Martha Redbone News

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced the official public opening of Restart Stages—a new outdoor performing arts center constructed on the Lincoln Center campus—welcoming audiences to reimagined community spaces and new outdoor venues, with dozens of free events and surprise Pop-Up performances in music, dance, drama, and more.

New York Theatre Workshop announced today that Artistic Director James C. Nicola will depart the theater on June 30, 2022. Nicola has been the Artistic Director of New York Theatre Workshop since 1988.

New York Theatre Workshop announced today upcoming artistic instigator projects for the 2020/21 season: Brother, Brother by Aleshea Harris, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury; and Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord by Kristina Wong.

Mentorship, education, and community building are hallmarks of the National Sawdust ethos. This Spring, building on our previous sessions with luminaries of new music, National Sawdust presents seven masterclasses from March 9 to May 18.

New York Theatre Workshop announced today programming for the months of February & March, including Hilton Als Presents by Artistic Instigator & Pulitzer Prize winner Hilton Als; a benefit reading of For Which It Stands by Lee Edward Colston II; and Open Office Hours, a new NYTW pilot program; as well as free Virtual Programming events.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi has announced the return of Barzakh Festival for its fifth edition; the event will be streamed online for three nights on February 1, 3, and 6. The cross-cultural lineup features three globally renowned groups who encapsulate The Arts Center’s theme for the season.

The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has announced a diverse schedule of performances, talks, and workshops for January and February. Centered around the season’s continuing theme, ‘A Bridge’, the events will feature artists from across the world who will present work and engage in conversation with the UAE and the wider global community.

New York Theatre Workshop announced today programming for the month of January, including The Wright Stuff by Artistic Instigator, NYTW Usual Suspect & Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Wright; the second annual Reflections of Native Voices Festival, curated by Safe Harbors NYC and presented in partnership with La MaMa Indigenous Initiative and more.

Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST, a collaboration between long-running New York music festival globalFEST and NPR Music’s Tiny Desk concerts, set for January 11 – 14, 2021, has announced its full schedule of performances: 

New York music festival, globalFEST, set for January 11 –14, 2021 has announced additional performances by alumni artists for its 17th edition. The newly announced artists include Ukrainian avant-folk group Dakhabrakha (2014), Tunisian born experimentalist Emel Mathlouthi (2015), visionary Malian singer Rokia Traore (2005) and more.

The 48th Annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards occurred virtually on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7pm hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith, the AUDELCO award winning actor, best known for his “The Huey P. Newton Story” and as Smiley in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”! and LaChanze, AUDELCO award winner for “The Secret Life of Bees” and 2006 Tony award winner for “The Color Purple”. 

New York Theatre Workshop has announced its Holiday Follies on December 16, as well as the launch of the NYTW Digital Archive which will include a work-in-process sneak preview of Martha Redbone & Aaron Whitby’s The Talking Circles exclusively for NYTW Members and Repeat Defenders.

New York Theatre Workshop announced today an extension for , conceived and created by Theater Mitu & directed by Rubén Polendo. Part of the 2020/21 Artistic Instigators Season, was originally set to stream November 16-24, 2020 and will now be available for 6 additional performances through December 13, 2020.

The 48th Annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Awards will occur virtually on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 7pm and will be hosted by Roger Guenveur Smith, the AUDELCO award winning actor, best known for his 'The Huey P. Newton Story' and as Smiley in Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing'!

AUDELCO has announced the nominees for its 2020 'VIV' Awards, honoring excellence in Black Theatre.

New York Theatre Workshop announced today additional details for two upcoming projects: , conceived & created by Theater Mitu & directed by Rubén Polendo, will stream November 16-24, 2020. The Cooking Project, created by members of the Dominican Artists Collective and directed by Melissa Crespo, will premiere on November 18, 2020 at 8pm.

Juliana Canfield, Kathryn Hahn, Emily Kinney, Sahr Ngaujah, and Joel Perez join the cast of the previously announced Act Out: Vote2020, a very special event to get out the vote.

Tony Award-nominated playwright, actress, and activist Danai Gurira, two-time Tony Award-winning director Stephen Daldry, and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage will present a very special event to get out the vote – Act Out: Vote2020, a series of short, all new monologues and songs that will make up an hour-long video encouraging audiences to vote in the upcoming elections.

651 ARTS, Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, today announced details for its Fall 2020 season to include a virtual mix of feature presentations, performances and the launch of new initiatives.

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents The People Speak  on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at 7 p.m. online. Prerecorded live from Los Angeles and New York for CAP UCLA, the performance will be free to enjoy with an RSVP. For more information on engaging with this season's digital stage, visit https://cap.ucla.edu/landing/capconnect.