The Ambassador - 2014 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 19

I'M NOT A COMEDIAN...I'M LENNY BRUCE ran for nine months Off Broadway and for an unprecedented 110 performances in Los Angeles, receiving enormous critical acclaim and dozens upon dozens of rave reviews.

Kevin McGrath OBE, one of the country's most dedicated philanthropists known for his commitment to the arts and in transforming the lives of the underprivileged and those in need, has been appointed as the new Chairman to the Board at ArtsEd, the UK's most academically successful performing arts school.

With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, Chicago is now the #1 longest-running American musical in Broadway history.

The French Institute Alliance Fran aise (FIAF), New York's premier French cultural and language center, today announced the 2019 Crossing the Line Festival, featuring 11 performances and a gallery exhibition from a geographically, generationally, and artistically diverse group of artists whose work transcends genres and boundaries. All performances are world, US, or New York premieres; they are united by their convention-breaking fearlessness as they confront topics from social injustice to personal demons. Many of the performances pay homage to legendary artists of our time and previous eras, while the theme of migration and its transformational effects on identity informs several others. The festival runs from September 12 to October 12. Ticket are available at crossingtheline.org.

Julie Andrews will lend her voice to the character of "Lady Whistledown" in Netflix and Shondaland's upcoming 'The Untitled Bridgerton Series.'

The University Musical Society (UMS) and the University of Michigan's School of Music, Theatre & Dance (SMTD) EXCEL Lab are announcing the 2019-20 cohort of 21st Century Artist Interns.

On Friday, June 21, Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-Most will be awarded a Gold Medal in the Arts by the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts at a ceremony held in Vienna's Albertina Museum. The gold medal is being given in recognition of Welser-Most's long-lasting impact on the international arts community.

On August 8th, 2014, THE IMBIBLE: A SPIRITED HISTORY OF DRINKING opened at the New York International Fringe Festival for what was supposed to be a five-performance run. After sold-out FringeNYC and Fringe Encore engagements, a front-page feature in the Arts section of The New York Times, and three hit sequels, the production is now in an open run at New World Stages.

Due to popular demand following a sell-out tour this spring, Lee Ridley (aka Lost Voice Guy) - the first comedian ever to win Britain's Got Talent - will be taking his critically acclaimed show to disabled parking spaces at more than two dozen new venues  this autumn.

Kate Mura and Fuse Theatre Ensemble are thrilled to announce she will be traveling back to France for the Avignon OFF Festival, Avignon France, July 5-7, 2019 on The Garage International's (TGI) stage at the Hotel Mercure. The Tarot Show will have one local performance on Father's Day at 2pm.

Ahead of his debut solo album ABENG, where Walshy Fire gathers his friends across the Caribbean and Africa for a first-of-its-kind album bridging the regions, the Major Lazer MC shares the video for new single “Call Me”, featuring Nigerian Afrobeats star Mr Eazi and Jamaican Dancehall artist Kranium.

The 14th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce the details of its full 2019 program in September, titled Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima.

Ford's Theatre Society celebrated the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at its Annual Gala on Sunday evening, June 2, 2019, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW). For more than 40 years, the Society has hosted this bipartisan event, which provides crucial support to the non-profit's theatrical and educational programs.

Superstar of stage and silver screen, American Idol favorite and vocal virtuoso Clay Aiken joins the cast as Teen Angel! Fresh off Broadway as Dimitri in Anastasia, Zach Adkins is making his Pittsburgh CLO debut as the leather jacket wearing heartthrob, Danny Zuko.

