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Queen Latifah stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in this HBO Films presentation, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees from a screenplay by Dee Rees and Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois. With a story by Dee Rees and Horton Foote, the film focuses on Smith

Asian Burlesque Calamity Chang  & Thirsty Girl Present the 9th Annual NEW YORK ASIAN Photo Asian Burlesque Calamity Chang  & Thirsty Girl Present the 9th Annual NEW YORK ASIAN BURLESQUE FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2021

Following the success of their previous sold out shows, Calamity Chang & Thirsty Girl bring the 9th installment of the annual Asian Burlesque Festival to Crystal Lake  in Williamsburg  on Thursday September 16th and to Chelseas's new City Winery on Friday September 17th, 2021. ...


Black Theatre Troupe Presents SISTAS! The Musical Photo Black Theatre Troupe Presents SISTAS! The Musical
by Stephi Wild - February 19, 2020

As its final production of their 49th season, Black Theatre Troupe presents the current off Broadway smash hit, SISTAS! THE MUSICAL to the Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center. SISTAS! THE MUSICAL is a nonstop celebration of African American women told through Top-40 music, from Bessie Smith to Bey...


Jazz at Lincoln Center and 'Pioneering Women in Jazz' to Perform in Scottsdale This S Photo Jazz at Lincoln Center and 'Pioneering Women in Jazz' to Perform in Scottsdale This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 17, 2022

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts has already welcomed some jazz greats to its stage this season, and there’s still more to come this spring, including a special presentation from Jazz at Lincoln Center on Sunday, March 6....


BWW Review: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, North Carolina Theatre Photo BWW Review: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, North Carolina Theatre
by Nicole Ackman - November 06, 2021

“Singing has always been the best part of living for me,” Billie Holiday tells the audience in North Carolina Theatre’s new production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL. Angela Robinson plays singer Billie Holiday and Nygel Robsinon plays her pianist Jimmy Powers at NCT, under the direction of ...


Valerie Green/Dance Entropy Presents In-Person and Virtual Studio Showing of HOME by Photo Valerie Green/Dance Entropy Presents In-Person and Virtual Studio Showing of HOME by Souleymane Badolo
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2020

Valerie Green/Dance Entropy's “HOME” project continues with a new residency with visiting choreographer Souleymane Badolo from Burkina Faso. Company members and guest artists will present Souleymane’s version of “HOME” in an informal showing and discussion at Green Space....


Calamity Chang & Thirsty Girl Present THE 9TH ANNUAL NEW YORK ASIAN BURLESQUE FESTIVA Photo Calamity Chang & Thirsty Girl Present THE 9TH ANNUAL NEW YORK ASIAN BURLESQUE FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2021

Following the success of their previous sold out shows, Calamity Chang & Thirsty Girl bring the 9th installment of the annual Asian Burlesque Festival to Crystal Lake in Williamsburg  on Thursday September 16th and to Chelseas's new City Winery on Friday September 17....


VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for CLEMENCY, In Theaters Dec. 27! Photo VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for CLEMENCY, In Theaters Dec. 27!
by Sarah Leiber - September 19, 2019

The trailer for 'Clemency' has arrived. Watch it below!...


Towne Street Theatre Stage Reading Of Raf Mauro And David Stansfield's A GOOD DAY TO Photo Towne Street Theatre Stage Reading Of Raf Mauro And David Stansfield's A GOOD DAY TO FLY
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2020

Towne Street Theatre (TST) celebrates African-American History Month with compelling staged readings during February 2020....


Ma Bessie Brings Her Blues Troupe To Old Town Photo Ma Bessie Brings Her Blues Troupe To Old Town
by Stephi Wild - December 11, 2019

If you've ever wanted to find out all there is to know about the a?oeEmpress of the Bluesa??, Bessie Smith, Swindon Arts Centre's engaging and entertaining Ma Bessie And Her Blues Troupe is the place to be this January. And, with tickets already on sale, book yours before the New Year to secure the...


Baryshnikov Arts Center To Present Virtual Premiere Of Molly Lieber And Eleanor Smith Photo Baryshnikov Arts Center To Present Virtual Premiere Of Molly Lieber And Eleanor Smith's GLORIA REHEARSAL
by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2021

The Baryshnikov Arts Center will present the world premiere of gloria rehearsal by New York City-based dance artists Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith. The presentation, part of BAC's Fall 2021 Digital Season, is free and available to watch on demand from Monday, January 10, at 5pm ET, until Monday, Ja...


Kyle Marshall Choreography Will Makes its BAM Debut Photo Kyle Marshall Choreography Will Makes its BAM Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 04, 2019

Acclaimed dancer Kyle Marshall leads his own company, Kyle Marshall Choreography, in its BAM debut as part of Next Wave 2019-the first season by Artistic Director David Binder, in which all artists are making their BAM debuts....


