John F Kennedy News

Justice Ginsburg’s family honored her love for WNO with a gift to the company of her piano, her costume from her appearance in WNO production of The Daughter of the Regiment in 2016, and some of her personal opera recordings, books, and memorabilia.

Celebrate 22 years of Mariachi Christmas with the annual New Mexican holiday tradition at Popejoy Hall on Sunday, December 19, 2021, at 3:00 pm.

Asia Society and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the east coast premiere of COAL + ICE, a documentary photography exhibition that brings together the work of over 40 photographers and video artists from around the world to visualize the climate crisis—its causes and consequences—as a large-scale immersive experience.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces the full cast and creative team for Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie: Starring Indigo Blume, a Kennedy Center-commissioned world premiere that inspired the recent book of the same title.

On Friday, November 19 New Orchestra of Washington will open their 2021-2022 season at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ (1 Westmoreland Circle NW, Bethesda, MD) at 7:30pm.

The North American tour of the 10-time Tony Award-winning Best Musical THE BAND'S VISIT, featuring music and lyrics by Tony and Drama Desk Award®-winner David Yazbek, has hit the road!

American Repertory Theater of WNY will present a World premiere of James A Marzo's 'Something Wicked' from October 28th to November 20th at the Compass Performing Center, 545 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY. Showtimes are Thurs - Friday 7:30 pm, Saturday 5 pm. Pay-what-you-can ticket policy.

Hadestown, the 2019 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, officially opened its North American Tour on October 15, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Kicking off at the Peace Center in Greenville, SC, the tour will visit over 30 cities in its first year. Check out all the reviews...

Broadway in Detroit has announce that tickets for Heidi Schreck’s Tony Award nominated play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me will go on sale Friday, October 29, 2021. What the Constitution Means to Me will play Detroit’s Fisher Theatre for a limited three-week engagement December 14, 2021, through January 2, 2022.

Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin, whose lifetime advocacy for the deaf and hearing impaired as exhibited in the highly acclaimed film Coda on Apple TV+, will receive the esteemed Humanitarian Award from the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) at the 8th Annual LMGI Awards themed “Celebrate the Where.” Register now to virtually attend!

Hadestown, the 2019 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, will officially open its North American Tour on Friday, October 15, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Today Squonk, a performing arts troupe known for whimsical music spectacles presented in public spaces, announced it's taking its acclaimed show, Hand to Hand, out on the road in 2021 for a national tour, which will include more than 35 performances in eight cities across the nation.

After 16 months of negotiations, stagehands at Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts unanimously voted to strike today, in response to plans by the performing arts center's management to slash wages 40 percent, eliminate jobs along other related cuts and changes to working conditions - per a statement made today from the union.

Pacific Symphony's 2021-22 Classical Season is officially in full swing after an exciting opening weekend, marking the orchestra's return to live music in the concert hall. The second program in Pacific Symphony's season features two great Romantic masterworks and opens with an exciting world premiere by contemporary composer Frank Ticheli. 

You don’t need Merlin to make magic out of CAMELOT…not if Michael Barnard, a master of musical entertainment, is casting his spell on the stage of The Phoenix Theatre Company. Running through October 24th, the production features a trio of triple-threat actors ~ James D. Gish, Kate Cook, and Toby Yatso.

Mark C. Lloyd recently gave the same three questions to four of the cast members of the upcoming 'Something Wicked' by Playwright James Marzo ART of WNY.

Opera on Tap has announced a grant received from the Renée Fleming Foundation to fund research into the effects of the Playground Opera project on the development of empathy and social-emotional learning in children. 

Jeff Kiltie, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's most highly coveted recognition of theatrical and performance excellence, today announced the nonprofit organization's new team of judges for the 2021-2022 theater season.

The Dover Quartet will launch the newest installment of its complete cycle of Ludwig van Beethoven's string quartets with an album of the composer's five 'Middle Quartets,' set for worldwide release October 8, 2021, on Cedille Records.