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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Announces Fall 2020 Digital Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2020


The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced a Fall Season of digital concerts to replace each of the performances originally scheduled for Alice Tully Hall -- Front Row Mainstage, 16 newly-curated concerts drawn from CMS's vast archive of high-quality recordings.

State Theatre New Jersey Announces Plans for Extensive Renovations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 31, 2020


State Theatre New Jersey has announced extensive renovation plans to ensure that it preserves its rich history while continuing to serve the community as a state-of-the-art cultural venue far into the future.

Richard Carlin and Ken Bloom Release EUBIE BLAKE: RAGS, RHYTHM, AND RACE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 12, 2020


A new biography of one of the key composers of 20th-century American popular song and jazz, Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm and Race illuminates Blake's impact on over 100 years of American culture.

KCRW Presents AMP Music Summit Summer 2020, July 29
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2020


A Letter from the Curators of KCRW Presents AMP Music Summit Summer 2020:

Exclusive: Audra McDonald Sings 'Down With Love' as Part of The Seth Concert Series; Re-Airs Today at 3pm
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2020


Seth Rudetsky's internationally acclaimed Broadway concert series that first began in Provincetown at The Art House in 2011 is now a weekly virtual series titled The Seth Concert Series.

Michael Tilson Thomas Named Officer In The Ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2020


On Monday, June 22, Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT)a?"Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the New World Symphony, and Conductor Laureate of the London Symphony Orchestraa?"was named an Officer in the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), the second of three grades recognized in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded to distinguished artists who have made significant contributions to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, June 19- The Antonyo Awards, PETER PAN LIVE! and More!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 19, 2020


Today (June 19) in live streaming: the first ever Antonyo Awards, Peter Pan Live! and so much more!

Audra McDonald, Lea Salonga & Melissa Errico Join Seth Rudetsky For Streaming Concerts!
by Alan Henry - Jun 10, 2020


Producer Mark Cortale announced today that award-winning theatre superstars Audra McDonald, Lea Salonga, and Melissa Errico will join the line-up of talent slated to participate in The Seth Concert Series, the weekly virtual series based on Seth Rudetsky's international Broadway series that began at The Art House in Provincetown.

Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse Presents SUPPRESSED DESIRES, May 16
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2020


Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will present a 'screened' reading of Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook's one-act comedy, SUPPRESSED DESIRES, via live stream video, with special guest J ELLEN GAINOR participating in a post-show talk on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 8 PM, EST. Running Time: 40 minutes. Talkback to follow, including audience questions. Available via Zoom and YouTube.

Brooklyn Film Festival Goes Virtual for its 23rd Edition
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 29, 2020


Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), New York City's longest running international-competitive film festival, stands together with all New Yorkers to flatten the curve and stop the spread of COVID-19, announcing that its 23rd edition, themed TURNING POINT, will go on in the form of a virtual festival with its full film lineup of more than 140 films viewable for free from May 29 through June 7 at  www.brooklynfilmfestival.org.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020


BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!

Bard SummerScape Will Celebrate Nadia Boulanger With 31st Bard Music Festival, NADIA BOULANGER AND HER WORLD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020


Bard SummerScape's 17th edition celebrates one of the most important female figures in classical music history, with seven weeks of music, opera, theater, dance, film and the SummerScape Spiegeltent, centered around the 31st Bard Music Festival, 'Nadia Boulanger and Her World.'

KC Chamber Orchestra Announces Enchanted Strings February 12 With Guest Conductor Carolyn Watson
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2020


The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce their 33rd Season will continue on Wednesday, February 12th in the Stephen B. Metzler Hall at The Folly Theater, downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The magnificent Folly will be the perfect atmosphere for the Valentine program entitled a?oeEnchanted Strings,a?? featuring guest conductor Carolyn Watson with the baton. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Comes to Chicago This March
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2020


The Auditorium Theatre's Visiting Resident Company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to Chicago March 4-8, 2020 with Midwest premieres, Chicago premieres, and new productions of classic works.

