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American Blues Theater to Present Reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ Photo American Blues Theater to Present Reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 21, 2022

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, will present a live, online reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ, directed by Michael Cotey as part of “The Room” series. The reading will be live on Monday, June 27 at 7pm....


Los Angeles Master Chorale's Oratorio Project Showcases Van Nuys High School Students Photo Los Angeles Master Chorale's Oratorio Project Showcases Van Nuys High School Students in Virtual Premiere
by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2021

Los Angeles Master Chorale's Voices Within Oratorio Project, now in its 10th year, culminates in the digital premiere of Naia: The Spirit of Hoyo Negro, an original oratorio written by approximately 80 Van Nuys High School students who participated in the 20-week program remotely and virtually durin...


Keb' Mo' Earns Best Americana Album GRAMMY Nomination for Album 'Good To Be…' Photo Keb' Mo' Earns Best Americana Album GRAMMY Nomination for Album 'Good To Be…'
by Michael Major - November 16, 2022

Yesterday, five-time GRAMMY winner Keb’ Mo’ was nominated for Best Americana Album for his critically-acclaimed album Good To Be... that was released earlier this year via Rounder Records. The nomination is his 12th overall and follows winning the Best Americana Album Grammy in 2020 for his album Ok...


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


Atlanta Opera Closes 22-23 Season With DAS RHEINGOLD, April 29-May 7 Photo Atlanta Opera Closes 22-23 Season With DAS RHEINGOLD, April 29-May 7
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2023

The Atlanta Opera – “one of the most exciting opera companies in America” (Opera Wire) – closes its mainstage 2022-23 season with a milestone event: General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun's new production of Das Rheingold, the company's first production of any opera from Wagner's monumental Ring...


Marin Theatre Company & Round House Theatre Announce Extension Of THE CATASTROPHIST Photo Marin Theatre Company & Round House Theatre Announce Extension Of THE CATASTROPHIST
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2021

Due to popular ticket demand, Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre announced the extension of Lauren M. Gunderson's The Catastrophist, the hit world premiere digital co-production based on the life and work of award-winning “virus hunter” Nathan Wolfe. Filmed on stage at Marin's Boyer Theat...


World Premiere Wisconsin Hires Michael Cotey as Festival Producer Photo World Premiere Wisconsin Hires Michael Cotey as Festival Producer
by Stephi Wild - July 19, 2022

World Premiere Wisconsin, a coalition of Wisconsin theaters presenting a statewide festival celebrating new plays and musicals, has announced the addition of Michael Cotey as Festival Producer beginning July 18th....


VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of THE MUSIC MAN at the Olney Theatre Center, Featuring Deaf Photo VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of THE MUSIC MAN at the Olney Theatre Center, Featuring Deaf and Hearing Actors
by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2022

Olney Theatre Center is presenting a production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man that features a Deaf actor, James Caverly in the lead role of Harold Hill, and is generated by a company and creative team that consists of half Deaf and half hearing artists. PBS NewsHour went behind the scenes of t...


PBS Launches #PBSForTheArts Programming That Celebrates the Arts' Resiliency Amidst t Photo PBS Launches #PBSForTheArts Programming That Celebrates the Arts' Resiliency Amidst the Pandemic
by Stephi Wild - April 21, 2021

PBS launches an expanded slate of multiplatform arts programming beginning April 23. Today, PBS and The WNET Group announced #PBSForTheArts, a multiplatform campaign that celebrates the resiliency of the arts in America during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown and reopening....


Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo, President Biden and VP Harris to Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Photo Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo, President Biden and VP Harris to Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month on PBS
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2021

In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and celebrity guests will join the Center for Asian American Media, Pacific Islanders in Communications, and PBS for “A Celebration of the AA and NHPI Community: Highl...


Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments Photo Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments
by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2021

Adding to today's exciting administrative news, the company wishes to belatedly announce the decision by Opera Parallèle's Board of Directors in late 2020, to expand company founder, conductor and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement's position to include General Director....


