Cellist Seth Parker Woods Curates and Performs George Walker Centennial at The Phillips Collection
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2022 Cellist Seth Parker Woods curates a concert profile honoring the centennial of the birth of the great Washington D.C.-born composer, George Walker (1922-2018) on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 4:00pm at The Phillips Collection. The program is also available via livestream....
The Seattle Symphony Releases Live Performances Of Works By George Walker And William L. Dawson
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2022 The Seattle Symphony releases powerful, live performances of works by two brilliant American composers, William L. Dawson and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, available worldwide on February 10, 2023....
Johnnie Walker's New Solo Show THE HETEROSEXUALS to Make Toronto Debut in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2022 Tour-de-force writer/performer Johnnie Walker will present the Toronto debut of his newest, most personal, and most provocative solo show to date: The Heterosexuals, November 17, 18, and 19 at Factory Studio Theatre....
NY Dance Community Gathers To Honor Choreographer Chet Walker With Evening Of Performance And Tribute, June 10
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2023 Presented in partnership by Steps on Broadway, Steps Beyond Foundation, and Broadway Dance Center, the dance community honors the extraordinary legacy of Chet Walker with Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Chet Walker, an evening of performance and tribute on Saturday June 10....
Student Blog: The Color Purple, A Great Novel by Alice Walker, Soon to Be a Movie Musical
by Student Blogger: MC Chocolate - February 10, 2022 I think Alice Walker is a great writer and she has gone down in history for being one of the most impactful voices that has positioned herself in favor of rewriting the identity of black women in the American social framework....
Moon Walker Shares New Single 'Turn Off This Song (Before It Takes Your Soul)'
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022 'Turn Off This Song (Before It Takes Your Soul)' opens with a groovy bassline with fuzzy vocals that meld into powerful, dark societal commentary, critiquing everything from capitalism, to the distrust of media, to the hyper-surveilled, hyper-policed place the U.S. has become. The accompanying music...
ABT's Aleisha Walker Wins Young Creation Award at 2023 Prix De Lausanne
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2023 American Ballet Theatre has announced that ABT apprentice Aleisha Walker won a coveted Young Creation Award at the 2023 Prix de Lausanne 50th Anniversary Competition in Lausanne, Switzerland....
Palm Beach Opera Celebrates Company Premiere Of FALSTAFF On March 24 At Kravis Center
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023 Palm Beach Opera celebrated opening night of “Falstaff” on March 24 at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion, toasting to the final mainstage opera of the 2023 Season and the historic company premiere of Verdi's final opera....
Judy Kaye to Host Project ALS Benefit Concert of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT to Honor Rebecca Luker
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 17, 2021 Help Make a Difference! New Jersey’s Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” in support of Project ALS, will join 2-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye for a special benefit virtual performance of the Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It to honor the love and me...
Booter Share Debut Single 'Crushin''
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 Booter is sharing their debut single today with “Crushin’”. The first single from the Winnipeg, Manitoba, band melds the frenetic energy of Guided By Voices with the biting and often funny, stream-of-consciousness songwriting of bands like illuminati hotties and The Breeders....
INDEPENDENCE Begins This April At Sierra Madre Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022 The Sierra Madre Playhouse will present INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker. A show about the woman who was a battlefield surgeon, a prisoner of war, an abolitionist, a suffragist, and the only female recipient of the Congessional Medal of honor....
Chet Walker's Impact Remembered by Broadway's Most Influential Dancers and Choreographers
by Cara Joy David - October 31, 2022 Dancer/choreographer/teacher Chet Walker - a Fosse dancer who later co-conceived FOSSE and choreographed the 2013 PIPPIN revival - died on October 21 from a glioblastoma tumor. Here, his legacy is honored by some of Broadway's most influential dancers and choreographers, including Sergio Trujillo, A...
Photos: First Look at Nicola Walker & More in THE CORN IS GREEN at the National Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2022 Production images of Nicola Walker in The Corn is Green at the National Theatre have been released today. The Corn is Green by Emlyn Williams, and directed by Dominic Cooke, opens to press in the Lyttelton Theatre on Friday 22 April and runs until 11 June. ...
VIDEO: Watch 'Pinball Wizard' from THE WHO'S TOMMY at the Goodman Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - July 19, 2023 The Goodman Theatre has released new footage from Chicago’s must-see summer musical The Who’s Tommy, reimagined for a new audience 30 years after the original production opened on Broadway. Check out a video clip of 'Pinball Wizard' here!...
Palm Beach Opera Renews Contract With General and Artistic Director David Walker
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2022 After the success of the historic 60th Anniversary Season and as the company prepares for 2023, a new facility, and more, the Palm Beach Opera board of directors has announced the extension of David Walker's contract as general and artistic director, securing his position through May of 2025....
Andrew Barth Feldman and Team Starkid Team Up for Third Installment of BROADWAY WHODUNIT?
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - October 01, 2020 Coming off the success off his viral hit Broadway Jackbox, former Evan Hansen, Andrew Barth Feldman has created a new interactive virtual mystery series, Broadway Whodunit....
BWW Review: Natalie Walker Celebrates Life, Artistic Expression, and Originality in MAD SCENES At 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - July 19, 2021 The one-time sidekick of many other artists waited until she was good and ready to debut her solo cabaret, and it was well worth the wait....
Photos: The Cast of SPAMALOT at the Kennedy Center Meet the Press
by Bruce Glikas - May 03, 2023 The Broadway Center Stage production of Monty Python's Spamalot plays the Eisenhower Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts May 12-21, 2023....
Tim Walker's New Play BLOODY DIFFICULT WOMEN At Riverside Studios Extends Until April 2
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2022 Wind of Change, in association with Cahoots Theatre Company, today announces an extension of the world première run of Tim Walker's Bloody Difficult Women. The production, which charts the events behind the court case Gina Miller brought against Theresa May in 2016 and what has ensued, will extend f...
Preorder MJ THE MUSICAL Original Cast Recording Today
by Stephi Wild - June 10, 2022 Sony Music announced today that they will release MJ the Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording on Friday, July 15. View the track list here. ...
Benefit Concert Performance of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT Postponed Until December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2021 Due to a last-minute scheduling conflict and cast change, the ONE-NIGHT ONLY live virtual special benefit concert originally announced to take place this evening, September 28, 2021, has been RESCHEDULED for Friday evening, December 17, 2021 at 8:00PM (EST)....
FESTIVAL OF PRAISE Comes To Newark in April!
by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2022 Newark, get ready for the “Festival of Praise,” a gospel extravaganza with GRAMMY Award winners and gospel superstars Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton,and Bishop Hezekiah Walker. These gospel icons take to the stage in person on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Newark Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey. ...
Arts Capacity to Present World Premiere of Mini Opera WATERS RISING in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 05, 2022 Arts Capacity will present the world premiere for 'Waters Rising' as January 9, 2023. 'Waters Rising' is a mini-opera produced in collaboration with Walker State Faith and Character Based Prison in northwest Georgia and Chattanooga's Hunter Museum of American Art....
The Seattle Symphony Releases Live Performances Of Works By George Walker And William L. Dawson
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2022 The Seattle Symphony releases powerful, live performances of works by two brilliant American composers, William L. Dawson and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, available worldwide on February 10, 2023....
Moon Walker Returns With New Song 'American Dream Come True'
by Michael Major - May 18, 2023 Brooklyn-based alt-rocker Moon Walker returns with his latest gritty single 'American Dream Come True' out everywhere now, along with an accompanying video. Over an irresistible guitar loop and fuzzy, distorted vocals, the track explores the impacts of a toxic work culture that runs rampant througho... |