Review: WHICH WAY TO THE STAGE at Signature Theatre
by Rachael F. Goldberg
- Dec 16, 2022
'Which Way to the Stage' is a love letter – to New York, to the theater world, and to friendship. It’s entertaining and engaging, thoughtful and packed with talent. It’s an incredible experience, made for all of us theater fanatics – and for anyone who just wants to have a wonderful time.
Victoria Clark And Teddy Yudain Will Join Megan Loughran At Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephi Wild
- May 12, 2022
Megan Loughran, cast member of the recent national tour of Falsettos and champion of NYC's Cabaret Showdown, makes her solo Feinstein's/54 Below debut in Megan Loughran and The Late Night Snacks. Megan combines the energy of a late night host with that of a leading lady in a way that keeps her audiences simultaneously on their toes and drinking heavily. Don't miss the performer one reviewer called both “foul-mouthed” and “gentle.”
Industry Pro Newsletter: Tony Awards Have a Date, New DEI Report from AEA
by Alex Freeman
- Mar 14, 2022
The announcement of the Tony Awards and the return of the BC/EFA Red Bucket campaign brought a huge sense of normalcy back to the theatre industry last week - unfortunately this week, we were also reminded how far the industry has to go in establishing the new normal with the release of Actors Equity Association’s latest Diversity and Inclusion report.
BWW Interview: Heartbeat Opera's Ethan Heard Brings FIDELIO To Current Times
by Gil Kaan
- Feb 22, 2022
Heartbeat Opera’s tour of FIDELIO lands at The Broad Stage February 26th and 27th. Heartbeat’s artistic director Ethan Heard directs Beethoven’s 1814 masterpiece re-imagined and re-orchestrated for the era of Black Lives Matter. I had the chance to throw a few queries out to Ethan on his timely and unique project that he also adapted and co-wrote.
BWW Review: FIDELIO at the Met �" Not THE MET �" Proves Beethoven's Only Opera Is No Museum Piece
by Richard Sasanow
- Feb 16, 2022
It’s no secret that many of the standard repertoire’s most famous operas had troubled premieres but Beethoven’s FIDELIO had more than its share. Thanks to the efforts of Heartbeat Opera, which performed its revised version at New York’s Met Museum this past weekend (before a short tour), we can see the forest for the trees, with many of the work’s problems dealt with in a surprisingly effective way and the story brought up to date without destroying its integrity.
Heartbeat Opera Announces Four-City Tour of FIDELIO
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Dec 7, 2021
Heartbeat Opera will mount a four-city tour of its powerful 2018 adaptation of Beethoven's masterpiece, FIDELIO, which Heartbeat artistic director Ethan Heard conceived for the era of Black Lives Matter. The tour begins at home in NY's Metropolitan Museum on February 10, 12, and 13, 2022.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Announces the New MetLiveArts Season of Performances
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 27, 2021
The Met today announced a new season of live performances with in-person audiences beginning fall 2021 and a new Artist in Residence, the acclaimed dancer and choreographer Bijayini Satpathy. Beginning in October, performances will once again take place in galleries throughout the Museum, as well as in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, and will feature MetLiveArts commissions and leading international musicians and composers.
Heartbeat Opera Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 10, 2021
HEARTBEAT OPERA will return to the in-person stage for its eighth season this year. Heartbeat's 2021-22 season kicks off in September with a free outdoor screening of BREATHING FREE, their visual album that connects Beethoven's Fidelio with the work of Black composers and lyricists such as Harry T. Burleigh, Langston Hughes, and Anthony Davis.
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