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East New York follows Regina Haywood, the newly promoted police captain of East New York, an impoverished, working class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.

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Jamestown Revival's New Album SAN ISABEL Out 6/14, THIS TOO SHALL PASS Premieres At R Photo Jamestown Revival's New Album SAN ISABEL Out 6/14, THIS TOO SHALL PASS Premieres At Rolling Stone
by Tori Hartshorn - March 22, 2019

Jamestown Revival's highly anticipated new album, San Isabel, will be released June 14 onThirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order. In advance of the release, the band's new song, “This Too Shall Pass,” premiered yesterday at Rolling Stone (listen/share HERE). Of the track, Rolling Stone prai...


NeON Arts Summer Showcase Celebrates Creative Work From Young People Across The City Photo NeON Arts Summer Showcase Celebrates Creative Work From Young People Across The City
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018

On Today, September 6 at 6:00 p.m., youth from across New York City will present original music, dance, poetry, visual art, and more in Carnegie Hall's Resnick Education Wing as part of the NeON Arts summer showcase. A program of the NYC Department of Probation (DOP) in partnership with Carnegie Hal...


Anaya Lee Willabus, Age 11, Talks With Brooklyn Kids About Her Book ' A Bully's Disgu Photo Anaya Lee Willabus, Age 11, Talks With Brooklyn Kids About Her Book ' A Bully's Disguise'
by A.A. Cristi - November 27, 2017

Author Anaya Lee Willabus, who at age 9 became America's youngest chapter book author, talked with elementary students from Brooklyn Community Services Gary Klinsky Children's Centers (GKCC) After-School program in November about her book A Bully's Disguise and shared insights on children's l...


Reynaldo Piniella's BLACK DOVES Wins the 12th Anniversary Barbour Playwrights Award Photo Reynaldo Piniella's BLACK DOVES Wins the 12th Anniversary Barbour Playwrights Award
by Rebecca Russo - April 08, 2019

After three staged readings of three new plays by innovative emerging playwrights of color were presented to enthusiastic audiences at Guild Hall, the votes for the Episcopal Actors' Guild's 12th Annual Barbour Playwrights Award are in. The judges have selected Reynaldo Piniella's Black Doves as thi...


9th Annual Juneteenth Festival to Celebrate Cultural Unity in NYC Photo 9th Annual Juneteenth Festival to Celebrate Cultural Unity in NYC
by Robert Diamond - June 16, 2018

The 9th annual Juneteenth NYC celebration is set to draw over 3,200 people to celebrate the 153rd anniversary of 'Freedom Day,' with a vendor marketplace featuring craft goods and food, community talent show, local small business exhibitors, health and wellness screeners, raffle prizes, plus a full ...


Bizzy Banks Is 'Extra Sturdy' In Latest Single And Video Release Photo Bizzy Banks Is 'Extra Sturdy' In Latest Single And Video Release
by A.A. Cristi - August 28, 2020

Bizzy Banks, the rising rapper taking the drill scene by storm is back to announce the release of a video for his brand new single “Extra Sturdy.” ...


Nia Calloway, Rachel Lin & More To Develop New Solo Plays For AFO's 2022 Solo Collect Photo Nia Calloway, Rachel Lin & More To Develop New Solo Plays For AFO's 2022 Solo Collective
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 04, 2022

All For One Theater has selected 5 playwrights who will create and develop five brand new solo plays as part of All For One's 2022 Solo Collective development series: Nia Calloway (HOMEBODY: A Ritual Party), Rachel Lin (Dear John), Matthew Paul Olmos (the un'admiring), Reynaldo Piniella (Black and B...


GENERATION NYZ Returns to La MaMa Beginning Jan. 24th Photo GENERATION NYZ Returns to La MaMa Beginning Jan. 24th
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019

La MaMa presents a limited encore engagement of Ping Chong + Company's critically-acclaimed Generation NYZ at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E 4th St) from January 24 through February 3....


ONE BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL Begins December 4 Photo ONE BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL Begins December 4
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2020

Plan to experience the One Brooklyn Jazz Festival, December 4 to 13, 2020. The event is produced by the Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC). The series is a blend of in-person, livestream, and pre-recorded music for the holiday season. ...


Scott Cohen, Maddie Corman, Sue Jean Kim, and More Join Anastasia Traina in Reading o Photo Scott Cohen, Maddie Corman, Sue Jean Kim, and More Join Anastasia Traina in Reading of Her New Play SEAGULLS ON SULLIVAN STREET
by Stephi Wild - January 26, 2023

The Directors Company has announced a reading of SEAGULLS ON SULLIVAN STREET, a new play Anastasia Traina ​(Horton Bliss, Sony Pictures) ​being presented Wednesday, February 1 at 3:00 and 7:00 PM at Theater at St. Clements.​ ...


Jaamil Olawale Kosoko to Explore Loss, Paranormal Activity and More in SEANCERS at Ab Photo Jaamil Olawale Kosoko to Explore Loss, Paranormal Activity and More in SEANCERS at Abrons Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2017

Abrons Arts Center will present the world premiere of S ancers, a new dance-based performance work by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko featuring performances by Kosoko, performance artist IMMA and a live sound score by Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste. Setting the fugitive experience afforded Black people on fire wit...


Carnegie Hall & DOP's NeON Arts In-Person Workshops to Resume in Spring 2022 Photo Carnegie Hall & DOP's NeON Arts In-Person Workshops to Resume in Spring 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 02, 2022

Carnegie Hall, in partnership with the New York City Department of Probation (DOP), today announced that hundreds of young people from across New York City will participate in free creative workshops—including music production, fashion, spoken word, photography, filmmaking, and more—in person this s...


