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New School Presents NOIR, 4/1-8
by BWW News Desk - Apr 8, 2011


From April 1-8, The New School will present its first arts festival, which will explore the relevance of the classic genre of Noir and evaluate its meaning today. The festival will include iconic films, hard-boiled storytelling, graphic art, and music inspired by this quintessential American style.

New School Presents NOIR, 4/1-8
by BWW News Desk - Apr 1, 2011


From April 1-8, The New School will present its first arts festival, which will explore the relevance of the classic genre of Noir and evaluate its meaning today. The festival will include iconic films, hard-boiled storytelling, graphic art, and music inspired by this quintessential American style.

New School Presents NOIR, 4/1-8
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 14, 2011


From April 1-8, The New School will present its first arts festival, which will explore the relevance of the classic genre of Noir and evaluate its meaning today. The festival will include iconic films, hard-boiled storytelling, graphic art, and music inspired by this quintessential American style.

MoCCA Announces New Exhibition: NEOINTEGRITY: COMICS EDITION Thru 5/30
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2010


The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is thrilled to announce our new exhibition: NEOINTEGRITY: COMICS EDITION on view now through May 30.

David Rubenstein Atrium Passes 100,000 Visitor Milestone, Free May Performances Set
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 9, 2010


The David Rubenstein at Lincoln Center, the new community, visitors and ticketing facility on the Upper West Side, welcomed its 100,000 visitor last week. Opened on November 19, Manhattan's newest public space, home to an array of programs, services and amenities designed to welcome, inform and entertain the thousands of people who visit Lincoln Center and its surrounding community each day, the Atrium is becoming a favored destination for area residents, tourists, and students.

MoCCA Announces New Exhibition: NEOINTEGRITY: COMICS EDITION Thru 5/30
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2010


The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is thrilled to announce our new exhibition: NEOINTEGRITY: COMICS EDITION on view now through May 30.

BAM Presents DJ Spooky's Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica During 2009 Next Wave Festival
by Gabrielle Sierra - Oct 26, 2009


Based around field recordings made in Antarctica by DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid/Paul D. Miller exploring the acoustic qualities of ice, Terra Nova transforms the artist's first person encounter with the continent's harsh, dynamic landscape into a large scale multimedia performance work that employs video projections, sampling, and a scored symphony performed live by members of the acclaimed New York and Chicago-based International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

Vineyard Announces 2009-10 Season, New Works From Domingo, Rapp, Kander & Ebb
by Charlie Piane - Aug 12, 2009


The Vineyard Theatre has announced its 2009-2010 season. The lineup includes new works from Passing Strange's Colman Domingo, Adam Rapp, John Kander & Fred Ebb and more.

Katchos & Mulcahy's A CHECK-ROOM ROMANCE Premieres 5/13 At NYPL
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 12, 2009


Graphic Novelist Ben Katchor's and Composer Mark Mulcahy's A Check-Room Romance Premieres May 13 at The New York Public Library, Commissioned by the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. Second Performance Added, May 15

THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY To Close At The Vineyard Theatre 3/15
by BWW News Desk - Mar 15, 2009


The Vineyard Theatre will welcome one of the real-life subjects depicted in its production of This Beautiful City, Michael 'Mikey' Weinstein -- well-known and recently profiled in the New York Times as founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation -- at a post-performance Q&A about the play and its subject matter, the mega-church movement in Colorado Springs, following the Sunday, March 15 matinee performance (3 p.m.) of This Beautiful City at The Vineyard Theatre. (108 East 15th Street) in New York City.

THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY To Close At The Vineyard Theatre 3/15
by Reynard Loki - Mar 10, 2009


The Vineyard Theatre will welcome one of the real-life subjects depicted in its production of This Beautiful City, Michael 'Mikey' Weinstein -- well-known and recently profiled in the New York Times as founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation -- at a post-performance Q&A about the play and its subject matter, the mega-church movement in Colorado Springs, following the Sunday, March 15 matinee performance (3 p.m.) of This Beautiful City at The Vineyard Theatre. (108 East 15th Street) in New York City.

