Peter Martin News

The Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis (A&E) has announced the 2017 St. Louis Arts Awards honorees.

This summer New York City Ballet will return to Paris, France for the first time since 2008, for three weeks of performances at the Theatre du Chatelet -- today, June 28, through July 16, 2016.

?Tony Award-winner LILLIAS WHITE (Dreamgirls, Barnum, Chicago, The Life and Fela!) is set to return to The Triad (158 W. 72nd St.) on the Upper West Side for three special performances of "The Birthday Show" - celebrating White's 65th Birthday on Friday, July 22nd at 9PM, Saturday, July 23rd at 11PM and Sunday, July 24th at 7PM. Lillias White is also featured in 'The Get Down', the new Netflix series, executive produced by the legendary Baz Luhrmann (scheduled to begin streaming on Netflix on August 12th, 2016).

For its upcoming July 18 NYC performance, New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Brooke Shields, Gina Gershon (TV's Z Nation, House of Versace, Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret, Boeing-Boeing), Ralph Macchio (HBO's upcoming The Deuce, My Cousin Vinny, The Karate Kid, Dancing with the Stars), four-time Oscar nominee Marsha Mason (Netflix's Grace & Frankie, ABC's The Middle), Peter Scolari (HBO's Girls, Broadway's Wicked), comedy legend Alan Zweibel and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

In light of the terrible mass shooting in Orlando this morning at an LGBTQ Night Club, Tony-winning Costume Designer William Ivey Long has designed a special ribbon for Tonys presenters, nominees, and guests to wear in order to show solidarity with victims.

For its upcoming June performances, New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Ralph Macchio (My Cousin Vinny, The Karate Kid), The View's Sherri Shepherd, Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer), Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Peter Scolari (HBO's Girls), Rachel Dratch (truTV's Late Night Snack, SNL), Broadway's Jackie Hoffman (On The Town, Once Upon a Mattress), comedy legend Alan Zweibel, Scott Adsit (30 Rock) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

Star of Broadway's WICKED and HBO's GIRLS, Peter Scolari, will soon take part in the June performances of Celebrity Biography. In anticipation, the actor stopped by NEW YORK LIVE! - check out his appearance below!

BalletCollective's 2016 Season will further explore the company's unique collaborative process with world premiere works featuring two collaborations pairing architects Carlos Arnaiz and James Ramsey with composers Judd Greenstein and Ellis Ludwig-Leone respectively. Both works will be choreographed by BalletCollective director Troy Schumacher and will be premiered at NYU Skirball Center on October 27 and 28 featuring live music and an ensemble of eight dancers, including New York City Ballet's Harrison Coll, Rachel Hutsell Anthony Huxley, Lauren King, Isabella LaFreniere, Ashley Laracey, and Lauren Lovette.  

On the afternoon of May 22nd 2016, audience members at a nearly sold out performance of New York City Ballet's 'Classic NYCB II' program at the Koch Theater in Lincoln Center were treated to five selections that underscored the impressive range and enduring excellence of the troupe's repertoire.

New York City Ballet announced today that Taylor Stanley has been promoted to principal dancer, effective immediately.

Nashville Ballet and company principal/choreographer Christopher Stuart have been awarded a Fellowship Initiative grant from the New York Choreographic Institute, an affiliate of New York City Ballet, to support the development of new choreography in a studio setting.

Boston Ballet's spring season kicks off with Mikko Nissinen's Swan Lake, back by popular demand after a record-breaking world premiere in October 2014.

For its upcoming June performances, New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Ralph Macchio (My Cousin Vinny, The Karate Kid), The View's Sherri Shepherd, Janeane Garofalo (Wet Hot American Summer), Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Peter Scolari (HBO's Girls), Rachel Dratch (truTV's Late Night Snack, SNL), Broadway's Jackie Hoffman (On The Town, Once Upon a Mattress), comedy legend Alan Zweibel, Scott Adsit (30 Rock) and Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel.

The Performing Arts School at bergenPAC wraps up its Ballet Master Class Series In Residence on Monday June 6, 2016 at 6:30 -8:30pm with Megan Fairchild, principal dancer with the New York City ballet.

Boston Ballet's spring season kicks off with Mikko Nissinen's Swan Lake, back by popular demand after a record-breaking world premiere in October 2014.

ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Capital Teas, a leading American specialty tea retailer, announces the addition of four new store locations this Spring as part of its national expansion. This past Monday, April 4, 2016, Capital Teas opened its first New Jersey store, located on the third floor of the Bridgewater Commons Mall between the food court and Macy's and directly above Microsoft. The Maryland-based company will also be opening its fourth store in Virginia later this month, on the upper level of Fair Oaks Mall adjacent to Janie and Jack and across from Michael Kors. In May, the company plans to open stores at both International Plaza in Tampa, on the first level adjacent to Neiman Marcus, and at University Town Center in Sarasota, on the upper level near the Grand Court. These add to the company's Florida presence begun in January 2016 at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. These four new stores bring the Capital Teas chain to 20 stores strong, all of which are company-owned. Capital Teas plans an additional 7-8 new stores this year, all of which are well along in development.

New York City Ballet will open its 2016-17 Season at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, September 20, and will continue for 21-weeks of performances, through Sunday, May 28, and feature a total of 77 ballets created by 24 different choreographers.

The School of American Ballet's 2016 Winter Ball took place at Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater last night, March 14, 2016 and raised nearly $1.2 million. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

Last night at 7pm at The Triad (Stage 72 -- 158 West 72nd Street), New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY featured stars of stage & screen Tony Danza, Broadway's Renee Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Tovah Feldshuh (The Walking Dead, My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Golden Globe & Emmy-nominated actor Treat Williams, comedy legend Alan Zweibel & Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel. Scroll down for photos!

This month, for its first performances of 2016, New York's funniest show CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY will welcome to its cast stars of stage and screen Michael Urie (LOGO's Cocktails & Classics, Buyer & Cellar, TV's Ugly Betty), Broadway's Renee Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Rachel Dratch (SNL), Tovah Feldshuh (The Walking Dead, My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), comedy legend Alan Zweibel & Drama Desk-winners Eugene Pack & Dayle Reyfel for its March shows.