Ars Nova will honor writers Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu (Pass Over) and Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen, FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Netflix’s tick, tick…boom!), at Nova Ball, Ars Nova’s annual benefit.
Karen Brooks Hopkins’ memoir BAM. . . and Then It Hit Me (powerHouse Books and Audible, January 2022) is an exhilarating romp through the evolution of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the renowned cultural institution, and an inside look at how it grew to exert considerable influence on theater, opera, dance, and film worldwide.
Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind opened on Broadway. Trouble in Mind is led by LaChanze as 'Wiletta Mayer,' with Michael Zegen as 'Al Manners,' Chuck Cooper as 'Sheldon Forrester,' Danielle Campbell as 'Judy Sears,' Jessica Frances Dukes as 'Millie Davis,' Brandon Micheal Hall as 'John Nevins,' Simon Jones as 'Henry,' Alex Mickiewicz as 'Eddie Fenton,' and Don Stephenson as 'Bill O'Wray.'
The Next Wave Initiative has announced open submissions for Cycle 2 of its scholarship program. Founded by Broadway multihyphenate, Douglas Lyons (Chicken and Biscuits and Beau), The Next Wave Initiative is a developmental branch of The Directors Company committed to amplifying future Black voices in the American theatre.
Gina Naomi Baez has released her new holiday single 'Tinsel and Tears'. “Tinsel and Tears” navigates the pain by discovering the beauty in the grief.
On November 2, 2021 at 2 pm PST, Cloud 21 International and Kultura PR International presented the fourth Annual Production Without Borders Showcase, a special virtual event held during AFM.
Inspired by French-born visual artist and playwright Guy de Cointet, this piercing new evening-length piece by Annie-B Parson’s Big Dance Theater explores a story of five sisters in 1980 gathered in their childhood Los Angeles home.
The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's ArtsBergen initiative announces artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh has been selected to create the 'Women's Mural Project: Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women.' The mural will celebrate Black women's voices, raise awareness about Black suffragists, and encourage civil discourse within the community.
Kings Theatre will present a variety of shows this month in Brooklyn, NY. Upcoming events include Will Smith: An Evening of Stories with Friends – moderated by Spike Lee, MasterChef Live!, Detox Unit and more.
See The reigning Queen of funk, soul, and R&B—and ten-time GRAMMY winner—Chaka Khan with special guest Leela James this weekend at either NJPAC on Saturday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m. or Kings Theatre on Sunday, November 7th at 7:00 p.m.
For its second installment of the 2021 Fall Puppet Forum Series, and in conjunction with its Puppetry's Racial Reckoning exhibition, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will host “The Doll Plays” Reunion with Alva Rogers, Heather Henson, and Holly Laws on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. ET.
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE has announced a special partnership with Jazz Foundation of America for a unique concert series to benefit the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund. The series, taking place every Wednesday in November at 7:00 PM, will highlight both noted jazz masters and rising talent.
The Riverside Hawks, the legendary Harlem based nonprofit program focused on providing children 5-18 years-of-age, an opportunity to improve their academic and career prospects using basketball as a motivating vehicle, is pleased to announce the celebration of its 60thAnniversary Gala, to be held at the Plaza, Terrace Room on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
RECLAMATION explores the metaphysical energy of the original location of the Women’s House of Detention, now the Jefferson Market Library Garden, through dance, celebrating the historic contributions of the queer community to Manhattan’s Greenwich Village culture and identity, in celebration of public performance spaces as an equalizer of accessibility.
On Saturday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m., Alberta Bair Theater continues its Outstanding Performances Series with twice Grammy nominated Raul Midón, whose jazz undertones buoy an eclectic style of guitar and vocals that are syncopated by his mouth-horn technique.
Cloud 21 International and Kultura PR International will present the fourth annual 'Production Without Borders' special event that will be held on November 2, 2021, at 2 PM PST during the 2021 virtual American Film Market.
Bruce Hornsby will make his Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now.
BAM has announced A New York Season, a celebratory homecoming that brings together a league of artists who have made, and continue to make, New York City the culture capital of the world.
CHICKEN & BISCUITS officially opens on October 10, at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Meet the cast here and learn more about who is starring in this new play!
The League of Chicago Theatres has announced the 2022 Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship, an annual grant awarded to a Black Artist to fund a residency with a Chicago area theatre. This year the award will go to a director.
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