TV One's EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE Premieres with Attorney Benjamin Crump Tonight, June 4
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 4, 2018
How would you react to being sent to prison for something you didn't do? TV One's EVIDENCE OF INNOCENCE spotlights the unbelievable true stories of four people as they share this life-altering nightmare with Attorney Benjamin Crump. The series premieres on Monday, June 4 at 10/9c with Lisa Roberts recounting her riveting account of being sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime she didn't commit.
String Quartet ETHEL Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 4, 2018
String quartet ETHEL, known for its enlivened playing and consistently groundbreaking redefinition of concert music, announces their landmark 20th anniversary season. Described as “an adventurous quartet with a rock band's zest” by The New York Times and deemed “a genre unto itself” by the Village Voice, ETHEL continues to set the standard for contemporary concert music. Celebrations begin with a June 20th benefit gala hosted by New Sound's John Schaefer, honoring ETHEL as well as fellow new music champions: Bang on a Can founders Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe. ETHEL's 2018-19 season offers the New York premiere of Circus: Wandering City at the 2018 BAM Next Wave Festival, along with continued touring of the group's signature works: The River and Documerica. (Please scroll below for more details and complete 2018-19 schedule of events.)
String Quartet ETHEL Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 4, 2018
String quartet ETHEL, known for its enlivened playing and consistently groundbreaking redefinition of concert music, announces their landmark 20th anniversary season. Described as "an adventurous quartet with a rock band's zest" by The New York Times and deemed "a genre unto itself" by the Village Voice, ETHEL continues to set the standard for contemporary concert music. Celebrations begin with a June 20th benefit gala hosted by New Sound's John Schaefer, honoring ETHEL as well as fellow new music champions: Bang on a Can founders Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe. ETHEL's 2018-19 season offers the New York premiere of Circus: Wandering City at the 2018 BAM Next Wave Festival, along with continued touring of the group's signature works: The River and Documerica. (Please scroll below for more details and complete 2018-19 schedule of events.)
Signature Theatre Announces Sizzlin' Summer Nights Cabaret Series
by Julie Musbach
- Jun 1, 2018
Virginia's Signature Theatre opens its air-conditioned doors once again for the annual Sizzlin' Summer Nights Series. Two and a half weeks of live music and performances by Signature favorites and DC area stars. The cabaret series runs July 19 through August 4, with a different performance every night.
BWW Exclusive: Stoppard's TRAVESTIES- The Honorable Also-Ran
by Harry Haun
- May 31, 2018
The most honorable of the honorable mentions in 2018's Tony race will likely turn out to be Travesties, Tom Stoppard's 1974 tragifarce which took top Tony honors for Best Play and Best Actor (John Wood) in 1976 and is now putting up a game bid for Best Revival, Best Actor (Tom Hollander) and Best Director (Patrick Marber).
Saucy Performers Sizzle In One-Night-Only Concert Supporting LGBTI Scholars
by A.A. Cristi
- May 30, 2018
Soulful Productions presents a sizzling celebration of soul, Motown, funk, show tunes and drag with Sweet Bubbling Nights on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 8pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. The performance will bring together 23 of the city's most iconic musical talents, female impersonators and dancers in support of the LGBTI Pulse Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is the first of its kind in the United Nations system presented by International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Migration Agency, and is awarded to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (and Queer) youth worldwide who are in pursuit of a university or college degree.
Audra McDonald, Bryce Pinkham, and More Head to Caramoor This Summer
by Julie Musbach
- May 29, 2018
A carefully curated selection of Broadway's best comes to Caramoor this summer, as Westchester's idyllic cultural mecca celebrates its 73rd season (June 16-July 29). The festival opens with superstar vocalist Audra McDonald, performing favorite songs from past and present with the resident Orchestra of St. Luke's conducted by Hello Dolly! Music Director Andy Einhorn (June 16).
Sierra Stages Presents Roald Dahl's JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
by Stephi Wild
- May 27, 2018
This summer, Sierra Stages is proud to present the musical "Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach" featuring words and music by the Tony and Academy Award-winning songwriting team of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and book by Timothy Allen McDonald, based on the book "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl. "Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach" plays for four weekends only from July 12 through August 4 at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City.
Jason Mraz Releases Acoustic Version of His Latest Single HAVE IT ALL
by Macon Prickett
- May 25, 2018
Multiple GRAMMY® Award winner Jason Mraz has today released an acoustic version of his latest single 'Have It All' - listen HERE. The rework arrives as the original version flies up the radio charts across multiple formats - cracking the Top 20 at Hot AC less than a month after its release.
Concert By Gianandrea Noseda And National Symphony Orchestra Added To 2018-2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- May 25, 2018
Carnegie Hall today announced that a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), led by its Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, has been added to its 2018-2019 season line-up. The concert, scheduled for Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, will be the National Symphony's first Carnegie Hall performance since Mr. Noseda began his tenure as the orchestra's music director in fall 2017.
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