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L.A. Theatre Works presents the world premiere of THE RFK PROJECT: THE JOURNEY TO JUSTICE at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center in January, 2010.
Playwright Ronald Harwood, author of such Broadway plays as The Dresser and Taking Sides, has been tapped to write a Martin Luther King Jr. film to begin production once finished. DreamWorks Studios will produce the film alongside acclaimed director Steven Speilberg.
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Luna Stage (Montclair, NJ) to 59E59 Theaters with the New York City premiere of THE MAN IN ROOM 306, written by and starring Craig Alan Edwards and directed by Cheryl Katz.
Dr. King's Dream performed by Warren C. Bowles of Mixed Blood Theater a one-man performance of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 7pm Mon Jan 25 $5 person/ $20 family LW School Auditorium
Young people of the All Stars Project of New York will present personal tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through dance, rap, poetry and song on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 10:30 am. at the All Stars headquarters (543 West 42nd Street, (between 10th & 11th Avenues).
Two staged readings of 'Palmer Park,' a play about a Detroit neighborhood's valiant fight to maintain racial integration during one of the nation's worst race riots, will coincide with Northwestern University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on the Evanston campus.
City of Seattle and Seattle Center hosts a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration, 'Re-Envision the Dream,' an afternoon of entertainment and reflection on how we uphold the dream now that we have our first African-American President of the United States.
Bello is Back! The Big Apple Circus
In 1990 CIGNA approached The Philadelphia Orchestra with the concept of partnering to present a special concert for the people of the greater Philadelphia region that honored the legacy of the late civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Twenty years later this great tradition continues as CIGNA presents The Philadelphia Orchestra's free Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Concert on Monday, January 18, 2010.
Two staged readings of 'Palmer Park,' a play about a Detroit neighborhood's valiant fight to maintain racial integration during one of the nation's worst race riots, will coincide with Northwestern University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration on the Evanston campus.
The MLK Steering Committee will host the 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Birthday Celebration at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, January 17, 2010.
On Sunday, January 17 at 2 p.m., celebrate the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with the Afro-Semitic Experience in The Road that Heals the Splintered Soul, a high-energy concert reflecting both Jewish and African diaspora heritages through the rich musical traditions of Gospel, Klezmer, Nigunim, Spirituals, and Swing.
Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For two performances only, Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m., ATRU will be filled with the joyous sounds and exuberance of this jazz and gospel, All-American reinvention of Handel's 'Messiah.' Single tickets are now on sale and prices start at just $30.
Romare Bearden's vibrant mural-size tableau The Block (1971) and related sketches and photographs will be featured at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning January 15, 2010, in a small installation of works from the collection.
The public is invited to join Habitat for Humanity - New York City on Sat., Jan. 16, for its 11th Annual 'Building on the Dream' salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For two performances only, Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 17 at 3 p.m., ATRU will be filled with the joyous sounds and exuberance of this jazz and gospel, All-American reinvention of Handel's 'Messiah.' Single tickets are now on sale and prices start at just $30.
Young people of the All Stars Project of New York will present personal tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through dance, rap, poetry and song on Monday, January 18, 2010 at 10:30 am. at the All Stars headquarters (543 West 42nd Street, (between 10th & 11th Avenues).
The up-and-coming playwright and performer Katori Hall has been selected winner of the 2010 William Inge Theatre Festival's Otis Guernsey New Voices in the American Theatre Award. Hall will be presented with the award during the 29th Annual Inge Festival April 21-24 in Independence, Kansas, at Independence Community College.
Rita Dove, a, playwright and former United States Poet Laureate, will be the keynote speaker for Georgia Perimeter College's 14th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration to be held on Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, beginning at 7 p.m. at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 2340 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur.
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Luna Stage (Montclair, NJ) to 59E59 Theaters with the New York City premiere of THE MAN IN ROOM 306, written by and starring Craig Alan Edwards and directed by Cheryl Katz.
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