Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized by U.S. Congress as a vital American 'Cultural Ambassador to the World,' will inspire, enlighten and entertain Jacksonville at the Times Union Center's Moran Theater on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 7:30PM, continuing the celebration of the legendary Judith Jamison's 20th year as artistic director.
Jim Caruso is proud to announce the return of seven time MAC Award winning vocalist, Natalie Douglas, in her new show, 'To Lena...A Tribute To The Lady And Her Music.' Natalie will be joined by longtime musical director and arranger - Sondheim On Sondheim's Mark Hartman - and her band of Broadway All-Stars. The show will take place on Monday, May 17 at 7pm at Birdland (315 West 44 Street, NYC). This event is part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series.
Under the masterful direction of Hugo Jon Sayles & Michael Williams (the same team behind last season's Smokey Joe's Cafe), Shadow Theatre Company brings to life child prodigy, jazz superstar, civil rights activist, and political exile Nina Simone. Using the voices of four female singers representing various stages of Nina's life and rich artistic legacy of the music icon. Songs include 'I Love You Porgy', 'The Look of Love' and 'I put a Spell on You', among others.
The Beatnik Café: Musical Revue of the Jazz Beat Generation is scheduled to perform on June 20th at 7:30 pm. Beatnik Café will play at the 80 seat Richmond Shepard Theater (309 E 26th St. at 2nd Ave). Tickets are $25 and include one drink.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mary J. Blige will channel famed jazz singer Nina Simone in Cynthia Mort's 'Nina,' biopic. Allegedly, the film will center around the singer's relationship with her assistant, Clifton Henderson. David Oyelowo is said to be filling that role.
Jim Caruso is proud to announce the return of seven time MAC Award winning vocalist, Natalie Douglas, in her new show, 'To Lena...A Tribute To The Lady And Her Music.' Natalie will be joined by longtime musical director and arranger - Sondheim On Sondheim's Mark Hartman - and her band of Broadway All-Stars. The show will take place on Monday, May 17 at 7pm at Birdland (315 West 44 Street, NYC). This event is part of the Broadway at Birdland concert series.
SOUL DOCTOR, The New Musical about the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach is holding its Regional Premiere in New Orleans at Muriel's Cabaret Space at Le Petit Theatre (616 St. Peter Street) from Friday, May 7th through Thursday, May 12th, before heading to Broadway in 2011.
Using the voices of four female singers representing various stages of Nina's life and rich artistic legacy of the music icon. Songs include 'I Love You Porgy', 'The Look of Love' and 'I Put a Spell on You', among others.
The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko Announces June 2010 Concerts
SOUL DOCTOR, The New Musical about the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach is holding its Regional Premiere in New Orleans at Muriel's Cabaret Space at Le Petit Theatre (616 St. Peter Street) from Friday, May 7th through Thursday, May 12th, before heading to Broadway in 2011.
Led by Artistic Director Judith Jamison, now celebrating her 20th year as artistic director, stars of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the rising young dancers of Ailey II, and gifted students from The Ailey School will perform together on Tuesday, May 4th at 7pm on the world famous Apollo stage, where stars are born and legends are made.
Summer's here! Let your hair down and take in the sights and sounds at Brooklyn Public Library. From our Summer Reading Kickoff to swing dancing on the plaza, we have programs that the entire family will enjoy. All programs are free and open to the public. Please be advised that programs are subject to change, therefore we suggest calling ahead. Also, please note that all exhibitions can be found on the last page.
The well known chanteuse Barb Jungr makes her Little Angel debut with a brand new production for children from three years up and their families. Little Angel's Artistic Director Peter Glanville directs. Puppet design is by Roger Lade, scene design by Anne Tilby and lighting design by David Duffy.
SOUL DOCTOR, The New Musical about the life and music of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach is holding its Regional Premiere in New Orleans at Muriel's Cabaret Space at Le Petit Theatre (616 St. Peter Street) from Friday, May 7th through Thursday, May 12th, before heading to Broadway in 2011.
The well known chanteuse Barb Jungr makes her Little Angel debut with a brand new production for children from three years up and their families. Little Angel's Artistic Director Peter Glanville directs. Puppet design is by Roger Lade, scene design by Anne Tilby and lighting design by David Duffy.
What a way to end the Center Stage Cabaret Series. Baltimore native and Baltimore School for the Arts graduate, Tracie Thoms, rocked the Head Theatre before a sell-out crowd filled with family and friends Thursday evening. Thoms made a name for herself playing the role of Joanne in the film version of Rent (and even performed with the Broadway cast) and now has a recurring role on the CBS television show , 'Cold Case.'
Wigs, weaves and pop culture! Unicorn Theatre closes out the 36th season of BOLD NEW PLAYS with a funny and poignant 'blowout' of African-American sisterhood and identity. Zina Camblin's And Her Hair Went With Her came out of the National New Play Network (NNPN), having received productions at Phoenix Theatre, New Jersey Repertory Company and Fountain Theatre (all NNPN theatres) and was read at the Unicorn in 2008.
Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux returns to the Blue Note for a special series of concerts with her band featuring guitarist Jon Herington, keyboardist Gary Versace, bassist Barak Mori, and drummer Darren Beckett.
Independent singer-songwriter Abby Ahmad will celebrate the release of Curriculum, her second full-length CD, with four weeks of performances at The Living Room. Beginning on April 5th and continuing every Monday night at 8:00 PM in April, Ahmad will bring her hypnotic melodies and thought-provoking lyrics to the Living Room stage.
Cast members of Broadway's Sam Rockwell (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) and Zoe Kazan (Revolutionary Road) take the stage at 92YTribeca to discuss the current Broadway production of A BEHANDING IN SPOKANE on Sunday, April 25 at 6:30 PM.
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