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The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival Presents Special Summer Screening of BELLA!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2024

Next week The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival© (SASIFF) will be hosting a special summer screening of BELLA!, an award-winning documentary about trailblazing Congresswoman Bella Abzug, on the 104th anniversary of her birth: July 24 at 4 pm at Cinemark Boynton Beach 14.

American Dance Guild Festival Returns To Ailey Citigroup This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2024

The American Dance Guild Festival returns to Ailey Citigroup Theater from Feb. 22-25, featuring works by 30 contemporary choreographers and honoring Joan Miller, Ron K. Brown/Evidence, and Celia Ipiotis/Eye on Dance. Don't miss this celebration of modern dance innovation.

Playwrights Horizons Managing Director Leslie Marcus to Step Down at the End of 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2023

Leslie Marcus, who has served as Playwrights Horizons' Managing Director for three decades, is stepping down from the position in the summer of 2024, at the conclusion of the 2023-24 season.

Urban Stages to Host Special Post Show Conversations Following Performances of ELEANOR AND ALICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2022

Award-winning Off-Broadway theater, Urban Stages, will host several special post-show conversations following performances of Eleanor and Alice: Conversations Between Two Remarkable Roosevelts by Ellen Abrams and directed by Urban Stages Founder/Artistic Director Frances Hill.

Industry Pro Newsletter: New CEO of Second City, New Leadership Across the Country
by Alex Freeman - Sep 19, 2022

With the announced closing of Broadway’s longest running show, questions have risen about tourism (the numbers in New York actually look much stronger than a hot take on Phantom might suggest), about the resiliency of brands (also highlighted by what the future might hold for Second City), and what gets audiences excited to come out to the theater.

Composer Matthew Head Talks PBS' THE BLACK CHURCH On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2021

THE BLACK CHURCH's composer Matthew Head joins Tom Needham on the next SOUNDS OF FILM. Emmy-winning composer Matthew Head (P-Valley) scored PBS and WETA's upcoming 'The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song.' His inspiration for creating the score and brand new gospel songs comes from his own childhood experiences in the Black church.

How Theatres Everywhere Are Celebrating Black History Month
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 9, 2021

This February, BroadwayWorld is committed to celebrating the outstanding contributions that Black artists have made to the American theatre. How can you tune in for Black History month programming? We've rounded up just a few events that highlight that legacy.

VIDEO: HBO Shares Trailer for YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 15, 2020

YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN, directed by Muta'Ali Muhammad (“Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee”) and debuting WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 (9:00-10:40 p.m. ET/PT), tells the story of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.

Chris Hedges, Jesse Ventura And CORPORATE COUP D'ETAT Director Join Tom Needham On The Next SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2020

Tom Needham will be interviewing Fred Peabody, the director of CORPORATE COUP D'ETAT, writer Chris Hedges, and TV Host Jesse Ventura this Thursday on WUSB's SOUNDS OF FILM.

BWW Review: A CITY OF REFUGE Offers Communion Amidst Crisis at The Center At West Park
by Derek McCracken - Dec 21, 2019

Inspired by true events, A City of Refuge from Primitive Grace Theatre Ensemble brings the audience squarely to church, a haven-as-melting-pot that reaches its boiling point and beyond. As a motley crew of community members collectively tries to absorb the shockwaves of what's happening outside (the Washington Heights riots), they must individually bear witness to each other, as well as to their own fears, biases, and the need for personal strength amidst relentless violence, shared vulnerability, and dwindling resources.

48 LAWS OF POWER's Robert Greene and Composer Ilan Eshkeri To Be Guests On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2019

THE LAWS OF HUMAN NATURE Author, Robert Greene, and UK-based composer Ilan Eshkeri are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Photo Flash: MIRACLE IN RWANDA Performs At The United Nations
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2019

World-renowned play MIRACLE IN RWANDA (now Off Broadway at the Lion Theater on Theater Row), gave a special performance at the UNITED NATIONS (405 E 42nd St.) in Manhattan -- in association with the Permanent Mission of Rwanda to the United Nations-on the 25th Commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.  

Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM
by Julie Musbach - Apr 1, 2019

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Dionne Warwick, is Tom Needham's featured guest this Thursday at 6 pm EST on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' The interview marks Ms. Warwick's third time on the long-running program. Also on the show, is award-winning director of 'City of Joel,' Jesse Sweet.

Photo Flash: NYC Politicians Pay A Visit To I'M NOT A COMEDIAN...I'M LENNY BRUCE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 30, 2018

Former Congressman Charles Rangel and Former Mayor David Dinkins stopped by to see the Joe Mantegna directed I'm Not a Comedian…I'm Lenny Bruce, written by and starring Ronnie Marmo as the late iconic free-speech fighter.