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Live Broadcast of The Metropolitan Opera's 'The Merry Widow' Starring Renée Fleming and Kelli O'Hara to Be Shown in Movie Theaters Around the Nation

Select theaters around the nation will be participating in a live, high-definition broadcast of "The Merry Widow" starring opera singer Renée Fleming."The Merry Widow" is a Metropolitan Opera operetta by Franz Lehár featuring Fleming as the beguiling femme fatale Hanna, who captivates the Paris social seen.Susan Stroman, known for her Broadway productions including the Tony Award-winning musicals "Crazy for You," "Contact" and "The Producers," directs and choreographs the show.Other performers featured include baritone Nathan Gunn as Hanna’s lover Danilo, tenor Alek Shrader as the young nobleman Camille de Rosillon and baritone Sir Thomas Allen as the Baron Zeta. Broadway star Kelli O’Hara, best known for her acclaimed performances in "South Pacific" and "The Light in the Piazza," makes her Met debut as the Baron’s coquettish wife Valencienne.
By Jaime Prisco

  • Lincoln Center, New York Phil Staging George Benjamin's 'Written on Skin' in August

    An exciting new collaboration is on the horizon for New York. Now Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced that they would combine forces to bring concertgoers several fully assembled opera productions, the first coming from George Benjamin.Beginning this August, the companies will put on the first American stagings of Benjamin's "Written on Skin," which, according to "The New York Times," is "one of the most highly praised new operas of recent years."The production will premiere at the David H. Koch Theater as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival and will be followed in 2016 with Gerald Barry's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater.A third opera is being planned for 2017 but, unfortunately, has not been announced.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • Broadway's 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Donates $200,000 to LGBTQ Youth in New York City; Michael C. Hall Departs with John Cameron Mitchell Playing the Role of Hedwig

    Broadway is giving back to the community. A $200,000 donation has been made by hit show "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" to the Hetrick-Martin Institute and its mission to help LGBTQ youth in New York City."Hedwig and the Angry Inch" began its Broadway run in March 2014 and has been donating a portion of each ticket sold to HMI ever since. The show has an ongoing partnership with the organization and has raised a total of $400,000 in less than a year. The relationship began in 2003 when Hedwig released a tribute album "Wig in a Box: Songs from and Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch," which benefited HMI. It was followed by 2006's "Follow My Voice," a documentary film on the HMI school and the making of the "Wig in a Box" album.HMI is the the nation's oldest and largest organization helping gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth to reach their full potential. It is also the home of Harvey Milk High School, a New York City public transfer school that allows at-risk children the opportunity to learn in a safe environment without the threat of physical or emotional harm they may face in a traditional high school.
    By Jaime Prisco