AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Michael Feinstein's Great American Songbook Vocal Competition Set for 6/1 in Chicago

High school vocalists from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri will compete on Saturday, June 1 at a regional for the Great American Songbook Vocal Academy & Competition. Sponsored by th... (more...)

TPAC to Feature Artists-in-Residence in 2013 Work & Show Festival, Beg. 6/6

In its 17th (and final) season, the BMCC Tribeca PAC's Artists-in-Residence (AIR) hallmark program enables four to eight emerging and established artists-writers, dancers, and composers-to create and ... (more...)

Tickets Go on Sale 5/22 for Lincoln Center's MIDSUMMER NIGHT SWING

Tickets go on sale for Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing starting Wednesday, May 22. Individual tickets are $17, which includes a dance lesson with a professional instructor followed by two sets ... (more...)

Penumbra Theatre Announces 2013-2014 Season

Penumbra Theatre has announced 15 events offered within the 2013-2014 Season. The season marks the 37th year for Penumbra and it will celebrate the staging of plays and the introduction of new events ... (more...)

New PBS Documentary, Premiering on June 28, Features the Broadway Revival of ANNIE

'Everyone knows ANNIE. Even my dog knows ANNIE,' says Tyrah Odom, currently appearing as one of the orphans in the new Broadway revival of the beloved musical. (more...)

Warren Adler Releases 'The War of the Roses-The Children'

Warren Adler whose iconic book-turned-film The War of the Roses earned raves as the definitive commentary on divorce explores its impact carried through two generations in a sequel entitled The War of... (more...)

Lincoln Center Names Next President: Jed Bernstein Steps in Beginning January 2014

The Lincoln Center Board of Directors has unanimously selected Jed Bernstein, theater producer and educator, as its next president. The announcement was made today by Katherine Farley, Lincoln Center... (more...)

Thomas & Friends Joins PBS KIDS' Weekday Schedule

Today at PBS' Annual Meeting with its member stations, PBS KIDS announced that THOMAS & FRIENDS will move to its daily schedule starting on October 7, 2013 (check local listings). (more...)

Billy Crystal to Bring Tony-Winning 700 SUNDAYS Back to Broadway's Imperial Theatre; November 5 - January 5

Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall for a 9-week-only limited engagement of his Tony Award-winning, record-breaking play 700 SUNDAYS. This will mark the final engagement of this production... (more...)

Richard Isen's CHANCE to Make World Premiere at Alcove Theater, 7/5-28

After its workshop production at the York Theatre in NYC in Nov. 2011, Chance - A Musical Play about Love, Risk & Getting it Right -will be having the its world premiere staging at The Alcove Theatre ... (more...)

Superstorm Sandy Live Town Hall Event to Air on THIRTEEN, 5/16

Monmouth County, NJ-More than six months after Superstorm Sandy caused $50 billion in damage, questions still remain regarding the region's infrastructure, its disaster response capabilities, and what... (more...)

BWW Exclusive: Hugh Panaro and Norm Lewis to Star in LES MISERABLES at the Muny July 15 - 21; Highly Anticipated Cast Announced!

The Muny announced principal casting for the fifth show of its fantastic 95th season, Les Miserables. Broadway veterans Hugh Panaro and Norm Lewis make their Muny debuts starring as Jean Valjean and J... (more...)

Jacqueline Novak, Taylor Clark, COMEDY SCHOOL DROPOUT and More Set for Beauty Bar's May 2013 Lineup

Negin Farsad, Amy Albert and Beth McGregor present the weekly standup show, Comedy School Dropout. In the grand tradition of East Village alternative rooms, Comedy School Dropout brings top-notch stan... (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Mona Golabek and More at THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE Opening

Eighty-Eight Entertainment has announced that the Chicago Premiere of THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE, starring internationally-acclaimed storyteller and pianist, Mona Golabek, is extending through May ... (more...)

Jacqueline Novak, Taylor Clark, COMEDY SCHOOL DROPOUT and More Set for Beauty Bar's May 2013 Lineup

Negin Farsad, Amy Albert and Beth McGregor present the weekly standup show, Comedy School Dropout. In the grand tradition of East Village alternative rooms, Comedy School Dropout brings top-notch stan... (more...)

ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN Begins at Milwaukee Rep Tonight

With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Janis Joplin took the music scene by storm. Simultaneously rough and vulnerable, Joplin was dubbed the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, proving music wasn't... (more...)

World and West Coast Premieres, Masterworks and More Highlight LACO's 2013-14 Season

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), considered one of the nation's premier orchestras as well as a leader in presenting wide-ranging repertoire and adventurous commissions, announces its 2013-14 sea... (more...)

John Tesh Announces New Series INTELLIGENCE FOR YOUR LIFE TV

ohn Tesh, accomplished musician, author, broadcast personality and media entrepreneur, announced today that his Tesh Media group is launching 'Intelligence for Your Life TV.' The new broadcast venture... (more...)

Mandy Patinkin and Pasadena POPS to Kick Off Zev Yaroslavsky Signatures Series, 6/9

To coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the Ford Partnership Program, which nurtures locally based artists and arts organizations, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission presents the inaugural Zev... (more...)

PBS Unveils Diverse Summer Line-Up of Programming

PBS today unveiled a summer line-up that features a diverse array of new programming. A summer of intrigue presents new episodes of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! productions. (more...)

Pacific Symphony Presents Saint-Saëns' ORGAN SYMPHONY, Now thru 5/4

The mighty forces of the William J. Gillespie concert organ pair with fleeting violin passages and an orchestral rhapsody during Pacific Symphony's next classical concert, 'Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony... (more...)

THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE Extends Through 5/25 at the Royal George Theatre

Eighty-Eight Entertainment announces that the Chicago Premiere of THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE, starring internationally-acclaimed storyteller and pianist, Mona Golabek, is extending through May 25 a... (more...)