Rev. Lawrence P. Lakey Asks WHERE ARE YOUR SCARS?
by Christina Mancuso - February 03, 2016 Rev. Lawrence P. Lakey, a minister, pastor, elder, previous CEO of the Tulsa Urban League, published writer and author, has completed his newest work 'Where Are Your Scars?': a gripping and potent work that delves into the ideas of faith, race, equality and perseverance.... 
MCA Chicago to Spotlight Black Creativity This August
by Julie Musbach - July 31, 2019 This August, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents three innovative performances celebrating black creativity in music and dance, from jazz and gospel to step and social dancing.... 
BWW Review: FREEDA PEOPLES Shakes the Foundation of The Ensemble Theatre
by Bryan-Keyth Wilson - April 10, 2019 If you're a churchgoer and specifically a member of a black church, the issues in this production aren't foreign. In this story, we learn about backsliding deacons, disgruntled church elders, and hate towards the new pastor. Not saying that every church has these issues, but if you aren't in a churc... 
BWW Review: PORGY AND BESS at The Metropolitan Opera
by Joanna Barouch - September 26, 2019 Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera! The very words tingle with palpable electricity and anticipation. Whether you attend in person, or go to the Times Square simulcast, or whether you listen on the radio or on the Met website, you are participating in one of the most thrilling events of the Ne...
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Announces Shows, Now thru 7/23
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2012 The following are the complete and current upcoming event listings for today, July 9 - July 23, 2012 at B. B. King Blues Club and Grill, NYC.... 
BWW Review: BOOTYCANDY is sweet and tasty at The Catastrophic Theatre
by Bryan-Keyth Wilson - February 27, 2019 Bootycandy, Bootycandy Bootycandy! There! I've said it three times and a zombie hasn't appeared but the brilliantly written play by Robert O'Hara has made its appearance in H-town! BOOTYCANDY had its world premiere at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre June of 2011 in Washington D.C. and then it made its wa... 
Theatre Evolution Will Launch Inaugural Season With THE CONTRACT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 14, 2020 When a high-profile preacher's wife discovers her husband has a secret desire for men, she does what any good wife would do . . . she hires him a lover. Theatre Evolution launches its inaugural season with a production of THE CONTRACT, written and directed by James Webb (winner of Kennedy Center's L... 
Boston Landmarks Orchestra to Celebrate 20th Season With Return To Live Music
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 09, 2021 Boston Landmarks Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins celebrates its 20th anniversary season with the return of live orchestral music to the iconic DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade this summer-the first live and free professional symphony concerts in Boston si... 
Kennedy Center Unveils 50th Anniversary Season Including a Fall Reopening
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 06, 2021 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced plans for its 50th Anniversary season, slated to begin in September 2021 with a grand reopening of its stages and campus and culminate in September 2022 with a fresh interpretation of the seminal work that opened the Center in 1971, ...
DakhaBrakha, Taylor Mac, Mark Morris Dance, IF/THEN and More Highlight Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 08, 2015 Art & culture are vital to our existence and Seattle Theatre Group's 2015-2016 season features ample offerings of live performance experiences from arts provocateurs, global masters, cultural icons, and contemporary legends.... 
Composer Matthew Head Talks PBS' THE BLACK CHURCH On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 16, 2021 THE BLACK CHURCH's composer Matthew Head joins Tom Needham on the next SOUNDS OF FILM. Emmy-winning composer Matthew Head (P-Valley) scored PBS and WETA's upcoming 'The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song.' His inspiration for creating the score and brand new gospel songs comes from hi... 
VIDEO: Sam Harris Visits Backstage LIVE with Richard Ridge- Watch Now!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - March 13, 2021 Watch as Richard chats with Sam Harris, whose award-winning Off-Broadway show, “HAM: A Musical Memoir,” filmed live on stage, is now available to stream on BroadwayHD....
John Buffington Releases 300 PLUS YEARS OF SACRIFICE, STRUGGLE, FAITH AND PERSEVERANCE
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2013 Author John Buffington carefully pens a provocative, interesting and no-holds-barred book that boldly narrates the history and the harrowing and poignant journey of the black church towards redemption, freedom and progress in 300 PLUS YEARS of SACRIFICE, STRUGGLE, FAITH and PERSEVERANCE. This volume... 
