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'American Players Theatre, Named Best Classical Theater in America by WSJ Critic, Adds Final Play to 2015 Season

Earlier this year, theater critic Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal called the American Players Theatre of Spring Green, Wis., the best classical theater in America. The company recently added the final touches to its upcoming 2015 season, adding a final play, Edward Albee's 'Seascape.'
  • 'Gotham Chamber Opera Presents 'The Tempest Songbook' with Martha Graham Dance Co.

    Gotham Chamber Opera’s final production of the 2014-15 season will be "The Tempest Songbook." "The Tempest Songbook" is comprised of incidental music for "The Tempest" composed in 1695 and attributed to Henry Purcell and Kaija Saariaho's 2004 "Tempest Songbook" for soprano, baritone and period instrument ensemble. This is the show's U.S. and world-stage premiere. The performance will be a co-production with the Martha Graham Dance Co. The Martha Graham Dance Co. has received international acclaim from audiences in more than 50 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The Gotham Chamber Opera has also received many accolades and has been recognized as a pioneer in creating opera productions in alternative venues. "The Tempest Songbook" will explore the themes of William Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" using dance, movement and song. The singers and dancers will express the words and actions of various characters, which will result in a lyrical vision of Shakespeare's iconic play. "I am thrilled to be invited to share my vision for 'The Tempest Songbook' with Gotham Chamber Opera," said director and choreographer Luca Veggetti. "Through my association with Kaija Saariaho, I became acquainted with her 'Tempest Songbook' and her suggested pairings with Purcell, which serves as the starting point for the production."
  • 'New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Presents 'Romeo and Juliet'

    The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and music director Jacques Lacombe present of trio of works inspired by "Romeo and Juliet" from Tchaikovsky, Gounod and Prokofiev in Newark and New Brunswick. The program will open the 2015 Winter Festival: Sounds of Shakespeare, which will be the first year of a two-season Winter Festival cycle showcasing music inspired by William Shakespeare. Actors from The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will perform scenes from The Bard’s great tragedy while selections from Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet" are performed.
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