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Album Released For TOTALED: A New Musical by Richard Eyler and Tyler McCall
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2022
ALL YOU GAIN: Totaled: A New Musical started as a passion project between Richard Eyler (Averno's Bittersummer) and Tyler McCall (Mandela) as a way to use their time during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a year of development the first look into this new work will be arriving on streaming services on January 13th, 2022 preceding their Green Room 42 performance now postponed til February 2nd, 2022.
Pokémon Voice Star, Award-Winning Reporter Host TITANS OF TECH Honoring Accomplished Family of Brooklyn Tech Alumni
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2022
Denice Clarke Ware, President of the Brooklyn Tech Alumni Foundation, announced that acclaimed Pokémon voice actor and film editor Sarah Natochenny and award-winning anchor and news reporter Jeanine Ramirez will serve as co-hosts of the 2022 Titans of Tech Awards celebration, honoring distinguished alumni of Brooklyn Technical High School for their extraordinary accomplishments in their respective fields.
Applications Now Opens for BAX 2022 Free YouthWorks Program
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2022
BAX's FREE annual YouthWorks festival returns as part of NYC public school's 2022 Mid-Winter Recess (February 22-27). This nearly 30-year-old program supports young artists grades 2nd-9th to develop original performance work in dance, theater, and performance with support from professional artist coaches.
Deneen Reynolds-Knott Awarded The Farm Theater's 2022/23 College Collaboration Project Commission
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2022
Now in its ninth season of supporting emerging writers The Farm Theater has awarded their 2022/23 College Collaboration Project Commission to playwright Deneen Reynolds-Knott (Antepartum at The Fire This Time Festival; Shoebox Picnic Road Side: Route One with Alabama Shakespeare Festival).
Stephanie Mills & The Whispers to Play Kings Theatre
by Michael Major - January 06, 2022
Stephanie Mills is a Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and Broadway star. Born in Brooklyn New York, she started singing at the age of three. Ms. Mills won the competitive Amateur Hour at the Apollo for six straight weeks and made her Broadway debut at a young age starring in the musical “Maggie Flynn”. Purchase tickets here!
The American Opera Project's Composers & The Voice Awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2022
Through the generous sponsorship of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The American Opera Project (AOP) has been awarded a $270,000 Grant to support the 2021-23 cycle of renowned training program, Composers & the Voice (C&V).
Brave New World Rep to Present BRAVE NEW WORKS 2022: DITMAS PARK
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2022
In this yearly series, Brave New World Rep (BNW) looks for new plays that address specific hot-button issues of social justice ranging from Race in America and Diversity to Climate Change and Police Reform. This year, the topic is: Stories from the Queer/LGBTQIA+ Community.
Prototype Postpones Tenth Anniversary Festival Due To Surge In COVID Cases
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2022
Today, the directors of the PROTOTYPE Festival, alongside partners St. Ann's Warehouse, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, and Abrons Arts Center, announced the difficult decision to postpone this year's tenth anniversary festival to January of 2023, due to the current surge in COVID cases and the resulting safety risks, as well as logistical challenges including artist and staff illnesses, travel complications, and more. The Festival was scheduled to run January 7-16, 2022.
Casting Announced For TFANA's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2022
TFANA presents William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, featuring John Douglas Thompson, directed by Arin Arbus, and co-produced with Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC; Simon Godwin, Artistic Director).
Exponential Festival 2022 Announced
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2021
The Exponential Festival presents and promotes experimental performances created by New York-based artists working across all mediums. The works will be presented this January on Exponential's YouTube channel and Twitch. Most will be filmed in or streamed from our participating venues including The Brick Theater, Target Margin Theater's The Doxsee and Life World.
Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation Hosts Kwanzaa Celebration
by BWW News Desk - December 26, 2021
The Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation announces Kwanzaa celebrations and djembe drum classes for the third consecutive year at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, December 26-30, 2021.
JACK Announces 2022 Winter-Spring Season
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2021
Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK has formed an explosive line up for their 2022 winter-spring season – with an online offering by choreographer Jasmine Hearn, in-person dance works by Niall Noel Jones and Rakia Seaborn, and a one-of-a-kind concert performance by Anaïs Maviel.
