Michael Schwartz News

Umami Burger, the world-renowned premium burger brand, is thrilled to announce its latest Artist Series collaboration with global award winning Chef Daniel Boulud in celebration of Bastille Day on July 14th. Chef Boulud has created 'The Umami Frenchie' as an exclusive culinary creation available at participating Umami Burger locations nationwide from July 14 to September 14, 2018. A key aspect of this incredible collaboration is that $1 from each burger sold will benefit charitable organization Citymeals, which provides a lifeline of nourishing meals and vital companionship to New York City's homebound elderly.

Montana, the short film from Writer/Director Michael Schwartz (Sunday In The Park With George, Company) will make its World Premiere at The 21st Annual Brooklyn Film Festival Saturday June 9th at Windmill Studios in Brooklyn. The film then competes on June 26th in the Digital Short Series Competition at SeriesFest in Denver, the “Sundance Of Television.” The short film is based on Schwartz's hour-long Sundance Lab finalist pilot of the same name.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces British pop star Howard Jones ("What is Love?") and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, May 10 at noon. All tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago.

City Winery at the Riverwalk, 11 W. Riverwalk South, announces a free performance by She's Crafty on Thursday, May 17 at 5:30 p.m. Raffles and proceeds from two specialty cocktails will benefit Chicago Period Project and Gilda's Club Chicago.

Umami Burger, the world-renowned premium burger brand that continues to evolve to meet the needs of the market, is thrilled to expand their partnership with Impossible Foods by introducing three new craveable additions of its famed 'Impossible Burger' to its menu on March 26, 2018, for a limited time, becoming Impossible Foods' largest retail partner. The launch of these three exclusive Impossible Burgers follows a year of tremendous success for the Umami and Impossible Foods partnership including the buzzed-about limited release of Jaden's Impossible Trio in partnership with Jaden Smith, as well as the title of Umami's #3 most purchased burger of the year.

Since May 2017, Umami Burger, the unparalleled premium burger restaurant, has introduced the famed meatless 'Impossible Burger' to over 20 US locations coast-to-coast in partnership with Impossible Foods. Expanding on the successful partnership, the innovative burger brand just unveiled its latest Artist Series collaboration with Jaden Smith, aptly named 'Jaden's Impossible Trio.' From now through the end of the year, participating Umami Burgers nationwide will offer these exclusive sliders, with $1 from every Jaden's Impossible Trio benefiting American Red Cross hurricane relief efforts.

The stars have aligned with the return of multi-platinum selling band DNCE aboard Royal Caribbean International for a live musical performance to celebrate the Great American Eclipse, a phenomenon 99 years in the making.

Umami Burger continues to grow its global footprint with the opening of the popular restaurant in Hudson Hotel, a pioneer of the boutique hotel movement located in the heart of Manhattan, on July 10th, 2017.

Cleveland is in the midst of 'The Mac Wellman Homecoming Festival,' presented by Playwrights Local, in partnership with Cleveland State University Department of English, the NEOMFA Creative Writing Program, and the Michael Schwartz Library, with performances by Playwrights Local, Theater Ninjas, convergence-continuum, CSU Department of Theatre & Dance, Baldwin Wallace University Department of Theatre and Dance, and The Manhattan Project-Cleveland Lab.

 In celebration of the upcoming opening of The James West Hollywood-Sunset, The James Hotels has partnered with the David Lynch Foundation and Dazed Media to create the short film “A New Sunrise Over Sunset”. Directed by Shaniqwa Jarvis the film offers a first look inside The James West Hollywood - Sunset, featuring prominent David Lynch Foundation supporters and LA insiders: model and jewelry designer Erin Wasson, vocalist Nia Andrews, artist and clothing designer Cali DeWitt, Grammy-Award winning singer James Fauntleroy, 2016's Best New Chef by Food & Wine, Kris Yenbamroong, and multidisciplinary visual artist, Brendan Fowler.

Cooks all across the country are making flavor happen, and it's all thanks to pork. Pork is the protein for every day, perfect to indulge with and prepare some mouthwatering recipes. That is why the National Pork Board (NPB) has teamed up with celebrity chef Richard Ingraham, responsible for the flavorful, well-balanced diets and meal planning of celebrities including NBA and NFL superstar athletes. Ingraham will bring to life 'The Taste of Now' campaign, aimed at creating awareness of pork's unmatched flavor and now value.

Over 300 performances of more than 50 different programs of theater, dance and music featuring local and world-renowned talent are on tap for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' 2016/17 season, among them a production of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, helmed by SPRING AWAKENING director Michael Arden.

Stephen Schwartz, Michael Gennaro and Geoffrey Walsky will headline this week's (April 1) State of the ARTS, heard LIVE every Friday from 12noon to 1pm on WPKN-FM (89.5) in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Co-hosts of the weekly arts & entertainment show are Richard Pheneger and Peggy Nelson.

IAMA THEATRE COMPANY presents its second annual 23-hour Play Festival, which is a dynamic theatrical event that showcases how exciting live theater can be. IAMA, with the help of their very talented celebrity friends, will present 7 original short plays -- all written, directed and performed in under 23 hours!

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ From August 1-September 30 each year, Miami Spice turns Miami Beach into a city of epicurean experiences and experiments with chefs showcasing a wealth of new dishes, cocktails and desserts to foodies and travelers during the annual Miami Spice event. Miami Beach's culinary scene has evolved into a sophisticated and daring mashup of four and five star eateries helmed by celebrity chefs including Michael Schwartz, Tom Colicchio, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Scott Conant and Jose Andres among others. The weeks that span Miami Spice are a great time for foodies toindulge in new cuisines andexplore the ambiance of a restaurant, sample a range of cocktails or even talk table-side with a chef.

The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience, is proud to present Broadway's timeless musical Peter Pan directed by Michael Schwartz for its 102nd  season in May and June of 2015.  

Today, WGBH and Fine Cooking magazine announced the tour schedule for the filming of Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking Season 3

Paper Mill Playhouse presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame (which first played to rave reviews in La Jolla), which opened last night, March 15. Inspired by the classic Victor Hugo novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame has a book by Peter Parnell, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is directed by Scott Schwartz and choreographed by Chase Brock. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night, and below, you can check out interviews with the full gang after the curtain went down!

Genevieve has that rare capacity to channel the physical aspects of her singular voice -- the warm clarity of her notes, the wide spectrum of her vocal range, the inventive tonal subtleties -- into pure expressive meaning. And much like Lorde or Bjork, her voice is so much bigger than her slight frame that, as it pours out of her, she both shapes it and is herself transformed by it into an almost otherworldly character onstage. Don't miss her on tour this February!