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First there was Shakespeare in the Park, then there was Shakespeare Under the Bridge, and now The Drilling CompaNY, an acting troupe, has taken up residence in a downtown parking lot to perform some of Shakespeare’s classics.
This summer marks the 13th annual year of Shakespeare in the Parking Lot. The avant garde production […]
Normally a series of summer concerts featuring lesser-known talent in a variety of venues across the five boroughs, the Metropolitan Opera’s summertime tradition is shifting gears this year and will feature a free one-night-only performance with two of opera’s biggest stars, Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna.
Operatic partners, as well as husband and wife, soprano […]
Shakespeare in the Park it is not. For something a little more avant garde, try Shakespeare under the bridge… the Brooklyn Bridge, that is.
Polish theater company TR Warszawa and director Grzegorz Jarzyna breathe new life into Shakespeare’s Macbeth with performances at St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO, Brooklyn. This Shakespeare classic tragedy will be presented […]
The love story between Ennis and Jack isn’t over yet. New York City Opera announced yesterday that they have commissioned American composer Charles Wuorinen to write an opera based on Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain.” Proulx’s 1997 short story was made into a 2005 feature-length film and garnered multiple Academy Award nominations, including […]
River to River, a downtown festival that stretches from June to September with various events, is will underway. Featuring world-class performing arts and free admission, the festival takes place in a variety of Downtown Manhattan public venues, from Chambers Street to the Battery on Manhattan’s southern tip, and includes Governors Island.
There are a number […]
It may not be the Globe Theatre, but Shakespeare has returned to Central Park in one of New York City’s favorite free summer events, Shakespeare in the Park.
This year the Public Theater is performing Shakespeare’s classic tragedies, Hamlet. Denmark’s Prince Hamlet sets out for revenge against his Uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet’s father, […]
ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars has just crowned a new champion. But if you’re going through withdrawals from Dancing With the Stars, why don’t you dance under the stars?
The dance that has been called a “three minute love affair” is returning to Central Park again this summer. Central Park Tango, a free dance […]
This is your last weekend to catch the Whitney Biennial, the majority of the exhibition ends June 1st. Here is the rest of my short list on other notable exhibitions and shows that are ending in June. Be sure you catch these events before they’re gone!
“Geometry in Motion” | MoMA Tracing the transformation of the […]
The spring season of the New York City Ballet opens tonight, April 29. The two-month season features programs from one of the finest American-born choreographers, Jerome Robbins.
Jerome Robbins is an Academy Award winning film director (West Side Story) and choreographer whose work has been seen from the stages of Broadway to the halls […]
Here is my short list of notable exhibitions and shows that are ending in May. Be sure you catch these events before they’re gone:
“Jasper Johns, Gray” | Metropolitan Museum of Art The first exhibition to focus on the use of the color gray. Click here for more information. Ends May 4.
“Color Chart: Reinventing Color, […]
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