Michelle Kwan

Broadway Advocacy Coalition Reveals Class of Fellows For Fourth Annual Artivism Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2024

Broadway Advocacy Coalition has revealed the 2024 fellows selected for  the fourth annual BAC Artivism Fellowship. Learn more about the fellows!

Caitlin Kinnunen & Isabelle McCalla and More to Perform at The Green Room 42 in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 31, 2022

The Green Room 42 has announced their June line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.

Billy Anderson and Danny Katz Will Perform in The Michelle Kwan Tribute Show at The Green Room 42
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2022

Billy Anderson and Danny Katz return to The Green Room 42 on Wednesday June 29th at 9:30pm for a unique show paying tribute to iconic figure skater Michelle Kwan. 

Keke Palmer, Common & More Join YouTube's BEAR WITNESS, TAKE ACTION 3
by Michael Major - Nov 18, 2021

YouTube has announced a six-part special event series hosted by Common and Keke Palmer that will include appearances by Issa Rae, Asia Jackson, Jacques Slade, King of Reads, Raynday Gaming, Dominique Jackson, George M. Johnson Byron Jamal, Chef M, Marnina Miller and more. Watch the trailer for the new series now!

Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Demi Lovato and More Added to Stone Wall Safe Spaces Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2021

Stars have been announced for the Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces Concert for The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative. The concert event, which will serve as The Stonewall Inn’s official PRIDE kick-off, will benefit The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative’s Safe Spaces Community Partners, which are LGBTQA+ Centers in select areas across the country.

Nancy Pelosi, Alexandra Billings, Margaret Cho, Billy Eichner, and More Join The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces Virtual Event
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2021

Tom D'Angora and Michael D'Angora present The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces Concert for The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative (SIGBI), the official non-profit of The Stonewall Inn.

Black Eyed Peas, Steven Yeun, Olivia Munn, Henry Golding & More Join 'See Us Unite for Change'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 17, 2021

The “See Us Unite for Change” special is part of the See Us Unite cultural campaign, a multi-platform effort led by The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) and its coalition of partners including the Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) & Coalition of Partners Launch 'See Us Unite'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 6, 2021

This campaign will launch nationwide on social and outdoor media featuring leading Asian American public figures, such as Daniel Dae Kim, Naomi Osaka, Lisa Ling, Jeremy Lin, Fareed Zakaria, Michelle Kwan and many others.  

James Kicklighter Directs Documentary THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 31, 2021

His work has been featured by the world’s press including The Hollywood Reporter, The Times of India and FilmInk Australia. Kicklighter has served as a panelist at the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival and Director's Guild of America.

Eva Cassidy's SONGBIRD Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Reaching #1 on UK Charts
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 25, 2021

Eva's club now celebrates the 20th Anniversary of SONGBIRD reaching the top of the British charts, completing its 133 week UK chart record journey after its initial 1998 release.

Rozzi Announces 'Hymn For Tomorrow' EP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 9, 2021

Today, LA-based soul-pop powerhouse Rozzi embraces new beginnings with the announcement of her Hymn For Tomorrow EP -- the first installment of a new full-length body of work coming later this year.

Eva Cassidy's Version of 'Time After Time' Powers Kay Jewelers National TV Ad Campaign
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 30, 2020

Eva Cassidy, the now-internationally renowned singer who died from melanoma some 24 years ago this month, is once again breaking hearts as her signature rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s classic “Time After Time” serves as the soundtrack for the new national advertising campaign from Kay Jewelers. Watch the video here.

Photo Flash: Awkwafina, Margaret Cho and More Attended Opening Night of THE GREAT LEAP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2019

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, in association with East West Players, presents the Los Angeles premiere of Lauren Yee's The Great Leap. Urgent, sharp-witted and fast-paced, The Great Leap is an unforgettable night of theater. As two men from different cultures reunite and find themselves at a crossroads - one man struggling to keep his career alive and an old friend flourishing in a career he never wanted - a young Chinese-American gets lost in the Tiananmen Square Protest and finds himself at the accidental center of international attention. All three men must face their past and struggle to find their own personal victories in this compelling drama directed by Tony Award winner BD Wong.

Photo Flash: John Leguizamo's LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS Opens At The Ahmanson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2019

Following its Tony-nominated hit Broadway run seen by tens of thousands, Tony Award winner John Leguizamo's one-man play “Latin History for Morons” will be presented by Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles from September 5 through October 20, 2019. See photos from opening night!

Photo Flash: COME FROM AWAY Celebrates Opening Night at the Ahmanson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 30, 2018

The First National Tour of "Come From Away" opened its Los Angeles engagement on Wednesday, November 28. The Tony Award-winning musical continues through January 6, 2019, at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre.

America Ferrera to Collaborate with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Kwan, & More for Anthology of Cultural Identity-Themed Essays
by Macon Prickett - Jun 21, 2018

According to The Hollywood Reporter, America Ferrera will edit an anthology of essays about cultural identity titled 'American Like Me,' set for a September 25 release date.

SONGBIRD20 Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Eva Cassidy's Ground-Breaking SONGBIRD Album
by Macon Prickett - Feb 26, 2018

Eva Cassidy's SONGBIRD album was initially released by independent label Blix Street Records in April, 1998.  The posthumous release, an anthology of recordings by the Washington, DC-based singer who had died in November of 1996, is comprised of four tracks from her first solo album, LIVE AT BLUES ALLEY(taken from her January 3, 1996 performance with her band at the Georgetown jazz club and locally released a few months before she died); five tracks from EVA BY HEART, the studio album she was recording at the time of her passing, posthumously released locally a year after she died; and one track (Over The Rainbow) from THE OTHER SIDE, a 1992 collection of jazz and blues duets with Washington's Chuck Brown.

Palm Beach Poetry Festival Returns To Delray Beach In January
by BWW News Desk - Aug 14, 2017

Susan R. Williamson, Director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival (PBPF), today announced that the 14th annual festival is returning to Old School Square for six days, January 15-20, 2018.

Jessica Lange Among Trinity Rep's 2017 Pell Award Honorees
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2017

Trinity Repertory Company announces that Jessica Lange will be honored with the 2017 Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts at the 21st annual Pell Awards Gala to be held on Monday, May 22, 2017 at the new WaterFire Arts Center in Providence.

Len Cabral & Charlene Carpenzano to Receive 2016 Pell Awards
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 2, 2016

?At the 20th annual Pell Awards, Trinity Repertory Company will honor local artists Len Cabral and Charlene Carpenzano with Rhode Island Pell Awards for Excellence in the Arts alongside previously announced honorees The Public Theater artistic director Oskar Eustis, Laurie Eustis and Elizabeth Chace. The awards ceremony and celebration will be held at Ochre Court on the Salve Regina University Campus in Newport, RI on May 23, 2016. Tickets and sponsorships are now available at www.trinityrep.com.