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Verses & Flows is a variety of performances from R&B stars and poetry from spoken word vets.

BWW Review: Reboot's SWEENEY TODD Needs to go Back in the Oven Photo BWW Review: Reboot's SWEENEY TODD Needs to go Back in the Oven
by Jay Irwin - May 21, 2019

Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is arguably a masterpiece of American Musical Theatre. It's haunting, thrilling, and heartbreaking when it's done right. But in order to do it right you need to understand and be able to convey this complex story ...
Elizabeth Clayton Releases WE LESSER GODS ADDENDUM
by Christina Mancuso - September 27, 2016

Elizabeth Clayton wanted to express and confess her thoughts in literary form. In her latest book titled 'We Lesser Gods Addendum,' (published by Trafford Publishing) Clayton weaves together a masterful volume of prose and poetry recounting her life's spiritual journey....
The LaFontaines Share Explosive New Single BODY Photo The LaFontaines Share Explosive New Single BODY
by Tori Hartshorn - June 12, 2019

Scotland's The LaFontaines have shared their new single, 'Body', the latest to be taken from their upcoming album Junior, out this Friday (June 14th) via So Recordings. Pre-order the album here....
QUIET SHEBA is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 19, 2016

Through pain and struggle, we are sometimes brought to a careful evaluation of our lives. That said, we strive to gain wisdom, hope and meaning from the experience....
Max Styler Gears Up For Summer With SLEEP ALONG Featuring Ella Boh Photo Max Styler Gears Up For Summer With SLEEP ALONG Featuring Ella Boh
by Macon Prickett - May 11, 2018

Max Styler takes a pop-inspired approach on “Sleep Alone” with the help of singer Ella Boh. Her innocent vocals soar weightlessly through the verses and chorus, floating over Styler's masterful future bass production on the Dim Mak single. Styler delivers breezy melodies and groovy percussive bassli...
Freestyle Love Supreme Academy Announces Virtual Summer Classes Photo Freestyle Love Supreme Academy Announces Virtual Summer Classes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 29, 2021

FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME is launching the FLS Academy Summer Season on May 1, with “Welcome to the Cypher” adult workshops; two new adult workshops “For the Love of Improv” and “Flows & Shows;” and a “Got Your Back: FLS Academy Showcase” where facilitators make up a hip-hop show based on audience sugg...
New York Philharmonic Sets 2015-16 Season of New-Music Series CONTACT!
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2015

Entering its seventh season in 2015-16, CONTACT!, the Philharmonic's new-music series, will extend its reach across New York City through a new partnership with National Sawdust (formerly Original Music Workshop), a new, non-profit, state-of-the-art music venue opening in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in ...
Starbird & the Phoenix Join Broadway Buskers Concert Series Photo Starbird & the Phoenix Join Broadway Buskers Concert Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2020

Starbird & the Phoenix (Courtney Bassett & Andrew Swackhamer; The Great Comet, Manifest) will join Broadway Buskers in the series' concert on Tuesday, September 29. The program will also feature performances by Taylor Iman Jones (Head Over Heels, Hamilton) and Storm Thomas (Lexus' Verses and Flow, F...
Carvens Lissaint Brings CALVARY to The Green Room 42 Photo Carvens Lissaint Brings CALVARY to The Green Room 42
by Stephi Wild - September 09, 2019

Carvens Lissaint former star of Broadway's Hamilton and TV One's Verses & Flow, celebrates his 30th birthday by making his Green Room 42 Debut in his solo concert, CALVARY. Come join in a beautiful evening of poetry & song revolving around Faith, Race, Love, Mental Health but importantly, Black Joy!...
BWW Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC at Perseverance Theatre Photo BWW Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC at Perseverance Theatre
by Mary McCormick - April 28, 2018

From the first swirl of the cape, Perseverance Theatre's world premier of the new adaption of Cyrano de Bergerac captures attention with its kinetic energy. Cyrano de Bergerac, originally written by Edmund Rostand in 1897, is newly translated and adapted by David Grimm and directed by Eleanor Holdri...
Saweetie Celebrates The Release of Debut EP HIGH MAINTENANCE Photo Saweetie Celebrates The Release of Debut EP HIGH MAINTENANCE
by Macon Prickett - March 15, 2018

Saweetie celebrated her forthcoming debut with a EP Release Party on Monday, March 12th in Los Angeles, CA, and is currently bringing down the house at the The Fader Fort, Pandora, and HipHopDX showcases at SXSW in Austin, TX....
Pennsylvania Ballet to Close 2015-16 Season with BALANCHINE AND BEYOND
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2016

