US Marine Band With The All-Star Orchestra Wins Emmy
by Julie Musbach - May 07, 2019 'The President's Own' United States Marine Band in Partnership with the All-Star Orchestra took home an Emmy Award Saturday at the 62nd Annual New York Emmy Awards, which took place at the Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom in New York City....
Kyshona to Release New Single 'Fear'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 07, 2019 On Friday, November 8th, Kyshona will release 'Fear,' a swampy new track from her forthcoming album Listen, out February 28, 2020. The song, written with her brother and fellow artist Kelvin Armstrong, premiered exclusively at The Boot earlier this week. 'In an age in which we all have a digital pla...
Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo, President Biden and VP Harris to Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month on PBS
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2021 In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and celebrity guests will join the Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Islanders in Communications, and PBS for “A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community: Highl...
Recording Academy Presents GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 In collaboration with PBS' 'Great Performances' series, the Recording Academy presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®', the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performa...
Song Suffragettes Release Cover Video Of Taylor Swift's 'The Man'
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 16, 2019 All-female, singer-songwriter collective, Song Suffragettes has produced a new version of Taylor Swift's song “The Man” from her current album Lover. Seventeen Song Suffragettes provide vocals on the track that was produced by fellow Song Suffragette Tasji. The song is available everywhere music is...
PEABODY AWARDS Announces 2021 Nominees
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 04, 2021 The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,300 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming....
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for GREAT PERFORMANCES: CHICAGO VOICES Hosted by Renée Fleming on PBS
by Stage Tube - August 07, 2018 A star-studded array of vocal talent with deep ties to Chicago gathers on stage at Lyric Opera to pay tribute to the city's wide-reaching influence across blues, jazz, rock, folk, hip-hop, gospel, opera and classical music in Great Performances: Chicago Voices, premiering nationwide Friday, August 1...
The Paley Center For Media Announces New Spring Programs
by A.A. Cristi - February 19, 2020 The Paley Center for Media today announced an exciting lineup of new PaleyLive and Paley Media Council programs as part of its 2020 spring calendar. These events will feature some of the brightest and most respected names in media, television, and entertainment and will take place at the Paley Cente...
Ourconcerts.live Presents Classical Violinist Rachel Barton Pine and Old-Time Fiddler Bruce Molsky
by A.A. Cristi - September 30, 2020 Grammy-nominated fiddler Bruce Molsky, “widely regarded as one of the best living practitioners of Appalachian old-time fiddling” (WBUR), joins international classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine for a special musical and social gathering at the intersection of classical and old-time music. ...
Season 12 Of Great Performances at the Met Concludes On 9/9 PBS With CENDRILLON
by Tori Hartshorn - August 20, 2018 Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met concludes Sunday, September 9 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) with Cendrillon, Massenet's operatic take on the classic fairy tale Cinderella, starring Joyce DiDonato as the titular heroine and Alice Coote as Prince Charming, alongside Kathleen Kim ...
American Youth Symphony Gala Concert Features Sarah Chang In World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2019 The American Youth Symphony (AYS) welcomes famed violinist Sarah Chang for the world premiere performance of composer Fil Eisler's new violin concerto. This concert, presented as part of the prestigious orchestra's 54th annual Gala celebrations, represents the inaugural event of the AYS Korngold Com...
SONGS FOR DALLAS: Lawrence Brownlee & Friends Announced At The Dallas Opera
by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2020 The Dallas Opera has announced that world-renowned operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee will be joined onstage by many of opera's most exciting starsa?"and the Dallas Street Choira?"for an evening of extraordinary music celebrating the power of song and the importance of the arts to the community....
Recording Academy Presents GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 In collaboration with PBS' 'Great Performances' series, the Recording Academy presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®', the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performa...
Fall Arts Season Kicks off with the 39th Detroit Jazz Festival
by Rebecca Russo - August 31, 2018 The world's largest free jazz festival kicks off this weekend, and Detroit Public Television for the first time will be broadcasting live from the Detroit Jazz Festival in a 90-minute program hosted by our own Fred Nahhat and Jazz Fest President Chris Collins....
PBS Presents ARETHA! QUEEN OF SOUL Tonight
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 17, 2018 To mark the passing of Aretha Franklin at the age of 76, PBS and WNET will present a half-hour remembrance special, Aretha! Queen of Soul tonight, August 17 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT in the PBS primetime schedule (check local listings). The program will be available to stream on PBS.org and PBS apps immedi...
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents the Story of Pioneering Feminist Singer-Activist Holly Near 3/1
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2019 An outspoken political activist and singer-songwriter, Holly Near's music and life story illustrate how song can have the power to send a clarion call and influence the course of social justice a?" from the lesbian and women's movements to anti-war efforts and the fight to give South American women ...
Photo Flash: WNET Salutes Nathan Lane, Renée Fleming, And More At Annual Gala
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2019 Last night, WNET hosted its annual WNET Gala, to celebrate artists and honor patrons of the American arts community in gratitude of their continued support of emerging creatives. A who's who of stars and patrons gathered at the Plaza Hotel Monday evening to shine a spotlight on seven 2019 honorees f...
ID to Air THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD: A NATION RESPONDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 08, 2020 ID will air THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD: A NATION RESPONDS on June 9th at 8/7ct leading into the global premiere of OWN's OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go from Here hosted by Oprah Winfrey, which will simulcast across every Discovery network in the U.S. at 9/8ct....
Industry Pro Newsletter: New York Starts to Open Doors for Audiences, TYA will be Central to Recovery, and UK Theatres Head Outside
by Alex Freeman - February 15, 2021 Now more than ever, the students might be the future. The education department of a theatre company has long been an important piece of the business model - but that might be more true now than it has ever been before. While audiences still can’t come into most of our performance spaces, students ar...
Park City Institute Presents Virtual Reality Pioneer And Digital Culture Critic, Jaron Lanier
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2018 Park City Institute presents virtual reality pioneer and internet visionary, author and speaker, Jaron Lanier, on the Main Stage at the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Center, at 7:30 P.M. on Saturday, January 5th, 2019....
BWW Interview: Keeping Us Human and Feeling Alive: Portland Stage Produces TALLEY'S FOLLY
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 05, 2020 “I am happy to be able to provide a safe environment for cast, crew, and patrons. I am thrilled to have a way to keep my staff employed For the staff and our artists to be able to work while we are still being responsible and keeping everyone safe feels like a good thing…” Portland Stage’s Exec...
Washington State's Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Featured On PBS NewsHour
by A.A. Cristi - January 20, 2021 The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's live performance of Barber's Adagio was featured in this week's PBS NewsHour article, “How communities across the country are honoring COVID victims.” ...
Emmy Winner Danny Zuker Releases Book 'He Started It!: My Twitter War...
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9th Annual OutWrite LGBTQ Book Festival Set for August 2nd-4th
by Julie Musbach - July 29, 2019 The OutWrite LGBTQ Book Festival, a celebration of queer literature, runs from Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th. OutWrite is the premiere LGBTQ literature festival in the Washington, D.C. area. The festival features more than ninety authors, forty exhibitors, and a full day of readings and i...
IN THE FUTURE… A Film Installation by Jess X. Snow to be Presented by Playwrights Horizons
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2021 Playwrights Horizons will continue their new Public Art Series with Jess X. Snow’s In the Future…, a film installation that engages passersby in envisioning a safe future for Asian American communities.... |