Broadway Stages Sponsors APAC 2015 Gala

Broadway Stages is proud to support the local arts scene by sponsoring the Astoria Performing Arts Center, Inc. (APAC). The nonprofit organization was founded in 2001 by Sue Scannell (Founding Executive Director, 2001-2005) and Brian J. Swasey (Founding Artistic Director, 2001-2008). Artistic Director Dev Bondarin now leads the organization. APAC's mission is to bring high-quality theater to Astoria, Queens, and to support local youth and senior citizens.

Congratulations to APAC for another successful year and to honorees Ted Chapin, president of Rodger & Hammerstein, and city councilman Jimmy Van Bramer for making Queens what it is today. 

For more information please visit http://www.apacny.org/ 

Kings Theatre Grand Re-Opening With Diana Ross

Diana Ross performs at the newly renovated Kings Theatre

Kings Theatre first opened in 1929 but closed its doors in 1977 and quickly fell into disrepair. In 2010 Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz announced that the theater would undergo a major renovation. Two years later the theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This month, the doors reopened and the legendary Motown singer Diana Ross performed at the grand re-opening.

The legendary Diana Ross

Groundswell and Broadway Stages Team Up for Community Art Project

Broadway Stages president Gina Argento (center) and Participants of the Groundswell Community Mural Project

The Groundswell Community Mural Project's at-risk youth program unveiled a new mural at Broadway Stages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn today. Entitled "Welcome to Greenpoint," the installation at 370 Greenpoint Avenue celebrates the neighborhood’s rich immigrant history and future as NYC's capital for TV and film. "We're honored that these students chose to build their gorgeous mural at Broadway Stages. They have put so much hard work into recreating, even re-imagining, our entire neighborhood. Their mural will be a constant reminder that Greenpoint is at the heart of who we all are," Broadway Stages president Gina Argento said.