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Eric Hutchinson Releases New Track & Announces City Winery Run Photo Eric Hutchinson Releases New Track & Announces City Winery Run
by Michael Major - June 10, 2022

SING ALONG! was heavily inspired by Black artists like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Bill Broonzy and Elizabeth Cotten, as well as the recorded works of Alan Lomax, an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings, which played an important role in preserving the folk music t...
Film at Lincoln Center Announces Talks for the 58th New York Film Festival Photo Film at Lincoln Center Announces Talks for the 58th New York Film Festival
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020

Film at Lincoln Center announces Talks for the 58th New York Film Festival (September 17 – October 11)....
THIS BITTER EARTH Comes to TheaterWorks Hartford This Month Photo THIS BITTER EARTH Comes to TheaterWorks Hartford This Month
by Stephi Wild - February 01, 2022

TheaterWorks Hartford will present THIS BITTER EARTH from 2018 Relentless Award-winning playwright Harrison David Rivers. Directed by David Mendizábal, this new play centers on a multi-racial gay couple whose deep love is challenged by divisive political realities. ...
Seattle Opera Presents Racial Justice Dialogue Photo Seattle Opera Presents Racial Justice Dialogue
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2020

The global pandemic has created a setback for arts groups across the Pacific Northwest. But despite challenges, Seattle Opera is using this moment as an opportunity to create equity in their art form through its next Community Conversation: Crescendo for Racial Justice in Opera. ...
The JCCSF Announces Events For Its Arts & Ideas 2019-20 Season Photo The JCCSF Announces Events For Its Arts & Ideas 2019-20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2019

Today, the JCCSF announced a collection of events for the Arts & Ideas 2019a?"20 season, which will feature music icons, world class authors and poets, and inspiring entrepreneurs. ...
TheaterWorks Hartford Presents Harrison David Rivers' THIS BITTER EARTH in February Photo TheaterWorks Hartford Presents Harrison David Rivers' THIS BITTER EARTH in February
by Stephi Wild - January 31, 2022

TheaterWorks Hartford will present This Bitter Earth from 2018 Relentless Award-winning playwright Harrison David Rivers. Directed by David Mendizábal, this new play centers on a multi-racial gay couple whose deep love is challenged by divisive political realities....
Recap the 2020 Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches Photo Recap the 2020 Tony Awards Acceptance Speeches
by Team BWW - September 26, 2021

As part of BroadwayWorld's expansive coverage of the 74th Annual Tony Awards, we're bringing you the full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between. Keep up with all of the winners' speeches with our list below....
FOR THE CULTURE – CELEBRATIONS OF BLACKNESS FESTIVAL Headline Acts Announced Photo FOR THE CULTURE – CELEBRATIONS OF BLACKNESS FESTIVAL Headline Acts Announced
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2021

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is excited to announce international prize-winning writer Lemn Sissay, drag diva Le Gateau Chocolat, the 90s Baby Show podcast and platinum-selling artist Shingai as the headline acts of the inaugural For the Culture – Celebrations of Blackness Festival from Friday 28 J...
High Museum Commissions Three Photographers for PICTURING THE SOUTH Series Photo High Museum Commissions Three Photographers for PICTURING THE SOUTH Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2020

The High Museum of Art has commissioned Sheila Pree Bright, Jim Goldberg and An-My Lê for the Museum's ongoing 'Picturing the South' photography series, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2021....
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: February 27-28- with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alex Newell Photo Virtual Theatre This Weekend: February 27-28- with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Alex Newell and More!
by Nicole Rosky - February 27, 2021

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, February 27-28, 2020....
Eric Hutchinson Releases 6-Song EP 'SING ALONG!' Photo Eric Hutchinson Releases 6-Song EP 'SING ALONG!'
by Michael Major - August 05, 2022

