John Hart News

Alon Nechushtan's latest project, Moving Voices, is a jazz performance that aims to amplify immigrant voices and tell stories of extraordinary voyages. Join the international quartet on their East Coast tour in November 2023.

Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Steven Soderbergh (sex, lies, and videotape, Traffic, Erin Brockovich), makes his New York City theatrical producing debut with the World Premiere of The Fears, a new play by Emma Sheanshang. See photos from opening night!

Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Steven Soderbergh (sex, lies, and videotape, Traffic, Erin Brockovich), will make his New York City theatrical producing debut with the World Premiere of The Fears, a new play by Emma Sheanshang (Every Girl Gets Her Man, Greetings from Tim Buckley), and directed by Dan Algrant (“Sex and the City,” People I Know). The company of the play met the press this week! Check out photos of the event!

Schuyler Fisk’s latest single Life After from Sam & Kate will be released on Friday, October 28, 2022. The film Sam & Kate stars Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman, Academy Award winner Sissy Spacek, Jake Hoffman and Schuyler Fisk and can be seen in theaters November 11, 2022.

ELLA: An American Miracle, a new musical written by Anna Deavere Smith (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 and Notes From The Field) and featuring music from the Ella Fitzgerald songbook, is currently in development, with an upcoming work session held from August 25-September 21 to conclude with a private industry presentation.

 Nashville Recording Artist Doug Allen Nash comes to the Cutting Room with the '#1 Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond Tribute Show” on Friday Night, June 17, 2022  at 7 PM EDT. Doors open at 6 PM. 

LookOut, Steppenwolf Theatre's popular performance series that presents the work of artists and companies across genre and form, proudly announces its Summer 2022 season, featuring a riotously eclectic lineup of performances spanning the gamut of music, drag, storytelling and more.

Proctors Collaborative will launch its first ever Fandom Fest. Nerds, geeks, bookworms, gamers and everyone in between are welcome to come to Proctors in Schenectady, Friday, August 12- Sunday, August 14. Fandom Fest will allow our guests to share the love they have for their favorite show, anime, game or movie with new fans, young and old in what will become an annual event. 

The company is working with community partners to invite children to see a family friendly production each season. The goal is to bring  1,000 children to see a production. One performance ticket is distributed for every $50 tax-deductible donation.

South Florida Jazz Orchestra opens the Gold Coast Jazz Society's 2021-2022 Concert Series celebrating a 30th Anniversary on November 10, at the Amaturo Theater at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale.

Schuyler Fisk's first single Eastside from her new album We Could Be Alright will be released on Friday, July 9, 2021.  The full We Could Be Alright album will be released later this year, all available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play and other platforms.

Consummate vocalist and New York City jazz staple Hilary Kole has announced the release of Sophisticated Lady. Adorned by Kole's soulful vocal sensibilities and a stellar band of first-rate instrumentalists, Kole's latest release is a collection of mature, nuanced renditions of jazz classics which retain a spirit both heartfelt and adventurous.

'As an organization committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment for all of its employees, Ballet West condemns the actions of these individuals in the strongest manner possible,' the statement reads.

On Wednesday, April 14, one of todays' leading jazz clarinetist, Ken Pelplowski, will perform at the Broward Center's Backlot Live at 7:30pm.

Four exciting new events have been announced in the BackLot Live Series at the Broward Center where fans enjoy entertainment under the starts at the all-new outdoor stage in the Lillian S. Wells Backstage Plaza.

Following Schuyler Fisk's album Sounds of the Holiday, this season the holidays will be brighter with an original interpretation of the classic Deck the Halls which will be released on Friday, November 20, 2020, available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play and other platforms.

Mumbai-born Sonia Mudbhatkal has become the first Indian producer to be nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.

Through the Mangrove Tunnels, performed by the JACK Quartet with pianist Steven Beck and drummer Russell Lacy, is a 45-minute work inspired by Lee's experiences growing up exploring the swamps and bayous of Florida.

Free programming for participants a?oeaged eight to 80a?? is underway online, as Goodman Theatre's popular Education and Engagement summer offerings for multigenerational learners go virtual. Nearly 150 studentsa?"35% of whom are new to the Goodmana?"participate in summer programs, which gather online each week on varying days and times.

The Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts presents two very different works from two of the finest ballet companies in the western half of North America-Ballet West's beautifully traditional production of Giselle, and Ballet BC's stunningly reimagined take on the timeless tale of Romeo + Juliet.