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Ordway Brings Saint Paul Organizations Together For Free Summer Dance Program 6/17
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 28, 2010


Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, along with the City of Saint Paul, Landmark Center, The Saint Paul Hotel, Pazzaluna, Minnesota State Arts Board, Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the Saint Paul Public Library system enthusiastically announce the free Summer Dance program, a weekly social dance event at Landmark Plaza.

Riverside Theatre's Annual Family Festival To Feature Free Multicultural Events Throughout June
by Charlie Piane - May 27, 2010


Currently celebrating its 50th Anniversary, The Riverside Theatre is presenting its 12TH Annual New York Family Arts Festival, a festival of interactive multicultural weekend activities for families to enjoy from Friday, June 11 - Monday, June 28 at the Theatre, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.), Morningside Heights. All Festival events are free of charge to attend.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM Announces June Line-Up
by Elisabeth Nebeker - May 26, 2010


The National Jazz Museum's June line-up includes discussions with musical artists Paquito D'Rivera and Craig Harris for Harlem Speaks; a talk with a living literary legend, Peter Straub, at Jazz for Curious Readers; and our adult education series, Jazz for Curious Listeners, features instrumentalists Jeremy Pelt, Nicholas Payton and Orrin Evans taking the reins of discourse on jazz in the 21st century. For more information visit http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

The Hartt School Honors Late Jazz Legend Hank Jones
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 18, 2010


The jazz world and The Hartt School lost a great musician and friend on Sunday, May 16, 2010, when the legendary Hank Jones passed away. Mr. Jones, an artistic collaborator with and personal friend of Hartt faculty members Steve Davis and Nat Reeves, presented a master class, performed a concert with Hartt faculty and students, and received an honorary degree from the University of Hartford on April 13, 2009. He died in New York City yesterday, at 91 years of age.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre Presents Presents Chita Rivera in 'My Broadway', 5/7
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2010


Presented by Atlanta Lyric Theatre, on Friday, May 7th, Chita Rivera will perform for one night only at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta in honor of Atlanta Lyric Theatre's 30th anniversary year fundraising celebration. Featuring a medley of songs highlighting her legendary Broadway career, this performance continues Rivera's tour of her self-titled concert, Chita Rivera: My Broadway.

Boston Pops Season Features Menzel, O'Hara & More
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2010


Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops present the orchestra's 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20, 2010, outlining programs that celebrate the orchestra's rich tradition of performing the great music of this country's past and present, for which the Boston Pops is so well known.

Boston Pops Season Features Menzel, O'Hara & More
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2010


Today, Friday, February 19, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops announced details of the orchestra's 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20, 2010, outlining programs that celebrate the orchestra's rich tradition of performing the great music of this country's past and present, for which the Boston Pops is so well known.

New Dimensions in Latin Jazz Present Ignacio Berroa Quartet and Elio Villafranca, 4/5
by BWW News Desk - Apr 5, 2010


NEW DIMENSIONS in LATIN JAZZ returns to S.O.B.'s on Monday, April 5th, 2010 with a double bill of the Grammy-nominated Cuban drummer IGNACIO BERROA's quartet and the virtuoso Cuban pianist-composer ELIO VILLAFRANCA with a solo performance on acoustic piano.

Broadway Sacramento's 2010/11 Season to Include MARY POPPINS and IN THE HEIGHTS
by Jeff Dennhardt - Apr 4, 2010


The 2010-11 Broadway Sacramento season at the Community Center Theater will include six shows never before presented in the region, the first time in the 22-year history of the series that every presentation will be a Sacramento premiere. The six-show season includes Disney's Broadway blockbuster 'Mary Poppins,' the Tony Award-winning best musical 'In the Heights,' the dance spectacular 'Burn the Floor,' the new Dolly Parton musical '9 to 5,' Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Cirque Dreams Holidaze.'

New Dimensions in Latin Jazz Present Ignacio Berroa Quartet and Elio Villafranca, 4/5
by Jeff Dennhardt - Apr 3, 2010


NEW DIMENSIONS in LATIN JAZZ returns to S.O.B.'s on Monday, April 5th, 2010 with a double bill of the Grammy-nominated Cuban drummer IGNACIO BERROA's quartet and the virtuoso Cuban pianist-composer ELIO VILLAFRANCA with a solo performance on acoustic piano.

