Feature: Director Mary Birnbaum Readies EMIGRE�"Oratorio by Zigman, Campbell and Walsh�"for US Debut at Geffen Hall
by Richard Sasanow
- Feb 27, 2024
“I think the story is about survival, and about people sheltering one another,” director Mary Birnbaum told me in our conversation about EMIGRÉ, the oratorio that features what she called “composer Aaron Zigman’s sweeping score” and the “complex storytelling” by librettist Mark Campbell and lyricist Brock Walsh. The work makes its US debut on February 29 at the New York Philharmonic in Geffen Hall, under conductor Long Yu.
Exclusive: Watch 'No One Does It For Us' From PBS' INTIMATE APPAREL Live Capture
by Michael Major
- Sep 20, 2022
BroadwayWorld has exclusively shared a video clip of Great Performances' upcoming live capture of the recent Off-Broadway production of Intimate Apparel. In 'No One Does It For Us,' Esther (Kearstin Piper Brown) and Mayme (Krysty Swann) imagine a world in which they can achieve their dreams for the future.
VIDEO: PBS Shares First Look at Filmed INTIMATE APPAREL
by Michael Major
- Aug 24, 2022
PBS has shared a first look video of the filmed capture of the Lincoln Center Theater production of Intimate Apparel. Set in turn of the century New York, GREAT PERFORMANCES 'Intimate Apparel' tells the story of Esther (Kearstin Piper Brown), a lonely, single African American woman who makes her living sewing corsets and ladies' undergarments.
INTIMATE APPAREL to Premiere on PBS in September
by Michael Major
- Jul 18, 2022
Set in turn of the century New York, Intimate Apparel tells the story of Esther (Kearstin Piper Brown), a lonely, single African American woman who makes her living sewing corsets and ladies’ undergarments. Featuring a libretto by Lynn Nottage, based on her play, and music by Ricky Ian Gordon, the opera is directed by Bartlett Sher.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of Lincoln Center Theater's INTIMATE APPAREL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 1, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater’s INTIMATE APPAREL, a new opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon, libretto by Lynn Nottage, based on her acclaimed play, and directed by Bartlett Sher, officially opened on Monday, January 31 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater after it shuddered during previews when the theaters shutdown in 2020.
New Amsterdam Opera to Present LA DAME BLANCHE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 25, 2022
This One-Night-Only performance will be presented on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 7:00 PM, at The Center at West Park (165 W. 86th Street, Entrance on Amsterdam Avenue, NYC 10024). Tickets are available online:
Photos: Check Out New Images of Bartlett Sher-Helmed INTIMATE APPAREL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 19, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater's INTIMATE APPAREL, a new opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Lynn Nottage, based off of her play of the same name, and direction by Bartlett Sher began previews on January 13 ahead of a Monday, January 31 opening at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Opera Lafayette's THE BLACKSMITH Will Be Performed at Wolf Trap in September
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 14, 2021
Opera Lafayette reimagines this 18th century French opéra comique, Le Maréchal ferrant, setting it in the 19th century American West. Joining Opera Lafayette's celebrated mainstay artists is the Grammy Award-winning American Songster Dom Flemons in his first operatic collaboration.
Photo Flash: First Look at LCT's INTIMATE APPAREL Directed by Bartlett Sher
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 27, 2020
Lincoln Center Theater will present Intimate Apparel, a new opera with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and a libretto by Lynn Nottage, based on her critically acclaimed play. The opera, directed by Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher, will begin previews tonight, February 27 and open on Monday, March 23 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
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