Photo Coverage: HAMILTON Cast Holds a Jamming #EduHAM Session
by Walter McBride - June 07, 2018 #EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10. Check out photos from the latest #EduHam below!...
RETURN TO MOUNT KENNEDY Confirmed for Showings at the Woods Hole Film Festival
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018 Following its World Premiere at the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival on May 25th and Northwest premiere at Seattle International Film Festival on June 2nd, Return To Mount Kennedy has been confirmed for this year's Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod at the end of July. ...
Watch Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators On Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tomorrow
by Tori Hartshorn - September 11, 2018 SLASH and his band, SLASH FT. MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will perform their new single "Driving Rain" this Wednesday, September 12 on"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Tune-in tomorrow night (Sept. 12) to watch the episode airing at 11:35PM (ET/PT)/10:35PM (CT) on ABC TV....
History Honors the Life and Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy in 'RFK: The Kennedy Family Remembers' Premiering 6/4 at 10PM
by Tori Hartshorn - May 15, 2018 History Honors the Life and Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy in 'RFK: The Kennedy Family Remembers'...
American Experience to Stream RFK In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Assassination
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, American Experience will stream its acclaimed 2004 portrait, RFK from June 5 through Labor Day on its site. Written and directed by David Grubin and produced by Grubin and Sarah Colt, the acclaimed two-hour film traces RFK's ris...
getTV Will Honor the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Death with his Historic Episode of THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy, getTV will air a historic episode of “The Merv Griffin Show” featuring the late Senator, on June 6 at 9:00PM ET/8C. The show originally aired October 3, 1967, six months before Kennedy officially declared himself a candidate for ...
The Kennedy Center Presents Amanda Gookin's Forward Music Project
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 13, 2019 Cellist Amanda Gookin takes a major step forward in her mission to make classical music an active force for political good with her Forward Music Project on March 29 at 9:00 p.m. inside Dupont Underground. Praised for "Gookin's focus and ferocity-coupled with expert technical work" (The Strad), For...
Grammy-nominated Jamie Barton Performs Recital At Kennedy Center
by Stephi Wild - February 12, 2019 The 2018-2019 Renee Fleming VOICES series continues withJamie Barton on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. in the Terrace Theater. Accompanied by pianist Kathleen Kelly, Barton's one-night-only recital will feature classics from Haydn, Strauss, and Ravel while showcasing the voices of women, inc...
VIDEO: Original Schuyler Sisters Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Phillipa Soo Honor HAMILTON at The Kennedy Center Honors
by Alan Henry - December 26, 2018 Watch in the video below as the original Schuyler Sisters from Hamilton-Renee Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Phillipa Soo perform live for the Hamilton Co-Creators at the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors. ...
Kennedy Center Announces Recipients of 2018 Inspirational Teacher Awards
by Nicole Rosky - March 22, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2018 winners of the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards-a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Four teachers were select...
Photo Flash: Jenn Colella and Chilina Kennedy Charm at Birdland
by Julie Musbach - September 12, 2018 Birdland Theater was proud to present Broadway leading ladies Jenn Colella and Chilina Kennedy in a song cycle co-written and composed by Ms. Kennedy, and co-written by Eric Holmes, on Monday, September 10. This one-night-only event was presented by Eclipse Theater Company....
The Kennedy Center Presents ABT's HARLEQUINADE
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2018 American Ballet Theatre (ABT) marks its annual engagement in the Opera House January 29 - February 3, 2019, with the full-evening production Harlequinade, choreographed by ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky. All performances will be accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra....
The Creators of HAMILTON Will Receive Kennedy Center Honors Today
by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2018 Today, December 2, the creators of Hamilton, including writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and music director Alex Lacamoire, will receive a unique Kennedy Center Honors as 'trailblazing creators of a transformative work that defies category....
BWW Poll Results: Readers Think Liza Minnelli Should Receive a Kennedy Center Honor
by BWW Polls - August 03, 2018 Just last week, The John F. KENNEDY Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection of four Honorees who will receive the 2018 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, including the co-creators of Hamilton-writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and music d...
The Kennedy Center Presents ABT's HARLEQUINADE
by A.A. Cristi - December 20, 2018 American Ballet Theatre (ABT) marks its annual engagement in the Opera House January 29 - February 3, 2019, with the full-evening production Harlequinade, choreographed by ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky. All performances will be accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra....
Kennedy Center to Award Julia Louis-Dreyfus the 2018 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 21st annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Sunday, October 21, 2018 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The Prize, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, will be given at a gala...
Kennedy Center Announces Recipients of 2018 Inspirational Teacher Awards
by Nicole Rosky - March 22, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the 2018 winners of the Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards-a series of annual grants which recognize American teachers by spotlighting their extraordinary impact on the lives of students. Four teachers were select...
Caroline Kennedy Named U.S. International Advisor To Praemium Imperiale Arts Award
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2018 The Japan Art Association has appointed Caroline Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, as International Advisor to Praemium Imperiale. Starting in November 2018, she will preside over the U.S. Nomination Committee, recommending candidates for the Praemium Imperiale International Arts Award. Ms. ...
Alicia Grace Takes Over From Hailey Kilgore in Cast of THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM—1963
by Julie Musbach - March 12, 2019 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces that Alicia Grace (the Kennedy Center's She A Gem) will step into the role of Joetta "Joey" Watson. She replaces the previously announced Hailey Kilgore, who is departing the production due to an unanticipated scheduling conflict....
The Kennedy Center Announces Partnership with The Second City
by Julie Musbach - March 13, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced a new partnership with The Second City, the famed Chicago-based sketch comedy company. The partnership draws on the respective strengths of each organization to extend the creative capacity, reach, and impact of both brands, and will...
Rep. John Lewis Keynotes As Four Youth Activist Groups Awarded RFK Human Rights Award
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced that the organization will present four youth activist groups with the internationally-recognized Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on June 5, 2018 at The Kennedy Caucus Room on Capitol Hill....
Kennedy Center Hosts an Evening with Jason Robert Brown and Lindsay Mendez
by Julie Musbach - March 18, 2019 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announces a concert featuring three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years, The Bridges of Madison County) and 2018 Tony Award winner Lindsay Mendez (Carousel, Wicked, Dogfight) on April 18, 20...
PBS Shares Clip Ahead Of GREAT PERFORMANCES - NAS LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL HIP-HOP Premiere
by Tori Hartshorn - January 30, 2018 PBS Shares Preview of GREAT PERFORMANCES - NAS LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL HIP-HOP...
Cher, Reba, HAMILTON Creators, And More To Receive Kennedy Center Honors
by Alan Henry - July 25, 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of four Honorees who will receive the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements, and a special Honors distinction for a work of art and its co-creators. Recipients to be honored at the 41st annual na...
Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On BIG FISH at Kennedy Theatre
by Alan Henry - July 23, 2018 Based on the book by North Carolina's own Daniel Wallace and the hit movie - Big Fish tells the story of a father with incredible, larger-than-life stories and his son who is determined to find the truth behind his father's epic tales.... |