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New England Conservatory announces the winter-spring 2022 series of master classes and residencies by world-class artists.

New England Conservatory has announced the winter-spring 2022 series of master classes and residencies by world-class artists.

Clementine Was Right, the indie rock project led by Denver-based poet and fiction writer Mike Young, have released “Dreaming of Dancing in a Different Town.” The song — highlighted with pensive storytelling — marks the lead off single from Can’t Get Right With the Darkness, the band’s sophomore LP offering. Listen to the new single now!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Joan Copeland, stage and screen actress, and sister of playwright Arthur Miller, has died at age 99.

Running from January 13 to February 5, 2022, To  Save and Project: The 18th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation includes more than 60 newly preserved features and shorts from 19 countries, many having world or  North American premieres and presented in original versions not seen since their initial  theatrical releases.

“Johnny & June” at New Theatre Restaurant is an outstanding, original, tribute concert reminiscent of what TV audiences might have enjoyed at home between the premiere of the “Johnny Cash TV Show” in 1969 and the final “Johnny Cash Christmas Special” in 1985.   This New Theatre Restaurant original features Scott Moreau as Johnny Cash, Ashley Pankow, as June Carter Cash, and Cathy Burnett as Country Comedian, Minnie Pearl.  

The Marshall Tucker Band will hit the road on their 50th Anniversary Tour and make a stop at the Warner Theatre on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 8 pm. Dave Mason will open the show. Tickets go on sale to Warner Members Thursday, November 18 at 10 am and to the General Public on Friday, November 19 at 11 am.

Earth, Wind & Fire returns to NJPAC! One of the most powerful live performance group of our time will perform their hits: “September,” “Shining Star,” “After the Love Has Gone,” “Sing a Song” and more.

Singer Freda Payne, the celebrated singer of the disco-era top-charter “Band of Gold,” will bring her acclaimed “Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald” to Bucks County Playhouse for ten concerts, August 26 through September 5.

The 2020 season opened with one of my personal favorites, PIPPIN.  It was the first Broadway show I saw. PIPPIN uses the premise of a performance troupe, led by the Leading Player, to tell the story of a young prince (son of Charlemagne) on his search for meaning and significance. 

Today (May 21) in live streaming: Frank 'Fraver' Verlizzo visits Backstage Live, the Next on Stage Top 10, an Annie reunion on Stars in the House, and more!

The Museum of Modern Art has announced Neelon Crawford: Filmmaker, an exhibition and Virtual Cinema film series introducing the multimedia artist Neelon Crawford (American, born 1946) to contemporary audiences. Crawford was a member of the New York, San Francisco, and Ohio independent filmmaking scenes from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.

Project Mercury, an audio play anthology series from NYC’s Off Broadway Chatillion Stage Company, presents the world premiere of Deception, a new psychological thriller.  The play features an all-star cast headed by Jason O’Connell. 

From the Great White Way to the Silver Screen, these artists have careers that span both the stage and screen. Today we are delving into the Broadway careers of six performers who are nominated for the 2021 Academy Awards.

We've rounded up some of the top productions on stage this summer! Find something near you to see using our comprehensive guide below!

Heading the event will be Grand Marshals  LISA LISA; the Latina Pop Music Legend, Dance Theatre of Harlem founding member and current Artistic Director VIRGINIA JOHNSON; and H.T. CHEN & DIAN DONG, founding directors of Chen Dance Center. 

Today, baritone Will Liverman has released Dreams of a New Day: Songs by Black Composers with pianist Paul Sánchez on Cedille Records. Liverman says, “Right now, it is more important than ever to celebrate the contributions of Black composers, and I’m honored to give voice to the art songs on this album.'

Singer Jimmie Rodgers, who burst on the national scene in 1957 with the No. 1 hit “Honeycomb,” and scored multiple hits in the decade that followed,  died Jan. 18 from kidney disease in Palm Desert, CA.  He was 87 and had also tested positive for Covid-19, according to his daughter Michele Rodgers.

Ed Bruce, singer/songwriter, died Friday, January 8, 2021, in Clarksville, Tennessee, of natural causes at age 81.

According to a soon-to-be released Kanopy survey of more than 730 librarians -- primarily in the U.S.-- 50% of public libraries believe it is their responsibility to provide their local K-12 schools with streaming films that support their curriculum.

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) brings to Scottsdale London-based artist Zineb Sedira, who will represent France in the 2022 Venice Biennale, with 'VOICE-OVER: Zineb Sedira' on view Feb. 20 - Sept. 5, 2021.

 Lo-Flo Records was a germ of an idea in the 1970s, and ultimately conceived in 2015 by the inimitable songwriter, composer, arranger, librettist, Jane McNealy.

Geva Theatre Center's 2020-2021 season was artfully devised to provide audiences with engaging, inclusive and delightful theatre throughout the year a?" safely. 

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