Olmeca Will Perform a Free Community Concert at Van Wezel in June
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2021 The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the Van Wezel Foundation today announced that the first-of-its-kind, year-long “virtual” residency with Latinx Hip-hop Artist, Kennedy Center Citizen and Scholar Olmeca will culminate with a free in-person live community performance on Saturday, June 12, 2021, ...
51Fest Announces Inaugural Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 27, 2019 51Fest, presented by Women in the World and IFC Center, today unveiled the lineup for the inaugural event. Celebrating the voice, vision and stories of the female majority through compelling screenings and conversations, all by or about women, the first annual 51Fest will be held July 18-21 in New Y...
Ars Nova Hosts OVER/UNDER UNPLUGGED, Three Free Concerts
by Stephi Wild - October 15, 2018 Ars Nova, "one of the most adventurous Off-Broadway companies" (New York Times), under the leadership of Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan and Managing Director Renee Blinkwolt, will host Over/Under Unplugged, a free concert series following select Friday evening performances of Andrew R. Butle...
Rev. Billy And The Stop Shopping Choir Set Five Shows In October
by Blair Ingenthron - September 23, 2023 Rev. Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir will be performing five shows in October at Earthchxrch on Loisaida Ave. Each performance will be a one-of-a-kind show aimed at confronting climate grief, inspiring activism, and building community. Get all the event information here!...
Wet Ink Ensemble Announces 2022-23 Artists-In-Residence
by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2022 NYC-based new music group Wet Ink Ensemble announces its three new Artists-in-Residence: Obie award-winning theater artist Rick Burkhardt, composer and drummer Vicente Hansen Atria, and saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock. ...
Wet Ink Ensemble Announces 2022-23 Artists-In-Residence
by A.A. Cristi - August 16, 2022 NYC-based new music group Wet Ink Ensemble announces its three new Artists-in-Residence: Obie award-winning theater artist Rick Burkhardt, composer and drummer Vicente Hansen Atria, and saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock. ...
HOME TRUTH, Documentary About Domestic Violence Activist Jessica Gonzales, On PBS Stations In October
by Tori Hartshorn - August 30, 2018 In 1999, Colorado mother Jessica Gonzales experienced every parent's worst nightmare when her three young daughters were killed after her estranged husband abducted them in violation of a domestic violence restraining order. Devastated, Jessica filed a lawsuit against the police, claiming they did n...
Julian Casablancas and Rolling Stone Release Second Episode of S.O.S.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 02, 2020 Today, the second installment of the series is released, featuring another thought-provoking conversation, this time with Julian and entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang....
Masha Gessen To Curate Festival Albertine 2018 On Theme 'Reimagining Democracy'
by A.A. Cristi - September 07, 2018 The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Albertine Books,the dynamic bookshop and cultural center operated by the French Embassy in New York, today announce prominent American and Russian journalist, professor, and author Masha Gessen as the curator of the fifth annual Festival Albertine, whi...
Multicultural Artist an Activist Raye Zaragoza Releases New Artistic Visuals
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2020 Raye Zaragoza releases new video for Entitled 'The It Girl', the Tucker Martine produced track (First Aid Kit, The Decemberists) details Zaragoza's personal struggles with love and acceptance as a multicultural brown woman due to society's western expectations of women. The funk fueled indie rock t...
Julian Casablancas and Rolling Stone Release Second Episode of S.O.S.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 02, 2020 Today, the second installment of the series is released, featuring another thought-provoking conversation, this time with Julian and entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang....
Brittany Campbell Shares Empowering 'Champion' For National Coming Out Day
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 12, 2020 Los Angeles R&B artist, animator, actress, and activist Brittany Campbell has shared her latest empowering and tender single “Champion,” along with a self-animated video for National Coming Out Day....
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces SEGAL TALKS Week Three
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2020 The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center has announced the third weekly line-up of its new global series, SEGAL TALKS. New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers and academics will talk daily for one hour with Segal Center's director, Frank Hentschker, about life and art in the...
aGLIFF Announces Centerpiece Film and Queer Black Voices Reciepents
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 02, 2022 Austin’s oldest film festival and premiere LGBTQ+ film fest of the Southwest, aGLIFF announces the winners and centerpiece film for The Queer Black Voices Fund for the 35th annual festival PRISM 35 taking place in-person August 24–28, 2022 in Austin, TX....
