Candido to Receive Ellington Center's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award
The legendary Latin and Jazz percussionist Candido, now 103 years young, will be presented with the Duke Ellington Center's 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, at DECFA's annual “Ring Dem Bells” holiday party and concert Monday, December 8 (5:30 to 9:30 PM) at the Landmark on the Park, 160 Central Park West (at 76th Street), it was announced by Mercedes Ellington, the noted dancer/choreographer, who is Duke Ellington's granddaughter and founder and artistic director of DECFA.
Winners of First Annual Duke Ellington Center's Vocal Jazz Competition Revealed
The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) launched its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Performing under sunny skies on a beautiful fall afternoon in New York City, the 23 competing singers demonstrated their unique vocal talents in front of an appreciative crowd who cheered them on with great enthusiasm. In the end, the three winners were:
Duke Ellington Center for the Arts Introduces Jazz Vocal Competition Today
The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will introduce its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival today, October 25, 2014, it was announced by renowned dancer/choreographer Mercedes Ellington, founder and artistic director of DECFA.
26 Up-And-Coming Singers To Compete in Duke Ellington Center's 1st Jazz Vocalist Competition
The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will launch its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2014. The Competition, which will take place between 1:00 and 4:00 PM in the Performance Area at the southeast corner of 52nd Street and Avenue of Americas,, will feature 26 talented up-and-coming jazz vocalists who will be vying for cash prizes and opportunities to perform at future concerts and musical events presented by the Ellington Center for the Arts. .
Duke Ellington Center for the Arts to Introduce Jazz Vocal Competition 10/25
The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts (DECFA) will introduce its 1st Jazz Vocal Competition at New York City's 40th Annual 52nd Street Duke Ellington Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 25, 2014, it was announced here today by renowned dancer/choreographer Mercedes Ellington, founder and artistic director of DECFA
Prospect Theater Company to Present Concert Reading of THE FLOOD, 10/19
Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) announces a one-show-only concert reading of their original musical The Flood, on Saturday, October 19th at 3pm. First developed by Prospect in 2000-2001, with a subsequent full production in 2006, the book, music and lyrics of this new musical are by founding company members Peter Mills and Cara Reichel. This special encore concert presentation will raise funds to support Prospect's work developing new musicals by emerging writers. The concert is directed by Cara Reichel and music directed by Daniel Feyer.
Milk Can Theater Company Presents THE SNAP SHOT PLAYS, Now thru 5/13
The Milk Can Theatre Company (ML Kinney and Bethany Larsen, Artistic Directors) will end it's 2011-2012 season with The Snap Shot Plays - a collection of seven ten-minute original plays all inspired from photographs - with performances set tonight, May 8 through May 13 at Theatre 54 (244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor) in Manhattan. The Snap Shot Plays is an Equity approved showcase.
Milk Can Theater Company Presents THE SNAP SHOT PLAYS, 5/8-13
The Milk Can Theatre Company (ML Kinney and Bethany Larsen, Artistic Directors) will end it's 2011-2012 season with The Snap Shot Plays - a collection of seven ten-minute original plays all inspired from photographs - with performances set for May 8 through May 13 at Theatre 54 (244 West 54th Street, 12th Floor) in Manhattan. The Snap Shot Plays is an Equity approved showcase.
BWW Reviews: CATS national tour at TPAC
Cats is best viewed through fresh eyes, probably, when the wonder of the spectacle is first encountered. The show's technical wizardry, in its time mind-boggling and perhaps even revolutionary, is now old hat (although I can certainly let go of my own cynicism long enough to appreciate the very theatricality of the show) and expected. But, imagine if you will, if you know nothing about the show at all and you settle into your seat and give yourself over to the experience. Chances are - no matter how worldly or sophisticated you are - you'll find yourself just a little awestruck by Cats. It remains an important milestone in musical theater history, despite the derision of theater snobs the world over.
Review - The Dome: You're The Top
Whether the Prospect Theater Company is presenting a Dadaist piece about the birth of Dada or a kick-ass musical comedy about Tin Pan Alley tunesmiths putting on a show for the Soviet Union, the theatregoer's eye will inevitable be drawn to the elegantly simple dome that towers above their West End Theatre playing space inside The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. So for the company's ten year anniversary, their adventurous artistic director, Cara Reichel, conceived and curated a site-specific piece called The Dome, inspired by their home's architecture.
