PRESS RELEASE Celebrating Heroes of the Pandemic And the Spirit of Community  In response to coronavirus, Community Works in association with New Heritage Theatre Group has launched a digital celebration called Harlem is . . .  HEALING: Celebrating Heroes of the Pandemic in the spirit of its 20-year effort to spotlight local heroes, famous or not, who make a difference.  The […]

HARLEM: FEBRUARY 20, 2020    MOTHERLAND Messengers will make their Harlem debut as part of their 2020USA tour on Friday, March 6,at 7 PM at the historic Williams CME Church. Motherland Messengers are an ensemble of South African Gospel recording artists and musicians. Collectively they have wom numerous individul awards and have performed all over […]

OPEN HOUSE OF OSCAR & GRAMMY nominated IMPACT REPERTORY THEATRE

(February 2020 – Harlem, New York) Classical actress and producer Debra Ann Byrd undertook a remarkable journey to take on the role of Shakespeare’s noble general Othello — which she recently performed for Southwest Shakespeare Company at Taliesin West, winning her the 2019 Broadway World Arizona Lead Actress Award.  This past fall the actress recorded her experiences on becoming ‘The Moor of […]

PRESS RELEASE: February 17, 2020 Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group and Williams Institutional CME Church presents "IT IS AFRICAN" Featuring the music of the AfroHORN Band & International Oyu Oro Afro- Cuban Dance Company    HARLEM: FEBRUARY 17, 2020   Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group and Williams Institutional CME Church will present IT IS AFRICAN, […]

Set in 1821, the play is based on the true story of the first African-American theatre company in New York City.  It dramatizes the conflict that arises when free African-American, William Henry Brown, organizes a production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" for a predominantly black audience.   The show challenges leading New York City producer Stephen […]