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Complete Cast Announced for Oscar Isaac & Rachel Brosnahan Led THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 12, 2023


BAM (The Brooklyn Academy of Music) has announced the full company and creative team for the first New York revival in 50 years of Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. See how to purchase tickets!

Which Songs Have Appeared in Multiple Broadway Shows?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jan 15, 2023


This month, the reader question was: 'Which Songs Have Appeared in Multiple Broadway Shows?'

Feature: 2022 Arkansas Year in Review
by Theresa Bertram - Dec 27, 2022


BWW's Theresa Bertram gives out awards for 2022 and talks about what's next.

VIDEO: Summer Walker Debuts 'Santa Baby' Visual
by Michael Major - Dec 19, 2022


Contributing to a nearly seven-decade tradition, she adds to a long lineage of “Santa Baby” covers by everyone from Madonna and Taylor Swift to Ariana Grande and Gwen Stefani. As always, Summer adds her own soulful and spirited spin to this classic and makes it her own, so you can too. Watch the new video now!

Harlem Stage Announces Spring 2023 Programming Featuring THE VICKSBURG PROJECT World Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022


Harlem Stage has announced full programming for Spring 2023, continuing its Black Arts Movement: Examined series examining the 1960s/70s cultural movement led by Black artists, activists, and intellectuals.

Interview: Playwright Lester Probst on VOLUN-TEARS, A World Premiere Play About Sexual Harassment in the Military
by Shari Barrett - Dec 10, 2022


ArtsUP! LA is presenting the world premiere of Volun-Tears, a powerful play by Korean War Veteran Lester Probst, based on the true experiences of women who have suffered sexual harassment and sexual abuse while serving in the United States Armed Forces, performed by U.S. Veterans. I decided to speak with Lester Probst on what inspired him to write the play and what message he hopes to instill in audience members to start the road to achieving equality within the ranks of our military, especially for women.

Marchánt Davis, Alex Wyse & More Join Sean Hayes Led GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR; Full Cast Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2022


Good Night, Oscar starring Sean Hayes, announced that Marchánt Davis (Ain’t No Mo’), Alex Wyse (Waitress), Sam Bell-Gurwitz (Good Night, Oscar in Chicago), Postell Pringle (A Free Man of Color), and Max Roll (Mrs. Warren’s Profession) will be joining the company on Broadway.

Review: BALLET HISPÁNICO: DOÑA PERÓN at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - Dec 4, 2022


If you're going to do a history of Eva Perón based entirely on movement, you'd be sure to include that iconic pose of the Argentine First Lady hands aloft at the radio microphones before adoring thousands.

The Museum of Modern Art Announces The 2023 Line-Up For TO SAVE AND PROJECT
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2022


The Museum of Modern Art announces To Save and  Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the latest edition of  the annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from  archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the world.

Lost Nation Theater Presents Willem Lange's Inimitable Telling Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST STORY, December 16
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022


Lost Nation Theater and Willem Lange are teaming up once again! The Beloved Yankee Storyteller Willem Lange performs his reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story.

Dessoff Choirs Announces Holiday Concert Series, December 2-11
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2022


The Dessoff Choirs today announced its annual holiday concert series. Now in its 98th year, The Dessoff Choirs continues to shepherd audiences into the holiday spirit with three performances in some of New York City's most beautiful churches.

Dessoff Choirs Announces Holiday Concert Series, December 2-11
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2022


The Dessoff Choirs has announced its annual holiday concert series. Now in its 98th year, The Dessoff Choirs continues to shepherd audiences into the holiday spirit with three performances in some of New York City's most beautiful churches. This season's offerings include the popular sing-along of Handel's Messiah followed by a pair of concerts comprising carols and seasonal favorites. 

Bloomingdale School Of Music 2022/23 Faculty Concert Series Birthday Celebration - THE MUSIC OF MICHAEL COCHRANE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2022


Bloomingdale School of Music announces its 2022/23 Faculty Concert Series at the David Greer Concert Hall, 323 West 108th Street, NYC.

Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE Announced At Edge Of The Wood Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 25, 2022


The Resident Theatre at Edge of the Wood presents Arthur Miller's Tony Award winning play THE CRUCIBLE, directed by Chris Toft, running November 4 - 19, for 10 performances.

Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery, and More to Perform at Joe's Pub This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2022


Experience sparkling holiday moments with Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery, Bridget Everett and the Tender Moments, Murray Hill, and Justin Vivian Bond. See the full holiday calendar here!

Review: A Powerful Production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE at Palm Harbor University High School
by Peter Nason - Oct 23, 2022


In 2022, it's more pertinent and scary now than ever!

The Brattle And The Coolidge Announce NOIRVEMBER 2022 Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 13, 2022


Boston film fans have ample reason to rejoice this November, as the area's two iconic art house cinemas—Cambridge's The Brattle Theatre and Brookline's Coolidge Corner Theatre—unveil a thrilling lineup of film noir in celebration of “Noirvember.”

Richard Bell's EMBASSY To Take Up Residence At AGSA, As The Aboriginal Tent Embassy Marks 50 Years Of First Nations Activism
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2022


Inspired by the Aboriginal Tent Embassy – the protest camp set up 50 years ago on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra – Richard Bell's Embassy will take over the Art Gallery of South Australia's forecourt for three days of film screenings, talks and discussions from 21-23 October as part of the 2022 Adelaide Film Festival.

Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan Will Star in Lorraine Hansberry's THE SIGN IN SIDNEY BRUSTEIN'S WINDOW at BAM
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 6, 2022


The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has just announced the first major New York revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window, directed by Obie Award winner Anne Kauffman at the BAM Harvey Theater beginning February 4 and opening February 23, 2023.

Out Today: The Crossing Featured On John Luther Adams' 'Sila: The Breath Of The World'
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2022


Acclaimed GRAMMY-winning choir The Crossing is featured alongside JACK Quartet and musicians from the University of Michigan on John Luther Adams' Sila: The Breath of the World, out today on Cantaloupe Music. Considered his most ambitious large-scale work to date, Adams describes the piece as “being rooted in our own unique position within the music and within the world, and from this loose collection of solitudes, community emerges.”

AUREA ENSEMBLE PRESENTS a Concert Celebrating The Ideals Of Democracy And Equality
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2022


What happens when artists meet at the margins of their disciplines and push the boundaries back and forth? What happens is AUREA-a performance ensemble engaged in a joyous pursuit to investigate and invigorate the harmony of music and the spoken word.

Center For The Arts Presents Fall 2022 & Spring 2023 Shows
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2022


Celebrated singer and songwriter Peabo Bryson, two time Rock and Roll inductee Graham Nash, dance companies Pilobolus and Flamenco Vivo, and Broadway stars Megan Hilty, Mandy Gonzalez and Javier Muñoz are just a few of the artists set to appear at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University during its 2022–2023 season. 

TheatreSquared Announces Extension of IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2022


Audiences will have a few more chances to catch TheatreSquared's zany, rollicking musical adaptation of the 1950s sci-fi classic, It Came From Outer Space. Due to popular demand, the production is extending to add seven performance dates—but must close on September 25.

UK Theatre Community Share Statements & Updates On Passing Of Queen Elizabeth II
by BWW Staff - Sep 8, 2022


In the aftermath of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at 96 after serving as the monarch of the United Kingdom for 70 years, Theatres across the UK will be dimming their lights tonight and observing a minute's silence.

Invictus Theatre Company Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring THE MOUNTAINTOP, THE CRUCIBLE & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2022


For its sixth season of production and its second season in residence at its Reginald Vaughn Theater, Invictus Theatre Company will present three plays examining the power of rhetoric to move community opinion and action, whether for good or for bad.

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