HAMMOND CASTLE December 16 & 17 Performed live at Big Wood Cinema in Hailey Written by Naomi McDougall Jones Directed by Veronica Moonhill A soon-to-be-filmed motion picture script, written by TLTC’s Naomi McDougall Jones, Hammond Castle will be presented as a 2-day Live Staged Radio Play! Featuring an on-stage foley artist creating sound effects alongside a full cast, this fairytale for grown-ups is the story of a 7-month pregnant failed actress who becomes entangled with the power-hungry ghost of a long forgotten inventor hell-bent on fame. He draws her into a glamorous, ghost-filled fantasy and together they hatch a dangerous plan to secure both their legacies… at a terrible cost. Shows Dec 16th @2pm & 7pm, and Dec 17th @7pm. $30 General Admission / $15 Student. Tickets at LibertyTheatreCompany.org
Sun Valley Opera and Broadway present MetHD’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
The next presentation by Sun Valley Opera and Broadway’s Live Simulcast Opera Performances is X: The Life and Times of Malcom X on Saturday, November 18, 2023. More information can be found at www.sunvalleyopera.com. Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking and influential opera premiered in 1986. Theater luminary and Tony-nominated director of Slave Play Robert O’Hara oversees a potent new staging that imagines Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. An exceptional cast of breakout artists and young Met stars enliven the operatic retelling of the civil rights leader’s life. Baritone Will Liverman, who triumphed in the Met premiere of Fire Shut Up in My Bones, sings Malcolm X, alongside soprano Leah Hawkins as his mother, Louise; mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis as his sister Ella; bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as his brother Reginald; and tenor Victor Ryan Robertson as Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad. Kazem Abdullah conducts the newly revised score, which provides a layered, jazz-inflected setting for the esteemed writer Thulani Davis’s libretto. Doors open at 10:30am. The concession counter will be open. The production begins at 10:55am. The Magic Lantern is located at 100 East 2nd Street in Ketchum and tickets can be purchased at the door. Magic Lantern …
LANCO w/Aaron Golay & The Original Sin
Multi-Platinum selling band LANCO continues to forge new territory after the roots-frontier explorers and live-performance junkies broke out with the 2x Platinum multi-week No. 1 hit “Greatest Love Story.” Creating a heartland rocker for a new generation, the band followed up with the Billboard Country Albums chart topper HALLELUJAH NIGHTS, marking the first Country group to earn a No. 1 debut in a decade. Additionally, LANCO garnered another PLATINUM certified hit with “Born To Love You”, before the launch of their anthemic 2021 EP, HONKY-TONK HIPPIES, which was self-produced and co-written by the band. New music from the ACM “New Group of the Year” follows multiple nominations from the CMT, CMA, ACM, AMA and iHeartAwards, while Lancaster became the first member of a group to win NSAI’s “Songwriter/Artist of the Year” award. LANCO continues to “bring the full-band sound back to Country” (Newsday) and plans to build off their deep-rooted connection with fans in their new era of music. For more information on LANCO, visit www.lancomusic.com. Purchase Tickets at: www.ci.ovationtix.com/35937/performance/11376558 *$50.00 advance. $60.00 30 days before shows for GA tickets *$150.00 advance seated upstairs/meet & greet w/band. $170.00 30 days before show (Seated upstairs/meet & greet w/band will have an …
Imani Winds
Celebrating over a quarter century of music making, the twice GRAMMY nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations, and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The ensemble’s playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire, and newly commissioned works from voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live.
Trailblazing Women of Country – A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly
Trailblazing Women of Country features the music of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton, who revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists. With their chart-topping hits and record-breaking sales, they wove threads of contemporary womanhood throughout the tapestry of country music, resulting in unprecedented commercial success and earning each a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Through their singular voices and artistry, Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly defied restrictive gender norms, proving that women can be at once beautiful and strong, vulnerable, and powerful. Featuring soloists, Miko Marks, CMT’s 2022, “Next Woman of Country,” and Nashville based singer, Kristina Train, supported by a 5-member all-female band.
