When society is broken and demands for social justice go unmet, some folks don't give up, they rise up.
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Industry Interview: How Charity Network and the Miranda Family Are Making the World a Better Place
by Robert Diamond - April 11, 2018
As BroadwayWorld recently reported, 'Lin-Manuel Miranda and Charity Network Rise Up for Good' has been nominated for best campaign in the Social - Public Service & Activism category in the 22nd Annual Webby Awards....
National Theatre & Education Conference Coming To Minneapolis This August
by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2018
The American Alliance for Theatre & Education's 31st annual National Conference: Rise Up! will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 1-5, 2018, exploring what it means to use art and activism to make positive change in our communities....
History Announces Documentary From LeBron James & Stanley Nelson, RISE UP: THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED AMERICA
by Tori Hartshorn - March 29, 2018
History Announces Documentary From LeBron James & Stanley Nelson, RISE UP: THE MOVEMENT THAT CHANGED AMERICA...
Pop Singer Ian Erix Releasing Benefit Song with Parkland, FL School Shooting Survivors
by Macon Prickett - March 27, 2018
Misfit Mindz Entertainment, an imprint of Nordican Music Group/The Orchard/Sony Music Entertainment is set to release a benefit record from Ian Erix -- featuring survivors of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting -- with 100% of all profits going to victim's families and survivors of gun violenc...
Artists Rise Up L.A. Presents AMERICAN SPRING Benefit Performance
by A.A. Cristi - March 26, 2018
ARTISTS RISE UP LOS ANGELES presents an afternoon of powerful Spoken Word and Storytelling, AMERICAN SPRING, benefiting the East Los Angeles Women's Shelter. It is presented in association with WE THE PEOPLE (Sacred Fools Theater Company). ...
(MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS To Play The Tank 4/22
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2018
The hit show, (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS, returns to The Tank on Sunday, April 22 at 7:00 pm. (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS is hosted by the show's creator, Jude Treder-Wolff, and features storytellers Liz Gannon Graydon, Robin Gelfenbien, Brian Grossi, Rhonda Hansome, and David Lawson....
ANTIGONE X Breathes New Life Into A Greek Classic At Cal Rep
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2018
California Repertory Company, the producing arm of the CSULB Theatre Arts Department, continues its spring season with Antigone X by LA-based writer Paula Cizmar. The show, directed by Artistic Director Jeff Janisheski, opens on March 23rd in the Studio Theatre....
Keke Palmer and Whitney Wolfe Herd Closed Day One of Bumble Presents: Empowering Connections
by Robert Diamond - March 10, 2018
Yesterday, Bumble kicked off their two-day SXSW® activation with the first set of speakers, keynotes, and performances. Broadway star and author Keke Palmer joined Bumble Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd on stage for the “#MeToo, #TimesUp, Now What?” keynote to discuss the growing focus o...
Posthumous Release From Mark Otis Selby Launches Moraine Music's Naked Sessions
by Macon Prickett - March 01, 2018
Before the full-blown production, the multi-track recording for the big stage sound and lights, an artist sits in a room with nothing but a new song, an instrument and a deep desire to express something true – laying down the song as it comes out, no worries about perfection; honest, raw…naked. ...
Storytelling Line-up Announced For (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS March 17 Show
by Stephi Wild - February 23, 2018
The hit show, (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS, returns to the Performing Arts Studio on Saturday, March 17 at 7:00 pm. The Long Island based storytelling show is hosted by the show's creator, Jude Treder-Wolff and features stories by a rotating cast of professional storytellers combined with storytellers going...
THE MERMAID HOUR: A Rolling World Premiere, Opens 3/23
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2018
What do you do when you encounter a challenge that you have no experience dealing with? What do you do when that challenge involves someone you love? How as a parent do you rise up and support them? David Valdes Greenwood's play The Mermaid Hour reimagines these timeless issues through the story...
VDAY 2018: A MEMORY, A MONOLOGUE, A RANT & A PRAYER Comes to Alexander Upstairs
by Stephi Wild - February 22, 2018
Welcome to VDAY season! Sugardaddy theatre Co is back with a new VDAY play: 'A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer'! Writings to Stop Violence Against Women and Girls....
