Diversity News

For the final single leading up to his full length 'Sounds Like Home' album, Captain Planet teamed up with the rising Brazilian indie soul maestro Tagua Tagua, creating a highly infectious song that mixes laid back funk with psychedelic Brazilian soul.

Harlem Stage has announces details for the Black Arts Movement: Then and Now Conference, curated by Harlem Stage Associate Artistic Director/Artist-in-Residence Carl Hancock Rux and exploring the legacy of the groundbreaking, influential, and controversial movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

The Off Broadway Alliance has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual Off Broadway Alliance Awards, honoring commercial and not-for-profit productions that opened Off Broadway during the 2022-2023 season.

Javier Garcia's nightclub solo show debut was one for the record books.

The Board of Directors has appointed Adam Pownall, who joins Zest from his current position as Senior Producer at Hull Truck Theatre, as Executive Producer of Zest Theatre at a momentous time for the organisation.

This summer, in partnership with NYU Florence, New York City Opera will bring The Garden of the Finzi-Continis to Florence, Italy for two exclusive performances of selected scenes at the historic Villa La Pietra.

Acclaimed violin virtuoso Randall Goosby is set to solo in the New Jersey Symphony's upcoming performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, June 1—4, led by Music Director Xian Zhang. The program also features the world premiere of Chen Yi's Landscape Impression and Stravinsky's Suite from Pulcinella.

Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's Theatre & Arts Honors, has announced the three young winners of the 2023 Jack Zink Memorial Student Scholarships.

The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway Initiative will present the third annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert in Times Square on Sunday, June 18th from 11:00am – 12:30pm (rain or shine).

Ford's Theatre Society will honor Rita Moreno and Marlene A. Malek at the 2023 gala performance.

New 42 has announced that their annual free dance program, New Victory Dance, will return from July 12 through July 28 for another season of summertime performances for New York City kids.

The single is currently impacting active rock radio with early adopters already adding the single upon receipt. The band - Lajon Witherspoon, Clint Lowery, John Connolly, Vince Hornsby and Morgan Rose - have filmed a music video that also brings the album cover to life. Watch the J.T. Ibanez (P.O.D., Loveless, Orianthi)-directed video!

Returning to delight audiences once more, Actually Rather Good Comedy Festival has announced its captivating line up for 2023, as it is hosted once again at Shoreditch Town Hall.

Adelaide Festival Centre has announced the 2023 program for Adelaide Guitar Festival. Featuring the world's finest guitar players playing across a myriad of musical genres, coming together to present an exceptional program of events from July 1 to 16. 

Gospel Voices of OC, an artistic concert in conjunction with Juneteenth, will be held for the second year at Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University on Sunday, June 10. Produced by Arts & Learning Conservancy’s Founder/CEO Debora Wondercheck, the multi-generational performances of diverse artists highlight the influence of gospel music as a source of historical impact and resiliency spanning June 19, 1865 to the present.

The Kalapriya Center for Indian Performing Arts has announced the “Summer of Kalapriya” event series featuring music, poetry, drama, dance, arts & crafts, and food, held in neighborhoods across Chicago.

The Los Angeles World Premiere of Christion Ty Edward's The Sad Life Of A Happy Man opens on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 9 pm, Sunday, June 11th at 1 pm and Saturday, June 17th at 8:15 pm, at The Zephyr Theatre.

Artist Janet Jaffke presents her new fiber exhibition Raw Hope at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.

The 92nd Street Y, New York announces Caleb Teicher and Veronica Swift, the first-ever collaboration from the acclaimed dancer and vocalist, as part of Midsummer MusicFest, a new summer festival debuting this year in celebration of 92NY's 150th anniversary. 

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage, has reminded fans that the nonprofit organization's popular comedy series, The Art of Laughter 2023, returns next month with another side-splitting headliner.