Multi-platinum International artist Elisa, announces that she will head to the UK and Europe as part of her world tour. Presented by DMP, Academy Events and 432 by arrangement with ITB booking agency, the seven dates outing will kick off on Saturday 20th July at Luxor in Cologne, Germany, and will make stops in Norway and Switzerland, before wrapping up with two UK dates, Tuesday 30th July at internationally renowned Union Chapel in London and Friday 2nd August at The Liquid Room for Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Compagnia de' Colombari, an international collective of performing artists founded and directed by Karin Coonrod, presents More Or Less I Am: a music-theater piece drawn entirely from Walt Whitman's revolutionary free verse long poem, 'Song of Myself,'one of the original twelve pieces that comprise his 1855 collection Leaves of Grass. The next performance in this series, spanning multiple venues throughout the five boroughs, will take place on Sunday, May 26, 2019, 7:30 pm at Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn.  

The 2019 Greenwich Wine + Food Festival Presented By PepsiCo is proud to announce GRAMMY Award-winning band Little Big Town as this year's musical headliner.

RONNIE MARMO's tour-de-force embodiment of the most controversial comedian of all time, the hit solo show I'M NOT A COMEDIAN…I'M LENNY BRUCE will play its final performance on Saturday, June 8 at 8:00 PM, prior to a national tour. Written by and starring RONNIE MARMO and directed by Tony Award winner JOE MANTEGNA (star of CBS' CRIMINAL MINDS), the funny and provocative play began as a limited engagement at the Cutting Room and continued performances at the world-famous Theatre of Varieties, The Box (189 Chrystie Street, Manhattan).

In this solo concert, RESONANCE III, Miki Orihara will be dancing Martha Graham's 'Lamentation (1930)', Doris Humphrey's 'Two Ecstatic Themes (1931)', Seiko Takata's work 'Mother (1938)' Konami Ishii's 'Moon Desert (early 1930's)' and Yuriko's 'Cry (1963)'.

Two-time Grammy nominated DJ and Producer Steve Aoki joins forces with Brazilian superstar Alok for their first official collaboration “Do It Again”. Directed by Reece Charchol, the animated music video follows the duo on a psychedelic journey through alternate realities, as they attempt to escape a shapeshifting evil force, masked as a bunny rabbit. Stream 'Do It Again' Here

Now celebrating its 10th year, the Great American Songbook Foundation's Songbook Academy has announced the new class of national finalists who will participate in the annual summer music intensive July 13-20.

Iconic drag superstar Miss Richfield 1981 returns to Philadelphia for the first time in two years with her brand new show "Gender Fluids". Attempting to find non-binary answers to our increasingly complex world, this comedic and thoughtful show features new music, costumes, and videos along with a healthy heap of audience interaction while celebrating all genders-both old and new

On Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., three vibrant New York City-based artists will perform in Zankel Hall as part of My City, My Song, an interactive Family Concert celebrating music from around the world. The concert features jazz standards performed by vocalist Brianna Thomas, the percussive rhythms of Puerto Rican bomba and plena music from father-daughter duo Juan Gutierrez and Julia Gutierrez-Rivera (with fellow musicians from Los Pleneros de la 21), and samba from Brazil's Carnival with singer-songwriter Fabiana Masili. Free pre-concert activities are offered one hour prior to each performance, preparing parents and children to sing and dance along with the artists.

Geffen Playhouse will honor legendary singer, songwriter, actor and activist Harry Belafonte and groundbreaking performer, comedienne and activist Lily Tomlin during its 17th annual Backstage at the Geffen fundraiser, it was announced today.

Multi-platinum entertainer Sara Evans's side-project, The Barker Family Band, with daughter Olivia Barker (16) and son Avery Barker (19), releases today via all digital partners at saraevans.co/TheBarkerFamilyBand. The 6-song EP offers a snapshot of this moment in time for the family and showcases mesmerizing harmonies on original songs and covers including Beyonce's “XO,” – spinning on Radio Disney Country ‑ and Fleetwood Mac's “Dreams” – spinning on SiriusXM's Y2Kountry. Watch the People.com exclusive premiere of the “Dreams” lyric video HERE. The family focused project showcases Sara and Olivia trading-off lead vocals and harmonies throughout the project while Avery played acoustic and electric guitar on the tracks. The project is co-produced by Sara and Ben Fowler.