Double Diva’s
Harlem diva Melba Moore and Gladys Knight (and no Pips) on April 14th, 2013 at Motown on Broadway opening night. Continue reading
Double Diva’s
Harlem diva Melba Moore and Gladys Knight (and no Pips) on April 14th, 2013 at Motown on Broadway opening night. Continue reading
Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan
The Apollo Theater, a leading not-for-profit performing arts institution and one of the nation’s greatest cultural treasures, announced that its 8th Annual Spring Gala Concert will induct Chaka Khan into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame on Monday, June 10, 2013 in celebration of Ms. Khan’s 40th anniversary in the music business. Continue reading
Posted in Music, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Apollo, apollotheater, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Ella Fitzgerald, Gladys Knight and the Pips, James Brown, Jeff Bewkes, Lisa Price, Little Richard, Mary J. Blige, Michael Jackson, New York City, Patti Labelle, Quincy jones, Sarah Jessica Parker, Smokey Robinson, stevie wonder, Time Warner
By Walter Rutledge
The second week of the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s New York season continues at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center tonight. Prior to the start of the season I had the opportunity to sit down with dancer Michelle Fleet. Continue reading
Japan Society marks the second anniversary of the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, with a multifaceted live music concert, part of the commemorative programming series Hope, Struggle & Rebirth in the Shadow of 3/11 taking place at the Society March 10-12. Continue reading
Rain Pryor, actress, singer, comedian, director and author of Jokes My Father Never Taught Me, Life Love and Loss with Richard Pryor, has signed on as lead producer of BROKE WIDE OPEN. Continue reading
Posted in comedy, Harlem, Theater, Theatre
Tagged 500 Names, Art, Brown Paper Tickets, Fried Chicken, Fried Chicken and Latkes, Jason Sisino, Lee Alston, Life Love and Loss with Richard Pryor, Mike Epps, New York City, Nina Simone, Omayra Garriga Casiano, Performing arts, Pryor, Rain Pryor, richard pryor, Rock WILK, Stephen Bishop Seely
Posted in Harlem, Theater, Business, Harlem Theatre, Theatre, HArlem theater
Tagged $21 million, Alain Kei Boguinard, Alexa Birdsong, Art, Carlton Brown, Cassandra Quinlan-Ashford, Cedric Beasley, Danny Simmons, Def Poetry Jam, Gabrielle Denson, Gabrielle Thornton, Harlem, Harlem Business Alliance, Harvist restaurant, HBO, Keira Wesley-Busher, MIST Harlem, MISTHarlem, my image studios, myimagestudios, New York Times, Newsday, restaurant Harvist, Roland Laird, Taneshia Nash Laird, Wall Street Journal, Walter Edwards
The Apollo Theater announced the highly anticipated line-up for the third season of its groundbreaking Apollo Music Café series. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Theater, Harlem World, Harlem World Magazine, Harlem Theatre, Theatre, HArlem theater
Tagged apollotheater, Brazil, Danny Kapilian, Dave Tauler, Davi Veira, DJ Greg Caz, Eisa Davis, Erykah Badu, Grammy award, Harlem, Harlem Jazz Shrines The Baby Grand Tribute, Hiphop, J. Holiday, Jessica Betts, Justine Skye, LiKWUiD, Lisa Yancy, Maya Azucena, Mike Hurtt, Nabiyah, Nabiyah Bashir, Navegante, Patrice Covington, PJay Johnson, Ressa Renee, Rich P, Sene, Sophia Rei, The Cranberry Show, the Revelations, Toni Blackman, Tre Williams
African Voices, one of the few national literary magazines to dedicated to publishing African-American literature and art… Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, harlem books, Harlem lit, Harlem literature, Theater, Theatre, writer, Writing
Tagged african american, African American art, African Voices Communications, African-American artists, Art exhibition, Danny Simmons, Ethnicity, From Cover to Cover: 20 Years of African Voices, Harlem, New York City, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem
Through dance and theater, Ms. Hannah shines a satirical spotlight on the role models, stereotypes and aspirations of black women as depicted by popular hip hop music and culture. Continue reading