Guest Blog: Chinonyerem Odimba On BLACK LOVE at the Kiln Theatre
by Guest Author - April 01, 2022 Black Love is... This play. It is a play borne out of my own love for telling stories but also telling stories that allow Black Love to be seen on stages.... 
Center For Art And Public Exchange At Mississippi Museum Of Art Announces Shani Peters As 2021 Artist-in-Residence
by A.A. Cristi - January 14, 2021 The Mississippi Museum of Art's Center for Art and Public Exchange (CAPE) today announced Shani Peters (b.1981) as its 2021 national artist-in-residence. Starting in early spring 2021, Peters—a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Harlem—will embark on a multi-part project, Collecti... 
Jacob's Pillow Announces 2022 Dance Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2022 Jacob’s Pillow has announced the full season lineup for Festival 2022, featuring world premieres, new commissions, 90th Anniversary Season celebrations, Pillow-exclusive engagements, and work developed at the Pillow Lab. ... 
Full Cast Announced For BLACK LOVE Launching Kiln Theatre's 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2022 Kiln Theatre's Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham announces the full company for Chinonyerem Odimba's Black Love. Black Love launches the theatre's 2022 season, transforming the venue into the round. With Book and Lyrics by Chinonyerem Odimba, Music by Ben and Max Ringham, the production opens on 1... 
Disney+, Hulu & ESPN Honor Black History Month with New Content & Curated Collections Across the Bundle
by Michael Major - February 01, 2022 This February, in honor of Black History Month, The Disney Bundle will continue its promise of amplifying Black stories across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ all year long with new and shared content in each service's always-on Black Stories collection. Check out the lineup of content now!... 
THE FIRE THIS TIME FESTIVAL to Release Anthology in March With Methuen Drama
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2022 On March 10, 2022 New York City’s Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival will release an anthology entitled 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth and Black Theatre.... 
STG Starts 2022 Performing Arts Season with Jazz, Contemporary Dance and a String Quartet in February
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2022 Seattle Theatre Group starts the new year with an eclectic mix of three sensational performances at the Paramount and Moore Theatres.... 
A.I.M. Announces Homecoming Week
by Stephi Wild - October 05, 2021 Homecoming this year pays tribute to honorees who exemplify artistic distinction and innovative contemporary storytelling: Emmy Award-winning composer Kristopher Bowers and Codie Elaine Oliver & Tommy Oliver, Founders of Black Love Inc. & Confluential Films.... 
LA Opera Welcomes Tenor Russell Thomas as Artist in Residence
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2021 As LA Opera anticipates resuming public performances this fall, the company is continuing to look to its artistic future, welcoming the newest member of its leadership team: opera star Russell Thomas, one of today's most prominent tenors, is joining the company as Artist in Residence.... 
BWW Interview: Tinuke Craig Chats THE COLOR PURPLE - AT HOME From Leicester Curve Online
by Matt Wolf - February 09, 2021 Since 2019, the fast-rising director Tinuke Craig has fielded various iterations of her first-ever musical, The Color Purple, which was acclaimed in performance at Leicester's Curve Theatre and the Birmingham Hippodrome. That same show is returning this month for a streamed concert version starring ... 
BWW Interview: Caleb Dowden Talks Black Joy, Love & Resiliency, SunDown Towns and More About AS THE SUN SETS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2021 Running July 21 through July 24, 'As the Sun Sets' features Imani Gaudin-County, Andy Guzmán, Jai Perez and Caleb Dowden herself. Set against the hateful and unsafe backdrop of Sundown Towns, the piece explores what Black love, joy, and resiliency looks like in a racist and violent world.... 
The Fire This Time Festival To Release Anthology With Methuen Drama
by Stephi Wild - November 09, 2021 On February 10, 2022 New York City’s Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival will release an anthology entitled 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth and Black Theatre.... 
