Poster House Presents Announced Spring 2024 Exhibitions
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2024
Explore the fascinating world of poster art at Poster House's Spring 2024 Exhibitions, featuring New York City travel posters in WONDER CITY OF THE WORLD and the cinematic works of Dawn Baillie in THE ANATOMY OF A MOVIE POSTER.
THE CAROLYN BRYANT PROJECT Conjures the Specter of Emmett Till's Murder in Today's Divided America
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2018
The Carolyn Bryant Project makes its world premiere at REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater). Photo: Courtesy of CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP).
Click here for high resolution version Till's death helped catalyze the modern Civil Rights movement - and the play's evocation of the encounter between Bryant and Till in 1955 resonates in the current era of Black Lives Matter.
BWW Review: Philosophical BATTLEFIELD at the Guthrie Theater
by Karen Bovard - Apr 17, 2017
Now in his 90s, innovative and influential director Peter Brook is still making theater. 30 years ago, he staged a 9 hour marathon depicting portions of the great Hindu epic THE MAHABARATA to wide acclaim and some controversy. With BATTLEFIELD, he and his collaborator Marie-Helene Estienne return to that source material for an elegiac and stripped down 70 minute meditation on life, death, and how to resist despair.
Duncan Theatre Announces 2016-2017 Season
by Ashlee Latimer - Aug 28, 2016
The reputable Duncan Theatre has announced their 2016/17season with prominent artists MOMIX, tribute artists such as Stayin' Alive to the extraordinary Drumline LIVE, the mesmerizing Pants Down Circus: Rock and the underwear performing Skivvies and many more! The intimate Duncan Theatre with the 700 seat and 122 seat Stage West Theatre performing arts venues will be exploding with dance, concerts, family shows, classical music as well as a spectacular cinema live stage show on the Lake Worth campus of Palm Beach State College.
Photo Flash: Fan & Friends to Present THE KINDNESS PROJECT at Flamboyan Theater
by Tyler Peterson - May 31, 2016
Fan & Friends presents THE KINDNESS PROJECT, a work-in-progress presentation by Mabou Mines' 2015-2016 Resident Artist Chongren Fan, at the Flamboyan Theater at Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002), on Thursday, June 2nd at 5:30pm and Friday, June 3rd at 8:30pm. Check out photos from rehearsal below.
Lincoln Center Announces MOSTLY MOZART FESTIVAL 2014, 7/25-8/23
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 9, 2014
Jane Moss, Ehrenkranz Artistic Director, today announced the 48th season of Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, New York's acclaimed annual summer celebration of classical music, which runs from July 25-August 23, 2014. This year's Festival will feature more than 35 events across several venues including concerts, opera, dance, pre-concert recitals and lectures, late-night performances, contemporary music, and premieres of two commissioned works. The Festival kicks off with two free events: the world premiere of a new work by John Luther Adams, performed July 25 and 26 for free on Hearst Plaza, in a joint presentation with Lincoln Center Out of Doors, and continuing an annual tradition, the free preview concert by the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall on July 26. Renee and Robert Belfer Music Director Louis Langree returns for his 12th season to conduct the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, which will perform a wide range of works anchored by the Festival's featured namesake. Mostly Mozart will also present world-renowned artists and returning Festival favorites, such as violinist Joshua Bell, Mark Morris Dance Group, Emerson String Quartet and Artists-in-Residence International Contemporary Ensemble, as well as 14 Festival debuts, including pianists Yuja Wang and Steven Osborne, and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.
PEN World Voices International Play Festival and More Set for Martin E. Segal Theatre Center's Spring 2014 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2014
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at the CUNY Graduate Center has announced its SPRING 2014 season of public programs. The season includes the Center's inaugural PEN World Voices International Play Festival, featuring 9 free readings of plays from around the globe, including HAITI, JAPAN, TUNISIA, CHILE, POLAND, AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, AUSTRIA and INDIA. The season also features 11 free public programs throughout the spring, featuring contemporary theatre and performing artists from around the world.
Photo Flash: Marlon Brando, Arthur Miller & More Immortalized by Hirschfeld; First Look at NYPL's THE LINE KING Exhibit!
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 11, 2013
In The Line King's Library: Al Hirschfeld at The New York Public Library, The Library for the Performing Arts presents the largest exhibition of Al Hirschfeld's artwork and archival material from its collection. On display through January 4, 2014, in the Library for the Performing Art's Oenslager Gallery, the free, multimedia exhibition celebrates the Al Hirschfeld Foundation's latest gift of Hirschfeld papers and objects to the Library, and commemorates the 110th anniversary of his birth. BroadwayWorld brings you a special sneak peek of the exhibit below!
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Daily Schedule of Programs 5/13-7/3
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2011
The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Daily Schedule of Programs
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 11, 2011
The Museum is housed in a building owned by the City of New York and its operations are made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Natural Heritage Trust (administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation). The Museum also receives generous support from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. For more information, please visit http://movingimage.us.
A.C.T. Celebrates Pinter With THE HOMECOMING, Plays 3/3-27
by BWW
News Desk - Mar 9, 2011
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) continues its 2010-11 season with a revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's most provocative play, The Homecoming, directed by A.C.T. Artistic Director and longtime Pinter collaborator Carey Perloff.
A.C.T. Celebrates Pinter With THE HOMECOMING, Plays 3/3-27
by Charlie Piane - Jan 24, 2011
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) continues its 2010-11 season with a revival of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter's most provocative play, The Homecoming, directed by A.C.T. Artistic Director and longtime Pinter collaborator Carey Perloff.
Museum Of The Moving Image Announces Events For Grand Reopening
by BWW
News Desk - Jan 15, 2011
Rochelle Slovin, Director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced the complete schedule for the screenings and programs that will celebrate the grand re-opening of America's only museum dedicated to film, television, and digital media.
Museum Of The Moving Image Announces Events For Grand Reopening
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 22, 2010
Rochelle Slovin, Director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced the complete schedule for the screenings and programs that will celebrate the grand re-opening of America's only museum dedicated to film, television, and digital media.
Australia, New Zealand Snare Only Confirmed Tour Dates For Simon & Garfunkel
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 2, 2009
What was called an early Valentine's gift for New York fans, today became a love letter penned exclusively for Australia and New Zealand.
Simon & Garfunkel, ranked among the greatest artists of all time, are to tour the Antipodes for eight concerts in June promoter Michael Chugg, Executive Chairman of Chugg Entertainment, announced today.
Creel, DeGarmo, Henry, Leung and More Join GODSPELL Cast; Previews Begin September 29
by BWW News Desk - Jul 22, 2008
Tony Award nominee Gavin Creel (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and 'American Idol' finalist Diana DeGarmo (Hairspray) will star in the new Broadway production of GODSPELL. The first Broadway revival of the landmark rock musical will officially open on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street) on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Previews will begin on Monday, September 29, 2008.