Article by May Zhou for ChinaDaily The Big Swim was developed by the Asia Society Texas Center and the Houston Grand Opera, says Michael Buening, director of the Asia Society Texas’ performing arts and culture department. “We hoped to develop an annual Lunar New Year-themed piece for families,” says Buening. “We want it to...
NEWS: Alyssa Haddad-China Featured at the Colorado New Play Summit
Article by Amanda L. Andrei for American Theatre Over its 20-year run, the Colorado New Play Summit hasn’t just developed fresh pieces of theatre; it has also developed an audience for new work. A glittering sari unfurled between neighbors. An epic Western exploded in a tale of revenge and redemption. Talking lemurs, soup dumplings,...
NEWS & REVIEWS: HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE, A MUSICAL by Playwright Cary Gitter and Composer Neil Berg
In 1933, Charlie, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to America a decade earlier, returns to his hometown of Rovno in search of a bride. There Charlie meets Chava, who works at a hat shop and hopes to become a scholar. However, Chava’s ambitions for the future and the growing clouds of European anti-Semitism and...
NEWS & REVIEWS: Tony Thomas to Choreograph William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”
As You Like It March 10–April 12, 2026Ticketing Information at ?www.folger.edu/AYLI or by calling the Folger Box Office at?(202) 544-7077 Press Release for Folger Shakesepeare Library 2/5/2026 Folger Theatre today announced the cast and creative team of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, envisioned by Director of Artistic Programs and Artistic Director of Folger Theatre Karen Ann Daniels and directed...
NEWS & REVIEWS: ADO Directed by Dawn Monique Williams, a Take of Shakespeare’s MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
ADO by Lavina JadhwaniThursday, February 12, 2026, 7? p.m.Sunday, March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.Indy Shakes at Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre705 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46204 United StatesTickets available at https://www.indyshakes.com/ Article by Nico Pennisi for WRTV Many know Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing. Indy Shakes’ ADO reimagines that story through the lens...