President Obama News

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced its upcoming 2022-23 season of dance including several anniversary celebrations and world premieres. The fall season begins with two shows melding dance and jazz music: famed Newark-born tap artist and dancemaker Savion Glover collaborates with jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater (Nov 12)  followed by new works by New Jersey-based Carolyn Dorfman Dance featuring a live performance by renowned jazz violinist Regina Carter (Nov 16).

Grammy-Award winning singer, songwriter, and visual artist Solange Knowles has been commissioned by New York City Ballet to compose a new score, which will premiere at the Company’s tenth annual Fall Fashion Gala on Wednesday, September 28 at Lincoln Center.

Leicht brings 25 years of experience leading urban planning, open space, and development initiatives, most recently serving as the Executive Vice President of Real Estate Development & Planning at Empire State Development, New York State's economic development agency, and having previously held prominent leadership roles at federal and municipal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development, as well as at leading urban planning and advocacy nonprofits, supporting New Yorkers for Parks and the Municipal Art Society.

Seattle Rep announced complete casting and the single ticket on sale date for their season opening production of playwright Madeline Sayet’s, Where We Belong.

Irish Eyes will be smiling when The High Kings perform Traditional Irish Music at The Ridgefield Playhouse on July 30.

Direct from Dublin, Irish Folk Superstars The High Kings are making their debut at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, July 20, 2022 at 8pm!

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has announced the company’s 45th anniversary ‘sapphire’ season: a dynamic mix of world premieres and revivals of company and audience favorites.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has announced the company’s 45th anniversary ‘sapphire’ season: a dynamic mix of world premieres and revivals of company and audience favorites. The 2022/23 Season 45: Sapphire Season begins with HSDC’s fall series Refraction at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

Egyptian-American actor, comedian, producer, and director Ahmed Ahmed is one of the most diverse, multi-faceted talents in the entertainment industry.  He is a co-founder of the groundbreaking Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which aired on Comedy Central and later went on to make history taking that tour all around the Middle East.

Producers Richard Bell, N'Kenge, Park Row Equity Partners, Tegan Summer, Sam Williams, Michael Loeb and Derow Enterprises, in association with Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts, announce the presentation of “The Songs of Dorothy Dandridge! The Musical,” selections from the upcoming production of Dorothy Dandridge! The Musical, with book and lyrics by Trey Ellis and music and lyrics by Shelton L. Becton, directed by Tamara Tunie at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Programming has been announced for the 2022/2023 season at the Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum. Find out all of the shows in the season, how to get tickets & more. 

Pride Live, a social advocacy and community engagement organization for the LGBTQ+ community, announced plans to open the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (SNMVC). 

Roy Thomson Hall will present Itzhak Perlman and Friends, a very special evening that will mark a once-in-a-lifetime presentation featuring some of the brightest classical music stars: Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Juilliard String Quartet.

YoungArts announces Blaine Alden Krauss as the inaugural recipient of The Ashley Longshore Excellence in the Arts Award.

President Barack Obama recently held a roundtable discussion hosted by the Obama Foundation with five recipients of DACA to mark the program’s 10th anniversary, highlight its participants' contributions over the last decade, and discuss the work that remains to offer Dreamers a permanent solution to their status. Watch here!

The storied career of actor Al Pacino is to be celebrated in a one night only fundraiser Al Pacino Live on Stage, presented on Thursday, June 23 at 8:00 pm at Gindi Auditorium American Jewish University. 

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced that White House photographer, best-selling author and speaker Pete Souza brings Two Presidents, One Photographer to Minneapolis for one night only on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Tony Award winning producer Michael A. Jenkins today announced the cast for the special by-invitation-only industry reading for the new musical BELVA - Don’t Give Up Before the Miracle on Friday June 10th at Pearl Studios (500 Eighth Avenue).

New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the annual Mother's Day Weekend 2023 with ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13 at 8 PM and Matinee on Sunday, May 14 at 3:00 PM.

The renowned Kronos Quartet today releases the world premiere recording of Mỹ Lai, the acclaimed opera composed by Jonathan Berger with libretto by Harriet Scott Chessman, on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.