BWW Interview: EIGHTH & EIGHT: a New Creative Arts Space in New Westminster!
A new creative arts space called EIGHTH & EIGHT is currently in the works for local artists and performers in Metro Vancouver. Located at 735 Eighth Avenue in New Westminster, EIGHTH & EIGHT will be a 35,000 square foot space with the Massey Theatre at the heart of the complex. The aim for the project is to create more opportunities for current and future generations of artists by providing them with a space to collaborate with one another. EIGHTH & EIGHT hopes to become a place for a variety of voices. With programs highlighting Indigenous cultural development, Prismatica (for the LGBTQ2iA+ spectrum), the We are Multitudes program (for diverse African Heritages), digital arts, and much more – EIGHTH & EIGHT will provide a space for various communities to flourish.
Upcoming Live Streamed Performances at National Arts Center
The NAC collaborates with artists and arts organizations across the country, acts as a catalyst for performance; invests in ambitious new works by artists and arts organizations nation-wide; and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. Situated on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe nation, the NAC is accessible and welcoming to all, and offers a variety of free programming and events.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Comes to The Tabard
The Tabard presents its upcoming run of Oscar Wilde's perennial tale of the woes of social obligation, The Importance of Being Earnest. This new, uproarious production of Wilde's timeless tour-de-farce breathes life into one of the most immaculately crafted stage comedies of all time.
2016 Season Tennessee Williams Theater Fest to be Held in September
2016 marks the centenary of the year Eugene O'Neill began writing ground-breaking plays in Provincetown, considered the birthplace of modern American theater. This year, the 11th Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater (TW Fest) will offer new approaches to staging O'Neill from the perspective of Tennessee Williams' genre-busting dramas.
CFDA To Showcase Jewelers
The Council of Fashion Designers of America will debut its first jewelry showcase Oct. 16 at its headquarters on New York's Bleecker Street. According to CFDA chief executive officer Steven Kolb, CFDA member Simon Alcantara's idea to give more exposure of their growing contingent of jewelry designers.
DVR ALERT: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda in Dramatists Guild Panel LIVE Now!
Dramatists Guild of America continues its 2nd Annual National Conference in Chicago 'Having Our Say: Our History, Our Future' livestreaming on the global, peer produced, open source HowlRound TV channel at howlround.tv today, Friday, August 23. Check out a conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda LIVE NOW from 3pm-3:45pm PDT / 5pm-5:45pm CDT / 6pm-6:45pm EDT, hosted by Larry Dean Harris.
Mayes and Strickland To Star In 'Play It Cool' At NYMF
TONY AWARD nominee SALLY MAYES and TARZAN's JOSH STRICKLAND will star in a new jazz musical 'PLAY IT COOL' at The New York Musical Theatre Festival from September 22 to October 4 at TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street.
Mayes and Strickland To Star In 'Play It Cool' At NYMF
TONY AWARD nominee SALLY MAYES and TARZAN's JOSH STRICKLAND will star in a new jazz musical 'PLAY IT COOL' at The New York Musical Theatre Festival from September 22 to October 4 at TBG Theatre, 312 West 36th Street.
NYMF Announces 2008 Lineup; Foster Pens Book
The New York Musical Theatre Festival (Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director and Producer) announces a 14 new musicals to be presented as part of the 5th annual Festival from September 15 through October 5, 2008 in New York City. The New York Musical Theatre Festival is the enormously popular three-week celebration that features the works of the newest generation of musical theatre writers. The 14 musicals listed below are joining the ten new musicals previously announced, which were chosen from NYMF's open-submission writer service program, The Next Link Project.