Ailey Celebrates Black History Month Across The United States
by Molly Tracy - February 02, 2017 As Black History Month launches, Ailey continues to inspire, enlighten and educate all people with national tours by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, classes for aspiring dancers and the general public, and the launch of a new Arts In Education residency program for elementary school...
Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute Shares The Power of Movement with Millions
by Christina Pandolfi - May 25, 2017 It's May 8, 2017 and I'm sitting in the National Dance Institute Center for Learning & the Arts' quaint auditorium in Upper Manhattan, waiting for the students to take the stage. As part of the celebrated Art Nest series, this evening's mixed medium program centers on the loneliest woman in mytholog...
Northfield Bank Funds Two Playwriting Residences
by Molly Tracy - March 15, 2017 Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, recently completed two playwriting residencies in the Rahway School District, graciously funded by The Northfield Bank Foundation....
CLYBOURNE PARK Coming to Centaur Theatre This April
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2017 Centaur Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Clybourne Park, written by American playwright, Bruce Norris, from April 4 to 30, 2017....
Chicago's Ireon Roach Tops 2016 National August Wilson Monologue Competition
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016 Chicago Public School student Ireon Roach was awarded first place in the National August Wilson Monologue Competition, which was held May 2, 2016, at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway in New York City....
StoneCrabs, Yellow Earth and Japan Foundation to Present WINDS OF CHANGE Readings
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2016 Winds of Change (Ashita No Kaze) is a brand new monthly series of staged readings of Japanese plays to be presented at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Studio Theatre in London this winter....
Garfield, Chicken Little, Acrobats and More Set for King Center's 2017-18 Theatre for Youth Season
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017 The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts Theatre for Youth Program has announced its 23rd season of excellent performing arts and educational theatre opportunities for children on the Space Coast....
BWW Review: Norbert Leo Butz Stars in Hamish Linklater's Ambitious Drama THE WHIRLIGIG
by Michael Dale - May 28, 2017 "In a whirligig of grief" is how one character describes the emotional state of another in Hamish Linklater's ambitious new play, THE WHIRLIGIG, receiving a fine premiere mounting by The New Group's artistic director, Scott Elliott....
An Evening with Fran Lebowitz Re-Scheduled at Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2017 The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced today that the Fran Lebowitz show has been rescheduled. Previously scheduled for two shows on March 31 and April 1, the show was canceled due to a malfunction of the fire suppression system in the Wyly Theatre. Author, journalist and social observe...
Spend An Evening With Fran Lebowitz at Landmark on Main Street
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2016 The Jeanne Rimsky Theater plays host to Fran Lebowitz, the purveyor of urban cool, witty chronicler of the "me decade" and the cultural satirist whom many call the heir to Dorothy Parker....
Pushcart Payers to Bring STONE SOUP...AND OTHER STORIES to Union County PAC
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2017 Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young audiences presents "Stone Soup…and other stories" at 10:30 am on Wednesday, February 8 at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway NJ....
Ars Nova to Host 'Off Color Salon Series' for UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2016 Presented in conjunction with the New York premiere of Underground Railroad Game, Ars Nova presents the Off Color Salon Series which features artists, scholars, writers and community leaders in post-show discussions examining race, sexuality and education....
10HL Partners with Elizabeth Public Schools
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017 10 Hairy Legs will provide the Dance to Learn program to all second grade students at the Jerome Dunn Academy #9 in Elizabeth, NJ....
Music Icon Todd Rundgren Coming to Notre Dame
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2016 Legendary music veteran Todd Rundgren will bring his 50 years of experience at the cutting edge of the music industry and his Spirit of Harmony Foundation, which he founded and serves as President, to the Notre Dame community September 22-October 1....
Spring Garden Children's Center Presents 6th Annual Art Exhibit at State Theatre's Easton Hospital Gallery
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2016 On Thursday, August 18, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 pm, Spring Garden Children's Center, Inc. in collaboration with local artists, teachers and volunteers will hold their 6th Annual Children's Art Exhibit and Reception in the Easton Hospital Gallery at the State Theatre....
Queensbury Theater and Holocaust Museum Houston to Offer ANNE FRANK: QUESTIONS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR TODAY Talk
by BWW News Desk - April 18, 2017 In preparation of the opening of the Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman, Queensbury Theater in cooperation with Holocaust Museum Houston will offer a special educational presentation on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. at Queensbury Thea...
Lovely Hoffman and Sam Yin to be Honored at SpeakEasy's 2017 Spring Gala
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2017 SpeakEasy Stage Company will honor artist and educator Lovely Hoffman and Boston philanthropist Samuel Yin for their sustained and passionate support of the arts at its 2017 Spring Gala, to be held Saturday, April 8, from 6-9PM at the Hyatt Regency, Boston....
StageNotes Unveils ECLIPSED Digital Curriculum on International Women's Day
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2016 To coincide with International Women's Day, Broadway curriculum publisher StageNotes has unveiled an official digital toolkit inspired by the powerful new play, ECLIPSED, written by Zimbabwean-American playwright and actress Danai Gurira, which is now playing on Broadway at the Golden Theatre....
Three Chicago Finalists Announced for 7th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2016 The League of Chicago Theatres, Goodman Theatre, the University of Illinois at Chicago and competition organizer Derrick Sanders announce the top three Chicago finalists for the 7th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition: Ireon Roach from Nicholas Senn High School (first place, performed Ruby, K...
Music Icon Todd Rundgren Coming to Notre Dame
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2016 Legendary music veteran Todd Rundgren will bring his 50 years of experience at the cutting edge of the music industry and his Spirit of Harmony Foundation, which he founded and serves as President, to the Notre Dame community September 22-October 1....
Brooklyn Museum Announces Public Program Schedule For January
by Molly Tracy - December 19, 2016 The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in January. Public programs include talks, performances, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and permanent collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning th...
Boulevard Books Presents THE LUCKY LIGHTHOUSE
by Christina Mancuso - August 22, 2016 THE LUCKY LIGHTHOUSE, the new adult coloring book by poet Jessica Kratz, shows the beauty of lighthouses. Newly published by Boulevard Books, Jessica R. Kratz has always been inspired by the natural treasures and scenic wonders of her hometown of Staten Island NY, where she has lived nearly her enti...
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Receives Grant from Carolyn Watson Foundation
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2017 Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OSP) is pleased to announce it has received a $15,000.00 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation and its Community Grant program. The grant will be used to assist in funding the Short Shakespeare touring program, which will allow Oklahoma ...
2016 August Wilson Monologue Competition Chicago Finals to be Held at Goodman Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - March 01, 2016 Twenty-one Chicago high school students will perform in the August Wilson Monologue Competition Finals on Monday, March 7, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. for a chance to represent Chicago in the National Competition in New York City. Judges for this years' competition in...
Ailey Celebrates Black History Month Across The United States
by Molly Tracy - February 02, 2017 As Black History Month launches, Ailey continues to inspire, enlighten and educate all people with national tours by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, classes for aspiring dancers and the general public, and the launch of a new Arts In Education residency program for elementary school... |