Sun Valley Opera and Broadway presents the Met Opera’s live simulcast of “Dead Man Walking”
The 2023-2024 Season of The Metropolitan Opera’s Live Simulcast Opera Performances begins on Saturday, October 21, 2023 with “Dead Man Walking”. Sun Valley Opera and Broadway will present its MET HD Live Simulcast Operas at the Magic Lantern Theater in Ketchum. “Dead Man Walkin”g is based on Sister Helen Prejean’s memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer. “Dead Man Walking” matches the high drama of its subject with Heggie’s beautiful and poignant music and a brilliant libretto by Terrence McNally. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato starring as Sister Helen. The outstanding cast also features bass-baritone Ryan McKinny as the death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher, soprano Latonia Moore as Sister Rose, and legendary mezzo-soprano Susan Graham—who sang Helen Prejean in the opera’s 2000 premiere—as De Rocher’s mother. Content Advisory: “Dead Man Walking” contains a depiction of a rape and murder, as well as other adult themes and strong language.
Cultura – Oaxaca, Mexico
To help celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, the Hailey Public Library will host Cultura, a series inviting community leaders to share personal stories, images, and conversation about their home countries. On Thursday, September 21 at 5:30-7:00 PM, Dirce Flores, a former professional dancer from a small town near Oaxaca, will introduce us to her area’s regions, multiple ethnic groups, pre-Hispanic ceremonial centers and the Guelaguetza, an annual indigenous cultural celebration. She will conclude by demonstrating a traditional dance.
Hailey Hispanic Heritage Festival // Hailey Festival de Herencia Hispana
The 6th annual Hailey Hispanic Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday September 16th from 10 am to 8 pm at the Hailey Town Center West. Join us in celebrating our latin american and mexican cultures and recognizing our contributions and achievement of strenghtening hispanic mental health. There will be free games, bouncy houses, food vendors, cultural arts & crafts, resources, neighborhood fun and wide varierty of music. For more information contact Romero (208)309-5902 __________________________________________________________________________________ El 6to Festival anual de Herencia Hispana en Hailey se llevara a cabo el 16 de Septiembre desde las 10 am hasta las 8pm en el Hailey Town Center West (Calle Croy). Acompáñenos a celebrar nuestras culturas de Suramerica, Centro America y Mexicana. Reconociendo nuestra contribucion, logros y fortaleza de la salud mental de nuestra comunidad hispana. Habra juegos gratis, inflables, venta de comida, artes y manualidades, informacion, musica variada y diversion para toda la communidad. Para mas informacion, comunicarse con Romero (208) 309-5902
Chicago
CHICAGO Presented by The Liberty Theatre Company October 4-28 at The Mint in Hailey Written by Bob Fosse, Music/Lyrics by John Kander & Fred Ebb Directed by Naomi McDougall Jones Music Direction by R.L. Rowsey Choreography by Sami Bass Tickets at LibertyTheatreCompany.org The Liberty Theatre Company’s production of Chicago will be an immersive experience, seating audiences in the den of a 1920’s speakeasy and serving up a tall drink of glitz and glamor. Broadway’s longest-running American musical, Chicago is a dazzling and satirical look at fame, justice, and the media machine. Based on real-life murders and trials, Chicago follows Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite her attempts to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie for her. Chicago is a musical spectacular that is as addictive as gossip and as unforgettable as any trial of the century. PERFORMANCES: October 4th – 7pm October 5th – 7pm October 6th – 7pm October 7th – 7pm October 12th – 7pm October 13th – 7pm October 14th – 7pm October 15th – 2pm Matinee October 19th – 7pm October 20th – 7pm October 21st – 7pm October 22nd – 2pm Matinee October 25th – 7pm …
SPOT STUDIO SERIES: Epoxy Resin Nightmare
EPOXY RESIN NIGHTMARE by Annabel Webster (NY based playwright originally from Sun Valley/Ketchum; Spot Young Co. Alumni) SHOW DESCRIPTION: Epoxy Resin Nightmare is a nonlinear play (or fever dream) about girlhood and generational curses in the gothic deserts of Southern Idaho. A mother and daughter sharing time, space, and god, connect through themes of sexuality, bodily preservation, and big stinkin’ white lilies. Annabel Webster’s first play at The Spot asks you to wish for a savior but believe in the carnage of women everlasting. Directed by Annabel Webster, Kagen Albright + Wyatt Root Movement Coordinator Julia Ott Stage Manager Wyatt Root with support from Elena Vorm featuring Spot Young Co. Alumni Chloe Khosrowshahi, Annabelle Lewis + Coco Vorm August 17-19 @ 7:30pm August 20 @ 4:00pm SPOT STUDIO SERIES: The Spot Studio Series is a selection of new and published theatrical works presented in our black box space with no frills (minimal tech.) These pop-up shows are stripped-back with short, galvanizing, concentrated rehearsal processes where actors and directors get to explore the text, source material and heart of the work. It’s our version of scene-study, but in classic Spot fashion, we do the whole thing. The Spot Studio Series …