Bilal to Perform at Harlem Stage, 3/27
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2015 Forever pushing boundaries with his eclectic sound, Grammy-nominated artist and transcendent live performer Bilal returns to Harlem Stage to present new music from his exciting collaboration with Adrian Younge, a producer/composer/musician, heralded as 'the next generation of soul music'....
2014 March on Washington Film Festival to Kick Off 7/15 with SAM COOKE: LEGEND
by Movies News Desk - July 11, 2014 Get Ready New York to get some taste of history! The March on Washington Film Festival-NYC edition 2014 begins next week. Details below!...
PS122's COIL 2014 Festival Set for Jan. 3-19
by Tyler Peterson - November 04, 2013 Performance Space 122's Coil 2014 Festival will premiere new contemporary dance, theater, and performance works at venues throughout New York City on Jan. 3-19....
'Andy Warhol: Icons & Symbols' Exhibit Comes to NYC Today
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2013 POP International Galleries, in conjunction with the Revolver Gallery, is pleased to announce its most anticipated exhibition of the year; Andy Warhol: Icons & Symbols. The show will feature over 50 works from the New York art legend, focusing on Andy's characterization of iconic celebrities and var...
Betty Buckley, Will Power & More Set for THEATER TALK's Season Premiere, 9/27
by Tyler Peterson - September 25, 2013 THEATER TALK, co-hosted for its 22nd consecutive year on New York television by Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins, premieres its 2013-2014 season by focusing on two new Off-Broadway successes, The Old Friends by Horton Foote at Signature Theatre and Fetch Clay, Make Man ...
New Book of Interviews with Poet Gregory Corso is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 11, 2015 After five years of research and editing, Rick Schober, publisher at Tough Poets Press (Arlington, MA), has announced the completion of 'The Whole Shot: Collected Interviews with Gregory Corso.' The 202-page book is a collection of 13 rare and out-of-print interviews with Beat poet Gregory Corso ...
Photo Flash: Dick Cavett Introduces Newest Book at W83 in Manhattan
by Tyler Peterson - December 08, 2014 Socrates in the City presented a very special onstage interview with legendary TV personality, Dick Cavett, December 3rd at W83 Space in Manhattan. The interview, conducted by bestselling author and founder of Socrates in the City, Eric Metaxas, focused on Cavett's new book Brief Encounters: Convers...
Ferdinand's Ball Gala to Return 4/30 to the Muhammad Ali Center
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2015 The sixth annual Ferdinand's Ball gala will kick off the Derby party season this year on Thursday, April 30. For the first time, Ferdinand's Ball will serve as a joint fundraiser for the gala's venue, the Muhammad Ali Center, and Old Friends Equine Retirement Facility. This is the event's third year...
Marin Theatre Company Produces West Coast Premiere of FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN, 8/14-9/7
by Jillian Gaier - July 18, 2014 Marin Theatre Company, in a bi-coastal co-production with Maryland's Round House Theatre, will open its 48th Season with the West Coast premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man, an historical drama that draws its inspiration from a peculiar event from the Civil Rights Era: a press conference at which heavyw...
'That's Muhammad Ali's Brother! My Life on the Undercard' is the First-hand Recollection of Life from Muhammad Ali's Brother
by Robert Diamond - January 17, 2015 Rahaman Ali, who lives a quiet life with his wife Caroline, and H. Ron Brashear, a boxing writer/columnist and IT Director, have finished their book 'That's Muhammad Ali's Brother! My Life on the Undercard': a gripping and potent behind-the-scenes recollection of what it was like growing up alongsid...
Culture Project's Charity Auction Items Feature THE REAL THING's Cynthia Nixon and Broadway's THE LAST SHIP; Bid Through Aug 26
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2014 Culture Project announced today its 18th anniversary charity auction. Featuring donations from visual artist Peter Tunney, actress/director Cynthia Nixon and composer Sting, the auction is now up and ready for bids on Charity Buzz. The auction will be taking place live online on the Charity Buzz web...
Ohio State Students to Perform in China Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2014 Nearly 30 students from The Ohio State University - including jazz musicians, dancers, and rappers - will travel to China March 7-17 to share their uniquely American art forms with audiences in cities and universities - and even an Embassy -- throughout China. The endeavor is funded by a U.S. State ...
