Micki Grant, Composer, Playwright and Performer, Has Died at Age 92
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 22, 2021
With the long-running Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope, in which she also starred, she became the first woman to win a Grammy Award for the score of a Broadway musical. She also received Tony nominations for book, music, and lyrics. Another Grammy nomination for the score (with Alex Bradford) of Your Arms Too Short to Box with God followed, as well as another Tony nomination for the score of Working.
Final Line-up Announced For Crossroads Tribute To Cicely Tyson
by Stephi Wild
- May 16, 2021
The “live” virtual fundraising gala, which will be hosted by TONY Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose also includes Crossroads' presentation of the its inaugural Champion of the Arts Award to global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson.
Juilliard to Hold Its 116th Commencement Ceremony in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 31, 2021
The Juilliard School today announced that its 116th commencement ceremony will be held in person on Friday, June 18, 2021, at 11am, outdoors on the Lincoln Center campus for a limited audience. The ceremony will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.
Lillias White to be Honored at Amas Musical Theatre Virtual Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 10, 2021
Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 52nd Anniversary with Amas – You Love!: A Heart to Heart Virtual Celebration on Monday, May 10, 2021. Honorary Chair for the event is Grammy Award-winning Latin recording artist and activist Rubén Blades. “One Day at a Time” (Netflix) actress Justina Machado will be Mistress of Ceremonies.
BLACK BROADWAY: AFRICAN AMERICANS ON THE GREAT WHITE WAY Is Now Available as A Kindle Version
by Nicole Rosky
- Feb 2, 2021
There is much work to be done for the equity of Blacks in theater and when Broadway reopens, hopefully, it will be a new and truly inclusive Black Broadway. The book, Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way, is a thorough examination of the history of the Black contribution to Broadway. The publishers of Black Broadway, Square One Publishing, have released a Kindle version and in honor of Black History Month, the ebook is available for $1.99 for the month of February.
DO THE RIGHT THING Available on 4K Ultra HD for the First Time
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Jan 26, 2021
It's the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...DO THE RIGHT THING. In 1989, Academy Award® winner and visionary filmmaker Spike Lee mesmerized audiences with one of the most insightful and provocative films of its time, DO THE RIGHT THING.
The League of Professional Theatre Women to Present Oral History Project with Micki Grant
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 30, 2020
The League of Professional Theatre Women will present an Oral History Project event with the award-winning composer, lyricist, playwright, and actress Micki Grant on Monday, November 16 at 6pm on Zoom. Admission to the event is FREE. The interview with Ms. Grant has been prerecorded, and will be followed by a live Q&A.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces SEGAL TALKS Week 21
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 5, 2020
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center has announced the new line-up of its new global series, SEGAL TALKS. Since the beginning in March the series featured close to 100 talks with 150 artists from 50 countries. New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers, and academics will talk daily during the week for one hour with Segal Center's director, Frank Hentschker, about life and art in the Ti
Vineyard Theatre Releases Weekly Schedule for LESSONS IN SURVIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 22, 2020
Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern have announced the weekly schedule for Lessons In Survival, beginning October 6, and the return of 'The VT Show' on the last Tuesday of each month beginning September 29 at 5:30 pm ET.
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