Broadway Press Agent Terry M. Lilly Has Passed Away
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 30, 2021
Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers retired member Terry M. Lilly. Terry was a Press Agent on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and across the country, who came into membership in September of 1977. He passed away peacefully at home on November 24, 2021 after a long illness, surrounded by loved ones.
Lawrence Leritz Joins Broadway Pride Month Celebration June 20 and 21st
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2021
In celebration of Pride month, Backstage Babble is releasing a series of episodes with LGBT artists that fulfill it's mission-painting a picture of what it has been like to be gay in the theater world from the 1950s up until the present day. It is hosted by 13-year old Charles Kirsch.
NYPL Billy Rose Theatre Division Will Celebrate 90 Years with I'M STILL HERE Virtual Benefit
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2021
I'm Still Here, a new virtual benefit for The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Billy Rose Theatre Division, will stream on Broadway On Demand on June 23. The evening is a celebration of the division's 90th Anniversary, and the 50th Anniversary of its beloved Theatre on Film and Tape Archive and will honor Harold Prince and George C. Wolfe.
Photo Flash: TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards Honor Excellence in Costume Design
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 23, 2018
Friday night at the Edison Ballroom The 2018 TDF/Irene Sharaff were presented for excellence in theatrical costume design. These annual awards honor the designers and craftspeople who costume theatre and dance the world over. This year's awardees were coincidentally masters from the world of dance.
VIDEO: Watch The Unofficial Guide To YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX At Lincoln Center
by Alan Henry - Apr 12, 2018
World's largest student ballet scholarship audition - YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX - returns to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to host its 2018 finals week in New York City. The week of ballet festivities will include the YAGP Final Round with performances by the world's most talented ballet students on April 18th, and the critically-acclaimed 'Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow' Gala on April 19th.
YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX To Present Annual Gala and Finals At Lincoln Center
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2018
World's largest student ballet scholarship audition - YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX – returns to the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center to host its 2018 finals week in New York City. The week of ballet festivities will include the YAGP Final Round with performances by the world's most talented ballet students on April 18th, and the critically-acclaimed “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala on April 19th.
Mikaela Shiffrin Expected To Make Pyeongchang Olympics Debut Tonight
by Tori Hartshorn - Feb 14, 2018
Tonight's primetime Winter Olympics coverage live across all time zones on NBC continues at 8 p.m. ET, as Mikaela Shiffrin is expected to contend for gold in women's giant slalom in her delayed PyeongChang debut. Her first run will take place in primetime, while the final run of women's giant slalom will air in 'Primetime Plus,' beginning at 12:05 a.m. ET. In speed skating's 1000m gold medal final, American Heather Bergsma, who won gold in this event at last season's World Single Distance Championships, and teammate Brittany Bowe, the 2015 world champion in this event, are expected to contend.
Team USA and Team Canada Continue Women's Ice Hockey Rivalry This Sunday on NBCSN
by Tori Hartshorn - Nov 30, 2017
Team USA and Team Canada continue their rivalry in women's ice hockey with a pair of exhibition games on NBCSN, beginning this Sunday, Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center from St. Paul, Minn. The two teams will meet again on NBCSN on Friday, Dec. 15, at 10 p.m. ET at SAP Center from San Jose, Calif.
Hilary Knight Exhibition Gets Extended Through October at New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 6, 2017
Best known as the illustrator of the American classic Eloise, Hilary Knight cites the performing arts as the single greatest influence on his life and career. Now for the first time, Knight's life-long love of the theatrical is the subject of a comprehensive exhibition, which has been extended through October 14, 2017 at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Hilary Knight's Stage-Struck World includes original artwork for posters, illustrations for Vanity Fair magazine (where Knight is a contributing editor), Knight's most recent work - three-dimensional portraits in stage-like settings - and costume and set designs for performances and revues that reveal that for Knight, all the world is indeed a stage.