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Theatre Review: ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ at Vagabond Players
The cast of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” Photo by Shealyn Jae Photography. What happens when two geniuses, one of art and one of science, end up at the same bar in Paris in 1904? Written by Steve Martin, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” fictionalizes the meeting between Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in this…
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REGIONAL: 2025 Gunnison Valley summer theatre preview
Colorado has a long tradition of summer theatre. The Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder is the second-oldest summer Shakespeare theatre company in the country, and the Creede Repertory Theatre in Creede has been presenting summer stock for over 60 years. In the Gunnison Valley, in the 1980s, the Western State College Summer Theatre presented four…
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GALA Theatre Artistic Director to Speak at June 19 Breakfast
Share via: On Thursday, June 19, The Georgetowner’s Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series will present a talk by playwright Gustavo Ott, artistic director of GALA Hispanic Theatre. Admission to the event, at 1310 Kitchen & Bar, 1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW, is $40, payable in advance at georgetowner.com or via Eventbrite. When he became GALA’s artistic director…
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2025 Cliburn Piano Competition finalists announced
FORT WORTH — The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Sunday night announced the six finalists for this year’s contest: Carter Johnson, Canada/United States, 28 Philipp Lynov, Russia, 26 Evren Ozel, United States, 26 News Roundups Catch up on the day’s news you need to know. Aristo Sham, Hong Kong China, 29 Vitaly Starikov, Israel/Russia, 30…
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Goodspeed Musicals Appoints Vanessa Logan as New Managing Director
Industry News Goodspeed Musicals Appoints Vanessa Logan as New Managing Director Logan most recently served as the executive director of the Texas Ballet Theatre. Vanessa Logan will join Goodspeeds Musicals as their new managing director beginning this August. The East Haddam, Connecticut not-for-profit theatre company launched a national search to hire for the role. Logan most…
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Ballet North Brings Cinderella to Life on Stage at Excelsior Springs PAC June 13–14
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Wicked Alum Hannah Corneau Is Currently Directing The Wizard of Oz
Welcome to PLAYBILLDER Spotlight, where Playbill highlights shows from educational institutions or regional theatres and special events around the country (who have used Playbill’s program-building service). By welcoming these PLAYBILLDERs center stage, we hope to give our readers a more in-depth look at theatre programs that are fostering the love of the performing arts in…
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Area high school musical theater shines at annual LMC WAVE celebration of student talent
Southwest Michigan’s passion for the performing arts was on full display at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center recently, as hundreds of high school students, educators, and supporters came together for the fourth annual WAVE Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre. Hosted by LMC’s Visual & Performing Arts Department and modeled after Broadway’s Tony…
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Two Historic Venues, One Concert Sound System
Two historic Southern California venues, Riverside Municipal Auditorium and Fox Performing Arts Center, simultaneously upgraded their respective in-house sound systems at the end of 2024, installing almost identical L-Acoustics L Series loudspeaker rigs. The L2/L2D systems, supplied by Eighth Day Sound, a Clair Global brand, were installed by team members from Clair Global, L-Acoustics, and…
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Adventure Theatre MTC announces 2025/26 season, ‘Timeless Tales’
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC), educating and inspiring new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences, brings to the stage universal themes that connect and unite us with its 2025/26 season, Timeless Tales. Featuring almost entirely new productions to the Adventure Theatre MTC stage, this season offers valuable insights into the human condition…