Paines's Plough's ROUNDABOUT 2021 Season to Open in Wood End in Coventry This Week With Four World Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 26, 2021 The Belgrade Theatre has announced that Paines’s Plough’s ROUNDABOUT season 2021 will open in Wood End in Coventry this week, with four world premieres taking place in Paines Plough’s award-winning, portable, in-the-round auditorium, situated in the grounds of the Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhoo... 
BWW Blog: Highlighting Landmark Moments in Black Theatre History
by Student Blogger: Joey Tabasco - February 18, 2021 Theatre would not be theatre without the efforts of Black artists, and it’s important to learn about their impact on the industry. In honor of Black History Month, here is a timeline of theatre milestones achieved by Black professionals. ... 
Virtual Theatre This Weekend: February 13-14- with Laura Osnes, Josh Groban and More!
by Nicole Rosky - February 13, 2021 Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, February 13-14, 2020.... 
Seattle Center Offers Virtual Exploration, Education And Entertainment This Month
by A.A. Cristi - June 02, 2021 As we edge ever closer to a return to in-person events at Seattle Center, June offers a vast variety of online options. They include cultural festivals, classical music and dance, varied cinema and theater, virtual classes and workshops and more.... 
Paines Plough Announce Full Tour and Brixton Season For Roundabout This Summer
by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2021 The line-up of four world premieres includes a new musical by Chinonyerem Odimba - BLACK LOVE, in rep with Chris Bush's new play HUNGRY, and Phoebe Eclair-Powell's new family show REALLY BIG AND REALLY LOUD.... 
Interact Theatre Company Returns with THIS BITTER EARTH
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2022 InterAct Theatre Company continues its 2021-2022 season with This Bitter Earth, by Harrison David Rivers, a “compassionate and devastating” play (Chicago Theatre Beat) “equal parts searing and touching, gut-wrenching and romantic.” This Bitter Earth marks InterAct's 2nd return to live, in-person ...
BWW Blog: Highlighting Landmark Moments in Black Theatre History
by Student Blogger: Joey Tabasco - February 18, 2021 Theatre would not be theatre without the efforts of Black artists, and it’s important to learn about their impact on the industry. In honor of Black History Month, here is a timeline of theatre milestones achieved by Black professionals. ... 
McNichols Civic Center Building Reopens With Three New Art Exhibits
by A.A. Cristi - July 06, 2021 Denver Arts & Venues has announced the public reopening of the McNichols Civic Center Building with three new summer art exhibitions in conjunction with Major League Baseball All-Star Week.... 
Kiln Theatre Announces Two World Premières As Part Of 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - February 15, 2022 Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out reopening season, that culminated with Zadie Smith's The Wife of Willesden, Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham today announces further programming for the 2022 season at Kiln Theatre. ... 
Philadelphia's InterAct Theatre Presents THIS BITTER EARTH
by A.A. Cristi - January 05, 2022 InterAct Theatre Company continues its 2021-2022 season with This Bitter Earth, by Harrison David Rivers.... 
HAMILTON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, Debbie Allen, Viola Davis and More Nominated for 52nd NAACP Image Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2021 The full-list of nominees for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards were announced today in a special virtual event on NAACP Image Awards’ Instagram channel hosted by Tony-award winning actress and singer Anika Noni-Rose, actress and singer Chloe Bailey, actress Erika Alexander, actor, dancer, and choreograph... 
BWW Review: BLACK LOVE, Kiln Theatre
by Louise Penn - April 02, 2022 There is a sense of anticipation in the air as we take our seats for Black Love, which comes to the Kiln for a strictly limited run this month. As Aurora (Nicholle Cherrie) slinks into the stage set of white boxes, surrounded on all sides by the audience, she brings with her a stylised version of...
BWW Interview: Tinuke Craig Chats THE COLOR PURPLE - AT HOME From Leicester Curve Online
by Matt Wolf - February 09, 2021 Since 2019, the fast-rising director Tinuke Craig has fielded various iterations of her first-ever musical, The Color Purple, which was acclaimed in performance at Leicester's Curve Theatre and the Birmingham Hippodrome. That same show is returning this month for a streamed concert version starring ... |
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