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An art museum may not be the first place you'd think of when it comes to workplaces with intense conflict, but in Thomas Gibbons' Permanent Collection the Morris Foundation has as much head-butting as an NFL game.
The Colony Theatre Company is excited to present the fifth and final production of its 36th season, the classy, sassy musical, THE ALL NIGHT STRUT!, conceived by Fran Charnas, directed & choreographed by Murphy Cross and Paul Kreppel (Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!) with musical direction by Dean Mora.
Written by Larry Parr, directed by Gary Yates, under the musical direction of S. Renee Clark, and accompanied by William Knowles on the piano and keyboard, the production will close March 20th.
The Colony Theatre Company is excited to present the fifth and final production of its 36th season, the classy, sassy musical, THE ALL NIGHT STRUT!, conceived by Fran Charnas, directed & choreographed by Murphy Cross and Paul Kreppel (Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!) with musical direction by Dean Mora.
National Jazz Museum in Harlem announces March 7 - March 13, 2011 Schedule
National Jazz Museum in Harlem announces March 7 - March 13, 2011 Schedule
ValLimar Jansen brings Waters' music to life in Sweet Mama Stringbean, with her own renditions of songs associated with Waters, including her signature anthem 'His Eye is on the Sparrow,' 'Stormy Weather,' (which was written for Waters), 'Am I Blue' and 'My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More.'
ValLimar Jansen brings Waters' music to life in Sweet Mama Stringbean, with her own renditions of songs associated with Waters, including her signature anthem 'His Eye is on the Sparrow,' 'Stormy Weather,' (which was written for Waters), 'Am I Blue' and 'My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More.'
The weekend of February 25th, The Grove Theatre continues its celebration of Black History Month with Sweet Mama Stringbean, a celebration of blues legend Ethel Waters starring ValLimar Jansen. Born in 1896, the unwanted product her mother's rape at knifepoint at the age of 12, Ethel Waters grew up unsupervised in the slums of Philadelphia. Violence was more prevalent than warmth or love throughout her poverty-stricken childhood. She left her own abusive marriage at the age of 14, but her voice was beginning to draw attention. She sang and danced at church functions and started performing in black vaudeville in 1917. She then traveled with a carnival and finally moved to Harlem, eventually becoming a celebrated blues singer. She was the first female black singer to be heard on radio and, later, the highest-paid female performer on Broadway. She won a Grammy Award in 1933 and was the second black performer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her performance in Pinky (1949).
ValLimar Jansen brings Waters' music to life in Sweet Mama Stringbean, with her own renditions of songs associated with Waters, including her signature anthem 'His Eye is on the Sparrow,' 'Stormy Weather,' (which was written for Waters), 'Am I Blue' and 'My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More.'
Miracle House, a New York City charity that provides temporary housing, meals and advocacy to patients and caregivers coming to the city for critical medical treatment, announced today that its "Be Our Valentine" concert will feature performances by Broadway stars Annaleigh Ashford, Farah Alvin, Terry Burrell, and Ed Staudenmayor among many others.
The weekend of February 25th, The Grove Theatre continues its celebration of Black History Month with Sweet Mama Stringbean, a celebration of blues legend Ethel Waters starring ValLimar Jansen. Born in 1896, the unwanted product her mother's rape at knifepoint at the age of 12, Ethel Waters grew up unsupervised in the slums of Philadelphia. Violence was more prevalent than warmth or love throughout her poverty-stricken childhood. She left her own abusive marriage at the age of 14, but her voice was beginning to draw attention. She sang and danced at church functions and started performing in black vaudeville in 1917. She then traveled with a carnival and finally moved to Harlem, eventually becoming a celebrated blues singer. She was the first female black singer to be heard on radio and, later, the highest-paid female performer on Broadway. She won a Grammy Award in 1933 and was the second black performer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her performance in Pinky (1949).
Miracle House, a New York City charity that provides temporary housing, meals and advocacy to patients and caregivers coming to the city for critical medical treatment, announced today that its "Be Our Valentine" concert will feature performances by Broadway stars Annaleigh Ashford, Farah Alvin, Terry Burrell, and Ed Staudenmayor among many others.
Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin is pleased to announce the return of Helen Hayes Award winning actor and MetroStage favorite, Bernardine Mitchell, to MetroStage in the one woman musical, His Eye is on the Sparrow, based on the life of Ethel Waters.
In honor of Black History Month, Opera Exposures, a Staten Island-based not-for-profit organization devoted to furthering the careers of both seasoned and young professional singers at venues which are accessible and intimate, will offer its first musical program in St. Bartholomew's Chapel on Sunday, February 6, at 3:00 PM.
Producing Artistic Director Carolyn Griffin is pleased to announce the return of Helen Hayes Award winning actor and MetroStage favorite, Bernardine Mitchell, to MetroStage in the one woman musical, His Eye is on the Sparrow, based on the life of Ethel Waters.
Actress/singer ValLimar Jansen beautifully becomes Ethel Waters, body and soul, in Sweet Mama String Bean. The story concerns the first half of Waters' life, which may be little known to many: how she rose from illegitimacy to radio, club and Broadway super-stardom by the 1940s, before becoming the well-known Emmy and Oscar nominated actress.
The Peccadillo Theater Company presents The Plays-You-Should-Know-And-Probably-Don't Reading Series: Carson McCullers' THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
The Peccadillo Theater Company presents The Plays-You-Should-Know-And-Probably-Don't Reading Series: Carson McCullers' THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
Fresh off its acclaimed hit August Wilson's Women, Juneteenth Legacy Theatre continues to highlight the African-American female experience with the Juneteenth Blues Cabaret, a tribute to five very special 'Queens of the Blues.'
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