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IF/THEN Opens May 19 At Gallery Players by BWW News Desk
- May 18, 2022 This May, Gallery Players will present the final musical of its 55th season, a new production of IF/THEN; music by Tom Kitt; book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey; originally produced on Broadway in 2014.
A MIDSUMMER HOUR Free Family Event Comes to Cadman Plaza Park by BWW News Desk
- May 18, 2022 THEATER 2020, Brooklyn Heights' NY award winning professional theater company is delighted to bring you a FREE presentation of A MIDSUMMER HOUR, a lively one hour version of the classic Shakespeare comedy “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by David Fuller. 2 performances only on Saturday, June 4 & Sunday, June 5, both at 6PM.
651 ARTS Presents the Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration by BWW News Desk
- May 18, 2022 651 ARTS, in association with Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and The Center for Fiction, presents its Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration: Sonic Liberation with DJ Reborn and Friends hosted by dancer/choreographer and STooPS founder Kendra J. Ross.
ChamberQUEER Pride Festival Announced At National Sawdust, June 10 And 12 by BWW News Desk
- May 17, 2022 ChamberQUEER is a multifaceted organization with the mission of highlighting historically underrepresented queer figures in western classical music and providing an intersectionally inclusive space within western classical music for artists and audience.
ViBe Theater Experience Names New Co-Executive Directors Beryl Briane Ford And Michelan Le'Monier by BWW News Desk
- May 17, 2022 viBe Theater Experience's Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Beryl Briane Ford and Michelan Le'Monier as the organization's new Executive Co-Directors. The organization has been under their interim leadership in this capacity since November 2021, and viBe's Board unanimously approved their permanent appointments in March 2022.
RED HOOK FEST to Begin in Two Weeks by BWW News Desk
- May 17, 2022 After more than two years of alternative programming, Red Hook Fest will return to the waterfront and welcome thousands of attendees to enjoy resources, activities, and dazzling performances for free. Featuring Martha Redbone, The Illustrious Blacks, Bombazo Dance Co., Batalá New York, MNFST Worldwide, and Emcee Jive Poetic in addition to talented pre-professional youth groups, the Red Hook Fest mainstage celebration is a uniquely powerful- and necessary- cultural event.
Center For Performance Research Will Hold Virtual Spring Benefit Next Month by BWW News Desk
- May 17, 2022 On Monday, June 13, 2022 at 7:30 PM, CPR – Center for Performance Research will gather its community of artists, friends, and supporters during a virtual Spring Benefit in celebration of PROCESS, celebrating the ways that CPR continues to support and engage the artistic process through its programs and opportunities for artists.
Performance Space New York Presents Brontez Purnell's INVISIBLE TRIAL Next Month by BWW News Desk
- May 17, 2022 Performance Space New York presents Brontez Purnell's Invisible Trial, a dance solo from the acclaimed writer (100 Boyfriends, MCDxFSG) and dancer (Brontez Purnell Dance Company), June 16–18 (in The Sydney Neilma Theatre, 150 1st Ave. 4th floor). Choreographed by Larry Arrington, Invisible Trial is loosely based on the Sylvia Plath short story 'Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams”—with anxiety as the work's overlord.
Fort Greene Preparatory Academy and PS 46 Celebrate Impactful Education For Brooklyn Youth With Community Block Party by BWW News Desk
- May 16, 2022 Fort Greene Preparatory Academy (FGPA) and PS 46, a Brooklyn-based public elementary and middle school campus, will host Stepping Into Spring, a summer block party, on Saturday, May 21, featuring student performances, food, and fun for all ages. Committed to the development of intellectual independence and responsible leaders who celebrate excellence on their shared campus, the schools celebrate excellence in arts education on their shared campus.
LIVE AFTER DEATH to Be Performed in a Funeral Home by BWW News Desk
- May 13, 2022 A comedy show about death?? In a funeral home?! Part catharsis, part circus, total chaos: Ben Wasserman's Live After Death is an hour of sometimes interactive comedy about grief and loss that's actually funny!
Tickets Are Now on Sale For QUINCE at the Bushwick Starr by BWW News Desk
- May 12, 2022 The Bushwick Starr partners with One Whale's Tale to present QUINCE, written and co-created by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and directed and co-created by Ellpetha Tsivicos. Originally presented as an abridged workshop at the People's Garden in 2020, QUINCE is the story of a 15 year-old Chicana confronting her queer identity, family and religion on the eve of her quinceañera.
