Ronnie Malley
Latest News on Ronnie Malley:
New York City to Host First-Ever New York Oud Festival in April (Apr 20, 2024)
Chamber Music America Names Cleveland Quartet Award Recipient (Nov 14, 2023)
IACA Reveals 2023 Ethnic & Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Awardees (Nov 3, 2023)
New York City to Host First-Ever New York Oud Festival in April (Apr 20, 2024)
Chamber Music America Names Cleveland Quartet Award Recipient (Nov 14, 2023)
IACA Reveals 2023 Ethnic & Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Awardees (Nov 3, 2023)
BIO
Ronnie Malley is a multi-instrumentalist musician, actor, producer, and educator.
*Member of Actor's Equity Association and American Federation of Musicians.
Recent theatre credits include: The Band’s Visit (actor/musician/Arabic dialect coach; Broadway, Tony Awards, Grammy Award, North American Tour), American Griot (co-author/composer; Moraine Valley/Silk Road), Macbeth (Hecate/musician; Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Great Expectations (composer/sound designer; Silk Road Rising), A Disappearing Number (musician; Timeline Theatre), Ziryab, The Songbird Of Andalusia (author/solo performer; Silk Road Rising), The Secret Garden (musician; Court Theatre), The Jungle Book (musician/consultant; Goodman, Huntington), The White Snake (co-composer/musician; Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Goodman, Guthrie, Wuzhen Theatre Fest), The Who and The What (composer/co-sound designer; Victory Gardens), The Sultan’s Dilemma (associate producer/actor; International Voices Project), The Arabian Nights (musician/actor; Lookingglass, Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage).
Recent music producer credits include: Lamajamal – Tsikago, Surabhi Ensemble, East Meets Middle East, Aurad Fathiya, The Andalusian Trail (staged production), and The Reminders. Ronnie has a BA in Global Music Studies from DePaul University and is a teaching artist with Chicago Public Schools, a faculty member at Old Town School of Folk Music, and a guest lecturer at universities. He is an international artist and has performed with the music groups Allos Musica, Apollo’s Fire, Diwan Al-Han, EMME, Lamajamal, Mucca Pazza, Newberry Consort, Surabhi Ensemble, and the U of C Middle East Music Ensemble.
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New York City to Host First-Ever New York Oud Festival in April
At the end of this month, music lovers in New York City will have an exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of the oud - the short-necked fretless lute prominent in Arabic Music and throughout the Near East, North Africa, and beyond.
At the end of this month, music lovers in New York City will have an exciting opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of the oud - the short-necked fretless lute prominent in Arabic Music and throughout the Near East, North Africa, and beyond.
Chamber Music America Names Cleveland Quartet Award Recipient
Chamber Music America (CMA), the national network for ensemble music professionals, announced today that the Balourdet Quartet will receive the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons.
Chamber Music America (CMA), the national network for ensemble music professionals, announced today that the Balourdet Quartet will receive the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons.
IACA Reveals 2023 Ethnic & Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Awardees
The Illinois Arts Council Agency has announced the twelve awardees of Ethnic & Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Awards in the Performing Arts category.
The Illinois Arts Council Agency has announced the twelve awardees of Ethnic & Folk Arts Master/Apprentice Awards in the Performing Arts category.
CAP UCLA Announces Theater and Music Events in November at The Nimoy
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) announces a range of theater and musical performances at The Nimoy in November including Syrian-American rapper and spoken-word artist Omar Offendum's genre-bridging work The Little Syria Show, Grammy Award-winning Venezuelan songstress Nella and Broken Branches, a collaboration between renowned Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman and Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe.
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) announces a range of theater and musical performances at The Nimoy in November including Syrian-American rapper and spoken-word artist Omar Offendum's genre-bridging work The Little Syria Show, Grammy Award-winning Venezuelan songstress Nella and Broken Branches, a collaboration between renowned Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman and Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe.
CAP UCLA Announces Theater And Music Events In November At The Nimoy
CAP UCLA announces theater and music events in November at The Nimoy, including Omar Offendum: The Little Syria Show, Nella, Karim Sulyman and Sean Shibe. Don't miss these exciting performances!
