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BWW Previews: THE 21ST CENTURY VOICES: NEW PLAY VIRTUAL FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHTS MENTAL HEALTH at American Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 07, 2021 For two weekends, January 15-17 and January 22-24, theatre patrons will be treated to four staged readings of new and original plays curated from over 200 submissions on American Stage's Virtual Stage. The 21st Century Voices: New Play Festival, now in its fifth year, features virtual live-strea... 
Justin Golden Releases New Album 'Hard Times and a Woman'
by Michael Major - April 15, 2022 Blues isn’t just twelve bars and a hard luck story. On his debut record, Hard Times and a Woman, guitarist and songwriter Justin Golden showcases the full breadth of the genre and its downstream influences, everything from country blues to Americana, soul, indie roots and beyond. Listen to the new a... 
Sam Richardson, Langston Kerman & More to Star in YES WE CANNABIS Series From Audible
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 11, 2023 Audible in collaboration with global entertainment and media company Broadway Video will present a new scripted comedy, 'Yes We Cannabis,' set to debut exclusively on Audible on Thursday, August 24, 2023.... 
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Announces Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. as the 2021 Stowe Prize Winner
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2021 The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will honor Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. as the 2021 Stowe Prize winner. Glaude receives the award for Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, a book that uses the life of James Baldwin to create dialogue about racial inequality in the United ... 
EMANCIPATION: A JUNETEETH CELEBRATION, Shaun Cassidy, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - June 17, 2023 Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their... 
Playwrights' Center Works Towards A More Equitable Theater Field Through Expansion Of Fellowships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2021 While the theater field remains uncertain yet cautiously optimistic that 2021 will see a return to in-person performances, there is no uncertainty around the systemic inequalities that have been exposed and amplified during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic 'business as usual' will not be enough when theat... 
The Paley Center For Media Announces Interactive Pop-Up Exhibit For Black History Month
by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2022 The Paley Center for Media announces today its month-long celebration of Black History Month, Paley Center's Salute to Black Achievements in Television presented by Citi. The Paley Center is celebrating the legacy of achievements of iconic Black on-screen talent, creatives, and influencers in telev... 
FROZEN, CABARET, MATILDA & More Lead Atlanta's June Theater Top 10
by BWW Staff - June 01, 2022 Atlanta is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month.... 
Commemorate Juneteenth At 54 Below With These Inspiring Shows
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2023 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, is thrilled to be presenting two shows celebrating Black music and history on June 19: Emancipation: A Juneteenth Celebration at 7:00pm and Malcolm X and Selma the Musical: Together in Concert at 9:30pm. ... 
Ghostlight Theatre Co to Present Inaugural Playwright Festival Featuring New Works by Dedrick Weathersby
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2023 Join Ghostlight Theatre Co for their Inaugural Playwright Festival featuring new works by Dedrick Weathersby. Don't miss the opportunity to experience these brand new plays in a staged reading format with light staging and costuming. ... 
See Joivan Wade And David Bianchi In the Powerful Film WADE IN THE WATER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2020 UK and US actor Joivan Wade (Doom Patrol, The First Purge) and US actor David Bianchi (Queen of The South), once again collaborate for their second spoken word film of the year with Wade in The Water.... 
The 10th Annual TD James Moody Festival Announced at NJPAC
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2021 The New Jersey Performing Arts Center celebrates the 10th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival showcasing an all-star lineup of the country's best musicians, held Nov 5-21, including the award-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the New Jersey premiere of Christian McBride's The Movement Revisited, th... 
A&E To Premiere THE RIGHT TO OFFEND Two-Part Documentary
by Michael Major - May 24, 2022 A&E Network will premiere the new two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” exploring the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humor to expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices and to articulate the Black experience in America... 
Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute Presents MAKE A JOYFUL NOIZE Featuring Hip-Hop Duo Soul Science Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2021 Carnegie Hall today announced that boundary pushing hip-hop duo Soul Science Lab will present exclusive ‘making of’ excerpts from their forthcoming visual album—Make a Joyful Noize—in a special online streaming event on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.... 
THE PIANO LESSON, Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, & John David Washington, Will Arrive on Broadway This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - March 29, 2022 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington are set to star in a Broadway revival of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play The Piano Lesson in 2022. Find out what theatre the show will be in, and when!... 
SuperBad Theater Company Announces 2021-2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2021 San Francisco Bay Area's SuperBad Theater Company, a Affiliate Company and Sacramento's The Guild Theater have announced the titles for their collaborative inaugural upcoming 2021-2022 season. ... 
MATA And Audiofemme to Present Shara Lunon In Premiere Of Bitter Fruits At Roulette
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 12, 2023 Join Shara Lunon at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn for the world premiere of Bitter Fruits, a dynamic exploration of survival techniques developed in response to oppression and injustice. Co-presented by Audiofemme Collective.... 
Westport Country Playhouse Presents New Work CULTURE SHOCK
by A.A. Cristi - July 14, 2021 Westport Country Playhouse's New Works Initiative will present the second play in its 2021 season with a virtual workshop of “Culture Shock,” written by Gloria Majule, and directed by Taylor Reynolds, on Wednesday, July 14.... 
Crossroads Celebrates Black History Month With George C. Wolfe's THE COLORED MUSEUM
by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2021 An encore production of the famed play The Colored Museum is being streamed as part of Crossroads Theatre Company's commemorative programming celebrating Black History Month February 2 – 28, 2021. The play, written by Crossroads' alumni and famed Broadway director George C. Wolfe premiered at the t... 
Lena Hall, Blair Brown, Ben Feldman and More to Star in Livestreamed Works by Zakiyyah Alexander, Mando Alvarado & Others
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2021 On Saturday, May 22nd at 7:00pm EST, Play-PerView will live stream AYA or Dear Lover by Fernanda Coppel (King Liz, “How To Get Away With Murder”). Directed by Estefania Fadul, this production will feature Raul Castillo (“Looking,” “Atypical”), Tina Huang (“Rizzoli & Isles,” “Arrow”), and Roxana Ort... 
TFANA and Saint Flashlight Launch Poetry Activation THE WILL OF THE CITY
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2021 TFANA and Saint Flashlight present The Will of the City, poems inspired by playwright and poet William Shakespeare, launching today and running through the fall. Spotlighting the work of over a dozen writers, this activation will transform the streetside and outdoor screens at Polonsky Shakespeare C... 
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Announces In-Person, Live Jazz Performances Beginning in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2021 NJPAC is welcoming live, in-person jazz back to its stage throughout 2021 beginning with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Gregory Porter (Sep 24). The TD Jazz Series continues in the Fall with 'Salsa Meets Jazz' (Sep 25), saxophonist Boney James (Oct 14), and vocal powerhouse duo Tierney Sutton and Ann... 
The Soapbox Presents X CHROME VALLEY At Lincoln Center This May
by A.A. Cristi - April 24, 2023 Join Lincoln Center Poet-In-Residence Mahogany L. Browne for a new immersive art experience in celebration of her newest anthology of poems, Chrome Valley, in collaboration with The Soapbox Presents in the David Rubenstein Atrium Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm ... 
Review: Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones' DUTCHMAN Is a Powerful Punch in the Gut at American Stage
by Peter Nason - July 02, 2022 Led by a visionary, risk-taking director, Erica Sutherlin, this important work will rattle you to your core.... 
AIN’T NO MO’ Comes to Speakeasy Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2024 SpeakEasy Stage Company and Front Porch Arts Collective will present the Boston premiere of Jordan E. Cooper’s Tony Award-nominated satire, AIN’T NO MO’ – a timely and provocative comedy about what it means to be Black in America.... |
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