Seattle Bound Presents BOUND, Based On A True Story, Explores The Contradictions Of The Immigrant Experience
by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2022 Continuing its commitment to new works and today's stories, Seattle Opera presents Bound, a chamber opera by composer Huang Ruo and librettist Bao-Long Chu. Based on true events, Bound tells the story of Diane Tran, a 17-year-old honor student who spent a night in jail in 2012 for truancy when she m...
Baruch Performing Arts Center Announces 2018/2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 07, 2018 Baruch Performing Arts Center announces their 2018/2019 season, featuring premieres by composers Huang Ruo, Gregory Spears, and the late Matt Marks, and choreographer Dusan Týnek. The season includes the 27th year of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives series, a 5th Anniversary celebration of the CUNY...
BWW Review: GIRLFRIEND at Diversionary Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - September 30, 2019 GIRLFRIEND at Diversionary Theatre, and set to the music of the Matthew Sweet album of the same name this musical will put a smile on your face and a song in your heart....
Asia Society to Host Preview of BOUND
by Julie Musbach - March 14, 2019 Asia Society hosts a special preview and conversation around the new chamber opera BOUND, inspired by the news headline: “Diane Tran, Honor Student at Texas High School, Jailed for Missing School.”...
Seattle Bound Presents BOUND, Based On A True Story, Explores The Contradictions Of The Immigrant Experience
by A.A. Cristi - December 14, 2022 Continuing its commitment to new works and today's stories, Seattle Opera presents Bound, a chamber opera by composer Huang Ruo and librettist Bao-Long Chu. Based on true events, Bound tells the story of Diane Tran, a 17-year-old honor student who spent a night in jail in 2012 for truancy when she m...
Nina Arianda and J.K. Simmons to Star in Ensemble Cast of 109 BILLION FOLLOWERS
by Josh Sharpe - October 08, 2024 Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons and Tony winner Nina Arianda have joined the ensemble cast of 109 BILLION FOLLOWERS, which begins filming this November in New York City. Learn more about the film which is described as a magical realism dramedy from writer, director, and producer Ela Thier....
Interview: Kelly Jenrette Doesn't Draw LINES IN THE DUST
by Gil Kaan - November 05, 2023 Collaborative Artists Bloc & Support Black Theatre will West Coast premiere Nikkole Salter’s Lines in the Dust November 4, 2023 at the Matrix Theatre. Desean K. Terry directs the cast of Kelly Jenrette, Erica Tazel and Tony Pasqualini, with Kelly and Erica playing the dual roles of Beverly and Denit...
Virginia Arts Festival Announces Complete Cast For THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by Stephi Wild - March 23, 2022 The cast is comprised of established Broadway artists and local rising stars. Part of the Virginia Arts Festival's 25th Anniversary Season, the new production is led by Conductor Rob Fisher, the Festival's Artistic Advisor of Musical Theater & American Songbook and Stage Director Matt Kunkel....
VIDEO: Watch the Official Trailer for MONSTER on Netflix
by Sarah Leiber - April 06, 2021 The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison....
The Lion King's Santino Juan Santiago to Debut as Little Rizal in RIZAL BEHIND BARS
by Oliver Oliveros - February 02, 2020 SV Studios Events and Workshop Services' revival production of Rizal Behind Bars revisits Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal's final moments in prison. What was on his mind at that time? What were his frustrations or fears? Child actor Santino Juan Santiago, who alternates with David Jesu Ferro...
Baruch Performing Arts Center And Fresh Squeezed Opera Present The NYC Premiere Of BOUND
by A.A. Cristi - March 07, 2019 Baruch Performing Arts Center and Fresh Squeezed Opera will co-present the NYC Premiere of composer Huang Ruo and librettist Bao-Long Chu's one-act chamber opera Bound in a new production by Ashley Tata. Performances from April 13-18, 2019 at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue (25th ...
TV Personality Kelly Ngoc Mac Discusses Her Role on the Food Network
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 07, 2020 Kelly Ngoc Mac is best known as a fitness guru for developing what is known as the “Mac Method,” with a long time interest in working more in TV/film. Mac has definitely taken an interest in working to make her dreams for her life a reality. Kelly Mac engages with her fan base on social media on her...
Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Riffe Center Studio 1
by Paul Batterson - October 29, 2024 Sometimes you can tell a lot about a production even before you enter the theatre. For example, the Columbus Children’s Theatre placed a large fishbowl of Kleenex packets in the lobby for attendees of its musical, NEXT TO NORMAL....
Kelly Jeanne Pittman Releases New Book UNLEASHING HAPPINESS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 07, 2024 Kelly Jeanne Pittman's debut memoir, Unleashing Happiness: How I Helped Free My Child from Anxious Thoughts, offers hope and practical solutions for parents dealing with their child's intense emotions and daily battles. Learn how to purchase. ...
To Rock The Mic: The ZYG 808 Making Moves With BoOMBAPJAZz
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2020 The fundamental goal of any true Hip-Hop artist is to rock the mic. This is exactly what hip-hop jazz producer and MC, The ZYG 808 intended when he released BoOMBAPJAZz as his calling card. The result has been a flurry of opportunities and challenges. (Listen to it HERE on Apple Music)...
The ZYG 808 Presents Keynote Address At Cape Cod Human Rights Academy Conference
by Julie Musbach - May 10, 2019 The Cape Cod Human Rights Commission recently hosted their Human Rights Academy for high school students, hosted at Cape Cod Academy. Students from 11 of the fourteen public and private high schools on Cape Cod participated. This year the keynote speaker was Hip-Hop Jazz artist, ZYG 808 who performe...
Baruch Performing Arts Center Announces 2018/2019 Season
by Tori Hartshorn - August 07, 2018 Baruch Performing Arts Center announces their 2018/2019 season, featuring premieres by composers Huang Ruo, Gregory Spears, and the late Matt Marks, and choreographer Dusan Týnek. The season includes the 27th year of the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives series, a 5th Anniversary celebration of the CUNY...
OUR LADY OF COMMON SORROWS Premieres at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Stephi Wild - September 19, 2023 Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) presents the highly anticipated World Premiere of Our Lady of Common Sorrows by Jaiie Dayo Aliya. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!...
Composer Huang Ruo Conducts BOUND, A True Story Of Navigating Life As A Second-Generation Immigrant
by Blair Ingenthron - April 27, 2023 Seattle Opera closes its 2022/23 season with the West Coast premiere of Bound, a new chamber opera from composer Huang Ruo and librettist Bao-Long Chu that premiered at Houston Grand Opera in 2014....
FRIGID New York to Present the 12th Annual Gotham Storytelling Festival at UNDER St. Marks
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 26, 2023 FRIGID New York will present the 12th Annual Gotham Storytelling Festival, featuring some of the most cutting-edge storytellers in New York City. Learn how to purchase tickets!...
BRONX JAZZ Brings A Different Kind Of 'Bronx Tale' To Hyannis
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2019 Saturday, November 23, 2019, at 3pm, Zion Union Heritage Museum will host a special performance of the piece 'BRONX JAZZ' by father and son duo, Mwalim and ZYG 808, followed by a special book and album signing of their respective upcoming releases. This event is free and open to the public....
'This is a Hard Reality for a 7-year-old' Kids in Need are Increasingly Concerned About Immigration Policies and Racism--and it's Taking a Toll on Teaching and Learnin
by Robert Diamond - February 01, 2018 ...
City Theatre's SUMMER SHORTS Returns! for 25th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2022 City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present the 25th Silver Anniversary season of SUMMER SHORTS, featuring a program of new short comedies, dramas and mini-musicals as well as fresh revivals of past Festival favorites written by the country's best ...
NCB Sports Regional Networks Present FAIR PLAY: YOUTH SPORTS IN AMERICA
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018 NBC Sports Regional Networks today announced the launch of Fair Play: Youth Sports in America, a multi-platform documentary project that explores the $15 billion organized youth sports industry. Told through the voices of students, coaches, professional athletes and scholars, Fair Play: Youth Sports... |