Shanessa Sweeney

Photos: Raúl Esparza & Amanda Lipitz Honored at New York Stage and Film 2024 Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2024

New York Stage and Film recently hosted its 2024 Annual Gala honoring award-winning director, producer, and writer Amanda Lipitz and four-time Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza (Galileo, “Law & Order: SVU”). See photos from the celebration.

Bernadette Peters, Raúl Esparza & More to Perform at NYSAF 2024 Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2024

New York Stage and Film has revealed additional details for their 2024 Annual Gala honoring award-winning director, producer, and writer Amanda Lipitz and four-time Tony Award nominee Raúl Esparza. Learn how to attend.

New York Stage And Film Reveals 2024 Filmmakers' Workshop Participants & 2024 Awards Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 18, 2024

New York Stage and Film announces participants for the 2024 Filmmakers' Workshop and recipients of the 2024 Awards, highlighting emerging talent and their contributions to film and theater.

Margaret Cho, Amber Ruffin & More to be Featured in New York Stage and Film 2024 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2024

New York Stage and Film has revealed additional casting for its 2024 Summer Season at Marist College, kicking off this July in Poughkeepsie, NY. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Amber Ruffin & Kevin Sciretta's BIGFOOT & More Set for New York Stage And Film 2024 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2024

New York Stage and Film has revealed the 2024 summer season at Marist College. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!

MADELINE'S CHRISTMAS Returns to Horizon Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2023

Returning for its 13th year, Madeline’s Christmas will bring merriment and cheer to Horizon Theatre, Dec. 2 – 31! A holiday treat for the whole family, join Madeline and friends for a magical musical adaption of Ludwig Bemelmans’ classic children’s tale, produced by Horizon Theatre in collaboration with Atlanta Children’s Theatre.

Photos/Video: Watch Highlights from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' Easter Bonnet Competition
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 26, 2023

The theater community rallied together once again with spirited skits, dynamic dance and brilliant bonnets as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ Easter Bonnet Competition returned April 24 and 25, 2023. The performances celebrated in-theater Red Bucket appeals that raised $3,601,355 for meals and medication, health care and hope for those who need them most.

Photo Flash: American Classic A RAISIN IN THE SUN Comes Alive at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2017

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's mainstage season continues with the American classic A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry. The production, running March 24 - April 15, 2017, is directed by Christopher V. Edwards and features Geoffrey Warren Barnes II, Burgess Byrd, and Torie Wiggins in the leading roles. The production is generously sponsored by Johnson Investment Council and Thompson Hine LLP.

JACK and Lukumi Arts Present Jadele McPherson
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 28, 2016

In this monumental week in Cuban and Cuban-American history, singer/performer Jadele McPherson creates a musical and theatrical bridge connecting the Cuban-American experience of today with black liberation figures, conjurers and spiritual leaders from two hundred years ago. Scenes of a young Cuban-American woman discovering her own rebellious ancestry are swallowed by music, dance and ritual featuring some of the great dance and music artists this city has to offer, many coming out of Cuban and Haitian traditions, including Osvaldo "Bembesito" Lora, Val Jeanty, Maxine Montilus, Yomaira Gonzalez, Caridad Paisan Garbey, Daniel Gil, Hansel Vaillant, Miguelo Valdes, Charles Hart and Diosvany Valladares. Themes of black resistance - both historical and contemporary - swell in this colorful and immersive spectacle. 

JACK and Lukumi Arts Present: Jadele McPherson: Rutas de Azucar
by BWW News Desk - Nov 9, 2016

In the year of the thaw between Cuba and the U.S., singer/performer Jadele McPherson creates a musical and theatrical bridge connecting the Cuban-American experience of today with black liberation figures, conjurers and spiritual leaders from two hundred years ago.

BWW Review: Friendship, Family and Feuding at the Heart of CATCO's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
by Amanda Etchison - Apr 11, 2016

Featuring a lively cast of characters thrust into comedic situations, Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" is a lighthearted exploration of familial bonds and hometown roots.

Photo Coverage: First look at CATCO's VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
by Jerri Shafer - Apr 5, 2016

Hilarity runs wild in this 2013 Tony® Award winner for Best Play as movie star Masha supports her middle-aged, single siblings whose academician parents were Chekov enthusiasts.