Barbara Ames

Review: Most Definitely 'Satisfied' by LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA + FRIENDS: AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION AND SONG at Tilles Center

What did our critic think of LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA + FRIENDS: AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION AND SONG at Tilles Center?

Listen: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Robert Lopez Talk With Their Teachers on ARTS EDUCATORS SAVE THE WORLD Podcast

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Robert Lopez talk with their elementary school teachers on the launch of a new podcast celebrating the life-changing impact of early arts education. Listen here!

Lin-Manuel Miranda And Robert Lopez to be Featured on New Podcast ARTS EDUCATORS SAVE THE WORLD

In the first episode of ARTS EDUCATORS SAVE THE WORLD, set to launch on August 29, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the ultra-prolific creator of 'Hamilton,' and Robert Lopez, the first-ever double EGOT winner and co-writer of songs from 'Frozen' 'Avenue Q,' and 'The Book of Mormon,' sit down with their elementary school music teacher Barbara Ames.

Photo Coverage: Capathia Jenkins Performs at The New York Pops Holiday Show

On Friday, December 20 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 21 at 8:00 p.m., jazz star Tony DeSare and Broadway star Capathia Jenkins join The New York Pops' annual holiday celebration, ringing in the most wonderful time of the year.

Photo Flash: Lin-Manuel Miranda Visits Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance Center

On Monday, September 26, 2016, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago was honored to welcome Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and original star ofHamilton: An American Musical, to its West Loop facility, the Hubbard Street Dance Center, located at 1147 West Jackson Boulevard. More than 160 invited guests included students and families participating in Hubbard Street's Youth Dance Programs; members of Hubbard Street's Junior Ensemble, Hubbard Street 2 and the artists of its world-renowned main company; staff members and special guests; individual and foundation supporters of its Education Programs; and Season 38 Spotlight Ball attendees who made donations at the organization's annual gala.

STAGE TUBE: Lin-Manuel Miranda Goes Back to Elementary School in Latest #Ham4Ham

Miranda gathered his old classmates together in their elementary school auditorium for a performance of 'Martin Luther King,' a song they used to sing in honor of MLK Day. Check out the fun performance below!

Photo Flash: Shorts from 'THAT CERTAIN AGE' Come to Opera America Tonight

Tonight, December 1, The Aviva Players will conclude its 40th Anniversary three-part concert series at The National Opera America Center, 330 Seventh Ave. (at 29th Street), Manhattan with THAT CERTAIN AGE: SHORT OPERAS ABOUT AGING WITH HUMOR AND GRACE. The evening is presented by Aviva Players and Kindred Spirits. Director is Rina W. Elisha and musical director is Barbara Ames. The evening will feature works composed by Anne Phillips, Alice Shields, Mira j Spektor, Haim Elisha and Seymour Barab. Scroll down for a sneak peek at some of the shorts!

Aviva Players Host 'Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films' Tonight

The Aviva Players, now in its 40th season, invites opera goers to travel into the past and future with its 'Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films' to be presented at Opera America, 330 Seventh Ave., Manhattan, tonight, November 4. The films are 'Villa Diodati' a screen version of Mira J. Spektor's opera about Mary Shelley and the origins of her Frankenstein story, and 'Libertaria: the Virtual Opera' by Sabrina Pena Young, a futuristic animated tale that may be the world's first original machinima opera and is certainly one of the few animated comic book operas.

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Shorts from 'THAT CERTAIN AGE', Coming to Opera America This Winter

On December 1, The Aviva Players will conclude its 40th Anniversary three-part concert series at The National Opera America Center, 330 Seventh Ave. (at 29th Street), Manhattan with THAT CERTAIN AGE: SHORT OPERAS ABOUT AGING WITH HUMOR AND GRACE. The evening is presented by Aviva Players and Kindred Spirits. Director is Rina W. Elisha and musical director is Barbara Ames. The evening will feature works composed by Anne Phillips, Alice Shields, Mira j Spektor, Haim Elisha and Seymour Barab. Scroll down for a sneak peek at some of the shorts!

Aviva Players to Host 'Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films,' 11/4

The Aviva Players, now in its 40th season, invites opera goers to travel into the past and future with its 'Double Feature of Chamber Opera Films' to be presented at Opera America, 330 Seventh Ave., Manhattan, on November 4. The films are 'Villa Diodati' a screen version of Mira J. Spektor's opera about Mary Shelley and the origins of her Frankenstein story, and 'Libertaria: the Virtual Opera' by Sabrina Pena Young, a futuristic animated tale that may be the world's first original machinima opera and is certainly one of the few animated comic book operas.

Photo Coverage: Capathia Jenkins & Louis Rosen at Joe's Pub

Through November 12, Capathia Jenkins, who currently stops the show in the new Broadway hit Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, joins award-winning composer/performer Louis Rosen to perform songs from their debut CD, 'Capathia Jenkins and Louis Rosen: South Side Stories'