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MCA Chicago to Spotlight Black Creativity This August Photo MCA Chicago to Spotlight Black Creativity This August
by Julie Musbach - July 31, 2019

This August, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents three innovative performances celebrating black creativity in music and dance, from jazz and gospel to step and social dancing....


Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Announces New Shows for 2018-19 Season Photo Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Announces New Shows for 2018-19 Season
by Julie Musbach - April 02, 2018

Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC)made its spring announcement of 18 new shows added to the 2018-2019 season, continuing to showcase chart topping musicians, compelling dance companies, groundbreaking storytellers and authors and a wide range of holiday performances, all appealing to di...


92NY Presents Sharon Isbin, Guitar & Pacifica Quartet Play Boccherini, Schwantner, An Photo 92NY Presents Sharon Isbin, Guitar & Pacifica Quartet Play Boccherini, Schwantner, And More This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - October 24, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Sharon Isbin, guitar & Pacifica Quartet play Boccherini, Schwantner, and more, on November 12, 2022 at 7:30pm ET at the Kaufmann Concert Hall....


CAP UCLA Presents Viet Nguyen And Luis Alberto Urrea In Conversation Photo CAP UCLA Presents Viet Nguyen And Luis Alberto Urrea In Conversation
by A.A. Cristi - December 11, 2018

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents a conversation with prize-winning novelists Viet Thanh Nguyen and Luis Alberto Urrea on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall. Tickets for $29-$59 are available now at cap.ucla.edu, via Ticketmaster, by phone 310-825-2101, and at the ...


Rev. Billy And The Stop Shopping Choir Set Five Shows In October Photo Rev. Billy And The Stop Shopping Choir Set Five Shows In October
by Blair Ingenthron - September 23, 2023

Rev. Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir will be performing five shows in October at Earthchxrch on Loisaida Ave. Each performance will be a one-of-a-kind show aimed at confronting climate grief, inspiring activism, and building community. Get all the event information here!...


VTA Brings Tavis Smiley's DEATH OF A KING To Schuster Center Photo VTA Brings Tavis Smiley's DEATH OF A KING To Schuster Center
by A.A. Cristi - October 31, 2017

Victoria Theatre Association's presents Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and best-selling author, who brings DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE to The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton on March 29, 2018, as part of the Projects Unlimited Star Attractions. This mu...


Grammy Winner Sharon Isbin To Perform at NJPAC 11/9 with Stanley Jordan & Romero Luba Photo Grammy Winner Sharon Isbin To Perform at NJPAC 11/9 with Stanley Jordan & Romero Lubambo
by Tori Hartshorn - October 19, 2018

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin will appear at NJPAC's Victoria Theater on Friday, November 9 at 7:30pm with jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan and Brazilian jazz guitarist Romero Lubambo in an evening that combines jazz, classical, rock and Brazilian styles, featuring three brillian...


Sacred Fools Announces New Board Member, Re-imagined Advisory Council and Expanded ED Photo Sacred Fools Announces New Board Member, Re-imagined Advisory Council and Expanded EDI
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 04, 2020

During the Covid-19 shutdown, the Sacred Fools Theater Company is taking the opportunity for self-reflection in order to create and foster change both within the Fools community and beyond....


Steve Tyrell Returns To Café Carlyle Photo Steve Tyrell Returns To Café Carlyle
by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2018

Grammy Award-winner and two-time Emmy nominee Steve Tyrell celebrates his 14th anniversary performing in the Cafe Carlyle's revered holiday slot with an all-new show, Holidays at the Carlyle, November 27-December 31. Holidays at the Carlyle will feature selections from Steve Tyrell's newly expanded ...


#HEARHERE 2018 Season Announced at AT&T Performing Arts Center Photo #HEARHERE 2018 Season Announced at AT&T Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - November 27, 2017

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center announced the 2018 season of its distinctive speakers series #hearhere. From poetry to performance and beyond with #hearhere you'll experience the radical imaginations, passion, humor and knowledge of iconic personalities who shape the way we experience ou...


Photo Flash: Steve Tyrell Takes the Stage at Cafe Carlyle Photo Photo Flash: Steve Tyrell Takes the Stage at Cafe Carlyle
by Julie Musbach - November 28, 2018

Grammy Award-winner and two-time Emmy nominee Steve Tyrell celebrates his 14th anniversary performing in the Cafe Carlyle's revered holiday slot with an all-new show, Holidays at the Carlyle, November 27-December 31. Holidays at the Carlyle will feature selections from Steve Tyrell's newly expanded ...


REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER Announces August 6 Lineup Photo REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER Announces August 6 Lineup
by TV News Desk - August 04, 2021

This week features a one-on-one, satellite interview with DONNA DE VARONA, two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming and founding member of Women's Sports Policy Working Group. This week's in-studio panel discussion will include BEN SHAPIRO....


Peter Frampton to Reissue Grammy Award-Winning Album 'Fingerprints' Photo Peter Frampton to Reissue Grammy Award-Winning Album 'Fingerprints'
by Caryn Robbins - November 16, 2017

Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton will reissue his critically lauded album Fingerprints on January 26 via his own imprint Phenix Phonograph. Originally released in 2006, Fingerprints won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best P...


