Leonardo News

92nd Street Y inaugurates three engaging new series - Chamber Orchestras, a Vocal Series, and Garrick Ohlsson: Brahms Exploration - ushering in a host of original concepts, artists, compositions, and collaborations, in keeping with 92Y's enduring traditions of cultural discovery, intellectual curiosity, and artistic experimentation.  Additionally, 92Y commences Inflection, its first interdisciplinary festival, a six-concert exploration of music in relation to other art forms, including spoken word, photography, sculpture, and dance.  This season also features the World Premieres of Phyllis's Portrait by Sergio Assad and Jonathan Berger's new opera Leonardo, the US premiere of a symphony by Hans Rott, the New York premieres of Wynton Marsalis's new work for solo violin, a new string quartet by Martin Bresnick, and Andreia Pinto Correia's String Quartet No. 1 "Unvanquished Space"; five major international artists making their 92Y performance debuts: Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov, German cellist Alban Gerhardt, Bulgarian violinist Gergana Gergova, the Danish String Quartet, and the Artemis String Quartet; several young musicians also give their 92Y debut performances in the pristine acoustics of Buttenwieser Hall for the Soundspace Series: Jessica Xylina Osborne, Einav Yarden, Conrad Tao (with violinist Stefan Jackiw), the Horszowski Trio, Juho Pohjonen, and Orion Weiss.

This February, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Nickelodeon Reveals First Image From New RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Series

XIUHTEZCATL, 17-year-old Indigenous rapper and activist who's leading the charge in the current lawsuit against the Federal Government, Youth v. Gov--today (2/1) has released 'Blu Ink (ft. Isa).' The lead single is a featured track off his forthcoming debut full-length album, BREAK FREE, set for release this spring (release date TBA).

The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festivals announced the features lineup and opening night film for the 25th edition of the Film Festival, running March 9-18, 2018 in Austin, Texas. The acclaimed program draws thousands of fans, filmmakers, press, and industry leaders every year to immerse themselves in the most innovative, smart and entertaining new films of the year.

Cast of ROSEANNE Shares Behind the Scenes Moments, Memories and What To Expect From Revival on ABC News' 20/20

Long Wharf Theatre, under the direction of Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Comic Mystery, directed by Brendon Fox.

The Garden State Film Festival, which will be celebrating its 'Sweet Sixteen' Anniversary, which returns to Asbury Park, New Jersey, March 22-25, 2018, is happy to announce some of the feature selections for this year's festival.

San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty Centennial Concert Sunday, January 28 The Second of Three Faculty Centennial Concerts This Season SFCM presents its second Faculty Centennial Concert this Sunday, January 28, a performance celebrating current and former faculty members. This event will feature the music of Elinor Armer, Shinji Eshima, David Garner, and Conrad Susa performed by fellow faculty members, current students, and alumni.

From January 23 28, 2018, Carnegie Hall celebrates the legendary mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne, who will lead The Song Continues in her final season as Artistic Advisor before passing the torch to acclaimed soprano Ren e Fleming, who will continue this beloved tradition in years to come.

SundanceTV today announced the continuation of its exploration of true crime with the greenlight of three new docuseries: 'The Road to Jonestown' (w/t) from Appian Way and Emmy Award(R)-winning Stephen David Entertainment; 'Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo' from Emmy Award(R)-winners Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Donmar Associate Robert Hastie returns for this timely revival from one of our greatest living playwrights, following his previous productions My Night with Reg and Splendour.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Tony Award winning dancer, choreographer and director Savion Glover (Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, Shuffle Along) and Grammy Award nominated, multi-talented tanguero Leonardo Suarez Paz (Forever Tango, Tango Argentino) bring years of friendship and collaboration to the stage of Feinstein's/54 Below with the best in Tango and Tap from Broadway and beyond. Savion's young and funk style and Suarez Paz's daring and new sound is a tour de force when combined with Latin Grammy Award nominated Cuartetango string quartet, bandoneon, tango dance and song that is sure to inspire passion and fire.

Variety has reported that Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Quentin Tarantino's currently untitled film about Charles Manson. DiCaprio will portray an aging, out of work actor. Margot Robbie currently being considered for the role of Sharon Tate. Tom Cruise and Al Pacino are also being pursued for the film.

Leonardo DiCaprio Signs On For New Quentin Tarantino Film on Charles Manson

Mary Kathryn Nagle's daring new work Sovereignty makes its world premiere at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.

Griffith Kazmierzcak, tpt Ben Frock, tpt Joe Herrara, tpt Chris Frick, pn Jim Hanna, prc Ian Trusheim, bs Kelton Norris, dm Warm the season up with Leo's Maximal Latin Jazz Trumpets!! Arrangements of the music of Tadd Dameron, Louis Armstrong, Clifford Brown, original compositions, and more. Leo Maxey is a Baltimore area jazz trumpeter. Reared in Augusta, GA, he began his musical studies under the tutelage of his father Leonard Maxey, Sr. and Darian Washington and studied with the likes of local greats John Bradley, Michael Katterjohn, and Todd Jenkins. He holds tenure with the BCJO and has performed with artist to include the David Murray Baltimore Big Band, Frankie Ruiz, Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra, the Whitt Williams Big Band, The Four Tops, The Impressions, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, and others. He studied with Alex Norris, Tim Murphy, Gary Thomas, Michael Formanek, Paul Bollenback, Russell Thomas, Robert Blaine, and Darcie Bishop.

Christina Carminucci and Samara Seligsohn are bringing their original sell-out evening of tap dance and live jazz, On That Note, to Feinstein's/54 Below. Fresh and in-demand on the NYC tap scene, the two have brought their talent to iconic stages such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, BAM, the New Victory Theater, and Jacob's Pillow. With cutting-edge tap choreography and improvisation, On That Note proves that tap dance is stylish, powerful, and certainly alive.

ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the world leader in performing rights and advocacy for music creators, announces its music lineup for the Sundance ASCAP Music Caf at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The 20th annual SundanceASCAP Music Caf - running during the daytime from January 19-26 - presents a vibrant roster of renowned and up-and-coming artists and songwriters, specially curated by ASCAP for the Sundance Film Festival. In addition, an invitation-only ASCAP Composer-Filmmaker Cocktail Party takes place on Tuesday, January 23, where filmmakers and music creators will meet to make the kinds of connections that happen only at the Sundance Film Festival.

On Sunday, December 17, American Humane, an animal welfare non-profit organization, gathered with its distinguished guests for an annual celebration in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol building at the newly-renovated Phoenix Park Hotel. The event showcased American Humane's Shelter to Service program which aims to save lives on both ends of the leash by providing wounded American military veterans with service dogs saved from local shelters. Among the 150 guests were active duty military as well as a veteran and his rescue dog who were beneficiaries of the program.