THE ART OF THE BRICK Comes to Boston This Month Photo THE ART OF THE BRICK Comes to Boston This Month
by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2022

THE ART OF THE BRICK— a captivating exhibition featuring intriguing works of art by renowned contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya—is set to return to Boston following sold-out crowds in Faneuil Hall in 2014, this time taking residency in Boston on Newbury Street on Friday, November 18, 2022 through Sun...


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


Peabody Awards Name 30 Winners, Representing the Very Best in Storytelling Photo Peabody Awards Name 30 Winners, Representing the Very Best in Storytelling
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 24, 2021

Additional winning platforms include ABC, The Atlantic, CBS, Disney Channel, ITV, KING 5, KNXV-TV, MTV, Nashville Public Radio, National Geographic, Shudder, and The Washington Post....


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments Photo Opera Parallele Announces Leadership Appointments
by Stephi Wild - August 12, 2021

Adding to today's exciting administrative news, the company wishes to belatedly announce the decision by Opera Parallèle's Board of Directors in late 2020, to expand company founder, conductor and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement's position to include General Director....


The Atlanta Opera Announces 2022-23 Mainstage Season Photo The Atlanta Opera Announces 2022-23 Mainstage Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2022

The Atlanta Opera has announced a new season of large-scale performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for 2022-23 with a spirit of positivity and optimism for the future....


Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates Photo Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...


David Henry Hwang, Lauren Gunderson & More to Judge 3rd Annual ENOUGH! Plays to End G Photo David Henry Hwang, Lauren Gunderson & More to Judge 3rd Annual ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 01, 2023

Nationally recognized playwrights Idris Goodwin, Lauren Gunderson, Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang, Drama Desk winner Samuel D. Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Zora Howard, Antoinette Nwandu, Octavio Solis, and Lloyd Suh will select the winning plays for ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, a play...


Mozart's DON GIOVANNI Announced At The Atlanta Opera Photo Mozart's DON GIOVANNI Announced At The Atlanta Opera
by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2023

A new staging of Don Giovanni, the famed opera by Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo DaPonte, performed by a cast of top international singers, comes to The Atlanta Opera and Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in January....


Molly Tuttle Shares 'Crooked Tree' Deluxe Album Photo Molly Tuttle Shares 'Crooked Tree' Deluxe Album
by Michael Major - December 02, 2022

Alongside the original thirteen songs from Crooked Tree, the deluxe edition features new renditions of the Grateful Dead’s “Dire Wolf” and traditional folk song, “Cold Rain and Snow,” also made famous by the Grateful Dead, as well as live versions of album tracks “Dooley’s Farm” (feat. special guest...


Ali Stroker, LaChanze & More To Be Honored At The ADAPT Leadership Awards Photo Ali Stroker, LaChanze & More To Be Honored At The ADAPT Leadership Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 06, 2022

he ADAPT Community Network Board of Directors announced today the 2022 honorees for the ADAPT Leadership Awards, which will take place on Thursday, March 10th, 2022, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City....


The 43rd Annual Telly Awards Winners Announced Photo The 43rd Annual Telly Awards Winners Announced
by Michael Major - May 24, 2022

The Telly Awards, the world’s largest honor for video and television content across all screens, announced this year’s winners, including a variety of top-tier brands and organizations as well as smaller media companies such as ViacomCBS, Warner Bros. Check out the full list of winners now!...


The Atlanta Opera Announces 2022-23 Mainstage Season Photo The Atlanta Opera Announces 2022-23 Mainstage Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2022

The Atlanta Opera has announced a new season of large-scale performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for 2022-23 with a spirit of positivity and optimism for the future....


Atlanta Opera Closes 22-23 Season With DAS RHEINGOLD, April 29-May 7 Photo Atlanta Opera Closes 22-23 Season With DAS RHEINGOLD, April 29-May 7
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2023

The Atlanta Opera – “one of the most exciting opera companies in America” (Opera Wire) – closes its mainstage 2022-23 season with a milestone event: General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun's new production of Das Rheingold, the company's first production of any opera from Wagner's monumental Ring...






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