Cynthia Lee

Universal Preservation Hall Brings Soul, Drag, The Supernatural, And Music To Saratoga
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2025

Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs will present a dynamic fall lineup, including The Great American SoulBook (Sept. 19), HalloQween Drag Brunch (Oct. 19), psychic medium Matt Fraser (Nov. 8), and Under the Streetlamp (Nov. 22).

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS Season 10 Cast Unveiled
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 23, 2025

Paramount+ has revealed the star-studded cast for the tenth season of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS, which begins streaming exclusively on the service with two all-new episodes premiering Friday, May 9.

ROCO's Opens 19th Season With SEISMIC
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2023

ROCO kicks off its 19th season with an opening concert of enormous proportions. Learn more about the upcoming free concert, Seismic, here!

Robert Deviney Named New Executive Director Of Jefferson Performing Arts Society
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023

The Jefferson Performing Arts Society has announce the appointment of Robert DeViney as its new Executive Director.  With his extensive experience in operations and a proven track record of success, DeViney brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to further elevate JPAS as a prominent cultural institution in the region.

Random Access Music (RAM) to Present the 2023 Queens New Music Festival in May
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 22, 2023

Random Access Music (RAM) will present the 2023 Queens New Music Festival.  The 2023 festival, under the Artistic Direction of Thomas Piercy, will present concerts from May 4th to May 7th at the Secret Theatre in Woodside, Queens.

iSING! Suzhou to Present North American Premiere of ECHOES OF ANCIENT TANG POEMS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2022

In celebration of Lunar New Year, the iSING! Suzhou International Young Artists Festival announced the North American premiere of Echoes of Ancient Tang Poems on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 7:30 PM at the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, and Saturday, January 7, at 7:30 PM at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York.

VIDEO: Divas of Broadway and Drag Gear Up for DIVAS FOR DEMOCRACY: UNITED WE SLAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2020

Drag Out The Vote, a national, nonpartisan voter engagement nonprofit, announced a streaming Drag and Broadway diva extravaganza to promote voter participation and increase voter awareness of key issues concerning the LGBTQIA+ community and the 2020 election.

Stephanie J. Block, Lea Salonga, Shoshana Bean & More Will Unite for Divas For Democracy: United We Slay
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 1, 2020

Drag Out The Vote, a national, nonpartisan voter engagement nonprofit, announced a streaming Drag and Broadway diva extravaganza to promote voter participation and increase voter awareness of key issues concerning the LGBTQIA+ community and the 2020 election.

27th Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival Opens March 26
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2020

New World Symphony Celebrates 30 Years In Annual New Work Event
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2018

Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), presents its seventh annual New Work performance on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the New World Center. New Work is dedicated to commissioning and premiering new pieces from high-profile and developing artists across a range of genres, exploring intersections between music, theater, dance, poetry, video, lighting, and other art forms. This year's program opens with a world premiere, multidisciplinary performance of selections from Glimpse of the Big Picture, conceived, scored, and authored by NWS Artistic Director/Co-Founder Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT). Divided into three parts, the performance brings music together with the spoken word, featuring MTT as speaker. The 2018 New Work program also includes two NWS commissions: composer Ted Hearne and filmmaker Jonathan David Kane's 2017 crowdsourced, multimedia symphony, Miami in Movements, in a revised version; and the world premiere of The Inherent Sadness of Low-Lying Areas, a short play by playwright Christopher Wall featuring music by a variety of composers, from Bach to Saariaho.

MTT and the New World Symphony's 2017-18 Season Celebrates 30 Years of Training the Next Generation of Classical Musicians
by BWW News Desk - Jun 28, 2017

With the launch of its 2017-18 season this fall, the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), led by Co-Founder and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT), celebrates 30 years as the nation's most innovative training ground for the next generation of classical musicians, preparing its resident Fellows for professional careers through an experiential curriculum of hands-on training, live performance, and audience interaction.

Supporting the Work of Female Composers and Administrators at National Opera Center America
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2017

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, announces a series of special initiatives to advance and highlight the work of women in opera. These programs are emblematic of OPERA America's deep commitment to achieving gender equity in the field.

The New World Symphony Announces New Work Program Line Up
by Julie Musbach - Mar 10, 2017

The New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), will perform its sixth annual New Work program-dedicated to commissioning and premiering new pieces from high-profile and developing artists across a range of genres, intersecting music with theater, dance, poetry, video, lighting, and other art forms-on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the New World Center. The program will include a new Michael Tilson Thomas-led and -conceived stage production of Niccolo Castiglioni's Inverno In-Ver, the premiere performance of an orchestral version of Oscar Bettison's Lights in Ashes led by NWS Conducting Fellow Dean Whiteside, and the world premiere of a New World Symphony commission from John Supko, composed for viola and electronics.

Cynthia Lee De Boer Releases ME, MYSELF AND EYE
by Christina Mancuso - Jun 14, 2016

Inspirational Author, Cynthia Lee De Boer releases her book 'Me, Myself, & Eye' through Next Century Publishing.