Miral Kotb News

Today, the organizers of the fifth annual TEDxBroadway announced the final line up of speakers and performers who will be taking the stage on Monday, February 22, 2016 at New World Stages in New York City.

iLuminate, New York's most electrifying show, is heading to Malaysia. The show will begin performances at Resorts World Genting starting in April 2015 as well as some additional international stops to be announced. Director Miral Kotb is working with Pixar animators to create never before seen moments in the show. There are also new technologies that will be premiered in Malaysia that iLuminate has been perfecting for the past year. New Yorkers are still able to enjoy the show for the holiday season and through January 18.

iLuminate, New York's most electrifying show, is leaving town to go on an international tour in Spring 2015. iLuminate is set to light up the globe with Paris as the first stop. New Yorkers will be able to enjoy the show through January 18 and then iLuminate will tour throughout the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia.

Miral Kotb, director, choreographer, and playwright, describes iLuminate's ARTIST OF LIGHT as a “comic book brought to life.” If you have yet to see the show, it is the perfect way to describe it. Last week, I got to see how the magic of iLuminate is brought to life and sit down with Miral Kotb. Looking at the set under normal lighting conditions, she and I discussed the inception of iLuminate and their current show ARTIST OF LIGHT.

American Graduate Day 2014 returns this fall for its third consecutive year. Wes Moore, best-selling author and U.S. Army veteran, will host the all-day broadcast which premieres Saturday, September 27 from 11 am - 6 pm EST, on public media (check local station listings).

iLuminate, the hit show in NYC where music, dance and technology fuse together, announced today that the show's original song Light It Up (From 'iLuminate') is now available on iTunes. The song was written by iLuminate's Musical Director, Kanobby, exclusively for the show, and is played during the finale.

This week's event featured performances from the cast of iLuminate, featuring: Dave Andrini, Kenny Bermudez, Marcus Cobb, Carlos Garland, Samantha Glennerster, Trevor Harrison, Todd Breihaupt, Sammy Soto, Casey LaVres and Miral Kotb. Check out clips of their performance below!

This week's event featured performances from the cast of Rock of Ages (Constantine Maroulis, Carrie St. Louis, Cody Scott Lancaster, Josephine Rose Roberts, Katie Webber, Alyssa Herrera, Becky Riker, Michelle Duffy, and Kristolyn Llyod), Once (Ben Hope and Jessie Fisher), Heathers (Charissa Hogeland, Dave Thomas Brown, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Katie Ladner, Cait Fairbanks, Elle McLemore, Rachel Flynn, Lauren Cipoletti), A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (Catherine Walker, Jeff Kready and Greg Jackson), and iLuminate (Dave Andrini, Kenny Bermudez, Marcus Cobb, Carlos Garland, Samantha Glennerster, Trevor Harrison, Todd Breihaupt, Sammy Soto, Casey LaVres and Miral Kotb). Check out photos below!

By special arrangement with Hulu, Off-Broadway's long-running hit iLUMINATE has created a spectacular new commercial for the on-demand streaming giant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT8ct-ABl-U&list=UUPP56EmLKcMhG4Cron9tYKg. Now in its second smash year, iLUMINATE recently put a new block of seats on sale through January 4, 2015 at New World Stages. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's "America's Got Talent," where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them "The Best New Act in America!"

The cast of iLUMINATE received a special backstage visit from Jaleel White after their July 18th performance. White, who shot to superstardom as Steve Urkel on ABC's long-running "Family Matters," was so overwhelmed by the show that he felt compelled to share his heartfelt enthusiasm with the entire company.

Due to overwhelming demand, the Off-Broadway hit iLUMINATE, now in its second smash year, today put a new block of seats on sale through January 4, 2015 at New World Stages. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's 'America's Got Talent,' where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them 'The Best New Act in America!'

iLUMINATE, the Off-Broadway smash spectacle (formerly titled ARTIST OF LIGHT), celebrates its one-year anniversary tonight, July 18th at New World Stages. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's 'America's Got Talent,' where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them 'The Best New Act in America!'

iLUMINATE, the Off-Broadway smash spectacle (formerly titled Artist of Light), celebrates its one-year anniversary today, July 18th at New World Stages.

iLUMINATE, the Off-Broadway smash spectacle (formerly titled Artist of Light), celebrates its one-year anniversary this Friday, July 18th at New World Stages. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's 'America's Got Talent,' where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them 'The Best New Act in America!'

Founder Miral Kotb and cast members from the Off-Broadway smash spectacle iLUMINATE presided over the opening bell at NASDAQ MarketSite yesterday July 10th. The ceremony was broadcast live on the 7-story-tall NASDAQ Tower looming over Times Square at Broadway & 43rd Street. iLUMINATE opened its new 2014 edition on January 27th to unanimous rave reviews, led by The New York Times which dubbed the hit show 'Spectacular, magical and dazzling!' iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's 'America's Got Talent,' where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them 'The Best New Act in America!'

iLUMINATE, the long-running Off-Broadway smash spectacle, is set to preside over the opening bell at NASDAQ MarketSite tomorrow, July 10th at 9:15 am. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the 7-story-tall NASDAQ Tower looming over Times Square at Broadway & 43rd Street. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's "America's Got Talent," where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them "The Best New Act in America!"

iLUMINATE, the long-running Off-Broadway smash spectacle, will be featured on NY1's Parenting Report, hosted by Shelley Goldberg, throughout the upcoming weekend.

iLUMINATE, the Off-Broadway smash spectacle, will play a special holiday performance tonight, Tuesday, July 1, at 7pm at New World Stages. (There will be no performance on July 4th.) The new 2014 edition of iLUMINATE opened January 27th. iLuminate wowed the nation with their groundbreaking light suits and innovative dance moves on NBC's "America's Got Talent," where the dance-in-the-dark sensation was selected as one of the hit show's top finalists after judge Piers Morgan called them "The Best New Act in America!"

Carlos Garland, Season 10 finalist on Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance," joined the cast of iLUMINATE on June 23rd at New World Stages.

Google launched a $50 million initiative to teach young girls how to code with a spectacular kick-off event in New York City this past Thursday, June 19th. The evening's starry lineup included Mindy Kaling, Chelsea Clinton, Iconic Pop, and Miral Kotb, founder of iLuminate. The event even featured performances by the cast of the Off-Broadway smash hit iLUMINATE, which recently celebrated its 400th performance at New World Stages. Scroll down for photos!