Cellist Seth Parker Woods Curates and Performs George Walker Centennial at The Phillips Collection
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2022 Cellist Seth Parker Woods curates a concert profile honoring the centennial of the birth of the great Washington D.C.-born composer, George Walker (1922-2018) on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 4:00pm at The Phillips Collection. The program is also available via livestream....
The Seattle Symphony Releases Live Performances Of Works By George Walker And William L. Dawson
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2022 The Seattle Symphony releases powerful, live performances of works by two brilliant American composers, William L. Dawson and Pulitzer Prize winner George Walker, available worldwide on February 10, 2023....
Johnnie Walker's New Solo Show THE HETEROSEXUALS to Make Toronto Debut in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2022 Tour-de-force writer/performer Johnnie Walker will present the Toronto debut of his newest, most personal, and most provocative solo show to date: The Heterosexuals, November 17, 18, and 19 at Factory Studio Theatre....
NY Dance Community Gathers To Honor Choreographer Chet Walker With Evening Of Performance And Tribute, June 10
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2023 Presented in partnership by Steps on Broadway, Steps Beyond Foundation, and Broadway Dance Center, the dance community honors the extraordinary legacy of Chet Walker with Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Chet Walker, an evening of performance and tribute on Saturday June 10....
FESTIVAL OF PRAISE Announced At Newark Symphony Hall, April 27
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2022 Newark, get ready for the “Festival of Praise,” a gospel extravaganza with GRAMMY Award winners and gospel superstars Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton,and Bishop Hezekiah Walker. These gospel icons take to the stage in person on Friday, April 27, 2022 at Newark Symphony Hall in Newark, New Jersey. ...
Student Blog: The Color Purple, A Great Novel by Alice Walker, Soon to Be a Movie Musical
by Student Blogger: MC Chocolate - February 10, 2022 I think Alice Walker is a great writer and she has gone down in history for being one of the most impactful voices that has positioned herself in favor of rewriting the identity of black women in the American social framework....
Jesse Walker to Join SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH Cast for THE 90'S CON
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2022 New Jersey’s Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” takes his show on the road to Hartford, Connecticut, where he will sit down with cast members from the hit TV series “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” for a retrospective reunion....
Moon Walker Shares New Single 'Turn Off This Song (Before It Takes Your Soul)'
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022 'Turn Off This Song (Before It Takes Your Soul)' opens with a groovy bassline with fuzzy vocals that meld into powerful, dark societal commentary, critiquing everything from capitalism, to the distrust of media, to the hyper-surveilled, hyper-policed place the U.S. has become. The accompanying music...
ABT's Aleisha Walker Wins Young Creation Award at 2023 Prix De Lausanne
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2023 American Ballet Theatre has announced that ABT apprentice Aleisha Walker won a coveted Young Creation Award at the 2023 Prix de Lausanne 50th Anniversary Competition in Lausanne, Switzerland....
National Symphony Orchestra to Presents BEETHOVEN & AMERICAN MASTERS Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2021 The NSO will present Beethoven & American Masters, a three-week festival featuring concerts that belatedly celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Led by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, the concerts pair symphonies by Beethoven with works by 20th-century American composers...
Palm Beach Opera Celebrates Company Premiere Of FALSTAFF On March 24 At Kravis Center
by A.A. Cristi - April 13, 2023 Palm Beach Opera celebrated opening night of “Falstaff” on March 24 at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion, toasting to the final mainstage opera of the 2023 Season and the historic company premiere of Verdi's final opera....
Bonnie Milligan and Natalie Walker to Stream Concert Live from 54 Below on BroadwayWorld Events
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - September 09, 2021 Feinstein's/54 Below and BroadwayWorld Events announced today a new addition to the fall lineup of their streaming series: Bonnie Milligan and Natalie Walker. The dynamic duo's show, Celebrating Fifty Years of Friendship, will stream on BroadwayWorld Events on October 11 at 7pm ET. Tickets for the s...
