John Hersey News

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents THE WALL

by Julie Musbach — July 17, 2019

On Tuesday, July 30, The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) will present a staged reading of The Wall.

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Unveils 2019-2020 'Season Of Spiritual Resistance'

by A.A. Cristi — May 1, 2019

On the heels of its spectacular, sold-out run of the Yiddish presentation of Fiddler on The Roof, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) has announced the 2019-2020 season.

Broadway In Chicago Announces Nominees For Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards

by Julie Musbach — April 17, 2019

Broadway In Chicago announces the twenty-four students nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, and nominees for Best Production presented by Guardian Music Travel, Best Direction, Best Scenic Design presented by SPL, Best Choreography, and Best Ensemble for the eighth annual Illinois High School

Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards Will Be Held May 6

by Stephi Wild — March 18, 2019

Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce that the eighth annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) will be held at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E.

YouTube Founders Chad Hurley and Steven Shih Chen Earn Lifetime Engineering & Technology EMMY

by Tori Hartshorn — March 14, 2019

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that Chad Hurley and Steven Shih Chen will receive the Emmy® Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 70th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards taking place at the Wynn Encore Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, April 7

Theater for the New City Presents BETTY & THE BELRAYS

by BWW News Desk — January 31, 2019

'Bring it On' meets 'Dreamgirls' in the girl-group musical, 'Betty and the Belrays' by William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James, which will be presented by Theater for the New City January 31 to February 17.

Pasadena Playhouse Announces Winter/Spring Community And Learning Programming

by A.A. Cristi — January 22, 2019

Pasadena Playhouse, State Theatre of California, welcomes the community to its campus with a wide variety of programming and activities this winter and spring.

Theater for the New City Presents BETTY & THE BELRAYS

by Julie Musbach — December 21, 2018

'Bring it On' meets 'Dreamgirls' in the girl-group musical, 'Betty and the Belrays' by William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James, which will be presented by Theater for the New City January 31 to February 17.

Sarah Jessica Parker selects Ayobami Adebayo's 'Stay with Me' for ALA Book Club Central pick

by Robert Diamond — December 13, 2017

Fourth Installment of SPRING/BREAK Art Show Opens Today in NYC

by BWW News Desk — March 3, 2015

Conceived for the 4th installment of SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York City's curator-driven art fair-held during Armory Arts Week and running concurrently with The Armory Show today, March 3 - 8, 2015-AKArt curators Amy Kisch, Ricky Lee, Lizzie Jones, and Alexandra Wagle, present the group exhibition

Fig Tree Books Debuts Imprint and Spring 2015 List

by Christina Mancuso — September 22, 2014

NEW YORK, NY - Fig Tree Books, a new publishing house focusing on literary fiction exploring the diverse American Jewish experience, announced its inaugural list for the spring 2015 season.

SIDE SHOW's Josh Walker Pens and Stars in Workshop of New Musical About Toulouse Lautrec This Weekend

by BWW News Desk — August 29, 2014

Josh Walker, a cast member of the upcoming Broadway revival of Side Show and its recent Kennedy Center staging, has written a new musical about Post-Impressionistic French painter Henri de Toulouse Lautrec and the Moulin Rouge.

SIDE SHOW's Josh Walker Pens and Stars in Workshop of New Musical About Toulouse Lautrec, 8/29-31

by Sally Henry Fuller — August 18, 2014

Josh Walker, a cast member of the upcoming Broadway revival of Side Show and its recent Kennedy Center staging, has written a new musical about Post-Impressionistic French painter Henri de Toulouse Lautrec and the Moulin Rouge.

Music InstituteAnnounces Inaugural Recipients of Academy Fellowships

by Tyler Peterson — January 10, 2012

The Music Institute of Chicago, recognizing extraordinarily talented pre-college musicians, has announced six recipients of its inaugural Academy Fellowships.

Geffen Playhouse Extends LOVE, LOSS Through 8/1, New Cast Announced

by Charlie Piane — June 15, 2010

After weeks of playing to packed houses, Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's Love, Loss, and What I Wore is extending its Los Angeles run in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse through at least August 1.

Tyne Daly Brings 'Second Time Around' To Feinsteins 1/19-30

by Gabrielle Sierra — January 4, 2010

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, will open its star-studded Winter/Spring 2010 season with the return engagement of Tony and six time Emmy Award winning actress TYNE DALY fro