THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, a new film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City
The Verdi Chorus Announces Spring 2019 Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2019
This Spring marks the start of the 36th season of the Verdi Chorus, who will present their Spring Concert, L'Amore e la Vita (Love and Life) for two performances only at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica on April 6 and 7. Led by Founding Artistic Director Anne Marie Ketchum, the Verd...
Long Beach Opera Announces Community Conversations
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2019
Long Beach Opera believes that discussions inspired by art should extend beyond the lobby of the theater. For this reason, LBO is using its 40th anniversary season theme, Justice, as a catalyst to present its brand new five-event series called Community Conversations February 9 through June 6....
Ava DuVernay is Working with Netflix on a Prince Documentary
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 30, 2018
Ava DuVernay is working with Netflix on a documentary about Prince, according to Variety....
Long Beach Opera's Three Tales At The Ernest Borgnine Theater
by A.A. Cristi - October 08, 2018
Three Tales by Steve Reich, with visuals by Beryl Korot, will open the Long Beach Opera's 40th Anniversary Season, for two performances Saturday, November 3 at 6pm and Sunday, November 4 at 2:30pm at the Ernest Borgnine Theater, Scottish Rite Event Center, in Long Beach, CA. The production is sung...
Christopher Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Adepero Oduye Join Cast of Ava DuVernay's Central Park Limited Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018
The courtroom comes to order in Ava DuVernay's Central Park Limited Series as The Affair's Joshua Jackson, Hamilton's Christopher Jackson, and 12 Years A Slave's Adepero Oduye join the cast....
Ava DuVernay's CENTRAL PARK FIVE Drama Unveils Its Leading Men
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 10, 2018
Ava DuVernay's central park crime drama unveils its leading men. The actors will portray the real-life teens and adults at the center of the Central Park Five Case....
Long Beach Opera Announces 2018-2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2018
Long Beach Opera celebrates two milestones in the 2018-2019 season - its fortieth anniversary and the 20th anniversary of Andreas Mitisek leading the company as artistic director. ...
OPERA America Awards $225,000 In Grants To Develop New American Operas
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2017
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce that it has awarded grants to 11 opera companies through the Repertoire Development Grants program, supported by The Opera Fund. These grants provide vital f...
New Works by Jeanine Tesori, Sarah Ruhl and More Receive OPERA America Grants
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce that it has awarded grants to 11 opera companies through the Repertoire Development Grants program, supported by The Opera Fund. These grants provide vital financia...
Wayne McGregor, Dada Masilo, Lar Lubovitch and More Set for Spring/Summer 2018 Season at The Joyce Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2017
Linda Shelton, Executive Director of The Joyce Theater, announced today the organization's programming for its spring/summer 2018 season, kicking off with the celebrated British choreographer and director Wayne McGregor's contemporary dance company, Company Wayne McGregor, performing the U.S. premie...
Tony Nominee Carrie Coon Makes Television Critics Association Awards History
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2017
Coon was recognized for her standout roles as the tech-challenged police chief Gloria Burgle on FX's twisting crime caper FARGO and playing the emotionally resilient Nora Durst on HBO's spiritually-rich drama series THE LEFTOVERS....
Lower East Side Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup & Full Schedule of Events
by Caryn Robbins - May 18, 2017
The Lower East Side Film Festival directors are proud to announce the festival's seventh annual opening and closing night films along with the complete festival schedule....
by Caryn Robbins - May 18, 2017
The Lower East Side Film Festival directors are proud to announce the festival's seventh annual opening and closing night films along with the complete festival schedule....
Ken Burns Visits Ann Arbor for Special Preview of Upcoming PBS Documentary Series
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2017
America's most acclaimed filmmaker and former Ann Arbor resident, Ken Burns, will pay a special visit to his hometown on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, to preview and discuss his latest film, The Vietnam War airing on PBS stations nationwide in September 2017. During the event, which will take place ...
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2017
America's most acclaimed filmmaker and former Ann Arbor resident, Ken Burns, will pay a special visit to his hometown on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, to preview and discuss his latest film, The Vietnam War airing on PBS stations nationwide in September 2017. During the event, which will take place ...
Colleague of Famed Civil Rights Attorney Set for KUNSTLER Talk Back Tonight Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017
59E59 Theaters presents a series of post-show talk backs following select performances of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy with Nambi E. Kelley, scheduled for tonight, February 28, March 2, March 7 and March 9....
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2017
59E59 Theaters presents a series of post-show talk backs following select performances of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy with Nambi E. Kelley, scheduled for tonight, February 28, March 2, March 7 and March 9....
Friends, Family & Colleagues of Famed Civil Rights Attorney Set for KUNSTLER Talk Backs Off-Broadway
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017
59E59 Theaters has announced that a series of post-show talk backs following select performances of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy with Nambi E. Kelley, have been scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 & March 7 and Thursday, March 2 & March 9....
