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Female Comics Take The Stage In CRACKING UP IN RAHWAY
by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2023 A group of female comedians are breaking barriers with laughter. The stand-up comedy show Cracking Up in Rahway, created and directed by award-winning actress, Mahogany Reynolds of Just Be You Performing Arts, is on the road.... 
Ravinia Festival Announces 2022 Summer Lineup Featuring YOURS, STEPHEN SONDHEIM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2022 Ravinia Festival has announced its complete 2022 summer lineup, offering 50 artist debuts and more than 100 concerts, including the annual summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop.... 
Peter Stathas Dance Presents THERE'S MORE TO DO
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2023 Peter Stathas Dance presents There's More To Do, their first live presentations in New York City since February 2020. The performances will be held at the Mark Morris Dance Center, Duffy Studios, 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217, on January 27 and 28, 2023 at 7:30pm. ... 
Sha Sha Shares New Single 'Ungowami' Feat. DJ Soa Mattrix
by Michael Major - July 07, 2022 Today the BET award winner continues her reign of dominance on her Amapiano throne as she drops Ungowami (Loosely translated as ‘you are mine’) featuring Soulful Amapiano DJ and Producer Soa Mattrix. The Amapino love song Ungowam’ launches the pre-order of her upcoming album titled I’m Alive.... 
Arena Stage Names Hana Sharif as New Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023 Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced that its Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Hana Sharif, Augustin Family Artistic Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, as its next Artistic Director. She will succeed Molly Smith, who is retiring at the end of June ... 
Photos: First Look at Jodi Long's AMERICAN JADE at Bucks County Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 26, 2022 Bucks County Playhouse’s 83rd Season opened May 21 with the new play “American Jade.” Written by and starring Emmy-Award-winning actress Jodi Long, the show runs through June 11. ... 
TOSOS (The Other Side Of Silence) and Iconoclast Theatre Collective to Present GRINDR THE OPERA and HOUSE OF CHAVIS
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022 In partnership this summer, TOSOS and Iconoclast will bring to the stage, first, during Gay Pride Month, Grindr The Opera, followed by TOSOS's presentation of Robert Macke's House Of Chavis in July. Grindr The Opera is Erik Ransom's original, operatic parody about the hook-up app that changed gay li... 
Photos: Dylan Mulvaney, Tom Daley, J. Harrison Ghee, and More Walk the PFLAG 50th Anniversary Gala Red Carpet
by Red Carpet - March 04, 2023 On Friday, March 3rd, PFLAG celebrated 50 years of leading with love at a spectacular gala event in the city where it all started. The iconic organization—best known for supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people, parents, families and allies—was founded in March 1973. Fifty years later... 
Music Institute To Present Maestra Marin Alsop With Dushkin Award At Annual Gala Benefit May 15, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2022 The Music Institute of Chicago, which has been dedicated to advancing innovation, access, and excellence in music education for more than 90 years, announces that Maestra Marin Alsop will receive the prestigious Dushkin Award at its Annual Gala Benefit, scheduled May 15, 2023....
Ravinia Festival Announces 2022 Summer Lineup Featuring YOURS, STEPHEN SONDHEIM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 24, 2022 Ravinia Festival has announced its complete 2022 summer lineup, offering 50 artist debuts and more than 100 concerts, including the annual summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop.... 
DJ G-String Releases Her First EP, IN THE MIRROR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2022 DJ G-String's first EP called In the Mirror is a catalog of her top releases since 2020 but in trance form. She has always loved trance music and wanted to give her songs a flavor of that style. ... 
Mykal Kilgore Releases New Single Ahead of Tour
by Michael Major - September 10, 2021 The song is a story told from a Black Gay man’s perspective about his and many other’s experiences at the barbershop where people gather and gossip about their community and the world. The new single comes along with a new music video.... 
