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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the participants in Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead (BCJA)-the international jazz residency, performance, and composition project discovering and presenting the next generation of jazz greats-to be held March 20-31, 2017 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Led by Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, the Jazz Ahead program identifies outstanding, emerging jazz artists/composers in their mid-teens to age 25 and brings them together under the tutelage of experienced artists/instructors who coach and counsel them, polishing their performance, composing, and arranging skills.

Few events have created more of a lasting impact on the lives of our nation's injured veterans and their families than Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), returning for its 10th anniversary to the Theater at Madison Square Garden today, November 1. 

Few events have created more of a lasting impact on the lives of our nation's injured veterans and their families than Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), returning for its 10th anniversary to the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, November 1. 

Distinguished comedians and musicians will unite for the ninth annual Stand Up for Heroes event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, tonight, Nov. 10. Chris Botti, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Ray Romano, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and other surprise guests will take the stage to perform for an audience that includes some of the brave military men and women who have served this country, to raise awareness and funds to support the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF).

New York (September 15, 2015) — Distinguished comedians and musicians will unite for the ninth annual Stand Up for Heroes event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Tuesday, Nov. 10. Chris Botti, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Ray Romano, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and other surprise guests will take the stage to perform for an audience that includes some of the brave military men and women who have served this country, to raise awareness and funds to support the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF).

Presented by the New York Comedy Festival, the 8th Annual Stand Up for Heroes, a night of comedy and music, returned last night to a sold-out crowd at the Theater at Madison Square Garden to raise more than $6 million in support of post-9/11 injured service members, veterans and their families through the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

Stand Up for Heroes, New York's most impactful night of comedy and music, returns to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, tonight, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. Presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), the star-studded occasion honors the sacrifice of returning service members, veterans and their families.

Stand Up for Heroes, New York's most impactful night of comedy and music, returns to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. Presented by the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and New York Comedy Festival (NYCF), the star-studded occasion honors the sacrifice of returning service members, veterans and their families.

Stand Up for Heroes, New York's most impactful night of comedy and music, returns to the Theater at Madison Square Garden, Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2014, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will present its 13th annual An Enduring Vision benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The Foundation welcomes back award-winning CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who will host the event for a seventh year.

Strawberry One-Act Festival presents Sperm, written and directed by Justin Johnson tonight, August 23 at 5pm.

A man faces challenges when he is unable to have a child with his wife due to his ineffective sperm. This problem causes both marital and mental strife as he questions what it means to be a man in a journey that takes him down the dark path of struggling pregnancy expectations.

RAW DEATH, written and directed by Vassilea Terzaki, sponsored by Fractured Atlas, will play The Kraine Theatre, 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003. Performances run tonight, June 26 at 7.30, Friday, June 27 at 7.30 and Saturday, June 28 at 7.30 p.m.

RAW DEATH, written and directed by Vassilea Terzaki, sponsored by Fractured Atlas, will play The Kraine Theatre, 85 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003. Performances run Thursday, June 26 at 7.30, Friday, June 27 at 7.30 and Saturday, June 28 at 7.30 p.m.

Ego Actus and Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC) present the US Premiere of NORWAY PLAYS: DRAMA BEYOND IBSEN, two one act plays by contemporary Norwegian playwrights.

Ego Actus and Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC) will present the US Premiere of NORWAY PLAYS: DRAMA BEYOND IBSEN. The evening features two 50-minute one act plays by contemporary Norwegian playwrights, both of whom have won the prestigious Ibsen Award: THE RETURNING by Fredrik Brattberg (directed by Henning Hegland) and MORE by Maria Tryti Vennerod (directed by Joan Kane). Previews of this limited Off-Broadway engagement begin November 9 at Theater For The New City with opening is slated for November 13.

Ego Actus and Scandinavian American Theater Company (SATC) present the US Premiere of NORWAY PLAYS: DRAMA BEYOND IBSEN. The evening features two 70-minute one act plays by contemporary Norwegian playwrights, both of whom have won the prestigious Ibsen Award: THE RETURNING by Fredrik Brattberg (directed by Henning Hegland) and MORE by Maria Tryti Vennerod (directed by Joan Kane). Previews of this limited Off-Broadway engagement begin November 9 at Theater For The New City with opening is slated for November 13.

what do you mean, an uproarious 'play without a play,' starts with Chris onstage, frantically creating a play, word for word. Our young playwright takes the audience and his colleagues (a bevy of the theatre's usual characters - from the penny-pinching producer to the know-it-all-intern) on a surreal, unapologetic journey through the creative process. Get ready... the audience may become part of the action as well.

what do you mean, an uproarious 'play without a play,' starts with Chris onstage, frantically creating a play, word for word. Our young playwright takes the audience and his colleagues (a bevy of the theatre's usual characters - from the penny-pinching producer to the know-it-all-intern) on a surreal, unapologetic journey through the creative process. Get ready... the audience may become part of the action as well.