Two illustrious alumnae who have made tremendous strides both behind the scenes and on the stage and screen will speak at the 56th commencement ceremonies of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), Chancellor Brian Cole has announced.
Vivid Stage, formerly Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, will present a world premiere production of Life's Work by Laura Ekstrand from April 21 through May 1. All audience members will be asked to show proof of vaccination at the box office.
From April 28-30, Gibney Center will present the world premiere of up against, a new work by acclaimed performer Jennifer Nugent. Through invitation, memory, movement, text, and sound, Nugent's up against emphasizes physical resonance.
TheatreC & Rhyme Combinator announced today the complete cast for CO-FOUNDERS, a new hip hop musical about the two most unlikely partners in Silicon Valley, that will have a one-night-only concert on Saturday, April 9th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street).
Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the American premiere of Golden Shield, written by Anchuli Felicia King (White Pearl) and directed by May Adrales (Vietgone at MTC). The ensemble will feature Cindy Cheung, Fang Du, Kristen Hung, Daniel Jenkins, Michael C. Liu, Max Gordon Moore, Ruibo Qian and Gillian Saker.
The multi-Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater has announced that tickets are now on sale for One Night, a nine-hour theatrical event that concludes the company’s five-year exploration of The One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of classic Silk Road stories.
Broadway Records announced today the release of 16 Stories, a collection of 16 previously unrecorded songs written by award-winning musical theatre creators from around the world and recorded by The Australian Discovery Orchestra.
GRAMMY-nominated jazz vocalist Stacey Kent performs at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Vivid Stage will present a reading of The Neighbor Project by Laura Ekstrand on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 pm.
Queer|Art, New York City’s home for the creative and professional development of LGBTQ+ artists, has announced the upcoming Winter season of Queer|Art|Film, returning in person February 14th – May 9th.
The Kean Theatre Conservatory will dare to ask the question, “What do you do with a B.A. in English?” when it presents the Tony Award Best Musical Avenue Q February 18- February 26 at Wilkins Theatre at Kean University.
Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh will resume in-person butoh classes and workshops in New York, starting February 5, 2022. Online classes will continue to be offered via Zoom, along with an expanded on-demand roster of butoh classes and workshops on Vimeo.
Amanda Erin Miller will present Smile All The Time written and performed by Amanda Erin Miller and directed by Melissa Shaw and Shawn Shafner. The production will be presented as part of the 2022 FRIGID Festival at UNDER St. Marks.
On December 14, a radiant crowd of 100 LGBTQ+ artists and allies convened in-person at The Whitney Museum while many more joined online for Queer|Art's biggest event of the year: The Queer|Art Annual Party.
The Baryshnikov Arts Center will present the world premiere of gloria rehearsal by New York City-based dance artists Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith. The presentation, part of BAC's Fall 2021 Digital Season, is free and available to watch on demand from Monday, January 10, at 5pm ET, until Monday, January 24, at 5pm.
The Connecticut Repertory Theatre's sold-out run of Food For the Gods, has been canceled.
With great sadness, we announce the loss of Edward Allan Baker, beloved father, grandfather, brother, husband, playwright, teacher, colleague, and friend. Ed Baker passed away on Saturday evening, November 20th 2021, surrounded by love from friends and family, at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT.
It was recently reported that their theatre department had to cancel two performances of their currently running productions of Treehouse and The Reaper Stole Your Cat after a member of the former's crew tested positive for Covid-19. For everyone's safety, the school ended up cancelling both shows through this weekend.
I'm extremely lucky to have all my classes in person (masked, of course). While I'm thrilled for each and every one of my classes, my theatre classes have been particularly exciting. The opportunity to be in a room again with other theatre makers has been magical. In just a few days, I feel like I've established a thriving community of artists and makers who are gonna take this privilege to do wonderful things. There's a sense of joy and excitement vibrating throughout the air, and I cannot get enough of it.
We've reached out to 19 of our college student bloggers to see how their colleges and universities are planning to create a safe environment with classes, on campus activities and the impacts on performing arts courses and productions, along with vaccine and mask mandates.
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