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Free Lower East Side Festival of the Arts Returns
by Julie Musbach - Apr 29, 2017


Yes, LES, is still here and still fearlessly free to all!

TEDx Comes to Asbury Park this May
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2017


Leading thinkers in technology, science, gender, business and art will share how identity shapes perceptions and reality at the TEDxNavesink IDENTITY conference.The event will be held Saturday, May 20, 201, at the Paramount Theatre on the Asbury Park Park Boardwalk. 

International Festival of Arts & Ideas Announces 2017 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2017


The International Festival of Arts & Ideas today announced complete details for Festival 2017, which will begin on June 3 and continues for three weeks through June 24 in New Haven, Connecticut. 

Baba Brinkman's RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS Makes U.S. Debut at SoHo Playhouse Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2016


NYC-based Canadian playwright and 'peer reviewed rapper' Baba Brinkman ('Astonishing and brilliant' - NY Times) is gearing up for the U.S debut of RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS at the SoHo Playhouse in downtown Manhattan, under the direction of Darren Lee Cole, Artistic Director.

Baba Brinkman's RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS Makes U.S. Debut at SoHo Playhouse Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2016


NYC-based Canadian playwright and 'peer reviewed rapper' Baba Brinkman ('Astonishing and brilliant' - NY Times) is gearing up for the U.S debut of RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS at the SoHo Playhouse in downtown Manhattan, under the direction of Darren Lee Cole, Artistic Director.

Baba Brinkman's RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS to Make U.S. Debut at SoHo Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Feb 2, 2016


NYC-based Canadian playwright and 'peer reviewed rapper' Baba Brinkman ('Astonishing and brilliant' - NY Times) is gearing up for the U.S debut of RAP GUIDE TO CLIMATE CHAOS at the SoHo Playhouse in downtown Manhattan, under the direction of Darren Lee Cole, Artistic Director.

BWW Special: Matt & Kim's Picks for the 2015 Orlando International Fringe Festival
by Kimberly Moy - May 11, 2015


Here is your chance to see shows old, new, and experimental. This year Fringe is bigger with a new venue (black) and more shows than previous years. The Orlando International Fringe Festival returns May 13 - May 25, 2015.

RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION Extends Through May 3 at SoHo Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Mar 26, 2015


After a successful five-star-rated run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and a two month run with the 2014 Edinburgh Encore series at SoHo Playhouse, the theater's Artistic Director, Darren Lee Cole, is proud to announce the final extension of Rap Guide to Religion with its final performance on May 3rd, 2015.

BWW Reviews: RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION Smartly Blends TED Talk with Performance
by David Clarke - Mar 14, 2015


SoHo Playhouse is known for presenting NYC with some of the finest hysterical yet thought-provoking material that modern theatre has to offer. Enter Baba Brinkman's RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION, a comical 90-minute one act that explores the Darwinian and psychological imperative and power the construct of religion has for the continued evolution of the human species.

RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION Returns To Soho Playhouse Tonight
by Pat Cerasaro - Jan 7, 2015


RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION returns to the Soho Playhouse!

RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION Set For Soho Playhouse Return, 1/7
by Pat Cerasaro - Jan 5, 2015


RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION is coming back to Soho Playhouse!

Off-Broadway Musical RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION Extends Through Dec 13, Adds Talkbacks
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2014


After an acclaimed premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Soho Playhouse has extended the New York Premiere of THE RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION, a new musical written by and starring Drama Desk Award nominee Baba Brinkman (The Rap Guide to Evolution). Directed by Darren Lee Cole, performances of this Off-Broadway premiere, which opened October 10, will run through December 13 at SoHo Playhouse.

THE RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION Extends Through Dec 13 at Soho Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - Oct 29, 2014


After an acclaimed premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Soho Playhouse announces the extension of the New York Premiere of THE RAP GUIDE TO RELIGION, a new musical written by and starring Drama Desk Award nominee Baba Brinkman (The Rap Guide to Evolution). Directed by Darren Lee Cole, performances of this Off-Broadway premiere, which opened October 10, will now run through December 13 at SoHo Playhouse.

EDINBURGH ENCORE SERIES to Bring Four UK Hits to Soho Playhouse, Beginning 10/8
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2014


After hosting the 10th anniversary of the FringeNYC Encore Series in September, SoHo Playhouse will present the 1st annual EDINBURGH ENCORE SERIES beginning October 8.

666DSM, JAY Z & ME, NAKED IN ALASKA and More Among 59E59 Theaters' 2014 EAST TO EDINBURGH Festival Lineup, Running Now thru 7/27
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2014


59E59 Theaters presents the 2014 EAST TO EDINBURGH festival, beginning today, July 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 27.

666DSM, JAY Z & ME, NAKED IN ALASKA and More Among 59E59 Theaters' 2014 EAST TO EDINBURGH Festival Lineup, Running 7/8-27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 9, 2014


59E59 Theaters announces the 2014 line up for the annual EAST TO EDINBURGH festival, beginning on Tuesday, July 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 27. The performance schedule varies.

THE RAP GUIDE TO EVOLUTION Adds 7 June Performance at Fairfax Studio
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 4, 2014


Following a five month sold-out season off-Broadway, New York-based Canadian - born rapper Baba Brinkman is preparing to shake up Melbourne with The Rap Guide to Evolution at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio on Friday 6 June and Saturday 7 June 2014. As part of a national tour Arts Centre Melbourne, in association with Merrigong Theatre Company, presents a unique species of hip-hop theatre combining the wit, poetry and charisma of a great rapper with the accuracy of a scientific expert to communicate the facts of evolution and origins of hip-hop culture.

Arts Centre Melbourne Sets Families & Youth 2014 Winter/Spring Program Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - May 14, 2014


Contemporary retellings of classic fairy tales fit for all ages are among the highlights of Arts Centre Melbourne's spellbinding Families & Youth 2014 Winter/Spring program. From June to November, a unique mix of theatre, dance, circus, puppetry, rap and opera from seven countries will capture the imagination of the young and young at heart.

THE RAP GUIDE TO EVOLUTION Set for Fairfax Studio, 6-7 June
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 23, 2014


Following a five month sold-out season off-Broadway, New York-based Canadian - born rapper Baba Brinkman is preparing to shake up Melbourne with The Rap Guide to Evolution at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio on Friday 6 June and Saturday 7 June 2014. As part of a national tour Arts Centre Melbourne, in association with Merrigong Theatre Company, presents a unique species of hip-hop theatre combining the wit, poetry and charisma of a great rapper with the accuracy of a scientific expert to communicate the facts of evolution and origins of hip-hop culture.

Soho Playhouse's EVOLUTIONARY TALES: A HIP-HOP THEATRE CYCLE Begins 5/31
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 30, 2013


SoHo Playhouse Inc. presents Evolutionary Tales: A Hip-Hop Theatre Cycle at The Players Theatre playing May 31 through June 23. Written and performed by Baba Brinkman, the Canadian rap artist and inventor of a new hybrid form of theater: part hip-hop concert, part stand up comedy, and part TED Talk. Evolutionary Tales: A Hip-Hop Theatre Cycle consists of Brinkman's three hit shows, Ingenious Nature, The Rap Guide To Evolution, and The Canterbury Tales Remixed, celebrating the evolutionary view of life in its endless forms.

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