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The New School Launches New Masters in Music Degree For Performers/Composers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2020

The New School's College of Performing Arts (Mannes, Jazz, Drama) today announced a new master's degree for creative musicians, the MM: Performer-Composer. Designed as an alternative to traditional music degrees that are highly specific to genre or category, this new program supports multi-disciplinary artists in all styles and genres of music-making.

Author Nell Painter Appointed Chair Of MacDowell Colony
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2020

Nell Painter, the author of The New York Times bestseller The History of White People and the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Old In Art School, is The MacDowell Colony's new chairman of the board. She takes over from novelist and screenwriter Michael Chabon, who has held the post of chairman at one the nation's leading contemporary arts organizations since December of 2010. The board unanimously appointed Painter at a meeting earlier this month.

Stewart Copeland's New Opera ELECTRIC SAINT to Premiere in Weimar in 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2019

In a working partnership approaching three decades, composer Stewart Copeland and librettist Jonathan Moore bring their latest opera 'Electric Saint' to Kunstfest Weimar in September of 2020. The project is a co-commission of the innovative Kunstfest alongside Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar (DNT). The world premiere performance will take place at Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar on September 6, 2020, with seven subsequent performances in Weimar.

Mannes School Of Music Announces The Appointment Of Ian Rosenbaum To Faculty
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2019

The New School announced today that acclaimed percussionist, Ian Rosenbaum, has joined the faculty of Mannes School of Music.

Rebekah Heller Joins Faculty At Mannes School Of Music
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2019

The New School announced today that acclaimed bassoonist, Rebekah Heller, has joined the faculty of Mannes School of Music.

BWW Interview: Debra Whitfield Talks TECH SUPPORT at 59E59
by Peter Danish - Sep 17, 2019

Debra Whitfield's delightful new play 'Tech Support' is currently running at 59E59th Theater to full houses and ecstatic audiences. See BroadwayWorld's review of Sept 6th. In between performances, BWW sat down with Ms. Whitfield to discuss her play.

SOLD-OUT Shows Are Audience Favorites At United Solo's Tenth Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2019

United Solo, the world's largest solo theatre festival, is bringing together over 130 shows from all over the world for its tenth anniversary. These shows will offer audiences intimate theatre experiences highlighting the talent, unique perspectives, and storytelling prowess of participating artists. Many promising shows have captured the public's imagination, have sold out their first performances at the Festival, and may now be offered additional performances. Fourteen bestselling shows are now sold out at United Solo. Three of these SOLD-OUT shows are part of THE BEST OF category, which recognizes the greatest artistic achievements of United Solo's first decade.

Dimensionism: Modern Art In The Age Of Einstein Opens September 3 At Zimmerli
by Julie Musbach - Jul 17, 2019

This fall, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers hosts the nationally touring exhibition that explores Dimensionism, an artistic movement, tracing the influence of early 20th-century scientific discoveries on some of the era's most celebrated artists.

Deana Martin To Make Multiple Appearances in Greater Washington D.C. to Honor Veterans for Memorial Day Weekend
by Tori Hartshorn - May 22, 2019

From the moment she walks on stage, Deana Martin takes her audience on a musical journey with her non-stop dynamic energy, honoring her legendary father Dean Martin and other great performers who shaped American music and popular culture for over four decades. For this Memorial Day week, Martin has been tapped to perform and participate in multiple events honoring our veterans in the greater Washington, D.C. area.

Tickets Now On Sale For The 2019 She NYC Arts Summer Theater Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2019

She NYC Arts will present the fourth annual She NYC Arts Summer Theater Festival, a festival featuring eight new full length shows by women writers and composers, June 19-30 at The Connelly Theater (220 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009). Tickets ($20) are now on sale at www.shenycarts.org. 

BWW Review: Quotidian Theatre Company's GHOST-WRITER at the Bethesda Writer's Center
by Hannah Wing - Apr 7, 2019

Under all the pressure of finishing the novel, Myra finds herself having to explain her circumstances to an inquisitive visitor. Quotidian Theatre Company (QTC)'s Ghost-Writer, written by Michael Hollinger and directed by Laura Giannarelli, is a slow-paced, yet unexpected "love" story with a layer of mystery.

The New School And The Kindertransport Association Commemorate The Kindertransport Movement
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2019

The New School is proud to announce a series of free public events in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the Kindertransport movement, an organized rescue effort of Jewish children that took place in the months leading up to the outbreak of World War Two. This special multi-day program of performances, screenings, and panel discussions is a collaboration between The New School's College of Performing Arts, The New School for Social Research, the university's Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, and The Kindertransport Association (KTA), a national not-for-profit organization that unites Kindertransport survivors and their descendants.