CAP UCLA announces theater and music events in November at The Nimoy, including Omar Offendum: The Little Syria Show, Nella, Karim Sulyman and Sean Shibe. Don't miss these exciting performances!
CAP UCLA Announces Theater And Music Events In November At The Nimoy
CAP UCLA announces theater and music events in November at The Nimoy. Find out what shows and performances are happening this month.
CAP UCLA announces theater and music events in November at The Nimoy. Find out what shows and performances are happening this month.
Lookingglass Theatre Announces UnGALA Going Gglamping Fundraiser
Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its annual fundraiser, the unGALA: Going gglamping! The 2023 experience will take you back to your best summer camp memories - only this time as a gglamorous grownup! On Saturday, March 25, 2023, frolic with your fellow “forest creatures” for an evening of mirth, revelry, and stargazing.
Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its annual fundraiser, the unGALA: Going gglamping! The 2023 experience will take you back to your best summer camp memories - only this time as a gglamorous grownup! On Saturday, March 25, 2023, frolic with your fellow “forest creatures” for an evening of mirth, revelry, and stargazing.
International Voices Project with Intercultural Music Production presents THE SHROUD MAKER
International Voices Project (IVP), in collaboration with Intercultural Music Production, in is proud to announce that the company will present The Shroud Maker, at the Chicago Dramatists, 798 N Aberdeen St., March 16 - April 8, written by Ahmed Masoud, directed by Marina Johnson and starring Roxane Assaf-Lynn with set design by Jonathan Berg-Einhorn and sound design by Ronnie Malley and Eric Backus.
International Voices Project (IVP), in collaboration with Intercultural Music Production, in is proud to announce that the company will present The Shroud Maker, at the Chicago Dramatists, 798 N Aberdeen St., March 16 - April 8, written by Ahmed Masoud, directed by Marina Johnson and starring Roxane Assaf-Lynn with set design by Jonathan Berg-Einhorn and sound design by Ronnie Malley and Eric Backus.
Registration Is Now Open For Chamber Music America's 2023 National Conference
Registration for CMA's 2023 National Conference: Connect I Transform I Inspire is now open. This year's conference will feature workshops and sessions engaging with important issues in the field, new offsite showcase performances highlighting CMA ensembles, a concert of recent CMA-commissioned works, and more.
Registration for CMA's 2023 National Conference: Connect I Transform I Inspire is now open. This year's conference will feature workshops and sessions engaging with important issues in the field, new offsite showcase performances highlighting CMA ensembles, a concert of recent CMA-commissioned works, and more.
Chatham Baroque Brings East of the River To Pittsburgh For A Program Of Medieval Sephardic Music and More
This April, Chatham Baroque presents New York-based ensemble East of the River for the program Hamsa, featuring music from the geographic regions of Andalusia, North Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the Sephardic diaspora.
This April, Chatham Baroque presents New York-based ensemble East of the River for the program Hamsa, featuring music from the geographic regions of Andalusia, North Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the Sephardic diaspora.
Casting Announced for Goodman Theatre's 17th Annual New Stages Festival
Rehearsals have begun for the two centerpiece “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre's 17th annual New Stages Festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country's finest established and emerging playwrights.
Rehearsals have begun for the two centerpiece “developmental productions” featured in Goodman Theatre's 17th annual New Stages Festival, a free celebration of new works by some of the country's finest established and emerging playwrights.
SCENES FROM 73* YEARS Will Stream From the Theatre Project
Palestine. An epic snapshot of life under occupation. A picnic interrupted by soldiers. Never-ending lines. Palestinian-Irish playwright Hannah Khalil draws from stories of family and friends to reveal the real human story: the dreams, comedy, sadness, and frustrations of daily life in the shadow of the 'separation wall.'
Palestine. An epic snapshot of life under occupation. A picnic interrupted by soldiers. Never-ending lines. Palestinian-Irish playwright Hannah Khalil draws from stories of family and friends to reveal the real human story: the dreams, comedy, sadness, and frustrations of daily life in the shadow of the 'separation wall.'
