David Taylor News

This holiday season, ArtsWest will present the world premiere of Snowed In, a new holiday musical by Corinne Park-Buffelen and ArtsWest Artistic Director Mathew Wright. 

Pulse Theatre Chicago is back with a remount of the Tony Award-winning musical, Once On This Island. Experience the captivating story of Ti Moune and her journey in the French Antilles. Don't miss this limited engagement at the historic eta Creative Arts Foundation. Get your tickets now at Pulse Theatre Chicago's website.

Last weekend's audience-selected winner of The Players Theatre Short Play Festival NYC 2023 was 'Podunk', written by David Taylor Little and directed by Joseph Fusco.

Like the A train at 14th Street, Week 2 of The Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival NYC 2023 came and went last weekend, taking audiences on a fabulous ride!

Local fans and supporters of the arts and Shakespearean-style comedy are invited to experience an immersive show by Calgary-based actor and playwright Jim Lair Beard who unveils his new play, Love's Heavy Burden. The limited run starts Tuesday, June 20 thru Thursday, June 22 and will be held at TEATRO Restaurant's Opera Room.

New Ambassadors Theatre Company will plunge into unexplored depths with seven boundary-pushing short plays amplifying LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and marginalized voices.

Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC) will present a series of performances and readings of new plays, in collaboration with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Stages Festival. 

In just a few short weeks, the Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival -NYC -is back and ready for action in the city that never sleeps.

On Saturday, April 29th at 2:30pm, in collaboration with Goddard Riverside Community Arts, Composers Concordance presents Bagels & Brass, a unique concert featuring eGALitarian Brass Quintet, David Taylor Trombone Ensemble, Trombonist Craig Harris, and fresh homemade bagels courtesy of Jessica Bowers.

On Saturday, April 29th at 2:30pm, in collaboration with Goddard Riverside Community Arts, Composers Concordance presents Bagels & Brass, a unique concert featuring eGALitarian Brass Quintet, David Taylor Trombone Ensemble, Trombonist Craig Harris, and fresh homemade bagels courtesy of Jessica Bowers!

On Sunday, April 23rd at 6pm, Composers Concordance presents the B3+ Brass Trio with special guests including tap/body percussionist Max Pollak.

Audiences in the West Village were enchanted last weekend with the opening of the Players Theatre 11th LUV 2023 Short Play Festival.

Ushering in 2023, the love-themed festival marks the beginning of the 12th year of the tri-annual festival. Fifteen playwrights from New Zealand to New York will be premiering their original short plays, chosen by the SPF TEAM from a record-breaking number of submissions. Each week, five of the short plays will appear onstage, and a 'Best of the Week' production will be selected by audience vote.

Watch the new music video for for the song “Eye on the Prize,” featuring Amber Ardolino, JJ Niemann, and Alex Wong from the new musical Ranked.

RED BULL THEATER has announced the complete cast for the next offering of a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: the FREE streaming presentation of Elizabeth Inchbald’s 18th-century farce Animal Magnetism, directed by José Zayas.

On Sunday, December 11th at 4pm at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, Composers Concordance presents virtuosic musicianship, cutting-edge choreography, and brazen new music compositions on a program entitled Radical Other.

MY SO-CALLED HIGH SCHOOL RANK chronicles the creation of a musical theater production at Granite Bay High School in Sacramento, CA, inspired by students’ stories of the constant pressures to achieve a top-rank in every part of their lives to get ahead in current college admissions process. Watch the video trailer now!

Powerstories is partnering with Arts4All Florida, a nonprofit organization that promotes the accomplishments of artists with disabilities. Twelve works by these local artists will be featured online and on the lobby art wall during the musical.

The Chicago Philharmonic Society has announced the addition of 15 new musician members for the 22/23 Season. With the addition of these new members, Chicago Philharmonic has expanded its pool of the Midwest's finest musicians to 209.

The Chicago Philharmonic Society has announced the addition of 15 new musician members for the 22/23 Season. With the addition of these new members, Chicago Philharmonic has expanded its pool of the Midwest's finest musicians to 209.