Expansive Theaster Gates Exhibition To Open This May In Chicago At Stony Island Arts Bank
Rebuild Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to artistic innovation and creative practice rooted in Chicago's South Side, will present this spring an exhibition of work by artist Theaster Gates, featuring a suite of new works and showcasing for the first time in totality in the U.S. his “Facsimile Cabinet of Women's Origin Stories,” an ambitious archival installation comprising over 3,000 framed images of women from the Johnson Publishing Company photographic archive.
Photos: First Look at WRITTEN BY PHILLIS at Quintessence Theatre Group
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic theatre, concludes Season XIII: Celebrating the Extraordinary with a world premiere of Paul Oakley Stovall’s Written by Phillis, directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce. A new play exploring the life and poetry of America’s first published Black poet Phillis Wheatley, Written by Phillis is presented in association with Chicago’s New Classics Collective, opens tonight, May 13. Check out production photos here!
Photos: First Look at Quintessence Theatre Group's THE TEMPEST
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic theatre, is continuing Season XIII: Celebrating the Extraordinary with William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, thought to be one of his final and finest plays, this fantastical romantic comedy celebrates empathy and reconciliation. Check out photos from the production here!
Museum Of Jewish Heritage Honors Founders At Its 25th Anniversary Benefit
The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust marked its 25th anniversary with an annual Generation to Generation benefit that raised more than $1 million and honored founders George Klein, Robert M. Morgenthau z''l, Manfred Ohrenstein, Peter A. Cohen, and Howard Rubenstein z'l on Tuesday, November 15, 2022.
The Museum Of Jewish Heritage To Host Annual Generation To Generation Dinner
The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will honor its founders George Klein, Robert M. Morgenthau z''l, Manfred Ohrenstein, Peter A. Cohen, and Howard Rubenstein z”l at the 25th Anniversary Generation to Generation Dinner on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 6 PM. Family members will be accepting the honors on behalf of founders who have passed.
Photos: First Look at THE CHAIRS at Quintessence Theatre Group
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, begins Season XIII: Celebrating the Extraordinary with Eugène Ionesco’s The Chairs. Directed by Quintessence’s Artistic Director Alexander Burns, The Chairs, full of absurdist philosophy, witty wordplay and slapstick comedy runs through October 23. Check out photos of the production here.
Quintessence Theatre Extends Production of THE WINTER'S TALE and THE ALCHEMIST
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, continues Season XII: Breaking the Cycle with repertory productions of William Shakespeare’s genre-defying romance The Winter’s Tale and Ben Jonson’s satirical farce The Alchemist. By popular demand, the repertory has officially been extended through April 24th.
Photo Flash: Jon Batiste, Muhammad Yunus, Ann Ziff, & More Attend 2019 Sing For Hope Gala
On Monday, October 28, Sing for Hope held its 13th annual Sing for Hope Gala, uniting New York's philanthropic and cultural leaders for a magical evening in support of the organization's programs and commitment to bring the arts to under-resourced areas. The event, co-chaired by Ann Ziff, Jon Batiste, and Muhammad Yunus, was held at celebrity chef Danny Meyer's acclaimed Bay Room event space.
Photo Flash: Renee Fleming, Lauren Ambrose, Jon Batiste And More Attend 12th Annual Sing for Hope Gala
On Monday, October 29, Sing for Hope held its 12th annual Sing for Hope Gala, uniting New York's philanthropic and cultural leaders for a magical evening in support of the organization's programs and commitment to bring the arts to under-resourced areas. The event, co-chaired by Ann Ziff, Renee Fleming, and Muhammad Yunus, with Vice Chairs Dr. William Isacoff and Linda E. Johnson, was held at celebrity chef Danny Meyer's brand-new Bay Room event space. BroadwayWorld has photos from the evening below!