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Oren Safdie's FACADE to Have First Public Reading at Urban Stages in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023

Oren Safdie's FACADE will have its first reading at Urban Stages on April 16th.

Review Roundup: David Geffen Hall Opens at Lincoln Center
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 23, 2022

Critics have shared their impressions of the new David Geffen Hall, the home of the New York Philharmonic and new welcoming cultural home for New York, which opened to the public on October 8, 2022.

David Rubenstein Donates $10 Million to Expand Arts and Civic Engagement Initiatives at Lincoln Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2021

David Rubenstein has generously donated $10 million to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts to support an expansion of arts and civic engagement initiatives, focused on the Atrium that bears his name.

Japan Art Association Postpones 32nd Praemium Imperiale Awards Until 2021
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2020

Due to concerns and uncertainties caused by the global Coronavirus pandemic, the Japan Art Association has made the difficult decision to postpone the 32nd Praemium Imperiale annual Awards Announcement of new laureates for an entire year until September 2021.  

Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic Announce Plans To Transform David Geffen Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2019

Henry Timms, President and CEO of Lincoln Center, and Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, today unveiled plans for the reimagination of David Geffen Hall. The project will transform the concert hall and all public spaces, enhancing the concertgoing experience, fostering a sense of community, and creating bold and innovative ways to connect with the world outside.

2019 Laureates Of The Praemium Imperiale Arts Award Celebrated In Tokyo
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2019

At a ceremony at the Meiji Memorial Hall in Tokyo today, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince Hitachi, honorary patron of the Japan Art Association, and Princess Hitachi paid homage to the winners of the 2019 Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award. Recipients are Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Architecture (U.S.A.); William Kentridge, Painting (South Africa); Mona Hatoum, Sculpture (U.K.); Anne-Sophie Mutter, Music (Germany); and Bando Tamasaburo, Theatre/Film (Japan).

Anne-Sophie Mutter Named Recipient Of 2019 Praemium Imperiale
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2019

The Japan Art Association today announced the recipients of the 2019 Praemium Imperiale Awards.

MacDowell Colony's Executive Director Cheryl Young to Retire After 22 Years
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 13, 2018

Cheryl A. Young has announced that she will be retiring from her position guiding the MacDowell Colony, one of the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations. Young has served as executive director since 1997, and will remain in her position until her successor is in place in early 2019. The announcement was made at the Colony's annual Medal Day ceremony on August 12, at which the Edward MacDowell Medal was presented to comic artist Art Spiegelman.

Potomac Playmakers Stage Rob Urbinati's DEATH BY DESIGN
by Julie Musbach - Feb 2, 2018

The Potomac Playmakers announce the third show of the 2017-2018 Season, Rob Urbinati's comedy, Death By Design! What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noel Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie?

Potomac Playmakers Present DEATH BY DESIGN
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2018

What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of No l Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie? Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a delightful and mysterious 'mash-up' of two of the greatest English writers of all time. Edward Bennett, a playwright, and his wife, Sorel Bennett, an actress, flee London and head to Cookham after a disastrous opening night. But various guests arrive unexpectedly - a conservative politician, a fiery socialist, a nearsighted ing nue, a zany modern dancer - each with a long-held secret. When one of the guests is murdered, it's left to Bridgit, the feisty Irish maid with a macabre interest in homicide, to solve the crime. Death by Design is more than homage - it's a new classic!

Tony Kushner Joins Chicago Humanities Festival's FALLFEST/17: BELIEF Lineup
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2017

Today, the Chicago Humanities Festival revealed its full line-up for the Fallfest/17: Belief. New additions to the line-up including Tony-award winning playwright Tony Kushner, Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi, Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson, French philosopher and social critic Bernard-Henri Levy, filmmaker Joe Swanberg, Obama Presidential Center architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and Publican chef Paul Kahan.

FENCES - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Now Out on Sony Classical
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 17, 2016

Sony Classical and Madison Gate Records proudly announce the release of FENCES (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), featuring music by Marcelos Zarvos. The soundtrack is now available. The film arrives in theatres on December 25, 2016.