B. Brown News

Marie Osmond will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra at her Christmas concert “A Symphonic Christmas” on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 7:30P. Navigant Credit Union is the sponsor of “A Symphonic Christmas.”

J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, President/CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced that MARIE OSMOND will perform “A Symphonic Christmas” concert at PPAC on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 7:30P. Fans can look forward to the multiple gold and platinum-selling artist and Country Music Award winner performing festive favorites as well as Billboard chart-topping singles from her iconic six-decade career.

Seth Goldstein, instructor at Maine College of Art and educational director of Atlantic Black Box, will speak Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 10 a.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress St. His talk will cover “Portland’s Complicity in African Enslavement,” growing out of his work with Atlantic Black Box, a nonprofit that examines the roles played by Maine and New England white families in the Atlantic slave economy.

Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, The Duchess of Cornwall hosted a reception at Clarence House to celebrate the work of The WOW Foundation and to celebrate its 12th annual WOW Festival in London this weekend. As President of The WOW Foundation, The Duchess of Cornwall was met by Jude Kelly CBE, Founder and CEO.

From Lillie Langtry to Cyndi Lauper and Betty Boop to Tina Turner, or from Rosie the Riveter to Britney Spears, female singers and pop stars and their music provide a vivid reflection of how much has changed for women since the beginning of the 20th century.

Without theatre our lives feel a little emptier these days right? Well, Becca Brown has decided to find a way to bring the theatre conversation back.

The Ensemble Theatre presents the regional premiere of The Green Book, written by award-winning author Calvin Alexander Ramsey and directed by award-winning director Shirley Jo Finney with Opening Night and Media Reception Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6:30 p.m. 3535 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002.

In 2020, Adelaide Writers' Week the second from Director Jo Dyer, contemplates one of the few things that incontrovertibly unites us all: Being Human. Running from Saturday 29 February to Thursday 5 March as part of the 60th anniversary Adelaide Festival, Adelaide Writers' Week will explore how humans engage with each other, with technology, and with the natural world. 

MTVarts presents the classic musical 'The Wizard of Oz' on stage at Knox County Memorial Theatre July 6-14. Join us in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the treasured movie that inspired this stage musical. Performances are July 6th thru the 14th at the Knox County Memorial Theater, 112 East High St., Mount Vernon, OH 43050. Tickets are available at http:mtvarts.com

Quite the novel way to expose the damages of abuse. It is both sad and funny as the Cast of THE RESCUED plays out an afternoon at a certain dwelling and backyard on a street in Anytown, USA. Julia Marie Myatt, the Playwright, has crafted a different way of viewing how verbal, physical and mental abuse can affect someone their entire lives, and yet as these characters begin to share their backgrounds and stories with each other, it begins to help them heal and deal with the disappointments and tragedies of life and find contentment and acceptance in the present.

THEROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, present the first show of its 2018-2019 season, the world premiere of THE RESCUED, written by Julie Marie Myatt (Birder,John is a father) and directed by Marya Mazor. 

'An Evening With Greg Brown' is set for the Boulder Theater today, June 22, 2018.

THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, announce that the second show of its 2017-2018 season, the critically acclaimed (LA Times CRITICS CHOICE), west coast premiere of A DELICATE SHIP, written by acclaimed playwright Anna Ziegler (Actually) and directed by Andre Barron (Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby) is EXTENDING through SATURDAY, MARCH 24 at the Road Theatre on Magnolia, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.

Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced a new opportunity for early-career arts professionals to experience the Humana Festival of New American Plays. The Emerging Leaders Ticket Grant will welcome emerging practitioners working in theatre to a complimentary weekend of new works and spirited conversation at the 42nd annual Festival, beginning February 28 in Louisville.

The Road Theatre Company and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, present the second show of its 2017-2018 season, the west coast premiere of A DELICATE SHIP, written by acclaimed playwright Anna Ziegler (Actually) and directed by Andre Barron (Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby). A DELICATE SHIP will begin previews on Saturday, January 13 at 8pm; will open on Friday, January 19 at 8pm and run through Sunday, March 11 at the Road Theatre on Magnolia, located in The NoHo Senior Arts Colony, 10747 Magnolia Blvd. in North Hollywood.

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc. (Linda Shelton, Executive Director) is pleased to welcome the return of world renowned dancer and choreographer Ronald K. Brown and his groundbreaking contemporary dance company, EVIDENCE, from February 6-11 at The Joyce Theater. The mixed-bill program will include the world premiere of Den of Dreams, performed by Brown with Arcell Cabuag, and the company premiere of Dancing Spirit. Tickets, ranging in price from $10-$46, can be purchased at www.Joyce.org, or by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800. Please note: ticket prices are subject to change. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street. For more information, please visit www.Joyce.org.

The west coast premiere of playwright Anna Ziegler's A DELICATE SHIP receives a sturdy launching by The Road Theatre Company. A DELICATE SHIP centers on a romantic Christmas Eve that Sam and Sarah anxiously plan to spend together alone. Right off the bat, Philip Orazio and Paris Perrault smoothly establish the magnetic chemistry between their characters Sam and Sarah. Josh Zuckerman's frenetic energy imbues this interloper with such intensity, one easily gets caught up in his storytelling of his and Sarah's teen years growing up together.

The Road Theatre Company and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director, together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, present the second show of its 2017-2018 season, the west coast premiere of A DELICATE SHIP, written by acclaimed playwright Anna Ziegler (Actually) and directed by Andre Barron (Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby).

RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of The King & I and The Sound of Music, will play the State Theatre for a limited engagement on February 16th and 17th.

Otherworld Theatre's next production, the musical parody, Moon, Prism, Power! A Sailor Moon Musical adapted and directed by Otherworld artistic director Tiffany Keane Schaefer with original music written by Whilwynd plays February 10 18 at Nox Arca Theatre, 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #405, Chicago, IL 60613. Tickets are available now through Otherworldtheatre.org.