LIGHTSCAPE At Brooklyn Botanic Garden Open For The Holidays
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2021
Lightscape at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York City's newest must-see event, is open throughout the holiday season. Lightscape takes visitors on an outdoor trail animated by over one million lights, with monumental light sculptures, festive music, and magical views around every turn.
BAM Announces 2022 Brooklyn Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King Programs
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2021
Continuing a tradition in its 36th year that has evolved into the largest such gathering in New York City, BAM hosts the annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 17 at 10:30am in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (Peter Jay Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue) with activists, musicians, civic leaders, and the public for a communal commemoration and reflection of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. King.
National Sawdust Announces In-Person Reopening for Season 7
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2021
Following a two-year pandemic-imposed hiatus, National Sawdust has announced the January reopening of its in-person performance space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for the organization’s seventh season of artistic programming.
Project.KB to Present New Class Series 'Somatic Sessions: Yoga + Meditation'
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2021
Kristina Bermudez Creative Developments LLC, also referred to as Project.KB, aims to create both environmental and social change by utilizing the creative process to build a sustainable economy for dance.
International Contemporary Ensemble to Present SIRENS AND SILENCES & 'Biome Ii'
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2021
The International Contemporary Ensemble will presentFay Victor's SIRENS AND SILENCES, which will be the debut performance of Victor's composed work in a concert with the Ensemble after joining as a new, permanent Ensemble member in the summer of 2021, plus the world premiere of Kate Gentile's biome ii.
MY BIG FAT GAY JEWISH CHRISTMAS is Coming to 3 Dollar Bill
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2021
Opa! My Big Fat Gay Jewish Christmas brings holiday cheer to Brooklyn's 3 Dollar Bill for a special variety show with comedy, music, and drag benefitting the Ali Forney Center. Special drag performances by The Dragon Sisters and Junior Mintt.
651 Arts Announces Upcoming 2022 BRIDGE Season Before Moving Into Its First-Ever Home In Downtown Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2021
651 ARTS, Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, today unveiled plans for its 2022 season with FOREWORD, FORWARD: A Bridge Season.
Stephanie Mills and The Whispers to Perform at the Kings Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2021
Everyone saw Stephanie Mills hold her own on Verzuz's with Chaka Khan... now see Stephane Mills live on stage with special guests The Whispers on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. The awe-inspiring Stephanie Mills (original star of The Wiz) performs R&B hits from an illustrious 35-year career in a soul-stirring evening with The Whispers.
HBO Writer & Latinx Rapper Chris Gabo to Release Sophomore Mixtape PRICE OF ANARCHY
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2021
Ending the year on a high note, rapper and accomplished HBO writer Chris Gabo gears up to release his sophomore mixtape 'Price of Anarchy' on all streaming platforms.
651 ARTS Announces 2022 Season with FOREWORD, FORWARD: A Bridge Season
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2021
651 ARTS, Brooklyn’s premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, today unveiled plans for its 2022 season with FOREWORD, FORWARD: A Bridge Season.
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange Announces New Director of Practice Lab and EMERGENYC: Marlené Ramírez-Cancio
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2021
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange has announced that Marlène Ramírez-Cancio has joined the Senior Leadership Staff as full-time Director of Practice Lab & EMERGENYC. 
Kings Theatre and Greenlight Bookstore Present RIGHTEOUS TROUBLEMAKERS: UNTOLD STORIES IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2021
On January 10, 2022 Kings Theatre and Greenlight Bookstore will welcome Rev. Al Sharpton to Brooklyn for the launch of his new book, Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories in the Social Justice Movement in America. Sharpton will discuss the up-close-and-personal lessons he's learned about the enduring strength of everyday people called to do extraordinary things, and the ongoing work that is necessary in the face of today's national reckoning on race in America.
Moliere In The Park's One-Act Plays Featuring Samira Wiley & More to Premiere Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2021
Molière in the Park's free staged readings of Gaël Octavia's FAMILY, translated by Katharine Woff and Lucie Tiberghien, and Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière's THE IMAGINARY CUCKOLD, both directed by Lucie Tiberghien, premiere tonight, Thursday, December 9 at 7pm, with an additional performance on Friday, December 10 at 7pm.

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