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Review: Erica Garraffa Brings Laura Nyro to Life in SOUL PICNIC: A CELEBRATION OF LAURA NYRO
by Peter Nason - Oct 27, 2024

There is no one in pop and rock like Laura Nyro, and Erica Garraffa is spellbinding as the great singer-songwriter.

The Players Theatre Short Play Festival LUV 2024 Announces Week One Winner
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2024

Celebrate love in all its forms at The Players Theatre Short Play Festival LUV 2024, running through February 25 for a heartfelt theatrical experience!

The 12th Annual Players Theatre LUV Short Play Festival to Return in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2024

The 12th Annual Players Theatre LUV Short Play Festival is back with a love-themed festival featuring original short plays that will make audiences laugh, cry, and feel all squishy inside.

Review: A Dazzling Revival of FUNNY GIRL Ushers in All the Laughs at Straz Center for The Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - Dec 1, 2023

Funny Girl is a semi-autobiographical comedic musical about the life and times of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, and her tumultuous relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. With a musical score by Jules Styne, lyrics by Bob Merill, and featuring a book by Isobel Lennart, Funny Girl first opened on Broadway in 1964 featuring Barbara Streisand in the starring role, and was produced by Fanny’s own son-in-law Ray Stark. The first Broadway production received 8 Tony Nominations at the 18th Annual Awards Ceremony, and the OBC (Original Broadway Cast) Recording was inducted into the Grammy’s Hall of Fame in 2004.

Northwest African American Museum Announces Programming For Juneteenth Week 2021
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2021

Featured events include both in-person activations at various locations throughout Seattle, as well as online events that are accessible to audiences everywhere.

Kenton Rogers To Headline GOSPEL AT COLONUS Revival
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2018

Well-known gospel recording artist Kenton Rogers has joined the cast of Avant Bard's revival of The Gospel at Colonus, a critical and audience hit last season. Rogers--an actor, singer, and ordained preacher--will headline The Gospel at Colonus in the role of Singer Oedipus along with local civic legend William T. Newman Jr., who returns as Preacher Oedipus.

Gospel Recording Artist Kenton Rogers to Headline Avant Bard's Revival of THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS
by Julie Musbach - Feb 7, 2018

Well-known gospel recording artist Kenton Rogers has joined the cast of Avant Bard's revival of The Gospel at Colonus, a critical and audience hit last season. Rogers-an actor, singer, and ordained preacher-will headline The Gospel at Colonus in the role of Singer Oedipus along with local civic legend William T. Newman Jr., who returns as Preacher Oedipus.

MEN AND WOMEN TALKING LOVE AND SEX Extends Off-Broadway
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 19, 2014

Men and Women Talking Love and Sex is performing Off-Broadway at the Davenport Theatre, 354 W. 45th Street (at 9th Ave), NYC. December 5, 2014 thru January 10, 2015 General Admission: $30; January 11, 2015 thru February 14, 2015 General Admission: $60; Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM and Sundays at 2PM. www.menandwomentalkingloveanddsex.com

MEN AND WOMEN TALKING LOVE AND SEX to Open Off-Broadway Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 26, 2014

Aaron Ballard ("Celebrity Ghost Stories"), Nicolas Greco (Lovesick), Zane Johnston (The Laramie Project Epilogue), Ben Kahre (The Commons of Pensacola) and Karen Stanion ("U.F.O. Fever")

Metropolitan Playhouse Kicks Off 2013 East Village Theater Festival, Now thru 5/5
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013

Metropolitan Playhouse, OBIE Award winner, presents the fourth annual East Village Theater Festival, a three-week celebration of the ever-vital life and lore of the East Village. The festival features four different evenings of new plays and solo-performances, as well as the work of local artists, and a panel discussion on the neighborhood's changing identity.

Metropolitan Playhouse Announces Lineup for 2013 East Village Theater Festival, 4/15-5/5
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2013

Metropolitan Playhouse, OBIE Award winner, presents the fourth annual East Village Theater Festival, a three-week celebration of the ever-vital life and lore of the East Village. The festival features four different evenings of new plays and solo-performances, as well as the work of local artists, and a panel discussion on the neighborhood's changing identity.