Joan Henry
Latest News on Joan Henry:
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN. at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (May 10, 2023)
Full Cast Revealed For The World Premiere of Jack Thorne's WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS at Donmar Warehouse (Apr 24, 2023)
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE, October 11 (Sep 28, 2021)
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN. at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (May 10, 2023)
Full Cast Revealed For The World Premiere of Jack Thorne's WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS at Donmar Warehouse (Apr 24, 2023)
Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with WE WILL ALWAYS BE HERE, October 11 (Sep 28, 2021)
BIO
Performing & Fine Arts and fostering awareness & interconnectedness in our world all flow together for Joan Henry. Most recently feaured Off-Broadway at the New Victory Theatre in AJIJAACK On Turtle Island (D. Avery, L. Mitchell, T. Defoe & K.Tarrant, composers), Joan has been featured over the past year in works by Rachel Chavkin (Primer for a Failed Superpower), Jonathan McCrory (How the Light Gets In / Water Is Life, T. Defoe & T. Sinutoke composers), Heather Henson & Ty Defoe?s spectacular CRANE: On Earth, In Sky & AJIJAACK On Turtle Island and at the annual Summer HOOT & Clearwater Music Festivals. She has enjoyed notable reviews Off-Broadway in CEDARS at La Mama ETC, as Lady Macbeth, and as Paulina in The Winter's Tale for Amerinda's Native Shakespeare Ensemble in NYC. Previous credits: the National Tour of Camelot with Richard Harris, the West Side Story 30th Anniversary Company, TV-movie Everyday Heroes, Walt Disney's Pocahontas & LionsGate's Blood Red Earth; recordings including two jazz albums with stellar jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette - Earthwalk and Music for the Fifth World - and appearances with Kenny Burrell, Pete Seeger, Paul Winter, Cornelius (Neal) Tate, Waylon Jennings and David Amram, to name a few. Her works also include solo CDs and collaborations: traditional songs, stories co-produced with her son GC Yerry, contemporary works with musical allies Gus Mancini, Dennis Yerry and other fellow artists, and a straight-ahead jazz sextet with indigenous flair - SPIRITED - taking off from the Hudson Valley to rave notices. Something new is always in the works...
News
Full Cast and Creative Team Set for ROBIN HOOD THE LEGEND. RE-WRITTEN. at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2023
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of Robin Hood: The Legend. Re-written.
Full Cast Revealed For The World Premiere of Jack Thorne's WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2023
With Noël Coward's Private Lives currently running until 27 May, Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced full casting for the world première of Jack Thorne's play When Winston Went to War with the Wireless.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2023
With Noël Coward's Private Lives currently running until 27 May, Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced full casting for the world première of Jack Thorne's play When Winston Went to War with the Wireless.
Ensemble Theatre Presents Tony Winning-Musical FUN HOME
by Julie Musbach - Aug 13, 2019
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati opens its 2019-2020 arts season with the regional premiere of Fun Home a?" a memoir musical based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, with lyrics and book by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. In this highly anticipated musical, Alison Bechdel's coming-of-age memoir depicts the evolution of her young life, her identity, and the secrets that defined her family and her upbringing. Playing August 31-September 28, 2019. Directed by D. Lynn Meyers.
by Julie Musbach - Aug 13, 2019
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati opens its 2019-2020 arts season with the regional premiere of Fun Home a?" a memoir musical based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, with lyrics and book by Lisa Kron and music by Jeanine Tesori. In this highly anticipated musical, Alison Bechdel's coming-of-age memoir depicts the evolution of her young life, her identity, and the secrets that defined her family and her upbringing. Playing August 31-September 28, 2019. Directed by D. Lynn Meyers.
Lauren Marcus, Bonnie Milligan, Teal Wicks, And More Announced For INTERSECTING CHORDS At NYMF
by Julie Musbach - Jul 18, 2019
The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) has announced the performer lineup for Intersecting Chords, the annual NYMF concert that celebrates female, trans, and non-binary songwriters who are changing the landscape of musical theatre. Intersecting Chords is directed by Shelley Butler, music directed by Charity Wicks, and produced by Hannah Lang.
by Julie Musbach - Jul 18, 2019
The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) has announced the performer lineup for Intersecting Chords, the annual NYMF concert that celebrates female, trans, and non-binary songwriters who are changing the landscape of musical theatre. Intersecting Chords is directed by Shelley Butler, music directed by Charity Wicks, and produced by Hannah Lang.
BWW Review: AJIJAAK ON TURTLE ISLAND at FirstWorks
by Barb Burke - Feb 6, 2019
It's clear Ajijaak on Turtle Island will go on to win hearts and fans for years to come.
by Barb Burke - Feb 6, 2019
It's clear Ajijaak on Turtle Island will go on to win hearts and fans for years to come.
