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Lincoln Center Announces 2013 White Light Festival Lineup, 10/24-11/23

Ehrenkranz Artistic Director Jane Moss today announced the roster for Lincoln Center's fourth multidisciplinary White Light Festival, October 24 through November 23, 2013. The Festival's focus is music's capacity to illuminate the many dimensions of our interior lives, with a particular emphasis this year on the power of the voice. Spanning numerous musical traditions, genres, and disciplines, the Festival will offer 23 performances, films, and events featuring seven premieres and debuts by artists and companies from more than a dozen countries, including France, India, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, the U.K., Mali, Estonia, Italy, Austria, Canada and the U.S. New to this edition of the Festival is White Light on Film, film screenings followed by discussions with their directors. Other Festival components include: a panel discussion focused on the subject of time, pre- and post-performance artist discussions, and the popular post-performance White Light Lounges. (more...)

NY Phil and Giants Are Small's A DANCER'S DREAM to Broadcast in Cinemas Worldwide, Sept 2013

The New York Philharmonic's season-finale program, A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky - conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert and starring New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns in a production created by Giants Are Small - will be distributed to cinemas worldwide by SpectiCast beginning September 2013. This unique cinema event, produced by the New York Philharmonic, will feature a complete concert broadcast, behind-the- scenes footage, as well as a brief intermission feature on Stravinsky's history with the New York Philharmonic, featuring video and other exclusive material from the New York Philharmonic Digital Archives. (more...)

Amy Brenneman & Original NYC Cast to Open RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN at Geffen Playhouse, 8/21

The original New York cast -- Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy, NYPD Blue, Private Practice), Beth Dixon, Virginia Kull, Kellie Overbey andLee Tergesen (Monster, Wayne's World, Weird Science) - are set for the West Coast premiere of Rapture, Blister, Burn, written by Gina Gionfriddo, in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, opening Wednesday, August 21, 2013 (previews begin August 13). (more...)

YWCA USA Announces New Board Members and Officers

The YWCA USA, one of the oldest and largest non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of women and eliminating racism, announced today that after a nationwide recruiting process, 13 women joined the YWCA National Board of Directors, effective June 8, 2013. They will serve on the organization's national board of directors along with four re-elected YWCA Board leaders. The appointment of the new board was ratified at the YWCA's National Business Meeting in Washington D.C. on Saturday, June 8, at the organization's 2013 Annual Conference. (more...)

New Group's 2013-14 Season to Include THE JACKSONIAN with Bill Pullman, Ed Harris & More!

The New Group launches its 2013-2014 Off-Broadway season with the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Beth Henley's The Jacksonian, arriving in Fall 2013. Directed by Tony Award winner Robert Falls, this production features Ed Harris, Glenne Headly, Amy Madigan and Bill Pullman. The Jacksonian was first produced at the Geffen Playhouse in 2012. In Winter 2014, as the second production in the company's season, The New Group delivers the world premiere of Thomas Bradshaw's Intimacy, directed by Scott Elliott. The third production of The New Group's upcoming season is to be announced. (more...)

A DANCER'S DREAM: TWO WORKS BY STRAVINSKY to be Distributed to Worldwide Cinemas, Sept 2013

The New York Philharmonic's season-finale program, A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky — conducted by Music Director Alan Gilbert and starring New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns in a production created by Giants Are Small — will be distributed to cinemas worldwide by SpectiCast beginning September 2013. This unique cinema event, produced by the New York Philharmonic, will feature a complete concert broadcast, behind-the- scenes footage, as well as a brief intermission feature on Stravinsky's history with the New York Philharmonic, featuring video and other exclusive material from the New York Philharmonic Digital Archives. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Cherry Creek Theatre Presents Solid Performances in BABY the MUSICAL

Cherry Creek Theatre, has a gem on their hands with this obscure musical from the 80's. (more...)

"App Camp for Girls" is Tipping the Scales of Gender Imbalance Among Software Developers

App Camp for Girls, a non-profit organization aimed at providing young girls an opportunity to conceptualize, design and build apps, has exceeded its Indiegogo campaign goal of $50,000 in time to launch its “beta” camp on June 24. The brainchild of Jean MacDonald, software developer and partner at Smile, App Camp for Girls is aimed at narrowing the gender gap in the software development industry, which is notoriously male-dominated. (more...)

Tickets Now On Sale for Culture Project's WOMEN CENTER STAGE 2013 Festival, 7/8-8/3

Tickets, now on sale, are priced at $12 ($20 premium seating available with advance purchase) for all shows and may be purchased online at wcs.cultureproject.org, or by calling (866) 811-4111. (more...)

