Bill T. Jones News

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is set to announce its holiday show A WONDERFUL LIFE.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is set to announce its holiday show A WONDERFUL LIFE.

On November 7th more than 150 theatre artists and patrons attended the 2011 Castillo Theatre Gala Benefit at the All Stars Project's performing arts and development center, 543 West 42nd Street. The gala, which raised a record $77,000 for Castillo and its youth theatre training program, Youth Onstage!, paid tribute to four influential women of the theatre: Carmen de Lavallade, Gabrielle L. Kurlander, Judith Malina and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

On November 7th more than 150 theatre artists and patrons attended the 2011 Castillo Theatre Gala Benefit at the All Stars Project's performing arts and development center, 543 West 42nd Street. The gala, which raised a record $77,000 for Castillo and its youth theatre training program, Youth Onstage!, paid tribute to four influential women of the theatre: Carmen De Lavallade, Gabrielle L. Kurlander, Judith Malina and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

In the 70's, Nigeria rose up and struck a new chord for justice with Afrobeat founder and political activist, Fela, as their controversial leader. The show, which opened last night at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, sways, plays and sings the political heart song of Nigeria through the life story of this musician turned activist, Fela Kuti. In its west coast premiere, the Tony-winning Broadway sensation packed a powerful opening night musical and political punch that was dynamic and experientially transformative. Everybody, please say "yeah yeah!"

Darrah Carr Dance is a one of a kind professional Irish dance company whose signature style of ModERIN (a unique blend of traditional Irish step and contemporary modern dance) continually delights audiences.

Darrah Carr Dance is a one of a kind professional Irish dance company whose signature style of ModERIN (a unique blend of traditional Irish step and contemporary modern dance) continually delights audiences.

The acclaimed 1994 world premiere of the Klezmer musical Shlemiel the First, was at Boston's American Repertory Theater (ART).

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport is set to announce its holiday show A WONDERFUL LIFE.

Harlem Stage, one of the country's leading producers and presenters of performances by artists of color, is organizing New York City's first student concert and educational workshop by the Venezuela-based Simón Bolívar Big-Band Jazz orchestra (SBBBJ) for 1,000 public school children on November 1 at A. Phillip Randolph High School.

Harlem Stage, one of the country's leading producers and presenters of performances by artists of color, is organizing New York City's first student concert and educational workshop by the Venezuela-based Simón Bolívar Big-Band Jazz orchestra (SBBBJ) for 1,000 public school children on November 1 at A. Phillip Randolph High School.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the director of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Interim Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' on the Mainstage from Oct. 26 through Nov. 20.

Tony nominated for his performance in FELA! Sahr Ngaujah stars in the touring production, which will play at the Canon Theatre October 25 to November 6.

Harlem Stage, one of the country's leading producers and presenters of performances by artists of color, is organizing New York City's first student concert and educational workshop by the Venezuela-based Simón Bolívar Big-Band Jazz orchestra (SBBBJ) for 1,000 public school children on November 1 at A. Phillip Randolph High School.

James Martin Music/Dance, in collaboration with pianist Eliza Garth, presents The Enchanted Piano: Dances for Piano with Electronics, Piano Strings, and Amplified Piano on October 21 and 22 at 8pm at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center at 248 W. 60th Street, NYC (between Amsterdam and West End Avenues) in the Lincoln Center area.

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011.

Acclaimed composer/violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) presents an ecstatic fusion of music, art and movement in a new evening-length work Symphony for the Dance Floor.

Virtuoso, rising star violinist Tim Fain, described by the Herald Tribune as 'dazzling, always risky, and unfailingly exciting,' will be premiering his collaboration with legendary composer Phillip Glass on October 9, 2011 at 4:00pm as part of Portals, a multimedia evening exploring the human longing for connection in a digital age. Partita for Solo Violin, written by Glass specifically for Fain, brings together the 34-year-old violin virtuoso from Santa Monica and the 74-year-old legendary pioneer of American minimalism, to create a performance which will be a true cultural event for the 21st century.

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011.

I remember how shocked and surprised I was when the Shakespeare Theatre announced it would be presenting the Tony-nominated musical Fela! I was fortunate to see this unique and unforgettable evening of theater on Broadway.