Maya Angelou News

The Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is partnering with Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi's Untold Stories Living History Project and artist Jan Glasband to bring a very special event to our Mainstage and Gallery on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 7 pm.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced Common Ground Theatre as its 2022/2023 Theatre-in-Residence. Spearheaded by Christopher Ashley, the Rich Family Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse, the Theatre-in-Residence program aims to encourage the artistic development of local performing arts organizations, while contributing to the San Diego theatre scene as a whole.

In celebration of Juneteenth, the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center is partnering with Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi's Untold Stories Living History Project and artist Jan Glasband to bring a very special event to our Mainstage and Gallery on Sunday, June 19th beginning at 3 pm.

Young Women's Choral Projects of San Francisco (YWCP) will present two concerts to conclude their 10th anniversary season.

Special Offer - Join NYCCT for an adaptation of Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings live at Theatre Row!

We’ve all been there. Searching for answers to questions and only coming up with more questions! Aided by fabulous characters and her audience, acclaimed Vermont writer & performer Abby Paige may just find her answers as Lost Nation Theater presents her new play Les Filles du Quoi? June 16–26th at Montpelier City Hall Arts Center!

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) today announced that, building on lessons learned during the pandemic, it is set to relaunch itself for the 21st Century, bringing its values and programming to more people in more places more effectively than ever before.

The first-ever stage adaptation of Maya Angelou's game-changing autobiography for young audiences, I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, will have its world-premiere Off-Broadway as New York City Children's Theater concludes its 25th season.

Independent recording artist Stephanie James will be performing her first sold out headlining performance at Berklee College of Music's Red Room at Cafe 939 on April 23rd alongside special guest Late Night Thoughts. 

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre have today announced MOREoutdoor events as part of their 90th anniversary season.

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance presents Emancipation by Adrian Dunn with the The Adrian Dunn Singers and Rize Orchestra on the HTP Mainstage on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 7:30PM.

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present Emancipation by Adrian Dunn with the The Adrian Dunn Singers and Rize Orchestra on the HTP Mainstage on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 7:30PM.

Kicking off on Saturday, April 23, New Rep's We Are Storytellers series will open with a two-show festival celebrating storytelling through music, dance and spoken word.

Feinstein's latest release, Gershwin Country, is an album of brand-new duets reimagining the classic songs of George and Ira Gershwin through the contemporary lens of country music. Executive produced by Liza Minnelli, the album features some of the biggest names in country music, including Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley Rosanne Cash, and more!

Merrimack Repertory Theatre relaunches its partnership with UMass Lowell with a free reading of the comedy Effective Magic, directed by MRT Artist-in-Residence Malika Oyetimein, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1, at the O'Leary Library Mezzanine.

A Heated Discussion by Levy Lee Simon, based on an idea by Ben Guillory is set to run at the Los Angeles Theatre Center from April 7th through May 14th. The production is produced and directed by Ben Guillory and presented by The Robey Theatre Company. The show is to take place in Theatre Four, 514 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013.

As amazing as he was onstage, his legacy is the joy he spread offstage.

The Emelin Theatre and Copland House announce an exhilarating collaboration showcasing more than one-hundred years of American musical creativity and innovation. This spring, the internationally-acclaimed Music from Copland House ensemble comes to the Emelin stage, and to audiences in Westchester and surrounding areas for a vibrant three-concert residency. 

The New York Choral Society, New York's pioneering symphonic chorus that explores unique collaboration and dynamic repertory, announces their latest digital collaborative project, The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom, as part of their hybrid Reimagine 2021-2022 season. Committed to exploring choral works through a social lens for a modern audience, The Caged Bird Sings for Freedom will premiere on January 17th on the company's website and YouTube page.

We are in an extended season of miracles - theatre is back, and then there are the December holidays. BroadwayWorld wants to introduce you to another miracle - actor, singer, writer, and director Rebecca S'manga Frank.