# concert event (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover concert event. Page: Feed: --- ## [Concert Review: JON BATISTE WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Wolf Trap)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/22/jon-batiste-nso-wolf-trap/) _2026-08-23 · Barbara Papendorp · Stage and Cinema_ BATISTE INFECTION Jon Batiste and the NSO make musical boundaries disappear From the very start of Jon Batiste’s performance with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap last night, I couldn’t stop smiling, and I couldn’t stop shimmying in my seat. That was the first clue that this was going to be more than a… The post Concert Review: JON BATISTE WITH THE NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Wolf… ## [Broadway Opening: THE IMAGINARY INVALID (Roundabout Theatre Company)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/22/imaginary-invalid-broadway-opening/) _2026-08-23 · Gregory Bernard · Stage and Cinema_ THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW, WHETHER YOU NEED ONE OR NOT Bill Irwin makes a house call on Molière There are hypochondriacs, and then there is Argan, the gloriously self-absorbed “professional patient” at the center of Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid. This fall, Tony winner Bill Irwin returns to Broadway, and to a playwright particularly… The post Broadway Opening: THE IMAGINARY INVALID (Roundabout… ## [Music Preview: LOOKING WEST (MUSE/IQUE)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/22/looking-west-muse-ique-preview/) _2026-08-23 · Tony Frankel · Stage and Cinema_ GO WEST, MUSE/IQUE From the open range to Hollywood, MUSE/IQUE explores the music that made the West a legend Just what made the cowboy one of America’s most enduring exports? The hat? The horse? Gary Cooper? Clint Eastwood squinting into the sun? MUSE/IQUE has another answer: the music. For Looking West: How the Myth of… The post Music Preview: LOOKING WEST (MUSE/IQUE) appeared first on Stage and… ## [Theater Review: THE 17TH ANNUAL LIVING NEWSPAPER FESTIVAL (Jackalope Theatre Company)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/22/living-newspaper-festival-jackalope-review/) _2026-08-22 · C.J. Fernandes · Stage and Cinema_ GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS Five headlines become five new plays, with one terrific entry leading the edition Jackalope Theatre Company’s 17th Annual Living Newspaper Festival, currently being performed at the Jackalope Theatre in the Broadway Armory, is an anthology show. Conceived as a discovery showcase for writing talent, the festival comprises five new plays. The… The post Theater Review: THE 17TH… ## [Film Festival Preview: CINEMA DIVERSE (19th Edition in Palm Springs)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/22/preview-cinema-diverse-19th-edition/) _2026-08-22 · Tony Frankel · Stage and Cinema_ Now in its nineteenth year, Cinema Diverse returns to Palm Springs with another terrific lineup of queer cinema, offering an impressive selection of features and shorts from established and emerging filmmakers. With screenings spread across two weekends, September 17–20 and 24–27, 2026, the festival offers plenty to discover, making a pass especially tempting for movie… The post Film Festival… ## [Album Review: FOR BILLIE — STELLA HEATH](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/21/stella-heath-for-billie-review/) _2026-08-21 · Michael M. Landman-Karny · Stage and Cinema_ BILLIE’S SPIRIT, STELLA’S VOICE Stella Heath honors Billie Holiday not through imitation, but through the rhythmic freedom and emotional intimacy that made Lady Day singular Stella Heath is the sort of singer old-school jazz aficionados ought to know, but her phenomenal debut album, For Billie, deserves an audience far beyond that circle. Rather than imitate… The post Album Review: FOR BILLIE —… ## [Film Preview: 10 KILOS (directed by Doron Eran)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/21/10-kilos-film-preview/) _2026-08-21 · Gregory Bernard · Stage and Cinema_ TEN KILOS, FIVE YEARS A trip to Bolivia lands a 20-year-old inside a prison ruled by violence, corruption, and cartels At 20, Sharon Yitzhaki traveled to Bolivia and wound up accused of trying to smuggle 10 kilos of cocaine. The charge landed her in Mira Flores women’s prison, where she would spend nearly five years… The post Film Preview: 10 KILOS (directed by Doron Eran) appeared first on Stage… ## [DAZZLE, MINGLE AND ENJOY: 6 TIPS FOR COSPLAYERS ATTENDING A COMIC CON FOR THE FIRST TIME](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/6-tips-for-cosplayers-attending-a-comic-con/) _2026-08-20 · Connor McCormick · Stage and Cinema_ Without a doubt, comic conventions (or comic con) are the biggest events pop culture aficionados can and should join. Comic cons are packed with different activities and events that will surely delight fans. You get to meet and greet celebrities, creators and other experts in the fields of cinema, animation, comic books and gaming. You… The post DAZZLE, MINGLE AND ENJOY: 6 TIPS FOR COSPLAYERS… ## [Theater Preview: TARTUFFE (REMIXED) (Marylebone Theatre / London)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/tartuffe-remixed-mark-rylance-london/) _2026-08-20 · Gregory Bernard · Stage and Cinema_ TARTUFFE GETS A REMIX Mark Rylance meets Molière in a Nigerian-Jamaican reimagining of the classic comedy Molière is getting quite the makeover in London this fall. Oscar and Olivier Award winner Mark Rylance stars as Pastor Terrance Blake in the world premiere of Tartuffe (Remixed), Darren Raymond’s new adaptation of the 17th-century comedy, opening 4… The post Theater Preview: TARTUFFE (REMIXED)… ## [Theater Preview: HANGMEN (by Martin McDonagh / Long Beach Playhouse)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/hangmen-long-beach-playhouse/) _2026-08-20 · Tony Frankel · Stage and Cinema_ HANG ON TO YOUR SEATS Gallows humor meets murder and mystery in Martin McDonagh’s wicked comedy I saw this play on Broadway and it rocked my world! Fun, intrigue, mystery and some jolts that only Martin McDonagh can provide. So I’m particularly excited that Long Beach Playhouse is bringing McDonagh’s Hangmen to its intimate Studio… The post Theater Preview: HANGMEN (by Martin McDonagh / Long Beach… ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1zErH1Ns90Wn) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Opera Review: MEROLA GRAND FINALE (War Memorial Opera House / San Francisco)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/merola-grand-finale-2026-review/) _2026-08-20 · Chuck Louden · Stage and Cinema_ A FINALE WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE Merola’s newest generation of opera artists brings plenty of promise to the War Memorial Opera House The Merola Opera Program’s 2026 Summer Festival came to a celebratory close with its annual Merola Grand Finale at the War Memorial Opera House. Conducted by William Long and directed with aplomb by… The post Opera Review: MEROLA GRAND FINALE (War Memorial Opera House… ## [Off-Broadway Preview: TOC TOC (Repertorio Español)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/toc-toc-repertorio-espanol/) _2026-08-20 · Tony Frankel · Stage and Cinema_ KNOCK, KNOCK. WHO’S THERE? TOC TOC. Six strangers, one missing psychiatrist, and a waiting room full of compulsions Six patients walk into a psychiatrist’s waiting room. No, that’s not the setup for a joke—although in Laurent Baffie’s international hit comedy TOC TOC, it certainly becomes one. Repertorio Español brings the play to New York in… The post Off-Broadway Preview: TOC TOC (Repertorio… ## [Off-Broadway Review: THE BATHROOM ATTENDANT (SparkPlug Productions / 124 Bank Street Theater)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/bathroom-attendant-off-broadway-review/) _2026-08-20 · Gregory Fletcher · Stage and Cinema_ A THRILLER THAT TAKES A WHILE TO FLUSH OUT A perfectly matched cast and Andrew Block’s resourceful staging eventually ignite Tom Kelly’s pitch-black thriller, but the promised comedy rarely surfaces No, The Bathroom Attendant doesn’t take place in a public bathroom. The title refers to how far into indigence its protagonist has fallen—a condition made… The post Off-Broadway Review: THE BATHROOM… ## [Concert Review: CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT: WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE (Carnegie Hall)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/20/cecile-mclorin-salvant-carnegie-hall-review/) _2026-08-20 · Tony Frankel · Stage and Cinema_ EVERY BREATH WAS BREATHTAKING Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and The Knights turn a night of ballads into the greatest concert I have ever seen I thought I knew Cécile McLorin Salvant. I had seen this extraordinary singer in different incarnations, from the intimacy of a trio to the sweep of a big band, and… The post Concert Review: CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT: WITH EVERY BREATH I TAKE… ## [Theater Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING (Catharsis Theatre Collective / Broadwater Black Box / Los Angeles)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/19/heroes-fourth-turning-catharsis-theatre-review/) _2026-08-20 · Shari Barrett · Stage and Cinema_ RIGHT, LEFT AND NO WAY OUT Faith, politics and generational divides collide in a provocative portrait of an America at war with itself Will Arbery’s haunting Pulitzer Prize finalist Heroes of the Fourth Turning, now playing at The Broadwater by Catharsis Theatre Collective, speaks to the heart of a country at war with itself, offering… The post Theater Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING… ## [Theater Review: MAMMA MIA! (Transcendence Theatre Co. / Broadway Under the Stars / Sonoma)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/19/mamma-mia-transcendence-theatre-sonoma-review/) _2026-08-19 · Cari Lynn Pace · Stage and Cinema_ MAMMA MIA! WHAT A NIGHT A terrific cast and irresistible ABBA score turn Sonoma’s Field of Dreams into a joyous summer dance party Several Broadway stars have escaped New York’s scorching heat to show up on the bucolic Sonoma stage under the stars in Transcendence Theatre Company’s Mamma Mia! They are part of a sensational… The post Theater Review: MAMMA MIA! (Transcendence Theatre Co. / Broadway… ## [Theater Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO (Theatre Palisades / Odyssey Theatre / West LA)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/19/kimberly-akimbo-theatre-palisades-review/) _2026-08-19 · Tony Frankel · Stage and Cinema_ AGING GRACELESSLY A superb cast can’t keep David Lindsay-Abaire’s dark comedy from showing its age in a production that never finds its pulse There’s a very good reason Kimberly Akimbo became a better musical than it is a play. David Lindsay-Abaire’s original dark comedy, now revived by Theatre Palisades at the Odyssey Theatre, has a… The post Theater Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO (Theatre Palisades /… ## [Concert Review: GERSHWIN, BERNSTEIN & AMERICAN MOSAIC (National Symphony Orchestra / Renée Fleming / Wolf Trap / Vienna, VA)](https://stageandcinema.com/2026/08/18/american-mosaic-nso-renee-fleming-wolf-trap-review/) _2026-08-19 · Barbara Papendorp · Stage and Cinema_ AMERICA, ORCHESTRATED Bernstein and Gershwin soar, Renée Fleming enchants, and even the Virginia wildlife gets into the act Saturday night’s National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) concert at Wolf Trap is part of the nation’s America250 celebrations, marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, the wide-ranging program offers several perspectives on……