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1968: The Year That Changed America is a four-part series that looks back at 1968, a year marked by seismic shifts in American politics, social movements, global relations and cultural icons who forever changed the modern day landscape. The docuseries maps the tumultuous events of the year from the assassinations of MLK and RFK, to the contentious presidential election, to escalating anti-Vietnam War sentiment and beyond.

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Original Broadway Producer Bringing 50th Anniversary Production of HAIR to L.A. Befor Photo Original Broadway Producer Bringing 50th Anniversary Production of HAIR to L.A. Before National Tour
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2017

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of HAIR - The American Tribal Love-rock Musical, Michael Butler, the Broadway producer who brought the musical to its greatest fame and popularity, announces his new production with performances April 20 to June 30 (opening night is April 29) at the newly reno...
Jacob's Pillow To Exhibit Never-Before-Seen Dance Costumes Photo Jacob's Pillow To Exhibit Never-Before-Seen Dance Costumes
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2018

Dance We Must: Treasures from Jacob's Pillow, 1906-1940 explores the contributions of Jacob's Pillow founder Ted Shawn and the iconic Ruth St. Denis to American modern dance. Gathering over 350 materials, including more than 30 costumes and accessories, over 200 photographs, five original antique co...
YES Announces Details For 50th Anniversary North American Tour Photo YES Announces Details For 50th Anniversary North American Tour
by Macon Prickett - March 26, 2018

YES, one of the biggest bands in prog rock history and true pioneers of the genre, today (March 26) revealed the dates and details for this summer's 50th Anniversary North American tour titled #YES50: Celebrating 50 Years of YES. Tickets for the 30-plus date outing, which kicks off June 5 and 6 with...
Austin Pendleton to Helm UK Premiere of WOMAN BEFORE A GLASS at Jermyn Street Theatre Photo Austin Pendleton to Helm UK Premiere of WOMAN BEFORE A GLASS at Jermyn Street Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018

Opening Jermyn Street Theatre's Spring SCANDAL Season, and following a highly acclaimed New York revival in 2011, Lanie Robertson's Woman Before a Glass brings Peggy Guggenheim's remarkable story to life, revealing how her passionate loyalties changed the face of 20th Century art....
Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert & Van-Ánh Vo In 'My Lai,' Come to Royce Hall Photo Kronos Quartet, Rinde Eckert & Van-Ánh Vo In 'My Lai,' Come to Royce Hall
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2018

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents the Kronos Quartet, tenor Rinde Eckert and Vietnamese instrumental virtuoso Van-Ánh Võ inMy Lai, composed by Jonathan Berger with libretto by Harriet Scott Chessman, at8 p.m. on Friday, March 9 at Royce Hall. Tickets for $29-$59 are now av...
Dominique Lévy to Present DRAWING THEN Exhibit, 1/27/16
by Matt Smith - December 17, 2015

New York, NY...Beginning January 27, 2016, Dominique Lévy will present Drawing Then: Innovation and Influence in American Drawings of the Sixties. The exhibition will investigate revolutionary developments in the practice of drawing that emerged in the United States during a decade of radical social...
New York Theatre Ballet Set for New York Live Arts Benefit Next Weekend
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2016

New York Theatre Ballet invites you to attend NYTB at New York Live Arts Benefit on February 27, 2016....
World Music Institute to Welcome Back Flamenco Dance Festival This March
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016

World Music Institute has long been heralded for its spectacular flamenco presentations that showcase the form's essence and authenticity. After a three-year hiatus, flamenco makes a triumphant return to World Music Institute with Festival Ay! Mas Flamenco -- four wide-ranging evenings of world-clas...
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts Presents 2016-2017 METLIVEARTS
by Molly Tracy - November 17, 2016

Throughout the 2016-17 season, the sound artist and master storyteller Nate DiMeo-whose popular podcast, The Memory Palace, a finalist for the 2016 Peabody Awards, paints vivid, poetic pictures of episodes in American history-will animate The Met by interrogating the collection to draw out the revea...
New York Theatre Ballet Set for New York Live Arts Benefit Next Weekend
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2016

New York Theatre Ballet invites you to attend NYTB at New York Live Arts Benefit on February 27, 2016....
San Antonio Conservation Society Announces 2017 Publication Awards
by Christina Mancuso - February 28, 2017

The American Venice. Courthouse Architecture. Cattle Ranching Empire. Civil War Diary. Julian Onderdonk's Lost Years. Texas Politics in Pictures. WWII Internment Camp. Texas Trail Drives. The Cotton Revolution. Independent Booksellers. Where Texas Meets the Sea....
Dr. John and Cyril Neville Honored at Louis Armstrong House Museum's 2015 Gala Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2015

