Queens Theatre to Present Its First-Ever Festival to Celebrate and Uplift the Artistry of the Deaf/Disabled Communities
by A.A. Cristi - April 29, 2022 This May, Queens Theatre will present several days of dynamic performances and events in its first-ever Forward Festival of the Arts, a national festival highlighting the artistry of Deaf/Disabled performers....
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Announces New Funding For The Noguchi Museum and Cultural Capital Projects Across Queens
by Stephi Wild - August 09, 2022 On Wednesday, August 10 at 11AM, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) will join cultural leaders to celebrate new capital funding for Queens cultural groups included in the City's Fiscal Year 2023 budget....
MONARCAS Premieres At Queens Theatre Memorial Day Weekend
by Stephi Wild - March 09, 2023 For its 20th anniversary season, Calpulli Mexican Dance Company (Calpulli) will premiere “Monarcas” with long-time partner Queens Theatre on May 27th and 28th, 2023 with stories written and directed by co-founders of the company Artistic Director Alberto Lopez Herrera and Executive Director Juan Ca...
Queens Theatre To Present The Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 06, 2023 This spring, Queens Theatre will present its annual Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta - three days of dynamic performances to celebrate Latin culture through song, dance, comedy, and fantastic music. ...
Queens Theatre Returns to In-Person Performances With SHORTS! AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS
by Stephi Wild - October 29, 2021 Queens Theatre marks 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 and MORE SHORTS! Another Evening of Short Plays on Saturday, December 4th at 8 PM feature plays written and di...
Queens Theatre to Present The Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 18, 2022 This April, Queens Theatre will present three days of dynamic performances to anchor its first-ever Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta - encouraging New Yorkers to celebrate culture through song, dance, comedy, and fantastic music....
Queens Public Library Gala Features Borough's Boldface Names
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2021 For 125 years, Queens Public Library has offered free access to knowledge, information and opportunity for all, and on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 6 p.m., it will celebrate its long history and commitment to the people of Queens with a virtual gala at www.queenslibrarygala.org....
Queens Theatre Announces 34th Season Lineup Featuring THE THREE MUSKETEERS, ROMEO AND JULIET & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2022 Queens Theatre has announced its 34th season lineup. The new season, which will extend from October 2022 to May 2023 will launch with exciting productions including a new adaptation of the swashbuckling adventure The Three Musketeers and the enduring tale of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet by T...
Queens Theatre Presents Award Winning Play, EIGHT TALES OF PEDRO By Mark-Eugene Garcia
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023 This spring from Friday, April 28th - Sunday, May 7th, Queens Theatre is highlighting the voices of immigrants with its presentation of Eight Tales of Pedro, a play with music by Woodside, Queens-based playwright Mark-Eugene Garcia (ENCORE!, ABC) and Luis D'Elias. ...
New York City Awards $26.4 Million to Complete Queens Museum Expansion
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 22, 2021 Mayor de Blasio, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, City Council, and Queens Borough President's Office have announced that New York City has allocated $26.4 million to complete the Queens Museum's expansion project. ...
Dorrance Dance Will Perform in Queens This July
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2021 The extraordinary Dorrance Dance tap dancers will embark on a journey that explores a rhythmical expression of the innermost yearnings of gratitude by coming together in '…Praise: The Inevitable Fruit of Gratitude,” created by Josette Wiggan-Freund in collaboration with the musical genius of jazz tr...
Documentary Opera RIVAL QUEENS to be Presented with the Mary Queen of Scots Society
by Gigi Gervais - November 28, 2021 In honor of Mary Queen of Scot's Birthday on December 8th, Divara Productions’ independent film Rival Queens, will be making its UK premiere in partnership with the Mary Queen of Scots Society....
QUEENS RISING Will Return for Summer 2023
by A.A. Cristi - April 05, 2023 There will be dancing in Rockaway. Poetry will pop up in Ridgewood. They'll hit the high notes in Flushing. An art invasion is headed for Astoria! Following a successful launch last summer, Queens Rising plans to promote more than 300 events in June, partnering with over 100 presenting organizations...
