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Village Preservation In Collaboration With The Martha Graham Dance Company Presents 1 Photo Village Preservation In Collaboration With The Martha Graham Dance Company Presents 19 MONUMENTAL POSES, October 14
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2022

​​​​​​​Village Preservation, a New York City-based organization that has successfully advocated for the landmark designation of more than 1,250 buildings in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and Noho, announces a collaboration between its outdoor public art exhibition “VILLAGE VOICES 2022” and th...


Yves Larock & Steff Da Campo Team Up On 'Rise Up 2021' Photo Yves Larock & Steff Da Campo Team Up On 'Rise Up 2021'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 20, 2021

Yves Larock dominated the summer of 2007 with the release of 'Rise Up', a border crossing club tune featuring a soulful groove and hot-blooded vocals by reggae singer and fellow Swiss artist Jaba. ...


Theater Critic Chris Jones to Receive Honorary Degree from Columbia College Chicago T Photo Theater Critic Chris Jones to Receive Honorary Degree from Columbia College Chicago This Weekend
by Blair Ingenthron - May 12, 2023

According to the Chicago Tribune, Chief Theatre Critic Chris Jones will receive an honorary degree from Columbia College Chicago at a ceremony on Saturday, May 13 at 10am....


Rise Up Theatre Company Presents NUNSENSE Next Month Photo Rise Up Theatre Company Presents NUNSENSE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2023

Rise Up Theatre Company will reprise the recent production of Nunsense, a musical comedy by Dan Goggin. The show will run from the weekend of February 3-5, 2023....


Photos: First Look at the Cast of ASSASSINS at Rise Up Theatre Company Photo Photos: First Look at the Cast of ASSASSINS at Rise Up Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2023

All new photos have been released from the Rise Up Theatre Company production of Assassins! ...


Review: Chasing the Clouds Away With AVENUE Q at Rise Up Theatre Company Photo Review: Chasing the Clouds Away With AVENUE Q at Rise Up Theatre Company
by Courtney Symes - May 14, 2023

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to...Avenue Q? It’s a wondrous place where puppets and humans coexist peacefully and harmoniously. Most of the time. This salacious spoof of Sesame Street opened on Broadway in 2003 and won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Twenty years later, its them...


THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER AND PROUDER Begins Production on Season Two Photo THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER AND PROUDER Begins Production on Season Two
by Michael Major - April 18, 2022

'The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder' picks up the story of its central character, Penny Proud, and includes her madcap family: parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeCe, and grandmother Suga Mama (and Puff!). Of course, it would not be 'The Proud Family' without Penny's loyal crew Dijon...


Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, The Old Vic Theatre Photo Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, The Old Vic Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 24, 2022

There are surely few less festive places to be than The Old Vic Theatre while Jack Thorne's A Christmas Carol is being staged. From mince pies and satsumas for the audience, Victorian bell ringing, snow falling and turkeys flying from the rafters, is it joyfully reassuring and supremely comforting....


VIDEO: Joe Samba Releases Music Video for 'Boomer Economy' Photo VIDEO: Joe Samba Releases Music Video for 'Boomer Economy'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023

On “Boomer Economy,” a track off Samba’s 2022 album, Far From Forever (LAW Records), a thrashy guitar riff crashes right into a laidback reggae break as he alternates between galloping rapid delivery and a magnetic chantable chorus, attempting to bridge the generational gap. Watch the music video fo...


HPAF 2021 Summer Festival To Present Live Performances Photo HPAF 2021 Summer Festival To Present Live Performances
by A.A. Cristi - July 02, 2021

Since the summer of 2005, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival has continued to bring world-class music to Hawai'i Island. Over the past 17 years, HPAF has garnered an international reputation as a premiere training and performance program for aspiring young artists worldwide, many of whom have gone onto...


KATASTRO Releases New Single 'Droptop' Photo KATASTRO Releases New Single 'Droptop'
by TV News Desk - June 22, 2021

Katastro will celebrate the release of Sucker with a string of West Coast headlining tour dates beginning July 23rd with a hometown show in Tempe, Arizona. ...


RISE UP NYC Concert Series Will Return to New York City Photo RISE UP NYC Concert Series Will Return to New York City
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the return of the 'Rise Up NYC' concert series that will provide 8 free community concerts that will be performed across all five boroughs this summer. Learn more about the performance lineup here!...


Iration and Atmosphere Announce 'Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour' Photo Iration and Atmosphere Announce 'Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour'
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022

Hawaiian-bred, California-based reggae-influenced alternative rock band Iration and Minneapolis-based underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere have announced their co-headlining Sunshine & Summer Nights Tour. The 30-date cross-country summer outing, with support from alt-rock/hip-hop hybrid band Katast...


