Classic Arts Articles
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Classic Arts Features
By David Gewirtzman | 07/29/2021The opera and ballet fans' guide to where they can view live broadcasts. -
News
By Felicia Fitzpatrick | 07/28/2021The prominent choreographer and founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the subject of the new documentary Ailey.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/27/2021The four-week showcase will feature over 450 artists across 160 varied performances.
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Film & TV Features
By Andrew Gans | 07/23/2021Jamila Wignot’s film evokes Ailey’s memories through archival footage and audio recordings.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 07/21/2021Recipients will be honored in December during a celebration of the arts to be filmed for subsequent TV broadcast.
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Classic Arts News
By Dan Meyer | 07/19/2021Renée Fleming in Le Nozze di Figaro, Anna Netrebko in Il Trovatore, and more opera favorites will close out the series.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/15/2021The Lina Lapelyte piece will make its U.S. debut at BAM, having debuted at the Venice Biennale in 2019.
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Encores! News
By Andrew Gans | 07/13/2021The previously announced Encores! series includes The Tap Dance Kid, The Life, and Into the Woods.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/12/2021Catch classic performances of Tosca, La Fanciulla del West, La Bohème, and more.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 07/06/2021The NYC house intends to reopen in September.
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Film & TV News
By Dan Meyer | 07/04/2021The TV concert special airs July 4 on PBS.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Talaura Harms | 06/30/2021John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's Hedwig tribute Return to the Origin of Love will run in NYC later this year.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Talaura Harms | 06/30/2021Amber Iman, Daniel J. Watts, Shaina Taub, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jose Llana, and Crystal Monee Hall are just a few of the performers included in the lineups for the two festivals.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 06/28/2021The latest Nightly Met Streams lineup includes Nico Muhly’s Marnie and Philip Glass’ Satyagraha and Akhnaten.
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Awards
By Andrew Gans | 06/25/2021Awards are presented in the fields of dance and theatre.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/21/2021The Nightly Met Streams series continues with The Exterminating Angel, Rusalka, and more.
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San Francisco Theatre
By Dan Meyer | 06/17/2021Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, Sarah Ruhl, and Dipika Guha will also develop works at the Bay Area company.
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Special Features
By Dan Meyer | 06/17/2021Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Carnegie Hall, and more offer tributes to enjoy from home.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/15/2021As David Geffen Hall undergoes renovations, the orchestra will perform at other venues throughout the entire season.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 06/14/2021Rigoletto and Idomeneo probably don’t deserve mugs or ties. But watch their operas anyway.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Dan Meyer | 06/09/2021The in-person performance is available to live stream from home.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Ryan McPhee | 06/08/2021The music institution’s re-opening season will also include a citywide Afrofuturism festival and a Perspectives series from Jon Batiste and Leonidas Kavakos.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 06/07/2021The lineup also includes La Sonnambula, Falstaff, and Faust.
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Playbill Universe
By Andrew Gans | 06/06/2021Recipients, who also include Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, and Midori, were honored in May at the Washington, D.C., venue.
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Dance News
By Talaura Harms | 05/27/2021The work celebrating the return of summer runs June 18-27.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Logan Culwell-Block | 05/26/2021The project showcases Adam Guettel's song cycle as a series of short films.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 05/24/2021The Nightly Met Streams series continues with works by Strauss, Rossini, Massenet, and more.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Dan Meyer | 05/19/2021The midtown summer series returns June 9.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms, Dan Meyer | 05/17/2021Plus, winners have been selected for the 2021 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.
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Film & TV News
By Andrew Gans | 05/14/2021The Songs of Hope and Unity concert also features The American Pops Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Luke Frazier.
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Broadway News
By Andrew Gans | 05/13/2021The Broadway musical and Off-Broadway opera had originally been slated for spring 2020.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Dan Meyer | 05/11/2021I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me is conceived and curated by Carl Hancock Rux.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 05/10/2021Ten singers will compete for cash prizes of $20,000 in the May 16 stream.
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Film & TV Features
By Dan Meyer | 05/10/2021The project showcases Adam Guettel's song cycle as a series of short films.
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Cabaret & Concert News
By Andrew Gans | 05/10/2021The initiative to kick start the performing arts sector on the cultural campus also features an evening with Jose Llana later this month.
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Film & TV News
By Dan Meyer | 05/04/2021Tony winner Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will host the special presentation.
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Special Features
By Ruthie Fierberg | 05/03/2021Chita Rivera, Camille A. Brown, and more share how the choreographer, who passed away May 2 at age 86, impacted Broadway and beyond.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 05/03/2021For when flowers just won’t cut it, there’s Elektra and Agrippina.
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Industry News
By Talaura Harms | 04/30/2021Plus, Buzzr TV looks back at Broadway star game show appearances of yesteryear.
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Benefits and Galas
By Andrew Gans | 04/29/2021Artists will perform live at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, while audiences will attend virtually.
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Dance Features
By Roberto Araujo | 04/29/2021The music video is a tribute to dance and the return of live entertainment.
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Film & TV News
By Dan Meyer | 04/28/2021The series is conceived and created by Newsies Tony winner Christopher Gattelli.
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Dance News
By Dan Meyer | 04/28/2021The ballerina will remain in the company for one more season.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 04/26/2021The lineup includes The Merry Widow, La Bohème, Manon, and La Traviata.
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Classic Arts News
By Andrew Gans | 04/14/2021The socially distanced Picnic Performances series will kick off in June with the New York Philharmonic.
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Opera
By Ryan McPhee | 04/12/2021The lineup includes Joyce DiDonato in two different Cinderella operas.
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Benefits and Galas
By Talaura Harms | 04/07/2021A portion of the proceeds will benefit WTF's designers and stage managers.
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Theatre Alternatives
By Talaura Harms | 04/06/2021Plus: Performers have been announced for Harlem Stage's gala and the upcoming Rock of Ages concert.
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Industry News
By Andrew Gans | 04/05/2021The reimagined home for the New York Philharmonic will welcome audiences nearly two years earlier than expected.
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Classic Arts News
By Ryan McPhee | 04/05/2021The Metropolitan Opera’s latest lineup of virtual offerings includes The Nose, Eugene Onegin, and Roméo et Juliette.
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