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Turnpike Troubadours, 15th Anniversary Celebration and More Set for Joe's Pub, Now thru 11/10
by BWW News Desk - Nov 4, 2013


Joe's Pub has announced its lineup for this week, November 4-10, 2013, featuring Son Lux, Griffin House, Turnpike Troubadours, Polkabjorn & Kleine Heine, Ed Kowalczyk, Words & Music by Dan Wilson Co-Presented with WFUV, Mark Olson, The Hot Sardines, Never Sleep Alone, Marcelle Davies-Lashley, Joe's Pub 15th Anniversary Celebration featuring Bridgett Everett: Rock Bottom a Night to Benefit New York Voices, Nora York: Water Water Everywhere / Nay Any Drop to Drink, and The Joey Arias Experience. Details below!

Peridance Presents Welcomes OUI Danse, Shannon Gillen + Guests and More, Now thru 11/10
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2013


In two curated weekends and two different programs, Peridance Presents will feature the following companies: Brice Mousset's OUI Danse, Nathan Trice/RITUALS, Emery LeCrone & Dancers, Enzo Celli's Celli Contemporary Ballet, SHANNON GILLEN + GUESTS and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company.

Peridance Presents to Welcome OUI Danse, Shannon Gillen + Guests and More, 11/2-10
by BWW News Desk - Oct 15, 2013


In two curated weekends and two different programs, Peridance Presents will feature the following companies: Brice Mousset's OUI Danse, Nathan Trice/RITUALS, Emery LeCrone & Dancers, Enzo Celli's Celli Contemporary Ballet, SHANNON GILLEN + GUESTS and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company.

Nikki M. James, Jackie Hoffman and More Set for 'Women of Comedy and Cabaret' Series at Joe's Pub, Oct-Dec 2013
by BWW News Desk - Oct 6, 2013


Amber Martin, Tori Scott, Never Sleep Alone, Nikki M. James, Erin Markey, Bridget Everett, Andrea Marcovicci, Lady Rizo, Julie Klausner, Our Lady J, Tammy Faye Starlite, Jackie Hoffman, Sandra Bernhard and Pam Ann are set for the 'Women of Comedy and Cabaret' series at Joe's Pub at the Public, running October to December 2013. Details below!

Nikki M. James, Jackie Hoffman and More Set for 'Women of Comedy and Cabaret' Series at Joe's Pub, Oct-Dec 2013
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2013


Amber Martin, Tori Scott, Never Sleep Alone, Nikki M. James, Erin Markey, Bridget Everett, Andrea Marcovicci, Lady Rizo, Julie Klausner, Our Lady J, Tammy Faye Starlite, Jackie Hoffman, Sandra Bernhard and Pam Ann are set for the 'Women of Comedy and Cabaret' series at Joe's Pub at the Public, running October to December 2013. Details below!

Elvira Kurt, Men in Blazers & More Set for Joe's Pub this Week
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 16, 2013


This week at Joe's Pub at The Public, September 16-22, features performances by ELVIRA KURT IN WORD*ROCK*&SWORD WOMEN OF COMEDY, MEN IN BLAZERS, JANN KLOSE / BARNABY BRIGHT, JOEY ARIAS, JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND, and STARSKY + COX.

Charles Wuorinen and Annie Proulx's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Opera - All the Details!
by Christina Mancuso - Sep 11, 2013


Under the direction of Gerard Mortier, the Teatro Real is fast becoming one of the world's most innovative and exciting opera houses. With eight performances scheduled for early 2014—January 29 to February 11—Teatro Real will mount the first-ever production of Charles Wuorinen and Annie Proulx's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.

Stratford Festival Announces MADNESS: MINDS PUSHED TO THE EDGE 2014 Season; Feat. Shakespeare, CRAZY FOR YOU & More
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2013


Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino has announced the 2014 season, in which, through the prism of a dozen plays, the Stratford Festival will explore the theme of Madness: Minds Pushed to the Edge.

