Lyric Opera of Chicago announces that to accommodate extraordinary demand, an additional performance has been added to the schedule of Lyric's forthcoming premiere of Terence Blancard and Kasi Lemmons's Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
New York-based choreographer, dancer, and director Camille A. Brown, hailed by The New York Times as “one of the most expressive, genuine, and deeply felt choreographers working today,” brings her acclaimed dance company Camille A. Brown and Dancers to the Hammer Theatre Center in downtown San José for two performances.
January and February 2022 at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University returns with a jam-packed continuation of in-person programming for the 2021/2022 Great Performances at Mason and Family Series season as well as signature events from Mason's College of Visual and Performing Arts, and a special performance by Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen Kristin Chenoweth.
Tickets for the fully reimagined production of Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown (Once On This Island, Choir Boy, co-director and choreographer of Fire Shut Up in My Bones) are now on sale for the general public.
YoungArts announces the 2022 YoungArts award winners—720 of the most accomplished young visual, literary and performing artists from across the country.
New York City Center today announced additional casting for the 2022 Encores! Season as part of the full calendar of events for City Center’s 2021 – 2022 Season. The productions launch Lear deBessonet’s first season as Encores! Artistic Director, alongside Encores! Music Director Rob Berman and Encores! Producing Creative Director Clint Ramos.
Black Dance Stories continues its mission to champion the Black dance community by announcing a special new episode streaming live on YouTube on Thu, Nov 18 at 6pm EST and the launch of its new digital platform the Young Professionals' Experience Journal.
The fully reimagined production, directed and choreographed by Tony Award nominee Camille A. Brown begins performances at Broadway’s Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street), home to the original 1976 production, on Friday, March 4, 2022, with the opening night set for Thursday, March 24th, 2022.
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess will return to the Met for 13 performances, October 31–December 12, 2021. The classic American opera features many artists from the triumphant 2019–20 production’s Grammy Award-winning cast. Eric Owens and Angel Blue star as the title couple, with conductor David Robertson on the podium.
Marking the third anniversary of iconic playwright Ntozake Shange’s passing, Camille A. Brown, director and choreographer of the upcoming 2022 Broadway production of Shange’s seminal work, for colored girls…who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, shared a statement in commemoration of Shange’s legacy.
Westport Country Playhouse has changed the date of “Family Fun Day” to Sunday, October 31, from 11 to 3 p.m., due to inclement weather forecast for October 30, the previously announced date. “Family Fun Day” features activities for kids, treats, food trucks, community food drive, beer tastings, and costume parade for kids and dogs.
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage. Get a first look at video from the production!
The 2021-22 season of The Met Live in HD continues with the historic Met premiere of Terrence Blanchard’s FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES on Saturday, October 23 at 12:55 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage. Get a first look at video from the production!
Watch as General Manager Peter Gelb discusses Fire Shut Up in My Bones with members of the production’s creative team, including composer Terence Blanchard, co-director James Robinson, and Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Terence Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones - the first opera by a Black composer ever performed by the Met is now on stage. What did the critics think? Read all the reviews...
Fathom Events is partnering with the Metropolitan Opera to bring The Met: Live in HD, the Met's award-winning series of high-definition live cinema transmissions, to movie theaters nationwide for its 15th season.
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage will present two new free partner performances this week. Today, September 27, a free premiere of the Metropolitan Opera’s opening night, Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, will be streamed live in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park. Tomorrow, September 28, Steinway & Sons will present a free in-person five-piano concert featuring the acclaimed piano ensemble The 5 Browns in Central Park’s Naumburg Bandshell, directly adjacent to Rumsey Playfield.
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater partnered with Nationals Park to host a free live simulcast of the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Toni Stone on Sunday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. The performance inside the Kreeger Theater was broadcast to the center field video board at Nationals Park for thousands to experience.
Westport Country Playhouse announces its upcoming 92nd Season, from April to November 2022, featuring five productions, staged before a live audience, under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos. “The season will make you feel, think, and spark conversation,” said Lamos.
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