Meet the 2021 Jimmy Awards Nominees- Part 2
by Team BWW - July 11, 2021 It's just under one week until the biggest night in high school musical theatre! The Jimmy Awards officially return as a virtual ceremony on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Get to know just a few, including: Jada Bunch, Miguel Gil, Nathan Hiykel, Laëtitia Hollard, Grant Pace, Nicaya-Isabella Rios, Katie Sm...
Music Speaks Volumes In Ars Lyrica's New Outreach Programs
by A.A. Cristi - February 05, 2021 Ars Lyrica Houston, the Grammy-nominated early music ensemble, announces new outreach programs in multiple languages with a focus on literacy: Musical Storytime Series, the bilingual Orígenes, and Musical Detectives. ...
IN-CONVERSATION SERIES Arrives At Segerstrom Center For The Arts With Amy Tan, Fran Lebowitz, And Erik Larson
by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2022 An astounding roster of inspiring individuals come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts, as part of an exciting new In-Conversation Series....
Staten Island's Sundog Theatre Expands Operations To The 'Windy City'
by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2022 Sundog Theatre has extended its arts education reach beyond Staten Island, all the way to Chicago. The arts provider was recently approved as a Qualified Arts Partner to deliver virtual programming to the entire Chicago Public School (CPS) district, reports Susan Fenley, executive director of Sundog...
Review: DREAM HOU$E at Shotgun Players
by Steve Murray - July 26, 2022 What did our critic think of DREAM HOU$E at Shotgun Players?...
Society for the Performing Arts Presents An Evening With Fran Lebowitz!
by A.A. Cristi - December 15, 2021 Society for the Performing Arts presents writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 7:30 PM at Jones Hall. The evening will feature a 30-minute conversation with Houston personality and host Ernie Manouse, followed by a 60-minute audience Q&A and post-event book sign...
Big Changes Are Happening At The Springer Theatre Academy
by Stephi Wild - November 10, 2021 The education footprint at the Springer Opera House continues to expand, adding more responsibilities to staff members of the Springer Theatre Academy Education Office. Celebrating 25 years this year, the Springer Theatre Academy has had a profound impact not only in the community but across the cou...
Kravis Classroom Connection Hosts TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM Q&A Session
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2020 On Friday, October 23rd, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts presented a live Q&A session to discuss the musical 'Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom' as part of the 'Kravis Classroom Connection.' The virtual program included members of the company, writer and musical supervisor, Lynda Blackmon...
Pushcart Performs HOLIDAY TALES at Jersey Shore Arts Center
by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2022 Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young and family audiences presents “Holiday Tales - A Season of Miracles” at The Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove, on Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 pm. ...
Chicago High School Students to Compete in 12th Annual AUGUST WILSON MONOLOGUE COMPETITION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 13, 2021 After two preliminary rounds, twenty finalists in the monologue category will be invited to compete by live stream from the Goodman Theatre on March 22, 2021 at 6pm, provided there are no COVID 19 restrictions are in place to prevent a live stream....
Chicago August Wilson Competition Winners Announced
by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2021 The August Wilson Monologue Competition announces the Chicago winners of the 2021 August Wilson Monologue Competition and the new “Designing August” competition. ...
TheaterWorksUSA Launches TWUSA.TV, Streaming Content for Young Audiences and Educator Resources
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2020 In a continued commitment to create innovative access to theater education and entertainment for young people, TheaterWorksUSA launches TWUSA.TV, a new streaming channel featuring three primary viewing opportunities to play, watch, and learn. ...
Writer Fran Lebowitz Comes To Berkeley Rep
by A.A. Cristi - January 18, 2022 Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced a special presentation of Fran Lebowitz in Conversation. Following her bingeworthy hit Netflix series Pretend It's a City, Fran Lebowitz returns for six appearances only at Berkeley Rep where she played to sold-out crowds in the Roda Theatre in 2018. ...
AN EVENING WITH FRAN LEBOWITZ Coming To Southern Theatre March 6
by A.A. Cristi - December 13, 2022 In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful commentators. Her essays and interviews offer her acerbic views on current events and the media—as well as pet peeves including tourists, baggage-claim areas, after-shave lot...
ArtsBridge Foundation to Kick Off 2023 Education Programs in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2022 ArtsBridge Foundation is continuing its 2022-23 arts education series in the new year with masterclasses, field trips and workshop series events from January through May, with a summer session also added for August....
BWW Review: CHRISTINE LAVIN Defines Storytelling at Birdland Theater
by Stephen Mosher - November 28, 2021 One of the industry's most beloved folk music singer-songwriters played and slayed to a happy audience of of storytelling aficionados....
The Africa Institute in Sharjah, UAE Appoints New Faculty, Fellows, and Launches Creative Writing Fellowship Program
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2022 The Africa Institute in Sharjah, UAE---a center for research, documentation, and study of Africa and its diaspora---has announced seven new faculty appointments, fellows of its Research Fellowship Program, the fellows of its inaugural class of Global Africa Translation Fellows, and the launch of a n...
Kravis Classroom Connection Hosts ONE SMALL STEP with Palm Beach Symphony & Demetrius Klein Dance Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 26, 2021 The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts flew local students to the moon and back through its One Small Step presentation as part of its ongoing Kravis Classroom Connection programming. The recent online performance reached 2,135 Palm Beach County 5 to 14 year-old students and highlighted the story...
New West Suburban Arts Academy to Launch With Master Classes This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2021 Academy of the Arts, a new, west-suburban, non-profit educational institution, is launching its programs just in time for the holiday season with a series of performing arts masterclasses led by accomplished performing artists....
Kravis Classroom Connection Hosts FIVE DAYS WITH STEP AFRIKA Presentation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2020 Recently, The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts hosted the Five Days with Step Afrika! virtual presentation as part of the Kravis Classroom Connection. The five online performances highlight the history of stepping, two acts of the full performance, a stepping tutorial and a chance to learn more...
Celebrated Humorist Fran Lebowitz Shares Her Wisecracking Ways In Overture Hall Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2022 Author, journalist and social commentator Fran Lebowitz will make you laugh as she shares her sardonic commentary on American life during An Evening with Fran Lebowitz in Overture Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. ...
Pushcart Players Announces Grandparents' Day
by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2022 Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young and family audiences presents “Holiday Tales - A Season of Miracles” at The Jersey Shore Arts Center, Ocean Grove, on Sunday, December 11 at 2:00 pm....
Childsplay Brings SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! To Herberger Theater, April 23-May 22
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2022 Childplay's pop culture phenomenon Schoolhouse Rock LIVE! brings its national tour back home again for a four-week run on Stage West at the Herberger Theater Center from April 23 to May 22....
The Music Center Announces The 2022 Dance At The Music Center Season
by A.A. Cristi - October 19, 2021 Dance springs forward as the 19th season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center (Dance at The Music Center) returns with live indoor performances starting March 2022. ...
South Street Seaport Museum Announces Return Of Free, In-Person Field Trips
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 29, 2021 South Street Seaport Museum has announced the return of in-person field trips as part of its school-age education programs, offering one-of-a-kind learning experiences that allow for social distancing. ... |