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SPOTLIGHT! THE DOROTHY DANDRIDGE MUSICAL Will Have a Staged Reading at the Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2025

Broadway & Film producer Willette Klausner will present SPOTLIGHT! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical in an exclusive industry invite only stage reading at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Photos: Highlights from THE LINEUP with Susie Mosher at Green Room 42 - July 15
by Rebecca Kaplan - Jul 18, 2025

The bi-weekly variety show featured a wide range of talent in the July 15th edition including Artemisia LeFay, Gayle Turner, Sue Matsuki and Gregory Toroian, and more

World Premiere of PAYDAY PARTY to be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2022

Payday Party is the most glamorous legal political party you will go to. Song, dance, rap, spoken word and live music are thrown into the cauldron of despair to cook up a survival cake Marie Antoinette would be proud of. 

Video: Broadway Youth Makes A Comeback with 'We're Gonna Come Back'
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2021

Some of Broadway's brightest young stars will join the Times Square Project this Saturday, August 21, for their last performance before Broadway's reopening September 14th. Dance Molinari will be debuting an original song 'We're Gonna Come Back', performed by the next generation of Broadway.

Moving Roots Announces National Cast of 21 Artists for RENT PARTY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2021

Moving Roots, a creative touring network led by Battersea Arts Centre with producing partners Lyrici Arts (Medway), Jumped Up Theatre (Peterborough), Common Wealth (East Cardiff) and The Old Courts (Wigan), announced the launch of RENT PARTY.

DENM Releases Debut Album 'Slum Beach Denny'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 14, 2021

'This record’s been in the making for the last 4 years so I’m just excited for it to finally come out,” shares DENM. “I’ve heard these songs a million times already and I still love it so I’m just eager and hyped to see how the rest of the world likes the record haha...and just get to go play it live. Cowabunga.'

DENM Announces Debut Album & Releases New Single 'Califas'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 16, 2021

Rising singer, songwriter, and producer DENM has released his new single “Califas” with Jared Watson of Dirty Heads and officially revealed the details for his debut studio album, Slum Beach Denny, out May 14th via Ineffable Records.

Tonya Pinkins Joins Soap Stars for Online Reading of One-Act Plays Presented by The National Arts Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2020

The National Arts Club will present an online reading of one-act plays by Scott C. Sickles, best known for his award-winning work as a writer on the daytime dramas General Hospital and One Life to Live, and performed by renowned soap opera stars.

Alex Newell, Diana DeGarmo, and More Join Morgan Fairchild In New Digital Soap, MELANGE
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2020

Alex Newell, Diana DeGarmo, and more will appear in Mélange, a decadent soapy new drama premiering on all LOGO TV digital portal tomorrow.  

Photo Flash: All-Access Pass To The National Black Theatre Festival Gala With Andre De Shields
by Robert Diamond - Aug 5, 2019

2019 Tony winner Andre De Shields has been attending The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, N. C. since 1995. Dubbed the 'Black Theatre Holy Ground,' NBTF is the international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, founded by the late Larry Leon Hamlin in 1979. The Festival, also founded by Hamlin, has been held biennially since 1989. The NCBRC celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, while the NBTF celebrated its 30th.

Photo Flash: Andre De Shields 'Lifts Every Voice' At The National Black Theatre Festival Kick Off
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2019

2019 Tony Award winner André De Shields spent his day off from HADESTOWN at The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) in Winston-Salem, NC.

BWW Review: OPENING DAY: 2019 NATIONAL BLACK THEATER FESTIVAL at Winston-Salem, NC
by Vickie Evans - Aug 1, 2019

When the stars come out…there is magic in the air.  That's exactly how the opening day of the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) in Winston-Salem felt…majestic and magical.  As the originators and attendees declare…”This Is Holy Ground!”   The NBTF is “taking over” the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina this entire week, July 29-August 3. 

Photo Flash: MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS Comes to Joe's Pub
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2018

Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson played to a sold-out house at Joe's Pub on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:00 pm.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Anya Pearson's MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2018

Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson is an explosive mix of poetry, theatre, and violent and visceral contemporary dance, which poses the question: how do we heal from trauma?

Photo Flash: MADE TO DANCE IN BURNING BUILDINGS Comes To Joe's Pub On 4/24
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2018

Made to Dance in Burning Buildings by Anya Pearson is an explosive mix of poetry, theatre, and violent and visceral contemporary dance, which poses the question: how do we heal from trauma?

ASCAP & Motown Gospel Celebrate 2018 Stellar Award Nominees
by Macon Prickett - Mar 5, 2018

ASCAP and Motown Gospel present the 9TH annual Morning Glory Breakfast Reception, honoring the 2018 Stellar Award Nominees, hosted by Lashawn “Big Shiz” Daniels.

Elohim Announces Coachella, Bonnaroo, Electric Forest
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 9, 2018

Kicking off 2018 with new music coming very soon and a debut album set for release via BMG later this year, Los Angeles artist/producer Elohim has announced a string of 2018 major festival dates including plays at Coachella, Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, and Buku Music + Art Project.

Victor Vauban Junior's Captivates with IT'S STILL ALL ABOUT THE WOMEN, Featuring Colby Christina
by BWW News Desk - Nov 23, 2017

Victor Vauban Junior captivates with 'IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WOMEN'- the premiere of the play by the Brazilian playwright Victor Vauban Junior has created such a buzz in the theatre world.

Initial Artist Lineup Revealed For Each Weekend of Electric Forest
by BWW News Desk - Jun 22, 2017

Today, Electric Forest (EF) revealed the initial artist lineup for the seventh annual music and camping festival in Rothbury, Michigan. For the first time in the festival's history, Electric Forest will span over two distinct weekends on June 22-June 25 and June 29-July 2, 2017. View the complete list of announced artists set to perform the First Weekend and Second Weekend HERE. 

Elohim Debuts 'Skinny Legs' Official Video
by Caryn Robbins - May 30, 2017

Los Angeles artist/producer Elohim has released the arresting official video for new single 'Skinny Legs