BWW Reviews: Nadège August Simply Captivates as SUNSET BABY
by Gil Kaan - May 02, 2015 The West Coast premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby provides a wonderful star vehicle for the very talented Nadege August. As the title character, August wholly embodies Nina, the troubled daughter of her recently deceased mother Ashanti X and her estranged father Kenyatta (who deserted the...
NBC Sports SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to Present Giants vs Vikings, 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - December 23, 2015 NBC Sports' Sunday Night Football heads to TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., for the first time this Sunday, Dec. 27, when Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings (9-5, NFC North) host Eli Manning and the New York Giants (6-8, NFC East) at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC....
Colony Theatre to Present THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX, Begin. 2/11
by Tyler Peterson - January 20, 2015 The Colony Theatre will present the fourth production of its historic 40th Anniversary season, the West Coast Premiere of THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX by Catherine Bush, directed by Brian Shnipper. THE ROAD TO APPOMATTOX will preview on Wednesday, February 11; Thursday, February 12; and Friday, February ...
Park Avenue Armory Dance Commission 'FLEXN' Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2015 Park Avenue Armory has commissioned dance pioneer Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray and visionary director Peter Sellars to create a performance piece that evolves the tradition of flex, the Brooklyn-born street dance. Characterized by sharp, rhythmic contortion, pausing, snapping, gliding, bone-breaking, and ...
NBC Sports SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL to Present Giants vs Vikings, 12/27
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2015 NBC Sports' Sunday Night Football heads to TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., for the first time this Sunday, Dec. 27, when Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings (9-5, NFC North) host Eli Manning and the New York Giants (6-8, NFC East) at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC....
2014 BEAT Festival Kicks Off Today in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014 Today, September 11, through the 20th, 2014, the third annual Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater (BEAT) Festival will take place, showcasing Brooklyn's most current crop of local theater, dance, and voice talent, performing in intriguing locations borough-wide....
PBS Acquires DCTV's OUR CAMERAS, OUR STORIES
by Caryn Robbins - September 18, 2014 Pioneering New York City media arts center Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV) continues to find exciting ways to use media to empower New Yorkers by premiering short autobiographical documentaries by a group of talented high school film makers....
John Earl Jelks, Harvey Gardner Moore & Dewanda Wise to Lead Labyrinth's SUNSET BABY
by Tyler Peterson - October 11, 2013 The cast of Sunset Baby includes John Earl Jelks, Harvey Gardner Moore, and Dewanda Wise. In addition to Morisseau, the creative team includes Kamilah Forbes (Director), Amatus (Composer and Sound Designer), Esosa (Costume Design), Jen Schriever (Lighting Design), and Lee Savage (Scenic Design)....
Darren Criss Hosts BROADWAY JUNIOR Today at the Imperial Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2015 The 10th Anniversary celebration of The Shubert Foundation/Music Theatre International arts education program, Broadway Junior, will take place today, May 19, 2015 at at 10:30 a.m. at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (249 W. 45th St.). The event will be hosted by 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' star Darren C...
2014 BEAT Festival to Kick Off 9/11 in Brooklyn; Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2014 On September 11-20, 2014, the third annual Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater (BEAT) Festival will take place, showcasing Brooklyn's most current crop of local theater, dance, and voice talent, performing in intriguing locations borough-wide....
2014 BEAT Festival Kicks Off Today in Brooklyn
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014 Today, September 11, through the 20th, 2014, the third annual Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater (BEAT) Festival will take place, showcasing Brooklyn's most current crop of local theater, dance, and voice talent, performing in intriguing locations borough-wide....
BRIC Announces Fall 2016 Programming
by Ashlee Latimer - August 05, 2016 In its award-winning arts center in downtown brooklyn, BRIC presents and incubates fresh work by artists and media-makers reflecting NYC's diversity....
Park Avenue Armory Dance Commission 'FLEXN' Begins Today
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2015 Park Avenue Armory has commissioned dance pioneer Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray and visionary director Peter Sellars to create a performance piece that evolves the tradition of flex, the Brooklyn-born street dance. Characterized by sharp, rhythmic contortion, pausing, snapping, gliding, bone-breaking, and ...
