Robert John Weber, Jr., 63, passed away May 3rd in Wanaque, New Jersey. Born in Midland, Michigan, Robert was a dancer, actor and choreographer who performed on Broadway in Miss Saigon and Meet Me in St. Louis, in the Broadway national tour of Jerome Robbins Broadway and as principal soloist with multiple European ballet companies.
Joanna Gleason returns to 54 Below with two performances of her much-praised musical memoir OUT OF THE ECLIPSE on May 30th and 31st, with the latter being live streamed. Today, she chats with Broadway World about this show and her other storytelling pursuits.
Live, in-person tap dance workshops, performances and special events herald the return of Tap City, the NYC Tap Festival, the American Tap Dance Foundation's week-long tap festival Monday, July 4 through Sunday, July 10 right in in tap’s hometown, New York City. The TAP CITY Festival week, celebrating its 22nd year, will return LIVE for the first time since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic - in 2020 Tap City was virtual, and in 2021 hybrid.
Quintet of the Americas will present a concert of Latin, Jazz, Klezmer & Swing Commissions on June 11-12 @ The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Rd. in Queens, NY.
Quintet of the Americas will present a concert of Latin, Jazz, Klezmer & Swing Commissions on June 10 @ <9B9> Art Space, 9 Avenue B in Manhattan.
Jazz at the Ballroom invites audiences to Accentuate the Positive this spring by sharing the music that kept America company in the early 20th century. On May 28 and 29, 2022, non-profit Jazz at the Ballroom (JATB) comes to Peter Norton Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia in New York with an evening of the unforgettable music that grew up with the Greatest Generation.
Symphony Space, which celebrates James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses in its beloved annual Bloomsday on Broadway, marks the milestone occasion of the book’s 100th anniversary with a new commission in which Elevator Repair Service (ERS) brings the novel to wild, illuminating theatrical life.
Special Offer - Vocal Sensation Voctave with Special Guest Liz Callaway
National Tap Dance Day will be celebrated by the American Tap Dance Foundation, Monday, May 23 through Thursday, May 26, with four days of in-person tap dance workshops, jam sessions, historical films and free sample tap dance classes for children, teens & adults.
Quintet of the Americas has announced the first concert of their Spring 2022 New York season, Latin, Jazz, Klezmer & Swing on Tuesday, May 24 @ 7:30 PM at All Saints Episcopal Church, 85-45 96th Street, Woodhaven, Queens, NY.
The Rehearsal Club, a legendary rooming house for aspiring actresses will host on Monday, May 16 at 7:00 PM, its annual Rising Star Event at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th St.). Tickets: $50 (TRC Members $40).
The concert will feature a NYYS First Music Commission from Liza Sobel Crane, titled (E)merging Dances, and Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer, featuring Edward Parks, baritone. The performance will conclude with Brahms's Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op 73.
Valentina Kozlova has announced the premiere of her STUDIO COMPANY in an evening of classical and contemporary ballets, Saturday June 4, 7 PM, at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway in NYC.
The Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition returns to Symphony Space for live presentations June 21-24 at Symphony Space, NYC. Celebrating 10 years of excellence, the Competition will feature 100+ dancers from around the world, dancing before a panel of international dance figures for awards, scholarships and company contracts.
Bloomingdale School of Music presents two free faculty concerts in May at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 West 108th Street, NYC. Trios in Technicolor will be presented on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 7pm.
An inspirational collection of essays accompanied by striking black-and-white photography, MY MOMENT: 106 Women on Fighting for Themselves (Gallery Books; May 24, 2022) offers intimate and relatable reflections from Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Beanie Feldstein, Kelli O’Hara, Mj Rodriguez, Tonya Pinkins, Debra Messing, Gloria Steinem, and more.
Live, in-person tap dance workshops, performances and special events herald the return of Tap City, the NYC Tap Festival, the American Tap Dance Foundation's week-long tap festival Monday, July 4 through Sunday, July 10 right in in tap's hometown, New York City.
At a time when people are longing for hope and harmony, Melodia Women's Choir presents a heartwarming selection of American roots music arranged for women's voices in New York City on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 3 pm in Chelsea. Presented by Artistic Director Cynthia Powell, the unique concert offers uplifting and affirming music that reimagines American Roots music for women's voices.
Bloomingdale School of Music presents two free faculty concerts in May at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 West 108th Street, NYC. Trios in Technicolor will be presented on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 7pm.
Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by Donald Nally, presents its annual summer festival of new music, The Month of Moderns 2022, featuring three concerts on June 11, June 25, and July 8, 2022 at The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia.
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