Kristeen Young's MOONAGE DAYDREAM Debuts on Stern's Bowie Special + Dates w/ THE DAMNED
by Macon Prickett - February 08, 2018
Art-rocker and genre-defying heroine Kristeen Young will be paying tribute to the late David Bowie with her rendition of “Moonage Daydream” along with 24 other artists on Friday, February 9 for The Howard Stern Tribute to David Bowie special. Co-produced herself, Young wanted to pay trib...
Broadway & TV Stars Join Producer Peter William Dunn For Birthday Celebration Show
by Julie Musbach - February 07, 2018
Producer Peter William Dunn (So You Think You Can Belt, TRL: Total Request Live, Rise Up, GAYS: The Series) is coming out from behind the scenes and hitting the stage for a one-night-only performance of 'Words Fail (Whiskey Doesn't!) - a late night with Peter William Dunn' at The West End Lounge, on...
Storytellers Announced For Next Months Storytelling Show (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS
by A.A. Cristi - January 12, 2018
The hit show, (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS, return to the Performing Arts Studio on Saturday, November 18 at 7:00 pm. The Long Island based storytelling show is hosted by the show's creator, Jude Treder-Wolff and features stories by a rotating cast of professional storytellers. Storytellers for the February...
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS Kicks Butt at Providence Performing Arts Center
by Larry O'Brien - December 11, 2017
KINKY BOOTS, book by Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles and Torch Song Trilogy) and songs by Cindy Lauper and inspired by true events, is in Providence at the Performing Arts Center for a very short run. Blink and you'll miss it. The musical tells the story of Charlie Price (Lance Bordelon), who i...
Black Lives Matter Art Show to Open This December at Dacia Gallery
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2017
Carla Cubit of Occupy Art's Black Lives Matter exhibition will open with a reception on December 9th, 5-8pm, at Dacia Gallery, 53 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002. Food and refreshments will be provided. Free!...
Rose McGowan Speaks At HT Leadership Summit 2017 In India
by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2017
Rose McGowan recently traveled to New Delhi, India on behalf of Liberatum, the global cultural diplomacy organization. This major leadership summit also featured President Obama, Prime Minister of India and many other world renowned figures. Liberatum is working with world leaders and cultural fig...
Black Lives Matter Art Show to Open This December at Dacia Gallery
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2017
Carla Cubit of Occupy Art's Black Lives Matter exhibition will open with a reception on December 9th, 5-8pm, at Dacia Gallery, 53 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002. Food and refreshments will be provided. Free!...
New Book Examines 'Nigerian Politics and Corruption'
(MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS Announces Line Up For 11/18 Show
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017
The hit show, (MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS, return to the Performing Arts Studio on Saturday, November 18 at 7:00 pm. The Long Island based storytelling show is hosted by the show's creator, Jude Treder-Wolff and features stories by Bob Brader, Heather Forest, David Lawson, and Matt Michell....
(MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS Announces November Line Up
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2017
(MOSTLY) TRUE THINGS, the hit storytelling show, returns to The PIT Loft on Saturday, November 4 at 9:30 pm....
Daphne du Maurier's JAMAICA INN to Premiere at The Tabard Theatre
by Julie Musbach - October 17, 2017
NOBODY GOES TO JAMAICA INN lonely and dark on the bleak Cornish moors. A place full of secrets, violence, and rum that fuels nightmares of ghosts that howl with the wind. Young and innocent, Mary comes to stay, only to get entangled in its mysteries....
Nahko of Medicine for the People Extends My Name is Bear Tour
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2017
Nahko will extend the My Name is Bear Tour with additional performances in 2018. The 15-stop tour will begin in on February 28th in Burlington, VT and will make stops in Providence, Syracuse, and Charlotte among others before wrapping at the Reggae Rise Up festival in St. Petersburg, FL on March 18...
Broadway Inspirational Voices to Bring RISE UP! Holiday Concert to The Sheen Center
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017
Michael McElroy and the BROADWAY INSPIRATIONAL VOICES (BIV) present RISE UP! a concert for the holidays Monday, December 4th, 2017, 7:30pm....
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