The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will present a special performance of Roger Guenveur Smith's JUAN AND JOHN this Saturday, December 5, that will be attended by legendary Dominican-American pitcher Juan Marichal and the family of the late L.A. Dodgers catcher John Roseboro.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will present a special performance of Roger Guenveur Smith's JUAN AND JOHN this Saturday, December 5, that will be attended by legendary Dominican-American pitcher Juan Marichal and the family of the late L.A. Dodgers catcher John Roseboro.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will begin previews Tuesday, December 1 for the world premiere of JUAN AND JOHN, written, directed and performed by Roger Guenveur Smith and featuring sound and video design by Marc Anthony Thompson.
Michael Riedel in this morning's New York Post reports that Oskar Eustis, the head of the Public Theater, is in talks with Paul Simon about bringing his Broadway flop, THE CAPEMAN, back to the theatrical stage.
Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher To Ring in the Holidays with TNT's Annual Music Concert CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON. The event will be hosted by George Lopez and premieres exclusively on TNT on Sunday, December 20, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named music legend Paul McCartney as the recipient of the third Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. An all-star tribute concert is planned for spring 2010.
The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced world premieres by Roger Guenveur Smith and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins for the 2009-2010 Public LAB season.
Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits will narrate Latin Music USA - a four-hour documentary series scheduled to broadcast in primetime over two consecutive Mondays, October 12 and 19 during Hispanic Heritage Month (9:00-11:00 p.m. check local listings) on PBS. Latin Music USA is a story about American music, reaching across time and across musical genres to embrace the exciting hybrid sounds created by Latinos - fusions that have deeply enriched popular music in the US for more than five decades.
Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits will narrate Latin Music USA - a four-hour documentary series scheduled to broadcast in primetime over two consecutive Mondays, October 12 and 19 during Hispanic Heritage Month (9:00-11:00 p.m. check local listings) on PBS. Latin Music USA is a story about American music, reaching across time and across musical genres to embrace the exciting hybrid sounds created by Latinos - fusions that have deeply enriched popular music in the US for more than five decades.
Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor Jimmy Smits will narrate Latin Music USA - a four-hour documentary series scheduled to broadcast in primetime over two consecutive Mondays, October 12 and 19 during Hispanic Heritage Month (9:00-11:00 p.m. check local listings) on PBS. Latin Music USA is a story about American music, reaching across time and across musical genres to embrace the exciting hybrid sounds created by Latinos - fusions that have deeply enriched popular music in the US for more than five decades.
Thomas W. Morris, artistic director of the Ojai Music Festival and Ojai's 2009 music director eighth blackbird have announced the final programming for the 2009 Ojai Music Festival, which takes place from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, June 14, 2009. This season, the four-day Festival, which for six decades has become well known for its fearlessness in championing pioneering musical ideas and personalities, pushes the envelope again with programming that reflects the qualities that have made eighth blackbird a growing musical phenomenon-genre-defying variety in wildly collaborative and visually dramatic presentations.
The Ward Acting Studio, known for its intensive acting programs based on the Meisner technique, its intimate and innovative productions, and a strong ensemble cast that is the product of the studio's rigorous training - is currently performing Lanford Wilson's Balm in Gilead at its West 28th Street theater in New York.