Clocktower Players to Present 10 Year Reunion Concert of RAGTIME
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 19, 2023
Clocktower Players presents the 10 Year Reunion Concert of RAGTIME The Musical. Don't miss this must-see event of the holiday season, featuring a powerhouse cast and thrilling music. Performances on December 9th and 10th at the historic Manor Club in Pelham Manor.
Recording Academy Names Diversity And Inclusion Task Force Members
by Macon Prickett - May 9, 2018
Tina Tchen, Chair of the Recording Academy's newly formed task force on diversity and inclusion, announced the names of the 16 members joining her in examining barriers and biases affecting women and other underrepresented voices in the music industry and, specifically, the Recording Academy.
Ailey's Opening Night Gala Benefit Launches Holiday Engagement At New York City Center
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2017
ast night, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's holiday season at New York City Center kicked off with a star-studded Opening Night Gala Benefit performance and party that honored Ailey Board President Debra L. Lee (Chairman and Chief Executive Office of BET Networks) for her support of the Ailey organization since 2002. Music and film stars Queen Latifah andJanelle Mon e served as honorary chairs for the evening, and the gala co-chairs were Deedra & Bob Bakish, Emily & Len Blavatnik, Paulette & Howard Bradnock, Daria L. & Eric J. Wallach, and Joan & Sandy Weill. Over $2.4 million was raised in support of the creation of new works, scholarships to The Ailey School, and Ailey's extensive educational programs for young people.
BET Presents: 2017 Soul Train Awards to Film at Orleans Arena 11/5
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 1, 2017
BET will present its annual celebration recognizing the best in Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop from legends to the next generation at Orleans Arena on Nov. 5. The event will be filmed and aired on BET and BET HER on November 26th, 2017 at 8 p.m. ET.
HSA to Honor HAMILTON's Renee Elise Goldsberry at Fall 2017 Benefit Masquerade Gala
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2017
The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) is once again transforming The Plaza Hotel into an unforgettable masquerade benefit gala to raise money and awareness surrounding their world-class arts education facility. This year's honorees include: singer, songwriter, producer and actress Mary J. Blige, who will be awarded the Dorothy Maynor Award; American composer Ray Chew, who is set to receive the Inaugural Alumni Award; Tony Award Winner for Best Featured Actress, Rene?e Elise Goldsberry for the Visionary Artists Award; and Debra L. Lee, Chairman & CEO of BET Networks, who will receive the Betty Allen Corporate Award.
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? to Open Curtain Call's 27th Season
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 7, 2017
On September 7, Curtain Call will open its 27th season with Todd Kreidler's adaptation of that hit film based on the Academy Award-winning screenplay by William Rose. It will play in The Dressing Room Theatre through September 24.
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER? to Open Curtain Call's 27th Season
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2017
On September 7, Curtain Call will open its 27th season with Todd Kreidler's adaptation of that hit film based on the Academy Award-winning screenplay by William Rose. It will play in The Dressing Room Theatre through September 24.
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Opens 1/20 at Elmwood Playhouse
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 11, 2017
The Elmwood Playhouse of Nyack NY presents the Rockland premiere of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', a new play adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from Robert Louis Stevenson's 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'. Debra Lee Failla directs this shocking version of the classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror.
BWW Review: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE at Elmwood Playhouse
by Kathryn Kitt - Feb 10, 2017
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the Elmwood Playhouse, directed effortlessly by Debra Lee Faiella gave the adapted story by Jeffrey Hatcher, a schizophrenic spin on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson.