John Brown

Club Sandwich, the brainchild of celebrity and New Hampshire resident John Davidson, is set to open for its third season on Friday, June 2, 2023.

 Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the North American Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's latest ballet, Like Water for Chocolate, from American Ballet Theatre for six performances from Wednesday, March 29 through Sunday, April 2.

Congo Square Theatre Company will present the World Premiere of How Blood Go by Cleveland-based playwright Lisa Langford, a provocative – and wholly topical – story of two family members who are subject to medical experiments without their consent, 50 years apart.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Arkansas Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Tony Award-winning director Anna Shapiro (August: Osage County), Oscar-nominated producer Leelai Demoz (On Tip-Toe), Tony Award-nominated actor/writer Ian Barford (Linda Vista) and entrepreneur Brad Keywell (Groupon, WNDR Museum) have teamed up to create multimedia venture Highwire Media, an artist-first production company that is developing and producing projects across film, theater, and television.

The Naya Rockers are back with a remaster of their much-loved 2014 studio album, Naya Sound System. It features plenty of good vibes, irresistible riddims, and star collaborations across its nine tracks. Naya Sound System will be available everywhere you stream music. Pre-save the upcoming album now!

Washington, DC is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Check out our selections for August including Steve Martin and Martin Short, The Color Purple American Prophet, No Place To Go and more!

Company SBB // Stefanie Batten Bland's newest work, Embarqued: Stories of Soil, a dance-theatre work that interrogates existing relationships to memorials, will be presented at the Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston, ME, July 23–24, and will have its New York premiere at BAM, November 1–5, as part of the 2022 Next Wave Festival.

The National Center for Choreography - Akron has been approved for a $20,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of the recent Creative Administration Research National Summit Convening, a Technical Residency, and two Dancing Labs

Kirsty Rock is best known around the world as a member of the internationally renowned reggae super group Easy Star All-Stars. The release coincides with an official video release of the title track, which was a collaboration between acrobatic dancer Julia Baccellier, Rock, and Rock’s long standing collaborator D888.

Downtown Manhattan's The Flea Theater proudly announces the inaugural season program for their first-ever resident dance company, EMERGE125, including the world premieres of Behavioral Synchrony and Poly String Theory, the works-in progress John Brown Lives and Rights of Renaissance, and a revised revival of the company favorite Spirit Celestial.

The Battle of Blair Mountain in September 1921 in southern West Virginia was the culmination of coal miners fighting for worker's rights against coal companies and their allies. It was a major steppingstone toward unionization along with the 5-day work week, fair pay, and more for workers everywhere.

The arts and sciences are often seen as disparate practices, but they are closer cousins than many may think: from tales of scientific discovery littered throughout history to the countless artists who have taken inspiration from the romance and mystery of the cosmos. This year’s Edinburgh Science Festival is dedicated to showing the many ways in which the arts and sciences are interconnected – two sides of the same coin often learning from one another to reach deeper connection and collective enlightenment – and to providing a platform for creatives to showcase their work.

Both before and throughout the pandemic, National Sawdust’s mission has been to provide artists with financial and creative opportunities, audiences with access to groundbreaking work presented in remarkably high fidelity, and to support young creators by means of a rigorous mentorship network. These three goals serve as the inspirations for The Future Is… Festival, which takes place June 7 through June 16, features work by 6 composers and choreographers developing new work through residencies co-produced with the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, and funded by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Kirsty Rock, best known around the world as a member of the internationally renowned reggae super group Easy Star All-Stars, brings the fire with her own distinctive, soulful, and earthy reggae sound on her upcoming solo album debut, Slow Burn. Listen to the new single now!

Kirsty Rock, best known around the world as a member of the internationally renowned reggae super group Easy Star All-Stars, brings the fire with her own distinctive, soulful, and earthy reggae sound on her upcoming solo album debut, Slow Burn.

For over 20 years, multi-talented Reggae artist, Mighty Mystic has masterfully managed to hold firm to his Jamaican roots while coining his own identifiable sound 'HARD ROOTS' by adding elements of Hip Hop and Rock to the Roots Reggae sound.

When three young park rangers clash over a work assignment, sparks of romance and revolution fly up in Harpers Ferry 2019, running now through March 20 at Know Theatre of Cincinnati.

For over 20 years, multi-talented Reggae artist, Mighty Mystic has masterfully managed to hold firm to his Jamaican roots while coining his own identifiable sound “HARD ROOTS’ by adding elements of Hip Hop and Rock to the Roots Reggae sound. On the eve of releasing his 5th studio album, Mighty Mystic announces the new song  “Goshen.'

According to a Deadline article, Broadway veteran, musician, and screen actor Johnny Brown has died from unreleased causes. The news was announced in an Instagram post by his daughter, Sharon Catherine Brown. She stated, 'Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken. Barely able to breathe.'

When three young park rangers clash over a work assignment, sparks of romance and revolution fly up in Harpers Ferry 2019, running March 4 - 20 at Know Theatre of Cincinnati.

