Diversity News

The Reeling took place at Rouken Glen Park on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th June and will return in 2024

Tony nominee Macy Schmidt has just made history at this year’s Tony Awards, capped by taking center stage at the prestigious ceremony. Schmidt served as orchestrator of the opening and closing number, as well as on-camera piano soloist, performing alongside several Black and Latina soloists from the Broadway Sinfonietta, who were also shown on stage.

Austin-based trio Fort Never have announced the official release of their brand new single and music video, “Take a Look at us Now,” via Austin-based nonprofit label Spaceflight Records.

On Saturday, June 10 from 5-7 p.m., Resorts World New York City will present an artist talk featuring Danny Simmons, the founder and VP of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and more.

The Mobile Film Festival Africa unveiled the winners of its 2023 edition at a prize ceremony held on Thursday June 8 at the Renaissance cinema in Rabat, an event part of the 'Rabat, African Capital of Culture' program celebrations.

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale has revealed its newest community partner, Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library.

The word Aalaapi is a term meaning “choosing silence to hear something beautiful,” and, as such, the show places much importance on the act of sitting and listening. Presented in three languages, it is a multisensory experience, including projections, recordings, throat-singing games, and the smell and taste of freshly-baked cinnamon-sugar bannock.

McLean Community Players' production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day's American Idiot, based on the Grammy Award-winning album, opens Friday July 21, 2023, and runs weekends through July 30.

Prepare to ignite your senses and embark on an extraordinary auditory adventure as the Oakland-based electronic producer and performance artist noaccordion invites you to immerse yourself in the mesmerizing realm of her new full length album 'Curious Soul.'

Percussia new music ensemble will present Shopping Cart Percussion on Wednesday, June 21 @ 3:00 PM at Diversity Plaza, 37th Rd. between 73rd and 74th Streets in Jackson Heights, Queens, NY.

The Broadway community honors the memory of Robin Wagner, the triple Tony Award-winning scenic designer who worked on more than 60 Broadway shows in a career that spanned over five decades.

Today marks the debut of RISE (Representation, Inclusion, & Support for Employment) Theatre, along with the launch of their new tool: The RISE Theatre Directory, a FREE national online directory promoting the visibility of individuals who work backstage, behind-the-scenes, and in support of theatre making.

Orchestra Lumos has shared the details of its 2023/24 season, a year after the announcement of the Connecticut ensemble's rebranding from Stamford Symphony.

Following a four-year national search, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has appointed Geoffrey Robson as music director to lead the performing arts organization into its 58th season. Robson, who currently serves as the symphony’s artistic director, stood out from a field of exceptional candidates as the unanimous choice to guide the ASO’s creative future.

Children's Theatre Company (CTC) has announced Antonisia (Nisi) Collins and Keegan Robinson as the Performance Apprentices for the 2023-2024 Season.  

Prism Comics, the nonprofit championing LGBTQ+ visibility, diversity and inclusion in comics, graphic novels and popular media, presents Q Con, Southern California's newest LGBTQ+ comic con on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 10 am to 5 pm at Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park, 1166 North Vista Street, West Hollywood, CA. 

Award-winning director, writer, producer and alumna Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King, The Old Guard) will deliver the keynote address at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's the school's 76th annual commencement ceremony.

Governor Kathy Hochul revealed a grant of $4.5 Million to Vineyard Theatre to support a major renovation of Vineyard Theatre in New York City’s Union Square neighborhood.

Wandsworth Arts Fringe (WAF) is back with a jam-packed, belly-laughing, awe-inspiring new line-up featuring street performance, dance, live music, theatre, comedy, film, exhibitions, spoken word and more.

Nutley Little Theatre presents the hysterically irreverent twisted comedy, HAND TO GOD, opening this Friday, June 9th, and continuing through June 24th.