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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.
Amanda Seales Presents SMART, FUNNY & BLACK Live at Kings Theatre, October 29
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
Kings Theatre will host comedian, actress and producer Amanda Seales and 'Smart, Funny & Black Live' on Saturday, October 29 at 8:00PM.
Heidi Lau's New Installation Comes to The Green-Wood Cemetery
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2022
The Green-Wood Cemetery today announced a new installation by the Cemetery's first artist in residence, Heidi Lau. Gardens as Cosmic Terrains, inspired by Lau's explorations of the Cemetery, was created specially for the Catacombs, which are usually closed to the public.
BAM Presents FILMAFRICA, A Celebration Of Contemporary African Cinema, May 27-June 2
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2022
To celebrate the incredible cinema New York African Film Festival brings to BAM each year during DanceAfrica, the nation's largest festival dedicated to African dance and music taking place May 27—30 at BAM looks back at the decade-plus history of FilmAfrica with a series of recent films and hits from past festivals.
Bechdel Project Announces Recipient Of One Year Writers Residency
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
Bechdel Project has announced Jeanne Dorsey as the recipient of the inaugural Room of One's Own (ROO) Writer's Residency. During the residency, Ms. Dorsey will fully develop her new play 'The Kit: Made by Martha,' which was a 2021 Ensemble Studio Theatre/Sloan Commission.
NYC's Amnesia Wars Presents A Wholly Uncontainable Devised Theatre Experience AVANT PROV At Super Secret Arts
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2022
Amnesia Wars presents 'Avant Prov,' an exhibition and performance in which musicians, dancers, and actors devise a unique, immediate event, as decreed each night by international conceptual artist Køvvånng.
Puppets Come Home to Present PUPPETS COME HOME: CESAR CHÁVEZ AND THE MIGRANTS May 14 In Coney Island
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
Puppets Come Home! at Coney Island presents Teatro SEA's new puppet theater production, “César Chávez and the Migrants (The César Chávez Story),” which celebrates the life and legacy of the Mexican-American labor activist.
Bushwick Starr and One Whale's Tale Present QUINCE
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
The Bushwick Starr will partner with One Whale's Tale to present QUINCE, written and co-created by Camilo Quiroz-Vázquez and directed and co-created by Ellpetha Tsivicos.
HEART OF AFGHANISTAN Makes U.S. Debut In Brooklyn On May 14
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
For decades, the Afghanistan we know from the news has been a country of war, unspeakable violence, and the goings-on of an intractable band of fundamentalists set on taking its culture back centuries. It's hard to imagine it as a place where everyday life also included music, a wide variety of music ranging from folk and pop songs to the rich, high-flowing poetry of ghazals.
90's Sitcom & Movies All Stars Come to Kings Theatre in July
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2022
Laffaholics Nation presents a stand-up comedy celebration of iconic sitcoms and movies! Featuring Kim Coles (In Living Color, Living Single), John Henton (Living Single), Carl Payne aka Cockroach (TheCosby Show, Martin), Coley Coles (Martin), and Don DC Curry(Friday). Hosted by comedian and radio personality, Ray Dejon (Video Show, Laffaholics Liveon Amazon Prime) and VJ Ralph McDaniels (Video Music Box).
Laurie Berg's FOMO:DIPTYCH Announced At The Chocolate Factory Theater
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
The Chocolate Factory Theater presents the world premiere of FOMO:DIPTYCH, a new evening-length performance by Laurie Berg.
VIDEO: First Look at THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, Opening Tonight at Lincoln Center Theater
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2022
Lincoln Center Theater's production of the Thornton Wilder Pulitzer Prize-winning classic THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opens tonight, Monday, April 25 at 6:45pm at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.
Voices Of The New Presents ORBITS By Will Healy & Spiritchild, May 17
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2022
Voices of Ascension, New York City's Grammy-nominated professional choral organization, will present the world premiere of Will Healy & spiritchild's Orbits with the New York-based musician collective ShoutHouse on May 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM at Roulette in downtown Brooklyn.