BWW Interview: Choreographer Camille A. Brown of CHOIR BOY at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre
by Tracy Hopkins - March 04, 2019 Currently on tour with her new work 'Ink' -- the final installation of her company's trilogy that follows the Bessie Award-winning 'Mr. TOL E. RAncE' (2012) and Bessie-nominated 'BLACK GIRL:Linguistic Play' (2015) -- we chatted with Camille A. Brown via telephone about her process, and her work with... 
8 Awesome Things You'll Find at Fertile Ground
by Krista Garver - January 19, 2018 The 2018 Fertile Ground Festival is an 11-day city-wide festival of new works featuring more than 70 works, from lunchtime readings of new plays to dance performances and fully staged world premieres....
City Theatre Announces New Program: City Connects
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2017 City Theatre is proud to announce a new community partnership initiative called City Connects. The program builds on the organization's long-standing commitment to encouraging discussion and engagement beyond the work seen on stage and celebrates City Theatre's core standing as an institution dedica... 
San Francisco Opera Returns To Live Performances, Presents Online Ring Festival and Launches New Original Digital Programming
by Stephi Wild - February 17, 2021 San Francisco Opera Tad and Dianne Taube General Director Matthew Shilvock announces re-envisioned Spring 2021 programming including a return to live performances with a new production of Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville and concerts offered in a drive-in setting at San Rafael's Marin Cente... 
Detroit Public TV, PBS Books And ASALH Partnership To Celebrate Black Authors
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2021 As the nation struggles to understand its past and forge a more equitable future, PBS Books and ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History) have formed a new alliance, committed to highlighting the most acclaimed and important African American authors of our time and the i...
TV One Premieres AMAZING GRACE: DRAMA IN THE BLACK CHURCH Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 30, 2013 TV One's Washington Watch with Roland Martin will tackle the themes of power, corruption and redemption in the Black church when it's primetime special Amazing Grace: Drama In the Black Church...
The Fourth Annual Harvard-Yale Cantata Comes to Feinstein's/54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - August 06, 2018 FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, again presents a cast of Harvard and Yale grads in The Fourth Annual Harvard-Yale Cantata. Join us for a unique evening at Feinstein's/54 Below, with Team Harvard looking to avenge another lucky one-point victory by Team Yale, who won in HY III for the s...
BWW Review: PORGY AND BESS at The Metropolitan Opera
by Joanna Barouch - September 26, 2019 Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera! The very words tingle with palpable electricity and anticipation. Whether you attend in person, or go to the Times Square simulcast, or whether you listen on the radio or on the Met website, you are participating in one of the most thrilling events of the Ne... 
Danielle Brooks Stars in ROBIN ROBERTS PRESENTS: MAHALIA, Premiering Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 02, 2021 Saturday, April 3 will see the debut of the feature length biopic Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia on Lifetime at 8pm EST/7pm CST. The movie of legend Mahalia Jackson stars GRAMMY and SAG award winner Danielle Brooks as the gospel legend and civil rights trail blazer. ... 
Fertile Ground Reviews: THE CONTRACT, A WOMAN IN WASHINGTON'S ARMY, THE APE THEATRE COMEDY HOUSE PARTY
by Krista Garver - January 25, 2018 Fertile Ground 2018 continues to be amazing. Here's what I thought about two staged readings and a comedy show!...
Neon's AMAZING GRACE To Open This Year's Ebertfest
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2019 The 21st Annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival, co-founded and hosted by Chaz Ebert and also known as 'Ebertfest", announced today that Alan Elliott's AMAZING GRACE will open this year's festival. AMAZING GRACE is the highly-anticipated concert film presenting Aretha Franklin's live performance at the ...
A Cappella Ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock to Return to Carnegie Hall Next Month
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2016 Grammy Award-nominated a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock -- internationally renowned for seamlessly traversing musical genres through vibrant song, dance, and storytelling -- returns to Carnegie Hall on Thursday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m. for a performance in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Sta... |
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