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WAITING FOR GODOT On Broadway To Welcome 500 NYC Public School Students
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2025

The new Broadway production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, has announced a special initiative with the New York City Department of Education.

NYC Council Announces Increased Arts Funding In New York City Public Schools
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2025

NYC Public Schools celebrates the success of the Support for Arts Instruction citywide initiative: a $4 million dollar investment to provide every public school student with a rich, diverse arts education throughout New York City. This is the third year of initiative - and the second year at $4 Million

Sean Jones, Thomas Wendt, Howie Alexander, Selecta and DJ Big Phill Set For Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024

The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival (PIJF) has always spotlighted homegrown, home-nurtured talent, and the tradition of featuring musicians with ties to the city continues with Sean Jones, Howie Alexander, Thomas Wendt, Selecta and DJ Big Phill and more. 

Meshell Ndgeocello Releases New Single 'Love' From 'No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin'
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 13, 2024

Meshell Ndegeocello has released the inspiriting new single “Love,” the second song to be revealed from her forthcoming Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin to be released Aug. 2 on his Centennial. Listen to the song now!

Materials For The Arts Unveils New Logo And Visual Identity, Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 17, 2024

Materials for the Arts unveils new logo and visual identity, launches campaign to raise awareness of the wide-ranging services it provides to NYC's cultural community.

NYC Department Of Cultural Affairs Advances Key Priorities And Makes Critical Cultural Invesments In 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2023

Commissioner Laurie Cumbo has highlighted the accomplishments of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) for 2023.

Douglas Dunn + Dancers to Present GARDEN PARTY in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2023

After nine sold-out performances this past April, Garden Party, a collaborative work by choreographer Douglas Dunn, visual artist/designer Mimi Gross, and lighting designer Lauren Parrish, will return this fall.

2021-22 Annual Arts in Schools Report Released
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 23, 2023

Schools Chancellor David C. Banks has announced the release of the 2021-22 Annual Arts in Schools Report.

Canada's Theatre Museum Will Have New Home Within the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre
by Alan Henry - Mar 23, 2023

Canada’s Theatre Museum announced today that it will have a new home located in the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre beginning this Fall. In addition, Colm Feore has signed on as honorary patron for Canada’s Theatre Museum. 

Ballet Hispánico to Host an NYC Arts in Education Roundtable With Paul Thompson
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2022

Ballet Hispánico will host an NYC Arts in Education Roundtable with Paul Thompson, Executive Director of the NYC DOE's Office of Arts and Special Projects, on December 5, 2022 at 10 a.m.

Screening Of PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION Documentary A Success At 92NY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) held a highly anticipated free screening of the new documentary PS DANCE! THE NEXT GENERATION on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Materials For The Arts Hosts Annual “Back To School Shopping Spree,' Distributing Free Supplies To Nyc Public School Teachers
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2022

On September 13, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo, Materials for the Arts (MFTA) Executive Director Tara Sansone, and NYC Department of Education Office of Arts and Special Projects Executive Director Paul Thompson officially kicked off MFTA's annual Back to School Shopping Spree. 

Roxy Music's 'The Best Of...' to Be Released on Vinyl for the First Time
by Michael Major - Jul 5, 2022

Marking the very first time a ROXY MUSIC collection has been made available on vinyl, this iconic collection of songs will be available on 2LP 180-gram black vinyl and limited yellow vinyl D2C exclusive editions. Both include restored and enhanced artwork, lyrics, and have been remastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

Roxy Music Announces First New Tour Dates in 11 Years
by Michael Major - Mar 28, 2022

Roxy Music, one of the most influential and exhilarating music acts in history, will tour for the first time in more than a decade to mark the 50th year since their groundbreaking debut album.B ryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson, will be together on stage for the first time since their sold-out 2011 For Your Pleasure tour.

BWW Review: ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
by Elizabeth James - Mar 7, 2022

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre tells the love story of a free-spirited island singer and a job-focused tourist who meet at Margaritaville. The story is told through many famous Jimmy Buffett songs along with some songs original to the show.

BWW Review: Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE presented by Shoreside Theatre at The Pumphouse, Takapuna.
by Glenda Pearce - Jan 24, 2022

Opening night of the first play of the Shoreside's Auckland Shakespeare in the Park - and it's a clever comedy, its controversy eloquently driven by polarised emotions: friendship, revenge, love, hate, justice, mercy. Whether this is your first time or another of many viewings, there is much to surprise, engage and amuse you in the superb and imaginative direction by the director, Trevor Sharpe. Shakespeare meant his audiences to be addressed directly and to feel as if the thoughts being spoken, are being spoken immediately and spontaneously to us. His text is dialogue not poetry.

Royal College Of Art Announces Launch Of New Campus In Battersea
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2021

The Royal College of Art, the world's leading university of art and design, will launch its new campus in Battersea, London, on 11 January 2022. The state-of-the-art building, designed by internationally renowned Swiss architects, Herzog & de Meuron, will provide a new home for innovation and design, embodying the RCA's academic vision to interweave art and design with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

The Round Barn Theatre At The Barns At Nappanee Presents A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL! 
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2020

The Round Barn Theatre at the newly re-named Barns at Nappanee will present A Musical Christmas Carol, a brand new adaptation with a book by RBT Artistic Director, Bethany Crawford, and music and lyrics by RBT Executive Director,

Pauline Murray Shares Video for New Single 'Shadow In My Mind'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 24, 2020

Pauline Murray, singer, songwriter and performer with iconic first-wave punks Penetration and 80s pop ensemble the Invisible Girls releases her third solo album ‘Elemental’ on 25th September.

The Round Barn Theatre Presents INTO THE WOODS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2020

The Round Barn Theatre at the newly re-named Barns at Nappanee presents Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods as the second show in the 2020 season.