In a time when the world needs theatre the most, uncertainty surrounds its preservation. The arts community faced a series of devastating blows to federal funding this May. Unexpected emails on withdrawals and cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) hit the inboxes of hundreds of arts organizations nationwide. Museums, libraries, theatres, film festivals, and other …
This month, ICT is presenting “The Double V” by Carole Eglash-Kosoff, a compelling true story that sheds light on the nation’s first Black civil rights movement. Though profoundly inspiring, this pivotal chapter in history remains relatively unknown. We begin on January 31st, 1942, James G. Thompson of Wichita, Kansas—a reader of the prominent Black newspaper, The Pittsburgh Courier—addresses a letter …
By JESSICA GELTSTAFF WRITER | LOS ANGELES TIMES | MARCH 12, 2021 6:49 PM PT Live theater in California cannot return indoors until each county in question completely cycles out of the color-coded tiers that serve as a blueprint for reopening, the California Department of Health said Friday. The department released updated guidelines for live performances that go into effect …
Gazzettes Newspaper Post ANOTHER VIEW – March 12, 2021 I wish I were talking about opening International City Theatre again and not just survival of the theatre — survival of all the arts. It is the arts that feed our souls, our spirits and our minds. They make us curious, ask questions of ourselves and our world, and give us …
By GQLSHARE | gqlshare@medianewsgroup.com | Daily NewsPUBLISHED: February 24, 2020 at 5:03 p.m. | UPDATED: February 24, 2020 at 5:04 p.m. Long Beach’s International City Theatre is currently participating in a national program called #Enough, urging middle and high school students to write 10-minute plays about gun violence, with organizers of the national initiative then giving them a platform to start conversations with their works. “We’re partnering …
If you saw or heard about International City Theatre’s Life Could Be a Dream last year, you are in luck because the same writer, Roger Bean, has created a new original musical, with music from a different era. The Andrews Brothers will debut at the International City Theatre this February, featuring toe-tapping music from the 1940’s. Beans’ musical theater plays …
Perhaps you listened to the radio in the 1940’s or your grandparents have shared with you some of the music from their youth. In February, you will have the opportunity to experience some of the songs in a fun twist on one of the most iconic musical groups of the era, The Andrews Sisters. International City Theatre will be debuting …
The most wonderful time of year is upon us: the lights, the music and the brisk winter air. Many of us are already rushing around buying gifts and making sure we check everyone off our list. Does Aunt Linda really want that cinnamon scented candle or that glittery reindeer ornament? The honest truth, maybe, but probably not. At the end …
With the commencement of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, just around the corner, we believe it is only necessary to introduce (or re-introduce) Billie Holiday to our fellow theatre enthusiasts. Billie Holiday, dubbed “Lady Day” by saxophonist Lester Young, was an African American jazz singer with an illustrious career of over thirty …
International City Theatre has been entertaining Long Beach audiences since 1985 and throughout their 34 years, ICT has also had a strong commitment to the growth and development of youth and artists. Over the years, ICT has given more than 20 young people their union cards and hired them back as professionals. One of the first young people benefiting from …