Halson, Testa, Lead THE CHOCOLATE SHOW! Reading, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2010


On March 25 the new musical THE CHOCOLATE SHOW! featuring Broadway actors Julie Halson, Mary Testa, Erin Davie, Will Erat, and Spencer Moses will get a staged reading in Manhattan.

Debbie Reynolds, Ed Asner et al. Lead La Miranda's March Madness 2010
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2010


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.

Halson, Testa, Lead THE CHOCOLATE SHOW! Reading, 3/25
by Lauren Wolman - Mar 18, 2010


On March 25 the new musical THE CHOCOLATE SHOW! featuring Broadway actors Julie Halson, Mary Testa, Erin Davie, Will Erat, and Spencer Moses will get a staged reading in Manhattan.

Debbie Reynolds, Ed Asner et al. Lead La Miranda's March Madness 2010
by BWW News Desk - Mar 13, 2010


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.

Debbie Reynolds, Ed Asner et al. Lead La Miranda's March Madness 2010
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2010


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre Presents Presents Chita Rivera in 'My Broadway', 5/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2010


Presented by Atlanta Lyric Theatre, on Friday, May 7th, Chita Rivera will perform for one night only at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta in honor of Atlanta Lyric Theatre's 30th anniversary year fundraising celebration. Featuring a medley of songs highlighting her legendary Broadway career, this performance continues Rivera's tour of her self-titled concert, Chita Rivera: My Broadway.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Announces April Events
by BWW News Desk - Mar 10, 2010


The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall goes retro during April, with shows featuring 1940's Big Bands, 102 Years of Broadway, megahit-makers such as The Beach Boys and Neil Sedaka, and even 'Barbra & Frank' in a fantasy concert that never was.

La Miranda's March Madness 2010 Presents SWING, SWING, SWING!, 3/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2010


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre's THE ALL NIGHT STRUT Closes 3/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2010


Experience the joy and excitement of the golden age of Tin Pan Alley when Atlanta Lyric Theatre's THE ALL NIGHT STRUT! struts its stuff as it comes roaring to The Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square in a no holds-barred celebration of the age of be-bop, jazz and swing February 19 through March 7.

La Miranda Theatre Presents JOURNEY UNAUTHORIZED, 3/5
by BWW News Desk - Mar 5, 2010


La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced its annual MARCH MADNESS events. Featuring everything from Debbie Reynolds to Ed Asner as FDR; Journey to Abbey Road, there is something for everyone in a month full of musical events and theatrical entertainment.

Ann Hampton Callaway to Star in PSO Benefit, 4/17
by BWW News Desk - Mar 4, 2010


Versatile singer, songwriter and pianist Ann Hampton Callaway, acclaimed for her performances in Manhattan nightclubs and on the Broadway stage, will entertain at the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's 'A Classic Cabaret' on Saturday, April 17. The gala benefit, held annually as a fund-raiser for the BRAVO! education program and PSO's general operations, will take place at Bedens Brook Country Club, 240 Rolling Hill Road in Skillman, N.J.

National Jazz Museum Announces March Events
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2010


In March 2010, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem presents public programming that brings jazz fans closer to artists-emerging to living masters-that embody the art form that defines America to itself and to the world.

Laurie Beechman Theater Announces Lineup for March: Joan Rivers, Joshua Warr, Victoria Edwards & More
by BWW News Desk - Feb 22, 2010


It is with great pleasure that The West Bank Café announces upcoming performances to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre. The West Bank Café is located at 407 West 42nd. St., at Ninth Avenue. For reservations, please call 212.695.6909.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre's THE ALL NIGHT STRUT Begins 2/19
by BWW News Desk - Feb 19, 2010


Experience the joy and excitement of the golden age of Tin Pan Alley when Atlanta Lyric Theatre's THE ALL NIGHT STRUT! struts its stuff as it comes roaring to The Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square in a no holds-barred celebration of the age of be-bop, jazz and swing February 19 through March 7.

Boston Pops Season Features Menzel, O'Hara & More
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 19, 2010


Today, Friday, February 19, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops announced details of the orchestra's 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20, 2010, outlining programs that celebrate the orchestra's rich tradition of performing the great music of this country's past and present, for which the Boston Pops is so well known.

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