Donald Byrd News

2015 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards Update - Donald Byrd, Eric Ankrim Lead!

by BWW Special Coverage — December 4, 2015

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Seattle Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th.

2015 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards Update 11/27 - Adam Minton, Billie Wildrick Lead!

by BWW Special Coverage — November 27, 2015

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Seattle Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th.

BWW Review: The Minstrel Show Revisited

by Barnett Serchuk — November 5, 2015

Frederick Douglass once described blackface performers as '.

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance Set for bergenPAC Tonight

by BWW News Desk — November 4, 2015

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance, tonight, November 4, 2015 at 7:30PM.

Spectrum Dance Theater Brings THE MINSTREL SHOW REVISITED to McCullough Theatre Tonight

by BWW News Desk — November 4, 2015

Seattle's Spectrum Dance Theater ignites audiences through the ambitious artistic agenda of Donald Byrd, whose appetite to explore the arts knows no boundaries.

NY Premiere of Donald Byrd's RACIAL SATIRE Set for NYU Skirball This Weekend

by BWW News Desk — October 29, 2015

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the New York Premire of The Minstrel Show Revisited, a reworking of Donald Byrd's 1991 Bessie Award-winning dance/theater production that takes a satirical look at the derogatory song and dance tradition of minstrelsy and illuminates the ling

THE MINSTREL SHOW REVISITED Comes to NYU Skirball Tonight

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2015

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the N.

The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC to Host Ailey II Master Class, 11/4

by Tyler Peterson — October 26, 2015

The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC presents an Ailey II Horton Technique Master Class.

Spectrum Dance Theater to Bring THE MINSTREL SHOW REVISITED to McCullough Theatre, 11/4

by BWW News Desk — October 14, 2015

Seattle's Spectrum Dance Theater ignites audiences through the ambitious artistic agenda of Donald Byrd, whose appetite to explore the arts knows no boundaries.

The Joyce Announces Companies for American Dance Platform

by Tyler Peterson — October 12, 2015

The Joyce Theater Foundation, Inc.

Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance Set for bergenPAC, 11/4

by Tyler Peterson — September 30, 2015

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents Ailey II: The Next Generation of Dance, Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at 7:30PM.

THE MINSTREL SHOW REVISITED to Run 10/28-30 at NYU Skirball

by Tyler Peterson — September 28, 2015

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the N.

Tim Dang Receives SDC Foundation's Zelda Fichandler Award

by Tyler Peterson — September 24, 2015

Tim Dang, Producing Artistic Director of East West Players in Los Angeles, CA, is the 2015 recipient of the Zelda Fichandler Award, an award to recognize an outstanding director or choreographer who is transforming the regional arts landscape through imaginative, brave work in theatre.

NY Premiere of Donald Byrd's RACIAL SATIRE Set for NYU Skirball, 10/29-31

by Tyler Peterson — September 11, 2015

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present the New York Premire of The Minstrel Show Revisited, a reworking of Donald Byrd's 1991 Bessie Award-winning dance/theater production that takes a satirical look at the derogatory song and dance tradition of minstrelsy and illuminates the ling

AU Collective Premieres GOLD&SKIN at 12th Avenue Arts Theater Tonight

by BWW News Desk — September 10, 2015

Au Collective presents the World Premiere of GOLD&SKIN at 12th Avenue Arts Theater (1620 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122), this weekend, September 10-12 at 7:30pm.

AU Collective to Premiere GOLD&SKIN at 12th Avenue Arts Theater, 9/10-12

by BWW News Desk — July 31, 2015

Au Collective presents the World Premiere of GOLD&SKIN at 12th Avenue Arts Theater (1620 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122), September 10-12 at 7:30pm.

NYU Skirball Sets 2015-16 Season

by Nora Dominick — July 21, 2015

The 2015-16 season at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts features a wide array of acclaimed dance companies and contemporary circus performances, showcasing and supporting diverse and eclectic talent from across the country around the world.

Jennifer Hudson is 'Excited But Nervous' to Make Broadway Debut in THE COLOR PURPLE

by Caryn Robbins — July 21, 2015

Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson stopped by this morning's TODAY to chat with Kathie Lee and Hoda about moving to New York to star in the Broadway revival of THE COLOR PURPLE this fall.

ArtsWest Sets AMERICAN IDIOT Creative Team

by Tyler Peterson — July 20, 2015

ArtsWest has announced the creative team behind the first production of its 2015-2016 season, two-time Tony Award-winning musical Green Day's American Idiot: Eric Ankrim, Director; R.

BalaSole Dance Presents SALMAGUNDI Evening of Solos Today

by BWW News Desk — July 17, 2015

ROBERTO VILLANUEVA, Executive & Artistic Director and Founder of BalaSole Dance Company, presents the 16th concert season of BalaSole in 'SALMAGUNDI,' a new program of solos in a broad range of dance styles, music choices and artistic voices, today July 17 & 18, 8PM, at Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405