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The Berman Announces Music Fesival Schedule 3/23-26
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2017


The Berman Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to present the JCC Ethan & Gretchen Davidson Music Festival - a fresh new take on arts and music festivals. This Music Festival will showcase local, national and international artists who perform amazing music in a broad range of styles, an Artists' Market and food vendors throughout the four-day event held at The Berman March 23-26, 2017.

Joel Fluent Greene's 5th Anniversary of 'A MAN CAN CHANGE' Set for the Wright Museum
by BWW News Desk - Dec 23, 2016


It's the five-year anniversary of Detroit's hit poetry/live music series, 'A Man Can Change: The Words, Music, Art & Stories of 7 Men,' on Today, December 23rd at The GM Theater at The Charles Wright Museum of African American History.

Joel Fluent Greene's 5th Anniversary of 'A MAN CAN CHANGE' Set for the Wright Museum
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2016


It's the five-year anniversary of Detroit's hit poetry/live music series, 'A Man Can Change: The Words, Music, Art & Stories of 7 Men,' on Friday, December 23rd at The GM Theater at The Charles Wright Museum of African American History.

Music Hall presents an original American story �" THE FIRST OF HIS KIND- THE ROLAND W. HAYES STORY
by Rebecca Russo - Nov 21, 2016


Music Hall presents an original American story - 'The First Of His Kind- The Roland W. Hayes Story' a new musical theatre work commissioned by Music Hall, about the life and career of Roland Hayes, the groundbreaking African-American lyric tenor and composer who broke color barriers to become a world-renowned artist - acclaimed on the biggest stages in Europe and finally, in his own United States, on Saturday, December 3rd at 8:00 PM

LAST POET STANDING III Featured by 'The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show'
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2016


Oral Funk Poetry Productions is taking the show on the road! Last Poet Standing III is a head-to-head spoken word competition which will be featured as a part of the ninth season of the Off-Broadway Theatrical Revue, The Signature: A Poetic Medley Show.

Afropunk Brooklyn's 2016 Lineup Announced
by Richard Best - Apr 19, 2016


Pitchfork.com reports that Afropunk has announced the lineup for the 2016 Brooklyn festival which is set to take place August 27-28 at Commodore Barry Park.

Mivos Quartet Plays Steve Reich in BANG ON A CAN: UNORTHODOX at The Jewish Museum Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 4, 2016


Tonight, February 4, 2016 at 7:30pm, Bang on a Can and the Jewish Museum will present Bang on a Can: Unorthodox, a concert featuring the acclaimed Mivos Quartet that will celebrate composers who defy conventional forms and genres.

#ArtistsForBernieSanders Group Show Opens Today at HVW8 Gallery
by BWW News Desk - Jan 23, 2016


Los Angeles, Calif. -- HVW8 Gallery and Bernie Sanders 2016 have united to launch a national group art exhibition which will open and kick off in the heart of West Hollywood focused around critical issues affecting our country.

#ArtistsForBernieSanders Group Show to Open This Saturday at HVW8 Gallery
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2016


Los Angeles, Calif. -- HVW8 Gallery and Bernie Sanders 2016 have united to launch a national group art exhibition which will open and kick off in the heart of West Hollywood focused around critical issues affecting our country.

Mivos Quartet to Play Steve Reich in BANG ON A CAN: UNORTHODOX at The Jewish Museum
by BWW News Desk - Dec 17, 2015


?On Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 7:30pm, Bang on a Can and the Jewish Museum will present Bang on a Can: Unorthodox, a concert featuring the acclaimed Mivos Quartet that will celebrate composers who defy conventional forms and genres.

DJ Spooky's Rebirth of a Nation Soundtrack with Kronos Quartet; Out Today
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 28, 2015


Paul D. Miller is most well-known under his “constructed persona” of DJ Spooky That Subliminal?Kid. He has recorded a huge volume of music and collaborated with a wide variety of musicians and composers

Ben Thompson to Make Solo Debut at 54 Below Next Week
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2015


54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ben Thompson in his solo show debut for a one-night-only performance, Tuesday, August 25th, at 9:30 PM.  Thompson will take the audience on a genre-bending sonic journey through some of his favorite songs - spanning rock, rap and punk, to Broadway, jazz and even some original tunes. 

2015 Tony Awards - Who Got Snubbed?
by Robert Diamond - Apr 28, 2015


The 2015 Tony Award Nominations were announced earlier today, and while a select, talented few will spend the day celebrating their achievements, there are many who fell just short of a nod.

Don't Forget Them! Shuttered Shows of the 2014-15 Broadway Season Still Eligible for Tony Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - Apr 18, 2015


The 69th Annual TONY AWARDS, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. With the recent confirmation that Mary-Louise Parker and Bruce Willis will announce the nominations for the awards on April 28, BroadwayWorld brings you a look back at the shows whose curtains have come down for a final time - though remain eligible to take home the top prizes on theatre's biggest night!

First 2015 Tony Awards Rulings Announced - Big Decisions on 7 Shows Including ON THE TOWN, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, IT'S ONLY A PLAY & More
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 13, 2014


The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today for the first time this season to determine the eligibility of seven Broadway productions for the 2015 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards®, presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing. The Tony Awards Administration Committee will meet a total of four times throughout the 2014-2015 season to decide the eligibility for the 69th Annual Tony Awards.

Photo Coverage: Inside NYU Skirball's 10th Anniversary Gala with the Cast of ON THE TOWN, Diane Paulus & More
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 11, 2014


NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS celebrated ten years of NYU Skirball with The Skir-BALL: a festive evening to celebrate the international artists and audiences who have made a decade of NYU Skirball such a great success on November 10. BroadwayWorld brings you an inside look at the event below!

ON THE TOWN Cast, Saul Williams & More Set for NYU Skirball's 10th Anniversary Gala Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 10, 2014


NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS will celebrate ten years of NYU Skirball with The Skir-BALL: a festive evening to celebrate the international artists and audiences who have made a decade of NYU Skirball such a great success. The gala is set for tonight, November 10 at 7 p.m.

WAKE UP with BWW 11/10/14 - Grande in ROCK OF AGES, CHASING THE RIVER, MTC, Lilly Awards and More!
by Jessica Showers - Nov 10, 2014


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Reality star Frankie J. Grande comes to ROCK OF AGES, CHASING THE RIVER and LMNOP get readings today, MTC hosts its Fall Benefit, and the Lilly Awards take over Birdland!

ON THE TOWN Cast, Saul Williams & More Set for NYU Skirball's 10th Anniversary Gala
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 20, 2014


NYU SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS will celebrate ten years of NYU Skirball with The Skir-BALL: a festive evening to celebrate the international artists and audiences who have made a decade of NYU Skirball such a great success.

My Way to Roundabout
by Roundabout Theatre Company - Oct 7, 2014


In Haiti, at night, entire villages gather around fires and candlelight to listen to folklore whispered by a single storyteller. My family carried that tradition with them to the states, where my six older siblings and I grew up listening to magical and fantastical stories, many based on religious and voodoo figures. I never knew what was real or supernatural, or if the supernatural was just as real as I. In these stories, characters were constantly running from their family and their land in search for a new identity. But in a world where spirits, deities, and God guide life, these characters were bound to their destinies.

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