Bang On A Can Launches New Festival In Brooklyn: LONG PLAY
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2022
 Bang on a Can has announced the full schedule for LONG PLAY, a new, three-day destination music festival. Originally scheduled for May of 2020, LONG PLAY will be presented for the first time from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Imani Winds to Premiere Andy Akiho's BELOUD, BELOVING, BELONGING May 5 at Merkin Hall
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2022
On Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm, the 2022 Ecstatic Music series concludes with the world premiere of composer Andy Akiho’s BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging by Akiho and 2022 GRAMMY nominees and Kaufman Music Center Artists-in-Residence Imani Winds at Merkin Hall. Inspired by the sound of 2019 protests by immigrant detainees at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the piece has been workshopped with a group of incarcerated young men at Rikers Island and will be performed around the country following the May 5 concert.
Theater In Asylum Celebrates The Legacy Of The Federal Theatre Project With The FTP Cabaret
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2022
Theater in Asylum, a New York-based ensemble-driven independent theater company, today announced the latest endeavor in the Company's cabaret series, The FTP Cabaret, a night of theater, dance, music and poetry inspired by the legacy of the Federal Theatre Project. The show will run from Friday, May 13, 2022 through Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the Jalopy Theatre in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Center For The Arts Announces 2022 Virtual Gala
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2022
Brooklyn Center for the Arts has announced its 2022 Virtual Gala Presentation. The purpose of this year’s Virtual Gala presentation is to raise funds toward the revitalization of the company's facility, innovative pre-professional arts programs, school partnerships, community performance events, and most importantly their scholarship fund for young artists!
GUT FEELINGS Comes to Union Hall in May
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2022
Gut Feelings is a live stand up comedy and storytelling show featuring all types of comedic acts, produced and hosted by Sabeen Sadiq. New York City's top comedians will share stories of when they did or really didn't go with their gut feelings - if we're lucky they'll share just how bad things got. Some comedians may even share the hilarious details of their literal gut issues. Come ready to laugh and maybe even cry!
THE GROH SHOW Announced at Brooklyn Comedy Collective
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2022
The Groh Show will come to Brooklyn Comedy Collective, 167 Graham Ave, Brooklyn NY 11206 on April 30, 2022. 
National Sawdust Gala Series to Present JUGGLING & SONG: NECESSARY MOVEMENT and More
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
National Sawdust brings the celebration home to its intimate performance space with a Gala Series celebrating the National Sawdust belief that artistic and musical expression helps us all create a more joyful and just world. The National Sawdust Gala Series raises needed financial support specifically designated for its professional development and mentorship work including its Artist-In-Residence program and the Hildegard Competition, our mentorship initiative highlighting outstanding female and nonbinary composers in the early stages of their careers.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Presents ART IN THE GARDEN: Weekends In Bloom In Celebration Of Cherry Blossom Season 
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
In celebration of the spring season of cherry blossoms, magnolias, bluebells, and more, Brooklyn Botanic Garden presents Art in the Garden: Weekends in Bloom on Saturdays April 23, 30, and May 7, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Irondale Ensemble Project to Present MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2022
Irondale, Brooklyn’s leading theatrical and artistically ambitious think-tank theater ensemble, will present Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and Her Children, May 12-June 5, as the third and final installment of their three-part Bertolt Brecht series Brecht in Exile.
Photos: First Look at ALL THE MOURNFUL VOICES at Forgotten Works
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2022
INVULNERABLE NOTHINGS production of Matthew Gasda’s new play All the Mournful Voices opens on April 15 and coincides with the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln’s assassination, a major subject of the work. The site-responsive immersive production runs through April 29 at Forgotten Works in DUMBO, Brooklyn.
The Neighbors Announced As Co-Curators For The NYU Spring 2022 Applied Theater Convergence
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2022
What Will the Neighbors Say? has been invited to co-curate and co-produce the NYU Spring 2022 Applied Theater Convergence from May 12th-15th. Co-Artistic Directors Sam Hood Adrain and James Clements will represent the Neighbors, while NYU Assistant Arts Professor Mauricio Salgado will produce on behalf of NYU Tisch School of the Arts. The Convergence is entitled 'A New Intimacy: Touch, Trust and Techniques in the Arts.'
ACEDIA: AN APOCALYPSE TRILOGY Changes Performance Schedule Due To COVID
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2022
Mind the Art Entertainment in association with The Brick, have announced changes to the performance schedule for Christian De Gré Cárdenas' award-winning ACEDIA: An Apocalypse Trilogy due to cast testing positive for Covid-19.

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