BWW Review: BRENDA WATTY: LIFE AS A MARVELETTE at Westcoast Black Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - February 20, 2017 A Communication Forum, sponsored by the Westcoast Black Theatre titled WBTT Voices, recently spotlighted Brenda Watty, fifteen-year member of The Marvelettes. Watty spent five years in the 60's girl group, The Toys, singing lead vocals on the hit, Lovers Concerto. As a member of Musique she scored...
Judith Jamison, Dr. Joyce F. Brown To Receive Friend of the Arts Award 10/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 12, 2011 The Town Hall, New York City's landmark theatre and concert venue (123 West 43rd Street), is pleased to honor two influential women: Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of the Fashion Institute of Technology. ...
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Performs on Tonight's JAY LENO
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2013 Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, featuring original members Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal, and Barbarito Torres will perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow night, Friday, September 13....
John Kingston McMahon Releases A LONG WAY TO GOULACULLIN
by Christina Mancuso - April 04, 2014 Author John Kingston McMahon accounts his search for his father and his roots, the ups and downs of the long journey to finding his self and his heritage in his book 'A Long Way to Goulacullin.'...
ABC Family Offers Sneak Peek at 100th Episode of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2014 ABC Family is making the first act of the highly-anticipated 100th episode of their hit original series “Pretty Little Liars” available to viewers for the next 15 hours via its authenticated WATCH ABC Family service until midnight tonight....
BWW Interviews: David Davalos - Playwright for WITTENBERG at STNJ
by Marina Kennedy - September 09, 2014 'Wittenberg' by David Davalos is having its New Jersey Premiere at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Directed by Joseph Discher, performances start on September 10th. Broadwayworld.com had the opportunity to interview Davalos about the play and his career....
French Institute Alliance Française and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Present Artists Talk BRIDGING
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2016 As part of the tenth edition of its celebrated contemporary arts festival Crossing the Line, the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations are thrilled to launch BRIDGING: A French-American Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts, a new initiative ex...
Amphibian Stage Productions to Host DAEDALUS Staged Reading
by Tyler Peterson - October 19, 2015 Amphibian Stage Productions (Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director) has announced the creative team for its third developmental staged reading of the 2015 season, Daedalus by David Davalos....
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery Opens their 13-14 Season with a Fresh New Look
by Robert Diamond - October 05, 2013 ...
INTI-ILLIMANI Plays Three Stages, 10/27
by Kelsey Denette - October 04, 2012 For four and a half decades, the music of Inti-Illimani has intoxicated audiences around the world. Performing on more than 30 wind, string and percussion instruments, they are a veritable institution, a cultural icon of their native Chile. With over 40 recordings to their name, Inti-Illimani has ap...
Excerpts from New FANNIE LOU Musical to Showcase One Woman's Voting Rights Struggle; Concert Set for Carnegie Hall, 10/9
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014 A little over 50 years ago, on Aug. 31, 1962, an African American sharecropper who had spent most of her life working in Mississippi fields traveled to her district's county seat to register to vote. She was denied the right. So began the public activism of Fannie Lou Hamer, whose struggles for voti...
Judith Jamison To Conduct Exclusive Workshop Classes, 1/5
by Molly Tracy - December 13, 2016 On the heels of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's joyous New York City Center holiday season, Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison will teach an exclusive Ailey Classics Workshop on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate what would've been Alvin Ailey's 86th birthday....
Red Nose Day and Global Citizen Join 15th Annual Comcast Cares Day to 'Make Change Happen'
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2016 NBC is proud to announce that Comcast Cares Day, the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer effort and a culmination of Comcast NBCUniversal's year-round commitment to community service, is incorporating the broad support and amplification of two other Company partnerships...
Brownwater Productions Presents DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, Now thru 5/24
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015 On May 8th, Brownwater Productions will take the stage with Ariel Dorfman's award winning thriller 'Death in the Maiden' at the Players' Ring, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH. 'Death in the Maiden' runs from May 8th through May 24th with shows todays and Saturday at 8 pm, Sundays May 10th and 17th...
A RADICAL CHANGE OF DIRECTION is Released
by Christina Mancuso - December 11, 2015 In 'A Radical Change of Direction: Memoir of the Spiritual Journey of a Surgeon' (published by WestBow Press), author Donald C. Mullen, MD, MDiv, FACS, describes his journey throughout the world as a cardiac surgeon that helped shape his spiritual beliefs....
TV ONE to Premiere Emotional THE NEXT 15 2-Part Reunion Special This April
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2016 TV One's trailblazing reality series THE NEXT: 15 is coming to a close with the season-long drama hitting all-new heights with its two-part reunion premiering on two special dates: Sunday, April 3 at 7 p.m. ET and Sunday, April 10 at 7 p.m. ET....
Meg Ryan Signs on As Narrator for HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Spin-Off
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2014 Meg Ryan has signed on to star as the narrator for the How I Met Your Mother spin-off to be titled HOW I MET YOUR DAD....
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre to Present IN THE HEIGHTS, 3/7-4/6
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2013 Actors' Playhouse presents Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights at the Miracle Theatre from March 7 - April 6, 2013....
47th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS Makes TV One #1 Among 2-AD-Supported Cable Networks
by Caryn Robbins - February 11, 2016 TV One announced today its premiere of the 47th NAACP Image Awards drove the network to rank among Ad-Supported Cable's Top 2 Non-Sports Nets for the nightamong Black Viewers 2...
ITVA Announces New Label Kingdom Reign Ent. Led by Producer Carlos King
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016 ITV America announced today a deal with acclaimed executive producer Carlos King (The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Hollywood Divas) whose company, Kingdom Reign Entertainment, will become a production label under ITV America, with King serving as president....
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Reveals 2017 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2017 Superfly and A.C. Entertainment are proud to unveil the initial artist lineup for the 2017 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. This year's edition of the world renowned four-day multi-stage camping festival will showcase over 100 artists, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, and, in an excl...
Aurora Theatre Company to Present WITTENBERG, 4/4-5/4
by Tyler Peterson - February 26, 2014 Aurora Theatre Company presents the Bay Area Premiere of WITTENBERG, David Davalos' audacious comedy about reason versus faith. Josh Costello (San Francisco Playhouse, Marin Theatre Company, Impact Theatre) directs this smarty-pants celebration of history, language, academia, and religion, featuring...
Theatre Royal Bath Announces Jonathan Church's Inaugural Summer Season 2017
by BWW News Desk - March 06, 2017 Artistic Director Jonathan Church's complete programme for Theatre Royal Bath's annual Summer Season is today announced. Church's inaugural season of five plays will open with David Hare's Racing Demons from 21 June, followed by Sand in the Sandwiches by Hugh Whitemore, the UK Premiere of Alfred Hit...
Zimmerli Art Museum Announces 2016-2017 Featured Exhibitions
by Christina Mancuso - August 22, 2016 'Thinking Pictures': Moscow Conceptual Art in the Dodge Collection September 6 to December 31, 2016 / Voorhees Special Exhibition Gallery 'Thinking Pictures' draws on one of the great strengths of the Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet Union. It presents the... |