Diversity News

Six more queens are hitting the road! The 'Boleyn Tour' of SIX launched at The Smith Center in Las Vegas on September 20. Read all of the reviews for the Boleyn Tour of Six the Musical!

 In a historic move, Virginia Repertory Theatre has acquired the Scottish Rite Temple, which will become the new home for its Children’s Theatre. It will be known as the Virginia Rep Center for Arts and Education and will house children’s theatre productions, educational touring programs, camps, classes, and workshops.

​​​​​​​Accent Dance NYC, a non-profit dance organization that champions diversity and equity through arts education and professional concert performance, announces Let's Dance! 2022: Art with Heart, a fundraising gala event on November 12th at Manhattan's Ballet Arts Center for Dance.

A Noise Within announced that managing director Michael Bateman will be departing the theater after a nine-year tenure.

In partnership with NASASpaceflight, the Intrepid Museum will present a Virtual Astronomy Live program on Sunday, October 23, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm ET. In this free event, learn about AstroAccess and hear from ambassadors of the program.

George Street Playhouse (GSP)--The Center for Professional Learning & New Works The Education Department at George Street Playhouse introduced a new vision for students, educators, the community, and the industry, with a comprehensive line up of new class offerings and programs.

After 20 years of presenting acclaimed concerts in visual art spaces, Look + Listen has decided to end operations. Look + Listen is presenting a free 'Farewell Concert' on Saturday, October 29 (7 pm) at the Invisible Dog Art Center, 51 Bergen St. in Brooklyn, NY.

Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Highlights is an offshoot of Crazy Coqs's longest-running show, Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Party, which, in the last ten years, has attracted more than 4,000 singers from over 50 countries and all continents, other than Antarctica!

Joe’s Pub has announced upcoming shows fom October 18 - November 7. Join The Spooky Celebration With The Fourth Annual Bowery Boys Halloween Ghost Story Live Show, shows From Renee Goust & Epic Players, plus more. 

'Catch the Bus' a short film written, produced and directed by Chloe Owens, will screen at the 2022 LaFemme International Film Festival, on the festival's virtual platform from October 13- 16th.

Not only is Tankian overseeing the performance, and singing on several of the pieces, he has also assembled a team of incredible vocalists: renowned tenor Brian Thorsett, world music singer Azam Ali, Francesca Genco and Charles Elliot. The vocalists will be backed by the impressive CSUN Symphony Orchestra, ethnic instrumentalists, and a full choir.

Sullivan Sails was commissioned by Irish children’s free-to-air television RTÉJr and Italy’s KidsMe, the Children’s Content Factory of the De Agostini Group, and was funded by Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann and Northern Ireland Screen. Superights will represent worldwide rights excluding Italy and Ireland.

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre is one of six recipients of the Bank of America ACTivate Awards. The Bank of America ACTivate Awards, a Theatre Forward grants program, seeks to foster and accelerate theatres’ efforts to become more equitable, diverse, and inclusive of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color individuals and groups.

Black feminist punk band Big Joanie have released new album single “Sainted” alongside a spine-tingling official video directed by Leanne Davies. This is the latest single from their highly anticipated new album Back Home due out via Kill Rock Stars (US) and Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz’s Daydream Library Series (UK).

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced five new Trustee appointments following an extensive open recruitment process throughout the summer.

The Southbank Centre, its six Resident Orchestras and wider orchestral partners have today announced Classical Music Spring/Summer 2023, an exciting, varied programme of over a hundred events featuring a wealth of established and emerging artists from the UK and internationally. 

Pompano Beach Cultural Center will present a group exhibition entitled Fruition by Tropical Botanic Artists, a Miami Florida Artist Collective. This exhibition of original botanical art focuses on the intriguing variety of fruits, nuts, and seeds produced by South Florida's abundant native plant species.

The University of South Carolina dance program will perform a dynamic repertory of classic and contemporary dance in the UofSC Dance Company Fall Concert, October 20-21 at the Koger Center for the Arts. 

Detroit Repertory Theatre is back in full swing with a season full of amazing plays that dive into the reality of the American dream. Each story encapsulates the unique perspectives of what it means to live, strive, hope, love, and dream in America.

Emmaus, residents will embrace their inner 'elf' when STAR OF THE DAY presents their production of Elf The Musical Jr. The show featuring STAR OF THE DAY youth performers opens on December 2nd running through the 11th with six performances scheduled on Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm.