The Mission 1992

Black Ensemble Theater Founder and Executive Director Jackie Taylor will present the return of Soul of A Powerful Woman, now in its 11th year. Learn more about the upcoming event!

Donovan Jones has been named Executive Director of the Austin Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC), bringing more than 15 years of nonprofit and government leadership experience to the role.

Rise Above Performing Arts has announced that it has been awarded a traditional grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation in Sarasota. Learn more here!

Guys and Dolls is a show to be seen and enjoyed. Vibrant, energetic and just fun. Sometimes an old fashioned Broadway show is needed. Guys and Dolls is that show.

The Green Room 42 will present the 6th edition of The Dancer's Who Sing Cabaret. To be held on March 5th at 9:30pm, this show will look a little different from past versions of The Dancers Who Sing Cabaret.

On Friday, February 21st, I had the pleasure of seeing one of my all-time favorite musicals, GUYS AND DOLLS wonderfully performed at Center Stage Theatre in Shelton, CT. This musical features music by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on characters created by Damon Runyon. Led by director and musical director Liz Muller and enhanced by choreographers Brandy and Michael Bailey, this cast entertained the packed house who all seemed to enjoy this performance, as I did!

Funding for the retention of a grant writer and fundraiser has been provided by the Edward K. Roberts Emerging Needs Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

The Board of Directors of the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation (SMAF) voted, at its November, 2024, meeting, to change its name. It is now DBA  Foundation for Stage Managers (FSM).

Bluegrass-Americana troubadours, Greensky Bluegrass have announced 17 new tour dates that will bring the band coast to coast. The newly announced dates kick off on January 16 in Blue Lake, CA and include stops throughout California, Nevada and Arizona. View the full schedule.

In their blockbuster annual event, Sydney’s beloved The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) bursts onto the Riverside stage to perform some of the greatest music ever written for the silver screen on Saturday 2nd November.

Trinity Theatre Company will continue their Grown Up Stage (GUS) season under the guidance of Artistic Director, Sean Boyd with LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT, a new play by Sean Pomposello and directed by Tim Baran from November 8-17.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Greater Roxbury Arts & Cultural Center (GRACC) and Boston’s Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help have announced A Tribute to Duke Ellington (Free Concert) on Friday, November 8 at 7 p.m.

Laguna Art Museum will host the Directors Circle Dinner & Awards Night on September 26, celebrating contributions to the arts community. The event includes a dinner and awards presentation.

Jarrott Productions seeks scripts from unproduced local playwrights for their Opening Act Initiative, offering opportunities to showcase new works at Trinity Street Playhouse. Submission deadline is August 21st.

The Daisy Jopling Music Mentorship Foundation (DJMMF) will be starting an Ovation Strings Program at the Bronx, NY Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in September 2024.

The Masterwork Music and Art Foundation 2024 Community Arts Grant Awardees have been announced. TheCommunity Grant Awards are designed to support organizations and people that encourage excellence in the arts at the community level. For the 2024-2025 community grant season, four grants were offered - one at the $1,000 level and three at the $500 level.

SLASH, the iconic, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist and songwriter, will take the stage at The Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado, for a one-night-only performance with his blues band on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. This special event is part of his nationwide S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Blues Festival, and will be streamed LIVE globally on Veeps.

LA-based collective Beauty In Chaos presents 'Diving For Pearls', featuring The Mission trailblazer Wayne Hussey and Cinthya Hussey, his wife and partner in Archeometre. This is the first offering from the forthcoming record by the revolving evolving sonic entity that is Beauty In Chaos, formed in 2018 by guitarist Michael Ciravolo. Listen to the song!

The mission of ART Station Summer Arts Camp is to involve the campers in a variety of artistic activities in the performing, literary, and visual arts, allowing the students to explore their creativity with their peers in a fun, safe, and nurturing environment.

The number of sinners at the mission impresses General Cartwright (Heidi Kettenring in another comedic gem), especially Big Jule (KC McNeil in his Drury debut).  As Adelaide and Nathan are trying to leave to get married, the mission band arrives with its new leader Sky Masterson. He and Sarah were married at the mission by Sarah’s grandfather, Arvide (Gene Weygandt). In front of all the guys and dolls, Nathan and Adelaide are married to the delight of the assembled group of Runyon’s Broadway characters.

​​​​​​​Pride Live is partnering with IMG Artists to create Pride Anthems, a new, intimate musical experience that celebrates, inspires, and commemorates the legacy and power of the Stonewall Rebellion. Learn more about the event!

Liberation Theatre Company, a Harlem-based independent theatrical producer and playwright development company established in 2009, is inviting applications from early-career Black playwrights to participate in the seventh year of their Writing Residency Program for 2024-2025.

Stories on Stage and Lighthouse Writers present 'Lighthouse Presents: A Colorado Collection' on Sunday, February 18 at 2:00 p.m. at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center.

PassinArt, Oregon's oldest Black Theater, welcomes back co-founder Dr. Clarice Bailey as Managing Director.

Liberation Theatre Company (LTC), a Harlem-based organization committed to the support and development of early career Black playwrights, has received a Support for Artists grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

STYX brings their 2023 world tour to the Morrison Center this month. The concert will take place on September 23, 2023.

Harmony Across The Seas (with Gyeongnam Teachers' Youth Orchestra) comes to Victoria Concert Hall. The performance is set for 12 August 2023 at 7pm. Kids' Philharmonic Orchestra is performing with musicians from Gyeongnam Teachers' Youth Orchestra, hailing from Changwon!

Ashton Nyte recently announced his forthcoming eighth album, Autumn's Children. Following the release of the record's first two singles  ('Something Beautiful' and 'Cinnamon'), Nyte shares a new cut from the LP, 'Horses,' alongside an accompanying self-directed music video.