12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; Cincinnati Shakesp Photo 12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards; Cincinnati Shakespeare Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Cincinnati Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites....


Photos: First Look at the Cast of Rise Up Theatre Company's AVENUE Q Photo Photos: First Look at the Cast of Rise Up Theatre Company's AVENUE Q
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2023

All new photos have been released from the Rise Up Theatre Company production of Avenue Q! Check out photos of the cast here....


Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Opens DESPERATE MEASURES This Saturday Photo Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Opens DESPERATE MEASURES This Saturday
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2022

Saturday night, July 2nd, at 8:00pm, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre opens their new musical, Desperate Measures!  Set in the Arizona territory in the late 1800s, this new witty, wild, musical-comedy takes Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and shakes it up....


Fran Drescher Elected as President of SAG-AFTRA Photo Fran Drescher Elected as President of SAG-AFTRA
by Stephi Wild - September 03, 2021

Fran Drescher and Joely Fisher have been chosen by SAG-AFTRA’s national membership to fill the respective roles of president and secretary-treasurer, two of the union’s highest-ranking offices. Their two-year terms began immediately upon the certification of the ballot count today. ...


BEAUTIFUL MINDS Celebrates Extraordinary Women; Pre-Order Sale July 23 Photo BEAUTIFUL MINDS Celebrates Extraordinary Women; Pre-Order Sale July 23
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2021

Jazz vocalist Sarah Partridge releases her seventh recording, a project two years in the making, on August 20th. Comprised of ten original songs written by Partridge and mostly members of her band, each piece is a musical portrait of a notable woman in STEM. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mat...


Artikal Sound System Drops Single 'Dissolve' Photo Artikal Sound System Drops Single 'Dissolve'
by Michael Major - November 10, 2021

Artikal Sound System is Chris Montague (guitar), Fabian Acuña (bass), Christopher Cope (keys), Adam Kampf (drums), and Logan Rex (vocals). Together their unique sound is edgy and raw with emotion. The band pushed their edgy sound to explore deeper themes during the making of the new album to yield t...


VIDEO: Netflix Debuts RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE MOVIE Trailer Photo VIDEO: Netflix Debuts RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE MOVIE Trailer
by Michael Major - July 06, 2022

Continuing the tale from the hit Nickelodeon series, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello are back in action and up to their teenage antics in this comedic adventure that raises the stakes higher than ever before. The cast includes Ben Schwartz, Omar Miller, Brandon Mychal Smith, Josh Brene...


Village Preservation In Collaboration With The Martha Graham Dance Company Presents 1 Photo Village Preservation In Collaboration With The Martha Graham Dance Company Presents 19 MONUMENTAL POSES, October 14
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2022

​​​​​​​Village Preservation, a New York City-based organization that has successfully advocated for the landmark designation of more than 1,250 buildings in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and Noho, announces a collaboration between its outdoor public art exhibition “VILLAGE VOICES 2022” and th...


Student Blog: Favorite Songs Ranked Photo Student Blog: Favorite Songs Ranked
by Student Blogger: Annie Petrelli - December 06, 2021

After viewing my Spotify Wrapped, I noticed how much my music tastes changed from the beginning of the year to now. Up until July, I was primarily listening to songs from musical soundtracks, but after that, I began to listen to other styles of music....


Local Choirs Combine To Perform A 21st Century Masterwork ANNELIES Photo Local Choirs Combine To Perform A 21st Century Masterwork ANNELIES
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2023

Two New Jersey community choirs-the Somerset Hills Chorus and Rise Up Chorus-are combining their forces to present Annelies by contemporary British composer James Whitbourn. ...


Smash Into Pieces Release New Single 'Cut You Off' Photo Smash Into Pieces Release New Single 'Cut You Off'
by TV News Desk - July 02, 2021

‘Cut You Off’ follows the release of four adrenaline-fuelled instalments, ‘Rise Up’, ‘Real One’, double single ‘VR’ and the recent thunderous anthem ‘Broken Parts’, each of which is accompanied by a lavish music video that further enhances the Arcadia World tale....


FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER is Coming to TheatreWorks Silicon Vall Photo FANNIE: THE MUSIC AND LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER is Coming to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Starring Greta Oglesby
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 07, 2022

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer, starring award-winning actor Greta Oglesby in the title role. Oglesby reunites with TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond, who will direct this stirring musical play about the famed civil rights activist....






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