Tune-in to Upcoming Kennedy Center Digital Holiday Content Featuring Renée Fleming, Caroline Bowman and More
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inviting you to tune-in for exciting virtual Holiday programming between now and January 1, 2021. The Kennedy Center is honoring this December unlike any other in recent memory by sharing performances from across the country and numerous communities and cultures to celebrate traditions held dear
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inviting you to tune-in for exciting virtual Holiday programming between now and January 1, 2021. The Kennedy Center is honoring this December unlike any other in recent memory by sharing performances from across the country and numerous communities and cultures to celebrate traditions held dear
Tony-Winning Best Musical THE BAND'S VISIT to Play Smith Center This Summer
One of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, THE BAND'S VISIT is coming to The Smith Center in Las Vegas from June 23-28. Tickets for the Las Vegas engagement of the 32-city North American tour start at $29 and go on sale March 13 at TheSmithCenter.com, in-person at The Smith Center box office, or by calling 702.749.2000.
One of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, THE BAND'S VISIT is coming to The Smith Center in Las Vegas from June 23-28. Tickets for the Las Vegas engagement of the 32-city North American tour start at $29 and go on sale March 13 at TheSmithCenter.com, in-person at The Smith Center box office, or by calling 702.749.2000.
THE BAND'S VISIT On Sale February 28 at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to announce that THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, will be coming to the Fox Cities from May 5 to May 10.
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to announce that THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, will be coming to the Fox Cities from May 5 to May 10.
THE BAND'S VISIT is Coming to The Fabulous Fox Theatre
The Fabulous Fox Theatre will have THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award®-winning musicals in history, come to St. Louis from February 25 - March 8. The tour of the critically acclaimed and 10-time Tony Award-winning production launched at the Providence Performing Arts Center on June 25, 2019 and continued on to play Washington, DC starting July 9, 2019. THE BAND'S VISIT will play over 32 cities in its first season including Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA.
The Fabulous Fox Theatre will have THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award®-winning musicals in history, come to St. Louis from February 25 - March 8. The tour of the critically acclaimed and 10-time Tony Award-winning production launched at the Providence Performing Arts Center on June 25, 2019 and continued on to play Washington, DC starting July 9, 2019. THE BAND'S VISIT will play over 32 cities in its first season including Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Boston, MA and Los Angeles, CA.
MetLiveArts Announces 2020 Winter/Spring Season Of Performances
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's performance series, MetLiveArts, Announces the 2020 Winter/Spring Season.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's performance series, MetLiveArts, Announces the 2020 Winter/Spring Season.
Review Roundup: The National Tour of THE BAND'S VISIT
The first national tour of The Band's Visit is now making its way across the country! After a mix-up at the border, an Egyptian Police Band is sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways. THE BAND'S VISIT celebrates the deeply human ways music, longing and laughter can connect us all.
The first national tour of The Band's Visit is now making its way across the country! After a mix-up at the border, an Egyptian Police Band is sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals. Under the spell of the desert sky, their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways. THE BAND'S VISIT celebrates the deeply human ways music, longing and laughter can connect us all.
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT at Broadway In Louisville
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a??a??a??a??a??a??a??The Band's Visit is an unusually styled musical based on the 2007 Israeli film. Performed without an intermission, it features Arabian-flavored musical numbers and a mostly upbeat plot. It premiered on Broadway in 2017 and is one of only four musicals to win the 'Big Six' Tony Awards, which include Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical.
10-Time Tony Award-Winner THE BAND'S VISIT Premieres In Cleveland Next Month
Playhouse Square is proud to announce that THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, is coming to Playhouse Square's Connor Palace for a three-week engagement, November 5-24, 2019, as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series. To purchase tickets, visit playhousesquare.org, call 216-241-6000 or visit the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Ave.).
Playhouse Square is proud to announce that THE BAND'S VISIT, one of the most Tony Award-winning musicals in history, is coming to Playhouse Square's Connor Palace for a three-week engagement, November 5-24, 2019, as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series. To purchase tickets, visit playhousesquare.org, call 216-241-6000 or visit the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Ave.).
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