Lisa Gold News

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Company's Year of the Golden Ox Celebration.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company continues its 20+ years tradition of presenting a special production of the Chinese New Year. The Company is announcing a series of events for a colorful and vibrant special Chinese New Year Celebration of the Ox online.

The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced The Potluck Plays: A Digital Feast, a virtual benefit event for the Asian American Arts Alliance. The event will take place online on Wednesday, October 21 between 7:00-8:00 PM EDT.

NYC & Company, the official destination marketing organization and convention and visitors bureau for the five boroughs of New York City, today announced the formation of The Coalition for NYC Hospitality & Tourism Recovery.

The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Miranda Cornell for its 2020 Van Lier Fellowship. The fellowship includes a $6,000 unrestricted cash award and eight months of professional development training and career support to foster the next milestone of Cornell's artistic career.

The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Rohan Bhargava for its 2020 Jadin Wong Fellowship, which includes a $6,000 unrestricted cash award and eight months of professional development training and career support to foster the next milestone of Bhargava's artistic career.

Highly acclaimed Australian circus company, Gravity & Other Myths have issued production images of their brand-new cast in A Simple Space, the incredible contemporary circus-show headlining the Underbelly Festival Southbank until 5th May this year. With A Simple Space, Gravity & Other Myths invite audiences to Feel the heat, hear every breath, and be immersed in every moment in this intimate and visceral circus show.

On Tuesday, April 16, the Asian American Arts Alliance and Slant'd Media will collaborate to present a free program designed to empower Asian Americans with tools to reclaim and celebrate their narratives. The workshop will be limited to 20 participants to create an intimate environment where participants will be encouraged to share their stories in their own voices.

The Asian American Arts Alliance announces its next bi-monthly Town Hall event, celebrating CRAFT with featured presenters Jean Lin and Sam Ita, on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. 

Escape to Margaritaville opened last night, March 15, at the Marquis Theatre, and BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the big night. Check out photos from the opening night after party below!

In the ongoing pursuit to challenge, push and develop contemporary circus artists and the art form, Circus Oz is delighted to announce the inaugural Sidesault at The Melba festival in Collingwood over two weeks this November.

The Arcola Theatre recently announced its new Summer/Autumn Season.

The Arcola Theatre has announced its new Summer/Autumn Season.

Lyn Gardner, one of the UK's leading theatre critics, a writer for The Guardian newspaper and the new Associate Editor of The Stage, has been named as a new Master on the MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins.

The MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London at Central Saint Martins, one of the UK's leading scriptwriting courses, has announced 'The Year of Celebration' for its 5th anniversary year.

COME FROM AWAY opened last night on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers. Check out the cast at the opening night party below!

Just last night, at sunset the eve of the Inauguration, more than 500 theaters, ensembles and companies, high school and university theater programs gathered across the country to light a light and make a pledge to stand for and protect the values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone - regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

 On Saturday evening, November 5, 2016, The Cleveland Orchestra will join with Beachwood High School to dedicate the school's newly renovated auditorium and celebrate the school system's outstanding music education programs.  This concert is made possible by the Alfred Lerner In-School Performance Fund, created through a gift to The Cleveland Orchestra's endowment by Mrs. Norma Lerner and the Lerner Foundation.  Tickets for the free concert will be available on the Beachwood Schools website at www.beachwoodschools.org/clevelandorchestra.aspx. 

Co-directors/producers Deborah Goldstein (Publisher, Village Q), Brooke Lefferts (Writer, Associated Press, NBC Today), Sandy Rustin (Playwright, Rated P ... for Parenthood, The Cottage, Struck)are pleased to announce the incredible local cast of the 2015 North Jersey show of Listen to Your Mother, a national series of original live readings about motherhood (www.listentoyourmothershow.com). The production will be May 9th at 2:00 and 5:00 PM at The South Orange Performing Arts Center (One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ, 07079). Statewide open auditions were held in early March and 13 writers have been selected to join the movement of 'giving motherhood a microphone.' Tickets are $30-$35 and are available at www.sopacnow.org.

Celebrating talented new voices in screenwriting, the Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest officially announced its top award winners. A complete list of the 2014 winners and official finalists can be viewed on the contest's website https://beverlyhillsscreenplaycontest.com