The MacDowell Colony has awarded fellowships to 84 artists from 18 states and six countries, from Colorado to Virginia and from Portugal to Nigeria. They are working in seven disciplines, and 43 percent identify as culturally diverse while 56 percent are women. The fellowships are for upcoming summer residencies at one of the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations.
Overture Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the Wisconsin premiere and the state's only engagement of the hit Broadway musical ON YOUR FEET! will take the Overture Hall stage Tuesday, May 15-Sunday, May 20. Based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY® winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, 19-time GRAMMY® winning producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, the first national tour stars Cuban-American Broadway actress Christie Prades as Gloria Estefan, and acclaimed stage and television actor Mauricio Martinez as Emilio Estefan.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two, opened last night, April 22, at the Lyric Theatre (214 West 43rd Street, New York, NY). Check out photos below of the cast at their opening night reception after last night's show!
Due to popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has extended the world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Matthew-Lee Erlbach (Showtime's Masters of Sex, Off-Broadway's Handbook for an American Revolutionary), through June 2 with the original cast.
The American Tap Dance Foundation's TAP CITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TAP FESTIVAL will return for its 18th year from Saturday, July 7 through Friday, July 13 with local and international tap dance artists, master classes, a tap dance boat tour around Manhattan,Tap Dance Awards, Rhythm in Motion Concert Performance and "Tap it Out," a free outdoor tap dance event in the middle of Times Square. *Lineup below.
It's that time of the year again to soak in the magic of independent cinema. The schedule for the 3rd Annual Silicon Beach Film Festival has been announced. The festival will be held between April 22-30, 2018, with screenings at Cinemark 18 & XD at the Howard Hughes Promenade, Los Angeles. The Silicon Beach Film Festival has brought to limelight scores of indie filmmakers in the past, and this year's edition will be no different. The festival kickoff party will take place on Sunday April 22nd at the Rush Street Bar and Restaurant, 9546 Washington Boulevard, Culver City. Film screenings will begin Tuesday, April 24 and will continue until Sunday, April 29. A highlight of this year's festival is the opening night panel on how to make a movie, to be held before the kickoff party at Rush Street, Culver City, on Sunday, April 22 at 6PM. The expert led panel will be a hands-on guide to physical production, use of the latest technologies and the most relevant digital workflows to produce a film - from acquisition through distribution. The panel presentations will be led by Eliot Mack (Production and VFX), founder of Lightcraft Technology and behind the Emmy Award winning 'Previzion' and Halide FX virtual studio systems; David Courtice (Picture Editorial and Finishing), founder of DC Creative Inc; Christian Gecosala (Sound Design, Sound Editorial & Mixing), part of A.G.E. and behind full-service post audio services for several award winning TV series, films and ad campaigns; and Ted Rosenblatt (Film Distribution and Sales), President of PFG Entertainment with over 25 years of experience in international, independent film sales and licensing. The panel will be moderated by Kenneth Yas, who has worked at senior roles for Sony, Lucasfilm, The Post Group, Hanna Barbera Cartoons among others, and has managed seminal moments related to transformational technologies in film and TV production. Silicon Beach is a well known technology and film hub, and plays host to an array of digital filmmakers and studios, apart from offering a relaxing and sunny beach extending miles along the coast. The festival is the product of Jon Gursha & Peter Greene, who also organize the Marina del Rey and Culver City Film Festivals. Among the new premiers this year, the festival will showcase the LA premiers of films such as the romantic comedy 'No Doubt' (April 24); Cracking Aces (April 25), the story of a pioneering woman poker player; the thriller 'M.I.A A GREATER EVIL' (April 26); coming of age comedy 'Happenstance' (April 28), as well as a special shorts program featuring director Amr Al-hariri's award winning film, Silent Love Stories (April 29, 6pm). The Awards ceremony and closing party this year will be held on the poolside at The Custom Hotel, 8639 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles. For full festival schedule, film descriptions, and more information, including individual screening tickets: http://siliconbeachff.com/ Follow the festival on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. About Silicon Beach Film Festival The Silicon Beach Film Festival is an event organized by Jon Gursha and Peter Greene, the creators of the Marina Del Rey Film Festival, Culver City Film Festival, Silicon Beach Film Festival, Playa Vista Film Festival and Silver State Film Festival. Silicon Beach Film Festival is a registered trademark. The film festival is organized to promote up and coming independent filmmakers from around the world.