The pioneer of Roots Reggae music Clinton Fearon looks toward love with his newest single Guiding Star out now on Naya Records. Reflecting back on the new single Clinton comments, 'I love how the simplicity of the riddim carries the emotions all along the song, it brings back a lot of memories to heart and soul. I'm happy how the song turned out.'

When three young park rangers clash over a work assignment, sparks of romance and revolution fly up in Harpers Ferry 2019, running March 4 - 20 at Know Theatre of Cincinnati.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham)  announced the winners of the 31st Annual Gotham Awards at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on November 29.

Dean Moss's interdisciplinary performance piece johnbrown layers live choreography, video performances, sound recordings, and music to examine the legacy of abolitionist John Brown across generations.

Seen at major festivals around the world to huge acclaim, The Suppliant Women now comes to the Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury as the first production in a cycle of four plays to be presented over the next few years. 

The much-anticipated final phase of Concord Museum's decade-long $16 million renovation project will culminate with the opening of 10 new permanent galleries and a public celebration starting on Labor Day, September 6 through September 12, 2021.

The City of Pompano Beach presents the Gospel Heritage Concert starring award-winning singer Kelontae Gavin with opening act The Cross Family and appearances by local favorites Seleaveya Dillard and John Brown.

The Town Hall Theater will host “Dreaming of Timbuctoo,” a ground-breaking exhibit that unearths the little-known story of black land ownership in Vermont, opening Aug. 22 and running through September and October at the Jackson Gallery in Middlebury. The opening will be preceded by a panel discussion in collaboration with Rokeby Museum. The program and exhibit are free of charge.

Guests to Hammonds House Museum will have an opportunity to view artwork that has rarely been on display when the museum presents Exhibiting Culture: Highlights from the Hammonds House Museum Collection. The exhibition is curated by Hammonds House Museum's Executive Director and Chief Curator Karen Comer Lowe, and will be on view from August 6, 2021, through January 30, 2022.

The album features an all-star lineup of artists including Slightly Stoopid, The Movement, Ranking Joe, Elliot Martin (John Brown’s Body), Suckarie (New Kingston), and Karim Israel (Arise Roots).

If you’re hungry for connection, if you’re tired of Netflix and want to be a part of something fierce and new, or if you’re just really excited to get out of the house and back in the community, they can’t wait to see you at their summer outdoor performances and their MainStage season.

The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 19 jurors from over 1,300 entries from television, podcasts/radio and the web in entertainment, news, documentary, arts, children’s/youth, public service and multimedia programming.

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a virtual production of this year's winning play DATA and virtual readings of the four finalist plays.  The 17th competition winner, DATA is a fast-paced thriller that looks behind the closed doors of Silicon Valley. DATA is written by Matthew Libby and the virtual production is directed by Susan V. Booth.     

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition will continue to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a virtual production of this year’s winning play DATA and virtual readings of the four finalist plays.  The 17th competition winner, DATA is a fast-paced thriller that looks behind the closed doors of Silicon Valley. 

AFI AWARDS celebrates THE GOOD LORD BIRD with brand new content featuring actor Joshua Caleb Johnson and creator and star Ethan Hawke.

SHOWTIME was honored with five Golden Globe nominations this morning, with nods for actors Don Cheadle of BLACK MONDAY,  Bryan Cranston of YOUR HONOR, Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson of THE COMEY RULE and Ethan Hawke of THE GOOD LORD BIRD.

A new book from Ethan Hawke is on the way in 2021. Penguin Random House will release his novel, A Bright Ray of Darkness, on February 2.

The one of a kind release kicks off the debut of the 4 member production crew, The Autos, with a fresh and hopeful start to 2021. The new single dropped on January 1, 2021.

After dropping his Easy Star Records debut album Sharp & Ready to critical acclaim, Double Tiger (Jay Spaker) is back with The Journey, which is his most diverse and personal collection to date.

The Center for Fiction awarded its First Novel Prize, which recognizes the year's best debut novel and carries a $15,000 monetary gift, to Luster by Raven Leilani at its Annual Awards Benefit on Thursday, December 3, with actor and comedian Yvonne Orji emceeing the virtual event.

Double Tiger (the recording nom de plume for U.S. reggae stalwart Jay Spaker) continues to bring the heat as he unleashes more singles leading up to the release of his sophomore album The Journey, due out December 11 on Easy Star Records.

Ethan Hawke compares James McBride's portrayal of John Brown's story to a magic trick and shares how his daughter Maya Hawke's role in Stranger Things led to her role in The Good Lord Bird.

After dropping his Easy Star Records debut album Sharp & Ready to critical acclaim.

After dropping his Easy Star Records debut album Sharp & Ready to critical acclaim, Double Tiger (Jay Spaker) is back with The Journey, which is his most diverse and personal collection to date.

Today's episode features Hubert Point-Du Jour. The consummate New York actor, Tisch graduate Hubert Point-Du Jour has performed in over 20 plays commissioned by the likes of The Old Globe (The Two Gentleman of Verona), The Public (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Shakespeare in the Park (Kenny Leon’s Much Ado About Nothing) as well as been honored in two Obie Award winning productions (A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes; A Map of Virtue), all while simultaneously balancing a growing television career.