NOW Honors Nelson Mandela With World Premiere Of MADIBA: WATCHING THE SUNSET
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2022
On Thursday, March 17 at 7:30pm, New Orchestra of Washington (NOW) presents MADIBA: WATCHING THE SUNSET, a concert to honor the legacy of South African anti-apartheid leader and activist Nelson Mandela, who was known as Madiba, a term of respect and affection. The concert will be held at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater and will feature a world premiere by South African composer, Mokale Koapeng.
Chicago Philharmonic Presents Marvel's BLACK PANTHER
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2022
The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present and perform Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert at the historic Chicago Theatre June 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm, the weekend of Juneteenth.
Echo LABFEST 2022 Readings to Take Place Online
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2022
The Echo Theater Company has moved the previously announced Echo LABFest 2022, readings of seven new plays developed in the company's Playwright's Lab under the leadership of Brian Otaño and Hannah Wolf, online.
Album Released For TOTALED: A New Musical by Richard Eyler and Tyler McCall
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2022
ALL YOU GAIN: Totaled: A New Musical started as a passion project between Richard Eyler (Averno's Bittersummer) and Tyler McCall (Mandela) as a way to use their time during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a year of development the first look into this new work will be arriving on streaming services on January 13th, 2022 preceding their Green Room 42 performance now postponed til February 2nd, 2022.
Jennifer Hudson Pitching New Talk Show to Launch After ELLEN Conclusion
by Michael Major - Nov 5, 2021
While the show would not be a direct spinoff of the Ellen Degeneres Show, it would be the new Warner Bros. flagship daytime talk show once Degeneres' program concludes. The test run was recently shot on Ellen's stage and is currently being pitched to different television station groups.
Frist Art Museum Presents Photographs And Sculptures By South African Artist Mary Sibande
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2021
The Frist Art Museum presents Mary Sibande: Blue Purple Red, an exhibition of the Johannesburg-based artist’s hyperrealistic sculptures and photographs that confront inequities of race, gender, politics, and economics in South Africa. Organized by the Frist Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view from October 8, 2021, through January 2, 2022.
Harris Theater Announces 2021-22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2021
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance announced today its Harris Theater Presents season for 2021-22. Beginning with a free outdoor event on the Harris Theater Rooftop in August, the Theater will reopen to the public for the first time since March 2020.
Naomie Harris Joins THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 23, 2021
Based on the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and the iconic film that starred David Bowie, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH will follow a new alien character (Ejiofor) who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
BWW Interview: Greg Homann Joins HOW NOW BROWN COW's Promising Playwrighting Initiative
by Lindsay Kruger - Feb 4, 2021
Founded at the end of last year, local production company HOW NOW BROWN COW has launched a new and exciting writing programme. As one of the participants of its first instalment — director, playwright and academic Greg Homann chats to BroadwayWorld about his writing and his involvement with THE WRITERS' COLLECTIVE.
Jewish Book Week: London's Longest Running International Literary Festival Comes To Kings Place and JW3
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2020
For nine days, from the 29th February to the 8th March, Jewish Book Week brings together nearly 200 multi-award winning writers from the worlds of history, theatre, journalism, philosophy, science, art, music, poetry and fiction in a celebration of ideas. The 2020 line-up includes Emma Barnett, Tom Bower, Camilla Cavendish, Gavin Esler, Jonathan Freedland, Nicci Gerrard, Adam Gopnik, Howard Jacobson, Rachel Johnson, Norman Lebrecht, Sue MacGregor, Douglas Murray, Melanie Phillips, Philippe Sands, Marcus du Sautoy, Simon Schama, Tom Segev, Elif Shafak, Martin Rees, Andrew Robinson and Edmund de Waal.