- Mahalia Jackson was referred to as 'The Queen of Gospel' by music listeners. Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world, and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. Entertainer Harry Belafonte called her 'the single most powerful black woman in the United States'. She recorded about 30 albums during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen gold records. Now, the incomparable Columbia actress Valdina Hall is taking the Trustus Main Stage as the gospel sensation in the biographical gospel-musical Mahalia. The show opens February 11 at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage and runs through March 5, 2011.
Canadian Stage is proud to present its International theatre festival, Spotlight on Italy, a two-week celebration of Italian arts and culture at the Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley Street) from March 15 to 26, 2011.
Evidence, A Dance Company will present the 7th Annual Evidence Gala...A Breath of Spring on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, The Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center hosted by actor, producer, director and star of Law & Order SVU Tamara Tunie and Jazz Vocalist Gregory Generet.
March is Youth Art Month! Through an ongoing partnership between the Howard County Public School System and the Howard County Arts Council, the annual spring exhibit of student artwork opens on March 11th at the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City.
RABBIT HOLE ENSEMBLE, lauded as "riveting" by The Village Voice, is pleased to present the world premiere of DOCTOR FRANKENSTEIN'S MAGICAL CREATURE written by Resident Playwright/NYITA* nominee Stanton Wood, and directed by Rabbit Hole Ensemble Artistic Director/NYITA winner Edward Elefterion.
Following a successful run in 2010 at Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage is pleased to present the premiere of Project: Humanity's The Middle Place from February 14 to March 12 in the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs (26 Berkeley Street).
Canadian Stage unveiled its highly anticipated 2010-2011 season today, marking the first season programmed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. The season heralds a bold, new direction for the company. Jocelyn seeks to redefine Canadian Stage as a centre for national and international multi-disciplinary theatre that pushes boundaries, adopts a 21st-century perspective and reflects Toronto's cultural diversity. The work will be driven by directors and auteurs at the forefront of contemporary theatre and audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of story-tellers who challenge and entertain.
The world premiere of renowned choreographer Ronald K. Brown's 'On Earth Together' inspired by the music of Stevie Wonder at the Joyce Theater was met with thunderous applause and a standing ovation for the electrifying performance of Brown's acclaimed troupe.
- Mahalia Jackson was referred to as 'The Queen of Gospel' by music listeners. Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world, and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. Entertainer Harry Belafonte called her 'the single most powerful black woman in the United States'. She recorded about 30 albums during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen gold records. Now, the incomparable Columbia actress Valdina Hall is taking the Trustus Main Stage as the gospel sensation in the biographical gospel-musical Mahalia. The show opens February 11 at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage and runs through March 5, 2011.
Canadian Stage and the National Arts Centre English Theatre join forces to present a new translation of Michel Tremblay's epic play Saint Carmen of The Main in Toronto and Ottawa.
Canadian Stage unveiled its highly anticipated 2010-2011 season today, marking the first season programmed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. The season heralds a bold, new direction for the company. Jocelyn seeks to redefine Canadian Stage as a centre for national and international multi-disciplinary theatre that pushes boundaries, adopts a 21st-century perspective and reflects Toronto's cultural diversity. The work will be driven by directors and auteurs at the forefront of contemporary theatre and audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of story-tellers who challenge and entertain.
THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, remain committed to their meaningful mission to produce and develop New Work for the Stage.
Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) Theatre For Young Audiences proudly presents GOODNIGHT MOON (Book, Music and Lyrics by Chad Henry. Based on the book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrated by Clement Hurd. Adapted from GOODNIGHT MOON. (c) 1947 Harper & Row. Text (c) renewed 1975 by Roberta Brown Rauch. Illustrations (c) renewed 1975 by Edith Hurd, Clement Hurd, John Thacher and George Hellyer, as trustees of the Edith & Clement Hurd 1982 Trust. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. Adaptation by Chad Henry (c) 2006) on stage at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre through January 30, 2011.
- Mahalia Jackson was referred to as 'The Queen of Gospel' by music listeners. Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world, and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. Entertainer Harry Belafonte called her 'the single most powerful black woman in the United States'. She recorded about 30 albums during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen gold records. Now, the incomparable Columbia actress Valdina Hall is taking the Trustus Main Stage as the gospel sensation in the biographical gospel-musical Mahalia. The show opens February 11 at 8:00pm on the Trustus Main Stage and runs through March 5, 2011.
Young Washington, a Pittsburgh CLO Gallery of Heroes production, kicked off its spring tour January 10, 2011, at Cornell Middle School in Coraopolis, PA.
Several local students at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) traveled to New York City on January 14-17, 2011 to hone their craft and take master classes with Broadway artists.
Following a successful run in 2010 at Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage is pleased to present the premiere of Project: Humanity's The Middle Place from February 14 to March 12 in the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs (26 Berkeley Street).
