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The American musical giant Duke Ellington wrote more than 1,000 compositions in his long career, and to mark the 125th anniversary of his birth in his native city, The Kennedy Center is determined to celebrate a lot of them.
M.A.D.D. Rhythms has revealed events, classes, appearances and more scheduled for 2024. See full programming and learn more about the company!
The Joyce Theater Foundation will welcome a collective of talented artists to celebrate the legacy and music of jazz legend Max Roach in Max Roach 100.
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble will welcome back Olivier Award-winning Irish trio Fishamble: The New Play Company, writer/performer Pat Kinevane, and director Jim Culleton with the West Coast premiere of King.
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall is a historical fiction retelling of the events surrounding the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Witness the reimagining of a pivotal moment in history with 'The Mountaintop' at Milburn Stone Theatre. See photos from the production.
When it comes to concerts, Audra McDonald says she’s learned to choose a song list that really appeals to her. And she’s done just that for her current tour, which will bring her to Symphony Hall for her eighth appearance with the Celebrity Series of Boston, this time with an orchestra of local musicians, on February 27.
The South Bend Symphony Orchestra has revealed the 2024-25 Season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Mountaintop is an interesting spin from the mind of Katori Hall of a fictitious conversation between Dr. King and a maid named Camae in the Lorraine Motel the day before his assassination. I find her creativity and imagination very vivid and enlightening indeed especially since it did have some hidden truths.
The Savannah College of Art and Design is inviting you to join BAM!, Black Artists in Music, this Friday, February 23 in Atlanta. Learn about who is taking part and see how to purchase tickets.
Learn about the March schedule of performances at FIM Capitol Theatre, including Tower of Power, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and more.
The Savannah College of Art and Design will host the SCAD Bee Sharps, the university's elite performance ensemble starring American Idol winner and SCAD alum Candice Glover for BAM!, Black Artists in Music, this February 16 at the Lucas Theatre in Savannah.
Progressive Theater will present the culmination of its Professional Arts Outreach Bridge Program with a community production of the musical, THE COLOR PURPLE.
What did our critic think of MOUNTAIN TOP at Actors Theatre Of Little Rock?
Houston Grand Opera and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church invite Houstonians to join them for the Fifth Annual Giving Voice Concert. This free, ticketed event celebrates Black women artists in opera and song. The concert will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in the historic Third Ward.
SACRA/PROFANA presents The Hope of Loving, Saturday, February 24, 2024, 3:00 p.m. at Christ United Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $10-$35.
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History's 2024 Passover-inspired Freedom Seder Revisited event – which brings together people of all faiths, races, and cultures for a night of storytelling, performances, and conversations about freedom – will feature the voices of Philadelphians impacted by the criminal justice system.
Soprano Lise Davidsen makes her highly anticipated role debut as Leonora in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, opening February 26. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a stellar cast in the Met’s first new production of Forza in nearly 30 years. The Met: Live in HD transmission of La Forza del Destino will reach audiences in cinemas worldwide on March 9.
Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the 2024 tour schedule of KCRep for All, a FREE community tour bringing the magic of theatre throughout Kansas City in community centers, public libraries, and non-profit organization spaces. KCRep for All is in its third year and has been met with enthusiasm and glowing reviews.
Oakland Theater Project will open its 2024 Season with the Bay Area Premiere of Cost of Living. Performances run March 1—24.
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