25th, 2022

    Based in London Lolita Chakrabarti is an actress and playwright. An earlier play, Red Velvet, was previously produced by Shakespeare & Company. She returns with a tightly crafted two-hander, Hymn. precisely directed by the masterful Regge Light.

  • Giulio Cesare in Egitto

    The Handel Opera

    By: Victor Cordell - Jul 26th, 2022

    Handel’s 1724 opera masterpiece “Julius Caesar,” dealing with Caesar’s victories in Egypt in 48-47 B.C.E. shortly before his return to Rome and death in 44 B.C.E., may be considered a prequel to Shakespeare's theatrical masterpiece. 

  • La Boheme at the Munich State Theater

    Otto Schenk's Set a Star

    By: Susan Hall - Jul 26th, 2022

    Puccini’s music is beautiful and his notes sit particularly well in the human voice. Music written for the voice, as Puccini did, attracts audiences, especially when it is delivered by a stellar cast. Along with a rich musical mix, deep characterization draws us in.  In the current revival of Otto Schenk production at the Munich State Opera, character is on full display amidst bantering bohemians and the flirtatious Musetta.

  • Bass Player Michael Henderson at 71

    Played with Stevie Wonder and Miles Davis

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 25th, 2022

    Michael Henderson was just 20 when I heard him with Miles Davis. "Stolen" from Stevie Wonder the young bass player gave Davis the funk he was seeking during the aftermath of his seminal fusion, double album Bitches Brew. For five years and several albums Henderson was the heart and soul of the band. Cut loose in 1976 Henderson recorded seven album for Buddah Records, His last, for EMI was in 1983 although he continued to perform.

  • Conductor Dies During Performance in Munich

    Stefan Soltesz Exits to the Music of Richard Strauss

    By: Susan Hall - Jul 25th, 2022

    It has been a very warm week in Munich, yet a lovely one. Occasionally walking along Maximilian Street in the center of town, a breeze catches up and cools. The Munich State Opera, unquestionably the lead opera company in the world, is holding its annual July Festival, a chance to catch up with interesting productions from the last decade.Concerts too attract.  Munich Regular Jonas Kaufman will return for his first post Covid appearance.

  • Meet Phil Kline at Mass MOCA

    Bang on a Can Composer

    By: Susan Hall - Jul 23rd, 2022

    Phil Kline is at MASS MoCA next weekend. He says: I'm a bit of an outsider, not part of the "classical" world, or even the more sanctioned wings of the avant-garde. A composer without portfolio. Go hear his work in North Adams, Massachusetts!

  • Lyudmila Dakhova, Artist In Ukraine

    She is still making art now…

    By: Astrid Hiemer - Mar 16th, 2022

    Lyudmila Dakhova wrote in a message to us just a few days ago: "Art is civilization." And when we watch the news, Lyudmila is never far from our thoughts.

  • Boston Symphony Performs Stunning Wozzech

    Carnegie Hall Hosts

    By: Susan Hall - Mar 16th, 2022

    The Boston Symphony with Andris Nelsons at the helm performed Alban Berg’s Wozzeck at Carnegie Hall. The composer left an early performance of Georg Buchner’s play on which the opera would be  based, remarking: this must be an opera and I will compose it. The Boston Symphony gave a defining performance of the work.

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