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With the launch of its 2017-18 season this fall, the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), led by Co-Founder and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT), celebrates 30 years as the nation's most innovative training ground for the next generation of classical musicians, preparing its resident Fellows for professional careers through an experiential curriculum of hands-on training, live performance, and audience interaction.

It's fascinating, what you discover about people in a waiting room. Especially when things get awkward. Hannah's life is all about being in control...until it's not. A bit dark, a bit funny, and more than a bit compelling, come and take your seat for one offbeat journey.

Joe's Pub is proud to support exciting upcoming performances including some of Folk and Country's most enticing artists! Highlights include Kentucky singer/songwriter Joan Shelley on June 21-22; an all-acoustic show from Okkervil River with opener Jesse Hale Moore on June 27; Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams together on July 12-13; Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame inductee Jeffrey Steele on July 14; experimental fiddle from Gaelynn Lea, last year's Tiny Desk Contest winner, with opener and Kerrville New Folk winner Ben de la Cour on July 15; the album release of Tacoma Narrows' The Currents We Are In, also on July 15, Tony Trischka's Early Roman Kings: The Music of Bob Dylan on July 23; Jean Rohe performing songs from her work-in-progress, 'The Odysseus Agreement,' on July 29; and, singer/pianist Olivia Chaney, who is currently collaborating with The Decemberists on the British Folk project Offa Rex, on August 3. Scroll down for more details, pricing and more!

It's fascinating, what you discover about people in a waiting room. Especially when things get awkward. Hannah's life is all about being in control...until it's not. A bit dark, a bit funny, and more than a bit compelling, come and take your seat for one offbeat journey.

NYU Skirball's 2017-18 dance season kicks off on September 15 with a FREE immersive dance party by the unconventional dance company AUNTS, and continues with the American premiere of Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula's In Search of Dinozord, a heart-wrenching look at the consequences of war, on September 22 and 23. The season, the first curated by Skirball's new director, Jay Wegman, will showcase diverse and cutting-edge international talent from Brussels, Denmark, France, Germany, Republic of Congo, the U.K. and the United States.

GOOD MORNING, THEATERATI: Welcome to Friday, June 2, 2017! The weekend is upon us (thank you, very much) and we cannot conceive of a better way to live life dramatically than by catching a first night performance of a show? It's opening night for several new shows and we send out warm wishes of "break a leg"...

It's fascinating, what you discover about people in a waiting room. Especially when things get awkward. Hannah's life is all about being in control...until it's not. A bit dark, a bit funny, and more than a bit compelling, come and take your seat for one offbeat journey.

The Movies that Matter with Hal Conklin Film Series comes to a close this year with a screening of the 1995 film, Dead Man Walking, on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 7:00pm. Following the series' theme of teaching audiences about forgiveness, loving others, and loving ourselves while providing a renewed enthusiasm for living life with compassion and grace, Dead Man Walking tells the remarkable story of a prisoner on death row who learns to accept God's love and  come out of hiding.

NYU Skirball's 2017-18 season will feature over 45 unique presentations by some of the world's leading provocateurs, artists and activists, performing unconventional and often controversial works in varied spaces throughout the Skirball Center - turning the lobby, dressing rooms, hallways and backstage areas into centers of creativity.

The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement is pleased to announce their popular Granada Theatre Multimedia Workshop will kick off its summer session on Monday, June 12, 2017. Previously known as The Granada Theatre Video Workshop, the new Granada Theatre Multimedia Workshop will feature all new hands-on filming and editing opportunities, plus an exciting guest speaker lineup of top industry professionals.

The Granada Theatre announces the screening of Concussion, the next installment of the "Movies That Matter with Hal Conklin" Film Series on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 7:00pm. Based on an incredible true story, Concussion highlights Dr. Bennet Omalu's remarkable discovery of the relationship between football-related concussions and brain damage. Prior to the film screening, guests will enjoy a discussion between series curator and former Santa Barbara mayor, Hal Conklin, and his guests Dr. Stephen Kaminski, Medical Director of Trauma Services at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital; Melissa Grunt, CPNP, Concussion Clinic Nurse Practitioner, Cottage Children's Medical Center; and Laura Capps, Santa Barbara Unified School District Board Member who will discuss sports related head trauma in schools.

