Performing arts take centre stage at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) this weekend with the Grand Finale of the We Rise Talent Showcase. Fifteen talented performers from across the ‘UWIverse’ will vie for the top spots and cash prizes in the virtual talent showcase on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Members of the…

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A three-day tap-dancing festival in Philadelphia commemorates the art form’s rich history in the city, while bringing the tap community together. Throughout the weekend, hoofers from the tri-state area immersed themselves in master…

COLUMNS | FEATURES | EVENT PREVIEWS featured events originally published: 11/19/2023  (HACKENSACK, NJ) — Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC) presents The Christmas Caper from December 1-3 and December 8-9, 2023. Written and composed by MaryAnn DiMaria and Nick Picciallo, The Christmas Caper is a two-act ninety-minute seasonal fantasy saga of Santa’s stolen sleigh. A…

Students of the Dublin Quarry Lane East campus will soon be able to make use of a new performing arts center on their site after recent approval from city officials. The project, which includes constructing a 14,000-square-foot venue with accompanying landscaping, parking and walkways, was passed unanimously by the City Council last month. Residents, parents…

It is vindication for the young man who was told there was barely a market for normal theatre, never mind a long-running musical. From selfies to sex acts, one writer’s deep dive into bad theatre etiquette Two of the most successful musicals in Hong Kong have been I Have a Date with Spring (1992), which…

The Broadway tour of “SIX” is coming to the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in just a matter of weeks, and only CBS News Colorado viewers are getting behind the scenes access to the show before it opens at the Buell Theatre. SIX follows the story of King Henry VIII’s six wives, giving a…

• Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen was one of the first proponents of modernism in theater, and the door slam that ends his classic 1879 play “A Doll’s House” has come to stand in for his iconoclastic and rebellious approach. See it for yourself when the College of Marin’s drama program performs “A Doll’s House” from…

The Morrison Center has held incredible performances and provided students across the Treasure Valley with incredible opportunities. As the organization celebrates its 40th anniversary, executive director Laura Kendall shares what makes the Morrison Center so special and highlights its values and goals for the future.  In reference to the $15 Hamilton ticket opportunity the Morrison…

Stevenson students should be paying more attention to their school’s theater program.  We often overlook Stevenson’s theater program. However, Stevenson University’s theater department is important and valuable to the school culture. The effort and hard work that Stevenson’s theater department puts into everything that they do should not go unnoticed.   Theater is empowering. Participation in…

Earlier this month, the City of Naperville released findings from its 2023 National Community Survey, a tool that captured resident satisfaction scores and measured the “livability” (defined as something that is not only “habitable but also desirable”) of the city. All Naperville residents were eligible to participate and evaluate ten central facets of the municipality,…