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2017
59E59 Theaters has announced that a series of post-show talk backs following select performances of Jeffrey Sweet's KUNSTLER, directed by Meagen Fay and starring Jeff McCarthy with Nambi E. Kelley, have been scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 & March 7 and Thursday, March 2 & March 9....
National Chorale to Present 49th HANDEL'S MESSIAH SING-IN This December
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2016
National Chorale, New York's premier professional choral company, under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, continues its 2016-2017 Season at Lincoln Center with the 49th presentation of Handel's Messiah Sing-In today, December 20, 2016 at 8pm at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for t...
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2016
National Chorale, New York's premier professional choral company, under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, continues its 2016-2017 Season at Lincoln Center with the 49th presentation of Handel's Messiah Sing-In today, December 20, 2016 at 8pm at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for t...
National Chorale to Present 49th HANDEL'S MESSIAH SING-IN This December
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
National Chorale, New York's premier professional choral company, under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, continues its 2016-2017 Season at Lincoln Center with the 49th presentation of Handel's Messiah Sing-In on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 8pm at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center ...
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
National Chorale, New York's premier professional choral company, under the Artistic Direction of Everett McCorvey, continues its 2016-2017 Season at Lincoln Center with the 49th presentation of Handel's Messiah Sing-In on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 8pm at the David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center ...
November at NJPAC - Jazz in the Key of Ellison, Renée Fleming, Carefree: Dancin' with Fred & Ginger, The Brubeck Songbook with The Brubeck Brothers Band, James Brown Cel
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2016
Find out what's happening this month at NJPAC!...
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2016
Find out what's happening this month at NJPAC!...
Photo Flash: Members of 'The Central Park Five' Appear for THE BULLPEN Talkback
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Several members of 'The Central Park Five,' the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, attended the February 7 performance of The Bullpen, the one-man, 18-character comedy written and perfor...
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2015
Several members of 'The Central Park Five,' the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, attended the February 7 performance of The Bullpen, the one-man, 18-character comedy written and perfor...
'Central Park Five' Attend THE BULLPEN This Weekend for Post-Show Talk
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015
The Central Park Five, the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, will attend a performance of The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now p...
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2015
The Central Park Five, the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, will attend a performance of The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now p...
'Central Park Five' to Attend THE BULLPEN This Weekend for Post-Show Talk
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
The Central Park Five, the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, will attend a performance of The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now p...
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015
The Central Park Five, the group of five young black and Latino youths falsely arrested and convicted in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a white woman in Central Park, will attend a performance of The Bullpen, the one-man - 18-character comedy written and performed by Joe Assadourian, (now p...
HBO's SIX BY SONDHEIM Among Peabody Award Winners
by Caryn Robbins - April 02, 2014
Recipients of the 73rd Peabody Awards were announced today. The awards will be presented on May 19th at a luncheon hosted by Ira Glass at New York's Waldorf-Astoria in New York....
by Caryn Robbins - April 02, 2014
Recipients of the 73rd Peabody Awards were announced today. The awards will be presented on May 19th at a luncheon hosted by Ira Glass at New York's Waldorf-Astoria in New York....
YC to Present LISTEN V. LOCK-UP One-Night-Only Theatrical Event, 12/4
by Tyler Peterson - November 15, 2013
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Youth Communication (YC), the award-winning nonprofit publisher and advocate of reading and writing, will present Listen v. Lock-Up: Unheard Stories from Teens in Trouble. This unique and powerful one-night-only theatrical event features the voices of one of New York ...
by Tyler Peterson - November 15, 2013
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Youth Communication (YC), the award-winning nonprofit publisher and advocate of reading and writing, will present Listen v. Lock-Up: Unheard Stories from Teens in Trouble. This unique and powerful one-night-only theatrical event features the voices of one of New York ...
Author/Professor Craig Steven Wilder Set for in Book Signing at Riverside Church Today
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2013
The New York Times' Brent Staples moderates a discussion amongst a distinguished group of panelists on American History Professor Craig Steven Wilder's new book, EBONY AND IVY: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities (Bloomsbury, 2013) at The Riverside Church today, Septemb...
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2013
The New York Times' Brent Staples moderates a discussion amongst a distinguished group of panelists on American History Professor Craig Steven Wilder's new book, EBONY AND IVY: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities (Bloomsbury, 2013) at The Riverside Church today, Septemb...
Author/Professor Craig Steven Wilder Set for in Book Signing at Riverside Church, 9/29
by Arielle Ozery - September 09, 2013
The New York Times' Brent Staples moderates a discussion amongst a distinguished group of panelists on American History Professor Craig Steven Wilder's new book, EBONY AND IVY: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities (Bloomsbury, 2013) at The Riverside Church on Sunday, Sep...
by Arielle Ozery - September 09, 2013
The New York Times' Brent Staples moderates a discussion amongst a distinguished group of panelists on American History Professor Craig Steven Wilder's new book, EBONY AND IVY: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities (Bloomsbury, 2013) at The Riverside Church on Sunday, Sep...
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