Yo-Yo Ma to Co-Lead 2017 Kennedy Center Arts Summit; Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the Aspen Institute Arts Program, Citizen University, and the Annenberg Foundation and The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, presents the 2017 Kennedy Center Arts Summit: Activating Citizen Artists. Exploring JF...
Shave and a Haircut! SHEAR MADNESS Resumes Tonight at the Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2017 The smash-hit John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production of Shear Madness, the uproarious whodunit that holds the Guinness world record as the longest-running play in America, resumes performances tonight, January 31, in the Kennedy Center Theater Lab, following a brief hiatus....
Kennedy Center to Pay Tribute to Music Icon John Lennon at 2017 Spring Gala
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2017 In one of D.C.'s most anticipated social events of the year, the Kennedy Center pays tribute to musical icon John Lennon at the 2017 Kennedy Center Spring Gala on Monday, May 8, 2017 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall....
Evergreen Players and Vintage Theatre to Present RFK - A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT KENNEDY
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2016 Evergreen Players in a collaboration with Vintage Theatre presents the award-winning production of 'RFK - A Portrait of Robert Kennedy' January 13 - 22 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen, CO....
ALL HIS BRIGHT LIGHT GONE is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 14, 2017 John Kennedy feared that the United States would descend into chaos if the people lost their faith in government and turned to autocrats for leadership....
FROM THE MOUTHS OF MONSTERS Premiere to Put Teenage Twist on Frankenstein at Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents From the Mouths of Monsters, a contemporary, highly theatrical world premiere commission that plunges audiences headfirst into the complex world of adolescence, where speaking out can have astounding consequences....
CBS to Broadcast KENNEDY CENTER HONORS Through 2024
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2016 CBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today a new agreement that will keep the annual KENNEDY CENTER HONORS broadcast on CBS through 2025....
Special Olympics Founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver to be Posthumously Honored with Arthur Ashe Courage Award
by Caryn Robbins - June 06, 2017 To honor her work and her creation of Special Olympics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver will be posthumously honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 25th ESPYS Presented by Capital One on Wednesday, July 12....
INTO THE WOODS at The Kennedy Center
by Rebecca Russo - October 27, 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Into the Woods, the smash-hit musical that brings together original Tony Award®-winning producers of Into the Woods, the Dodgers with NETworks Presentations (The Phantom of the Opera, War Horse, the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodg...
3 of 5 Kennedy Center Honorees Refusing to Attend White House Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2017 Three of the five inductees are refusing to attend the White House for the official dinner and ceremony which takes place the night before the CBS show is taped...
Kennedy Single for Country-Electro 'Bareback' Set for Release Today
by Caryn Robbins - March 17, 2017 Producer/Writer/Performer Kennedy (www.kennedykarate.com?) announced today that his new video single his country- electro track “Bareback” co-starring Nashville singer A.J. Hobbs, is set for release today, Friday March 10, 2017 via all digital and streaming music services....
Wordplay! World Premiere of WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE Headed to Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presents Where Words Once Were, a wordplay-filled world premiere commission from playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, directed by Colin Hovde. The production, most appropriate for patrons age nine and up, is part of the Kennedy Center's Theater for Young...
Nominate Your Favorite Educator for Kennedy Center's 2018 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2018 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards, a series of annual grants that recognize inspiring teachers in any field of education across the United States....
Diana Ross Added to NSO Pops Lineup This Winter
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016 The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops announces the addition of three performances led by Emil de Cou on December 1-3, 2016, featuring the legendary entertainer Diana Ross. The program features Ross performing favorites from her catalogue of 31 Top Ten hits. All three concerts take place in the...
Nigel Kennedy Returns to QPAC with A New Take on Vivaldi's THE FOUR SEASONS
by A.A. Cristi - November 08, 2016 Internationally renowned classical, jazz, and rock violinist Nigel Kennedy, will perform Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons + Dedications, inQueensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC's) Concert Hall on Thursday 2 February 2017 as part of a national tour. Tickets to this one night only performance go on s...
White Cherry Will Be Long-Term Producer of Annual Kennedy Center Honors
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016 Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein and President Deborah F. Rutter announced today that Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment have entered into a long-term agreement to continue producing the annual Kennedy Center Honors....
Nominate Your Favorite Educator for Kennedy Center's 2018 Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2017 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2018 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards, a series of annual grants that recognize inspiring teachers in any field of education across the United States....
The Kennedy Center and CBS Announce New Broadcast Agreement
by Ashlee Latimer - December 04, 2016 CBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today a new agreement that will keep the annual Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on CBS through 2025. The new deal further extends one of the longest broadcast partnerships in television history.The special has been broadcast on CBS...
Kathleen Kennedy to Receive ADG's Cinematic Imagery Award
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2017 Eight-time Oscar -nominated filmmaker Kathleen Kennedy, whose films have consistently reflected the highest quality of production design, will receive the prestigious Cinematic Imagery Award from the Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE, Local 800) at its 22nd Annual Art Directors Guild's Excellence in P...
The Washington Ballet Announces Participation In JFK CENTENNIAL WEEK, 5/23-29
by Molly Tracy - February 24, 2017 Artistic Director Julie Kent is pleased to announce participation in The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts JFK Centennial Week....
Kennedy Center Announces Artes De Cuba, A Two Week International Festival Celebrating Cuban Culture
by Stephi Wild - December 06, 2017 For two weeks this spring, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present Artes de Cuba: From the Island to the World, a festival celebrating the artistic richness that has emerged from this island archipelago in the sun. This unprecedented gathering of Cuban and Cuban American ar...
Hulu Recruits Chris Pine for Robert F. Kennedy Limited Series
by Emily Bruno - September 05, 2017 Variety reports that Chris Pine is set to star in a Robert F. Kennedy limited series for Hulu. He will also be the executive producer of the show....
Broadway Producer Jeffrey Finn Named Kennedy Center's President of Theater Producing and Programming
by Nicole Rosky - October 06, 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced Jeffrey Finn as Vice President of Theater Producing and Programming effective Oct. 7....
Photo Flash: Ali Kennedy Scott's JUST NOT THAT WOMAN Debuts in Vancouver
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2017 Making its world premiere at the 2017 Vancouver Fringe, JUST NOT THAT WOMAN, an insightful and thought-provoking play written and performed by award-winning Australian artist Ali Kennedy Scott, takes a revelatory look behind the 2016 election. BroadwayWorld has a first look at Scott onstage below!... |