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MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: BEING ALIVE Comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center In March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2025


Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 14 at 8 pm.

Coffeehouse Chronicles #178: DANCENOISE Comes To La MaMa This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025


La MaMa will present Coffeehouse Chronicles #178: Dancenoise taking place on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 3PM at Ellen Stewart Theatre @ La MaMa (66 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003).

August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING to be Presented at Middletown Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2025


The Middletown Arts Center, in conjunction with Dunbar Repertory Company, will present a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running. Learn how to purchase tickets.

August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING to be Presented at The Middletown Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025


The Middletown Arts Center will present a special Black History Month production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running, produced by Darrell Lawrence Willis, Sr. and directed by Mark Antonio Henderson. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT Musical Will Make World Premiere Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2024


The world premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project will open off-Broadway, conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins.

Chronicles of a Girl Singer, Part 2: DARK AND LIGHT
by Guest Blog: Melissa Errico - Nov 13, 2024


Errico writes about the summits and shoals of a performer’s life as she embarks on her ongoing “Sondheim in The City” tour. In this entry, she takes on a completely different assignment—an evening of film noir music, in the City of Angels itself.

20th Annual NEW STAGE FESTIVAL Announced At Goodman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2024


Five new works—four developmental plays plus one musical in free public readings—are on tap this December for Goodman Theatre's 2024 New Stages Festival, under Artistic Susan V. Booth and Director of New Works Kat Zukaitis.

Urban Bush Women Launches The Music Center's 2024–2025 Dance Season at Mark Taper Forum
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2024


 The Music Center will make history when it kicks off its 2024–2025 dance season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center on November 22–24, 2024, with a first-ever dance presentation in the performing arts center’s beloved Mark Taper Forum.

Mandy Patinkin to Present BEING ALIVE at Wharton Center This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2024


Mandy Patinkin will present a concert titled BEING ALIVE, featuring Adam Ben-David on piano at the Wharton Center. The performance promises an evening of music and storytelling, showcasing Patinkin's celebrated career. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony and Emmy- Winner Mandy Patinkin Takes the Stage at Cobb Great Hall in October
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2024


Broadway's master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, to Wharton Center for one night only on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:30PM.

Original Cast Members Will Return For SWEPT AWAY on Broadway; Full Cast Revealed!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 20, 2024


The Avett Brothers’ new musical Swept Away will star the returning principal cast members from the show’s run at Berkeley Repertory and Arena Stage. Learn more about the full cast here!

Theater for the New City Unveils 2024 Dream Up Festival Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2024


Theater for the New City will present its twelfth  Dream Up Festival in August. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Linda Eder, Laura and Linda Benanti, and More to Play 54 Below Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 29, 2024


Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Rap Icon Nas Joins Creative And Producing Team For BEAT STREET Stage Adaptation
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2024


GRAMMY Award-winning rap icon Nas announced that he has joined the creative team adapting the groundbreaking 1984 hip-hop film classic into a Broadway musical. Additional creative team members will be announced in coming weeks.

See Norm Lewis, Linda Eder & More Next Month at 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2024


54 has unveiled its June lineup featuring Norm Lewis, Linda Eder and more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Janet Cowperthwaite, Manager of Kronos Quartet and Executive Director of Kronos Performing Arts Association, to Step Down in October
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2024


Janet Cowperthwaite, long-time manager of the San Francisco–based Kronos Quartet and founding Executive Director of the Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA), has announced that she will step down in October to pursue new opportunities in the performing arts.

Review: JOE JACKSON at At Davidson Theatre
by Paul Batterson - May 27, 2024


What did our critic think of JOE JACKSON at At Davidson Theatre?

Findlay, Garai, and More Set for THE YEARS at Almeida Theatre; Additional Season Casting Announced
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024


The Almeida Theatre has announced casting for Eline Arbo’s The Years and the Angry and Young season. 

Art Song Ensemble Calliope's Call Celebrates Tenth Anniversary With Release of Debut Album 'New Moon'
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2024


Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Boston-based Art Song Ensemble CALLIOPE'S CALL with their debut album NEW MOON.

MY WHITE HUSBAND Comes to Moving Arts Theatre Company in May
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024


Moving Arts Theatre Company will present the world-premiere of Leviticus Jelks’ debut play, My White Husband, opening May 18th in Los Angeles with previews on May 16th and 17th. 

Carrie Mae Weems Exhibition Rebalances Understanding of Decades-Long Practice
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024


Opening June 22 at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College’s (CCS Bard) Hessel Museum of Art, Remember to Dream revisits the range and breadth of Carrie Mae Weems’ prolific career through seldom displayed and lesser-known works that demonstrate the evolution of her pioneering, politically engaged practice.

The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present STORY/TELLER ARTS: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2024


Join the Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group for Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh.

JUST FOR ONE DAY North American Premiere to be Presented at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2024


David Mirvish will present the North American premiere of Just For One Day, a new musical about the making of Live Aid. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Adam Guettel, Austin Pendleton and More Will Be Honored with Dramatists Guild Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 19, 2024


The Dramatists Guild previously announced that playwright Christopher Durang will receive a Lifetime Achievement award at this year’s ceremony. He will be joined by two additional recipients, George C. Wolfe and Emily Mann.

Cast Set For WEDDING BAND at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band:  A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, directed by Stage Debut Award winner Monique Touko, who returns to the Lyric after the smash-hit production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. 

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