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When society is broken and demands for social justice go unmet, some folks don't give up, they rise up.

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BWW's 'Some Like it Pop' Podcast Goes Hip-Hop with The Grammys, HAMILTON, Kendrick Lamar
by Some Like It Pop - February 24, 2016

Hello Pop Culture Savants! In this episode of BroadwayWorld's Some Like it Pop Podcast, we delve into the worlds of Pop Music, Pop Movies, Pop TV, and Pop Comedy....


Singer/Songwriter Gabe Oliver's Debut Album 'Insight' Is Available Now
by Caryn Robbins - June 27, 2016

Maui singer/songwriter Gabe Oliver's new album, Insight, has just been released and is now available for download via his official website at http://www.GabeOliver.com or via iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify, CD Baby and all major music distribution sites....


Eileen Cunningham Pens STOLEN INNOCENCE
by Christina Mancuso - August 11, 2015

How will tragedy and disaster change the life of a privileged but unwanted daughter? This is the question that will be answered within the pages of 'Stolen Innocence,' (published by Xlibris UK) an emotionally moving romantic story written by Eileen Cunningham....


Trailer for A24 & DirecTV's REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS
by Caryn Robbins - August 13, 2014

A24 and DirecTV have teamed up on REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS, directed by Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo, and executive produced by Martin Scorsese....


Alt-Pop Music Artist Jennifer Saran to Release New Album 'Walk With Me', 4/29
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2016

Jennifer Saran is a North American alt-pop/adult contemporary artist, songwriter and vocalist based in Hong Kong. Her new full-length album Walk With Me was recorded and produced entirely at Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California...


VIDEO: Watch Andra Day 'Rise Up' In New Video by M. Night Shyamalan
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2016

Today, Andra Day released the M. Night Shyamalan-directed visuals for her inspirational anthem 'Rise Up.' This is the second video of Day's to be crafted by an acclaimed filmmaker following Spike Lee's direction of her debut video 'Forever Mine.'...


VIDEO: Playwright Eve Ensler Talks '1 Billion Rising' to Stop Violence Against Women on THE VIEW
by Caryn Robbins - February 06, 2015

'The Vagina Monogues' playwright Eve Ensler stopped by ABC's THE VIEW to talk about her important project, 1 Billion Rising, to stop violence against women....


New Memoir HOPE STREET, is Launched
by Christina Mancuso - June 01, 2015

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Local Schools Set for Houston Chamber Choir's 'Hear the Future'
by Tyler Peterson - January 08, 2016

Houston Chamber Choir presents Hear the Future: Annual Invitational School Choral Festival with four Houston-area schools on Sunday, January 31st at 4:00pm at Grace Presbyterian Church, 10221 Ella Ln Houston, TX 77042. The program is a selection of sacred and secular choral works blended together wi...


City Lights Publishers Presents TO PROTECT AND SERVE WHO?
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2015

In this limited edition 16-page pamphlet, Mumia Abu-Jamal offers the post-Ferguson generation his advice on how to address the chronic problems of police violence and impunity in the United States today....


Soho Press Releases MORT(E) by Robert Repino
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2014

The 'war with no name' has begun, with human extinction as its goal. The instigator of this war is the Colony, a race of intelligent ants who, for thousands of years, have been silently building an army that would forever eradicate the destructive, oppressive humans. Under the Colony's watchful eye,...


Author Merawyn Harrison Releases POEMS OF A DIVORCEE
by Christina Mancuso - January 22, 2016

Merawyn Harrison fought the trauma of divorce with all her might, being particularly heart broken on account of her two young boys. Writing became the cathartic vessel which allowed her to emerge from society's unrealistic conventions and a cocooned upbringing. The result is a stunningly evocative c...


VIDEO: R&B Star Audra Day Performs 'Rise Up' on GMA
by Caryn Robbins - August 28, 2015

R&B star Audra Day stopped by ABC's 'Good Morning America' to perform her latest hit, 'Rise Up,' live in Times Square. Watch the appearance below!...


Ardea Arts to Present BOUNCE The Basketball Opera at Paerdegat Park, 6/25-27
by Tyler Peterson - April 27, 2016

Ardea Arts announces BOUNCE The Basketball Opera, their latest project in development. Showcase performances will take place at Paerdegat Park in East Flatbush, Brooklyn Saturday-Monday June 25-27, 2016 at 6pm. For more information, visit http://www.ardeaarts.com/bounce/....


Rise Up! HAMILTON Original Cast Recording Now Platinum Certified!
by Caryn Robbins - May 25, 2016

The musical took to Twitter to announce that the recording has now been officially platinum certified, meaning it has sold one million units!...


National Geographic Channel Presents Epic Story in RISE UP: THE LEGACY OF NAT TURNER, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2016

In RISE UP: THE LEGACY OF NAT TURNER, viewers will get a different perspective into his notorious legacy that extends beyond this rebellion. From executive producer Nate Parker, the one-hour documentary premieres today, Oct. 7, at 10/9c on National Geographic Channel...


Australian Photographer, Daniel King Launches New Book, UKRAINE YOUTH
by Christina Mancuso - January 26, 2015

Australian photographer Daniel King landed in Kiev, Ukraine, in the summer of 2013, just as the 'Rise up, Ukraine!' demonstrations, which had started in May, were beginning to shake the capital and the region. Instead of photographing the protests, King turned his camera on a group of Ukrainian teen...


The Road Theatre Company Presents AFTER ORLANDO
by A.A. Cristi - November 10, 2016

Set in the carefree time of the 70's, when going to a club was about dancing and love…Orlando changed all that…...


Singalong Concerts to Celebrate RISE AGAIN: A GROUP SINGING SONGBOOK
by Caryn Robbins - September 23, 2015

After more than a quarter of a century, the long wait is over! From the creators of the beloved songbook Rise Up Singing, comes its much-anticipated companion Rise Again: A Group Singing Songbook....


Peggy Cowan Releases LIVING IN THE PROMISE
by Christina Mancuso - September 12, 2016

'Living in the Promise': an uplifting book of hope spoken through the words of truth and honesty. 'Living in the Promise' is the creation of published author, Peggy Cowan, a teacher for ten years before stepping into full-time ministry with her husband, James. Feeling there was more that God wanted ...


Fox Trims Season Order of New Comedy MULANEY Down to 13 Episodes
by Casey Judge - October 20, 2014

Fox Networks recently trimmed its order of new TV show 'Mulaney' down to 13 episodes, three fewer than the original order of 16....


Rise Up Rockwood Presents Portland Author Mitchell Jackson
by Christina Mancuso - May 11, 2015

Portland, Oregon...


Broadway Sisters Record New Musical at Avatar Studios
by Sally Henry Fuller - November 09, 2015

Sisters Brigid Harrington (Jane Banks, Mary Poppins - Broadway) and Shannon Harrington (Susan Waverly, Irving Berlin's White Christmas - Broadway National Tour and Scout in the upcoming Queens Theatre production of To Kill a Mockingbird) along with Cheryl Ann McCullagh (Jenny, Three Penny Opera - Ku...


Martin Scorsese Presents REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS, in Theaters Today
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2014

Based on Frederick Dannen's electric New Yorker article that chronicled the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80's and 90's New York City From Andrew Lau, Director of INFERNAL AFFAIRS which Martin Scorsese remade into Academy Award winning THE DEPARTED, Revenge of the Green Dragons hits thea...


Thomas Newson & Manse Collaborate on Massive 'Back Again' Track
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2016

Thomas Newson & Manse explode back onto the Revealed Recordings roster with the huge new track 'Back Again' ready to make waves across the scene in the coming months....






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