The Met Opera Announces First-Ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour
by Joshua Wright - Mar 7, 2024
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first-ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour this summer, June 19–30, immediately following its annual June residency at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, will conduct the Met Orchestra, with guest artists soprano Lisette Oropesa, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn.
San Francisco Opera Announces 2024�"25 Season Including CARMEN, LA BOHÈME and More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2024
The 2024–25 Season includes six mainstage opera productions along with concert presentations including a one-night-only performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on October 26, honoring the work's 200th anniversary and, in the summer of 2025, a special Pride Concert celebrating San Francisco's LGBTQIA+ community.
Elton John Achieves EGOT Status With Emmy Win
by Michael Major - Jan 15, 2024
Elton John is now an EGOT. He won a Tony Award in 2000 for Best Original Score for Aida with Tim Rice. He was awarded with his first Oscar in 1995 for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' from the Lion King. Other EGOT winners include Viola Davis, Whoopi Goldberg, Marvin Hamlisch, Helen Hayes, Alan Menken, Rita Moreno, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and more.
Isaac Mizrahi, Jason Danieley, Adam Pascal, and More to Play 54 Below Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 29, 2023
Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and expand the art of the cabaret, honor the music of Broadway, and provide an unparalleled experience to diverse communities.
San Diego Opera Announces 2023-2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2023
Beloved classics, a new mariachi opera, and special one-night-only concerts with world-renown artists make up San Diego Opera's 2023-2024 season.
Adam Pascal to Perform at Feinstein's in Carmel This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2023
From Rent to Pretty Woman and beyond, Adam Pascal has left an indelible mark on Broadway, captivating audiences with his incredible talent. Coming to Feinstein’s stage on Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1, you can experience an intimate performance by this Tony nominated actor.
Review: AIDA at STAGES St. Louis In The Ross Family Theater At The Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
by James Lindhorst - Jun 10, 2023
Salgado, his company, and STAGES St. Louis delivers a touching story of fateful, forbidden and unrequited love with originality and panache. While Salgado’s choices are modernistic, it is his focus on the characters and their love story, told through Elton John and Time Rice’s score that allows this production to provide an emotional wallop. This may be different visually than what may be expected, but this performance has the impassioned heart of the original production.