On Sunday afternoon March 7, 2021, The Boulder Opera Company of Colorado presented Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro to audiences in the theater and online. Stage Director Michael Travis Risner set the time in the present. He provided the necessities required by the story and allowed the cast to provide considerable amusement.
MCC Theater announced today their 2021 Alumni Fellows, as well as their new education initiatives, restructured for the Covid-19 era in order to continue to serve their Youth Company students throughout the pandemic and uphold their mission.
Continuing to push the bounds of virtual theatre, Masquerade Theatre Company will open its 2021 Principal Series this March with a live-streamed production of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, Wit, by Margaret Edson.
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, the acclaimed documentary series showcasing contemporary stories from all corners of the African Diaspora, returns for season 13 this April with five new episodes.
Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, February 27-28, 2020.
For Your Consideration - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson Directed by George C. Wolfe
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has announced details for its March programming including new episodes of MTA Radio Plays. The activities highlight new and necessary theatrical voices while also deepening connections between audiences and artists in new and meaningful ways.
La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través del Museo Nacional de Arte (Munal), recuerdan a Leandro Izaguirre, artista que retrató la historia de nuestro país, a 80 años de su fallecimiento.
Over the course of a 30 + year career, Philips became a go-to guitarist for some of post-punk and alt-rock’s most influential figures including The Pixies’ Frank Black, The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and Guided by Voices’ Robert Pollard.
New American Voices (NAV), Queens Theatre's new play development program, will present its 2021 Spring Reading Series consisting of three new virtual productions showcasing writers who represent the rich cultural diversity of the evolving populations of Queens.
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center today announced an expanded vision for August Wilson: A Writer’s Landscape, the first-ever exhibition dedicated to the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. The multi-sensory exhibition will now span 3,600 square feet, nearly doubling the originally planned size.
At the crossroads of cutting-edge digital technology and kinetic live theatre, this season will be presented as fully staged theatre productions recorded on a COVID-guideline compliant set, and then streamed — guaranteeing everyone who buys a ticket the best seat in the house!
August Wilson is best known as the author of the American Century Cycle, a series of ten plays including Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, and Radio Golf. These works explore the heritage and experience of African Americans, decade-by-decade, over the course of the twentieth century.
This February, BroadwayWorld is committed to celebrating the outstanding contributions that Black artists have made to the American theatre. How can you tune in for Black History month programming? We've rounded up just a few events that highlight that legacy.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the film nominees for the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed LIVE on The CW on Sunday, March 7, 2021 from 7-10pm ET/PT, with acclaimed film, television, and stage star Taye Diggs returning to host for his third consecutive time.
For her leading role in the film adaptation of August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' Viola Davis has been honored by the Palm Springs Film Festival with the Desert Palm Achievement Award.
We've rounded up all of the latest news on the current state of Broadway for February 2021. Which shows are returning and which are not? What's the status of the Tony Awards? Check out what's new!
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of interviewing Martín Acuña, host of BACKSTAGE TALK podcast.
El pan de cada día, del estudiante Diego Fresnillo, es uno de los trabajos finalistas del concurso de creación coreográfica Danza Breve 2020-Soliloquios/Video de la licenciatura en Danza contemporánea de la Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), el cual se podrá apreciar a través de las redes sociales a partir de las 9 horas del 3 de febrero.
Throughout February, dancers are invited to participate in special workshops and weekly classes that will expose them to the rich history of dances born from different Black communities in the USA, Caribbean, South America, and the continent of Africa.
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