Category: Performing Arts

  • Youtheatre Holding ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Auditions

    Youtheatre Holding ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Auditions

    (From the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts) Marathon Center for the Performing Arts is holding auditions for Youtheatre’s upcoming winter production of The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition. Auditions are open to students in grades 3-5 including an on-stage cast of no more than 50 students in addition to positions on the production’s technical crew. Join…

  • 2024 Most Memorable Classical Music Performances in Knoxville

    2024 Most Memorable Classical Music Performances in Knoxville

    First, stepping onto the soapbox. As we reach the Winter Solstice of 2024 in Knoxville’s arts and music world, we can definitely feel positive and optimistic about the achievements of individuals,  organizations, and of the arts scene as a whole. Lurking in the shadows, though, is an issue that will have to be addressed soon…

  • Hartford High senior advances to singing competition finals

    Hartford High senior advances to singing competition finals

    WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford High senior Macy Bettwieser has made it to the final three in the Broadway World’s Next On Stage singing competition. On Friday, the four judges of the competition announced that Bettwieser is invited to travel to New York City to perform at 54 Below, a cabaret venue underneath Studio 54,…

  • The Best Theater We Saw in 2024

    The Best Theater We Saw in 2024

    Another year has come to pass, and with it, another outstanding year on the stage. From Hello Dolly! to Oh, Mary! these were the best plays and musicals of 2023. CabaretGreat theater—especially revivals—should inspire debate. Rebecca Frecknall’s Cabaret, starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, did exactly that. It was not Liza’s Cabaret but to its…

  • Arena Stage to host free DC-Area Performing Arts Camp Fair

    Arena Stage to host free DC-Area Performing Arts Camp Fair

    Come find YOUR summer camp! Join Arena Stage for a free event to explore over a dozen area performing arts summer camps. Arena’s DC-Area Performing Arts Camp Fair, to be held Sunday, January 12, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, gives families the opportunity to engage with some of the best camps in the area.…

  • Sedona Dance Academy’s ‘Nutcracker’ cracks SPAC at the seams – Sedona Red Rock News

    Sedona Dance Academy’s ‘Nutcracker’ cracks SPAC at the seams – Sedona Red Rock News

    What sells out the Sedona Performing Arts Center? Judging by the line around the corner outside the doors half an hour before the Sedona Dance Academy’s annual production of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 14, the answer appears to be community dance, community theatre and a community orchestra. SDA was joined for the…

  • ‘Wicked,’ Springsteen, Bush: ASU’s Gammage theater reflects on 60 years in the arts

    ‘Wicked,’ Springsteen, Bush: ASU’s Gammage theater reflects on 60 years in the arts

    The art scene in Phoenix is well established at this point. Independent artists flock to spaces on Grand Avenue and Roosevelt Street to showcase their work. The Arizona Opera has been around for more than 50 years, performing everything from classics like “The Barber of Seville” to the more contemporary “Frankenstein.” The Phoenix Art Museum…

  • Reg Lenna, WRFA On Holiday Break

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  • Licensed busking colorful part of urban life

    Licensed busking colorful part of urban life

    Illustration: Chen Xia/GT Street performers are not just entertainers for money; they could be flowing exhibitions of art within urban settings. A number of Chinese cities have been exploring their own ways of structured management of busking other than seeing it as city irregularities. Beijing’s first set of performance permits were issued to 42 buskers…

  • PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Tartuffe Is Teaching Students to ‘Go For It’

    PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Tartuffe Is Teaching Students to ‘Go For It’

    Education News PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: Tartuffe Is Teaching Students to ‘Go For It’ Students at this California prep school are learning about the art of comedy. The Arts Collective at PMA’s Tartuffe 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…