Amiri Baraka News
Steppenwolf Theatre Company to Host Two Visiting Companies as Part of LookOut
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will host two bold visiting companies as part of LookOut, a year-round series that presents the work of artists and companies across genre and form.
The Town Hall Creates Entertainment Award Named After Cultural Icon Lena Horne
The Town Hall today announced the inaugural Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact, the first major entertainment award to be named after a woman of color, honoring excellence at the intersection of arts and activism.
Columbia University Acquires Patti LuPone Collection
Two-time Tony Award and two-time Olivier Award winner Patti LuPone has donated a portion from her personal archive to Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
BWW Review: Compelling PIPELINE Wisely Brings Up More Questions Than It Answers
Multi-award-winning Dominique Morisseau is one of America's new and, in the view of many, the best of emerging playwrights.
DUTCHMAN By LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka to Be Revived At Access Theater
Henry Lombino and Those Guilty Creatures are thrilled to announce a new production of DUTCHMAN by LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka will play at Access Theater (380 Broadway) for three performances on November 7, 8, and 9 at 8:00pm.
Art House Productions Announces 2019-2020 Inkubator Playwrights
Art House Productions has announced the 2019-2020 cohort of its INKubator Program.
DUTCHMAN Tackles Racial Inequality This Black History Month at the Tristan Bates Theatre
Drawing tense parallels between Black Lives Matter and the Civil Rights Movement, Amiri Baraka's Dutchman asks how much change, if any, has occurred? Dutchman challenges the progress of racial equality in the last 50 years, revealing contemporary race relations.
TCA Opens Season With DUTCHMAN
Tempe Center for the Arts kicks off its 2019-20 TCA Presents season with the regional premiere of DUTCHMAN, an emotionally fraught and incendiary play, by LeRoi Jones / Amiri Baraka, Oct.
October 2019 Events Announced At National Sawdust
Events have been announced for October at National Sawdust.
Black Thought Curates Concert Series REFLECTIONS At National Sawdust October 7 - 10
National Sawdust curator and Grammy-winning writer, actor, and artist Black Thought (Tariq Trotter) will broaden the scope of new music and hip hop curations by programming four multimedia events at the performing arts institution in Williamsburg, Brooklyn from October 7 a?" 10.
BWW Review: THE END OF THE ROAD: 2019 NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL
The 2019 National Black Theatre Festival has ended with memories of grandeur and spectacular stage plays.
Pasadena's Free Reading Festival Returns July 26-28!
A Noise Within (ANW) is proud to announce the return of its Words Within Resident Artist Reading Festival from July 26 through July 28, 2019.
NASSIM Comes to HOME Manchester
Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour is a playwright with a difference.
Tempe Center For The Arts Announces 2019-20 Season
Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) is venturing into an exciting, collaborative approach to subscription ticket sales this season.
Tempe Center For The Arts Announces New Season
Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) is venturing into an exciting, collaborative approach to subscription ticket sales this season.
Odyssey Theatre Announces 50th Anniversary 'Circa '69!' Season
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble has announced "Circa'69!" an 18-month retrospective beginning in June, 2019 that will celebrate its founding, 50 years ago, by artistic director Ron Sossi, who has remained steadily at the helm since the company's first production in 1969.
Vijay Iyer Sextet Announced At The Soraya's Jazz Club - May 10 & 11
"There's probably no frame wide enough to encompass the creative output of the pianist Vijay Iyer," The New York Times observed.
Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley Appointed As Artistic Director For KC Melting Pot Theatre
Harvey Williams, Founder and Executive Director of KC Melting Pot Theatre (KCMPT) in Kansas City announced that Dr.
