Diego Prieto News

54 Below is known for its seemingly endless variety of themes as happy reasons to group songs from musical theatre. Here's another, looking at some shows that came to the Marquis, starting in 1986. There were over 30 musicals that played the Marquis Theatre, and nine were revisited with songs and stories at 54 Below.

Television host Marc Summers brings his interactive solo show, The Life And Slimes Of Marc Summers, to New World Stages. The production officially opened last night. Check out photos from the red carpet here!

Jane Summerhays, Diego Prieto, and Janine DiVita have joined the celebration at the Marquis Theater. Find out more about this event at 54 Below!

Actor Justin Guarini hosted the Only Make Believe Gala honoring Brooke Shields on Monday November 6 at the Broadhurst Theater featuring performances by Melinda Doolittle, J Harrison Ghee, Brad Oscar, A.J. Shively, Jessica Vosk, NaTasha Yvette Williams and special appearances by Alicia Quarles, Orfeh and Umbrella Lina. See photos from the red carpet!

“The Spotlight Series” on the Broadway Podcast Network (BPN) concludes today, shining the spotlight on the world of Only Make Believe (OMB), a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing interactive theater to children's hospitals, special education schools, and care facilities. In the six-episode series, host Patrick Oliver Jones takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes journey with OMB's dedicated team and artists, who share stories of the profound impact that OMB makes in the lives of children.

Two-time Tony Nominee and two-time Drama Desk Winner Gavin Lee made his Birdland debut with his solo show “Steppin’ Out with Fred Astaire” on Monday, May 29. Having played two Fred Astaire roles during his award-winning West End and Broadway career, Gavin, with a little help from Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, and a pair of tap shoes, filled the show with songs and stories that made Fred a true star of the Golden Age of Hollywood.

There are certain Broadway performers that are the backbone of the industry, the go-to people that you know will both provide name recognition and bring a high level quality performance to the show. Currently starring as Mr. Musnik in the Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors, two-time Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar is one of those performers.

See photos from the red carpet of Only Make Believe's BACK ON BROADWAY Annual Gala, hosted by John Oliver of HBO's Emmy Award Winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

En el marco del 2° Congreso Internacional Muralismo a 101 años de su nacimiento, con el cual se conmemora a uno de los movimientos artísticos más importantes de México y América Latina, se reúnen más de 40 panelistas, entre muralistas de diversas partes de la República mexicana: Veracruz, Puebla, Morelos, Baja California y Sinaloa; y de Chile, Cuba, Colombia, Argentina, Francia y El Salvador, en la Sala Manuel M. Ponce del 30 al 2 de septiembre, de 10:00 a 15:00 horas.  

La secretaria de Cultura del Gobierno de México, Alejandra Frausto Guerrero, afirmó que durante 2021 el movimiento cultural del país continúa con fuerza y no se detendrá, para ello, ya se trabajan distintos mecanismos que permitan a las y los artistas seguir sus procesos creativos. 

Desde las 8:00 horas de este lunes, la secretaria de Cultura federal, Alejandra Frausto Guerrero, acompañada por los directores generales de Sitios y Monumentos, Arturo Balandrano, del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Diego Prieto, y del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), Lucina Jiménez, sostuvieron una reunión con autoridades del Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, encabezadas por la encargada del despacho de la Secretaría de Cultura local, Guadalupe Lozada, y la secretaria de Gestión Integral de Riesgos y Protección Civil, Myriam Urzúa, con el fin de determinar un plan de acción inmediato para la atención a los daños sufridos por la Parroquia de la Santa Veracruz, a causa de los incendios ocurridos este 30 de agosto. 

La directora general del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), Lucina Jiménez, y el director general del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH), Diego Prieto Hernández, signaron un Convenio General de Colaboración con el cual ambas instituciones unirán acciones para la protección, conservación y divulgación del patrimonio histórico y cultural del país. 

Only Make Believe (OMB), a non-profit organization and children's theater company, hosted its 20th Anniversary Gala event, Make Believe on Broadway, at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre last night.

The Longacre Theatre was the place to be last night as the best of Broadway gathered to celebrate an opening night worth of the gods. The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical officially arrived yesterday, October 16, 2019.

Los catálogos Pasajero 21. El Japón de Tablada y Leonora Carrington. Cuentos Mágicos, publicados por la Secretaría de Cultura, a través del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), con el apoyo de la Fundación Mary Street Jenkins, fueron merecedores de menciones honoríficas del Premio Antonio García Cubas 2019 en la categoría de Catálogo.

Last night, TheaterWorksUSA celebrated 57 years with its benefit at The Current at Chelsea Piers hosted by Broadway's James Snyder. The evening raised critical funds to support TheaterWorksUSA's mission which addresses the disproportionate accessibility of theater for young people by creating exceptional, transformative theatrical experiences for audiences in diverse communities throughout New York City and North America. The sold-out event honored TheaterWorksUSA champions, Marco Masotti and Tracy Stein, Judith C. Prince, and apple seeds.

The York Theatre Company recently presented its one-night only concert version of the newly re-imagined version of the beloved Broadway hit musical I Do! I Do!, with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, based on the play The Fourposter by Jan De Hartog. York Theatre favorite David Glenn Armstrong (Roadside, Happy Hunting) directed with music direction by David Hancock Turner (York's Desperate Measures).

“Los museos son el lugar donde las sociedades se encuentran reflejadas en su memoria, en su construcción artística y en su desarrollo científico y este patrimonio intangible debe aspirar a una reapropiación social”, señaló la Dra. Lucina Jiménez, directora general del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), en el marco de la toma de posesión, para el periodo 2019-2021, del Comité Nacional Mexicano del Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM), donde se designó como presidenta a Maya Dávalos de Camacho.

Just last night, Only Make Believe honored Bethenny Frankel with the Sir Ian McKellen Award for her global philanthropic work for families in crisis through her Bstrong initiative in partnership with delivering good disaster relief charity, as well as Tony Winning playwright / lyricist/ composer Joe DiPietro with the Founder's Award for his for tireless commitment to OMB for 19 years and OMB's first partner facility The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation at NYU Langone with the OMB Star Award. 'Make Believe On Broadway', which was held last night at the Schoenfeld Theatre, was hosted by the hilarious Rachel Dratch.

En el marco de la inauguración de la XXIX Feria Internacional del Libro de Antropología e Historia, el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) entregó el Premio Antonio García Cubas 2018 a los mejores libros y labor editorial.