Songwriters Alan & Marilyn Bergman Talk 'CHASING MEM'RIES' at the Geffen Photo Songwriters Alan & Marilyn Bergman Talk 'CHASING MEM'RIES' at the Geffen
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017

Lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman talked with Tavis Smiley on PBS about the world premiere of their latest project, Chasing Mem'ries: A Different Kind of Musical, currently running at the Geffen Playhouse starring Tyne Daly. See what they had to say HERE!...


Teatro Paraguas Presents a Reading and Discussion with Darryl Wellington Photo Teatro Paraguas Presents a Reading and Discussion with Darryl Wellington
by Stephi Wild - August 28, 2021

Santa Fe's new Poet Laureate, Darryl Lorenzo Wellington, will present a reading and discussion entitled Let's Talk, on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in-person at Teatro Paraguas, 3205 Calle Marie. ...


Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir to Present WELCOME TO THE EARTHCHXRH! Photo Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir to Present WELCOME TO THE EARTHCHXRH!
by Blair Ingenthron - October 14, 2023

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir will perform 'Welcome to the Earthchxrch!' every Sunday in October at Earthchxrch on Loisaida Ave. The show combines activism, entertainment, and music to confront climate grief and inspire activism....


Pasadena POPS Season Finale Brings Two Tony Winners For The Best Of Hit Shows That Tr Photo Pasadena POPS Season Finale Brings Two Tony Winners For The Best Of Hit Shows That Traveled From Broadway To Hollywood
by A.A. Cristi - August 15, 2018

Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close out their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, September 8 with Broadway Goes to the Movies. The POPS season finale will provide a quintessential Feinstein experience with some of Broadway's greatest perf...


Pasadena POPS Season Finale Brings Two Tony Winners For The Best Of Hit Shows That Tr Photo Pasadena POPS Season Finale Brings Two Tony Winners For The Best Of Hit Shows That Traveled From Broadway To Hollywood
by A.A. Cristi - August 15, 2018

Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close out their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on Saturday, September 8 with Broadway Goes to the Movies. The POPS season finale will provide a quintessential Feinstein experience with some of Broadway's greatest perf...


Juilliard Appoints Alicia Graf Mack as Director of Dance Photo Juilliard Appoints Alicia Graf Mack as Director of Dance
by Julie Musbach - April 10, 2018

Juilliard announced today that Alicia Graf Mack, former leading dancer of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will become director of the Juilliard Dance Division on July 1, 2018. Juilliard Dance is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious training programs in the...


Juilliard Appoints Alicia Graf Mack as Director of Dance Photo Juilliard Appoints Alicia Graf Mack as Director of Dance
by Julie Musbach - April 10, 2018

Juilliard announced today that Alicia Graf Mack, former leading dancer of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, will become director of the Juilliard Dance Division on July 1, 2018. Juilliard Dance is widely recognized as one of the most prestigious training programs in the...


Songwriters Alan & Marilyn Bergman Talk 'CHASING MEM'RIES' at the Geffen Photo Songwriters Alan & Marilyn Bergman Talk 'CHASING MEM'RIES' at the Geffen
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017

Lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman talked with Tavis Smiley on PBS about the world premiere of their latest project, Chasing Mem'ries: A Different Kind of Musical, currently running at the Geffen Playhouse starring Tyne Daly. See what they had to say HERE!...


Juilliard Dance Announces 2018-19 Season Photo Juilliard Dance Announces 2018-19 Season
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2018

Juilliard Dance announces its 2018-19 season of performances of world premieres, masterworks in repertory, and new works developed by Juilliard students. The cornerstone of the season is New Dances: Edition 2018, featuring four world-premiere dances by innovative choreographers Stefanie Batten Bla...


Black Violin to Return to the Orpheum This Spring; Tickets on Sale Today! Photo Black Violin to Return to the Orpheum This Spring; Tickets on Sale Today!
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017

The Orpheum Theatre has announced the return of the popular string duo BLACK VIOLIN on today, April 27, 2018 after a successful engagement in April 2016....


Grammy Award Winner Steve Tyrell Returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko Photo Grammy Award Winner Steve Tyrell Returns to Feinstein's at the Nikko
by Julie Musbach - November 01, 2018

Following five previous sold-out engagements, Feinstein's at the Nikko welcomes back Grammy Award winner and two-time Emmy Award nominee Steve Tyrell for four performances only-Thursday, February 28 (8 p.m.); Friday, March 1 (8 p.m.); Saturday, March 2 (8 p.m.) andSunday, March 3 (5 p.m.). ...


Tavis Smiley Announces Tour of DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE Marking Photo Tavis Smiley Announces Tour of DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE Marking 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's Death
by Caryn Robbins - October 31, 2017

Tavis Smiley, in partnership with Mills Entertainment, the leading producer of alternative and branded live entertainment, announce the initial dates for the nationwide tour of DEATH OF A KING: A LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE....






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