National 'Flashdance-The Musical' tour comes to Starlight Theatre stage...
Thirty years ago the movie starring relatively unknown, Jennifer Beals burst on the screen and inspired a new fashion trend so far distant from The Brady Bunch bell-bottoms, clingy polyester shirts...
View ArticleSummer Cabaret Concert Featuring Wendy Pedersen & Jim Gasior at the Deering...
(Source: MDT - Miami-Dade Transit) For Immediate Release: June 24, 2013 Media Contact: Cathy Guerra ferrec@miamidade.gov 305-235-1668 (Miami-Dade County, FL) -- The Deering Estate at Cutler's Cabaret...
View Article'Boulevard' is set in prime real estate
When real estate agents start calling West 106th Street by the trendy nickname Duke Ellington Boulevard, it's a good sign that living, breathing jazz musicians can't afford to live there anymore....
View ArticleMusical theatre workshop planned
Michael Reckord Gleaner Writer A first of its kind, a high-energy musical theatre workshop should soon begin at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC) in St Andrew. At the...
View ArticleLondon Theater Journal: Daniel Radcliffe as Cripple Billy
LONDON — Everybody in the village thinks it’s a hoot that the lad known as Cripple Billy dreams of becoming a movie star. Even his doting aunts agree that any girl who would consider kissing Billy...
View ArticleIf only all of Dallas Summer Musicals’ ‘Flashdance’ were...
Here’s a look at my review of Flashdance at the Dallas Summer Musicals: For awhile, it looks as though Flashdance – The Musical is going to break the jinx on movie musicals trying to be Broadway...
View ArticleThe Musical Art Quintet finds chamber music in the jazz repertoire
Today’s concert featured five tracks from that album, all of which focused primarily on Argentinian influence: “Milonga de San Francisco,” “El Viejito,” “Luna Llena,” “Algo Nuevo,” and “Ombligao en...
View ArticleJazz Listings for June 28-July 4
Jazz Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New York...
View ArticlePaul Whiteman and his Orchestra, the 1920's link between Jazz and Big Bands...
View slideshow: Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra, the 1920's link between Jazz and Big Bands Whiteman himself had commissioned Gershwin to compose the masterpiece. It was the Paul Whiteman Orchestra...
View ArticleSouthbank Centre announces new partnership with In Harmony Lambeth...
(Source: Southbank Centre Limited) SOUTHBANK CENTRE ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH IN HARMONY LAMBETH, STRENGTHENING LINKS WITH EL SISTEMA AND PLACING ITSELF AT THE HEART OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION...
View ArticleSpare Times for June 28-July 4
State Fair and Fourth of July Fireworks (Friday through July 7) Among the many events this weekend to whet your appetite for the Fourth is the State Fair Meadowlands, above, in the New Meadowlands...
View ArticleBass professor Richard Davis receives nation’s highest jazz honor...
(Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison) Richard Davis talks with a student during the annual Bass Conference hosted by the Richard Davis Foundation at UW-Madison in 2011. Photo: Bryce Richter...
View ArticlePBS airs behind-the-scenes special on Broadway's '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. "Annie" fans and audiences nationwide...
View ArticleSan Francisco hosts Estonian cultural festival (Photos)
View slideshow: San Francisco hosts Estonian cultural festival The high point of the San Francisco festival is the gala celebration to be held on Friday, June 28, at the Palace of Fine Arts, which...
View Article'So You Think You Can Dance': Nigel Lythgoe claims BluPrint 'didn't grow up...
Supercringe! Nigel Lythgoe’s general buffoonery can make for some pretty awkward critiques on SYTYCD, but tonight he outdid himself while raving about Dorian “BluPrint” Hector’s prowess in an Afro...
View ArticleZach Braff to Make His Broadway Debut in ‘Bullets Over Broadway’
The Emmy Award-nominated actor Zach Braff (“Scrubs”) will make his Broadway debut next year in “Bullets Over Broadway,” the musical adaptation of Woody Allen’s 1994 film, the show’s producers...
View ArticleBest Movies of 2013 Critics Poll: 'Before Midnight,' 'Upstream Color' and...
Halfway through the year, critical acclaim for Richard Linklater's "Before Midnight" keeps getting stronger. The third installment of the...
View ArticleDance Listings for June 28-July 4
Dance Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesarts for arts and entertainment news. Arts Twitter List: Critics, Reporters and Editors A sortable calendar of noteworthy cultural events in the New...
View ArticleArts Endowment Names New Class of Jazz Masters
The multi-reedist and composer Anthony Braxton, the bassist and educator Richard Davis and the pianist and composer Keith Jarrett will be inducted as 2014 NEA Jazz Masters, the National Endowment for...
View ArticleOrlando Philharmonic's 'Sounds of Series' chamber-music concerts return
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra's "Sounds of Summer" chamber-music series began last night with a brass program. The concerts take place at...
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