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... 
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 FLY
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2020 Towne Street Theatre (TST) celebrates African-American History Month with compelling staged readings during February 2020.... 
City Parks Foundation's PuppetMobile Announces Additional Fall Dates
by Julie Musbach - August 20, 2019 City Parks Foundation has announced additional fall dates for the CityParks PuppetMobile show, Bessie's Big Shot. The show has been traveling to parks over the last few months, bringing a free, fun and high-flying adventure to families throughout all five New York City boroughs.... 
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... 
Avon Players To Present MARVIN'S ROOM
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2019 Unexpected developments lead to an unlikely reconciliation for one family in Avon Players' production of Marvin's Room running January 18-February 2.... 
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
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!... 
Full Company Announced For BLUES IN THE NIGHT At Kiln Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 24, 2019 As rehearsals begin for Blues in Night, Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham announces the full company. Joining the previously announced Sharon D Clarke (The Lady), Debbie Kurup (The Woman), Clive Rowe (The Man) and Gemma Sutton (The Girl) are Aston New (The Hustler) and Joseph Poul... 
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 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... 
Camille A. Brown And Juel D. Lane Receive $40,000 Alumni Artpreneur Award From UNCSA
by Julie Musbach - April 11, 2019 Award-winning choreographers and dancers Camille A. Brown and Juel Lane are the recipients of the second annual Alumni Artpreneur of the Year Awards from their alma mater, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), Chancellor Lindsay Bierman has announced. Graduates of the premier ... 
Molly Lieber And Eleanor Smith Present New Work At New York Live Arts
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2019 New York Live Arts (Live Arts) to present the world premiere of Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith's Body Comes Apart, March 6-9, 2019, having commissioned the work as part of the Live Feed Residency Program. The duo, Bessie Award nominees in choreography and Lieber recipient in outstanding performance,... 
Black Theatre Troupe Opens 2019-20 Season with BLUES IN THE NIGHT
by Sarah Hookey - August 08, 2019 Black Theatre Troupe opens its 2019-20 season with Sheldon Epps' Broadway blockbuster, BLUES IN THE NIGHT. Tracing the American musical art form of the blues, BLUES IN THE NIGHT features 26 blockbuster songs including Duke Ellington's I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So, Jimmy Davis' Lover Man, Bessie Smith'... 
Cheryl Albright Stars in Multi-Media Musical Celebration of Aretha Franklin
by Julie Musbach - January 23, 2019 Cheryl Albright, a renown singer and actress in the Rhode Island community, has been sharing her stunning gifts here for many years at community events, along with concert and stage performances.... 
BWW Review: HAVING OUR SAY at Primal Forces
by David McKibbin - January 28, 2019 Primal Forces' Having Our Say brings two talented South Florida actresses together in a beautifully-staged production. Audiences will resonate with the play's themes of optimism, the value of family, and what it truly means to fight for justice.... 
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...
World Premiere or Luciana Achugar's BRUJX Comes to NYU Skirball, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2018 NYU Skirball will present the world premiere of choreographer luciana achugar's Brujx, today, October 19 and Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 pm, as part of On Your Marx, NYU Skirball's FREE, two-week celebration of philosopher Karl Marx. Brujx ritualizes the labor of the dancers, exposing and transce... 
Gabrielle Hamilton, Tiler Peck & More Nominated For 2019 Bessie Awards
by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2019 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, celebrates a landmark 35th anniversary this year. Today, the nominees for the 2019 Bessie Awards, along with the recipients of the 2019 Juried Bessie Award and 2019... 
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...
World Premiere or Luciana Achugar's BRUJX Comes to NYU Skirball, 10/19
by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2018 NYU Skirball will present the world premiere of choreographer luciana achugar's Brujx, on Friday, October 19 and Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 pm, as part of On Your Marx, NYU Skirball's FREE, two-week celebration of philosopher Karl Marx. Brujx ritualizes the labor of the dancers, exposing and tra... 
BWW Review: Artistry's Beautifully Tragic AWAKE AND SING! will Break Your Heart in the Best Way
by Jill Schafer - September 21, 2018 I love sad plays. I love stories of miserable families who love each other but don't know how to express it in healthy ways. AWAKE AND SING!, now playing at Artistry's black box theater, is one such tragically beautiful and beautifully tragic play, like Tennessee Williams set in the Bronx. Or rather...
Martha Graham Dance Company Presents NEW@Graham
by A.A. Cristi - January 31, 2019 The Martha Graham Dance Company's NEW@Graham series offers a look inside the creative process of new works commissioned by the Company. On February 5 and 6, the Company will present a work-in-progress showing of a new dance by acclaimed choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Tanowitz will join Graham Artistic ...
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!...
Gabrielle Hamilton, Tiler Peck & More Nominated For 2019 Bessie Awards
by Stephi Wild - July 12, 2019 The NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies, New York City's premier dance awards honoring outstanding creative work in the field, celebrates a landmark 35th anniversary this year. Today, the nominees for the 2019 Bessie Awards, along with the recipients of the 2019 Juried Bessie Award and 2019... |
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