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MOAD MDC Presents The Interactive Installation of Black Power Naps / Siestas Negras
by Julie Musbach - Sep 16, 2019


Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) will present Black Power Naps/Siestas Negras byNavild and Sosa, a multi-sensory, interactive installation designed to provide joyful and relaxing relief from fatiguing systems of inequality.

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of AMERICAN MOOR?
by Julie Musbach - Sep 9, 2019


Red Bull Theater presents Keith Hamilton Cobb's acclaimed play American Moor, making its Off-Broadway premiere at Cherry Lane Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say.

Leading Brooklyn Arts Institution 651 Arts Announces New Executive Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2019


651 ARTS, Brooklyn's premier organization for the African Diasporic arts, today announced the appointment of seasoned nonprofit arts leader David J. Roberts as the renowned institution's new Executive Director. The selection of Roberts follows an extensive nationwide search led by cultural consulting firm CJAM Consulting, LLC and 651's Board of Directors. Roberts, who succeeds former Executive Director Shay Wafer, will report to the Board of Directors and will officially assume the role in August, 2019. 

Straight No Chaser Comes To Washington Pavilion
by Julie Musbach - May 10, 2019


Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser (SNC) has announced plans for a U.S. concert tour, "The Open Bar Tour." Straight No Chaser will take stage at the Washington Pavilion's Mary W. Sommervold Hall on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 8 p.m.

Omigod You Guys! Grosse Pointe Theatre Rocks Out With LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - Feb 2, 2019


Grosse Pointe Theatre invites audiences to the hallowed halls of Harvard Law as it continues its 71st Season with a production of Legally Blonde The Musical. The eight performance runs starts on January 20, 2019, at Pierce Auditorium, located at 15430 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230. Parking is free. Complimentary valet is available. In 1948, Grosse Pointe Theatre staged their inaugural show, Clarence by Booth Tarkington at Pierce Auditorium.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE's Johnnie Mae Joins Staged Reading Of THE TALK
by Julie Musbach - Jan 10, 2019


Award winning actress Johnnie Mae, who played the role of housekeeper Louann Pratt in season one of the Martin Scorsese produced Boardwalk Empire on HBO, has joined the cast of the staged reading of Janice Liddell's drama The Talk, an installment in the Frank Silvera Writers Workshop monthly reading series in partnership with The Billie Holiday Theatre.

Omigod You Guys! Grosse Pointe Theatre Rocks Out With LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2019


Grosse Pointe Theatre invites audiences to the hallowed halls of Harvard Law as it continues its 71st Season with a production of Legally Blonde The Musical. The eight performance runs starts on January 20, 2019, at Pierce Auditorium, located at 15430 Kercheval Ave, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230. Parking is free. Complimentary valet is available. In 1948, Grosse Pointe Theatre staged their inaugural show, Clarence by Booth Tarkington at Pierce Auditorium.

Little Lyric Announces Spring 2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Nov 30, 2018


The Lyric Hammersmith is pleased to present the 2019 Spring season of Little Lyric especially for audiences aged between 0-11 years. This season includes new shows from some of the Lyric's favourite family theatre companies, as well as from fabulous companies working with the Lyric for the very first time, who will all be sure to delight and amaze young audiences with magical adventures and stories.

CARMEN JONES, ON KENTUCKY AVENUE Lead AUDELCO 'Viv' Awards - Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2018


AUDELCO announced the winners of the 2018 Viv Awards last night, honoring Black Theatre in New York City.

Aixa Kendrick And Cast of BLACK SPARTA Return for New York and Pittsburgh Performances
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2018


Award winning actress Aixa Kendrick and the cast of Layon Gray's critically acclaimed warrior drama Black Sparta will return to the New York stage for two performances only before heading to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for the production's regional premiere.

Aixa Kendrick And Cast of BLACK SPARTA Return for New York and Pittsburgh Performances
by Julie Musbach - Nov 1, 2018


Award winning actress Aixa Kendrick and the cast of Layon Gray's critically acclaimed warrior drama Black Sparta will return to the New York stage for two performances only before heading to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for the production's regional premiere.

AUDELCO Announces Viv Award Nominations, CARMEN JONES Leads
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2018


AUDELCO has announced the nominees for their 2018 'Viv' Awards, honoring Black Theatre in New York City.

HOW HOT IS IT GOING TO GET? Documentary Explores the Effects of Climate Change
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 26, 2018


130F Films and director/writer Michael Allen present How Hot Is It Going To Get?, a new feature-length global warming documentary that asks a simple question and reveals both the Fahrenheit answer to this question and how young voters can change the answer. The film lays bare the chief hurdles in getting global warming recognized as fact and achieving real policy change in the U.S. to ensure a livable Earth for current and future generations. A dynamic, animation-enhanced visual presentation, How Hot Is It Going To Get? includes interviews with Millennial-generation voters, political experts and climate change scientists who give lucid analysis of the clear and present challenge to prevent a Soylent Green-like future on Earth. 

Straight No Chaser Comes to ABT Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2018


Limited tickets remain for acclaimed a cappella group Straight No Chaser's One Shot Tour show on Thursday, November 1 at Alberta Bair Theater.

SDCF Conversation With Mandy Moore & Walter Painter Comes to Los Angeles, 9/24
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2018


Award-winning choreographer MANDY MOORE and award-winning director/choreographer WALTER PAINTER join the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) on Monday, September 24 from 7 to 8 pm at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles as part of SDCF's ongoing One-on-One Conversation series. The series returns to Los Angeles for another in-depth discussion with prominent artists, following its May conversation with the creative team of Soft Power at CTG. SDCF Executive Director David Roberts will moderate.

Outer Critics Circle Announce New Executive/Nominating Committee Members
by Julie Musbach - Sep 14, 2018


Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced today Cynthia Allen, Richard Ridge, David Roberts and Janice Simpson will serve as new members of the OCC Executive/Nominating Committee. 

Long Island's Tilles Center to Present TheaterWorksUSA's ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER & FRIENDS
by Rebecca Russo - Aug 31, 2018


New York: For over 50 years TheaterWorksUSA has presented family-friendly adaptations of celebrated books on stages across the country.  This fall, TheaterWorksUSA will be offering its trademark brand of quality entertainment at Long Island's Tilles Center with their new musical Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends, with a book by Lauren Gunderson, music by Brian Lowdermilk, lyrics by Kait Kerrigan and originally directed by Peter Flynn and choreography by Marcos Santana. The performance will take place  on September 15 at 2pm at Tilles Center (Tilles Center is located at LIU Post, 720 Northern Blvd, Brookville NY) Tickets are $25, $15 and can be purchased by calling  516.299.3100 or by visiting tillescenter.org.

VIDEO: Preview THE MET LIVE IN HD 2017-18 Season
by Alan Henry - Jul 2, 2018


Tickets go on sale today for the Met's Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning Live in HD series' 2017-18 season, which begins on October 7 with the company's new production of Bellini's Norma.

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