Category: Performing Arts

  • Recreational therapy group meets with Australian parliamentarians

    Recreational therapy group meets with Australian parliamentarians

    Studying abroad brings many unique experiences for students and professors alike: learning new skills, gaining an understanding of another culture and experiencing international travel. But beyond the typical study abroad experiences, a group of 22 Slippery Rock University students and professors were able to delve directly into the Australian health care system, meeting with two…

  • Penn State Altoona to host summer performance series, calls for local artists

    Penn State Altoona to host summer performance series, calls for local artists

    ALTOONA, Pa. — Penn State Altoona will host a performing arts series this summer featuring community artists. The cabaret-style events will take place at 5 p.m. on Sundays, July 13, July 27 and Aug. 3 in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Center for Performing Arts. Regional artists over the age of 18 interested in…

  • PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: 40 Teenaged Students Find a Common Language Through Dance

    PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: 40 Teenaged Students Find a Common Language Through Dance

    Education News PLAYBILLDER Spotlight: 40 Teenaged Students Find a Common Language Through Dance This New York Country Day School showcased their dance skills with the help of a professional dance company. Rye Country Day School Spring Dance Performance Welcome to PLAYBILLDER Spotlight, where Playbill highlights shows from educational institutions or regional theatres and special events…

  • Nantucket Performing Arts Center Unveils Summer Season

    Nantucket Performing Arts Center Unveils Summer Season

    Regional News Nantucket Performing Arts Center Unveils Summer Season The offerings will bring a Tony-winning, Pulitzer Prize-nominated play and Paul Slade Smith’s newest to the Massachusetts beach town. Heidi Schreck in What the Constitution Means to Me Joan Marcus The lineup has been revealed for Nantucket Perfomring Arts Center (NPAC)’s summer season, which will bring…

  • Hey Nineteen and Will Dailey Come to The Spire Center For Performing Arts

    Hey Nineteen and Will Dailey Come to The Spire Center For Performing Arts

    Existing user? Just click login. The Spire Center for Performing Arts announced two new shows. Due to popular demand, a second show has been added for the Steely Dan tribute band Hey Nineteen on August 16 at 6 PM. Boston singer-songwriter Will Dailey will play on August 28. Tickets for both Hey Nineteen shows are…

  • Trump’s 2026 budget proposes eliminating funding for Institute of American Indian Arts

    Donald Trump released his Fiscal Year 2026 budget on Monday, June 2, proposing the elimination of funding for the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). The IAIA Board of Trustees and administration reject this ill-conceived and extremely harmful proposal. In one budget, Trump is proposing to erase nearly 63 years of progress in American Indian…

  • Raw and Untamed, a Paul Taylor Dance Gets a Second Chance

    Raw and Untamed, a Paul Taylor Dance Gets a Second Chance

    Bringing a dance back to life is detective work. Just what was on Paul Taylor’s mind when he was choreographing “Churchyard,” a work of angelic beauty and distorted horror, more than 50 years ago? Separated into two sections, “Sacred” and “Profane,” “Churchyard” reflects Taylor’s unsettling way of weaving together dark and light. Set to medieval-inspired…

  • Three women of music win Frank Prize for Performing Arts

    Three women of music win Frank Prize for Performing Arts

    Palm Beach Daily News Three women have been awarded the Randolph A. Frank Prize for the Performing Arts for their contributions to the cultural life of Palm Beach County. The awards, presented by the Palm Beach Symphony since 2019, are given to up to three performing artists and educators, who split a $10,000 prize. This…

  • Young Actors Theatre headed to NYC for Broadway’s Arts for Autism benefit

    Young Actors Theatre headed to NYC for Broadway’s Arts for Autism benefit

    Special to the Tallahassee Democrat  |  USA TODAY NETWORK -FLORIDA Young Actors Theatre is thrilled to announce its performance on Broadway as part of Arts for Autism, a benefit concert held at the New Amsterdam Theatre – home to Disney’s hit musical “Aladdin.” On June 16, 2025, 30 members of YAT’s audition-based company will perform…

  • Broadway celebrates a spectacular season at the 2025 Tony Awards

    Broadway celebrates a spectacular season at the 2025 Tony Awards

    Helen J Shen and Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Evan Zimmerman/Maybe Happy Ending Evan Zimmerman/Maybe Happy Ending The 78th Annual Tony Awards returned to Radio City Music Hall this year, with Cynthia Erivo hosting. Some years, one musical is crowned the absolute best of the season,…