Archive for Manhattan
Arts In My Backyard – Manhattan – June
The Scottsboro Boys
New musical by the team of John Kander and the late Fed Eeb with David
• Thompson inspired by the infamous case of American injustice.
Where: Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street, New York, NY 10036)
• When: First Preview: Oct. 7; Opening: Oct. 31
• Director: Susan Stroman, Choreographer: Susan Stroman
• For tickets call: Tele-charge [...]
Arts in My Backyard – Manhattan – May
School is finished and summer is here. As all you locals know, there is nothing compared in to a summer in NYC. Over the next few months, check out everything from musicals to festivals to concerts. This issue of AIMB features the new Ray Charles musical “Unchain My Heart,” the morning concert series in Central [...]
Read moreImpact Broadway – Spotlight
Hello, my name is Katrina Mackey and I’m a senior at McKinney Highschool of the Arts in Brooklyn New York. I got involved with Impact Broadway in my junior year when Ms. Donna came to our school with several of her colleagues and introduced the concept. In short they explained to me and other founding [...]
Read moreManhattan – DREAMGIRLS at The Apollo
Harlem will be on fire as it opens its doors to the show that made Jennifer Hudson, a household name! No, I am not talking about American Idol. I am talking about Dreamgirls. A sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS, it is set to come into our own backyard, the legendary Apollo Theater on November [...]
Read moreManhattan – Thurgood Marshall Academy
IB Manhattan High School: Thurgood Marshall Academy
Faculty/Administrative Contacts: Tara Gardner, Dr. Sandye Johnson
IB Manhattan College: City College of New York
Faculty/Administrative Contacts: P rofessor Eugene Nesmith
Thoughts of the arts in Manhattan immediately conjure images of the great museums and, of course, the bright lights of Broadway. But the island of Manhattan is alive with electricity during the summer from [...]