BWW Review: BRENDA WATTY: LIFE AS A MARVELETTE at Westcoast Black Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - February 20, 2017 A Communication Forum, sponsored by the Westcoast Black Theatre titled WBTT Voices, recently spotlighted Brenda Watty, fifteen-year member of The Marvelettes. Watty spent five years in the 60's girl group, The Toys, singing lead vocals on the hit, Lovers Concerto. As a member of Musique she scored...
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Performs on Tonight's JAY LENO
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2013 Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, featuring original members Omara Portuondo, Eliades Ochoa, Guajiro Mirabal, and Barbarito Torres will perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno tomorrow night, Friday, September 13....
John Kingston McMahon Releases A LONG WAY TO GOULACULLIN
by Christina Mancuso - April 04, 2014 Author John Kingston McMahon accounts his search for his father and his roots, the ups and downs of the long journey to finding his self and his heritage in his book 'A Long Way to Goulacullin.'...
Michelle DeYoung to Replace Eric Owens with the New York Philharmonic
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2016 Mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung will replace The Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence Eric Owens, who has withdrawn due to illness, on advisement from his doctor, in selections from Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, led by John Storga?rds in his Philharmonic debut, Today, May 12, 2016, at 7:30...
ABC Family Offers Sneak Peek at 100th Episode of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2014 ABC Family is making the first act of the highly-anticipated 100th episode of their hit original series “Pretty Little Liars” available to viewers for the next 15 hours via its authenticated WATCH ABC Family service until midnight tonight....
Empire State Building Enhances Renowned Sustainability Exhibit With State-Of-The-Art Audio-Visual Upgrades
by Robert Diamond - September 16, 2013 The Empire State Building (ESB) has unveiled numerous audio-visual enhancements to its interactive, multi-media sustainability exhibit located at the building's second floor Visitor's Center. The exhibit showcases the Building's $20 million award-winning energy retrofit project that was ...
BWW Interviews: David Davalos - Playwright for WITTENBERG at STNJ
by Marina Kennedy - September 09, 2014 'Wittenberg' by David Davalos is having its New Jersey Premiere at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Directed by Joseph Discher, performances start on September 10th. Broadwayworld.com had the opportunity to interview Davalos about the play and his career....
BWW Interview: Kevin Barwell of the Actors Anonymous Theatre Company
by Mark C. Lloyd - March 20, 2017 BWW Interview: KEVIN BARWELL OF THE ACTORS ANONYMOUS THEATRE COMPANY...
French Institute Alliance Française and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Present Artists Talk BRIDGING
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2016 As part of the tenth edition of its celebrated contemporary arts festival Crossing the Line, the French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF) and the Edmond de Rothschild Foundations are thrilled to launch BRIDGING: A French-American Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts, a new initiative ex...
Amphibian Stage Productions to Host DAEDALUS Staged Reading
by Tyler Peterson - October 19, 2015 Amphibian Stage Productions (Kathleen Culebro, Artistic Director) has announced the creative team for its third developmental staged reading of the 2015 season, Daedalus by David Davalos....
The Arts Company to Display New Bill Steber Exhibit for 20th Anniversary, 9/2
by Matt Smith - August 18, 2016 Nashville, TN — As The Arts Company continues to celebrate its 20th Anniversary, the gallery is pleased to exhibit longtime artistic collaborator Bill Steber, by showing his classic work in Southern Blues Photography + Music. His photography explores the culture of Mississippi, and offers dynamic an...
INTI-ILLIMANI Plays Three Stages, 10/27
by Kelsey Denette - October 04, 2012 For four and a half decades, the music of Inti-Illimani has intoxicated audiences around the world. Performing on more than 30 wind, string and percussion instruments, they are a veritable institution, a cultural icon of their native Chile. With over 40 recordings to their name, Inti-Illimani has ap...
