Alvin Ailey Announces 'Ticket To Dance' Free Class Promotion
by Christina Mancuso - November 10, 2016 For more than four decades, the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has graced the New York City Center stage, sharing the transformative power of dance. Returning this season, New Yorkers can experience dance on and off stage by partaking in a special offer, Ticket to Dance. The promotion a...
Pioneering Fairytale Comes to Half Moon
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2017 Critically acclaimed Action Transport Theatre bring Happily Ever After, their pioneering fairytale with a twist, to Half Moon Theatre from Saturday 13 to Tuesday 16 May 2017. The ground breaking show is part of Half Moon's commitment to promoting diversity and challenging homophobia and discriminati...
Ann Hampton Callaway to Perform for AIDS Benefit in Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2016 Ann Hampton Callaway will be the headliner at the Action Wellness 30th Anniversary Celebration today, October 21st, 6 PM - 10 PM at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building in Philadelphia....
Ailey Extension Celebrates Women's HERstory Month with Two Special Workshops
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2017 To celebrate Women's HERstory Month in March, Ailey Extension presents two workshops to promote health awareness and empower women of all shapes and sizes. On Tuesday, March 14th at 7 p.m. three of Ailey Extension's top dance and fitness instructors - Sarita Allen, Karen Arceneaux, and Sarah Rozek -...
AILEY II Makes NYU Skirball Center Debut, 3/29-4/2
by Molly Tracy - February 07, 2017 Ailey II makes its NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts debut March 29 - April 2, sharing two programs of premieres and returning favorites with audiences during its annual New York season....
James Corden & Rose Byrne Set For Sony's Live-Action PETER RABBIT Film
by Caryn Robbins - August 05, 2016 James Corden and Rose Byrne are currently in talks to star in Sony's live-action/animation hybrid adaptation of the classic children's story PETER RABBIT....
Action Moves People United Celebrates Album Release in Harlem
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Just Can't Wait! Disney Reveals Release Date for Live-Action LION KING
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2017 We just can't wait! Variety reports that Disney's previously announced live-action remake of THE LION KING (also in 3D) will hit theaters on June 19, 2019....
Ann Hampton Callaway to Perform for AIDS Benefit in Philadelphia
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2016 Ann Hampton Callaway will be the headliner at the Action Wellness 30th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, October 21st, 6 PM - 10 PM at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building in Philadelphia....
Tom Hanks to Take on Role of Villain in Disney's Live-Action DUMBO?
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2017 Tom Hanks has been offered the role of the villain in the Tim Burton-directed project. No details have been revealed on the evil character....
Welcome 2017 with New Year's Eve Celebrations Across the Las Vegas Strip
by A.A. Cristi - December 15, 2016 A weekend full of high-energy celebrations and spectacular entertainment at MGM Resorts International properties and venues will entice guests to ring in 2017 in style....
NYC Gay Men's Chorus HARMONY Gala Fetes Broadway's Jerry Mitchell
by BWW News Desk - February 17, 2017 Big Apple Performing Arts (BAPA), the home of New York City Gay Men's Chorus and Youth Pride Chorus, will honor the recipient of the Arts in Action Award for 2017 at Harmony, New York City's most fabulous gala and party to benefit NYCGMC and YPC, tonight, February 17, 2017 at the Diamond Horseshoe (...
Actors' Equity President Kate Shindle on NEA Vote: 'We've Won the First Battle'
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2017 Kate Shindle, President of Actors' Equity, the national labor union representing professional actors and stage managers, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would fully fund the National Endowment for the Arts for the remainder of the federal government's fiscal...
Denise Hunter to Release Final 'Summer Harbor' Story This Fall; Gets Hallmark Channel Movies
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2016 Denise Hunter is the internationally-published bestselling author of over 25 books, including Dancing with Fireflies and Falling Like Snowflakes. Her novel The Convenient Groom premiered as a Hallmark Channel feature film in June 2016, and in December 2016, the Hallmark Channel will premiere another...
Disney Announces 'Fast-Tracked' Release Date for Live-Action MULAN!
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2016 Today, Variety reports that the project has now been fast-tracked and is expected to hit theaters on November 2nd 2018....
L.A. Theatre Works to Record JEFFERSON'S GARDEN
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2017 The American premiere of Jefferson's Garden will be recorded at L.A. Theatre Works, March 23-26 at UCLA's James Bridges Theater....
Disney Announces 'Fast-Tracked' Release Date for Live-Action MULAN!
by Caryn Robbins - October 04, 2016 Today, Variety reports that the project has now been fast-tracked and is expected to hit theaters on November 2nd 2018....
C. Nicole Mason to Speak at Brooklyn Community Services' Youth Action Summit
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017 Critical issues facing at-risk youth in Brooklyn's low-income neighborhoods will be examined at Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) Youth Action Summit: Voices for the Future of Brooklyn, a panel discussion and youth action resource hub....
Ailey Launches Program to Inspire Young New Yorkers
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016 The Ailey organization is launching a Young New York program in conjunction with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's annual holiday season at New York City Center (November 30 - December 31)....
Judith Jamison To Conduct Exclusive Workshop Classes, 1/5
by Molly Tracy - December 13, 2016 On the heels of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's joyous New York City Center holiday season, Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison will teach an exclusive Ailey Classics Workshop on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate what would've been Alvin Ailey's 86th birthday....
NBC Sports to Premiere New Series NITRO WORLD GAMES ALL ACCESS, Today
by Caryn Robbins - October 12, 2016 NITRO WORLD GAMES ALL ACCESS, a new eight-part television series, premieres today, October 13 on NBCSN with two 30-minute episodes airing back-to-back starting at 11:30 P.M. ET / 8:30 P.M. Pacific....
Photo Flash: Take a Glance! Images from Disney's Live-Action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Caryn Robbins - November 04, 2016 Below, check out brand new images featuring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast from Disney's upcoming live-action adaptation of the studio's animated classic and one of the most beloved tales ever told, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST....
Chicago Survivors Presents DISARM GUN VIOLENCE: AN LGBTQ TOWN HALL FOR ACTION
by Liz Cearns - October 04, 2016 In response to the epidemic of shootings in Chicago, and the massacre of mostly LGBTQ, mostly Latino individuals at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Chicago-area LGBTQ, Latinx, community and gun violence prevention organizations are coming together for "Disarm Gun Violence: An LGBTQ Town Hall For Act...
X Games Aspen 2017 Debuts New Telecast Team
by Caryn Robbins - January 13, 2017 X Games Aspen 2017 will debut a new production format for the 16 hours of live coverage January 26 – 29 on ESPN and ABC, including a fresh lineup of on-air talent...
Gregory Harrison to Play Title Role in JEFFERSON'S GARDEN at LATW
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2017 Gregory Harrison stars as Thomas Jefferson in a gripping, powerful and timely play - the American premiere of Jefferson's Garden - by internationally acclaimed playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker (Our Country's Good) that brings a fresh slant and theatrical inventiveness to the story of the American R... |