Downtown Urban Arts Festival Announces Finalists For 2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - November 30, 2018 In Spring 2019, the Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) will return for its much-anticipated 17th annual season. Reg E. Gaines, Tony-nominated for Bring in da Noise Bring in da Funk, is back as the Artistic Director of the festival. After his evaluation of scripts that were received from across the... 
Love Is Celebrated In Times Square On Valentine's Day
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2019 The Times Square Alliance will be hosting a full day celebration of love and romance on Valentine's Day. Love birds will flock to the Crossroads of the World and share fairy tale moments from weddings to surprise proposals, and finally culminating in a large vow renewal ceremony on February 14th on ... 
The Crossing Performs World Premiere Of Thomas Lloyd's IN THE LIGHT
by Julie Musbach - February 26, 2019 On Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. at The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, The Crossing and conductor Donald Nally present the world premiere of Thomas Lloyd's In the Light, a choral-theater work for 20 voices, clarinet, cello, and piano.... 
wild Up / of Ascension Celebrates the Legendary Album by Jazz Great John Coltrane
by A.A. Cristi - October 31, 2018 LA-based music collective, wild Up, returns to the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts with of Ascension, the first Jazz Club performances for the 2018/19 season on November 8 & 10, 2018. of Ascension, co-commissioned by The Soraya, is a musical journey inspired by John Coltra... 
BWW Review: Nurturing the Next Generation through Ailey's CHOREOGRAPHY UNLOCKED FESTIVAL
by Caryn Cooper - October 15, 2018 Friday, October 12, 2018 kicked off the first of two weekends of Ailey's Choreography Unlocked Festival featuring an array of panel discussions, conversations, master classes and performances. All programs and events will take place at Ailey's home at The Joan Weill Center for Dance in New York City... 
LIFE METAL By Sunn O))) Streaming Now On NPR's First Listen
by Tori Hartshorn - April 19, 2019 Following the Record Store Day release of Life Metal last Saturday, Sunn O))) are thrilled to stream the album via NPR's First Listen. Additionally,Southern Lord are proud to make the album available on CD and LP formats via their stores today, ahead of the official digital, LP and CD release date ... 
BWW Review: Countertenor JAKUB JOZEF ORLINSKI Goes for Baroque at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall Debut
by Richard Sasanow - February 04, 2019 It wasn't so long ago that countertenors were still considered an oddity; today, you can't turn around without tripping over one, or more. Last year, for instance, when the English Concert did Handel's RINALDO at Carnegie Hall there were, indeed, three countertenors. One of them was the young Polish... 
RATINGS: NBC Holds Off Competition with THE VOICE on Monday
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 16, 2019 NBC (6.382 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.1, #1) held off the competition on Monday with new episodes of 'The Voice' (7.589 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.3, #1) and 'The Enemy Within' (3.970 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T7).... 
Ballet Preljocaj Presents LA FRESQUE At The Soraya
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2019 French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is one of the world's busiest dance-makers, known for his collaborations across many fields - fashion, design, and literature. He is also known for evocative renderings of fairy tales and LA audiences have seen his works, Snow White and Julie Taymor's Grendel a... 
The Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2018 Award Winners
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 17, 2018 The Toronto International Film Festival ® announced its award winners at the closing ceremony at TIFF Bell Lightbox today, hosted by Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF. The 43rd Festival wraps up this evening.... 
The Crossing Adds Performance to Sold Out Run of arms and the man at Park Avenue Armory
by Julie Musbach - August 30, 2018 Winner of the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, performs of arms and the man on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at New York's Park Avenue Armory. The evenings feature the ... 
Cincinnati Opera Announces Gregory Spears + US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith's CASTOR & PATIENCE
by A.A. Cristi - July 10, 2018 Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director of Cincinnati Opera, today announced that the company has commissioned a new evening-length opera, Castor and Patience, from composer Gregory Spears and librettist Tracy K. Smith, poet laureate of the United States. Castor and Patience will premie...
New York Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Michael Repper And Jiji To Premiere Guitar Concerto At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018 Music Director Michael Repper and the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra will open their 56th season on Sunday, December 2, 2018, 2:00 pm at Carnegie Hall. The program features guitarist Jiji performing the world premiere of light, beloved, a landmark electric and classical guitar concerto composed b... 
