Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its 31st season with SALSA CON AMOR, a sensuous Valentine's Day celebration of love for one night with three of Salsa's most popular and gifted soneros: ISMAEL MIRANDA, JOSÉ ALBERTO "EL CANARIO" and DOMINGO QUIÑONES on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8pm. This all-star concert, featuring classic Salsa hits spanning over 40 years, is produced by Lehman Center and Jose Raposo.
CHICO & RITA, set in the jazz worlds of Havana, New York, and Europe, opens its US theatrical run on February 10 at NYC's Angelika Film Center (18 W. Houston St., 212-995-2570) before expanding nationally. The film by Academy Award® winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) won Best Animated Feature at the 2011 European Film Awards as well as Spain's Goya Awards, has been nominated for an Annie Award, and is vying for an Academy Award® in the Best Animated Feature category. CHICO & RITA has been released internationally to wide critical acclaim and is currently 95% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, the highest rated film in the current Animated Oscar® race.
Harlem Stage has announced its Spring 2012 schedule, which includes tributes to jazz giant Cecil Taylor and modern legends A Tribe Called Quest, as well as barrier-busting works in music, dance and film.
INTAR, New York's Latino theatre company, celebrated its 46th anniversary with a special Gala at the Manhattan Penthouse (80 5th Avenue at 14th Street) last night, February 7th.
INTAR, New York's most acclaimed Latino theatre company, will celebrate its 46th anniversary with a special Gala at the Manhattan Penthouse (80 5th Avenue at 14th Street) on Tuesday evening, February 7th. In addition to celebrating INTAR's vital contribution to the arts internationally, the Gala will feature special awards to Academy Award-nominated screenwriter/playwright Jose Rivera and US Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey. This special event will be hosted by Maria Canals-Barerra, with cuisine from Chef Marisel Presilla.
'A Jew Grows in Brooklyn," starring Jake Ehrenreich, returns to Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University for a strictly limited 15 performance engagement February 7 to 25. The show played to sold out houses last February and is returning to Los Angeles by popular demand. Ehrenreich has given more than 2,000 performances of the show - including eighteen months off-Broadway.
INTAR, New York's Latino theatre company, will celebrate its 46th anniversary with a special Gala at the Manhattan Penthouse (80 5th Avenue at 14th Street) on Tuesday evening, February 7th.
'A Jew Grows in Brooklyn," starring Jake Ehrenreich, returns to Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University for a strictly limited 15 performance engagement February 7 to 25. The show played to sold out houses last February and is returning to Los Angeles by popular demand. Ehrenreich has given more than 2,000 performances of the show - including eighteen months off-Broadway.
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its 31st season with SALSA CON AMOR, a sensuous Valentine's Day celebration of love for one night with three of Salsa's most popular and gifted soneros: ISMAEL MIRANDA, JOSÉ ALBERTO "EL CANARIO" and DOMINGO QUIÑONES on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 8pm. This all-star concert, featuring classic Salsa hits spanning over 40 years, is produced by Lehman Center and Jose Raposo.
INTAR, New York's Latino theatre company, will celebrate its 46th anniversary with a special Gala at the Manhattan Penthouse (80 5th Avenue at 14th Street) on Tuesday evening, February 7th.
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College's 2011-2012 Target FamilyFun series continues with the return of children's musical group, Hot Peas 'N Butter, on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 2pm.
Ballet Hispanico, the nation's preeminent Latino dance company and a staple of the American cultural scene, announced tickets are on sale for their first-ever performance at the Apollo Theater on Saturday, December 17, 2011.
Ballet Hispanico, the nation's preeminent Latino dance company and a staple of the American cultural scene, announced tickets are on sale for their first-ever performance at the Apollo Theater on Saturday, December 17, 2011.
Following last year's sold-out inaugural season, Dance Under the Influence returns with a schedule packed with groundbreaking newcomers and icons of contemporary dance.
Joe Arroyo,Gal Costa, José Feliciano, Alex Lora, Les Luthiers, Ruben Rada, and Linda Ronstadt will be honored withThe Latin Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award, and Manuel Alejandro, Jesus 'Chucho' Ferrerand and Ray Santos are the recipients of the prestigious Trustees Award, it was announced today by The Latin Recording Academy.
Jazz, rock, blues, and funk collide this November as NYC hotspot The Iridium plays host to rare collaborations, including jazz legend Russell Garcia with acclaimed vocalists Terese Genecco and Shaynee Rainbolt, Graham Parker with original Rumour/Brinsley Schwarz keyboard player Bob Andrews, the Montreal & California Guitar Trios, and more.
Harlem Stage, one of the country's leading producers and presenters of performances by artists of color, is organizing New York City's first student concert and educational workshop by the Venezuela-based Simón Bolívar Big-Band Jazz orchestra (SBBBJ) for 1,000 public school children on November 1 at A. Phillip Randolph High School.
Harlem Stage, one of the country's leading producers and presenters of performances by artists of color, is organizing New York City's first student concert and educational workshop by the Venezuela-based Simón Bolívar Big-Band Jazz orchestra (SBBBJ) for 1,000 public school children on November 1 at A. Phillip Randolph High School.
Harlem Stage, one of the country's leading producers and presenters of performances by artists of color, is organizing New York City's first student concert and educational workshop by the Venezuela-based Simón Bolívar Big-Band Jazz orchestra (SBBBJ) for 1,000 public school children on November 1 at A. Phillip Randolph High School.
The LYRIC THEATRE was built in 1925 as a silent movie house and was operated until the depression when it was closed and eventually sold. Over the next 50 years it was bought and sold to various concerns and used in a variety of manners.