Judy Kaye to Host Project ALS Benefit Concert of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT to Honor Rebecca Luker
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 17, 2021 Help Make a Difference! New Jersey’s Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” in support of Project ALS, will join 2-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye for a special benefit virtual performance of the Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It to honor the love and me...
Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, Jason Robert Brown and More Join THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Reunion Panel
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - March 01, 2021 “The Jesse Walker Show” is celebrating the shows 20th season with a special event reuniting some of the cast and creative team from 2014 Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County, including Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara, Steven Pasquale, Hunter Foster, Caitlin Kinnunen, Derek Klena, and creati...
Booter Share Debut Single 'Crushin''
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022 Booter is sharing their debut single today with “Crushin’”. The first single from the Winnipeg, Manitoba, band melds the frenetic energy of Guided By Voices with the biting and often funny, stream-of-consciousness songwriting of bands like illuminati hotties and The Breeders....
JAG Productions Launches Unprecedented Black Joy Project
by A.A. Cristi - September 17, 2020 At the start of September, JAG Productions, Writer/Director Stevie Walker-Webb, 11 actors, two documentarians, a producer, and a chef set out on a month-long retreat to explore the question, 'Can a play be created outside the power structures and without reference to whiteness, in a pure expression ...
INDEPENDENCE Begins This April At Sierra Madre Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022 The Sierra Madre Playhouse will present INDEPENDENCE: The True Story of Dr. Mary Walker. A show about the woman who was a battlefield surgeon, a prisoner of war, an abolitionist, a suffragist, and the only female recipient of the Congessional Medal of honor....
Staged Virtual Concert of ALL SHOOK UP Hosted by Jesse Walker to Benefit Project ALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 12, 2022 Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” in support of Project ALS, will bring together New Jersey’s best for a special benefit virtual performance of the Broadway musical *All Shook Up inspired by the music of Elvis Presley with book by 2-time Tony Award winner, Joe ...
Chet Walker's Impact Remembered by Broadway's Most Influential Dancers and Choreographers
by Cara Joy David - October 31, 2022 Dancer/choreographer/teacher Chet Walker - a Fosse dancer who later co-conceived FOSSE and choreographed the 2013 PIPPIN revival - died on October 21 from a glioblastoma tumor. Here, his legacy is honored by some of Broadway's most influential dancers and choreographers, including Sergio Trujillo, A...
Mildred's Umbrella Theater Presents FINE WINE, a Monologue Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2020 Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company is continuing their digital 2020-2021 season with FINE WINE, a series of classic monologues written for ingenue actresses, but instead performed by actresses in their late 40's and older, for a new perspective. The performance will be available for viewing Novembe...
CRIMINAL GENIUS to Make West Coast Premiere at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theater
by Marissa Tomeo - May 11, 2022 Criminal Genius - a one act play, is the third play in George F. Walker's six part 'Suburban Motel Series.' Walker is one of Canada’s most prolific playwrights and is also one of the most widely produced Canadian Dramatists both in Canada and internationally. The show is produced by Jim Grollman, di...
VIDEO: Watch 'Pinball Wizard' from THE WHO'S TOMMY at the Goodman Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - July 19, 2023 The Goodman Theatre has released new footage from Chicago’s must-see summer musical The Who’s Tommy, reimagined for a new audience 30 years after the original production opened on Broadway. Check out a video clip of 'Pinball Wizard' here!...
American Stage Announces Cast Update For THE PEOPLE DOWNSTAIRS
by Stephi Wild - August 14, 2021 Don Walker, who last appeared in our 2017 production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, will be taking over the role of Miles Lisowski....
Photos: First Look at Nicola Walker & More in THE CORN IS GREEN at the National Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2022 Production images of Nicola Walker in The Corn is Green at the National Theatre have been released today. The Corn is Green by Emlyn Williams, and directed by Dominic Cooke, opens to press in the Lyttelton Theatre on Friday 22 April and runs until 11 June. ...
Miro Magloire Collaborates With Filmmakers Emily Kitka & Peter Walker Of NYCB
by A.A. Cristi - October 13, 2020 ... |