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Notre Dame de Paris will return to New York this summer to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Jazz at Princeton University, helmed by acclaimed saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa, presents the annual Princeton University Jazz Festival on Saturday, April 15. The festival features Artemis, Jazz at Princeton's chair Rudresh Mahanthappa and his Bird Calls ensemble, jazz greats playing with Princeton's exceptional student groups, and the legendary Rufus Reid with the Creative Large Ensemble. 

The New York Pops has announced the appointment of current Board of Directors member John Littzi as the new Chair.

On Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 7:30pm in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, yMusic will perform the world premiere of Allison Loggins-Hull's Supply, inspired by addictive relationships, and the New York premiere of former Carnegie Hall Debs Composer's Chair (2020/2021) Andrew Norman's Difference, both co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall.

Theater J will honor Evelyn Sandground and Bill Perkins at their annual benefit on Tuesday, November 15, at 8:00 PM in Washington, DC. Sandground and Perkins are longtime advocates of Theater J and the arts throughout the Washington area. Sandground has served for over a decade on the Theater J Council and previously served as a co-chair.

The Board of the Museum of Performance + Design takes great pleasure in announcing that Alonzo King will be presented with the 2022 San Francisco Arts Medallion for his outstanding leadership in the arts on November 15, 2022, at Saint Joseph's Arts Society in San Francisco with American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Misty Copeland serving as Honorary Chair.

TDF, the not-for-profit organization for the performing arts formerly known as Theatre Development Fund, has welcomed a new Chair of the Board of Trustees: H. Gwen Marcus. The announcement was made by TDF’s current Chair, Earl D. Weiner, who has held the position since November 2008.

At an annual meeting held on July 26, the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees and reelected Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell as Chair, his nineteenth term of serving in this role.

On July 1, 2022, the South Orange Performing Arts Center's Board of Governors installed Douglas Newman as Board Chair and Marc Chalom as Board Vice Chair. In addition, Katherine Tooley, James Davis, III, Esq. and Dean Kameros recently joined SOPAC's Board.

The Lincoln Center Theater Board of Directors has announced that Kewsong Lee has been elected Chair, effective July 1.  Mr. Lee, who previously served as LCT Board President, will succeed Eric Mindich who served as Chair from July 1, 2016.

Artistic and Executive Director Rob Bailis and BroadStage Board of Directors Chair Jennifer Diener announce the 2022/23 BroadStage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center season with thirty-three offerings that include three world premieres.

The Grand Rapids Symphony has announced that Duo Shen has been chosen as its next Assistant Conductor, occupying the Maggie Coleman  Chair. In this capacity, he will also serve as the Conductor of the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony  and Classical Orchestra. He will begin his duties on July 25. 

The Richmond County Orchestra will be presenting TWO groups, The Dal Segno Trio and Utopia Winds, Sunday June 5th at 3pm at the Conference House, 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY 10307   in a FREE concert open to the public. Bring a lawn chair, bring a blanket, bring a friend.

The Richmond County Orchestra will be presenting TWO groups, The Dal Segno Trio and Utopia Winds, Sunday June 5th at 3pm at the Conference House, 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY 10307   in a FREE concert open to the public. Bring a lawn chair, bring a blanket, bring a friend. For information visit: https://fb.me/e/3nNLDlSyp. 

Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, who steered one of the nation's fastest growing academic medical institutions based on his vision of advancing higher education and health care for all Philadelphians, will continue to serve the city in a new role as Chairman of Opera Philadelphia.

The New-York Historical Society will present the 2022 History Makers Award to opera superstar, arts innovator, and civic leader Anthony Roth Costanzo for his achievements in the performing arts and for his activism. The gala will take place on October 6, 2022, at New-York Historical’s Central Park West home. Pam Schafler, chair emerita of New-York Historical’s Board of Trustees, will be honored with the 1804 Founders Medal for Distinguished Service. Renowned historian and Pulitzer prize-winning author Jon Meacham will deliver the keynote address.

Artistic Director Yamin Choudury, Executive Director Jo Hemmant and the team have announced the appointment of Sir William Atkinson to the post of Chair of the Board of Trustees for Hackney Empire.

McCarter has announced new Board Chair W. Rochelle Calhoun and the appointment of five new trustees. Princeton's premiere cultural hub for the performing arts, the organization will expand its scope of leadership expertise and deepen relationships across Central New Jersey and Princeton University in welcoming Elliott Asarnow, James Barrood, Rohit Mehrotra, Neha Desai Shah, and David Walker to the Board, led by President Rochelle Calhoun. 

Ann Nash, Auditorium Theatre Board Chair, and Rich Regan, Chief Executive Officer of the Auditorium Theatre, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Aden, Tremaine Atkinson, Trudi Gentry, Annette C.M. Guzman, Nicole Hayes, and Leroy Nix to the Auditorium Theatre Board of Directors, effective immediately, for the 2022–2025 term.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Mercedes T. Bass and President and CEO Dr. Keith Cerny today announced the appointment of German conductor Kevin John Edusei [eh-DU-sseï] as the orchestra’s next Principal Guest Conductor.

Thirteen years after its inception in 2008, the National Indo-American Museum, which builds bridges across generations and connects cultures through the diverse colorful stories of Indian Americans, marked a landmark moment with the inauguration of its Umang and Paragi Patel Center in Lombard, Illinois on October 15, 2021.

The Firehouse Theatre will bring Lin-Manuel Miranda's iconic Broadway musical, In the Heights to The Sound at Cypress Waters from October 7-17! Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, In the Heights focuses on a community of long-time friends and neighbors as they make discoveries about each other, about themselves, and about the place they all call home.

The Firehouse Theatre will bring Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights to The Sound at Cypress Waters from October 7-17! Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, In the Heights focuses on a community of long-time friends and neighbors as they make discoveries about each other, about themselves, and about the place they all call home.

The Sundance Institute Board of Trustees today announced that Ebs Burnough will serve as the nonprofit's next Chair, Board of Trustees, starting in October 2021.

A collection of talented musicians will entertain with a variety of genres ranging from folk-rock to fiddle tunes to country and more. Patrons are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket for use on the grass.