David Binder News

All new rehearsal images have been released from Legally Blonde at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. 

BAM Board Chair Nora Ann Wallace today announced the appointment of Gina Duncan as the organization's new president. 

Conceived by acclaimed author, poet, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, BAM’s (Brooklyn Academy of Music) 2022 spring music series features an ebullient lineup of artists.

Girl From The North Country is pressing on with Broadway performances! The new show by  playwright Conor McPherson boldly reimagines the songs of the legendary Bob Dylan in a soaring masterwork about the dreams we keep close, the people we hold dear, and the place we call home. It just reopened at the Belasco Theatre and BroadwayWorld was there for the big night!

BAM has announced A New York Season, a celebratory homecoming that brings together a league of artists who have made, and continue to make, New York City the culture capital of the world.

Tony and Grammy Award winner Lena Hall will return to the Bourbon Room October 11th with her latest cabaret act SONGS FROM THE NIGHTCAR. A steadily working actress, Lena will include some of her Snowpiercer covers combined with her own originals. Had the chance to throw out a few queries to the very game Lena.

For a second year, BAM will welcome a broad spectrum of artists across a range of disciplines and backgrounds to its artist residency program. Five compelling artists/artistic teams will receive space and unrestricted honorariums to use in the development of their work.

BAM and Playwrights Horizons announce today the performance dates and updated location information for the spring presentation of Aleshea Harris's What to Send Up When It Goes Down, directed by Whitney White.

Music lovers and adventurous listeners experience a world-class concert for one at the NY premiere of 1:1 CONCERTS at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Curated by Silkroad. Nestled in secluded corners of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, approximately 45 acclaimed New York musicians—including artists from the Silkroad Ensemble—play a ten-minute, one-to-one performance, creating an intimate and utterly unique concert experience.

BAM today announced a new season—an ambitious mix of outdoor in-person programming and new virtual events—that is all about bringing live arts back to Brooklyn, and bringing Brooklyn’s creative spirit to the world. The season spans theater, dance, music, talks, visual arts, community events, and its annual gala.

BAM is pleased to announce Hanif Abdurraqib as guest curator at large. Abdurraqib will collaborate with BAM’s programming teams to curate music engagements and envision special, long-term projects. He brings a rich background transcending poetry, music, cultural criticism and Black performance.

BAM has announced Hanif Abdurraqib as guest curator at large beginning January 2021. Abdurraqib will collaborate with BAM's programming teams to curate music engagements and envision special, long-term projects. He brings a rich background transcending poetry, music, cultural criticism and Black performance.

In an effort to lay out a larger welcome mat to artists of many disciplines, BAM is offering residencies to seven artists/artistic teams to support the development of their work at a challenging time.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is deeply saddened by the loss of its esteemed board chair, Adam E. Max (1958-2020), who died on July 27 of cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer), diagnosed last September. BAM chair since 2017, Max joined the board in 2003 and became co-vice chair in 2008. He led the institution with energy, humility, warmth, and humor.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) will present director Jamie Lloyd's bold revival of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergeraca?"in a new version by Martin Crimpa?"at the BAM Harvey Theater from May 8a?"31.

The Visit plays on the Olivier Stage at The National Theatre until 13 May.

BAM Artistic Director David Binder today announced programming for Yours Theirs Ours, a new season of 16 engagements by dynamic artists across the artistic spectruma?"with many making their BAM debuts. Engagements will run from March 23a?"June 30 and will be presented in all of BAM's venues and off-site.

In the town of Slurry, New York, post-war recession has bitten. Claire Zachanassian, improbably beautiful and impenetrably terrifying, returns to her hometown as the world's richest woman. The locals hope her arrival signals a change in their fortunes, but they soon realise that prosperity will only come at a terrible price.

Barber Shop Chronicles is a unifying, enriching, thought-provoking and captivating theatrical experience that solidifies Ellams' position as a griot worthy of upholding the rich African ancestry of storytelling traditions, and an exciting new poet and playwright making his mark on the world's stage by sharing slices of life that dive deeply into the culture and concerns of the contemporary black man.

In anticipation of the BAM Karen-the organization's new venue within 300 Ashland Place-BAM will redefine and elevate programming roles to reflect a broader vision for the organization. BAM Karen will include three new cinemas, a permanent home for the BAM Hamm Archives-including the Shelby White & Leon Levy Reading Room-and the Samuel H. Scripps Education Center. The new spaces are named in honor of longtime BAM president, Karen Brooks Hopkins, and are slated to open in 2021.