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Twinkle Releases 'Love' in English and Spanish
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 03, 2021 With a message that's perfect for Valentine's Day, Twinkle's performance of this catchy pop anthem is a tip-of-the-hat to her roots as a member of the popular '00s girl band, Nobody's Angel. ...
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....
Queen's Public Library Announces March LITERARY THURSDAYS
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2021 Queens Public Library returns in March with more Literary Thursdays! Get full details here! ...
'Lena: A Moment With The Lady' Will Air Today on PBS WNET
by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2020 Lena: A Moment with the Lady uses powerful vocals and a rich storyline to share the most pivotal moments in Lena Horne's life with Broadway veteran and creator, Syndee portraying the iconic Ms. Horne in her fight for the right to be seen and understood as simply human. ...
Viola Davis to be Honored at Girl Be Heard's 2020 Gala, Lin Manuel Miranda and More to Appear
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2020 In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Girl Be Heard is transforming its annual in-person gala into an online gala: Together We Rise. Hosted by Abbi Crutchfield, attendees of the Together We Rise gala will hear from this year's honoree - Academy, Emmy and two-time Tony award-winn...
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....
Viola Davis to be Honored at Girl Be Heard's 2020 Gala, Lin Manuel Miranda and More to Appear
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2020 In response to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Girl Be Heard is transforming its annual in-person gala into an online gala: Together We Rise. Hosted by Abbi Crutchfield, attendees of the Together We Rise gala will hear from this year's honoree - Academy, Emmy and two-time Tony award-winn...
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. ...
Lesley Visser Will Be the First Woman To Receive Lifetime Sports Emmy
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 19, 2020 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today that Lesley Visser, the pioneering sports reporter and one of the most highly acclaimed female sportscasters of all time, will become the first woman to receive the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st Annual Sports Emmy® Aw...
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...
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. ...
Denver Arts & Venues Announces 2019 IMAGINE 2020 Fund Grantees
by Julie Musbach - September 19, 2019 Denver Arts & Venues and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs reveal the 2019 IMAGINE 2020 Fund recipients....
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....
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. ...
HFPA to Host WOMEN BREAKING BARRIERS: AN INDUSTRY SHIFT? Panel Discussion At 2021 Sundance Film Festival
by A.A. Cristi - January 27, 2021 The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) will host “WOMEN BREAKING BARRIERS: An Industry Shift?” panel discussion at the 2021 Virtual Sundance Film Festival....
Schedule Updates Announced for San Francisco Opera's RING FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - March 12, 2021 San Francisco Opera's online Ring Festival continues throughout March with free streaming of Richard Wagner's four-part The Ring of the Nibelung and live ticketed events online. The Ring Festival schedule featuring an array of interviews, panel discussions and lectures with artists and scholars has ...
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...
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!...
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....
Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments
by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2021 Adding to today's exciting administrative news, the company wishes to belatedly announce the decision by Opera Parallèle's Board of Directors in late 2020, to expand company founder, conductor and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement's position to include General Director....
BWW Interview: Amanda McBroom of the New Single SEND IN THE CLOWNS
by Stephen Mosher - March 25, 2021 From one beloved songwriter to another: Happy Birthday. Now, here's a new version of one of your greatest songs!...
Fine Arts Center Announces 2021–2022 Theatre Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 08, 2021 The Fine Arts Center Theatre Company has announced its line up for the 2021–2022 season. The FAC will produce a season of diverse and exciting plays and musicals, including “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and the Tony Award-winning musical “La Cage au...
HBO Selects Finalists For Fourth Annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 09, 2020 HBO today announced the three finalists of the fourth annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film competition which showcases cinematic storytellers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent.... |