Jeffrey Brown

McCarter Theatre Center 2024-25 Presented Programming Season Begins

McCarter Theatre Center has begun its highly anticipated 2024-2025 Presenting Season, offering a blend of perennial favorites and exciting cutting-edge talent.

Video: HOW TO DANCE IN OHIO Cast and Creatives Talk Autism Representation and More on PBS NewsHour

Members of the cast and creative team of How to Dance in Ohio recently chatted with PBS NewsHour about the importance of Austism representation on Broadway, and more! Check out the video here!

APAP|NYC 2024, The World's Premiere Gathering Of The Performing Arts Industry, Takes Place January 12-16

The Association of Performing Arts Professionals has announced early details about APAP|NYC 2024. The 67th annual conference APAP|NYC 2024 will take place in New York from January 12-16, 2024.

MURDER IN BOSTON: ROOTS, RAMPAGE, AND RECKONING Coming to Max In December

The HBO Original three-part documentary series MURDER IN BOSTON: ROOTS, RAMPAGE, AND RECKONING, produced and directed by Jason Hehir (“The Last Dance,” HBO’s “Andre The Giant” ), and produced in association with The Boston Globe. The documentary series will debut on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.

New Dance, Theater, Film, Poetry, and More Events Revealed For July and August at Hermitage

 The Hermitage Artist Retreat (Sarasota County, Florida) has announced new programs throughout the months of July and August. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

Hermitage Announces 2023 STARs Florida State Teacher Artist Residency Special Program July 14

Five Florida public school arts teachers will spend part of their summer on Manasota Key while working on their own artistic endeavors. They are the winners of the 2023 State Teachers Artist Residency program (STARs) – now in its thirteenth year – presented by the Hermitage Artist Retreat in partnership with the Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE).

Wake Up With BWW 6/6: Webber, Miranda, and More Perform For the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, and More!

Today's top stories include a look inside the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, which included a musical theatre tribute featuring Six, Hamilton, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more! Plus, go behind the scenes of Pulitzer Prize-winning Fat Ham, and more!

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM

Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare's masterpiece with his new, Pulitzer prize-winning drama, FAT HAM, which is currently playing at the Public Theater. Below, watch as PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown gets the scoop on the new show from Ijames as a part of the arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Photo Flash: Portland Stage Presents TALLEY'S FOLLEY, Live Indoor Production

Portland Stage, a professional regional theater located in Portland, Maine, is one of a handful of theaters nationwide to have won the endorsement of the Actors Equity Association to produce live theater with an audience.

THIRTEEN's NYC-ARTS Explores the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art This December

On December 12, NYC-ARTS will feature a look at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art dedicated to providing a platform for artistic exploration through multi-faceted LGBTQ perspectives located in SoHo.

NYC-ARTS Celebrates Groundbreaking Women in Arts in January

This January, NYC-ARTS will highlight trailblazing women in the arts, all of whom are celebrated for taking risks and bringing their respective crafts to new heights. 

Fall Arts Season Kicks off with the 39th Detroit Jazz Festival

The world's largest free jazz festival kicks off this weekend, and Detroit Public Television for the first time will be broadcasting live from the Detroit Jazz Festival in a 90-minute program hosted by our own Fred Nahhat and Jazz Fest President Chris Collins.

Island Theatre's Ten-Minute Play Festival Announced for August 17 & 18

Help celebrate local playwrights! Now in its seventh year, Island Theatre's Ten-Minute Play Festival features original short plays by Kitsap County Playwrights. Held over an August weekend each year since 2012, these fully-staged performances take place at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

THIRTEEN's NYC-ARTS Offers Encores of Greatest Hits in March

NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings arts lovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. This month the series revisits some of its compelling profiles of the people and institutions that make up the arts community in our region.

NYC-ARTS Celebrates 20th Anniversary of THE LION KING with Julie Taymor, Today

On November 16, the series will feature the program's co-host and New York Emmy winner Paula Zahn in conversation with Tony Award-winning director of theater, opera and film, Julie Taymor.

NYC-ARTS Celebrates 20th Anniversary of THE LION KING with Julie Taymor, 11/16

On November 16, the series will feature the program's co-host and New York Emmy winner Paula Zahn in conversation with Tony Award-winning director of theater, opera and film, Julie Taymor.

NYC-ARTS to Feature Juilliard's Dr. Joseph Polisi This Month

On October 26, NYC-ARTS will feature the program's co-host and New York Emmy winner Paula Zahn in conversation with Dr. Joseph Polisi, President of the Juilliard School.

NYC-ARTS Spotlights 2017 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award-Winning Violinst Chad Hoopes

NYC-ARTS, Thirteen's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings arts lovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. Each year, the world-renowned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts administers The Avery Fisher Career Grant, a prestigious award given to up to five outstanding instrumentalists. The award is intended to give significant recognition and support to instrumentalists who show great potential for solo careers.

Island Theatre's 6th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival Set for BPA This August

Ten original plays. Three shows. Two days. Island Theatre presents its Sixth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival featuring local playwrights at Bainbridge Performing Arts on August 18 and 19.

Photo Flash: Sixth Annual Island Theatre's Ten-Minute Play Festival Opens 8/18

Ten original plays. Three shows. Two days. Island Theatre presents its Sixth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival featuring local playwrights at Bainbridge Performing Arts on August 18 and 19. Out of 57 submissions from established and emerging Kitsap County playwrights, ten were selected by a jury of theatre professionals for production by Island Theatre directors and actors: "Bloody Mary" by Aleks Merilo, "Flight of the Valkyrie" by Noah Barfield, "Gel Us" by Paige Zubel, "Jellyfish Apocalypse" by Karen Polinsky, "Lessons Learned" by Jenny Weaver, "Memories of an American Occupation" by Paul Lewis, "Moving On" by Caroline Smith, "Of a Feather" by Wendy Wallace, "Roadsides" by Betsy Dorfman, and "Spreadsheet Me" by Jeffrey Brown.