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EXCLUSIVE: Q&A with Vocalist Joan La Barbara on Avant Festival 2016, John King Mini-Operas

The Avant Music Festival 2016 is upon us! With events held from February 20th to March 5th, attendees can experience the full breadth of artistic expression in the uninhibited caverns of The Wild Project, at 195 E. 3rd St. in Manhattan. Since its founding in 2010 by Randy Gibson and Megan Schubert, the Avant Music Festival has fulfilled its pledge to be a "platform for contemporary American composers to experiment with long-form concerts and the full programmatic experience of their work." It is within this setting that maverick vocalist Joan La Barbara will be performing John King's "Mini-Operas" series with fellow vocalist Gelsey Bell on February 27th.
  • Halle Berry Calls Lack of Oscar Diversity 'Heartbreaking'.

    Halle Berry, the first and only African American actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress, has finally went on the record about her feelings concerning the Academy Awards and the lack of any person of color being among the nominees. The scandal has ballooned to one of the worst in Academy history. Boycotts have been threatened. Spike Lee, Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith have publicly stated they won't be attending. Diversity has been promised for the future . So how does the woman who won a history making Best Actress Award award for Monster's Ball in 2001 feel about the whole issue? Well, she just calls it 'heartbreaking'.
  • Broadway’s ‘The King and I’ Gets To Know New Anna, Marin Mazzie After Kelli O’Hara Exit

    The cast of Broadway’s 'The King and I' will soon be getting to know an all new Anna Leonowens. Kelli O’Hara is leaving the hit revival this April and Marin Mazzie will be filling her shoes soon after. Mazzie is known for her roles in Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me, Kate' and Stephen Sondheim's 'Passion,' Mazzie has been absent from the stage recently while fighting breast cancer. Thankfully Mazzie is now in remission and ready to make her return to the Great White Way.
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