Emma Lazarus

Octavia Perelis on Finding Connection Through Acting, Film, and Theater
by Felicitas de la Fare - Sep 30, 2026

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New Colossus Festival to Return to Lower East Side
by Rachel Stone - Sep 15, 2026

The New Colossus Festival announced its 8th edition, featuring approximately 200 artists from the U.S., Europe, UK, Canada, Australia, and beyond across 12 independent venues in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

Denise Glover Releases New Album MERCY IN THIS LAND
by Rachel Stone - Aug 14, 2026

Seattle singer-songwriter Denise Glover has released her fourth album, a seven-song Americana collection blending folk, country, rock and bluegrass with reflections on immigration and identity.

NYC Council and The Public Theater to Host Multilingual Poetry in the Park Event
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2026

The NYC Council and The Public Theater will host a public reading of Emma Lazarus' 'The New Colossus' in 12 languages at City Hall Park, with actor Liev Schreiber among the special guests.

INTERVIEW: Choreographer Houston Thomas is Creating a New Kind of Neoclassical Ballet
by Audrey Pettit - May 17, 2026

Rising choreographer Houston Thomas infuses neoclassical tradition with emotional insight. In his latest work, 'A Land, A Promise,' he turns his inward-looking, collaborative approach toward urgent political issues.

Video: Jenn Colella, Alex Joseph Grayson and More Sing Shaina Taub's 'Huddled Masses'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 7, 2026

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and two-time Tony Winner and NYCLU Artist Ambassador Shaina Taub released a newly-arranged single and music video for Taub’s song “Huddled Masses.” Watch the video!

Nimbus Dance Reveals Spring Season SUM OF PARTS at Nimbus Arts Center in Jersey City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2026

Nimbus Dance, a Jersey City-based contemporary company has revealed its Spring Season, Sum of Parts, May 15–16, 2026, with performances at the Nimbus Arts Center in Jersey City.

Mimi Garrard Dance Theatre Will Present VIEWS at NYC's Rubin Museum
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2026

Mimi Garrard Dance Theatre will present VIEWS, a program of six award-winning video dances, at the Theater of the Rubin Museum in NYC. Garrard has won over 1,700 awards from international film festivals.

Review: Top Singing and Tap Dancing Highlight Richard Tucker Awards Gala
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 2, 2024

As usual, the gala concert of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation started off with an interloper from the golden age of opera: Richard Tucker himself, singing Mascagni’s “Addio alla Madre” from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. A tough act to follow for those singing live at Carnegie Hall, but happily no one seemed daunted by it. That doesn’t mean everything went smoothly at the gala concert, which is par for the course of the annual event. Despite the prestige of the Richard Tucker Awards, the world doesn’t stop when the Tucker Foundation comes a calling.

Write Out Loud Presents LET FREEDOM RING At Old Town Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2024

Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience, has announced their upcoming Story Concert, LET FREEDOM RING, on Monday, October 14th at Old Town Theatre - 4040 Twiggs Street, San Diego. 

World Premiere Of LIBERTY TALKS: A COLOSSAL SATIRE Comes to Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater will present the World Premiere of LIBERTY TALKS: A Colossal Satire by Provincetown playwright Fermin Rojas, directed by Janice L. Goldberg.

Ivan Enrique Rodriguez to Present New Art Song 'Mother of Exiles' at NYFOS
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 25, 2024

Puerto Rican composer Iván Enrique Rodríguez will present the world premiere of his latest art song, Mother of Exiles, at the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) on November 3, 2024.

Chicago A Cappella to Launch 2024-25 Season With LAMENTATIONS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2024

Chicago a cappella has revealed its 2024-25 season with 'Lamentations'. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: Rian Keating is a Masterful Storyteller in WOMANSONGS at Don't Tell Mama
by Ricky Pope - Mar 9, 2024

Rian Keating's stories are very careful observations of what it means to be kind, strong, nurturing, independent, and free. It is a feminist show from a source you wouldn’t immediately expect. He tells stories about teachers, mentors, and family members that are vivid and empowering. We should all be so lucky to have such women in our lives.

Western Piedmont Symphony to Present MASTERWORKS: THE NEW COLOSSUS Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: THE NEW COLOSSUS featuring guest artist violinist Kinga Augustyn and music composed by Nkeiru Okoye, Erich Korngold, and Peter Boyer on Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Announce 2023-2024 Season Featuring HAMLET, THE FIREBIRD & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2023

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops announced details for the 2023-24 season, Louis Langrée’s eleventh and final season as Music Director of the Orchestra.

Barbara Kahn's THE TIME TRAVELERS CLUB Turns Back the Clock In Greenwich Village
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2023

Walking around New York City can be a kind of time travel, as we see old buildings still standing and sometimes what appears when other old buildings are demolished. But if you could step into a time machine and travel back in time for real, to a particular place and meet particular people, where, when and who would that be?

Resonance Works Presents Aaron Copland's APPALACHIAN SPRING
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2023

Resonance Works opens the second half of its tenth anniversary season with a program that highlights the organization's dynamic history and collaborations that will drive its future. In March, To Breathe Free embodies this sense of renewal with a reprise of Aaron Copland's beloved Appalachian Spring, Lyric for Strings by George Walker, a poignant new work by Caroline Shaw, and a commission by powerhouse composer Gilda Lyons.

Review: New York Becomes HOMETOWN to Kaminsky-Reed Opera About ICE Raid on Slaughterhouse in Iowa
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 10, 2022

HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD--the 70-minute contemporary chamber opera by Laura Kaminsky and Kimberly Reed about the aftermath of a 2008 raid by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa--is about as far from the Midwest of Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN imaginable.

Town Hall Presents NY Premiere Of Laura Kaminsky And Kimberly Reed's Opera HOMETOWN TO THE WORLD
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022

The Town Hall continues its 2022/23 concert series spotlighting women composers who have shaped American culture with the New York premiere of composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist Kimberly Reed's searing new chamber opera Hometown to the World on Saturday, November 5 (8 pm).