Primal Forces Productions Presents Dominique Morisseau's SUNSET BABY, Now thru 12/21
by Carol Kassie - November 29, 2014 East New York, Brooklyn: Nina's estranged father, a former black revolutionary, reappears after many years to obtain a piece of her deceased mother's legacy. A powerful story of one woman's journey from a brutal existence to her own liberation, Sunset Baby is an energetic, daring look at the point ...
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of Labyrinth Theater Company's SUNSET BABY
by Nicole Rosky - November 25, 2013 Labyrinth Theater Company (Artistic Director Mimi O'Donnell, Managing Director Danny Feldman), the award-winning, downtown ensemble, presents Sunset Baby, written by Dominique Morisseau, at the Bank Street Theater (155 Bank Street), Labyrinth Theater Company's home in New York City's West Village. S...
St.Paul Community Baptist Church Presents Annual Theatrical Homage of Historic Middle Passage Journey
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2016 For the 22nd consecutive year, New York-based and nationally recognized Pastor Rev. David K. Brawley of East New York's St. Paul Community Baptist Church, presents The MAAFA: "Speaking The Truth."...
Brooklyn Music Venue National Sawdust Releases Complete Lineup for Inaugural Season
by Matt Smith - August 17, 2015 Composer Paola Prestini, the Creative and Executive Director of National Sawdust (NS), today announced programming for the non-profit's inaugural fall season in its new home-a $16 million, 13,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art chamber hall in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The performance and r...
BWW Interview: Tony Danza, Now in 'Residence' at 54 Below
by Adrienne Onofri - July 25, 2016 The beloved sitcom star ups his musical theater cred with a summer-long engagement at the midtown cabaret....
BLACK DIVINITY Announces New Press Campaign
by Christina Mancuso - September 24, 2015 In his 2014 book 'Black Divinity: Manifesto of The Black Theocracy Second Edition' (published by AuthorHouse), author, activist and scholar Tony Saunders gives an eye-opening, thorough account of the historical development of the black community's efforts to reach self-actualization. The book was in...
BWW Interview: Tony Danza, Now in 'Residence' at 54 Below
by Adrienne Onofri - July 25, 2016 The beloved sitcom star ups his musical theater cred with a summer-long engagement at the midtown cabaret....
BWW Reviews: Nadège August Simply Captivates as SUNSET BABY
by Gil Kaan - May 02, 2015 The West Coast premiere of Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby provides a wonderful star vehicle for the very talented Nadege August. As the title character, August wholly embodies Nina, the troubled daughter of her recently deceased mother Ashanti X and her estranged father Kenyatta (who deserted the...
Photo Coverage: Denzel Washington Celebrates Talented Youth at BROADWAY JUNIOR!
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - May 20, 2014 Denzel Washington, currently starring in the acclaimed Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun, served as Host of the Shubert Foundation/MTI Broadway Junior Student Share celebration while hundreds of students from middle and intermediate New York City Public Schools made their Broadway debut on ...
Project EATS Kicks Off Farm Stand Thursdays in Front of Brooklyn Museum
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2014 Fresh produce will be sold from a farm stand in front of the Brooklyn Museum's glass front entrance beginning today, July 17 from 3:30 p.m. until 9 p.m., and continuing every Thursday through the summer and fall....
BalaSole Dance Co. to Bring MIXTUS to Ailey Theater This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2016 ROBERTO VILLANUEVA, Executive & Artistic Director and Founder of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 6th Year Anniversary and 17th NYC concert season of BalaSole in 'MIXTUS,' a new program of solos in a broad range of dance styles, music choices and artistic voices, on August 13 & 14, 8PM, at Ailey...
Third Annual Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater Festival to Feature over 15 Adventurous Acts, 9/11 - 9/20
by Louisa Brady - August 01, 2014 On September 11-20, 2014, the third annual Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater (BEAT) Festival will take place, showcasing Brooklyn's most current crop of local theater, dance, and voice talent, performing in intriguing locations borough-wide.... |