Heather Henson and Ty Defoe Present TURTLE ISLAND, A Contemporary Native American Story
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Visionary puppet artist Heather Henson and Grammy-Award winner Ty Defoe (Come to Me Great Mystery) bring together an ensemble of North American First Nations Peoples in this compelling production produced by IBEX Puppetry, written by Defoe (Straight White Men) with music by Kevin Tarrant (SilverCloud Singers), Grammy-nominated Dawn Avery, Grammy winner Larry Mitchell (Totemic Flute Chants) and Defoe. Ajijaak on Turtle Island, currently on tour throughout the U.S., performs at The New Victory from March 1 - 10, 2019.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2019
Visionary puppet artist Heather Henson and Grammy-Award winner Ty Defoe (Come to Me Great Mystery) bring together an ensemble of North American First Nations Peoples in this compelling production produced by IBEX Puppetry, written by Defoe (Straight White Men) with music by Kevin Tarrant (SilverCloud Singers), Grammy-nominated Dawn Avery, Grammy winner Larry Mitchell (Totemic Flute Chants) and Defoe. Ajijaak on Turtle Island, currently on tour throughout the U.S., performs at The New Victory from March 1 - 10, 2019.
Puppet Artist Heather Henson Announces Tour Of AJIJAAK ON TURTLE ISLAND
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2018
Visionary puppet artist Heather Henson announced today IBEX Puppetry's upcoming four-city national tour of Ajijaak on Turtle Island. Co-directed by Grammy Award winner Ty Defoe and Henson, the daughter of legendary puppeteer Jim Henson, the tour launches by opening the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival with performances January 17 through January 20, and follows with performances in Baraboo, WI at the Al. Ringling Theatre (January 24-25); FirstWorks Frontier Series in Providence, RI (January 31-February 1); and New York, NY at The New Victory Theater (March 1-10). Tickets are on sale now for all shows with more information available here: https://www.ajijaak.com/2019-tour/.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2018
Visionary puppet artist Heather Henson announced today IBEX Puppetry's upcoming four-city national tour of Ajijaak on Turtle Island. Co-directed by Grammy Award winner Ty Defoe and Henson, the daughter of legendary puppeteer Jim Henson, the tour launches by opening the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival with performances January 17 through January 20, and follows with performances in Baraboo, WI at the Al. Ringling Theatre (January 24-25); FirstWorks Frontier Series in Providence, RI (January 31-February 1); and New York, NY at The New Victory Theater (March 1-10). Tickets are on sale now for all shows with more information available here: https://www.ajijaak.com/2019-tour/.
Photo Flash: AJIJAAK ON TURTLE ISLAND Opens at La MaMa
by Julie Musbach - Feb 9, 2018
Heather Henson and IBEX Puppetry are proud to present Ajijaak on Turtle Island, at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (66 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003) from February 8-18, 2018. Tickets on sale at www.lamama.org/ajijaack. Created by Ty Defoe, Dawn Avery & Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant, and Heather Henson and co-directed by Defoe and Henson, Ajijaak on Turtle Island in an immersive environmental spectacle for the whole family.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 9, 2018
Heather Henson and IBEX Puppetry are proud to present Ajijaak on Turtle Island, at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club (66 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003) from February 8-18, 2018. Tickets on sale at www.lamama.org/ajijaack. Created by Ty Defoe, Dawn Avery & Larry Mitchell, Kevin Tarrant, and Heather Henson and co-directed by Defoe and Henson, Ajijaak on Turtle Island in an immersive environmental spectacle for the whole family.
Road Less Traveled Productions Welcomes National Playwright Resident Rajiv Joseph
by BWW News Desk - Jun 21, 2016
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) is excited to announce its inaugural 2016 National Playwright Resident, playwright Rajiv Joseph.
by BWW News Desk - Jun 21, 2016
Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) is excited to announce its inaugural 2016 National Playwright Resident, playwright Rajiv Joseph.
CEDARS Features Texts by Ten Native American Writers at La MaMa, Now thru 2/1
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2015
Mirage Theatre Company is making its La MaMa debut with 'Cedars,' a theatrical adaptation of Native American poetry and prose performed by Native American actors, directed by June Prager.
by BWW News Desk - Jan 22, 2015
Mirage Theatre Company is making its La MaMa debut with 'Cedars,' a theatrical adaptation of Native American poetry and prose performed by Native American actors, directed by June Prager.
CEDARS to Feature Texts by Ten Native American Writers at La MaMa, 1/22-2/1
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2014
Mirage Theatre Company is making its La MaMa debut with 'Cedars,' a theatrical adaptation of Native American poetry and prose performed by Native American actors, directed by June Prager.
by BWW News Desk - Dec 19, 2014
Mirage Theatre Company is making its La MaMa debut with 'Cedars,' a theatrical adaptation of Native American poetry and prose performed by Native American actors, directed by June Prager.
Inherent Artists Music and Tinderbox Arts Host Piano Driven Women, 11/2
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 2, 2011
New York based Inherent Artists Music and Tinderbox Arts host Piano Driven Women: A Showcase to Benefit Mill Street Loft Outreach Programs PASWORD and Project AWARE. New York music fans and activists are asked to come to Joe's Pub and support these indispensable programs, which have helped hundreds of young women since 1999.
by Kelsey Denette - Nov 2, 2011
New York based Inherent Artists Music and Tinderbox Arts host Piano Driven Women: A Showcase to Benefit Mill Street Loft Outreach Programs PASWORD and Project AWARE. New York music fans and activists are asked to come to Joe's Pub and support these indispensable programs, which have helped hundreds of young women since 1999.
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