BBC Wales to Broadcast New Series Exploring Wales' Relationship with England
by Kaitlin Milligan - Feb 21, 2019

Presented and written by historian Professor Martin Johnes, Wales: England's Colony? will challenge some of the most fundamental ideas about Wales' historical relationship with England and its place in the world.

Mannes School Of Music Announces Spring Concert Schedule
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2019

The New School's Mannes School of Music announces their Spring 2019 concert season. The season continues to set Mannes apart as a music school with a distinct appetite and commitment to new and experimental work.

School of Drama at The New School Presents 2019 New Voices Playwrights Festival
by Julie Musbach - Jan 29, 2019

The New School's School of Drama's graduate playwrights will be on display during the New Voices Playwrights Festival with four original plays to be produced in repertory this spring. Showcasing the work of this year's graduating MFA playwrights, the festival also highlights Drama's graduating MFA directors and actors. 

Smithsonian Channel Announces Its December 2018 Premieres
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 19, 2018

Smithsonian Channel announces its December 2018 premieres, which includes 'America's Mississippi,' 'Laws of the Lizard,' 'Marilyn Monroe for Sale,' more!

Smithsonian Channel Presents AMERICA IN COLOR
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 18, 2018

Smithsonian Channel continues putting the color back into history, restoring it to life with the return of AMERICA IN COLOR. Season two dives even deeper into historical archives, private collections and home movies, digitizing over 23 miles of footage, in search of the people, places and moments – big and small – that helped define the 20th century. Through rare imagery of the birth of American traditions like the Girl Scouts and the first Indianapolis 500 to in-game footage of the infamous 1919 Black Sox World Series and even the legendary Rockefeller family's own home movies, the series continues to use startlingly detailed restoration and colorization to bridge the decades and present history as it was lived – in color.  Building on the decade-by-decade approach of season one, season two captures the country's explosive transformation: the men and women who drove it, its impact on the land and society at large, and the birth of a mass culture that we still recognize today. From the Golden Age of Hollywood to the Wild West and organized crime, the new season explores some of the most significant moments in American history, now in color for the first time. AMERICA IN COLOR returns Sunday, November 18 at 8 PM ET/PT.

NBC Shares Primetime Schedule for 4/23-5/20
by Tori Hartshorn - Apr 24, 2018

NBC Shares Primetime Schedule for 4/23-5/20

Quality Hill Playhouse Pays Tribute Cole Porter and Noel Coward with IT'S DELOVELY
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2018

Lyrics take center stage at Quality Hill Playhouse in March as the company pays tribute to two songwriters known for their internal rhymes and worldly wit in the original cabaret revue IT'S DELOVELY: THE WIT OF COLE PORTER AND NOËL COWARD, opening March 2.

CABARET Comes to Walton Arts Center 1/19-21
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2018

The Tony Award-winning musical, Cabaret, will tantalize, challenge and entertain audiences January 19-21, 2018 at Walton Arts Center for a limited five-show run as part of the Procter & Gamble Broadway Series.

CABARET Comes to Walton Arts Center 1/19-21
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2017

The Tony Award-winning musical, Cabaret, will tantalize, challenge and entertain audiences January 19-21, 2018 at Walton Arts Center for a limited five-show run as part of the Procter & Gamble Broadway Series.

BWW Review: SYMPHONIC CARNIVAL at Sarasota Orchestra
by Carolan Trbovich - Dec 12, 2017

Berlioz's 'Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9', Barber's 'Violin Concerto, Op. 14', Berstein's 'West Side Story, Symphonic Dances', Stravinsky's 'Suite from the Firebird' (1919) was a part of the stunning repertoire presented by the Sarasota Orchestra under the magnificent direction of celebrated Guest Conductor Larry Rachleff.

Broadway By Design: Neil Patel & Paloma Young Bring TIME AND THE CONWAYS from Page to Stage
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 13, 2017

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Neil Patel and Paloma Young, who acted as scenic and costume designers for the first-ever Broadway revival of Time and the Conways.

Michael Bacon to Host Chaplin Film Screening Accompanied by Live Orchestra
by Julie Musbach - Oct 1, 2017

The New School's College of Performing Arts presents the sixth edition of (Un)Silent Film Night, a performance series in which The College of Performing Arts Theater Orchestra performs live music to classic silent films. Previous events in the series hosted by Matthew Broderick, Bill Irwin, Rob Bartlett, and Ed Rothstein, have drawn capacity crowds to the 400-seat Tishman Auditorium at The New School.

Cleveland Orchestra Announce for Additional Details for 2017-18 Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2017

Franz Welser-M st will lead concerts on three continents as part of The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th season in 2017-18, including two trips to Europe, appearances in New York City, and a return to Tokyo's Suntory Hall. All told, over 20 concerts are planned across seven weeks of touring, in addition to the Orchestra's regular home season in Cleveland at Severance Hall.

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