The White House Correspondents' Association? just held its Centennial dinner on Saturday, May 3, 2014.
Founded in 1914 to represent the White House press corps, the association marks its centennial this year. It works to maintain independent news media coverage of the president, advocating for access, handling logistics for pools of reporters who stay close to the president and those who travel with him, and providing scholarships to journalism students. BroadwayWorld brings you special photo coverage of the evening's male attendees below!
Opening May 9, in Fugitive Kind's breathless, visceral style, director Amanda McRaven and playwright Meghan Brown reunite after a hugely successful run of The Fire Room at the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Actor, writer, and comedienne Katie Rubin will bring her fourth solo show, Why I Died, a Comedy! to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for five performances only at the Elephant Space beginning June 7 at 8pm. Directed by Victor Bumbalo, Why I Died, a Comedy! recently enjoyed an acclaimed engagements at the Hudson and Atwater Village Theatres and Rubin continues her work with director Bumbalo to hone the writing and sharpen the performance.
Following their 2013 national tour, Buran Theatre returns to the New York City stage with MAGIC BULLETS, a new hybrid theatre work that entertains a 'trip' through health and wellness in modern America.
Society for the Performing Arts, Houston's leading performing arts presenter, will welcome the Houston debut of the theatrical production it gets better, tonight, May 2, 2014, at 8 p.m. in Jones Hall.
Following their 2013 national tour, Buran Theatre returns to the New York City stage with MAGIC BULLETS, a new hybrid theatre work that entertains a 'trip' through health and wellness in modern America. '
Raue Center For The Arts is pleased to announce its Bob Blazier Run For The Arts 5K Run/Walk will introduce a superhero theme to this year's race! Now in its seventeenth year, runners and walkers alike can be superheroes just for one 5K. The race honors Bob Blazier's unparalleled community accomplishments and benefits Raue Center - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Join Bob Blazier on his quest to preserve the arts in the community on May 4, 2014 at 8:00 am.
Legendary blues and soul guitarist and singer-songwriter Robert Cray embarks on his UK tour on Friday 2nd May at The Anvil in Basingstoke. The tour comes on the back of Cray's critically acclaimed new album 'In My Soul'. Cray was recently the subject of a major 2-page interview in the Sunday Times on 27th April. Click here for more information.
Subculture has announced three upcoming events for the month of May. Scottish classical guitarist Paul Galbraith performs Bach and Mozart on Monday, May 5th, prolific songstress Rachael Sage debuts her EP, New Destination, on Thursday, May 8th, and genre-bending band Danny Fox Trio celebrates the release of their CD, Wide Eyed on Friday, May 9th. Check out more details on each performance below
The New York Philharmonic and American Composers Orchestra (ACO), in collaboration with ACO's EarShot: the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, announce the selection of 13 emerging composers from an international pool of more than 400 applicants from seven countries and 37 states ranging in age from 9 to 84, whose original scores for orchestra have been chosen for readings and performances by the Philharmonic and ACO as part of the inaugural NY PHIL BIENNIAL.
Under the Influence of Music, hip-hop's most electrifying summer tour, returns for its third epic year. Organizers announced today the tour's massive line-up will include hip-hop heavyweight and tour founder Wiz Khalifa as well as Young Jeezy, Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign and Rich Homie Quan. Also set to perform are some of hip-hop's hottest young acts including Sage The Gemini, Mack Wilds, Iamsu! and DJ Drama.
General Mischief Dance Theatre presents its spring performance, Rascals with Altitude. Performances will take place from today, April 25 - May 4 at The Connelly Theatre, 220 East 4th Street, NYC.
From today, April 24 through June 1, one of William Shakespeare's most famous histories 'Richard III' gets an innovative PNT treatment in this boldly re-imagined tale of power, treachery, seduction, and fate.
Following their 2013 national tour, Buran Theatre returns to the New York City stage with MAGIC BULLETS, a new hybrid theatre work that entertains a 'trip' through health and wellness in modern America.
ArtCenter/South Florida kicks off its 30th anniversary year with its coveted pARTy, the official raffle drawings for winningART at the Richard Shack Gallery, 800 Lincoln Road, tonight April 19, 7-11 p.m.
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and music director LARRY RACHLEFF celebrate the finale of the Philharmonic's 69th season on May 10. Pianist ALON GOLDSTEIN makes a return engagement with a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1. The orchestra will also performRichard Strauss' Don Juan, and Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé Suites, with the PROVIDENCE SINGERS, CHRISTINE NOEL, artistic director. The concert takes place Saturday May 10 at 8:00pm at The Vets in Providence. The concert is sponsored by The Joseph and Rosalyn Sinclair Foundation. Mr. Goldstein's appearance is sponsored by The Joseph and Rosalyn Sinclair Foundation, Dr. Herbert Rakatansky and Ms. Barbara Sokoloff, and The Sage and Sgro Families. WPRO News Talk 630 is the media sponsor. Tickets (starting at $15) are available atriphil.org/tickets, by phone at 401.248.7000, and in person at the RIPO box office, 667 Waterman Ave., East Providence. There is an Open Rehearsal Friday May 9 at 5:30pm.
René Magritte, the playful and provocative Belgian Surrealist who set out to create works that would 'challenge the real world' by making 'everyday objects shriek out loud,' is the focus of a major exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago: Magritte, The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938. The show opens June 24, 2014 and runs through October 13, 2014 in Regenstein Hall. A collaborative effort between three museums, the exhibition will make its final stop at the Art Institute following its premiere at The Museum of Modern Art in New York on September 28, 2013 and its current run at the Menil Collection, Houston.
