Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston and Paddington Bear are up for prizes at London's Olivier Awards

Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston and Paddington Bear are among the stars up for prizes at London’s Olivier Awards on Sunday.

Vulgar, grotesque – and beautiful: What opera snobs don’t tell us heathens

In 1990, working in a tiny fringe theatre, I needed to earn some extra cash. Some bar work, I thought, perhaps waiting tables ...

Eva Longoria says she refused to be a ‘struggling actor’—so she worked part time as a headhunter, closing deals from her soap opera dressing room

Before an $80 million fortune and Desperate Housewives fame, Eva Longoria was secretly working as a headhunter from her soap opera dressing room for years.

The Florida gem that turns the beach holiday into a work of art

Blending white beaches, diverse dining and a world-class art scene, charming Sarasota is the perfect spot for a year-round ...
Lancashire Telegraph

You're Dead to Me live will prove history is laughing matter

Now presenter Gregg Jenner is taking You’re Dead to Me on the road for the first time including a date at Manchester Opera House. For anyone new to You’re Dead to Me, the show which broadcasts on ...
Seymour Tribune

Vilma Jää Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera’s production of ‘Innocence’

When Vilma Jää enrolled at the Sibelius Academy to study folk music she never expected to end up playing a major role in one ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)’ Review: Mahler’s Masterpiece Finds New Life Through Boston Lyric Opera’s Intimate Staging

BLO transformed Mahler’s late masterwork into a profound meditation on grief, memory, and the persistence of beauty in life.
New York Classical Review

A tragedy haunts the past and present in Met’s “Innocence”

Innocence is an opera that stands with the novels of J. G. Ballard and the films of Bertrand Bonello in exploring how ...

Review: Seeing a School Shooting on America’s Biggest Opera Stage

Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence,” a powerful and kaleidoscopic depiction of mass violence and its aftermath, has arrived at the ...

‘I can count on one finger the only other female director I’ve worked with’: Meet the woman reshaping musical theatre in NI

In our Meaning of Life series, Kerry Rodgers of Belfast Operatic Company discusses usually being the only woman in the ...

I followed ‘Lamb of God’ from the Salt Lake Tabernacle to New York City

An unforgettable journey of worship through song — from playing my part in an interfaith production to weeping through a ...

This Alabama restaurant is a perfect finalist for a James Beard Award, and here’s why

This is a big deal for Bottega — as it would be for any restaurant in Alabama. The James Beard Awards have been called “the ...