HOUSTON (July 1, 2016) – The Houston Symphony is teaming up with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation and the Houston Area Urban League to offer free music lessons to hundreds of underserved K-2 Houston Independent School District students in the Kashmere, Wheatley, Scarborough and Booker T. Washington High School feeder patterns as part of the 2016 Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation Summer Reading Challenge Camps.
On Monday 23 November, The National Youth Theatre hosted a fundraising gala 'Stars and Stripes Thanksgiving Feast' at The Bloomsbury Hotel, attended by current NYT performers, past alumni and VIP guests. The event raised more than £80k which will continue to support The National Youth Theatre's ongoing projects. Scroll down for photos from the evening!
Amidst the sea of new holiday music releases in 2014, The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School's international debut recording Christmas in Harvard Square (Decca/Aim Higher Recordings/UMC) sparkles with its heartwarming charm. The choir's organic success has evolved into an inspiring story alongside inspired musicmaking. This talented and humble group of schoolboys Grades 4-8 were never actively seeking the limelight, but were signed to a record deal in their own backyard based purely on their undeniable singing and collective talents.
Amidst the sea of new holiday music releases in 2014, The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School's international debut recording Christmas in Harvard Square(Decca/Aim Higher Recordings/UMC) sparkles with its heartwarming charm. The choir's organic success has evolved into an inspiring story alongside inspired musicmaking. This talented and humble group of schoolboys Grades 4-8 were never actively seeking the limelight, but were signed to a record deal in their own backyard based purely on their undeniable singing and collective talents.
Gore Vidal's The Best Man a political drama is the current production of the Olathe Civic Theatre Association in Olathe, Kan. The play, which opened on November 7, runs through November 21. John Robinson directs the OCTA production stating in the playbill that it had been 15 years since he had done drama and had sworn he would never do drama again. Perhaps he should have stayed true to that conviction.
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School possess an impressive pedigree – they have performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein, on the legendary stage of Carnegie Hall, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Pope Francis, and at countless Boston Red Sox and Celtics games.
The Boys of St. Paul's Choir School possess an impressive pedigree – they have performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein, on the legendary stage of Carnegie Hall, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Pope Francis, and at countless Boston Red Sox and Celtics games.
The Des Moines Community Playhouse play reading series presents Keith Huff's 'A Steady Rain,' 7:00 PM, Monday, July 7. The evening is free; beverages will be available for purchase.
Much to the excitement of guitar aficionados across the globe, celebrated guitarist Marty Walsh released his eagerly awaited debut instrumental solo album 'The Total Plan' on June 16th 2014! Making the release even more thrilling is the array of guest artists appearing on the release – Billy Sherwood (YES/CIRCA:), John “JR” Robinson (Rufus, Eric Clapton, Mike Oldfield/Steve Winwood) and a multitude of LA Studio Legends.
A new trailer for the thriller was released, featuring Murphy as a psychiatrist who finds herself caught in a deadly situation with a young couple who are nearly killed in a horrific car accident. Get a first look below!
Swiss Family Robinson is being staged at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street (bet. 9th & 10th Avenues) in NYC for five performances fromTuesday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The Pershing Square Signature Center is the official hub of The New York Musical Theatre Festival. Scroll down for a first look at the cast below!
Martha Wilson's career encapsulates the contestations inherent in feminist and socially engaged practices. In her work and throughout her life, Wilson has explored how identity is not just self-defined or projected, but also negotiated. This survey exhibition encompasses forty years of her activities as an artist creating performances, videos, and photographs; her position as the founder and director of the non-profit space Franklin Furnace; her collaboration with other women to form the art/rock group, DISBAND; and her key role in the activist feminist art group, the Guerrilla Girls. A concurrent exhibition 'The Personal is Political: Martha Wilson and MKE' will be on view at the Portrait Society Gallery, opening today, June 7, with an artists reception that Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., with an artists talk at 7 p.m.
Martha Wilson's career encapsulates the contestations inherent in feminist and socially engaged practices. In her work and throughout her life, Wilson has explored how identity is not just self-defined or projected, but also negotiated. This survey exhibition encompasses forty years of her activities as an artist creating performances, videos, and photographs; her position as the founder and director of the non-profit space Franklin Furnace; her collaboration with other women to form the art/rock group, DISBAND; and her key role in the activist feminist art group, the Guerrilla Girls. A concurrent exhibition 'The Personal is Political: Martha Wilson and MKE' will be on view at the Portrait Society Gallery, opening June 7, with an artists reception that Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., with an artists talk at 7 p.m.
As first reported by Deadline.com, acting teacher Larry Moss will be making his feature film directing debut with an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'The Seagull'.
Celebrating the release of his debut album State of Art, Thelonious Monk International Bass Competition winner Ben Williams brings his band Sound Effect to Harlem Stage.
Jam-packed with comedy, musical performances and commentary, CHICAGO LIVE! is a weekly live stage show, taped for WGN Radio, that showcases who and what is making news in Chicago.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and David Mirvish's lavish, Dora Award-winning production of the timeless classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC will enjoy its 1st Anniversary - a full year on stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre - this Friday, October 2.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Ian and David Mirvish's lavish, Dora Award-winning production of the timeless classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC will enjoy its 1st Anniversary - a full year on stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre - this Friday, October 2.