Kennedy Center to Present 12th Annual PAGE-TO-STAGE New Play Festival, 8/31-9/2
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 9, 2013


The Kennedy Center hosts its 12th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Saturday, August, 31 to Monday, September 2, 2013, featuring more than 40 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work. The three-day, Center-wide event offers a series of free readings and open rehearsals of plays and musicals being developed by local, regional, and national playwrights, librettists, and composers. A performance schedule appears on the following pages. Participating theaters include:

Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces CINEMA OF RESISTANCE This August
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 22, 2013


The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the lineup for Cinema of Resistance, (August 23-29) a weeklong survey of politically charged films from around the world.

Boyd Lee Dunlop Celebrates His 87th Birthday Tonight Live at Larkin
by BWW News Desk - Jun 26, 2013


Residing in a Buffalo nursing home since 2007 he was 'rediscovered' by photographer Brendan Bannon who befriended the octogenarian musician and helped him record Boyd's Blues in 2011.

Boyd Lee Dunlop Celebrates His 87th Birthday Wednesday, June 26th Live at Larkin
by Robert Diamond - Jun 15, 2013


Residing in a Buffalo nursing home since 2007 he was 'rediscovered' by photographer Brendan Bannon who befriended the octogenarian musician and helped him record Boyd's Blues in 2011.

TPAC Features Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 6, 2013


In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and develop new work over the course of one year. We are celebrating this tremendous program with a final presentation that is indicative of the cutting-edge work this program has strived to present. The artists have been chosen by a panel of established performing arts professionals from some of the city's highest regarded organizations such as LaMama, Here ARTS, Abrams Arts Center, The New York State Council on the Arts, River to River, and Dance New Amsterdam. The artistic disciplines the artists come form are dance, multimedia, music, and theater.

TPAC to Feature Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. 6/6
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2013


In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and develop new work over the course of one year. We are celebrating this tremendous program with a final presentation that is indicative of the cutting-edge work this program has strived to present. The artists have been chosen by a panel of established performing arts professionals from some of the city's highest regarded organizations such as LaMama, Here ARTS, Abrams Arts Center, The New York State Council on the Arts, River to River, and Dance New Amsterdam. The artistic disciplines the artists come form are dance, multimedia, music, and theater.

PLAY THIS MOVIE LOUD! Film Series Runs at Moving Image, Now thru 6/9
by Movies News Desk - May 4, 2013


Museum of the Moving Image will present an eighteen-film screening series celebrating music movies on the big screen, in conjunction with its current exhibition Spectacle: The Music Video. Taking its title from the title card at the beginning of Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz-'This film should be played loud!'-the series Play This Movie Loud! opens today, May 4, and continues through June 9, 2013.

PLAY THIS MOVIE LOUD! Film Series to Run at Moving Image, 5/4-6/9
by Movies News Desk - May 1, 2013


Museum of the Moving Image will present an eighteen-film screening series celebrating music movies on the big screen, in conjunction with its current exhibition Spectacle: The Music Video. Taking its title from the title card at the beginning of Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz-'This film should be played loud!'-the series Play This Movie Loud! opens Saturday, May 4, and continues through June 9, 2013.

Willie Nelson to Be Honored as Legacy Recordings' Artist Of The Month
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 26, 2013


As America prepares to commemorate the 80 th birthday of Willie Nelson on April 29 th, the country music icon will be celebrated as Artist of the Month for April, 2013 by Legacy Recordings, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

Patti Austin, Mary Wilson Join Tena Clark in MUSE/IQUE Uncorked Series Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2013


MUSE/IQUE, an innovative cross-genre music organization curated by noted artistic director/conductor Rachael Worby, continues its popular Uncorked Series with 'Powerhouse from the Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage,' including special guests Patti Austin and Mary Wilson, tonight, March 11, 2013, 7 pm, in an intimate setting on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage.

