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PAC NYC Adds Seven New Shows in 2025 - AFRICAN EXODUS, CUCKOO & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2024

The Perelman Performing Arts Center has revealed seven new productions to take the stage in early 2025, including African Exodus by The Centre for the Less Good Idea and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Literature To Life Announces Its New Chapter As An Independent Nonprofit Organization
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2024

Literature to Life becomes an independent nonprofit, continuing its mission to bring literature to life through performances and educational programs, supported by grants and donations.

Literature To Life Adds An I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER To Its Roster
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2024

Literature to Life adds the acclaimed YA novel I AM NOT YOUR PERFECT MEXICAN DAUGHTER by Erika L. Sánchez to its roster, exploring themes of identity and breaking free from societal and cultural expectations.

SPIRIT STRONGER THAN BLOOD Celebration Of Avant-Klezmer Artist Frank London At Roulette This June
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2024

Composer/trumpeter Frank London presents SPIRIT STRONGER THAN BLOOD, a career retrospective concert at Brooklyn's Roulette on June 3, 2024 at 8pm.

Literature to Life Reveals Upcoming Spring Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2024

Literature to Life (LTL) is bringing a slate of classic and important stories to people across the country this spring. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Literature to Life Will Host Spring Galas in New York City and Washington, D.C.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2024

Literature to Life (LTL) will host spring gala events in both New York City and Washington, D.C., featuring live performances, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, and more.

Literature To Life Will Present THE LATEHOMECOMER at The Rogue Performance Festival
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 17, 2024

Literature to Life will present The Latehomecomer at The Rogue Performance Festival. Learn more here!

Jason Gotay, Alyse Alan Louis & More to Star in Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs's TEETH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2023

Playwrights Horizons has revealed the cast for the world premiere of TEETH, a new musical by Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Literature to Life Unveils its Fall 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2023

Literature to Life (LTL) is slated to kick off its fall season, which includes shows both in New York City and across the country. Through innovative theatrical performances, LTL aims to kindle an enduring passion for the written word, immersing audiences in both iconic and contemporary American novels.

Solo Performance of THE GREAT GATSBY premieres at 2023 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
by Stephi Wild - Jul 19, 2023

 Literature to Life (LTL), the renowned educational program of the American Place Theatre, has announced its participation in the 2023 National Book Festival, presented by the Library of Congress.

Penn Live Arts Presents The 2023 Philadelphia Children's Festival in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2023

 Penn Live Arts (PLA) presents the 2023 Philadelphia Children's Festival, May 20-23, 2023, four days of entertainment for children and their families, including shadow magic, silent storytelling, beloved books brought to life, Native American culture merged with hip hop, and the popular outdoor PLAYground.

West 56th Street Between 6th & 7th Avenues to be Renamed 'Wynn Handman Way'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2022

City Councilman Keith Powers, former Mayor Bill DeBlasio, former acting students of Wynn Handman and maybe a star or two will gather Monday, September 12 at 11:00 AM on the southeast corner of 7th Avenue and 56th Street for the naming of West 56th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues as Wynn Handman Way.

WAOâ€"UNA TERTULIA Holiday Gathering Will Take Place Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2021

Literature to Life is partnering with Dominican Artists Collective, Dominican Writers Association, and XCLSV Events to present WAO–UNA TERTULIA, a gathering to share ideas and talents centered around Dominican culture, artists, and voices.

Lisa Beth Vettoso Joins Literature to Life as Executive Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 28, 2021

The Board of Directors of the Literature to Life has announced that Lisa Beth Vettoso has joined the organization as its new Executive Director, overseeing all aspects of Literature to Life, including strategic planning, programmatic development, and fundraising initiatives.

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents FOLKSBIENE LIVE!: WELCOME TO OUR SUKE/SUKKAH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2020

This October, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Folksbiene)-led by Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, and Dominick Balletta, Executive Director-presents Folksbiene! LIVE: 'Welcome to Our Suke/Sukkah', a four-day festival of family-friendly performances during Chol Hamoed (the intermediary days of Sukkos) from October 5th to 8th.

Frank London & Adeena Karasick to Release SALOME: WOMAN OF VALOR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2020

Over the last three decades, the celebrated East Village-based Canadian poet/performer Adeena Karasick and Grammy Award-winning composer/trumpeter Frank London have each transformed the worlds of poetry and music with work that is sensual and political, steeped in Jewish mysticism, exploding notions of high and low culture.

Wynn Handman, Producer and Acting Teacher, Has Passed Away at 97
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 14, 2020

Wynn Handman, the famed New York acting teacher and Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, died at home April 11, 2020 of Covid-19 related pneumonia. He was 97.

Hudson Hall Announces Summer/Fall 2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 23, 2019

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House invites audiences to embrace a sense of adventure with a new season of music, theater, exhibitions, film, book launches, special events, and community programs this August to December.

Play On Shakespeare Announces Actors And Directors For PLAY ON!
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2019

Play On Shakespeare today announces an expansive list of compelling actors and dynamic directors confirmed to participate in the Play on! Festival, presented in association with Classic Stage Company (CSC) and Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). Play on! features 39 readings of new, work-in-progress translations of Shakespeare's plays into contemporary modern English by some of today's most exciting playwrights-May 29-June 30 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater at CSC (136 E. 13th Street). In 2015, Oregon Shakespeare Festival launched an ambitious 39-play, three-year commissioning project, Play on!, tasking 36 playwrights-more than half of whom were women and playwrights of color, each paired with a dramaturg-to translate Shakespeare's canon in celebration of the enduring impact of the Bard's work. Supported by a generous grant from the Hitz Foundation and inspired by long-time patron Dave Hitz's passion for Shakespeare, the project was and continues to be led by Lue Morgan Douthit. For more information, visit playonfestival.org.

Queens College Evening Readings Series Presents Brad Gooch And Cherita Armstrong
by Julie Musbach - Apr 17, 2019

The Queens College Evening Readings series is back for the spring season with highly anticipated readings by acclaimed writer Brad Gooch and performer Cherita Armstrong.