Writer/Performer Judith Sloan Recognized With a City Artists Corps Grant
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2021 Judith Sloan will present Songs, Poetry and Monologues of Migration, Refuge and Finding Home - at the Queens Theatre, as part of the City Artists Corps showcase on Saturday October 23 at 4 pm. The hour long program is free and takes place in the Claire Shulman Theatre at the Queens Theatre in Flushi...
Queens Theatre to Present The Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 18, 2022 This April, Queens Theatre will present three days of dynamic performances to anchor its first-ever Latin Culture & Dance Fiesta - encouraging New Yorkers to celebrate culture through song, dance, comedy, and fantastic music....
Queens Theatre To Present Mark Morris Dance Group's 'Dance for PD'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 01, 2021 Beginning this January 2022, Queens Theatre is partnering with Mark Morris Dance Group to present its internationally‐acclaimed Dance for PD program in English and Mandarin, making its adaptive dance program for people living with Parkinson's disease accessible to millions of Mandarin‐speaking peopl...
Omnium Circus Makes New York City Debut With I'MPOSSIBLE
by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2022 Omnium Circus makes its New York City debut when its world-class, fully inclusive, fully accessible show, “I’Mpossible,” plays The Claire Shulman Theater at Queens Theatre in Queens, NY for two performances on Saturday, May 14 as part of the Forward Festival of the Arts, a national festival highligh...
Titan Theatre Company to Stage FUTURE CLASSICS FESTIVAL
by Marissa Tomeo - March 13, 2022 The award-winning Titan Theatre Company announced today the finalists for its annual FUTURE CLASSICS FESTIVAL reading series. The FUTURE CLASSICS FESTIVAL will play a two-night limited engagement at Titan's home at Queens Theatre. Performances are on Friday, March 25th and Saturday, March 26th at 7p...
Bilingual Cinderella Story CENICIENTA To Brighten the Stage at Queens Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 06, 2023 On Sunday, January 22nd, at 1 PM and 3 PM Queens Theatre (QT) presents Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story – A Glass Half Full Theatre Production. In this delightful interpretation of the classic tale, performed in the intimate setting of The Studio at Queens Theatre, audience members will feel...
Meet the Queens of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE UK Season 3
by TV News Desk - August 18, 2021 Season three features twelve queens battling it out over ten weeks, with judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr returning to the panel. Each week, Alan or Graham will join RuPaul and Michelle on a rotational basis, alongside a special celebrity guest judge....
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company Will Host Free Summer Performances
by Stephi Wild - July 19, 2021 The series highlights the artistic, educational, and community connections of the Queens-based dance company. The company of dancers and musicians will perform selections from various productions previously premiered at sold-out seasons at Queens Theatre. ...
26 Dance Companies to be Featured in 2022 Queensboro Dance Festival Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2022 The Queensboro Dance Festival tour is back in action this summer, presenting 26 Queens-based dance companies and kicking off June 4 through October 2, with over 30 performances and classes across Queens...
Queens Welcomes The NYC Five-Borough World Premiere Tour Of TOGETHER, NOT ALONE
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2023 To mark the three-year anniversary of NYC 'shutting down' for Covid, a group of Queens-based cultural organizations will welcome the TOGETHER, NOT ALONE five-borough world premiere tour to Queens with screenings, audience participation and refreshments....
Queens Theatre Presents HIPLET BALLERINAS
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2022 Queens Theatre presents Hiplet Ballerinas for three shows only, on Saturday, April 30th at 2 PM and 8 PM and Sunday, May 1st at 3 PM. ...
Melody Rodríguez Recognized With City Artist Corps Grant
by Stephi Wild - October 06, 2021 Melody Rodríguez (In the Heights) is one of 3,000 New York City-based artists to receive $5,000 through the City Artist Corps Grants program, presented by The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor's Office of ... |