THIS WEEK IN PICTURES: October 24-30
by Nora Dominick - Oct 30, 2015
Still watching Jonathan Groff, Brian d'Arcy James and Andrew Rannells singing at the #Ham4Ham lottery? Can't wait to see Annaleigh Ashford play Sylvia? Didn't have time to check in on your favorite Broadway stars? Well don't worry BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the biggest stories from this week from Broadway and beyond with BroadwayWorld's 'This Week in Pictures.'
Elizabeth A. Sackler Elected First Woman Board Chair of Brooklyn Museum
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2014
The Members of the Board of Trustees of the Brooklyn Museum have elected Elizabeth A. Sackler, Board member since 2000, as the Museum's Chair. Dr. Sackler, the first woman in the nearly 200-year history of the Museum to serve in that position, is the founder of the Museum's Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. She succeeds retiring chair John S. Tamagni, who has served as Chair since 2011 and will continue to serve as an active Board member.
A Look at Jazz & 'Downton Abbey' on Tonight's METROFOCUS
by TV News Desk - Jan 22, 2014
A new edition of the award-winning MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area tonight, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, January 23 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and at 10:30 p.m. on NJTV.
Julie Taymor to be Honored at 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at Brooklyn Museum, 6/13
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 11, 2013
Award-winning theatre, opera, and film director Julie Taymor will be honored at the 2013 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art First Awards at the Brooklyn Museum on June 13 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The award, which honors women who have broken gender barriers to make remarkable contributions in their fields, will be bestowed on Taymor, winner of the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1998. It will be presented by Museum Trustee Elizabeth A. Sackler and followed by a conversation between Taymor and feminist icon Gloria Steinem.