LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL Extends at Baltimore Center Stage
Baltimore Center Stage has announced that their new production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, directed by Pulitizer nominee Nikkole Salter and starring Baltimore's own Tanea Renee*, will extend due to popular demand. Find out how to get tickets to the new dates here!
Review: MONUMENTAL TRAVESTIES at Mosaic Theater
Controversial statues have been de-installed long before a racial reckoning meant the end of most Confederate statues in recent years. An 1840 marble sculpture of George Washington was removed from the U.S. Capitol rotunda because some didn’t like that he was shirtless (it sits now at the National Museum of American History)
Mosaic Theater Company Presents World Premiere of MONUMENTAL TRAVESTIES
Mosaic Theater Company presents the world premiere of Monumental Travesties, a searing new comedy written by Mosaic's Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24 and directed by Mosaic Artistic Director Reginald L. Douglas. Inspired by the Emancipation Memorial in DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the play runs September 7-October 1, 2023, and opens Mosaic's 2023-2024 season.
Review: BARS AND MEASURES at Mosaic Theater
The clever title of Idris Goodwin's play 'Bars and Measures' at the Mosaic Theater refers both to components of musical notation as well as the harsh realities of the American justice system.
Review: DANCE NATION at Olney Theatre
Dance Nation, Olney Theatre's 22-23 Season opener, is a 2019 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama by playwright and performer Clare Barron and directed for Olney Theatre by Jenna Place. The play follows a 'tweenage dance team from Liverpool, Ohio, more is at stake than a first-place trophy.' Its about the battle between self doubt and self belief as well as the devotion required in order to be truly great at something.
Broadcast Music Inc. Celebrates Artists at 2022 Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards
On March 31st, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) celebrated the best and brightest in gospel music at the 2022 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards held at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. BMI’s Gospel Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year and the top 20 songs of the previous year were all honored at the private event hosted by BMI’s President & CEO, Mike O’Neill and BMI’s Vice President, Creative-Atlanta Catherine Brewton.
Mayor Adams Appoints Laurie Cumbo As Department Of Cultural Affairs Commissioner
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of Laurie Cumbo as commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs. In that role, she will direct cultural policy for the city and oversee city funding for hundreds of nonprofit arts and cultural organizations across the five boroughs that deliver quality arts programming for New Yorkers.
BROADS: A Cabaret for Those Who Take No Guff Comes to the Triad Theater
Talegate Productions, LLC presents their latest cabaret inspired by the strongest people out there, broads - December 9, 10, and 12, 2021 at the Triad Theater. Jenn Bornstein, (Director) and Lindsay Burstedt, (Music Director) bring together a cast of twenty broads combining harmony, humor, storytelling, and a little bit of wickedness, sharing exactly what it takes to take no guff.
FSPA Offers Annual Broadway Boot Camp
The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will offer its annual Broadway Boot Camp this July for students Grades 8-12 with an additional option for Grades 1-7. This year's special guest instructors will be Ben Bryant and Lonnie E. Davis Jr.
Arena Stage Announces Virtual Audition Intensive
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced its newly created virtual audition intensive. Developed and led by Arena Stage's Community Engagement department, the online intensive prepares students and artists ages 16-22 for careers in theater with group and private coaching sessions in audition techniques.