As 2016 - inarguably one of the most unforgettable years in recent memory - comes to a close, the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q will ring in the New Year with a one-of-a-kind contest featuring Hillary Clinton and President-elect Donald Trump, whose puppet likenesses joined the company of AVENUE Q to great effect during the recent election season.
Madison Square Garden has released a statement regarding the ongoing story that Rockettes are required to perform at the Presidential inauguration or risk being fired.
BroadwayWorld has come across an email sent from the American Guild of Variety Artists to what appears to be Rockettes in its membership as a response to the announcement that some Rockettes do not want to participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Do you know an amazing Grandma? From Queen Elizabeth to Tina Turner, Marian Robinson to Hillary Clinton, and even the dynamic duo in the Netflix hit series Grace and Frankie, more and more grandmothers are breaking age-old stereotypes. Besides being strong and active role models, many are also exceptionally involved in the lives of their grandchildren.
As the country prepares for Donald Trump to be sworn in as the 45th U.S. president, both critics and supporters believe they're saying farewell to one of the most memorable presidencies in the nation's history.
In the hilarious spoof on the beloved film 'Love Actually' below, Clinton attempts to woo a member of the electoral college to re-consider her vote for Trump.
Opening January 4th and running until January 15th, the 2017 Next Stage Theatre Festival will be the festival's 10th birthday celebration. Audiences are invited to join the party!
Inspired by Yoko Ono's iconic 1964 'Cut Piece,' 'Cut Piece for Pants Suit,' a performance in response to the 2016 election created by directors JoAnne Akalaitis and Ashley Tata in collaboration with a group of women theater artists, will take place at Madison Square Park at noon on December 19, the day of the Electoral College vote.
Gymnast Simone Biles has been named espnW's Woman of the Year, topping the 2016 IMPACT25 list, a who's who of 25 athletes and influencers who have made the biggest difference in women in sports this year.
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of the National Theater Institute's Moscow Art Theater Semester (MATS).
espnW has released its 2016 IMPACT25 list, a who's who of 25 athletes and influencers who have made the biggest difference for women in sports this year.
Below check out monologue highlights from last night's broadcast of LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS on NBC
In the past year, Well-Strung have performed for the likes of President Barack Obama, Secretary Hillary Clinton, and at the Vatican, as well as alongside stars such as Kristin Chenoweth and Joe Jonas.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ From Roger Stone, a New York Times bestselling author, longtime political adviser and friend to Donald Trump, and consummate Republican strategist, comes the first in-depth examination of how Trump's campaign tapped into the national mood to deliver a stunning victory that almost no one saw coming. The book will be published by Skyhorse on January 17, 2017.
Following the curtain speech made by the Broadway cast of Hamilton to Vice President-elect Mike Pence that took over the Internet, the resultant aftermath included an article from Hot Air writer Larry O'Connor (formally known by the alias 'Stage Right') titled 'And this is why I was a closeted conservative when I worked on Broadway' (sic).
Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents The Capitol Steps: What to Expect When You're Electing-Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 8PM.
The Straddler will premiere "Long Island Richard," an examination of American suburbia that draws upon Shakespearean characters and text, at Anthology Film Archives on December 1, 2016.
The musical Ragtime, which plays through this Sunday, December 4, at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, is an important work that weaves actual historical personages into the fabric of its three intersecting stories: an upper-class white family, the African American ragtime pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr., and the Latvian immigrant Tateh. Two of the historical characters in the musical had profound impacts on American political history, which have heightened relevance due to the emotionally charged 2016 election, refocusing attention on matters of race, class, and immigration. This weekend, we interviewed the actors portraying anarchist Emma Goldman and educator/orator Booker T. Washington in the show, which will be featured in advance of this weekend's final performances of this essential work of musical theater.
Well-Strung, the Singing String Quartet will be the special guests for New York City Gay Men's Chorus' "Xmas and Chill" concert at Town Hall on Saturday, December 17 at 8:00 PM and Sunday, December 18 at 3:00 PM. In NYCGMC's own words, the concert "will feature some of the coolest arrangements of holiday favorites, spine-tingling traditional choral pieces, many other fabulous performances, filled with the spirit of the season." Xmas & Chill promises to be "the ultimate holiday date night for the whole city, warm-hearted, funny, nostalgic, uplifting, and always with an incredible sound, this is guaranteed to be the one holiday show in NYC that truly sleighs." For tickets and more information, please visit http://www.nycgmc.org/xmas-and-chill/
Toronto Fringe started the Next Stage Theatre Festival 10 years ago to give indie artists an opportunity to take their work to the next level. We also wanted a way to celebrate the Fringe movement throughout the year - a way to make January the new July. Since 2008, over 75,000 patrons have attended NSTF. $495,000 has been returned to the artists that participated.