Rebecca Naomi Jones joins THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY 3/7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2009


Rebecca Naomi Jones joins the cast of The Civilians' THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) on Saturday, March 7 at 3pm -- after appearing the previous night with Stew, Heidi Rodewald and other original PASSING STRANGE cast members in a one-night-only concert as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series. Presented by The Vineyard Theatre, in a co-production with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group, THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY is directed Steven Cosson.

Passing Strange Star Rebecca Naomi Jones Joins THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY March 7
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2009


Rebecca Naomi Jones, most recently seen at The Vineyard Theatre in WIG OUT! and on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning PASSING STRANGE, is set to join the cast of The Civilians' THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY on Saturday, March 7 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) where the hit play's New York premiere runs through March 15, presented by The Vineyard Theatre, in a co-production with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group. Steven Cosson directs.

Rebecca Naomi Jones joins THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY 3/7
by Eddie Varley - Mar 6, 2009


Rebecca Naomi Jones joins the cast of The Civilians' THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) on Saturday, March 7 at 3pm -- after appearing the previous night with Stew, Heidi Rodewald and other original PASSING STRANGE cast members in a one-night-only concert as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series. Presented by The Vineyard Theatre, in a co-production with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group, THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY is directed Steven Cosson.

Passing Strange Star Rebecca Naomi Jones Joins THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY March 7
by Robert Diamond - Feb 26, 2009


Rebecca Naomi Jones, most recently seen at The Vineyard Theatre in WIG OUT! and on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning PASSING STRANGE, is set to join the cast of The Civilians' THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY on Saturday, March 7 at The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) where the hit play's New York premiere runs through March 15, presented by The Vineyard Theatre, in a co-production with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group. Steven Cosson directs.

Photo Flash: Opening Night Of THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 24, 2009


The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) presents the New York premiere of The Civilians' newest work This Beautiful City, in a co-production with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group, with previews began February 3 prior to its official press opening February 22. Steven Cosson directs.

The Civilians' THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY Opens 2/22
by Eddie Varley - Feb 22, 2009


The Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) will present the New York premiere of The Civilians' newest work This Beautiful City, in a co-production with Los Angeles' Center Theatre Group, with previews set to begin February 3 prior to its official press opening February 22. Steven Cosson directs.

Garber, Mulgrew & Grodin Among New Additions to Vineyard Seldes Tribute 2/9
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2009


Victor Garber, Kate Mulgrew, Charles Grodin, Bill Irwin, Annie Parisse, Veanne Cox and Nathan Lee Graham have joined the previously announced list of celebrity participants who will be on hand to salute the beloved actress Marian Seldes, when Ms. Seldes and the Union Square Partnership are honored at the annual Vineyard Theatre Gala on Monday, February 9 at 6 p.m. at the Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th floor).

Tony-winners Nathan Lane, Anika Noni Rose Set for Vineyard Gala Feb. 9
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2009


Tony Award-winners Nathan Lane and Anika Noni Rose are set to participant in The Vineyard Theatre's star-studded tribute to Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes and The Union Square Partnership at the theatre's annual gala on Monday, February 9th at 6 PM at The Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th floor) in Manhattan. The Gala, which will benefit the Vineyard Theatre, one of the nation's leading theatres devoted to producing new works, will include salutations to Ms. Seldes -- who originated her role in Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play THREE TALL WOMEN in 1993 at The Vineyard -- and celebrate its theme of community spirit and neighborhood involvement by also honoring The Union Square Partnership. Nathan Lane, who will host the evening, starred opposite Ms. Seldes Off-Broadway in Terrence McNally's DEDICATION, OR THE STUFF OF DREAMS. Mr. Lane is best-known for his Tony Award-winning performances in THE PRODUCERS, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, and LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!. Anika Noni Rose, who received an Obie Award for her work in the musical ELI'S COMIN' at The Vineyard, won a Tony Award for her performance in CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, and co-starred with Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson in the film version of 'Dreamgirls,' is set to perform.

VINEYARD THEATRE Honors Marian Seldes At Rainbow Room 2/9
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2009


The Vineyard Theatre -- where Marian Seldes originated her role in Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play THREE TALL WOMEN in 1993 -- will honor the Tony Award-winning actress at the theatre's annual gala on Monday, February 9th at 6 PM at The Rainbow Room (30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th floor) in Manhattan.

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