Round House Theatre Stages FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN, Now thru 11/2
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2014 Round House Theatre continues its 2014/15 season with the area premiere of Fetch Clay, Make Man by Will Power. Directed by Derrick Sanders ('The Raisin Cycle' at CenterStage), Fetch Clay, Make Man is based on the true story of the improbable friendship that formed between Muhammad Ali and Stepin Fet...
2014 London International Mime Festival to Kick Off Jan 8, 2014
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2013 London's annual celebration of contemporary visual theatre -- the 2014 LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL -- will run Wednesday 8 January - Saturday 1 February....
Tony Winner Frank Langella to Star in Road Trip Drama YOUTH IN OREGON
by Caryn Robbins - March 20, 2015 Frank Langella has signed on to star in an upcoming road trip drama titled YOUTH IN OREGON....
Tony Winner Frank Langella to Join Cast of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
by Caryn Robbins - July 21, 2014 Tony Award winner Frank Langella will star alongside Viggo Mortensen In the Matt Ross-directed drama CAPTAIN FANTASTIC....
Brother Ali to Bring HOME AWAY FROM HOME Tour to Fox Theatre, 9/18
by Tyler Peterson - July 22, 2014 Z2 Entertainment will present Brother Ali's Home Away From Home Tour with Bambu & DJ Last Word and hosted by MaLLY at the Fox Theatre on Thursday, September 18th, 2014. Tickets are on sale Friday, July 25th at noon for $17.00 in advance or $20.00 day of show....
Photo Flash: Dick Cavett Introduces Newest Book at W83 in Manhattan
by Tyler Peterson - December 08, 2014 Socrates in the City presented a very special onstage interview with legendary TV personality, Dick Cavett, December 3rd at W83 Space in Manhattan. The interview, conducted by bestselling author and founder of Socrates in the City, Eric Metaxas, focused on Cavett's new book Brief Encounters: Convers...
Tony Winner Frank Langella to Join Cast of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
by Caryn Robbins - July 21, 2014 Tony Award winner Frank Langella will star alongside Viggo Mortensen In the Matt Ross-directed drama CAPTAIN FANTASTIC....
Mick Ebeling Coming to Eccles Center
by Tyler Peterson - January 09, 2015 Not impossible. It's more than a mantra for entrepreneur-visionary-humanitarian Mick Ebeling, whose practical solutions to real-world problems have changed lives. Ebeling and his team at Not Impossible Labs garnered national attention when their low-cost, DIY tool (the Eyewriter) unlocked a paralyze...
Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella and More Star in HBO's MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, Airing Tonight
by TV News Desk - October 05, 2013 HBO Films presents in association with SAF Films West MUHAMMAD ALI'S GREATEST FIGHT, starring Academy Award(R) winner Christopher Plummer ('Beginners'), Academy Award(R) nominee Frank Langella ('Frost/Nixon') and Benjamin Walker ('Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'); directed by Academy Award(R) nomin...
Frank Langella Stars in KING LEAR at BAM, Starting Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014 Three time Tony Award-winning, Oscar nominated Broadway and film star Frank Langella played the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare's King Lear opening at Chichester Festival Theatre this autumn, prior to transferring to the Harvey Theater at BAM (Brooklyn Academy Of Music) in New ...
2014 March on Washington Film Festival Kicks Off Today with SAM COOKE: LEGEND
by Movies News Desk - July 15, 2014 Get Ready New York to get some taste of history! The March on Washington Film Festival-NYC edition 2014 begins next week. Details below!...
LATE BUS TO MECCA & EVERY GOODBYE AIN'T GONE to Play Studio Theatre, 3/28-4/6
by Tyler Peterson - March 05, 2014 Two classic African American plays - Late Bus To Mecca and Every Goodbye Ain't Gone are returning to the stage in a new and unique off-Broadway production at The Studio Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in New York's Theatre District. With a limited run from Friday, March 28 through Sunday, April 6 201...
Reid Farrington's TYSON vs. ALI Extends Through 1/25 at COIL
by Tyler Peterson - January 03, 2014 In response to popular demand, Performance Space 122 and 3-Legged Dog announce an extension of the world premiere of Reid Farrington's TYSON vs. ALI to January 25. Harrowing and unpredictable, TYSON vs. ALI realizes the greatest heavyweight-boxing match that never happened, placing two giants of box... |