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Date of Death: July 28, 1941

Birth Place: Bethlehem, PA, USA

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John Zorn's Iconic Venue The Stone Moves to The New School
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2017


John Zorn and Executive Dean Richard Kessler announced today that The Stone, the landmark non-profit performance space founded in 2005 by John Zorn and dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde, will move to The Glass Box Theater at Arnhold Hall on 55 West 13th Street, in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village.

Adam Gopnik, Ana Del Castillo and More Set for ALL THESE WONDERS: THE MOTH at Lincoln Center
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2017


Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts presents All These Wonders: The Moth at Lincoln Center on March 29, 2017, at 7:30 pm in Alice Tully Hall.

Orpheus to Debut Jessie Montgomery's RECORDS FROM A VANISHING CITY at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 27, 2016


Composer/violinist Jessie Montgomery's latest orchestral score, Records from a Vanishing City, will be given its world premiere by Orpheus at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, Today, October 27 (8 pm).

Orpheus to Debut Jessie Montgomery's RECORDS FROM A VANISHING CITY at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Aug 17, 2016


Composer/violinist Jessie Montgomery's latest orchestral score, Records from a Vanishing City, will be given its world premiere by Orpheus at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, Thursday, October 27 (8 pm).

SonicFest to Kick Off This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe
by BWW News Desk - Aug 15, 2016


One of the many curated events at the Cornelia Street Cafe, the three day SonicFest, begins on August 16 at 8pm and continues through the 18th of August.  Deborah Latz, herself a New York-based jazz singer/songwriter and arranger, is not only the curator of this event,  but she is one of the performers. 

DVORAK IN AMERICA with Czech Marionettes to Play La MaMa, 3/10-27
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 11, 2016


'The New World Symphony: Dvorak in America' is a puppet and object theater work examining the influence of African-American and Native American music upon the great 19th-century Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). The piece is written and directed by Vit Horejš and performed by Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre. It traces how Dvorak helped America accept its beautiful multicultural musical traditions by his enthusiasm for African-American and Native American music during his short but influential time in the USA. La MaMa Theatre will present the play's world premiere run March 10 to 27, 2016 in its Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street (East Village). Composer and Musical Director is saxophonist James Brandon Lewis.

Photo Flash: Meet the Star-Studded Company of GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 2, 2015


The Tectonic Theater Project will present its star-studded one-night-only special benefit reading of Moises Kaufman's GROSS INDECENCY: THE THREE TRIALS OF OSCAR WILDE, the award-winning play about Oscar Wilde and the trials for his 'crime' of homosexuality. Below, we bring you a roundup of Monday night's star-studded cast and the roles that they will be playing!

William Parker and the Tone Motion Theatre Present YES I DREAMED OF FREEDOM and More Tonight at Roulette
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2015


Roulette is honored to present William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' tonight, January 17, 2015 at 8pm. Featuring the New York premiere of Yes I Dreamed of Freedom, a moving tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the fifth part of Parker's work Flower In a Stained Glass Window.

William Parker and the Tone Motion Theatre to Present YES I DREAMED OF FREEDOM and More, 1/17 at Roulette
by BWW News Desk - Jan 2, 2015


Roulette is honored to present William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 8pm. Featuring the New York premiere of Yes I Dreamed of Freedom, a moving tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the fifth part of Parker's work Flower In a Stained Glass Window.

William Parker & the “Tone Motion Theatre” to Play Roulette, 1/17
by Sally Henry Fuller - Dec 21, 2014


Roulette presents William Parker and the 'Tone Motion Theatre' Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 8pm. Featuring the New York premiere of Yes I Dreamed of Freedom, a moving tribute to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the fifth part of Parker's work Flower In a Stained Glass Window.

Upcoming Birdland Performance Schedule Includes Jazz Masters Quartet, Lindsay Mendez, and more, 7/28 - 8/3
by Louisa Brady - Jul 18, 2014


Birdland Jazz Club is pleased to announce their amazing line-up of talent for July 28- August 3. Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts.

The Jazz Scene Updates
by Courtnie Mele - Jun 14, 2014


Next Show: THE (pre) FOURTH OF JULY SPECIAL - CLASSIC AMERICANA

Linda Lavin, Arturo O'Farrill, Loston Harris & More Set for Birdland in July
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 13, 2014


Birdland Jazz Club has announced its July 2014 schedule, featuring Arturo O'Farrill, Loston Harris, Ben Allison Group, John Pizzarelli, Barbara Carroll, Rolando Morales-Matos, Linda Lavin, Jane Monheit, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and MORE!

I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE Makes Texas Premiere at Bass Hall, Now thru 3/16
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2014


Performing Arts Fort Worth will present the Texas premiere of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the brand-new, nationally touring hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history. The show runs today, March 11-16, 2014, at Bass Performance Hall.

Roulette to Welcome Daniel Levin's Coelacanth, 3/30
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 4, 2014


Roulette presents Daniel Levin's Coelacanth featuring Daniel Levin, cello, Mat Maneri, viola, Russ Lossing, wurlitzer & piano, Gerald Cleaver, drums Sunday, March 30 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased at: http://roulette.org/events/daniel-levins-coelacanth/

I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE to Make Texas Premiere at Bass Hall, 3/11-16
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2014


Performing Arts Fort Worth will present the Texas premiere of I LOVE LUCY LIVE ON STAGE, the brand-new, nationally touring hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history. The show runs March 11-16, 2014, at Bass Performance Hall.

THE BREATH COURSES THROUGH US Screens in U.S. Debut at the Library of Congress Today
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2014


The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) is a new documentary film about the early 1960s avant-garde jazz group, the New York Art Quartet.

THE BREATH COURSES THROUGH US to Screen in U.S. Debut at the Library of Congress, 1/31
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2013


The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) is a new documentary film about the early 1960s avant-garde jazz group, the New York Art Quartet.

VIDEO: First Look - TNT's New Drama Series MOB CITY
by - Aug 14, 2013


The epic battle between a determined police chief and a dangerous mobster inflames 1940s Los Angeles in TNT's eagerly anticipated television event MOB CITY.

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