Rev. Mary Ushers In The Next Roaring 20s With GRANNY'S BLUE-MERS Photo Rev. Mary Ushers In The Next Roaring 20s With GRANNY'S BLUE-MERS
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2020

It's the Roaring 20s Again and Granny is back and Grander than ever! Rev. Mary returns with her All-Man Band in Granny's Blue-Mers: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll ... before 1950!...


BWW Review: The Delany Sisters Get the Last Word in HAVING OUR SAY Photo BWW Review: The Delany Sisters Get the Last Word in HAVING OUR SAY
by Adrienne Proctor - February 24, 2020

HAVING OUR SAY is a staged memoir of the Delany Sisters, two women who experienced the Civil Rights Movement and lived to be over 100 years old and tell the tale. This quiet, comfortable play invites the audience to the sister's home as they prepare a meal on stage and recount their extraordinary li...


Frist Art Museum And Fisk University Galleries Present TERRY ADKINS: OUR SONS AND DAU Photo Frist Art Museum And Fisk University Galleries Present TERRY ADKINS: OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS EVER ON THE ALTER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2019

The Frist Art Museum and Fisk University Galleries present Terry Adkins: Our Sons and Daughters Ever on the Altar, concurrent presentations of sculptures, prints, installations, and video by the multidisciplinary and multimedia artist and musician, on view at the Frist from February 20 through May 3...


Penguin Rep Theatre Will Return With Outdoor Summer Music Festival Photo Penguin Rep Theatre Will Return With Outdoor Summer Music Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2021

Penguin Rep Theatre presents 'Barnside Live @ 5!', an outdoor summer music festival taking place on the lawn adjacent to its historic Stony Point theatre located at 7 Crickettown Road. ...


Experience Jazz At Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts Photo Experience Jazz At Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2021

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts brings intimate jazz performances and rising jazz talent to its theaters. Scottsdale Arts ONE Members can get the best seats before tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, April 16, 2021....


Bessies Executive Director Lucy Sexton to Step Down Photo Bessies Executive Director Lucy Sexton to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2020

The Steering Committee of the NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, announced today that Lucy Sexton, who has served as Executive Director of The Bessies since 2009, is stepping down to expand her work in cultural advocacy with New Yorkers for Culture & Arts and to pursue new creative projec...


North Carolina Theatre Will Present HAVING OUR SAY Photo North Carolina Theatre Will Present HAVING OUR SAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2019

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional theatre, announced casting for its November production of Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, playing November 8-17 at Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh. Raised in Raleigh, trailblazing...


Sharon Playhouse Announces New Socially Distanced Patio Cabaret Dinner Series Photo Sharon Playhouse Announces New Socially Distanced Patio Cabaret Dinner Series
by A.A. Cristi - September 21, 2020

For most theatre lovers across the nation, the prospect of seeing live entertainment in the near future seemed uncertain.  ...


Rev. Mary Ushers In The Next Roaring 20s With GRANNY'S BLUE-MERS Photo Rev. Mary Ushers In The Next Roaring 20s With GRANNY'S BLUE-MERS
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2020

It's the Roaring 20s Again and Granny is back and Grander than ever! Rev. Mary returns with her All-Man Band in Granny's Blue-Mers: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll ... before 1950!...


Sharon Playhouse Announces New Socially Distanced Patio Cabaret Dinner Series Photo Sharon Playhouse Announces New Socially Distanced Patio Cabaret Dinner Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 21, 2020

The Sharon Playhouse, in it's continued mission to offer live entertainment throughout the Covid 19 summer will inaugurate a new Socially Distanced Patio Cabaret Dinner Series featuring concerts by the finest Broadway has to offer. Broadway comes to Sharon!...


Nominees For The 2021 Bessie Awards Announced Photo Nominees For The 2021 Bessie Awards Announced
by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2021

Award categories include Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Revival, Outstanding Music Composition or Sound Design, Outstanding Visual Design, and Outstanding Breakout Choreographer/...


Black Theatre Troupe Postpones SISTAS! THE MUSICAL Photo Black Theatre Troupe Postpones SISTAS! THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - March 19, 2020

For the safety and well-being of the community, Black Theatre Troupe has rescheduled its March/April performances of SISTAS! THE MUSICAL to May 15-31. Tickets purchased for the original dates will be valid for the May performances....


Photo Flash: Inside The 2019 Bessie Awards! Photo Photo Flash: Inside The 2019 Bessie Awards!
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2019

Over 800 artists and supporters of the New York dance community had gathered to celebrate the nominees, winners, and The Bessies' 35th anniversary gala event on Monday, October 14. Obie and Bessie Award-winning performance artist Justin Vivian Bond hosted this year's ceremony, which was held at NYU'...


VIDEO: Bridgerton Season 2 Gets Premiere Date; Plot Tease Photo VIDEO: Bridgerton Season 2 Gets Premiere Date; Plot Tease
by Robert Diamond - December 25, 2021

Bridgerton premiered one year ago today – Happy Anniversary, dear readers. To commemorate the occasion, Lady Whistledown has gotten her readers a very special gift: Bridgerton Season 2 shall premiere on March 25th, 2022, only on Netflix. ...






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