Bang on a Can's 2016-2017 Season Announced
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 21, 2016
Bang on a Can's 2016-2017 season continues the "relentlessly inventive" (New York Magazine) new music collective's mission to create an international community dedicated to innovative music, wherever it is found, with performances throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe.
Hip Hop Under the Big Top - UNIVERSOUL CIRCUS Celebrates 20 Years in Philly
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 18, 2016
Get ready for electrifying, edge-of-your-seat performances! UniverSoul Circus announces its return to Philadelphia for its 20th return to Fairmount Park (next to Mann Center) with 47 grand shows from now through November 27, 2016. Philadelphia will serve as the ultimate finale and serve as UniverSoul's final stop for their 2016 tour. A big top spectacle of global proportions, this milestone edition is ready to take fans of all ages on an unforgettable journey of light, sound and soul. Hailed as the most interactive circus in the world, UniverSoul Circus promises to be a show you will never forget. Tickets on sale now for $19 to $30 via Ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000.
Ana Ballabriga and David Zaplana Win Amazon's Literary Competition
by Christina Mancuso
- Nov 17, 2016
MIAMI, Nov. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Amazon has announced that Spaniards Ana Ballabriga and David Zaplana, coauthors of 'Ningn escocs verdadero' [No True Scotsman], have won the Third Literary Competition for Independent Authors in Spanish.
Domingo Quiñones Joins Cast of Hit off-Broadway Show I LIKE IT LIKE THAT
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 17, 2016
Celebrated singer / actor Domingo Quiñones will return to the stage to star in the hit Off-Broadway musical I Like It Like That beginning December 1, 2016, taking over the role of Roberto, currently played by Grammy nominee Tito Nieves. Quiñones will team up again with writer/producer David Maldonando who worked together on ¿Quien Mato a Hector Lavoe?. I Like It Like That is written by David Maldonado & Waddys Jaquez and directed by Waddys Jaquez and now run through the end of January, 2017.
Young Jean Lee, Peggy Shaw and More Among United States Artists 2016 Fellows
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 16, 2016
United States Artists (USA) has announced the 2016 USA Fellowship Awards. This year, 46 artists across nine creative disciplines will receive unrestricted $50,000 cash awards. The awards honor their creative accomplishments and supports their ongoing artistic and professional development.
Apply for the 2017 ENCUENTRO DE LAS AMERICAS FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 16, 2016
Two years ago, Jose Luis Valenzuela and the Latino Theater Company, operators of the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC), produced the 2014 Encuentro: A National Latina/o Theatre Festival ("Encuentro 2014"), in association with the Latina/o Theatre Commons (LTC). Encuentro 2014 ran from October 12-November 10, 2014 and featured fifteen companies from across the US who presented their work in repertory over the course of the Encuentro. Companies worked together to share artistic practice and methodology which culminated in a public performance of the co-created new work at the 2014 LTC Second National Convening, November 6-10, 2014. You can read Jose Luis Valenzuela's powerful manifesto which was delivered both at the start of the Encuentro and the Convening here, and an interview between Valenzuela and HowlRound Senior Creative Producer Jamie Gahlon here.
LES MISERABLES To Premiere In The Middle East Tonight Featuring Australian Performers
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 15, 2016
Cameron Mackintosh's production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical LES MISERABLES will have its Middle East premiere at Dubai Opera, situated in the heart of Downtown Dubai on 15 November 2016. The much-loved and critically acclaimed show will open the city's first purpose-built performing arts theatre.
Hostos Center to Welcome Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico to the Bronx
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 12, 2016
The Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage Month with the highly-anticipated return of Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico today, November 12, 2016 at 7:30pm in the Main Theater of Hostos Community College, located at 450 Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
Chocolate Dances Presents WILD WOMEN
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 11, 2016
Chocolate Dances is a chocolate-making dance company led by choreographer and chocolatier Megan Sipe. The company's latest show, Wild Women, is based on the watercolor paintings of Sterling Witt. Watch dancers paint the stage with character-driven movement in this bold and enchanting journey, punctuated with delicate flourishes and engaging rhythms. Throughout the performance handcrafted chocolate truffles are served to the audience.
Photo Flash: First Look at First Floor Theater's DEER AND THE LOVERS at The Den Theatre
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 9, 2016
First Floor Theater will kick off their fifth season with DEER AND THE LOVERS, a rollicking and revelatory world premiere farce fromEmily Zemba, directed by Company Member Jesse Roth. DEER AND THE LOVERS will play now through December 4, 2016 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. The press opening is tonight, November 9 at 7:30pm, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
JACK and Lukumi Arts Present: Jadele McPherson: Rutas de Azucar
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 9, 2016
In the year of the thaw between Cuba and the U.S., singer/performer Jadele McPherson creates a musical and theatrical bridge connecting the Cuban-American experience of today with black liberation figures, conjurers and spiritual leaders from two hundred years ago.
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