Daniel Kim

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at Flushing Town Hall! Vibrant celebration features month-long lineup of programs, headlined by Korean musical duo CelloGayageum on Lunar New Year, Feb. 10.

CelloGayageum, an intercultural musical duo, blends the sounds of Italian cello and Korean gayageum.

South Korean band Wave to Earth has added a second concert in Manila, Philippines, due to demand.

The PYO Music Institute has announced the finalists and recipient of the 10th Annual Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI) Ovation Award at the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s 83rd Annual Festival Concert, held in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center on June 4, 2023.

East West Players will present The Brothers Paranormal. Written by East West Players multi-produced playwright Prince Gomolvilas and directed by Jeff Liu, The Brothers Paranormal performs November 17 through December 11, 2022 with opening night on Sunday, November 20. 

ROBIN HOOD & MAID MARION: A HOLIDAY PANTO directed by Bonnie Lythgoe is now playing at the Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach.

This spring, rising star Philadelphia playwright Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters will bring the world premiere of her moving new play ESTHER CHOI AND THE FISH THAT DROWNED to Philadelphia's Simpatico Theatre. The play, which explores grief with comedy, heart and music, will run March 25 through April 12 at the Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake. Reviewing press are invited to the 8:00pm performance on March 27, 2020.

ABC Talent and Casting will present the 2019 ABC Discovers: Los Angeles Talent Showcase on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16, at the El Portal Theatre for the Performing Arts in North Hollywood, California. Part of Walt Disney Television's ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for undiscovered talent, the showcase features selected participants performing in a one-night showcase for casting directors, talent agents, managers and other industry professionals. In addition, the selected showcase actors are awarded a one-year mentorship with executives from the ABC Casting Department. As part of the mentorship, the showcase actors will be offered on-camera workshops specifically for them to further hone their craft and auditioning skills. Talent will also have access to various ABC executives.

The students of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) organization demonstrate, once again, how talented they are! Six of the nine finalists of the 2019 School District of Philadelphia's All-City Concerto Competition are current PYO members, including the first place winner, Marquise Bradley.

Jake Busey (The Predator, Netflix's Stranger Things, Hulu's freakish, Showtime Network's Ray Donovan), Matt Steele, Nicole Sullivan (Netflix's Disjointed, Netflix's Girlboss, ABC's Black-ish, FOX's MADtv), Marissa Jaret Winokur (HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hairspray), Jayson Bernard (Halloweed, Family Values), Jason Stuart (The Birth of a Nation, Tangerine), and newcomer Timothy Brundidge will star in DIVOS!, a high-school comedy written by Matt Steele, and directed Ryan Patrick Bartley, in his feature directorial debut.

Jake Busey (The Predator, Netflix's Stranger Things, Hulu's freakish, Showtime Network's Ray Donovan), Matt Steele, Nicole Sullivan (Netflix's Disjointed, Netflix's Girlboss, ABC's Black-ish, FOX's MADtv), Marissa Jaret Winokur (HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hairspray), Jayson Bernard (Halloweed, Family Values), Jason Stuart (The Birth of a Nation, Tangerine), and newcomer Timothy Brundidge will star in DIVOS!, a high-school comedy written by Matt Steele, and directed Ryan Patrick Bartley, in his feature directorial debut.

The musical theatre podcast Something New premiered on January 14th, 2013. To commemorate the five-year anniversary, producer and host Joel B. New has released highlights from the series finale, which took place in concert on September 30th, 2017 at the Duplex in New York City. Ticket sales supported the Dramatists Guild Foundation.

Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists (PAPA) solidify their presence in the city with their first full production, Tiger Style! By Mike Lew. Travelling from California to China this raucous comedy examines the successes and failures of 'tiger parenting' from the point of view of a playwright who's actually been through it.This hilarious and fast-paced story of the struggle of two siblings to deal with their upbringing, heritage, and loaded preconceptions was described by ArtsATL as 'a spirited, fast-paced, colorful, funny and entertaining romp that's as energetic as it is easy to like.'

Last night, The Public Theater celebrated the life and legacy of Michael Friedman in all of their downtown theater spaces.

TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS--the accomplished ensemble composed of the finest Celtic and American musicians led by musical directors Jerry Douglas and Shetland fiddler legend Aly Bain--will launch their debut U.S. tour on Friday, April 28 at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC.

Each summer, the country's most gifted young musicians are chosen by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO-USA) of America. This year, seven Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO) students have been selected to participate in the prestigious 2017 NYO-USA. The PYO students who have been chosen from PA are: Fiyi Adebekun, violin, of Lansdale, Allyson Cohen, violin, of Narberth, Isabella Egawa, violin, of Bala Cynwyd, Johnny May, violin, of Penn Valley and Joy Zhao, cello, of Chalfont. The student from DE is Conor McAvinue, violin, of Wilmington, and the student from NJ is Daniel Kim, clarinet, of Skillman.

Music, comedy and drama are on the bill at The Marlowe Studio, Canterbury, this March.

Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 109 outstanding young musicians selected from across the country for the fourth annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). The members of the 2016 orchestra-ages 16-19, hailing from 32 US states-have been recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest players in the country following a comprehensive and highly competitive audition process. This summer's NYO-USA will feature 38 returning musicians. The program is free for all participants.

In Episode 309, award-winning musical theatre writer Joel B. New sat down with Shayla Benoit, an actor, singer, dancer, director, choreographer, producer, and Star Wars enthusiast (shaylabenoit.com).

In Episode 308, award-winning musical theatre writer Joel B. New sat down with Janet Krupin, currently featured as a Swing in IF/THEN. Other Broadway credits include BRING IT ON (Kylar) and HANDS ON A HARDBODY (Dance Captain).