David Brown News

From Bob Dylan to Beyonce, every song on Rising Appalachia’s new covers EP, Folk and Anchor, was carefully selected for the album not just because they were some of bandmate sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith’s all-time favorite songs, but because they each tell a story in and of themselves. Listen to the album now!

The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) will present the Turning Point Ensemble (TPE) to the closing concert of its season.

Experience the New Jersey premiere of MURASAKI'S MOON by Hub City Opera and Dance. This innovative opera celebrates the life and legacy of 11th-century Japanese writer, Lady Murasaki.

Le Chat Noir Theatre in Augusta will host Gather by the Ghost Light's first Off-Broad Street Short Play Festival, featuring top 9 short plays from over 700 global submissions.

Seattle Rep has announced the cast and creative team for their upcoming production of Fat Ham, a reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet set at a Southern Black family cookout.

Discover the Tony Award-nominated play CHOIR BOY, written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, at Temple Theaters. Explore themes of homophobia and personal identity as the story unfolds at the elite all-boys Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys. Don't miss this powerful production filled with gospel and R&B performances. Tickets available now.

The series is starring Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) as “William H. Bonney” and Daniel Webber (Escape from Pretoria) as “Jesse Evans.” Creator, writer and executive producer Michael Hirst returns for the second season alongside executive producers Donald De Line (De Line Pictures). Watch the video now!

MGM+ has released the season two teaser trailer for Billy the Kid. The series stars Tom Blyth (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) as “William H. Bonney” and Daniel Webber (Escape from Pretoria) as “Jesse Evans.” Watch the video teaser trailer now!

The World Beautiful, written by Anna Yarrow, is a multimedia performance celebrating her five years as a caregiver for “The Mountaineer” David Brown, portrayed by actor Don Converse. 

Last night, the GRAMMY Awards aired live on CBS and Paramount Plus. Winners included Beyoncé and Kim Petras making history, plus Lizzo, Viola Davis, Sam Smith, Harry Styles, Bonnie Raitt, Samara Joy, Willie Nelson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more.

Broadway fans will have much to be joyful about as dozens of Broadway stars appear in holiday programs throughout the season. From ABC's Beauty & the Beast special to holiday films starring Jeremy Jordan, Derek Klena, Amanda Kloots, Dolly Parton, the Rockettes, Kyle Dean Massey, and more, check out what you should tune into this holiday season!

Randy Rainbow, ABBA, Encanto, West Side Story, ABBA, Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mel Brooks, and more have been nominated for GRAMMY Awards! Check out the complete list of winners now, which also includes Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and more.

Two dazzling specials featuring some of the biggest names in music will bring melodies in December: “A Very Backstreet Christmas” celebrates the holidays with The Backstreet Boys, and “Finding Harmony” is an uplifting story featuring EGOT winner John Legend and David Brown, founder of the Columbus-based Harmony Project in Ohio.

eal McDonough (THE FLASH, CAPTAIN AMERICA) and Casey Cott (RIVERDALE) are set to headline the sports drama BLACK SPARTANS, which is directed and written by Ben Cory Jones (INSECURE, BOOMERANG). The film is scheduled to shoot this fall in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a part of the 2022 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, in New York City. DBDT will perform works by notable choreographers including Darrell Grand Moultrie, Elisa Monte, Hope Boykin, and Christopher L. Huggins on July 22, 2022.

What did our critic think?With direction by Kent Gash, Steppenwolf’s staging of CHOIR BOY hits all the right notes. Steppenwolf ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play is is a heartwrenching and tuneful story about Pharus— a young gay Black man who relishes nothing more than his role as the choir lead at the prestigious Charles R. Drew Prep School for Boys. Over the course of the play, Pharus navigates that classic adolescent tension between his desire to be fully himself and his wish to be accepted among his peers. McCraney’s script beautifully demonstrates this push-and-pull in a way that will universally resonate with audiences, but the story is also incredibly specific to Pharus and his classmates.

Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has today revealed an inclusive range of new and continuing programmes created to support and develop burgeoning filmmaking and curatorial talent across the film industry.

Writing credits on the EP include a roster of names: Stephen Allbritten, Ryan Pattengale, Jake Olbauhm, David Brown, Matt Lukasiewicz, and Nathan Dohse. Country Punk EP is five tracks of hard-hitting rhythms and Blu’s created way of capturing the lyrical storytelling of country music in sounds of punk rock. Listen to the new EP now!

Queens Theatre will mark its first in-person play readings since the start of the pandemic with two evenings of performances. 'SHORTS! An Evening of Short Plays' on Saturday, November 6th at 8 PM ET and 'MORE SHORTS! Another Evening of Short Plays' on Saturday, December 4th at 8 PM ET.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) celebrates its 45th anniversary as a Catalyst for Change with internationally acclaimed works. The Director's Choice series features the classic works of five master choreographers: Milton Myers,  Elisa Monte and David Brown, Darrell Grand Moultrie, and the late Bruce Wood.