The Heights Players Presents THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by BWW News Desk
- May 11, 2022 Now playing at The Heights Players in Brooklyn: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the hilarious, rollicking, Tony Award-winning, musical mystery whodunit where every night the audience chooses the ending!
NYC Gay Men's Chorus Comes to the Brooklyn Museum in June by BWW News Desk
- May 11, 2022 Following the wildly succesful, sold out performance at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts last weekend, The New York City Gay Men's Chorus (NYCGMC) is heading across the river to perform on the steps of the Brooklyn Museum!
AOP Concert Of World Premiere Songs Gives 'First Glimpse' of Emerging Composers and Librettists by BWW News Desk
- May 11, 2022 The American Opera Project announces First Glimpse : Songs from the Great Room, a live concert of World Premiere songs written by the current composers and librettists of Composers & the Voice, the groundbreaking vocal-writing fellowship program that has been the starting point for some of today’s most recognized contemporary opera creators.
10th Annual Asian Burlesque Festival Announced by BWW News Desk
- May 11, 2022 The New York Asian Burlesque Festival is not only the biggest Asian burlesque event on the international calendar, it is the only one of it's kind, and brings the finest of Asian burlesque and cabaret artists from all over the world to New York City for a night of spectacular performance!
ArtsDistrict Brooklyn To Launch This Summer In Greenpoint by BWW News Desk
- May 10, 2022 ArtsDistrict Brooklyn (David Galpern and Charles Roy, co-founders), an immersive and experiential arts venue, will open this July, in Greenpoint (25 Franklin Street) — the media hub of Brooklyn. ArtsDistrict Brooklyn (a/k/a AD/BK) will feature the US premiere of “Limitless AI” by internationally-renowned artists Ferdi & Eylul Alici of Ouchhh Studio (Istanbul), creators of the award-winning 2018 global sensation, “Poetic AI,” which was seen by 1 million visitors at Atelier des Lumières in Paris. For AD/BK, the artist couple has reimagined and expanded their original work as “Limitless AI,” a 70-minute show, and for the first time, united the pieces with a narrative story consisting of five chapters, including “Poetic AI.”
2022 Jadin Wong Fellowship Recipient Announced by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2022 The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Marie Lloyd Paspe for its 2022 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 Paspe's artistic career.
2022 Van Lier Fellowship Recipient Announced by BWW News Desk
- May 09, 2022 The Asian American Arts Alliance has announced the selection of Connor Sen Warnick for its 2022 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 Warnick's artistic career.
DAVID AND KATIE GET RE-MARRIED to be Presented at New Brooklyn Theater Super Secret Arts by BWW News Desk
- May 06, 2022 Written and performed by real-life couple David Carl and Katie Hartman, David and Katie Get Re-Married is a real time sweet and sour wedding betwixt a star-crossed couple who has broken up and reunited more frequently than Spiderman has been rebooted.
Brooklyn Music School Presents The Inaugural Dr. Leon Gunther Legacy Award At New HeartBEATS Fundraising Gala by BWW News Desk
- May 05, 2022 Brooklyn Music School will present the Dr. Leon Gunther Legacy Award for the first time at the New heartBEATS Fundraising Gala. The Legacy Award recognizes BMS community members who have shown years-long commitment to the performing arts and have shared their passion with others either through performance, education, or both.
Kings Theatre Announces May Lineup by BWW News Desk
- May 04, 2022 Kings Theatre present a variety of shows this May in Brooklyn, NY. Upcoming events include the popular Kings Theatre Historic Tours, Bunbury, Tori Amos, Interpol with TYCHO and special guest Matthew Dear and 5ive Mics & Friends: Birthday Celebration Concert.
Brooklyn-Based Nonprofit KIDS ROCK FOR KIDS to Host Fundraising Music Festival by BWW News Desk
- May 04, 2022 Brooklyn-based nonprofit, Kids Rock For Kids (KRFK), is set to host COME TOGETHER, the very first multi-day International Teen Music Festival, which will bring kids from around the world to perform in venues across New York City. More importantly, the festival, which will run from June 18 -20, 2022, will raise money for kids in crisis in both Ukraine and New York City.