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Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) has scheduled talk backs to follow five matinee performances of 'Looking for Leroy' by Larry Muhammad, a two-character play that reflects on the legacy of the late Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka.  Baraka was a leading dramatist the 20th century who defined the role of the Black playwright for our age.  NFT is presenting the world premiere of this play February 28 to March 31 at Castillo Theater, 543 West 42nd Street. 

From January 14-March 24, 2018, Carnegie Hall presents The '60s: The Years that Changed America, a citywide festival exploring the turbulent decade that was the 1960s through the lens of arts and culture, including music's role as a meaningful vehicle to inspire social change.

The Apollo Theater today announced details of its upcoming 2017-2018 season. Marking the first full season with Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes at the helm of the legendary theater's artistic and community programs, it will encompass commissions, premieres, and collaborations with local, national, and international artists working across a range of disciplines and genres-from dance and theater to jazz, soul, and opera.

The City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) presents "Truth to Power," featuring Onaje Allan Gumbs and Trio Plus, at Aaron Davis Hall on Friday, April 28. The musicians will be joined by special guest artists Nana Camille Yarbrough and Mem Nahadr for the 7 p.m. concert. 

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) and Junebug Productions announce Soundtrack '63, a multi-media, live music performance that takes the audience back in time with a cultural and artistic retrospective of the Civil Rights Movement from 1963 to the Black Lives Matter Movement, allowing a modern audience to re-think, re-new, and re-mix their conceptions of the past into the present day.

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) and Junebug Productions announce Soundtrack '63, a multi-media, live music performance that takes the audience back in time with a cultural and artistic retrospective of the Civil Rights Movement from 1963 to the Black Lives Matter Movement, allowing a modern audience to re-think, re-new, and re-mix their conceptions of the past into the present day.

Kentyah presents: M1, Brian Jackson & The New Midnight Band: Evolutionary Minded is out today via Motéma Music.

Poet, actor and musician Saul Williams will make his debut at Joe's Pub to present CHORUS - A Spoken Word Tour tonight, September 2nd and tomorrow night, September 3rd.

This week at Joe's Pub, August 27 through September 2, look out for Sasha Allen, Ryan Raftery, Jared Evan, Veronica Klaus, Tori Scott, Annie and the Beekeepers, The Snow / C. Gibbs, Kate Douglas and the Imaginary Menagerie, Julia Haltigan / Rusty Belle and Saul Williams. More details below!

Poet, actor and musician Saul Williams will make his debut at Joe's Pub to present CHORUS - A Spoken Word Tour on September 2nd and 3rd.

It may be the final week of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, but the festival isn't winding down when it comes to exciting performances. This week, Lincoln Center celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the landmark Soul at the Center, highlighted by Valerie Simpson's first tribute to her late partner, Nick Ashford, since his passing. The pair that wrote such Motown hits as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)," and "I'm Every Woman," made their performing debut as a duo at Lincoln Center 40 years ago. The Tribute takes place on Friday, August 10 at Damrosch Park.

HartBeat, in conjunction with the Hartt School of Music, is thrilled to Co-Sponsor Tony Vacca and the World Rhythms Ensemble in the Music for a Change series.

HartBeat, in conjunction with the Hartt School of Music, is thrilled to Co-Sponsor Tony Vacca and the World Rhythms Ensemble in the Music for a Change series.

On Wednesday, October 1st, Hip-Hop Theater Festival and The Center For Multicultural Education and Programs at New York University presented 'Voices of a People's History of the United States: The Remix'! Beginning in the summer of 2000, the annual Hip-Hop Theater Festival brings together the Hip-Hop generation and those interested in learning more about it in a celebration of the Hip-Hop culture.

The first annual Globesity Festival: Hunger Strike Theater kicks-off tonight, Monday October 22.