Photo Flash: Photo Flash: Next Door at NYTW Presents MY DINNER WITH GEORGETTE
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2018 Next Door at NYTW presents the World Premiere of DINNER WITH GEORGETTE by Obie Award winner Rick Burkhardt (Three Pianos), directed by Ellie Heyman....
BWW Review: Kenny Leon Directs MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING With Georgia Politics On His Mind
by Michael Dale - June 12, 2019 If, when the smoke clears on the Democratic Party's selection process, their next nominee for President of the United States turns out to be recent Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, history might point to director Kenny Leon's fun and stylish Shakespeare In The Park production of Much A...
Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir to Present WELCOME TO THE EARTHCHXRH!
by Blair Ingenthron - October 14, 2023 Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir will perform 'Welcome to the Earthchxrch!' every Sunday in October at Earthchxrch on Loisaida Ave. The show combines activism, entertainment, and music to confront climate grief and inspire activism....
Raye Zaragoza Covers HADESTOWN's 'All I've Ever Known'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 10, 2020 Raye Zaragoza (pronounced ray zay-rah-GO-zah) is an award-winning singer-songwriter who carries an acoustic guitar and a message. Her quiet yet powerful song “In the River,” written in response to the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota...
VIDEO: Brittany Campbell Shares New 'Eternally' Lyric Video
by Michael Major - January 07, 2022 In between starring alongside Idina Menzel in the new musical Wild and serving as one of five writers of the music for Paramount+'s upcoming Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies show, today, she shares her latest heartfelt single + self-animated video for “Eternally.' Campbell was also seen on Broadway i...
The Toronto International Film Festival Announces First Look at 2018 TIFF Industry Conference
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 16, 2018 The Toronto International Film Festival® announced today a first look at the 2018 TIFF Industry Conference. The six-day event, taking place September 7–12 during the Festival, will inspire and incite discussions for creative and business entrepreneurship, while examining the role independent filmmak...
Multicultural Activist Raye Zaragoza New Single
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2020 Hear the new single from Raye Zaragoza. Entitled 'The It Girl', the Tucker Martine produced track (First Aid Kit, The Decemberists) details Zaragoza's personal struggles with love and acceptance as a multicultural brown woman due to society's western expectations of women. The funk fueled indie roc...
See Matteo Lane, Gina Chavez, Daphne Always & More Upcoming at Joe's Pub
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 18, 2022 Join the upcoming performances at Joe’s Pub From Tuesday, july 26 through Sunday, August 7. Featuring Eszter Balint, Danny Lipsitz and the Brass Tracks, Peter Smith, Matteo Lane, Taína Asili, Ben Abraham, Amanda andrews and more!...
51FEST Announces Lineup For Its Inaugural Festival July 18-21 In New York City
by A.A. Cristi - July 16, 2019 51Fest, presented by Women in the World and IFC Center, today unveiled the lineup for the inaugural event. Celebrating the voice, vision and stories of the female majority through compelling screenings and conversations, all by or about women, the first annual 51Fest will be held July 18-21 in New Y...
VIDEO: Socially Conscious Acclaimed Singer's Raye Zaragoza New Video
by Robert Diamond - January 26, 2018 Check out the new music video from acclaimed singer/songwriter Raye Zaragoza, which was just premiered via Paste Magazine. Entitled 'American Dream', the video is inspired by the destruction of Donald Trump's election, the lack of mainstream media for Standing Rock and Zaragoza's own life as a femal...
Paul Pinto's New Opera THOMAS PAINE IN VIOLENCE to Make World Premiere at HERE
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017 As a centerpiece of its 25th anniversary season, HERE (Kristin Marting, Artistic Director and Kim Whitener, Producing Director) will present the world premiere commission of Thomas Paine in Violence by 2016-17 HERE resident artist Paul Pinto (thingNY, Varispeed, Robert Ashley) and directed by Obie-w... |