USJ to Host Series of Events Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2019 The University of Saint Joseph will hold its free annual celebration to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019 at 7 p.m. The celebration, open to the public, will take place in the Hoffman Auditorium on USJ's West Hartford campus at 1678 Asylum Ave. An ice cream soc...
Fort Wayne Youtheatre Presents BUILDING THE DREAM: MLK JR.
by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2020 Linda L. Ruffolo's award winning Young Heroes of Conscience Series is proud to bring you Building the Dream: MLK Jr. An original production by local playwright Gregory Stieber....
David Sedaris and WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? Head to Luther Burbank Center
by Julie Musbach - May 10, 2019 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC)announced today that it has added two shows to its 2019-2020 lineup-NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris on Thursday, November 14, 2019, and Whose Live Anyway?, the live improv show from the cast of the Emmy-nominated TV show "Whose Line Is It An...
American Symphony Orchestra Salutes The Great Duke Ellington at Carnegie Hall, March 24
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022 Music Director Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra on March 24 in a tribute to the genre-defying genius of the great Duke Ellington with an all-Ellington symphonic concert at Carnegie Hall, where the composer played a series of annual concerts and premiered many of his greatest w...
BWW Review: Upstream Hosts A Merry Debate in WITTENBERG
by Steve Callahan - January 29, 2019 The Upstream Theater has opened a lovely production of Wittenberg, by David Davalos. It is a 'tragical-comical-historical play', a genre first mentioned by Polonius and rarely seen thereafter. (I guess Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead would fill the bill.) Here in Wittenberg we meet ...
VIDEO: November Christine Re-Releases Tribute to Martin Luther King and the BLM Movement
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 14, 2021 Award-winning Playwright/songwriter, November Christine, is re-releasing her musical video tribute to Martin Luther King and the BLM movement. '1968' features Broadway performer Nic Ryan (Motown the Musical and Beautiful: The Carol King Musical)....
Two Livestream Events Announced at the Irvine Barclay Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2021 Southern California-based Luther Hughes and the Cannonball-Coltrane Project is a jazz quintet formed in June 2002 with the idea of paying tribute to a 1959 Cannonball Adderley-John Coltrane landmark album, Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago....
The Cleveland Orchestra's Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert Returns January 16
by A.A. Cristi - December 01, 2021 The Cleveland Orchestra's free, annual concert in celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. takes place in the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. led by Associate Conductor Vinay Parameswaran featur...
Jahi Kearse returns to B Street For MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND THE SOUND OF FREEDOM
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2019 Fresh off a successful run of Ain't Too Proud at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Jahi Kearse returns to B Street to play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the original production Martin Luther King Jr. & The Sound of Freedom as the first play of the 2019 Family Series. Kearse plays Motown founder and record...
Luther Vandross Fans To Remember The 'Velvet Voice' With American Pops Orchestra Concert
by Julie Musbach - March 21, 2019 In his life, he won eight GRAMMY awards, sold over 35 million records worldwide, and filled arenas around the world. On Sunday, April 7, The American Pops Orchestra will bring the music and style of the legendary Luther Vandross back to the nation's capital....
Reverend King & Minister X to Appear On Stage At The Herberger Theater Center
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2022 The Herberger Theater Center presents Reverend King & Minister X as part of its Lunch Time Theater program. The show, produced by Grey Matters Productions, runs February 1-3 and February 8-10 at 12:10PM with the preview on January 31 at 7:00PM. Tickets are $10.00 and lunch may be pre-ordered for an ...
The Cleveland Orchestra Announces Details of 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2021 Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced details of its 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. In the Orchestra’s 41st year of offering music to celebrate and reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. King, it will provide a variety of ways for guests to honor him in the safety of their homes from Ja...
Alarm Will Sound to Present Socially-Distanced Live Performances of TEN THOUSAND BIRDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 15, 2020 Fresh off the heels of a celebrated quarantine home version of Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams's TEN THOUSAND BIRDS comes Alarm Will Sound's next iteration of this entrancing work....
NJPAC Announces Virtual Events In Honor Of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2022 New Jersey Performing Arts Center is presenting virtual events in honor and in celebration of the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Paramount Theatre In 2019-20 Season Announced
by A.A. Cristi - July 08, 2019 In addition to its popular Broadway Series, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, presents internationally known comedians, music stars, dance events and family shows, and on most Mondays, screens a classic movie for just $1....
Film Festival Fave Wins Freedom Of Speech Award On MLK's Birthday
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2019 The History of Everything -- Kissy cousins Monster Babies and Morphing Elvis has won one of its biggest Film Festival awards yet (number 124th) the prestigious IMDb 2019 Golden Fox Award....
American Symphony Orchestra Salutes The Great Duke Ellington at Carnegie Hall, March 24
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2022 Music Director Leon Botstein will lead the American Symphony Orchestra on March 24 in a tribute to the genre-defying genius of the great Duke Ellington with an all-Ellington symphonic concert at Carnegie Hall, where the composer played a series of annual concerts and premiered many of his greatest w...
Cleveland Orchestra January And February 2021 Severance Hall Performances Postponed
by A.A. Cristi - December 10, 2020 Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced that due to the ongoing pandemic, and an abundance of caution to maintain the health and safety of musicians, staff, guests and volunteers, the Orchestra will not have any audiences in Severance Hall in January and February as originally planned....
Heidi Duckler Dance Presents STAY AWAKE
by A.A. Cristi - August 15, 2019 Heidi Duckler Dance's (HDD) new work Stay Awake, is a part of HDD's MoveWell@MLK artist residency, and takes place on Saturday, August 24 at 7:30 pm at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, Lot A. ...
Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces Artist Roster for the 2022/23 Ensemble
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2022 The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, the professional artist-development program at Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced the complete roster of 16 artists who comprise its 2022/23 Ensemble....
Edward Gero and Craig Wallace to Star in LUTHER'S TRUMPET Presented by Mason's School of Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 27, 2021 Two of the most prominent stage actors in Washington, D.C., Edward Gero and Craig Wallace, go head-to-head as Martin Luther and Pope Leo X in Luther’s Trumpet, presented by George Mason University’s School of Theater as a digital, pre-recorded performance, available through Mason Arts at Home May 28...
EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR Comes To Luther Burbank Center For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2019 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced today that the Experience Hendrix Tour, a multi-artist celebration, will come to Santa Rosa on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at 8 p.m. Tickets range in price from $69-$89 and will be available beginning Friday, May 17 at 12 p.m. online at lutherburbankce...
NJ Ballet, Ruben Studdard, Salsa Explosion & Classic Journey On Sale at BergenPAC
by Julie Musbach - August 05, 2019 New shows on sale at bergenPAC: Classic Journey Live! on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 at 8 p.m.; Explosion de la Salsa de Ayer on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at 8 p.m.; Ruben Studdard sings Luther Vandross: An Evening of Luther Vandross on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at 8 p.m.; New Jersey Ballet's Nutcracker on S...
getTV to Air Variety Specials Featuring African-American Entertainers Every Sunday in February
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019 This February, every Sunday from 10pm-Midnight ET, getTV will air variety specials featuring legendary African-American entertainers including Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Flip Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr, Luther Vandross and more....
Bon Dejeuner! Radio Air 'I Have A Dream' Speech To Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020 Every year, on January 20th, the world celebrates one of the black people heroes called Martin Luther King Jr. who died for defending black people across the world. According to reports, the Caribbean best online radio station called Bon Déjeuner! Radio or BDR! Live in Haiti air Martin Luther King J... |