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Giya Kancheli's Collection Of  SIMPLE MUSIC Set For Release April 2
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2021


On Friday, April 2, 2021, Steinway & Sons releases SIMPLE MUSIC, a complete recording of the rarely heard book of 33 miniatures from music for stage and screen by Georgia's legendary composer Giya Kancheli, performed and reimagined by two intrepid masters of their instruments: pianist Jenny Lin and accordion virtuoso Guy Klucevsek. 

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Announces Spring 2021 Digital Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2021


The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced their Spring season of digital offerings from April 1 to July 1, which is dedicated to the late Gustave M. Hauser.  CMS presents 28 digital programs, with concerts premiering on Thursday evenings at 7:30 and educational and hybrid talk-and-performance programs premiering on Monday evenings.

The Joyce Theater Announces Spring 2021 Digital Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2021


The Joyce Theater  Foundation announced today the New York City dance organization’s programming for its Spring 2021 digital season. The full slate of online programming will bring audiences even closer to dance and The Joyce one step closer to a more traditional season.

Celebrating Women's History Month: Women in Theatre Through the Decades: 1960s-1970s
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2021


With Women in Theatre Through the Decades, we will be highlighting the vital role that women have played in theatre history, showcasing those who paved the way and who continue to make history today. This week, we are highlighting the accomplishments of women in theatre throughout the 1960s and the 1970s!

From Evita to Tina: Broadway Characters Based on Real Women in History
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2021


In honor of Women's History Month, we're taking a look at some iconic real-life women who have been portrayed on stage in musicals!

Celebrating Black History Month: Geoffrey Holder, History-Making Tony Award-Winner
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2021


Today it's all about history-making performer, choreographer, director, costume designer, composer and visual artist, Geoffrey Holder.

Celebrating Black History Month: Encores! Eases On Down the Road with THE WIZ in 2009
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 14, 2021


Today we're celebrating Black History Month by taking a closer look at the 2009 Encores! production of The Wiz, which starred James Monroe Iglehart, Joshua Henry, LaChanze, Ashanti and more. Watch as we take you inside rehearsals with the cast!

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: February 6-7- with Christy Altomare, Tony Goldwyn and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2021


Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, February 6-7, 2020.

YI LOVE YIDDISHFEST – PURIM EDITION Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2021


The holiday of Purim has often been called “the Jewish Carnavale,” with the joys of song, laughter and drama folded into one, like tangy, fruit-filled hamantashen. That’s just the recipe for a Yiddishe Taam that the Yiddishkayt Initiative will be serving up at its first annual International VIRTUAL YI Love Yiddishfest – Purim Edition, Feb 25-28.

Jane Fonda Will Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at THE GOLDEN GLOBES
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 26, 2021


Today, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced that seven-time Golden Globe winner and 15-time nominee Jane Fonda will be honored with the coveted Cecil B. deMille Award at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Theater Stories: A BRONX TALE, THE PROM, DIANA & More About The Longacre Theatre!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2021


This week's Theater Stories features the Longacre Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the theater's stage including A Bronx Tale, The Prom, and The Lightning Thief, the next show that is set to open at the theater, Diana, and much more!

TCM Big Screen Classics Series Begins Jan. 24 & 27 With THE MALTESE FALCON
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 15, 2021


Next year, film aficionados can enjoy a yearlong journey spanning nine decades of cinema history, through a dozen of some of the movie industry’s greatest titles, as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series.

What to Watch on HBO Max in December
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 30, 2020


The best gift isn’t under the Christmas tree, it’s on HBO Max! Celebrate Christmas Day with Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot, when it flies onto the platform the same day it hits theaters around the country.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for 40 YEARS A PRISONER on HBO
by Sarah Leiber - Nov 16, 2020


Feature documentary 40 YEARS A PRISONER, debuting TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 (9:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT), chronicles one of the most controversial shootouts in American history: the 1978 police raid on the radical, back-to-nature group MOVE by the Philadelphia Police Department.

The Crossing to Release RISING W/ THE CROSSING On New Focus Recordings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2020


On Friday, December 11, 2020, GRAMMY-winning new-music choir The Crossing releases its 22nd commercial release, Rising w/ The Crossing, on New Focus Recordings. The album features live concert recordings from The Crossing's archives, chosen by conductor Donald Nally.

Virtual Theatre This Weekend: October 24-25- with LaChanze, Broadway Sings for Biden, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 24, 2020


Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, October 24-25, 2020.

BWW Blog: The Battle of the Jukebox Musicals
by Student Blogger: Blake Velick - Oct 20, 2020


The jukebox musical phenomenon has exploded in the 21st Century. From Mamma Mia to Rock of Ages, generations of theatregoers have seen their favorite songs take the stage to tell unique narratives.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, October 16- with STICKS & STONES, Next on Stage, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 16, 2020


Today (October 16) in live streaming: Sticks & Stones premieres, What the Constitution Means to Me arrives on Prime video, and so much more!

VIDEO: On This Day, October 16- Happy Birthday, Angela Lansbury!
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2020


Angela Lansbury has enjoyed a career without precedent. Her professional career spans more than half-a-century, during which she has flourished, first as a star of motion pictures, then as a four-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical star, and most recently as the star of 'Murder, She Wrote,' the longest running detective drama series in the history of television.

Center Theatre Group Launches Digital Stage, Announces Casey Nicholaw, Phylicia Rashad & Paula Vogel as Associate Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2020


Center Theatre Group has announced the immediate launch of their newest venue, the Digital Stage, currently housing its ever-expanding library of education, community outreach and Art Goes On videos. Center Theatre Group has welcomed Casey Nicholaw, Phylicia Rashad and Paula Vogel, as its latest Associate Artists.

See October Highlights from HBO Max
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 24, 2020


Start sweater weather season off right with exciting new original series and A-list blockbuster movies coming this October to HBO Max.

A New Season of Original Series, Movies, and Blockbusters Coming to Disney Plus
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 16, 2020


As the weather chills and leaves begin to change, grab your favorite blanket and curl up with Disney+ for “It’s Fall on Disney+,” featuring exciting and  heart-warming new original movies and series and many of your favorite movies premiering this season. 

REDCAT Announces Fall 2020 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2020


In this wildly unprecedented year, Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts' center for contemporary arts in downtown Los Angeles, has announced its first-ever all-streaming and virtual season of experimentation, discovery, and lively civic discourse online this fall.

Theater Stories: The First Rodgers & Hammerstein Collaboration, HELLO, DOLLY! and More About The St. James Theatre!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 12, 2020


Today's Theater Stories features The St. James Theatre! Learn about the first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, which Oscar-winning movie was filmed at the theater, the longest-running show to play the St. James and more!

Carl Hancock Rux and Mallory Catlett Announced as New Artistic Directors at Mabou Mines
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020


Two prolific, award winning artists, Carl Hancock Rux and Mallory Catlett, both former artists in Mabou Mines' Resident Artist Program, embody the company's mission to foster the next generation of experimental theater artists and bring with them a strong vision for the future of Mabou Mines.

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