GENERATION NYZ Returns to La MaMa Beginning Jan. 24th Photo GENERATION NYZ Returns to La MaMa Beginning Jan. 24th
by Julie Musbach - January 08, 2019

La MaMa presents a limited encore engagement of Ping Chong + Company's critically-acclaimed Generation NYZ at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E 4th St) from January 24 through February 3....


Coral Springs Center For The Arts To Present WISE GUYS COMEDY TOUR Photo Coral Springs Center For The Arts To Present WISE GUYS COMEDY TOUR
by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2018

The Coral Springs Center for the Arts today announced it will be presenting the hilarious Wise Guys Comedy Tour on Friday, March 15 at 8 pm. The state-of the-art performing arts center is located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive (33065)....


Dance Company Hosts Bike East To Promote Active Lifestyle Photo Dance Company Hosts Bike East To Promote Active Lifestyle
by Stephi Wild - July 24, 2019

Purelements: An Evolution in Dance, inspiring and motivating youth to realize their authentic selves through exceptional arts programming, announces the 6th Annual Bike East, August 18, 2019, kicking off from Linden Park in Brooklyn at 8:00 a.m. The 20-mile ride will take approximately three hours, ...


NeON Inspires To Feature Michael K. Williams And Dominic Dupont At Carnegie Hall Photo NeON Inspires To Feature Michael K. Williams And Dominic Dupont At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019

On Monday, January 7 from 6 to 8 p.m., youth from across New York City will come together in Carnegie Hall's Resnick Education Wing for a screening and discussion of Raised in the System, a documentary executive produced by Michael K. Williams....


Finding Movement Through Meditation Class Series Announced by Project.KB Photo Finding Movement Through Meditation Class Series Announced by Project.KB
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 06, 2021

Kristina Bermudez Creative Developments LLC, also referred to as Project.KB, aims to create both environmental and social change by utilizing the creative process to build a sustainable economy for dance....


Ping Chong + Company Casts Young New Yorkers To Share Their Stories In UNDESIRABLE EL Photo Ping Chong + Company Casts Young New Yorkers To Share Their Stories In UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2018

The New Victory Theater Presents the World Premiere of Ping Chong + Company's UNDESIRABLE ELEMENTS: GENERATION NYZ...


David Hyde Pierce, Ramin Karimloo, Lilli Cooper & More to Star in THE PIRATES OF PENZ Photo David Hyde Pierce, Ramin Karimloo, Lilli Cooper & More to Star in THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Benefit Concert Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 06, 2022

Roundabout Theatre Company will present a special Benefit Concert Reading of The Pirates of Penzance, the Tony Award-winning musical adapted by Rupert Holmes, with music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert and direction by Scott Ellis. ...


ASASE YAA Presents RISE UP! A Virtual Benefit Concert to #EndSars Photo ASASE YAA Presents RISE UP! A Virtual Benefit Concert to #EndSars
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 10, 2020

Brooklyn-based Asase Yaa School of the Arts (for youth 3 -17) has announced plans to broadcast 'Rise Up! A Virtual Benefit Concert to #EndSars' on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 25, 2020....


BWW Review: LAINIE KAZAN Cuts Her Suit To Fit Her Cloth and Shows Laryngitis Can't St Photo BWW Review: LAINIE KAZAN Cuts Her Suit To Fit Her Cloth and Shows Laryngitis Can't Stop Lainie at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Bobby Patrick - November 10, 2019

Lainie has performed in Nightclubs, Grand Hotels, and Concert Halls around the world. She partnered with Hugh Hefner and opened a?oeLainie's Rooma?? and a?oeLainie's Room Easta?? at the Los Angeles and New York Playboy Clubs. Lainie recorded five albums for MGM and she produced her most recent CD's ...


1,000 Singers From Across NYC Come Together On The High Line For Free Performances Photo 1,000 Singers From Across NYC Come Together On The High Line For Free Performances
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2018

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Jaamil Olawale Kosoko to Explore Loss, Paranormal Activity and More in SEANCERS at Ab Photo Jaamil Olawale Kosoko to Explore Loss, Paranormal Activity and More in SEANCERS at Abrons Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2017

Abrons Arts Center will present the world premiere of S ancers, a new dance-based performance work by Jaamil Olawale Kosoko featuring performances by Kosoko, performance artist IMMA and a live sound score by Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste. Setting the fugitive experience afforded Black people on fire wit...


VIDEO: HBO Shares Trailer for YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN Photo VIDEO: HBO Shares Trailer for YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 15, 2020

YUSUF HAWKINS: STORM OVER BROOKLYN, directed by Muta'Ali Muhammad (“Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee”) and debuting WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 (9:00-10:40 p.m. ET/PT), tells the story of Yusuf Hawkins, a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn....


Bizzy Banks Finally Unveils New Mixtape G.M.T.O. (Get Money Take Over) Vol. 1 Photo Bizzy Banks Finally Unveils New Mixtape G.M.T.O. (Get Money Take Over) Vol. 1
by A.A. Cristi - September 04, 2020

Rising drill-rapper Bizzy Banks has finally unveiled his hugely anticipated debut mixtape, G.M.T.O. (Get Money Take Over) Vol. 1. The Brooklyn-based drill star followed his earlier animated premiere of the project's cover art by unveiling the full tracklisting earlier this week via his popular Insta...






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