Broadway's Neile Adams McQueen to Open 4th Idyllwild Authors Series, 6/1
by Tyler Peterson - May 16, 2014 Author and Broadway star, Neile Adams McQueen, the former wife of the late movie star idol Steve McQueen, will kick off The Fourth Annual Idyllwild Authors Series presented by Eduardo Santiago & Pen Center USA on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Cafe Aroma, 54750 North Circle Drive, Idyllwild, C...
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery Opens their 13-14 Season with a Fresh New Look
by Robert Diamond - October 05, 2013 ...
Judith Jamison To Conduct Exclusive Workshop Classes, Today
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2017 On the heels of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's joyous New York City Center holiday season, Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison will teach an exclusive Ailey Classics Workshop on Today, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate what would've been Alvin Ailey's 86th birthday....
Excerpts from New FANNIE LOU Musical to Showcase One Woman's Voting Rights Struggle; Concert Set for Carnegie Hall, 10/9
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014 A little over 50 years ago, on Aug. 31, 1962, an African American sharecropper who had spent most of her life working in Mississippi fields traveled to her district's county seat to register to vote. She was denied the right. So began the public activism of Fannie Lou Hamer, whose struggles for voti...
Judith Jamison To Conduct Exclusive Workshop Classes, 1/5
by Molly Tracy - December 13, 2016 On the heels of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's joyous New York City Center holiday season, Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison will teach an exclusive Ailey Classics Workshop on Thursday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. to celebrate what would've been Alvin Ailey's 86th birthday....
Lyric Opera of Chicago's Gianna Rolandi to Take Role of Vocal Consultant After 2012-13 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 26, 2012 Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced today that Gianna Rolandi will retire as director of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center on April 15, 2013, following the annual "Rising Stars in Concert" performance April 13. Rolandi has held that position since May 2...
Red Nose Day and Global Citizen Join 15th Annual Comcast Cares Day to 'Make Change Happen'
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2016 NBC is proud to announce that Comcast Cares Day, the nation's largest single-day corporate volunteer effort and a culmination of Comcast NBCUniversal's year-round commitment to community service, is incorporating the broad support and amplification of two other Company partnerships...
Sony/ATV Wins BMI Country Publisher of the Year for 15th Consecutive Time
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2016 Sony/ATV Music Publishing has been crowned Publisher of the Year for an unprecedented 15th consecutive time at the BMI Country Awards....
NYFOS to Welcome Return of 'After Hours' Cabaret With CRYSTAL ANNIVERSARY Celebration at HENRY's, 10/20
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2014 New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) launches its second season of the NYFOS After Hours cabaret series at HENRY's Restaurant, 2745 Broadway at 105th Street. These evenings are an uncanny mixture of intimacy and dynamite, the cozy and the colossal, with singers that one would ordinarily see on a much l...
Brownwater Productions Presents DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, Now thru 5/24
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015 On May 8th, Brownwater Productions will take the stage with Ariel Dorfman's award winning thriller 'Death in the Maiden' at the Players' Ring, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth NH. 'Death in the Maiden' runs from May 8th through May 24th with shows todays and Saturday at 8 pm, Sundays May 10th and 17th...
THE NEWSPAPERMAN Documentary to Profile Legendary Editor Gene Roberts
by Movies News Desk - April 04, 2017 David Layton and Mike Nicholson announce the first ever documentary on legendary newspaper editor Gene Roberts....
The Arts Company to Display New Bill Steber Exhibit for 20th Anniversary, Today
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016 Nashville, TN — As The Arts Company continues to celebrate its 20th Anniversary, the gallery is pleased to exhibit longtime artistic collaborator Bill Steber, by showing his classic work in Southern Blues Photography + Music. His photography explores the culture of Mississippi, and offers dynamic an...
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre Presents IN THE HEIGHTS, Now thru 4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2013 Actors' Playhouse presents Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical In The Heights at the Miracle Theatre from tonight, March 7 - April 6, 2013.... |