In January this year The Scottish Drama Training Network (SDTN) and Pleasance Theatre Trust announced a new initiative to support Acting, Performance and Technical Theatre graduates from Scotland's Colleges and Higher Education Institutions as they make the transition from training to industry.

The third season of the Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series continues on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm with the screening of the 1962 film, Birdman of Alcatraz. Featuring one of Elmer Bernstein's most-memorable cinematic scores, the film tells the remarkable story of a federal-prison inmate, Robert Stroud, who becomes a talented ornithologist and published author while in solitary confinement.

The Granada Theatre Concert Series is pleased to present Rodriguez with an opening performance by Arum Rae, on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 8:00pm. The legendary musician, singer, and songwriter reached global fame as a result of the Academy Award winning documentary, Searching For Sugar Man. Audience members can look forward to an incredible evening of live music featuring the soulful voice of Arum Rae and Rodriguez's internationally recognized sound.

The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement announces the screening of Amistad, the next installment of the 'Movies That Matter with Hal Conklin,' on Monday, April 17, 2017.

pring has sprung at Dino's Backstage and The Celebrity Room with April's lively entertainment lineup! This month's performances (in order of appearance) include Jonathan Karrant, Courtney Day, Paula Johns "Happy Birthday Ella", Bob Egan (for his Singer's Showcase), Michael Richard Kelly with a special birthday celebration weekend for Dino Kelly-Cataldi and, the last weekend in April features Jeffrey Coon. Dino's Backstage and The Celebrity Room - the unique dining and entertainment experience reminiscent of the sophisticated supper clubs of the 40s and 50s - is located at 287 Keswick Avenue in Glenside, PA. There is Saturday and SundayBrunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 with a new and exciting bar menu. and soon dining al fresco with outdoor bar and lounge area will be open. See www.dinosbackstage.com or call 215-884-2000 for more information, including specific music charges and minimums in The Celebrity Room.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) is honored to announce the shining stars to be honored at their third annual Granada Theatre Legends Gala, to be held on Friday, September 15, 2017.

The third season of the Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series continues on Monday, April 10, 2017 with the screening of the biblical epic film, The Ten Commandments. Featuring one of composer Elmer Bernstein's most memorable cinematic scores, the story of Moses in The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, and Anne Baxter, will captivate audience members as it comes to life in all its cinematic majesty on The Granada Theatre's state-of-the-art 4k digital cinema system.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) is pleased to announce the return of the Jurkowitz Fellows in the Performing Arts Program for the second year, at The Granada Theatre on March 20 and 21 , 2017.

THE WHO announced today that they will launch their exclusive Las Vegas residency this summer at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace beginning July 29, 2017.

Rita Wilson, the talented actress, film producer, and Broadway star, brings her vocal and songwriting talents to the stage at The Granada Theatre with Liner Notes: Songwriters, Stories and Music, on Today March 11, 2017. Special guests Billy Steinberg, Richard Marx and MoZellawill join Wilson for an intimate evening with talented songwriters performing and sharing the stories behind their music.

The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts (SBCPA) is pleased to announce Far From Heaven as the next installment of the Elmer Bernstein Memorial Film Series on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 7:00pm. Prior to the film screening, guests can look forward to a special pre-show discussion hosted by the series guest curator Jon Burlingame, one of the nation's leading writers on music for film and television and expert on the music of Elmer Bernstein.

The Jurkowitz Center for Community Engagement is pleased to present Escuela de Vagabundos, the next installment of the "Cine en Domingo" Film Series, and one of Mexico's most beloved comedy films, on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00 pm at The Granada Theatre. Part of an ongoing initiative to highlight both classic and contemporary Spanish language films, the "Cine en Domingo" Film Series aims to engage the Latino community and beyond with this compelling genre of films that - inspire the hearts and of all audiences.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center announces the third annual Segal Center Film Festival on Theatre and Performance (FTP).

4th Wall Theatre Company launches its inaugural play reading festival, 4th Wall Reads: Women's Voices. Running March 2nd - March 12th at STUDIO 101, the festival showcases five exceptional female playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize finalist and renowned playwright Theresa Rebeck who is headlining the event.