Billy Crystal in Conversation with Bette Midler, Kristin Chenoweth and More Upcoming at 92NY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2023 May/June Theater Talks at 92NY will feature Billy Crystal With Bette Midler, Kristin Chenoweth in a Celebration of Peggy Lee and more. ... 
Lizzo to Receive 'The People's Champion' Award at 2022 People's Choice Awards
by Michael Major - November 11, 2022 A five-time “People’s Choice Awards” nominee, Lizzo will be recognized for her groundbreaking contributions to music and television, as well as her commitment to championing overall diversity and inclusivity across race, gender, sexuality, and size. The 2022 “People’s Choice Awards” will air on NBC ... 
Badia Farha and Plasma La Rose To Perform At The Iconoclast Theatre Collective Annual Theatre Celebration
by Blair Ingenthron - April 15, 2023 Iconoclast Theatre Collective (The World to Come; GRINDR The Opera) will be celebrating theatre, community, and new musical development with a party to be held at the Dickens (783 8th Ave) on Tuesday, April 18th, beginning at 7:00pm.... 
IAMA Amplifies Asian American Voices With Second Annual 'Pass The Mic' Online Festival
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2021 IAMA Theatre Company will amplify Asian American and Pacific Islander voices with its second annual Pass the Mic virtual theater festival. ... 
Theatre Producers of Color Announces 2023 Cohorts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2023 Theatre Producers of Color, the newly formed organization committed to supporting the next generation of BIPOC producers by providing access to education, training, and mentorship, announced their 2023 cohort for the third-annual education program – “Producing 101'.... 
Clarinetist Thomas Piercy Performs Concert Featuring Composers From The New York Women Composers
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023 Renowned clarinetist Thomas Piercy will be showcasing the remarkable compositions of women artists in a special program of music by members of the New York Women Composers (NYWC) organization....
Peter Stathas Dance Presents THERE'S MORE TO DO
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2023 Peter Stathas Dance presents There's More To Do, their first live presentations in New York City since February 2020. The performances will be held at the Mark Morris Dance Center, Duffy Studios, 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217, on January 27 and 28, 2023 at 7:30pm. ... 
TheatreSquared and Woman-Run Launch BARRIER BREAKERS This Month
by Stephi Wild - February 04, 2022 On February 17, TheatreSquared is partnering with Woman-Run, an initiative of Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, for a workshop designed to sharpen the skills of women seeking funding for their business ideas. Participants will gain confidence, develop their pitches, and learn how to navigate the unique bu... 
Kimmel Cultural Campus Announces 2021/2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 27, 2021 Kimmel Cultural Campus has announced the much-anticipated return of in-person performing arts across their venues: the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, and the Merriam Theater. On September 18, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Kimmel Cultural Campus will host a grand reopening event in Commonwealth Pl... 
Kerry Washington to Release First Memoir
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023 Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, announced the planned publication of THICKER THAN WATER by Kerry Washington, celebrated actor, director, producer, and activist. Washington will give readers a look into her public and private worlds—as an artist, an advocate, an entrepre... 
Wake Up With BWW 2/8: FUNNY GIRL and PLAZA SUITE Casting, and More!
by - February 08, 2022 Today's top stories: Complete casting announced for Funny Girl and Plaza Suite, Amber Gray will depart Hadestown this month, and more!... 
Big Freedia Releases New Single 'Central City Freestyle'
by Michael Major - March 31, 2023 The New Orleans Queen of Bounce kicked off the year serving sickening looks as the face of Rick Owens x Converse collaboration campaign, got her entrepreneur on with the announcement of her new TV show Big Freedia Means Business coming Summer 2023 via Fuse TV, and unveiling plans to open her own hot... 
St. Ann's Warehouse to Kick Off Summer Concerts Tonight with Eli Fola
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 20, 2022 St. Ann’s Warehouse is presenting Get Back! Summer Concerts 2022, a series of free performances presented on four consecutive Wednesday evenings on the panoramic Empire Fulton Ferry Lawn, adjacent to Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park.... |
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