Patti Austin, Mary Wilson Join Tena Clark in MUSE/IQUE Uncorked Series, 3/11
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2013


MUSE/IQUE, an innovative cross-genre music organization curated by noted artistic director/conductor Rachael Worby, continues its popular Uncorked Series with 'Powerhouse from the Firehouse: The Legendary Tena Clark Backstage,' including special guests Patti Austin and Mary Wilson, on Monday, March 11, 2013, 7 pm, in an intimate setting on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium stage.

SEXSTING Makes West Coast Premiere with Katselas Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 23, 2013


Winning a Guthrie Theatre commission, and chosen for development by The Katselas Theatre Company's INKubator program, the West Coast Premiere of SEXSTING is the inaugural production for KTC's 2013 season. Opening at the popular Skylight Theatre Complex tonight, February 23rd, the stellar cast includes Gregory Itzin (Tony, Drama Desk, and Emmy Award nominee), JD Cullum (Stones in His Pockets-Mark Taper Forum, Of Equal Measure-Kirk Douglas Theater), The Cripple of Inishmaan (Geffen Playhouse).

Film Society of Lincoln Center & MoMA Announce 2013 New Films Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 22, 2013


Film Society of Lincoln Center & MoMA - 2013 New Directors/New Films Full Schedule The Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the full lineup today for the 42nd edition of New Directors/New Films (March 20 - 31).

NEVER SLEEP ALONE, Toshi Reagon's GOOD FOLK LOVERS ROCK and More Set for Valentine's Day Lineup at Joe's Pub, Now thru 2/15
by BWW News Desk - Feb 12, 2013


Lovers and lonelies in New York City will swarm to Joe's Pub at The Public this February for several Valentine's Day themed shows that run the gamut: Dr. Alex's returns to help the world get laid with Never Sleep Alone. Roots legend Toshi Reagon and special guests pay tribute to the sultry R&B queen Sade. Country husband and wife duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis celebrate a new CD. Xavier hosts a tribute to the original ladies of soul, and 'mama bear of alt cabaret' (TONY) Bridget Everett returns with her band The Tender Moments for a very special, very tender Valentine's Day engagement. Read on for more details. Bleeding hearts welcome...

SEXSTING to Make West Coast Premiere with Katselas Theatre, 2/23
by BWW News Desk - Jan 25, 2013


Winning a Guthrie Theatre commission, and chosen for development by The Katselas Theatre Company's INKubator program, the West Coast Premiere of SEXSTING is the inaugural production for KTC's 2013 season. Opening at the popular Skylight Theatre Complex on February 23rd, the stellar cast includes Gregory Itzin (Tony, Drama Desk, and Emmy Award nominee), JD Cullum (Stones in His Pockets-Mark Taper Forum, Of Equal Measure-Kirk Douglas Theater), The Cripple of Inishmaan (Geffen Playhouse).

Joey Arias, Zack Zadak, and More to Perform at Joe's Pub This Winter
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2013


Each week Joe's Pub at The Public presents some of New York City's most eclectic programming ranging from world to classical, pop, singer-songwriter, jazz and more. At the center of Joe's Pub's genre-blind booking is The Public Theater's mission to bring world-class performance to New York City's diverse cultural community.

NEVER SLEEP ALONE, Toshi Reagon's GOOD FOLK LOVERS ROCK and More Set for Valentine's Day Lineup at Joe's Pub, 2/12-15
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2013


Lovers and lonelies in New York City will swarm to Joe's Pub at The Public this February for several Valentine's Day themed shows that run the gamut: Dr. Alex's returns to help the world get laid with Never Sleep Alone. Roots legend Toshi Reagon and special guests pay tribute to the sultry R&B queen Sade. Country husband and wife duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis celebrate a new CD. Xavier hosts a tribute to the original ladies of soul, and 'mama bear of alt cabaret' (TONY) Bridget Everett returns with her band The Tender Moments for a very special, very tender Valentine's Day engagement. Read on for more details. Bleeding hearts welcome...

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