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Larry the Cable Guy Performs at the Meyerhoff, Feb. 16
by Kelsey Denette - January 04, 2013 Multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee and Billboard award winner Larry the Cable Guy is scheduled to perform his signature stand-up comedy at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Fellow comedian Reno Collier, best known as the opening act fo...
Victory Gardens Continues Season With Ameriville, 1/26-2/26
by Kelsey Denette - November 08, 2011 Victory Gardens continues its 2011-12 season with Ameriville, written and performed by Universes, developed with and directed by Artistic Director Chay Yew. The production runs January 26 - February 26, 2012 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. The Press ...
PBS Announces Black History Month Special Programming
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2013 In celebration of Black History Month and as part of its year-round commitment to diverse programming, PBS today announced an on-air lineup commemorating the contributions of African Americans in music, dance, television and civil rights, providing an in-depth look at key figures and events that sh...
Towne Street Theatre Seeks Submissions for 10 Minute Play Fest
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 12, 2011 Towne Street Theatre, LA's Premiere African American Theatre Company, is accepting submissions for its 5th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival....
Independent Lens to Present Black History Month Programming on PBS
by Tyler Peterson - February 06, 2013 In celebration of Black History Month, Independent Lens, the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series, today announced programming available during the month of February that highlights the African American experience. The films feature unsung heroes of the civil rights era, African Americans who h...
Ford’s Theatre Society Presents Staged Reading of EMPIRES FALL, 5/1
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011 On Sunday, May 1, at 7 p.m. the Ford's Theatre Society presents a staged reading of 'Empires Fall,' a new play based on the diplomatic relationship of George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union....
MAN AND SUPERMAN Plays Irish Repertory Theatre; Previews Begin April 26
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2012 Irish Repertory Theatre and Gingold Theatrical Group are joining forces to present a co-production of Shaw's masterpiece, MAN AND SUPERMAN to be performed at the award-winning Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street), as part of Irish Rep's 24th Season and GTG's first-ever 'Shaw New York' fest...
NewFilmmakers Presents IN THE SHADOW OF BUDDHA, TRIANGLE FIRE, et al. 3/21 & 3/23
by Lauren Wolman - March 20, 2011 The NewFilmmakers NY Series screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue & 2nd Street. NewFilmmakers LA screens in the Stanley Kramer Theater at the Sunset Gower Studio. Many features screened at NewFilmmakers are now available on NewFilmmakers Online....
Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival to Kick Off 20th Season, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2013 Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival will present ten unique plays, honoring Black History Month and celebrating TST's 20th Anniversary Season....
MOLLY SWEENEY Opens at Irish Repertory Theatre, 1/30
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 21, 2011 Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with the first major revival of Tony Award-winning playwright Brian Friel's MOLLY SWEENEY - the story of a blind woman who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight - set to begin previews on the company's Francis J. G...
STAGE TUBE: Brian d'Arcy James and Jennifer Lim Perform Excerpt from CHINGLISH
by Sally Henry Fuller - May 15, 2012 SMASH's Brian d'Arcy James (SHREK, NEXT TO NORMAL) and Jennifer Lim (CHINGLISH) recently participated in a staged reading of the Broadway play CHINGLISH at The Greene Space. This particular evening also featured a conversation with Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director of the Public Theater in NYC and rea...
The Greene Space and TCG Welcome CHINGLISH Playwright David Henry Hwang Tonight, 5/7
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2012 Tonight, May 7th at 7pm, WNYC's The Greene Space and Theater Communications Group welcomes Chinglish author DAVID HENRY HWANG....
African Burial Ground Offers Free Events Honoring National Park Week, April 21-29
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2012 African Burial Ground will be offering several unique tours and programs in honor of National Park Week and you are invited. These ranger-guided events are free of charge and open to the public....
AMNH Announces KWANZAA 2012: FIRST FRUITS OF THE HARVEST, 12/29
by Kelsey Denette - December 13, 2012 The American Museum of Natural History celebrates its 34th annual Kwanzaa celebration with Kwanzaa 2012: First Fruits of the Harvest. The event celebrates the rich traditions of Kwanzaa and honors the holiday's seven guiding principles. The festival will include a special interview about Karamu (Afr...
Charlotte Moore to Helm IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at Irish Rep, Beginning 12/5
by Kelsey Denette - November 07, 2012 Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play, with previews set to begin December 5, prior to its official Off-Broadway opening on Monday, December 10 on The Irish Repertory Theatre's W. Scott McLucas Studio Theatre (132 West 22nd...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - PBS's BILLY THE KID: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Premieres Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 10, 2012 On April 28, 1881, 21-year-old Henry McCarty, a.k.a. Billy the Kid, just days from being hanged for murder, outfoxed his jailors and electrified the nation with the latest in a long line of miraculous escapes. An outlaw with a deadly reputation, the young man was finally gunned down by the ambitious...
James Barbour's STAR POWER HOUR Goes International
by Kelsey Denette - March 01, 2013 Voice America Talk Radio Network, Internet broadcasting pioneer, today announced that award-winning Broadway Star/producer and International Concert Artist James Barbour will join VoiceAmerica Empowerment Channel to host the “Star Power Hour” presented by ForTalent.com on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Pacifi...
Jubilee Theatre Presents Spring 2011 Educational Outreach Production 2/24
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2011 Jubilee Theatre's Spring 2011 Educational Outreach production of Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery will be performed by area high school students later this week. ...
THE FOUNTAIN Continues Towne Street Theatre's 2012 Reading Series Tonight, 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2012 Towne Street Theatre presents a staged reading of 'The Fountain' by Harriet A. Dickey, Tuesday @ 8pm tonight, May 22, 2012 at the Stella Adler Theatre, located at 6773 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, Calif. $5 donation requested....
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Muny!
by Nicole Rosky - July 18, 2011 You remember the plot. You love the characters. You know 'the song.' It's no less than the stage adaptation of one of the most celebrated and beloved films of all time. 1920s Hollywood is the setting for this zany, light-hearted romantic comedy, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, about the early days of sound fil...
Irish Rep to Present Friel's DANCING AT LUGHNASA, Opens 10/30
by Kelsey Denette - August 02, 2011 The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) will continue its 24th Season with the 20th Anniversary production of Brian Friel's Tony Award-winning play DANCING AT LUGHNASA, with previews set to begin October 19 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage, prior to an official pr...
Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival to Kick Off 20th Season, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2013 Towne Street Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival will present ten unique plays, honoring Black History Month and celebrating TST's 20th Anniversary Season....
Victoria Theatre Association and EbonNia Gallery Present Visual Voices, 2/1
by Max Schwager - January 18, 2012 Victoria Theatre Association and EbonNia Gallery present the eighth annual Visual Voices art exhibit returning to the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, February 1 - 29, as part of the KeyBank African-American Arts Festival....
Carrie Mae Weems Retrospective Opens at Frist in September
by Kelsey Denette - May 17, 2012 The first major museum retrospective devoted to contemporary artist and photographer Carrie Mae Weems - described as 'one of today's most eloquent and respected interpreters of the African American experience' - opens on September 21, 2012, at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tenne...
STAGE TUBE: First Look at SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the MUNY
by Nicole Rosky - July 21, 2011 You remember the plot. You love the characters. You know 'the song.' It's no less than the stage adaptation of one of the most celebrated and beloved films of all time. 1920s Hollywood is the setting for this zany, light-hearted romantic comedy, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, about the early days of sound fil... |
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