Davis Hall News

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced today the Nominating Committee for the 2017-2018 Broadway season. The Tony Awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

Soul rocker Kwame Binea was born in West London with native origins in Ghana. He has peppered his music with a unique brand of “Roots Rock” which embodies his fertile and culturally diverse personal saga.

Piano phenomenon Elio Villafranca will bring the next generation of his popular "Letters to Mother Africa" concerts, the second in his series on the African continent's powerful influence on jazz and folk Cuban music, to Aaron Davis Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 31.

Triple Threat Dance Showcase triumphantly returns to the stage at South Orange Performing Arts Center Friday, March 17th at 8 p.m. to shine the spotlight on three diverse New Jersey dance companies.Umoja Dance Company, Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre and Nimbus Dance Works come together to create an eclectic performance of dance that celebrates diversity and culture. The power and infectious rhythms of African drum and dance, the elegance and passion of Latin dance, and the grace and beauty of ballet come together to celebrate the melting pot of American heritage.

RONIT AND JAMIL was written by Pamela L. Laskin and is a contemporary retelling of Romeo and Juliet revolving around the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Following a very well-received staged reading at the Manhattan Theatre Club on June 20, The Platform Group is pleased to announce that Shara Ashley Zeiger's gritty work Roughly Speaking, based on over 200 interviews with New York City's homeless at Xavier Mission Welcome Table Soup Kitchen, will be presented at Tada Theater, located at 15 West 28 Street, from October 29 - November 20, 2016.

Elisa Monte Dance, an emotionally charged and highly acclaimed dance company that champions individuality, announces its pivotal 35th season–marking the official departure of Elisa Monte as director from the company she began in 1981.

A HAPPY END by Israeli playwright Iddo Netanyahu is the story of a well-to-do, well-integrated Jewish couple in 1932 Berlin deciding whether to remain in Germany or to flee to America.  The production dramatizes a dilemma -- whether to leave home, family and friends for an uncertain future in a foreign land, or stay, hoping the situation will improve -- that has been shared and faced by thousands of emigres. 

A HAPPY END by Israeli playwright Iddo Netanyahu is the story of a well-to-do, well-integrated Jewish couple in 1932 Berlin deciding whether to remain in Germany or to flee to America.  The production dramatizes a dilemma -- whether to leave home, family and friends for an uncertain future in a foreign land, or stay, hoping the situation will improve -- that has been shared and faced by thousands of emigres. 

City College Center for the Arts (CCCA), NYC's newest center providing educational and artistic initiatives for students and the community, presents students of London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in Oliver Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer. Modernized from its premiere performance in 1773, CCCA, as part of its Arts Summer Theatre Program will present a cast of eight student actors for eight performances, July 23- August 1, 2015 at Aaron Davis Hall.

Aimed at guiding patrons through themes of discovery, understanding and cultural celebration, City College Center for the Arts (CCCA), presents a concert that brings together traditional and contemporary music. For one night only, May 15, 2015, the evening will celebrate the indelible footprints left by Harlem based Cuban legends of the past. Curated by Nelson Radhames Rodriguez and headlined by acclaimed saxophonist and composer Yosvany Terry, the evening honor legends of the past such as Luciano 'Chano' Pozo, Machito, Mario Bauza, Chico O'Farrill, Mongo Santamaria, Carlos 'Patato' Valdes, Arsenio Rodriguez and Graciela Perez. Terry is also joined on stage by vocalist Gema Corredera and composer Xiomara Laugart.

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) is proud to announce its 2014, and fifth Class of Honorees, to be inducted at its star-studded red carpet Award Ceremony and Fundraising Gala tonight, October 23, 2014, at The Paramount in Huntington, NY.

Aimed at guiding patrons through themes of discovery, understanding and cultural celebration, City College Center for the Arts (CCCA), home to Aaron Davis Hall, is renewing the artistic expression of the campus's student body in their inaugural 2014-2015 season. NYC's newest center celebrating the diverse artistic voice of its community, CCCA will begin their season with a presentation of, Elisa Monte Dance, on October 23, at Aaron Davis Hall, 7:00 p.m.

The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHoF) is proud to announce its 2014, and fifth Class of Honorees, to be inducted at its star-studded red carpet Award Ceremony and Fundraising Gala on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at The Paramount in Huntington, NY.

Hosted by Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson reporting from the Holiday Train Show at The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, the December edition of CUNY TV's ARTS IN THE CITY debuts Friday, December 13, celebrating family and holiday events around the city.

Five talented musicians are joining forces to present "Ride the Chariot," an evening of African American songs including such favorites such as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," "Steal Away," "A City Called Heaven," "Ain't Got Time to Die," among others. Performing are Rashard Allen, baritone; Jessica Gondwe, soprano; Naomi Christine Leapheart, contralto; Christyan Seay, tenor and Maria Thompson Corley, pianist.

As I read the pre-publicity and then the first reviews of the new film, Lovelace, which chronicles the disturbing story of the woman who in 1972 starred in the highest-grossing porn film of all time, it reminded me of a time in college when I really got myself in deep because of Deep Throat.

As the political races throughout New York City reach their peak, candidates, thought leaders, businesses, organizations, and prominent New Yorkers are showing their support for the One Percent for Culture campaign that seeks to increase funding to the city's 1,300-plus non-profit cultural organizations.

Broadway Theatre Project's 23rd season is currently taking place July 7- 28, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. Tonya Pinkins,Christopher D'Amboise, Jay Binder, David Friedman, Donna McKechnie, Elena Grinenko, Victoria Regan, Melissa Thodos and Jennifer Archibald join the ranks of Gregory Hines, Austin Pendleton, Julie Andrews, Joel Grey, and Patti Lupone, among many others as a guest faculty member at the Project.

Piel Canela's third annual 'Que Rico Mambo 3: Romantico' dance production, which was originally scheduled at the Apollo Theater, recently moved to Marian Anderson Theatre at Aaron Davis Hall, located on the campus of City College in Historic Harlem.