Louis Armstrong House Museum today announced that Dr. John, music icon; Cyril Neville, legendary musician and activist; Jerome Chazen, Chairman of Chazen Capital Partners, Chairman Emeritus of Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Trustee of the Louis Armstrong House Museum; and Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman...
New York Theatre Ballet to Perform at New York Live Arts, 2/24-27
by Tyler Peterson - February 16, 2016

New York Theatre Ballet will perform at New York Live Arts from February 24-27, 2016.  New York Live Arts is located at 219 W. 19th Street, NYC. Performances: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm; and Saturday at 2pm and 7:30pm.  Tickets start at $15, and are available online at http://newyorkli...
Recipients Of 13th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards Announced Photo Recipients Of 13th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards Announced
by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2018

OPERA NEWS Editor in Chief F. Paul Driscoll today announced the recipients of the 13th Annual OPERA NEWS Awards. This year's honorees-conductor William Christie, mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto, tenor Vittorio Grigolo, soprano Hei-Kyung Hong, and soprano Sonya Yoncheva - will be celebrated at a blac...
ABBA, Elton John Among Upcoming REELZ Specials & Original Series Photo ABBA, Elton John Among Upcoming REELZ Specials & Original Series
by Caryn Robbins - January 02, 2018

REELZ today announced original programming for winter, spring and early summer 2018 including six new original series, new episodes of five returning viewer favorites and four new specials....
Theatre Under The Stars Mourns Founder Frank M. Young Photo Theatre Under The Stars Mourns Founder Frank M. Young
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2017

Frank M. Young, founder of Theatre Under The Stars, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 20....
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Brings New Works To Virginia Arts Festival Photo Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Brings New Works To Virginia Arts Festival
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2018

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will showcase their spectacular artistry, talent, diversity, and range for three performances March 2 4 at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia, presented by the Virginia Arts Festival....
THE PRINCIPAL'S DAUGHTER Wins Dog Ear Publishing Award
by Christina Mancuso - November 30, 2016

When Russ Katz heard the story a hair stylist in his building was telling about her life in Vietnam and how she came to the United States, it stuck with him. Eventually he decided the world needed to hear her story, and the result is 'The Principal's Daughter,' based on Tran Lê Kim Tuyen's life. Kat...
'VIRGINIA WOOLF,' RAGTIME & More Set for Ford's Theatre's 2016-17 Season
by Tyler Peterson - February 16, 2016

Ford's Theatre Director Paul R. Tetreault today announced the Ford's Theatre 2016-2017 season will begin with the new musical Come From Away directed by Christopher Ashley. Productions include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Aaron Posner and featuring Holly Twyford as Martha; the musical...
Dr. John and Cyril Neville Honored at Louis Armstrong House Museum's 2015 Gala Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2015

Louis Armstrong House Museum today announced that Dr. John, music icon; Cyril Neville, legendary musician and activist; Jerome Chazen, Chairman of Chazen Capital Partners, Chairman Emeritus of Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Trustee of the Louis Armstrong House Museum; and Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman...
INTAR Founder and Figurehead of Latino Theater Max Ferra Dies at 79
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2017

INTAR is sad to announce that Max Ferra, founder and first Artistic Director of INTAR, died on Saturday, February 4th, in Miami after a two-month battle with pneumonia. Ferra was 79 and retired from INTAR since 2004. He is survived by Winston Gonzalez, his life partner since the 1980s....
Carnegie Hall Announces Full Lineup of January And February 2018 Events Photo Carnegie Hall Announces Full Lineup of January And February 2018 Events
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2017

See the full schedule of January and February events at Carnegie Hall below!...
Harris Theatre Presents World Premiere of Kronos Quartet Commission, MY LAI
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 25, 2016

The world premiere of the staged version of My Lai, Harris Theater's brand new commission for the Kronos Quartet composed by Jonathan Berger, will make its debut on Friday, January 29 at 7:30 PM. After outstanding reviews at the concert premiere of My Lai at Stanford University in October, the Harri...
Nashville Theater Calendar 2/22/16
by Jeffrey Ellis - February 22, 2016

Sometimes it seems there is so much theater happening that it's difficult to keep track of it all. From personal experience, despite all the datebooks, smart phones, tablets, desktop computers and laptops...it's hard to keep everything straight in this wacky business of the show....
Humana Festival Founder Jon Jory and More to Join Cleveland Play House's Hall of Fame
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2015

Cleveland Play House will honor a new class of those who have contributed to its vibrant history with a Hall of Fame induction ceremony and luncheon on October 25th from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Cibreo Privato located at 2037 E. 14th Street. 2015/16 inductees will include Jon Jory, a former apprent...




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