Carol Schneider

Wendell Pierce and Roger Robinson to Star in NYC Premiere of SOME OLD BLACK MAN

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to present the NYC premiere of SOME OLD BLACK MAN, written byJames Anthony Tyler and directed Joe Cacaci. Produced by Berkshire Playwrights Lab, SOME OLD BLACK MAN begins performances on Thursday, February 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, March 4.

Food Bank For New York City Launches 10th Annual 'Go Orange To End Hunger' Campaign During September's Hunger Action Month

NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Food Bank For New York City, the city's major hunger relief organization, is launching its 10th annual monthlong Go Orange to End Hunger campaign, with lead presenting sponsor Barilla, during September's Hunger Action Month. Go Orange is an award-winning campaign owned by Food Bank. The organization was the first in the nation to embrace the color orange as the symbol of hunger awareness. Go Orange has since been recognized as a citywide call to action for all New Yorkers to get involved and take action in support of the 1.5 million New Yorkers who rely on Food Bank For New York City and its citywide network of charities.

Shoshanah Brombacher's COLORS OF CHANUKAH Set for Fifth Jewish Heritage Festival, 11/3

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy will open Colors of Chanukah: The Art of Shoshanah Brombacher at the Fifth Jewish Heritage Festival on Sunday, November 3, 2013. The exhibit showcases the work of artist Shoshanah Brombacher, whose lively, colorful oil paintings explore Chasidic-Jewish themes and folklore. Brombacher will be on hand at the LESJC Kling & Niman Family Visitor Center to give a live presentation of her works at 1:30 PM.

LES Art & Architecture Fest Kicks Off 10/30

Once upon a time, Manhattan's Lower East Side was not home-to-the-hip; it was where turn-of-the-century European immigrants settled, crowded into tenements, speaking a Babel of languages, bringing their food, culture, religion with them and spawning generations of successful Americans.

LES Art & Architecture Fest Kicks Off 10/30

Once upon a time, Manhattan's Lower East Side was not home-to-the-hip; it was where turn-of-the-century European immigrants settled, crowded into tenements, speaking a Babel of languages, bringing their food, culture, religion with them and spawning generations of successful Americans.

Playwrights, Actors Set for Berkshire Playwrights Lab New Play Benefit

Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present the Berkshire Playwrights Lab New Play Benefit on Friday, July 15 at 7:30pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, Mass.) All proceeds from this event support the Berkshire Playwrights Lab Free Reading Series.

Franz, Ambrose, Williams Set For Berkshire Playwrights Lab Gala Today, May 21

Tony Award-winner Elizabeth Franz, Lauren Ambrose and Treat Williams are all set for the Berkshire Playwrights Lab Gala May 21. The gala will be presented at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center at 8pm.

Members of Original Cast of JERSEY BOYS To Dazzle in Concert Performance at Westport Arts Center Gala 4/10

Members of the original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Jersey Boys' will dazzle in a concert performance like none other on Saturday, April 10 at 8 p.m. at Westport Country Playhouse, benefiting the Westport Arts Center .