BWW Interviews: The Cast of Theatre UCF's BOEING BOEING

Kicking off Theatre UCF's summer season is BOEING BOEING, a play originally written by Marc Camoletti and translated by Beverly Cross and Francis Evans. Set in Paris during the 1960's Bernard (Patrick Sylvester) happily juggles life with the aid of his maid (Kate Ingram) as a swinging bachelor with three beautiful women. Bernard's friend, Robert (Eric Earley) comes to town, at the same time a new Boeing jet throws off all of Bernard's careful planning. (more...)

Lyric Opera of Chicago in the Black for Its 2012-13 Season

Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced yesterday that the company is projecting a breakeven operating performance for fiscal year 2013. Lyric has operated in the black for 25 of the past 26 years-a record among the country's major not-for-profit music and performing-arts companies. (more...)

BWW Reviews: Clever Confusion in DOGG'S HAMLET AND CAHOOT'S MACBETH from Sound Theatre Company

I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again, you practically have to take a masters class in whatever Tom Stoppard is writing about in order to fully get his plays. Whether is be Shakespeare, Czech History or Mathematics it helps to have some kind of advance knowledge before you sit down. Having said that, while "Dogg's Hamlet and Cahoot's Macbeth" definitely had me saying "Huh?" a few times, what it amounts to is a clever, funny and engaging look at language and power. (more...)

BWW Review: Reagle's CHICAGO is Splendiforous!

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston celebrates its 45th anniversary season with Fosse-style high kicks, hip thrusts, and splayed hands in Director/Choreographer Gerry McIntyre's delightful production of the longest-running American musical in Broadway history. Sara Gettelfinger, Angie Schworer, and Rick Pessagno lead an ensemble of triple threat performers under the musical direction of Dan Rodriguez. (more...)

MAKERS Unveils Its MAKERS Platform To Recognize and Empower Female Leaders

MAKERS, the short-form video platform showcasing thousands of stories from innovative and trailblazing women, unveiled its groundbreaking new program, MAKERS, from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. MAKERS will be a first-of-its-kind opportunity for a select group of companies to celebrate and acknowledge their game-changing female employees. (more...)

NBCU Adds Game-Changing Leaders to Advisory Board

NBCUniversal today announced the addition of 19 new members to The Women at NBCU (http://womenatnbcu.com/) Advisory Board, which meets several times a year to discuss issues around marketing to women. (more...)

Handcrafted Jewelry Designer Jenne Rayburn Joins Melrose Summer Stroll, 6/20

Jenne Rayburn, a studio craft artist, will be offering one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories at a Handcrafted Jewelry Trunk Show hosted by the Hourglass Gallery in Melrose, MA. Festivities at the Hourglass Gallery, located at 458 Main Street, begin at 5:00 pm on June 20th. The Melrose Summer Stroll event will be held on Main Street from Upham Street to Grove Street, on June 20th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. (more...)

Culture Project to Present 2013 Women Center Stage Festival, 7/8-8/3

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Founder & Artistic Director) dives into the summer with The Women Center Stage 2013 Festival, July 8 - August 3, 2013 at the newly named Lynn Redgrave Theater (45 Bleecker Street). The four-week Festival will offer works written, directed and produced entirely by women. Tickets go on sale June 15, 2013 online at wcs.cultureproject.org, or by calling (866) 811-4111. (more...)

Summer Solstice Variety Show & Fundraiser Set for 6/21 at Powerhouse Event Center

Join Summer Solstice for this special fundraising event highlighting local talent in the Treasure Valley at the Powerhouse Events Center on Friday, June 21st at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. General admission tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Special guest tickets are $20 and include a gift bag and a raffle token. VIP tickets are $40 and include a gift bag, 5 raffle tokens and reserved seating. VIP & Special Guest have their own private area and bar in the Mezzanine. Tickets can be purchased online at http://SolsticeTicket.com. (more...)

Photo Flash: Barbra Streisand Accepts Honorary Degree from Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Legendary American actress, director, singer, producer, composer, philanthropist and activist Barbra Streisand received an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The ceremony took place earlier today, June 17, during the 76th Hebrew University International Board of Governors Meeting. Check out photos of Streisand accepting the honor below! (more...)

FARRAGUT NORTH, OUR AJAX and More Set for Southwark Playhouse's Fall 2013 Season

Southwark Playhouse announces its Autumn 2013 season, including: the UK Premiere of Beau Willimon's Farragut North; the first major revival in over 30 years of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Love Girl and the Innocent; and the world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Ajax. Details below! (more...)

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