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces Twentieth Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2020


Palm Beach Dramaworks will celebrate its twentieth anniversary season by paying tribute to its past and stepping in to the future.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's New York City Center Season Kicks Off Wednesday, December 4
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2019


Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off its five-week holiday season with a one-night only gala benefit on Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm, complete with an exceptional performance at New York City Center and dinner-party at the Hilton New York Grand Ballroom.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's New York City Center Season Kicks Off December 4
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 26, 2019


Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off its five-week holiday season with a one-night only gala benefit on Wednesday, December 4 at 7pm, complete with an exceptional performance at New York City Center and dinner-party at the Hilton New York Grand Ballroom. The gala honors Philanthropist Elaine Wynn & The Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation for their generous contributions which have supported the creation of new works as well as the Elaine Wynn & Family Education Wing, which in 2017 added three floors a?" featuring four dance studios and two classrooms a?" to The Joan Weill Center for Dance, New York's largest building dedicated to dance.  The event's co-chairs are Emily & Len Blavatnik, Paulette Mullings Bradnock & Howard Bradnock, Mellody Hobson & George Lucas, Daria L & Eric J. Wallach and Joan & Sandy Weill.

East Lynne Theater Co. Presents THE GREAT TREE In Time For Christmas
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2019


     'Here in Friendship Village, we give out time and time again that Christmas isn't going to be just shopping and just an exchange of useless gifts,' begins Calliope Marsh in Zona Gale's story 'Human,' about an unusual event at the post office, two nights before Christmas in 1910.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Will Launch Holiday Season with Gala Benefit Performance at New York City Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2019


Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will launch a five-week holiday season on December 4 with a star-studded gala benefit performance at New York City Center and party at the New York Hilton Midtown Grand Ballroom. The special evening celebrates philanthropist Elaine Wynn and the Elaine P. Wynn & Family Foundation. Wynn's generous contributions have supported the creation of new works as well as the Elaine Wynn & Family Education Wing, which in 2017 added three floors – featuring four dance studios and two classrooms – to The Joan Weill Center for Dance, New York's largest building dedicated to dance.

BWW Review: Tina Turner's The Legend and Adrienne Warren's The Breakout Star in TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL
by Michael Dale - Nov 7, 2019


Though her time on Broadway has been relatively brief up until now, Adrienne Warren is no stranger to dazzling theatre audiences with portrayals of legendary entertainers. She did it twice in her last outing, SHUFFLE ALONG, OR, THE MAKING OF THE MUSICAL SENSATION OF 1921 AND ALL THAT FOLLOWED, playing both the exuberant Gertrude Saunders, whose cutesy singing would be appropriated by the white mainstream as the model for the iconic Betty Boop, and Florence Mills, one of the great singing artists of the early 20th Century.

Photo Coverage: Go Inside the 11th Annual Broadway Salutes Ceremony!
by Jennifer Broski - Nov 6, 2019


The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) just presented the 11th annual Broadway Salutes ceremony at Sardi's Restaurant (234 West 44th St). 

Sarah Bockel Will Perform at the 11th annual Broadway Salutes Ceremony Hosted by Brian Stokes Mitchell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2019


The Broadway League and The Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) have announced that Sarah Bockel, who recently starred as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical will perform a?oeYou've Got A Frienda?? at the 11th annual Broadway Salutes ceremony. Ms. Bockel will be accompanied by Rick Hip-Flores.

ABT Announces 2020 Spring Season At The Met
by Julie Musbach - Oct 24, 2019


American Ballet Theatre will celebrate its 80th Anniversary during the 2020 Spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House with the New York Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's Of Love and Rage, an opening week devoted to both new and historic works from the Company's repertory, and the 40th Anniversary performances of Natalia Makarova's production of La Bayadère. The Spring season was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Season Preview
by Julie Musbach - Oct 24, 2019


Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Season Preview featuring Resident Choreographer Jamar Roberts on Monday, November 18 at 7:30pm.

Barbican Theatre and Dance Announces January To August 2020 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2019


The Barbican today announces its full January to August 2020 Theatre and Dance programme in the Barbican Theatre and The Pit. Tickets go on sale to Barbican Members Plus on Friday 25 October 2019 and to Barbican Members on Monday 28 October 2019. From only £54, Barbican Members get priority booking, discounted tickets (subject to availability) and pay no booking fees. They can also take advantage of exclusive behind-the-scenes events and the Members' Lounge. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday 1 November 2019.

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