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Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, present the enduring Broadway classic, HELLO, DOLLY!, which performs on the Stark Stage from tonight, March 8, to March 27, 2016.
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its schedule for March 14-20, featuring Steve Smith, Maxine Linehan "ONE - The Songs of U2," Eric Alexander Organ Quartet, and more. Scroll down for details!
The Philly POPS announced its 2016/17 concert season today along with a host of new endeavors and updates.
The Town Hall presents From Moses to Mostel: A History of The Jews (According to Musical Theater), a premiere chronological history of the Jewish people as depicted on stage and in song, today Saturday, February 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45.
As Stages Theatre Company (STC) unveils our 33nd season, we continue our commitment providing high-quality, accessible theatre for young audiences. Welcome to what promises to be an inspiring season at Stages Theatre Company! A season built to inspire the young as well as the young at heart. A season that invites the question-what inspires you?
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for March 7-13, featuring The Marcus Roberts Trio, John Bucchino, Birdland Jazz Party, and more. Scroll down for details!
One of the most prestigious labels in the history of jazz, Verve Records will celebrate its 60 th anniversary throughout 2016 with a trove of historic reissues and stunning new collections from its legendary archives.
CDI/Concert Dance, Inc. returns to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), 3701 West Bryn Mawr, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ruth Page Dance Series with A World of Dance, Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at 7 p.m.
Bringing to life an iconic personality like Louis Armstrong is always something of a tightrope walk: the mannerisms must be there, yet the performance must not descend into caricature. It is a balancing act that John Douglas Thompson is remarkably adept at, and he is aided by Satchmo at the Waldorf's central conceit, which about the man behind Armstong's familiar public persona: a man who smoked weed, slept around, and got in deep with gangsters, a man who didn't talk much about the racial issues of his lifetime but who definitely had opinions about social injustice and the struggles of a black man trying to survive in a white man's world.
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for February 29-March 6, featuring Molly Ringwald, Peter Mazza Trio, Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, and more. Scroll down for details!
The artist's longtime dealer, Margo Feiden, sets the record straight.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and next Music Director Xian Zhang announce the Orchestra's programs for the 2016-17 concert season, Zhang's first at the helm of the NJSO.
Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, present the enduring Broadway classic, HELLO, DOLLY!, which performs on the Stark Stage from March 8 to 27, 2016.
American Conservatory Theater continues its 2015-16 season with The Unfortunates (February 3-April 10, 2016), a darkly comic musical that uses a unique mix of early 20th century American blues and gospel stylings fused with modern and syncopated rhythms to transport audiences to a world of memory and mythmaking. Inspired by the classic and mysterious blues song, "St. James Infirmary," made famous in the 1920s by Louis Armstrong, The Unfortunates tells the story of Big Joe, a stalwart, tough-talking soldier cursed with oversized hands, who journeys through a dream world in which he confronts a series of enemies and risks everything to save his armless love, Rae, from the plague that has decimated all but a handful of survivors. The search for salvation is marked by the characters' willingness to make music in the face of loss, and search for love in a time of desperation. Journeying from a prison camp to the underworld, The
Birdland will kick-off March's programming with the following acts:
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for February 22-28, featuring Delta Air Lines Presents: A Rare Meeting of Brazilian Greats, ShowBiz After Hours with Frank DiLella featuring Special Guest Megan Hilty, Birdland Big Band, and more. Scroll down for details!
The Town Hall presents From Moses to Mostel: A History of The Jews (According to Musical Theater), a premiere chronological history of the Jewish people as depicted on stage and in song, on Saturday, February 27 at 8 p.m.
Tenor and soprano saxophone virtuoso and visionary composer Matt Parker made a vivid impression with his 2013 debut recording, 'Worlds Put Together.' “Restlessly inventive” (Down Beat), Parker is “a fully formed artist with his own unique voice [who] sounds comfortable promenading down multiple paths” (All About Jazz).
The inaugural class of Legends at Lincoln Center: The Performing Arts Hall of Fame, which celebrates unparalleled excellence in the arts, was announced today
Birdland Jazz Club has announced its lineup for February 15-21, including the John Pizzarelli Quartet, The Nutty Professor Reunion Concert, Marcus Elliott Quartet, and more. Scroll down for details!
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