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No Name Comedy Brings Artists to Word Up in Washington Heights
by Julie Musbach - December 26, 2017 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including: Robin Bady (United Solo Theatre Festival), Sean O'Brien (TBS New York Comedy Festival) and David Hu (The MOTH) to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Height...
Atencion! Wanna Be in the IN THE HEIGHTS Film? Lin-Manuel Miranda Launches Digital Casting Call
by Nicole Rosky - October 11, 2018 Are you destined to be in the In the Heights movie. No Me Diga! This could be your lucky day. Warner Bros. has just put out a casting call for digital submissions for the upcoming film, which begins filming in summer 2019. ...
Sydney Opera House Announces Lin-Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS
by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2018 This summer, the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall will be transformed into a vibrant Manhattan street corner for the long-awaited Sydney return of In the Heights, the four-time Tony Award-winning musical from one of America's most acclaimed writers and producers, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana, Hamilton)....
No Name @ Word Up Announces Super Storytellers in Washington Heights
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2018 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights onTuesday, February 6 at 7:00pm for its monthly series 'No Name @ Word Up Super Storytellers Edition.'...
Lights Up! Anthony Ramos to Star in the IN THE HEIGHTS Film
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 10, 2018 Anthony Ramos has been tapped to star in the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit 2005 Broadway musical, In the Heights, according to Variety. ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Teams with iHeartRadio, AmEx for Hurricane Relief Campaign
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2017 American Express (NYSE: AXP) today announced it has teamed up with Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Hamilton and star of the upcoming movie, Mary Poppins Returns, for an iHeartRadio campaign to spread the word to local communities impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma that some of their favorite smal...
IN THE HEIGHTS Will be Playing at Players By The Sea
by BWW Intern - December 12, 2017 Before there was Hamilton, there was IN THE HEIGHTS. Players by the Sea will bring this Tony Award winner to Jacksonville, Florida! Starting July 19, 2018 IN THE HEIGHTS will be playing on the main stage....
Up Theater Company Announces World Premiere of DETAINED
by Julie Musbach - February 06, 2018 Northern Manhattan's UP Theater Company is thrilled to announce the world premiere of Detained, written by Rose-Mary Harrington (Six Seconds, There is No Dash), and directed by Washington Heights resident Nancy Robillard (National Pastime,Four), set to play The Garret at Fort Washington Collegiate (...
BWW Review: THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON HEIGHTS at Kraine Theater
by Derek Schwabe - October 26, 2017 This dark new play from Christie Perfetti Williams lingers over a multi-tiered intersection of vulnerable identities, confronting the devastating consequences of a near-future scenario that's all too easy to imagine....
Lin Manuel-Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS Takes The Stage In Pittsburgh's West End
by Julie Musbach - January 04, 2019 Pittsburgh Musical Theater continues the 2018-2019 Seize the Stage Season and Rockin' West End Series with Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights at the Gargaro Theater, located at 327 S Main Street in the city's West End....
BWW REVIEW: Blue Saint Production's IN THE HEIGHTS Brings Washington Heights To The Sydney Opera House
by Jade Kops - January 17, 2019 Following a successful Hayes Theatre season in March 2018 Blue Saint Production's IN THE HEIGHTS has returned for an encore season in the Concert Hall of Sydney Opera House....
Phoenix Productions Presents Lin-Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2018 Phoenix Productions proudly presents one of Broadway's most raved-about sensations, In the Heights, sponsored by D'Agostino and Associates "The Injury Firm," from June 22nd to the 24th at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank....
12th Latin American Cultural Week to Feature Theatre, Music, Dance and More
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2017 Pan American Art Research (PAMAR), founded in 1984 by Uruguayan-born pianist Polly Ferman, now Artistic Director of PAMAR, presents the 12th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (LACW), November 9 through 21, 2017....
No Name @ Word Up Presents Super Storytellaz In Washington Heights
by Stephi Wild - January 04, 2019 No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including Robin Bady, Terri Mintz and Carla Katz to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights on Tuesday, January 8th at 7 p.m. for its monthly series 'No Name @ Wor...
Atencion! Wanna Be in the IN THE HEIGHTS Film? Lin-Manuel Miranda Launches Digital Casting Call
by Nicole Rosky - October 11, 2018 Are you destined to be in the In the Heights movie. No Me Diga! This could be your lucky day. Warner Bros. has just put out a casting call for digital submissions for the upcoming film, which begins filming in summer 2019. ...
Hold Up! Oscar Winner Rita Moreno Will Not Join IN THE HEIGHTS Film
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018 Despite an earlier report from the Hollywood Reporter, it has been reported that Academy Award-winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story) will not join the cast of the upcoming big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, In The Heights, after all....
12th Latin American Cultural Week to Feature Theatre, Music, Dance and More
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2017 Pan American Art Research (PAMAR), founded in 1984 by Uruguayan-born pianist Polly Ferman, now Artistic Director of PAMAR, presents the 12th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (LACW), November 9 through 21, 2017....
Uptown Dancers Turn Olympic-Size Pool into Stage for the 3rd Annual Danza Highbridge Festival
by Stephi Wild - September 13, 2018 The United Palace of Cultural Arts is currently in preparations for the third annual Danza Highbridge Festival at Highbridge Pool in Washington Heights. On Saturday September 22nd at 5pm, members of the community are invited to join over eighty dancers, choreographers, and musicians in a drained, ol...
Hold Up! Oscar Winner Rita Moreno Will Not Join IN THE HEIGHTS Film
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018 Despite an earlier report from the Hollywood Reporter, it has been reported that Academy Award-winner Rita Moreno (West Side Story) will not join the cast of the upcoming big screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, In The Heights, after all....
United Palace to Screen METROPOLIS With Live Score
by Stephi Wild - February 20, 2018 On Sunday, March 25th, the United Palace of Cultural Arts will present a multisensory screening of Fritz Lang's legendary silent film, 'Metropolis' (1927), an expressionist epic that was among the first feature-length science fiction films. Award-winning flutist and composer Yael Acher "KAT" Modiano...
BWW Review: Infectious Energy Propels IN THE HEIGHTS at GLOW Lyric Theatre
by Neil Shurley - August 01, 2018 'With this much energy and talent on display - not to mention a message worth spreading - GLOW's In the Heights demands to be seen.'...
Broadway Will Go Car-Free For Earth Day
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2018 Traffic is a staple in New York City, the taxis, horns, and pollution from the exhaust come as part of the territory. But on Earth Day (April 21), a mile-long stretch of Broadway will be car-free, according to Time Out....
PBS Documents Lin-Manuel Miranda's Rise to Fame in IN THE HEIGHTS: CHASING BROADWAY DREAMS, 11/10
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2017 Great Performances airs a special encore of the performance documentary, IN THE HEIGHTS: CHASING BROADWAY DREAMS on Friday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings). The documentary showcases the 2008 musical that launched Lin-Manuel Miranda's rise to stardom....
BWW Reviews: Pioneer Theatre Company's IN THE HEIGHTS Concert is Heartwarming
by Tyler Hinton - March 17, 2018 Pioneer Theatre Company's concert staging of Lin Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS is a heartwarming presentation that washes over you like a breeze. Whether you consider IN THE HEIGHTS to be a modern masterpiece or simply a groundbreaking piece of contemporary theatre, it is something truly original...
Films on the Green 2018 Announces Line-Up Focused This Year on Gastronomy
by Macon Prickett - May 03, 2018 Films on the Green, the free outdoor French film festival produced annually in New York City parks by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and NYC Parks, announces this year's line-up for the 11th edition, focused this year on gastronomy.... |