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists will present an exciting evening of performance, music and art in PACT Salon: APACTALYPTIC on Saturday 5th May.
Country Music Hall of Fame' s Dean Dillon will give an exclusive, invite-only concert at Times Square's Opry City Stage New York City (1604 Broadway, between 48 & 49 Street) on Saturday, May 12 at 7pm (Doors open at 6:30pm). This concert will celebrate the launch of the new musical Tennessee WhiskeyThe Musical written by Dewey Moss and featuring the songs of Dean Dillon. Tickets are FREE with limited seats being offered to the public. For more information about the exclusive concert and the musical, please visitTennesseeWhiskeytheMusical.com.
Committed since its inception to reviving important but neglected operas, Bard SummerScape has long proven itself “an indispensable part of the summer operatic landscape” (Musical America). Offering a rare new American production of Demon by Anton Rubinstein as its operatic centerpiece, this year's immersion in “Rimsky-Korsakov and His World” is no exception.
As the build up to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe gathers pace, today Underbelly added an eye-watering 96 dazzling shows to what will be the most ambitious programme in the company's 19 year Fringe history. Celebrating the freshest new talent and the biggest acts from the world of theatre, comedy, dance, circus and cabaret, the 2018 programme will see hundreds of the most exciting performers tread the boards across 21 Underbelly venues including McEwan Hall, Cowgate, Circus Hub and of course, the iconic Udderbelly.
tackroom theatre today announces full casting for the world premiere production, Why is the Sky Blue? (Or How to Make Slime). Abbey Wright directs Tiani Hoath, Marina Marchevska, Louis Holley, Oscar Bennett, Gracie Weldon, Reuel Guzman, Osian Thompson, Violet Tucker?Steel, Hal Gordon, Lewis Elliot, Harrison Slater, Sophie Alibert, Jamal Simon, Zachary Hing, Millie Thew, Michael Sookhan, Ruby Ablett, Annie Hawkins and Corey Peterson. Devised by the company around a collection of interviews with children from around the UK, it opens in The Little at Southwark Playhouse on 1 May, with previews from 26 April and runs until 19 May.
Concert Artists Guild is delighted to announce the appointment of pianist Tanya Bannister as President of CAG, effective July 1, 2018. She will succeed Richard S. Weinert, who is stepping down on June 30 after 18 years.
This summer, 20 years since its celebration of Tchaikovsky, the 29th annual Bard Music Festival once again trains its focus on one of Russian Romanticism's most seminal composers, with a two-week, in-depth exploration of “Rimsky-Korsakov and His World.”
Italian winery Masciarelli Tenute Agricole, known as the leader in the quality and perception of wines from Italy's Abruzzo region, and national fine wine sales and marketing company VINTUS, have announced a new partnership and distribution across the United States.
Amidst Performance Space New York's exhilarating first series of interdisciplinary works under the new leadership of Executive Artistic Director Jenny Schlenzka, the organization's 2018 gala will celebrate game-changing and iconic figures from the arts sector (April 14).
You make the time, we pick the spots. Weekend brunches are a treasured meal, a time to relax with family and friends and enjoy the best breakfast and luncheon foods in great settings. Here are some North Jersey favorites that we are sure our readers will enjoy. And they are ideal for New Yorkers looking to have a day out of the city in some of the area's most enjoyable communities.
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature LOVE NEVER DIES, FINDING NEVERLAND, FUN HOME, and More!
The Kitchen presents a multimedia project from Charles Atlas, continuing the institution's nearly 45-year relationship with the video art pioneer. In The Kitchen's gallery, two new video installations take a retrospective look at Atlas' work while offering a counterpoint to his interactive 2003 show Instant Fame! and its portraits of downtown figures (through May 12).
Magic Theatre (Loretta Greco, Artistic Director and Jaimie Mayer, Managing Director) announced today the complete cast of Jessica Hagedorn's World Premiere THE GANGSTER OF LOVE, the final production of the 2017-2018 season. Previews begin on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Magic Theatre's Fort Mason location, with a press opening on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on-sale now.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the highly anticipated world premiere comedy, The Doppelganger (an international farce) written by Chicagoland native Matthew-Lee Erlbach. Get a first look at the company below!
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