John Dewey

Broadway Bridges Kicks Off Today With 24 Participating Shows

Broadway Bridges launched today, aiming to provide New York City public high school students with access to Broadway shows. The initiative seeks to enhance arts education and cultural exposure.

Nominees Announced For 15th Annual ORPHEUM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS

The Orpheum Theatre Group has announced that the annual Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA) will take place on Thursday, May 23 at 7pm at the Orpheum Theatre. Students and supporters from 50 participating schools across the Mid-South will gather at the Orpheum Theatre to celebrate the 15th annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.

China Institute Gallery to Present Medieval Wonder of the World DABAO'EN TEMPLE, December 16

China Institute Gallery presents the medieval wonder of the world, Dabao'en Temple, with a video premiere, lecture, and the announcement of a new online video library. Learn about the legendary temple and its significance in Chinese art history. Admission is free.

Photos: First Look at BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at the Argyle Theater

The Argyle Theatre is presenting the international hit  Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly. Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story begans performances on May 19 and opened on May 21 running through June 26, 2022.

Photos: The Cast of BUDDY THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Celebrates Opening

The Argyle Theatre presents the international hit Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly. It is directed and choreographed by Gary John La Rosa with musical direction by Jason Cohen.

BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Comes to the Argyle Theatre Next Week

Long Island's largest year-round professional theatrical venue, The Argyle Theatre (Mark and Dylan Perlman, Executive Producers & Managing Partners; Evan Pappas, Artistic Director), presents the international hit  Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story written by Alan Janes, and featuring the music of Buddy Holly.

Lucille Lortel Theatre Announces Winners of 3rd Annual NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is pleased to announce the recipients of the 3rd Annual NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, created as an opportunity for aspiring young writers citywide to get unparalleled access to professional theater artists for mentoring. The Fellows and Finalists of the program represent every borough of NYC. Each aspiring playwright submitted an original 10-minute play, and was judged by the following panel of playwrights and directors: Preston Burger, Gethsemane Herron, A.J. Muhammad, Cherry Lou Sy, and Gabriel Vega Weissman. Plays were chosen based on dramatic structure and the playwright's individual voice.  

Simona Rodano Brings Italian Language and Culture to American Homes

Simona Rodano, a world-renowned songstress and multiple award-winner, is at it again! From her tiny apartment in Queens, the artist aka The Italian Fairy® spreads her love for Italy and her appreciation for the Italian way of life through edutainment.

The US-China Music Institute to Present its First Annual Chinese New Year Concert

The US-China Music Institute presents its first annual Chinese New Year Concert featuring Bard College's The Orchestra Now performing a lively collection of Chinese symphonic works. Conductor and director of the US-China Music Institute Jindong Cai will share the stage with guest conductor Chen Bing and Chinese instrument masters from the world-renowned faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music, China. The concert will be performed on Sunday, January 26 at 3 p.m. at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, New York, NY. Tickets are $25; to purchase tickets go to ticketing.jazz.org/10417/10418. Visit barduschinamusic.org/new-year-2020 for more details.

The US-China Music Institute to Present its First Annual Chinese New Year Concert

The US-China Music Institute will present its first annual Chinese New Year Concert featuring Bard College's The Orchestra Now performing a lively collection of Chinese symphonic works. Conductor and director of the US-China Music Institute Jindong Cai will share the stage with guest conductor Chen Bing and Chinese instrument masters from the world-renowned faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music, China. The concert will be performed on Sunday, January 26 at 3 p.m. at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater, New York, NY. Tickets are $25; to purchase tickets go to ticketing.jazz.org/10417/10418. Visit barduschinamusic.org/new-year-2020 for more details.

Marya Warshaw Joins Mount Tremper Arts Board Of Directors

Mount Tremper Arts (MTA) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Marya Warshaw to its Board of Directors. Warshaw joins the organization's leadership of artists and advisors to support performing artists in the creation of new work. She recently became a full time Hudson Valley resident, and has vast experience in MTA's core programs of residencies, public presentations, and community engagement.

Mannes School Of Music Presents Aaron Copland Concert At Alice Tully Hall

The New School's College of Performing Arts (COPA) today announced Aaron Copland: An American Portrait, a one-of-a-kind concert and performance at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall honoring Aaron Copland's legacy as a visionary composer and citizen-artist. CoPA's Mannes Orchestra, in partnership with the university's School of Drama, will perform Copland's A Lincoln Portrait and Symphony No. 3 as well as Art in an Uneasy World, a newly devised dramatic work based on Copland's testimony during the 1953 anticommunist hearings on a?oeun-American activities.a?? The concert will take place on Saturday, October 26th at 7:30 pm. 

Alan Campbell & George Wendt Star in BTG's ROCK AND ROLL MAN; Plus Whitney Bashor, Jared Zirilli, and More

Berkshire Theatre Group presents Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield

Photo: ROCK AND ROLL MAN: THE ALAN FREED STORY Holds First Read Through

The Berkshire Theatre Group cast of Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story had their first read through earlier this week in New York City! Rock and Roll Man is being presented by Berkshire Theatre Group, in association with five-time Tony Award-Winning Caiola Productions (Once on this Island, Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple, All The Way, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf). Rock and Roll Man has a book by Gary Kupper, Larry Marshak and Rose Caiola, with original music and lyrics by Gary Kupper.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal With The Pigeonholed World Premiere of #YOURMEMORIAL

Pigeonholed presents #yourmemorial, a new play written by Emily Daly and directed by Emily Lyon, from May 9-26, 2019 at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue, NYC (entrance on Dominick, one block south of Spring). Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1009680 or by calling 212-352-3101. For more information, visit HERE.org. 

Pigeonholed Presents The World Premiere Of #YOURMEMORIAL

Pigeonholed presents #yourmemorial, a new play written by Emily Daly and directed by Emily Lyon, from May 9-26, 2019 at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue, NYC (entrance on Dominick, one block south of Spring). Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1009680 or by calling 212-352-3101. For more information, visit HERE.org.

Pigeonholed Presents The World Premiere Of #YOURMEMORIAL at HERE

Pigeonholed presents #yourmemorial, a new play written by Emily Daly and directed by Emily Lyon, from May 9-26, 2019 at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue, NYC (entrance on Dominick, one block south of Spring).

China Institute Welcomes The Year Of The Pig At Annual Chinese New Year Gala

On Thursday, February 7, China Institute hosted its annual Chinese New Year Gala at the Hwa Yuan Szechuan in New York City to welcome the Year of the Pig. More than 160 guests enjoyed award-winning Chinese cuisine and a scrumptious dessert buffet as well as bespoke Remy XO cocktails by LUCKYRICE.

Photo Flash: First Look at FringeNYC Play ONAJE In Rehearsal

Betrayed by authorities and forced to survive no matter the cost, ONAJE opens in the 1980s with an explosive encounter that threatens to uncover long-buried secrets from a desperate past. Written by Robert Bowie, Jr., directed by Pat Golden, and produced by Susan Conover Marinello, ONAJE will run for five performances, October 13 - 21, in New York City. Three performances have already sold-out, October 13, 20 and 21.

SPONGEBOB's Robert Taylor, Jr. Announces Summer Concerts

Broadway's Robert Taylor, Jr. of 'SpongeBob SquarePants' will play a series of music concerts in Summer 2018 in New York City.