Pennsylvania Ballet and Artistic Director Angel Corella will enthrall audiences with passion, poetry, and human emotion in Balanchine and Beyond. This final program of the 2015/2016 Season features Hans Van Manen's Adagio Hammerklavier, Trisha Brown's O zlozony/ O composite, Jean-Pierre Frohlich's V...
Jewish Women's Theatre Names Millennial Fellows
by Rebecca Russo - November 28, 2016

Twelve talented millennial actors, writers, producers, and directors have been selected from a pool of nearly 50 applicants to take part in the Jewish Women's Theatre's (JWT) NEXT @ The Braid Arts Council, a new initiative made possible by a $150,000 Cutting Edge Grant from the Jewish Community Foun...
Legacy Recordings & Sony Music Announce Launch of New Catalog Brand 'Certified'
by Caryn Robbins - April 13, 2017

Sony Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings are pleased to announce the launch of Certified Classicsa new cross-platform urban catalog brand devoted to the curation and celebration of three decade's worth of classic hip-hop and R&B music and culture with a focus on the revolutionary genre-definin...
k-os Streams New Album 'Can't Fly Without Gravity' on Consequence of Sound
by Caryn Robbins - August 28, 2015

Toronto legend k-os' insightful approach to music making has proven he is an artist with boundless limits, and certainly not one that appeases to fluctuating mainstream trends, in which his 2005 Grammy Nomination can attest. I...
Global Dan Drops 'Won' Single Photo Global Dan Drops 'Won' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 23, 2021

Global Dan doubles down on this theme through his signature falsetto flow, dismissing the fake friends who always come around when he’s up on dough....
POWERHOUSE Indie Band GREYE Releases 'Growing Pains' Photo POWERHOUSE Indie Band GREYE Releases 'Growing Pains'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 05, 2020

When she’s penning her lyrics, the imagery is always the most refined version of whatever obscure thought happens in her brain prior to her unleashing it on the page and later in live performance....
R&B Soul Songstress Sydney Franklin Releases Debut EP MAKE IT HURT Photo R&B Soul Songstress Sydney Franklin Releases Debut EP MAKE IT HURT
by Tori Hartshorn - February 23, 2018

In partnership with House Music Group DC, R&B/Soul artist Sydney Franklin has officially released her freshman project, Make It Hurt. The four track EP focuses on Franklin'a self-revelation of being honest with herself, and coming to terms with who she is as an artist and person. Laced with powerhou...
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....
80purppp Drops New Album VIOLET HIGH Photo 80purppp Drops New Album VIOLET HIGH
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2019

Independently racking up over 5 million streams on DSPs and locking in a record deal with Amuse, London-born / Canada-raised artist 80purppp never intended on releasing his music publicly when creating. Instead he wanted to keep his work to himself as a journal and a way to channel his emotions afte...
SAWEETIE Inks Major Label Deal with Warner Bros. Records + New Single Out Now Photo SAWEETIE Inks Major Label Deal with Warner Bros. Records + New Single Out Now
by Macon Prickett - February 14, 2018

After arriving with a bang in late 2017, California rapper SAWEETIE officially announces her next big move. In true boss fashion, she's signed to her own ICY label imprint in partnership withArtistry Records and Warner Bros. Records. The MC's buzzing new single “ICY GRL” is available at all digital ...
BWW Reviews: STACEY KENT Infuses Birdland With Sublime Sambas and Bossa Novas
by Alix Cohen - July 23, 2015

Watching Stacey Kent perform Portuguese music with her producer, writer, arranger, and saxophonist Jim Tomlinson (who also happens to be her husband), and her band has got to be the next best thing to actually being in Brazil. As she exhibited last night at Birdland for two shows, Kent gets this gen...
Charlie Wilson & More Set for Season 5 of TV One's LEXUS VERSES AND FLOW, Beginning Tonight
by TV News Desk - July 30, 2015

TV One brings back the message and the melody to performance art with season five of Lexus Verses And Flow premiering on TV One tonight, July 30th at 10PM....
Noel Paul Stookey Continues Lifetime of Social Activism With JUST CAUSES Compilation Photo Noel Paul Stookey Continues Lifetime of Social Activism With JUST CAUSES Compilation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2021

Noel Paul Stookey, better known as the “Paul” of the seminal 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, continues to embrace his role as an elder statesman of what was once referred to as “protest music.” On March 22, Neworld Multimedia will release JUST CAUSES, a carefully curated compilation of 15 Stooke...
Roots of Creation Hits Pollstar's Top 100 Livestreamers Chart for 2020 Photo Roots of Creation Hits Pollstar's Top 100 Livestreamers Chart for 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 18, 2021

Acclaimed reggae-rock group Roots of Creation kicks off 2021 with new music! Dropping today is Roots of Creation cover of Sublime’s song “Roots of Creation” from the various artist compilation The House That Bradley Built Deluxe Edition. ...




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