Netflix Adds Three New Series Including THE I-LAND, OCTOBER FACTION and WARRIOR NUN
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 28, 2018 Netflix, the world's leading internet entertainment service, announced three new sci-fi series The I-Land, October Faction and Warrior Nun. These new series join Netflix's growing sci-fi slate which includes recent announcements The Order, Wu Assassins, Locke & Key, V Wars, and Another Life.... 
Peak Performances Presents THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS, Performed By The Crossing
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018 Peak Performances Presents the national anthems (New York Area Premiere). The Crossing (Donald Nally, Conductor) With the Strings of International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Music by David Lang, Caroline Shaw, and Ted Hearne...
wild Up / of Ascension Celebrates the Legendary Album by Jazz Great John Coltrane
by A.A. Cristi - October 31, 2018 LA-based music collective, wild Up, returns to the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts with of Ascension, the first Jazz Club performances for the 2018/19 season on November 8 & 10, 2018. of Ascension, co-commissioned by The Soraya, is a musical journey inspired by John Coltra... 
The Crossing Wins Second Consecutive Grammy for Best Choral Performance
by Julie Musbach - February 11, 2019 The Crossing and Donald Nally have won the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for their recording of Lansing McLoskey's Zealot Canticles. The award was presented yesterday, February 10, 2019, at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. This marks the Philadelphia new-music choir's second consecu... 
LIFEBOAT Comes to Jack Studio Theatre
by Stephi Wild - July 31, 2018 On Friday 13 September 1940, a ship, The City of Benares, set sail from Liverpool for Canada. On board were 90 evacuees escaping the bombing and dangers of war torn Britain. Four days into the crossing, the ship was torpedoed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and sank. Only eleven of the evacuees ... 
BWW Review: Breaking the Migrant Archetype in THE RAFT (Shafq)
by Adam Elsayigh - September 25, 2018 The Raft (Shafq), a Tunisian-Canadian co-production directed by Cyrine Gannoun and Majdi Bou Matar opened in Miami Theater in Downtown Cairo on the 12th of September. The performance was being brought to Cairo as a part of the programming for The Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Exp... 
BWW Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP, Nuffield Southampton Theatres
by Jo Fisher - October 03, 2018 Katori Hall's The Mountaintop invites us to step into the private life of Martin Luther King for one night; one that hangs suspended in time, between his achievements and his final breath.... 
The New York Philharmonic Announces New Additions For NEW YORK STORIES: THREADS OF OUR CITY
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2018 The New York Philharmonic announces updates to the ancillary activities presented as part of New York Stories: Threads of Our City, January 14-27, 2019, two weeks of concerts and events examining New York City's roots as a city of immigrants. The centerpiece is the World Premiere of Julia Wolfe's Fi... 
A2IM Announces 2019 Libera Award Nominees
by Tori Hartshorn - March 28, 2019 As the countdown begins for the kickoff of A2IM's Indie Week, A2IM is announcing the list of nominees for the 2019 Libera Awards presented by SoundExchange. The Awards recognize a wide range of musicians and visionaries and offer the independent music community the opportunity to honor the hard work... 
BWW Review: THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING by Erika Johansen
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - August 24, 2018 What's different about THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING is that Kelsea Glynn has always known her destiny. She's not a hidden princess plucked from her ordinary existence as a peasant and thrust into royalty. Instead, she's studied and built the role up in her mind. She's made her mother into something she... 
LET IT BE Cast Recreates Iconic Beatles Photo on Abbey Road's 49th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - August 08, 2018 The cast of Let It Be took a break from rehearsals in London this morning (Wednesday 8 August) to become Day Trippers on a Magical Mystery Tour to recreate one of The Beatles' most iconic images.... 
The Crossing Announces Major New Commission From Caroline Shaw
by Stephi Wild - February 04, 2019 Grammy-winning choir The Crossing, led by conductor Donald Nally, today announces a major new commission from Pulitzer Laureate Caroline Shaw, made possible by the Ann Stookey Fund for New Music (ASFNM). The ASFNM grant of $30,000 will underwrite the commissioning of a new work by Shaw, winner of th... |
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