August Wilson Monologue Competition Set for Calderwood Pavilion, 2/1
by Tyler Peterson - January 16, 2014 Huntington Theatre Company presents the Boston competition of Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC), celebrating the writing of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright. Over 500 high school students from eleven Boston Public Schools will com...
The Canton Symphony Orchestra Presents a KINDER CONCERT for Kids Today
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2014 Adults, this one isn't for you. The Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) kindly asks you to let the kids enjoy this one. A concert, that is....
Met Opera Guild Receives NEA Grant
by Tyler Peterson - April 24, 2014 The Metropolitan Opera Guild's School Programs department is one of just four arts organizations selected to receive a maximum Art Works grant of $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, in the Arts Education discipline. Awarded to support public engagement with art that meets the highest ...
The Canton Symphony Orchestra Presents a KINDER CONCERT for Kids, 4/9
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2014 Adults, this one isn't for you. The Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) kindly asks you to let the kids enjoy this one. A concert, that is....
Lea Thompson to Star in UP Television Premiere MY MOTHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND
by Caryn Robbins - August 23, 2013 Production began this week in Vancouver on UP's Television Premiere My Mother's Future Husband,starring Lea Thompson (Back to the Future, 'Caroline in the City') and Matreya Fedor ('Cedar Cove,' 'Mr. Young')....
HISTORY Launches New Brand Extension PLANET H
by Caryn Robbins - August 07, 2014 HISTORY® today announced the launch of Planet H, a new brand extension created for kids ages 7-11 to explore historical topics and eras through play....
BWW Reviews: Imagining the Cities of Tomorrow in MoMA's UNEVEN GROWTH
by Patrick Kennedy - February 09, 2015 A new Museum of Modern Art exhibition proposes ground-level solutions to the challenges faced by six fast-growing cities....
A PARENT'S GUIDE TO A PEACEFUL HOME is Released
by Christina Mancuso - February 20, 2014 In Patricia Braxton's new book “A Parent's Guide to a Peaceful Home: Transformation Begins at Home' (published by Trafford Publishing), she helps guide readers in managing their home in a peaceful, loving way in order to ensure success for their children at home and at school....
BWW Reviews: Theatre Works Explores Why WE LIVE HERE
by Joseph Baker - January 05, 2015 I like the title of Harold Ellis Clark's WE LIVE HERE, winner of the NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition hosted by Playhouse on the Square and now playing at Theatre Works. If you emphasize the word WE, it offers two different interpretations: (1) It could refer to the racist white characters ...
Tony Winner Leslie Uggams to Take Part in First Grade Theatre Study at P.S. 212, 11/18
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2013 Legendary Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress, singer, and recording artist Leslie Uggams will take part in the First Grade Theatre Study program at P.S. 212 (Midtown West School at 328 W 48th Street) on Monday, November 18 at 1 p.m. The Study, part of the school's social studies curriculum, was sta...
BWW Reviews: THE WEB Finds Intrigue and Devious Happenings on the Internet
by Barry Lenny - October 21, 2013 The Bakehouse Theatre Company is presenting The Web, directed by Yasmin Gurreeboo whose debut as director for this company with And No More Shall We Part, was a triumph. This time she has created a gripping, powerful drama involving two teenage boys and a lot of psychological mind play....
Canton Symphony Orchestra Presents SymphonyLand Series Today
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2014 While the Common Core curriculum topic continues to be a hot debate around the country, the Canton Symphony Orchestra (CSO) believes there's little to be discussed when it comes to including arts in an educational setting: they know arts education works....
Jeff Foxworthy to Return as Host of FOX's ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2014 ?FOX is bringing back the popular and critically praised quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? for another season on FOX. Executive-produced by Mark Burnett, the show features comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who returns as host....
Revisiting the Constitution is Released
by Christina Mancuso - April 17, 2014 Author Elizabeth Renzulli explores how great men such as Ben Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison would feel about how today's politicians and judges are interpreting the Constitution of the United States....
DRIVING MISS DAISY to Begin 9/26 at Ford's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2014 The Ford's Theatre Society 2014-2015 season begins with Nancy Robinette and Craig Wallace in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Driving Miss Daisy," directed by Jennifer L. Nelson, September 26 through October 26, 2014, at Ford's Theatre (511 Tenth Street NW, Washington, D.C.). The cast also includes ...
Alzheimer's Association Collaborates on New Chicken Soup for the Soul Book for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
by Christina Mancuso - April 23, 2014 CHICAGO, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The Alzheimer's Association has collaborated with Chicken Soup for the Soul on a new book of personal stories and experiences called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer's & Other Dementias, available for purchase beginning today, April 2...
SHUT UP SIT DOWN AND EAT to Play Off-Broadway This October
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2014 The hit "plomedy," SHUT UP SIT DOWN & EAT returns for NYC for a limited 12-week engagement at Times Square's Snapple Theater Center (1627 Broadway at 50 Street). Written by and starring four New York based comedians, Tina Giorgi (Falling Up, 'The Late Late Show,' 'Comics Unleashed,' 'Tough Crowd Wit...
LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL Announce Semi-Finalists for 'Top Teacher Search'
by Caryn Robbins - April 25, 2014 This morning on “LIVE with Kelly and Michael,” hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan announced the twelve semi-finalists for the 2014 edition of “LIVE's Top Teacher Search.”...
FirstWorks Arts Learning Programs Powered by National Grid
by Courtnie Mele - June 19, 2014 The collaboration between FirstWorks and National Grid continues to build momentum with world-class performing arts programs in Providence, RI. The effort focuses on engaging students in underserved cities and towns across the state with exceptional artists and arts learning programs that inspire cr...
5th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition Chicago Finals Set for Goodman Theatre, 3/10
by Tyler Peterson - March 06, 2014 The August Wilson Monologue Competition, sponsored by The League of Chicago Theatres, Goodman Theatre, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, and organized in Chicago by Derrick Sanders, will hold the Chicago Finals on Monday, March 10, 2014 at 6:00pm at the Goodman Theatre, 170 North Dearborn S...
Macha Monkey Productions to Host Season Kick-Off Party, 9/21
by Tyler Peterson - August 27, 2013 Join Macha Monkey on September 21st at Seattle Repertory Theatre to celebrate their upcoming season, see excerpts from two, world premiere productions, drink lots of wine, and join them in a paddle raise to keep Macha Monkey strong for the next 12 years....
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Kicks Off its Music For Youth Series, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2014 On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 3,118 first-grade students from the Buffalo Public Schools will converge on Kleinhans Music Hall in the kickoff to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Music For Youth series, presented by First Niagara Bank, with additional support from National Fuel.... |