Photos: Go inside The Entertainment Community Fund's 2024 Gala
by Bruce Glikas
- Apr 9, 2024
Last night at the Entertainment Community Fund, (formerly The Actors Fund) gala, they announced the $160 million ESSENTIAL Campaign: a bold and comprehensive effort that will combine all of the organization’s fundraising, allowing the Fund to serve more people in more places.
KidsZone Returns to CarmelFest This Summer
by Stephi Wild
- May 8, 2023
KidsZone is a fun-filled part of the annual CarmelFest events that take place each year during the July 4th festivities in Carmel, IN. This year's CarmelFest will take place Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, and KidsZone promises to be bigger and better than ever.
St John's Smith Square Presents BELLE EPOQUE FESTIVAL, 24- 27 November
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 14, 2022
New to St John's Smith Square for 2022, the Belle Epoque Festival is a tantalising peek into a musical world turning its back on heavy symphonic styles. Over four days, the festival will celebrate the gorgeous music of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Custom Made Theatre to Present SHOSHANA IN DECEMBER Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron
- Oct 30, 2022
The Custom Made Theatre Co. (Ciera Eis, Interim Artistic Director) closes its 23rd season with the new musical “Shoshana in December” with book by Rose Oser, lyrics by Weston Scott, and music by Matt Fukui Grandy (writers of the smash hit Tinderella in 2018) directed by Vanessa Flores with music direction by Kiki Lipsett.
Photo Coverage: Monique Wilson, Arman Ferrer Lead MABINING MANDIRIGMA; Show Closes Sept. 1
by Oliver Oliveros
- Aug 26, 2019
Probing the fusion of eclectic steampunk music elements, flip-top rap, and musical theater (Joed Balsamo, composer; Ejay Yatco, music director), side by side a rather traditional libretto in heavy Tagalog (Nicanor Tiongson, librettist) can be refreshing yet jarring. But Tanghalang Pilipino's original musical 'Mabining Mandirigma' is our story--a period of frustration and struggle that can't be ignored. It tells the Philippines' history (1898-1903), which, sadly, keeps repeating itself until today--unless we embrace change and move forward.
Dorthaan Kirk, Newark's First Lady Of Jazz, Named 2020 NEA Jazz Master
by A.A. Cristi
- May 22, 2019
Dubbed Newark's First Lady of Jazz, Dorthaan retired from WBGO Jazz 88.3 in 2018 after four decades as a founding employee of the award-winning public radio station in Newark. She continues to produce and book events throughout New Jersey; inspire and support young musicians through the Dorthaan Kirk Scholarship Opportunity Fund; serve as Consultant to New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC); head up Rokir Music Corp. to build upon the legacy of her late husband, Rahsaan Roland Kirk; book Bethany Baptist Church's Jazz Vespers services, now for the 20th year; and offer her time and expertise to help secure the future of the art form.
Broadway In Chicago Announces Nominees For Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards
by Julie Musbach
- Apr 17, 2019
Broadway In Chicago announces the twenty-four students nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, and nominees for Best Production presented by Guardian Music Travel, Best Direction, Best Scenic Design presented by SPL, Best Choreography, and Best Ensemble for the eighth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA).
Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards Will Be Held May 6
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 18, 2019
Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that the eighth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) will be held at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) on Monday, May 6, 2019, hosted by NBC 5's entertainment reporter LeeAnn Trotter and sponsored by CHICAGO THE MUSICAL (which will play at the Cadillac Palace Theatre from May 7-12). The Illinois chapter of The Jimmy Awards (National High School Musical Theatre Awards) one of the largest programs in the country serves as an annual national celebration of outstanding achievement in musical theater performance by high school students.
Writers on a NE Stage Presents Doris Kearns Goodwin
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 7, 2018
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin returns to The Music Hall as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series on Friday, September 28. She will talk about her new book, LEADERSHIP: In Turbulent Times, a culmination of her five decades of work in presidential history.
Arena Stage's Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues Series Starts March 2018
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 14, 2018
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will host three community conversations as a part of the launch of Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues this spring. The conversations seek to provide an opportunity for members of the Washington, D.C. community to engage in civil discourse about social and political issues, and will demonstrate-with the goal-that people of diverse viewpoints can have fruitful dialogues with one another. Each Arena Forum will have a group of prominent Dialogue Starters and will be moderated by Amitai Etzioni, a University Professor at The George Washington University and author. The conversations with be dedicated to discussion among participants about topics related to current events. Arena Forum: Civil Dialogues will be held in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater from 6:30-8 p.m. on March 26, April 23 and May 29, 2018.
BWW Review: 45 PLAYS teaches us about 45 PRESIDENTS
by Keith Tittermary
- Jan 16, 2018
In the course of American history there have been 44 men to become President of the United States. In the course of just under two hours, 5 very capable women embody those 44 men, plus their wives, mistresses, political opponents, and everyone's favorite non-POTUS, Benjamin Franklin.
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