West End/Elsewhere
'Billy Elliot,' 'Peter and the Starcatcher' and Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' in Drury Lane's Upcoming Season in Chicagoland
EXCLUSIVE: Classicalite Q&A with 'The Source' Composer Ted Hearne on His Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks, R We Who R We and Erykah Badu
Composer/singer Ted Hearne's latest work, the multimedia oratorio The Source, premiered last week at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The piece is based on Chelsea Manning's release of government documents to WikiLeaks and features some of Hearne's most accessible compositions yet. Commissioned and produced by Beth Morrison Projects (she of the Protoype Festival), the work features a libretto by Mark Doten with direction by Daniel Fish, production design by Jim Findlay and video work by Fish and Findlay together. 'The Gun Show' Casts Nonpartisan Eye on Gun Control Debate in Los Angeles
E.M. Lewis's play is now in Los Angeles after its world premiere this summer in Chicago. After its world premiere in Chicago this summer, The Gun Show, playwright E.
