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Many of the pioneers of the media and art we see today were Black. Period.

“Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester,” is returning to NYC in 2026! Might Real is a whimsical adventure that premiered in NYC in 2014. Learn more about the show here.

Discover the 2025 season lineup at Park Avenue Armory, featuring innovative performances and installations by renowned artists including Yoko Ono and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

With the highly anticipated VAULT Festival kicking off 2023 it has been announced that James Barnes will return with The Ballerina after its cancellation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. From leading theatre company Khaos and based on a true story, this ground-breaking production explores a refreshing take on what contemporary western audiences perceive as the African diplomatic class.

Today ZILLION is thrilled to announce that he will be supporting Pop Evil this summer on The Vortex Tour along with Oxymorons. The tour is set to kick off June 24th and will be making stops in Grand Rapids, Houston, Tulsa, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Seattle, and more. Plus, listen to the new single 'Pocket Boy.'

Danielle Pinnock, breakout star of CBS's hit comedy 'Ghosts', hosted the 37th Annual Artios Awards this week, honoring excellence in casting for film, TV and theater, presented by the Casting Society. Danielle Pinnock stars as a series regular on CBS's new comedy series, Ghosts. Check out exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the awards now!

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts  has announced the return of Isaac Mizrahi and his band, live and in-person at the theater, on Saturday, October 9, at 8 p.m. The concert will be followed by a screening of the award-winning 1995 documentary Unzipped on Sunday, October 10, at 4 p.m.

Following a sold-out New York premiere, Outer Gaea Company are set to make their VAULT Festival debut with The Ballerina, based on various stories of fractious relationships between intelligence services and diplomats, democracies and dictatorships and what we view as right and wrong. The play, shortlisted for Theatre 503's 2016 Playwriting Award, explores the aftermath of colonial rule in an unnamed African country and the resulting destruction of a European presence within the continent, exploring how contemporary Western audiences consider, or don't consider, the impact of their foreign policy around the world.

Singer, Kimberly Nichole is dropping the first single entitled “The Witch” from her new unreleased album “West Coast Seattle Girl” on Halloween, Thursday, October 31st, 2019. The new single is Kimberly's homage to her life as a night-life, wild child. The song is also a remake of her hometown garage band pioneers, The Sonics', major hit “The Witch” from the 1970s. 

Calling all TV fans, the Tribeca TV Festival is back on the big screen bringing audiences together to discover new series and be the first to see favorite new season premieres. The 2nd Tribeca TV Festival will celebrate unforgettable storytellers who have shaped what 'peak TV' is today and introduce new voices in episodic storytelling. Over four days at Spring Studios in New York City, each event will feature a conversation with the stars and creators of favorite and soon-to-be-favorite shows. The 2018 Tribeca TV Festival will take place September 20-23. Tickets go on sale today, August 22, at 11am ET at tribecafilm.com/TVFestival.

Award-winning playwright Patricia Loughrey and composer Thomas Hodges announce that five-time NYMF alum Erin Leigh Peck (Motherfreakinghood, Grease! on Broadway) will step into the lead role of Margaret Evans in their original LGBTQ musical Sonata 1962.The production, which will make its Off-Broadway debut this August as part of the 2018 New York Musical Festival's Next Link Project, was originally slated to star Becca Ayers who has had to step out of the show due to booking a Broadway contract.

Award-winning playwright Patricia Loughrey and composer Thomas Hodges, whose critically acclaimed play Dear Harvey has been making waves across the nation since its debut in 2010, are thrilled to announce their original LGBTQ musical Sonata 1962 will making its Off-Broadway debut this August as part of the 2018 New York Musical Festival's (NYMF) Next Link Project.

Last night, TimesTalks, The New York Times live conversation and performance series, hosted an intimate evening with fashion editor, author, and curator, Andre Leon Talley, in conversation with fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times, Vanessa Friedman.

This spring, the international music sensation ROCKTOPIA will rock Broadway for six epic weeks, March 20 - April 29, 2018 at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway).

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ryan Raftery in two very special performances of his smash hit musical, "Ryan Raftery is the Most Powerful Woman in Fashion".

The Windham-Campbell Prizes today announced the annual slate of nine prize recipients that have left their mark on the world of literature and theater or have been judged by their peers as exceedingly likely to do so.

The Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by AT&T, announced today that the world premiere of Magnolia Pictures' The First Monday in May will open the 15th annual Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, April 13.

A multitude of guest stars, a concert, a cage and a cannibal, yes, all those things were in the Season Two premiere of EMPIRE. If you were worried about this season easing you into the action, rest assured, there is no rest for the wicked.

ModaOperandi,the first online luxury retailer to provide consumers access to full designer collections directly from the runway, launches 'Fashion Firsts', a videoseries featuring industry iconsreflectingon their inaugural experiences in fashion and the lasting impact these moments have had on their careers.It's candid, funny, and includes anecdotes and video footage you won't see anywhere else.

After returning from three sold-out performances in Los Angeles last month and appearing on WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE with Andy Cohen on February 4th, the hit jukebox biomusical 'Ryan Raftery is the Most Powerful Woman in Fashion - The Anna Wintour Musical,' based on Anna Wintour's decision to place Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on the cover of Vogue, comes home to Joe's Pub for its final three performances during New York Fashion Week.