Asolo Rep Presents THE ORIGINALIST Opening on Inauguration Day
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 21, 2016
Asolo Rep continues its winter rep season and the fifth and final year of its American Character Project with THE ORIGINALIST, Charles MacArthur Award-winner John Strand's gripping political masterpiece that spotlights the late polarizing judicial titan, Justice Antonin Scalia.
Asolo Rep Presents Pulitzer Prize-Winner Robert Schenkkan's THE GREAT SOCIETY
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 15, 2016
Asolo Rep kicks off its winter repertory season with THE GREAT SOCIETY, Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Schenkkan's gripping political drama that chronicles the second chapter of Lyndon Baines Johnson's presidency. Asolo Rep is proud to be the only theatre in the country granted the rights to produce THE GREAT SOCIETY during the 2016-17 season. The sequel to last season's box office record-breaking production of All the Way will be directed by Nicole A. Watson. THE GREAT SOCIETY previews January 11 and 12, opens January 13 and runs in rotating repertory through April 2 in the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
New York Women in Film & TV Announces 37th Annual Muse Awards Honorees
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 8, 2016
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported and empowered women in the entertainment industry for nearly 40 years, is pleased to present its 37th annualMuse Awards gala luncheon on Today, December 8th, 2016 at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel. This year's Muse Awards will be more energetic and inspiring than ever before in recognizing and celebrating the remarkable achievements of women in the film, television and digital media industries. Actor and CBS Commentator Nancy Giles will emcee the afternoon's events.
Author Roger Rosenblatt to Read from THOMAS MURPHY Novel at Irish Arts Center
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 30, 2016
Roger Rosenblatt-the acclaimed, award-winning essayist, memoirist, and New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast, Kayak Morning, and Lapham Rising-comes to Irish Arts Center on November 30 to read from his latest novel, Thomas Murphy, a reflective, bittersweet tale of an aging poet ruminating on his colorful life. After Rosenblatt's reading, the celebrated novelist Alice McDermott will join him for a conversation about the book.
MARCH: BOOK THREE Wins National Book Award
by Christina Mancuso
- Nov 18, 2016
SAN DIEGO, CA - March: Book Three, published by Top Shelf Productions / IDW Publishing, a subsidiary of IDW Media Holdings (OTC PINK: IDWM), received an unprecedented honor when it became the first graphic novel to ever receive the National Book Award. Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell were present to accept the award.
New York Women in Film & TV Announces 37th Annual Muse Awards Honorees
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 18, 2016
New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), which has supported and empowered women in the entertainment industry for nearly 40 years, is pleased to present its 37th annualMuse Awards gala luncheon on Thursday, December 8th, 2016 at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel. This year's Muse Awards will be more energetic and inspiring than ever before in recognizing and celebrating the remarkable achievements of women in the film, television and digital media industries. Actor and CBS Commentator Nancy Giles will emcee the afternoon's events.
Author Roger Rosenblatt to Read from THOMAS MURPHY Novel at Irish Arts Center
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 17, 2016
Roger Rosenblatt-the acclaimed, award-winning essayist, memoirist, and New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast, Kayak Morning, and Lapham Rising-comes to Irish Arts Center on November 30 to read from his latest novel, Thomas Murphy, a reflective, bittersweet tale of an aging poet ruminating on his colorful life. After Rosenblatt's reading, the celebrated novelist Alice McDermott will join him for a conversation about the book.
Bobby Kennedy Bioplay To Close 25th Season At Elly Award Winning California Stage
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 28, 2016
Fresh off winning an Elly Award for best production of a new script, California Stage's final show of the 25th Anniversary season marks the upcoming presidential election with Elly-nominated director Gail Dartez directing Eric Baldwin in CalStage's stunning new staging of RFK by Jack Holmes opening on October 28th.
Philip Guston's NIXON Drawings To Go On Display During Election Week, 11/1
by Molly Tracy
- Oct 26, 2016
New York...Beginning 1 November 2016, one week prior to the general election that will determine the 45th President of the United States, Hauser & Wirth will present 'Philip Guston: Laughter in the Dark, Drawings from 1971 & 1975,' an exhibition devoted to the renowned late artist's satirical caricatures of the 37th President of the United States: Richard Nixon.
BWW Review: THE PARCHMAN HOUR at The Guthrie Theater
by Karen Bovard
- Oct 21, 2016
In 1961, Parchman Penitentiary served as a detention site for the Freedom Riders, mixed race and mixed gender groups of activists who put their lives on the line to protest segregation. To keep their spirits up in jail, they sang. This documentary theater piece is rich in music, and tells their story while tying directly to themes about race and justice in America today.
Phylicia Rashad, Kenny Leon & More Set for Restore Brooklyn Gala Tonight
by Caryn Robbins
- Oct 17, 2016
On Monday, October 17, at 6:30 PM, the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation will host the Restore Brooklyn Annual Benefit gala, honoring Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III, Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon, Jay Walder and Jacqueline Berrien (posthumously).
The Billie Holiday Theater Presents the New York Premiere of AUTUMN
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 7, 2016
As the country gears up for an intense presidential election, issues like race, gender, class and age creep into the national conversation. This fall, Brooklyn- a renowned epicenter of New York's politics- becomes a stage for these issues with Richard Wesley's political drama AUTUMN. The Billie Holiday Theatre (BHT) at The Center for Arts & Culture of Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation presents the New York Premiere of AUTUMN in-residence at the Kumble Theater at LIU in Brooklyn, 1 University Plaza fromFriday, October 21 through Sunday, November 6, 2016.
Bobby Kennedy Bioplay To Close 25th Season At Elly Award Winning California Stage
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 30, 2016
Fresh off winning an Elly Award for best production of a new script, California Stage's final show of the 25th Anniversary season marks the upcoming presidential election with Elly-nominated director Gail Dartez directing Eric Baldwin in CalStage's stunning new staging of RFK by Jack Holmes opening on October 28th.
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