SING ALONG! with Eric Hutchinson is the artist’s eighth studio release and his first new work since the fierce global reckoning with racism that was illuminated by the historic actions of the Black Lives Matter movement. “The Littlest Candle” and “Hey Look I Found It! (My Inner Peace)” are joyful tr...
BWW Interview: Sasha Hutchings of OKLAHOMA! at Hennepin Theatre Trust Photo BWW Interview: Sasha Hutchings of OKLAHOMA! at Hennepin Theatre Trust
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - November 09, 2021

With a face and head of glorious hair you may recognize at first glance, Sasha Hutchings (Laurey) opens OKLAHOMA!'s national tour in Minneapolis at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum in the first Equity tour of the show in 40 years. The actor gives some insight into the reimagined production and more ...
Shakespeare in the Squares Returns With THE TEMPEST Photo Shakespeare in the Squares Returns With THE TEMPEST
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2022

Shakespeare in the Squares today announces their return to London Garden Squares this summer with Shakespeare’s The Tempest, in celebration of their fifth anniversary production. In their most ambitious season to date, with venues now reaching north to Camden Square, east to Charterhouse Square, and...
BABYLON: GHETTO, RENAISSANCE, & MODERN OBLIVION Wins Best Picture at ASTI Internation Photo BABYLON: GHETTO, RENAISSANCE, & MODERN OBLIVION Wins Best Picture at ASTI International Film Festival
by Michael Major - December 30, 2021

The hybrid music-documentary short, released a year ago, brings 2021 to a close with a dizzying 90 awards from festivals across the globe, including laurels for Best Short Documentary (Tokyo International Short Film Festival), Best Musical Film, Best First Time Director, and Best First Time Producer...
Global Performers Highlighted In MarshStream International Solo Fest Photo Global Performers Highlighted In MarshStream International Solo Fest
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2020

The Marsh announces the line-up for its first-ever digital global festival, MarshStream International Solo Fest, presenting performers aged 16 to 79 from across the nation and around the world, including Russia, Scotland, Israel, Canada, and Australia, as well as some of The Marsh's fan-favorites in...
Sundance Institute Releases Independent Theater Study on Needs of Artists Photo Sundance Institute Releases Independent Theater Study on Needs of Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2021

In early 2021, Sundance Institute commissioned Jesse Cameron Alick, the newly-appointed Associate Artistic Director for the Vineyard Theater in New York and past creator advisor to the Institute’s Theater Program, to launch an in-depth field study to hear directly from theater makers about the most ...
Segal Centre Presents LIBERATION'S RADIANCE Light Installation Photo Segal Centre Presents LIBERATION'S RADIANCE Light Installation
by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2021

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is proud to be partnering with Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) on Liberation's Radiance, a light installation by BTW's Artist in Residence, Lighting Designer Tim Rodrigues, to commemorate Black History Month. ...
25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November Photo 25th Istanbul Theatre Festival to Take Place This October and November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2021

With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre....
Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith to Retire in 2023 Photo Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith to Retire in 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2022

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater today announced that Artistic Director Molly Smith has decided to retire in July of 2023. The Arena Stage Board of Trustees will conduct a nationwide search to appoint a new Artistic Director to build on the pioneering legacy of Smith and Arena’s F...
Sundance Institute Releases Independent Theater Study on Needs of Artists Photo Sundance Institute Releases Independent Theater Study on Needs of Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 04, 2021

In early 2021, Sundance Institute commissioned Jesse Cameron Alick, the newly-appointed Associate Artistic Director for the Vineyard Theater in New York and past creator advisor to the Institute’s Theater Program, to launch an in-depth field study to hear directly from theater makers about the most ...
Ancram Opera House Announces SUMMER PLAY LAB Featuring Three New Works By Leading The Photo Ancram Opera House Announces SUMMER PLAY LAB Featuring Three New Works By Leading Theater Artists
by Stephi Wild - August 03, 2020

Three theater artists -- Heather Christian, Mariah Ayscue and Frank Boyd - will present streamed staged readings of new works-in-progress at the Ancram Opera House August 7-16....





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