T. Jones News

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2009-10 season in 23 categories.

The Village Voice announced today that the hit Broadway musical FELA! will perform at the 55th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards on Monday, May 17, 2010, at Webster Hall. FELA!-which is produced by Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter and Will & Jada Pinkett Smith, among others-is a musical based on the life and music of the iconic African composer and performer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

Famed New York Times theater critics Ben Brantley and Charles Isherwood have revealed their Tony Awards picks of 2010.

Lula Washington, who has just been nominated for a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for choreographing the motion picture, 'AVATAR', will present her dance company in a 30th anniversary concert at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8 pm.

As BroadwayWorld reported back in April, Terminator Salvation director McG is in talks to bring the 'Spring Awakening' to the big screen, developing it with original book and lyrics writer Steven Sater.

Lula Washington, who has just been nominated for a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for choreographing the motion picture, 'AVATAR', will present her dance company in a 30th anniversary concert at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8 pm.

Lula Washington, who has just been nominated for a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for choreographing the motion picture, 'AVATAR', will present her dance company in a 30th anniversary concert at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8 pm. The concert will involve a world premiere - 'Reign' by hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris, winner of the 2010 Guggenheim Prize for Dance - as well as several recent new works and favorites from the last three decades.

Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years is coming to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Spring Awakening, the 8-time Tony Award® winning Broadway musical, will open on May 11, 2010 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and play for eight performances through May 16th. Spring Awakening is presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Broadway Across America-Miami.

On May 11, 2010 Knitting Factory Records continues its re-release campaign of Fela's entire catalog with the 'Na Poi' releases. The newest collection, The Na Poi releases, includes 7 CDs, containing 14 albums total. Most of these albums are from the mid-70s and represent Fela and Africa '70 in their prime

With 11 Tony ® Award nominations including Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical & Best Choreography for Bill T. Jones, the producers of Fela! have announced plans for a groundbreaking domestic and international tour of the critically acclaimed production launching in the fall of 2011. Lead producer Stephen Hendel has enlisted CAMI Spectrum's Margaret Selby in association with CAMI Theatricals' Gary McAvay to book the tour in the following US cities: Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Miami, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tempe, and Washington. International engagements in Amsterdam, Melbourne, Paris, Rotterdam, Sydney and Toronto will also be scheduled.

Voting is fully underway for BroadwayWorld's 2010 Theatre Fans' Choice Awards, with thousands of votes already in and early leads established for some surprising and not so suprising early choices. Voting will continue through June 4, 2010 and anything can happen between now and then. In the meantime early leaders range from those overlooked by the TONY nominations to fan favorites. Check out the current stats below by category after the first weekend audit on the votes.

Broadway's most talked about new musical and the biggest Tony Award®-winner in years, Spring Awakening, is coming to Detroit's Fisher Theatre April 20 - May 9, 2010.

Jay-Z, rapper and producer of the Broadway musical FELA! will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live's May 8th episode, according to reports.

Positive Motions Foundation in association with the Glendale Philharmonic Association and Positive Motions Concert Series, Ruslan Biryukov, Producer and Artistic Director, will present 'FOR ALL OUR MOTHERS,' a concert in honor of Mother's Day, to be presented on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Glendale; 209 N. Louise Street (at Wilson Avenue); Glendale, CA 91206.

Jacob's Pillow Dance, National Historic Landmark and home of America's longest-running international dance festival, kicks off Festival 2010 with the prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili. The Festival runs Wednesday, June 23 through Saturday, June 26 at 8pm; Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 at 2pm. Tickets range from $10-63. $10 Friday evening and Saturday/Sunday matinee youth tickets available. Tickets on sale now online jacobspillow.org, via phone at 413.243.0745 or in person at Jacob's Pillow. Jacob's Pillow is located at 358 George Carter Road in Becket, MA, 01223 (10 minutes east on Route 20 from Mass Pike Exit 2).

Voting is fully underway for BroadwayWorld's 2010 Theatre Fans' Choice Awards, with thousands of votes already in and early leads established for some surprising and not so suprising early results. Voting will continue through June 4, 2010 and anything can happen between now and then. In the meantime early leaders range from those overlooked by the TONY nominations to fan favorites. Check out the current stats below by category.

The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010.

The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Yesterday, BroadwayWorld brought you a sneak peek at photos from the day's 'Meet the Nominees' press event. Today, we bring you the full photo coverage. Meet 'The Women' below!

The Tony Awards Nominations were announced Tuesday, May 4th. The Tony Awards will be broadcast in a live three-hour ceremony from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS television network on Sunday, June 13, 2010. Yesterday, BroadwayWorld brought you a sneak peek at photos from the day's 'Meet the Nominees' press event. Today, we bring you the full photo coverage. Meet 'The Men' below!

Chiwetel Ejiofor will play Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti in the upcoming biopic to be directed by Steve McQueen.