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CNBC Announces 'Upstart 100'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 09, 2018 NBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the Upstart 100, a list that showcases a diverse group of up-and-coming companies that are breaking barriers on the path to becoming tomorrow's household names.... 
Aetna And TheaterWorks Announce New Fellowship Opportunity.
by A.A. Cristi - October 23, 2018 Aetna and TheaterWorks announced today their artistic partnership, BREAKING BARRIERS, a pilot fellowship program providing opportunity for female directors of color in theater. The only one of its kind, the fellowship addresses the lack of parity in artistic leadership positions in the theater, part... 
HBO Selects Finalists For Fourth Annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 09, 2020 HBO today announced the three finalists of the fourth annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film competition which showcases cinematic storytellers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.... 
Mayor Hancock And Denver Arts & Venues Announce Awards For Excellence In Arts & Culture
by A.A. Cristi - December 05, 2019 In the spirit of IMAGINE 2020 -- Denver's cultural plan -- Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Denver Arts & Venues and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Mayor's Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture.... 
Reelz Adds New Stories Celebrating Beloved Stars of Comedy, Music and Movies to September 2020 Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020 REELZ today announced its September 2020 lineup with six new original specials and a returning original series highlighted by new stories celebrating the remarkable lives and enduring legacies of Bernie Mac and Lucille Ball.... 
Tiffany Haddish to Headline Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Special in 2019
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2018 Tiffany Haddish will bring her breakout comedic talent to Netflix, the world's leading entertainment service, in an original hour-long stand-up comedy special. Haddish will tape the special in early 2019 and it will premiere globally later in the year.... 
BWW Interview: Michael Max Kohl of PERHAPS THE WORLD ENDS HERE at Local Classic Repertory
by Adrienne Proctor - September 26, 2020 PERHAPS THE WORLD ENDS HERE is a genre bending sci-fi videogaming indigenous new work from Local Classic Repertory. Michael Max Kohl composed the original score, which blends 90s video game sounds with live theatre and a new streaming platform to create the unique experience of this online show. His... 
Cast And Creatives For ACTUALLY Announced At TheaterWorks
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2019 TheaterWorks Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero announced today the cast and creative team for the Connecticut Premiere of ACTUALLY. The cast features Ronald Emile as Tom and Arielle Siegel as Amber. TheaterWorks Producing Associate and Aetna Breaking Barriers Fellow Taneisha Duggan will direc... 
McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67
by Stephi Wild - September 21, 2018 It's the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours juke joint out of their basement-risky business-especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When L... 
WaterTower Theatre Announces Cast & Creative For GUADALUPE IN THE GUEST ROOM
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2019 WaterTower Theatre Associate Artistic Director, Kelsey Leigh Ervi, today announced details for the Regional Premiere of Guadalupe in the Guest Room written by Tony Meneses, and directed by Christie Vela.... 
Carol Burnett to Receive First-Ever Golden Globe Television Special Achievement Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced today that legendary TV icon Carol Burnett will receive the first-ever Golden Globe television special achievement award, aptly named the Carol Burnett Award, honoring the highest level of achievement in the medium. A five-time Golden Globe wi... 
National Endowment For The Arts Names Terri Lyne Carrington Among 2021 NEA Jazz Masters
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 21, 2020 Three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terri Lyne Carrington has been named a 2021 NEA Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. ... 
Student Blog: Spring Performance Season Heating Up - Frosty's World #11
by Student Blogger: Laura Frost - March 11, 2021 For a theater and arts lover, there is just too much to do on campus and too little time. Maybe grad school is the answer. That would also guarantee uninterrupted access to French fries at the Student Union!... 
Maddie & Tae Team Up with Avenue Beat for Spotify Singles
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 05, 2020 Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae team up with pop trio Avenue Beat for a pair of Spotify Singles including a fresh take on Harry Styles’ massive summer hit “Watermelon Sugar” and Maddie & Tae’s “Everywhere I’m Goin’” off the duo’s current album The Way it Feels. ... 
PHILADANCO! Kicks Off its 50th-Anniversary Celebration with Electrifying Dances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 08, 2020 New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents PHILADANCO! on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.... 
NBC News and MSNBC to Have a Special Day of Programming to Honor International Women's Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 06, 2019 NBC News and MSNBC will have a special day of programming to honor International Women's Day, Friday, March 8. TODAY kicks off the day highlighting women who are breaking barriers in their fields and paving the way for the next generation such as Jody Singer, the first woman director of Marshall Spa... 
Julie Kramer's THE BASEMENT ARCHIVES: THE GHOSTS OF WFNX: VOLUME II Opens July 20
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2019 Photographer and revered long-time on-air radio personality Julie Kramer will uncover her new rock & roll photography exhibition The Basement Archives: The Ghosts of WFNX: Volume II, taking over Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE) with over 100 portraits and live-concert images of celebrity mus... 
Denver Arts & Venues, Denver Office Of Sign Language Services And ImaginASL Present Breaking Barriers Festival
by A.A. Cristi - September 07, 2018 In recognition of Deaf Heritage Month, Denver Arts & Venues, The Denver Office of Sign Language Services and ImaginASL invite Denver residents and visitors to celebrate the rich culture, language and heritage of deaf people through the Breaking Barriers Festival, Sept. 10-16.... 
IDENTITY LA Concert Event to Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Women
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 10, 2019 Pacific Bridge Arts Foundation is proud to partner with the City of Los Angeles - one of the most diverse cities in the world and home to millions of Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) - for a special concert event IDENTITY LA: A Night Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Women. The free... 
Amazon Orders Steve Treviño's New MY LIFE IN QUARANTINE Comedy Special
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 25, 2021 Amazon Studios has picked up rising comic Steve Trevino’s fourth comedy special, My Life In Quarantine.... 
Pulse Films Partners with Noor Tagouri for IN AMERICA WITH NOOR TV Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2019 Global content studio Pulse Films has partnered with international journalist Noor Tagouri's At Your Service to produce a new multi-part non-fiction series :In America with Noor. The show, which highlights hot-button domestic issues for international audiences, will be executive produced by Tagouri ... 
Gender-Fluid Teen Pointe Dancer is Making History at the Pacific Northwest Ballet
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2021 A gender-fluid pointe dancer is making history at the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. 18-year-old Ashton Edwards is an accomplished ballet dancer who moved from Michigan to join Pacific Northwest Ballet's Professional Student Division last year. ...
McCarter Presents Dominique Morisseau's DETROIT '67
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2018 It's the summer of 1967, and the songs of Motown are breaking records and breaking barriers. Chelle and her brother, Lank, are running an unlicensed after-hours juke joint out of their basement-risky business-especially during a brutal police crackdown that sets off riots throughout the city. When L... 
Acting Natural Comes To Rockwood Music Hall
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019 Tomorrow night at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1, rising indie superstars Acting Natural take the stage for one very special night.... 
Katie Couric, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton And Muriel Fox To Be Honored At The 9th Annual Elly Awards
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2019 The Women's Forum of New York will present the 9th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women's Forum on Monday, June 17th, at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The awards, named for the Women's Forum founder Elinor Guggenheimer, will honor outstanding women leaders. This... |
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