Taylor News

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation just announced Richard Dickson, President and CEO of Gap Inc., will be honored with The Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award at the fifth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS on September 26, 2024 at The Beverly Hills Hotel. The evening will be generously supported by Presenting Sponsor Gilead Sciences.

A sculpture honoring playwright Lorraine Hansberry will be permanently installed at Chicago's Navy Pier, celebrating her legacy and contributions to American theater.

The Outsiders released their original cast recording on streaming on May 22nd, and physical CD on June 28th. The cast appeared at Barnes & Noble to sign albums yesterday, July 25th to celebrate the release. Check out photos here!

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre has announced that due to ongoing construction at the theatre, The Normal Heart, written by Larry Kramer and directed by Ensemble Member Ted Hoerl, will now run August 25 - September 29.

Fresh off its first Jeff Award winning season, Pulse Theatre Chicago celebrates their 10th Anniversary with the world premiere of a new play, Beneath The Willow Tree by Jeff Award Winner, Isis Elizabeth.

A sculpture honoring Lorraine Hansberry will be permanently installed at Chicago's Navy Pier, celebrating the legacy of the renowned playwright and civil rights activist.

Ann Hampton Callaway has announced three New York dates for her new show, Finding Beauty: Inspired Classics and Originals.

Watch J. Harrison Ghee perform 'Let There Be Light' from the Goodman's Theatre world premiere of Garden of Good and Evil, the stage musical adaptation of John Berendt’s iconic non-fiction book brought to life by creators MacArthur “Genius” Grantee Taylor Mac (book), Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (music and lyrics) with choreography by Tanya Birl-Torres.

McCarter Theatre Center has revealed the cast for the world premiere of Empire Records: The Musical based on the beloved 1990s cult-classic film. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

New musical runs into familiar structural issues but has strong singing and pleasing songs

Jeff Swearingen's new comedy MAN: ON MAN debuts at the Festival of Independent Theatres, exploring American manhood with a cast of talented performers under the direction of Marisa Mendoza. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Captivating world premieres and celebrated works shined within the awe-inspiring beauty of the Great South Bay’s expanse of sea and sky at this year’s record-breaking edition of Fire Island Dance Festival. Check out out photos from inside the festival here!

Seven world premieres were showcased at a recent event, raising a new record for the organization. The premieres featured diverse performances and highlighted emerging talent in the arts community.

PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now has announced the lineup for 2025, set to resume January 9-19, 2025. This will mark the final season co-produced by HERE and co-curated by Kristin Marting, who founded the Festival together with Beth Morrison and Kim Whitener, and who is also the outgoing Founding Artistic Director of HERE.

Critically acclaimed Nashville country rockers The Wild Feathers have shared their latest track, “Don’t Know.' A rabble-rousing dose of surf-punk delivered with layered gang vocals and a rolling bass line, the song comes from the band’s first album in almost three years. Listen to it now!

Sister Act ranks pretty high up as one of my favorite movies, so getting to see SISTER ACT JR at The Royal Theatre in Benton was a real treat. From July 11-21, the Young Players performed to packed houses with some of those shows being sold out. It is astounding that these thespians put out such a great performance. I am excited to continue to watch them grow throughout their theatrical endeavors.  

The Weidner Philharmonic announces its 2024/2025 concert series with tickets for the four-concert series available starting Friday, July 26.

This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency.

What an amazing show that you need to get out and see! Your heart will need this journey to see the great Oz just like mine did. You have until August 4th to check it out!

Charlene Kaye will bring her one-woman show, TIGER DAUGHTER: OR, HOW I BROUGHT MY IMMIGRANT MOTHER ULTIMATE SHAME, to the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Paradise in The Vault. Learn how to purchase tickets.