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Vanessa Trien and The Jumping Monkeys to Celebrate Release of 'Wonderful You'
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 13, 2016


It's the moment fans have been waiting for! Beloved Boston-based musicians Vanessa Trien and The Jumping Monkeys will celebrate the release of their fourth award-winning album, Wonderful YOU

L.A.'s The Hollow Trees 'Hello Friend' to Be Released Today
by BWW News Desk - Jul 1, 2016


Acclaimed for their high-energy, acoustic Americana music played with passion, skill, and humor, the Los Angeles-based band The Hollow Trees is set to launch their fourth album of upbeat, top-tapping folk music for families, Hello Friend, on July 1.

Carnegie Hall Hosts Interactive Spring Family Day
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2016


Today, May 21, Carnegie Hall celebrates families with a highly interactive Spring Family Day in the Hall's Resnick Education Wing.

Michael Arden-Helmed 'MERRILY', BACHARACH REIMAGINED, Stephen Schwartz and More Slated for The Wallis in 2016-17
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2016


Over 300 performances of more than 50 different programs of theater, dance and music featuring local and world-renowned talent are on tap for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' 2016/17 season, among them a production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, helmed by SPRING AWAKENING director Michael Arden.

Carnegie Hall to Host Interactive Spring Family Day This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2016


On Saturday, May 21, Carnegie Hall celebrates families with a highly interactive Spring Family Day in the Hall's Resnick Education Wing.

L.A.'s The Hollow Trees 'Hello Friend' to Be Released 7/1
by Caryn Robbins - May 3, 2016


Acclaimed for their high-energy, acoustic Americana music played with passion, skill, and humor, the Los Angeles-based band The Hollow Trees is set to launch their fourth album of upbeat, top-tapping folk music for families, Hello Friend, on July 1.

Elizabeth Mitchell to Perform Folk Rock Concert for Families at Jewish Museum, 4/10
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 17, 2016


Two-time Grammy nominee Elizabeth Mitchell and You Are My Flower will perform a folk rock concert for families on Sunday, April 10 at 11:30am at the Jewish Museum. Mitchell, a singer and guitarist known for reinterpreting classic folk songs for children and their parents, will be joined by her fourteen-year-old daughter Storey, her husband Daniel Littleton, and special guests Simi Stone and The M Shanghai Stringband. Concert attendees can enjoy cherished folk classics such as You Are My Sunshine and Peace Like a River, as well as soulful originals from Mitchell's most recent album, Turn Turn Turn, her collaboration with Dan Zanes.

Take Your Family to Symphony Space for the Holidays
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2015


Symphony Space offers families slogging through New York City's vast array of holiday entertainment options a high-value, high-energy collection of performing arts programming, specially designed for families with children ages 2 and up.

Take Your Family to Symphony Space for the Holidays; Lineup Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Nov 13, 2015


Symphony Space offers families slogging through New York City's vast array of holiday entertainment options a high-value, high-energy collection of performing arts programming, specially designed for families with children ages 2 and up.

Dan Zanes Comes to The Ware Center Today
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2015


Grammy award winner Dan Zanes will present “Gusto Hour” today, October 31, 11 am, at the Ware Center located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.  From thrift shop basements to Carnegie hall, from Brooklyn to Bahrain and beyond, Zanes has been introducing new songs and reconnecting people to songs that have always been there. Referred to as “the family-music genre's most outspoken and eloquent advocate” by Time Magazine, his widely-acclaimed music has been featured on Sesame Street, Playhouse Disney, Nickelodeon, HBO Family, and Sprout.  He occupies a truly unique place in American music where sea shanties, English music hall, North American and West Indian folk music, party songs, the spirit of early rock-and-roll, and soulful originals collide.

Dan Zanes Coming to The Ware Center, 10/31
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 7, 2015


Grammy award winner Dan Zanes will present “Gusto Hour” on Saturday, October 31, 11 am, at the Ware Center located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.  From thrift shop basements to Carnegie hall, from Brooklyn to Bahrain and beyond, Zanes has been introducing new songs and reconnecting people to songs that have always been there. Referred to as “the family-music genre's most outspoken and eloquent advocate” by Time Magazine, his widely-acclaimed music has been featured on Sesame Street, Playhouse Disney, Nickelodeon, HBO Family, and Sprout.  He occupies a truly unique place in American music where sea shanties, English music hall, North American and West Indian folk music, party songs, the spirit of early rock-and-roll, and soulful originals collide.

Twyla Tharp, CITY OF CONVERSATION, Israel Philharmonic and More Set for The Wallis Center's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2015


Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis -- Tania Camargo, Managing Director; Patricia Wolff, Interim Artistic Director; James D'Asaro, Interim Producing Director) announce Artistic Advisors and programming for the 2015-2016 Season, opening October 1-3 with Twyla Tharp: a 50th Anniversary Celebration, a program of new work by Ms. Tharp, co-commissioned by The Wallis (in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Joyce Theatre, Ravina Festival Association & Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University and Texas International Theatrical Arts Society).

Colin Quinn, Patina Miller, Alan Cumming and More Set for Landmark on Main Street's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Sep 25, 2015


Landmark on Main Street is pleased to announce the first 26 shows in our 2015-16 season. 

ELLNORA The Guitar Festival 2015 Runs This Weekend at U of I
by BWW News Desk - Sep 10, 2015


This weekend, September 10, 11, and 12, 2015, a stunning display of the world's most remarkable and significant guitarists will gather for the sixth installment of ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival, presented by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Kids'/Family Powerhouse Band Josh & the Jamtones Coming to Natick This October
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 26, 2015


The ultra-powered, wildly eclectic musical explosion known as Josh & the Jamtones will bring their infectiously energetic, all-ages dance party jam to The Center for the Arts in Natick (TCAN) at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 17.

ELLNORA The Guitar Festival 2015 Unveils Artist Lineup; Runs 9/10-12 at U of I
by BWW News Desk - Aug 19, 2015


On September 10, 11, and 12, 2015, a stunning display of the world's most remarkable and significant guitarists will gather for the sixth installment of ELLNORA | The Guitar Festival, presented by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Arts at Millersville University Sets 5th Season, Featuring Cabaret, Dance & More
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 4, 2015


The Arts at Millersville opens the Fifth Season on September 19, 2015 with the premiere performance by the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra at the Winter Visual and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Millersville University. This special partnership plays tribute to Hollywood's greatest composers from favorite films, The Hobbit, The Wizard of Oz, Frozen, and Star Wars.

Colin Quinn, Patina Miller, Alan Cumming and More Set for Landmark on Main Street's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jul 29, 2015


Landmark on Main Street is pleased to announce the first 26 shows in our 2015-16 season. 

Seeger Sing-a-Long, Michael Cerveris, Joey Arias and More Set for Joe's Pub, 7/15-26
by BWW News Desk - Jul 13, 2015


Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances running July 15-26, 2015. Scroll down for details!

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