Gary Blackman Receives Life Achievement Award
ArtsPower National Touring Theatre began in 1985 as a grassroots production company in South Florida, primarily serving small arts communities in the South.
Today, the Cedar Grove-based, nonprofit organization, tours nine productions annually nationwide. On average, a new show is added each year.
The family-based productions, primarily musicals, have been staged in every state but Hawaii, according to founding co-directors Gary and Mark Blackman. It’s a highly competitive market that caters to first-run performing arts centers, along with university and school auditoriums.
ArtsPower Podcast Episode #1 – Laurie Hymes
ArtsPower’s premiere podcast features ArtsPower alumna Laurie Hymes. Laurie’s work with ArtsPower includes the national tours of Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great and Anastasia …
ArtsPower Interviews Alyssa Satin Capucilli, the Best Selling Author of BISCUIT
https://youtu.be/RdawxpellnsNEW YORK CITY – Alyssa Satin Capucilli, the author of the iconic series of BISCUIT books for young children, attended the dress rehearsal of ArtsPower’s …
ArtsPower’s Founding Co-Director Lives a Dream
NEW YORK CITY – Mark Blackman, ArtsPower’s Founding Co-Director, performed in the pit orchestra of Broadway’s HELLO DOLLY on Saturday evening, November 11th. He played the Reed 1 book (piccolo, flute, alto saxophone, and clarinet) as a substitute for Steve Kenyon, the talented, multi-reeds performer and Broadway pit orchestra veteran. “About a year […]
ArtsPower’s Rich DeRosa Guest Conducts Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
NEW YORK CITY – On November 9, 10, and 11, Rich DeRosa, the Grammy-nominated composer who has written and arranged the scores to twenty-nine ArtsPower …
ArtsPower Takes Family Shows on Road
ArtsPower National Touring Theatre began in 1985 as a grassroots production company in South Florida, primarily serving small arts communities in the South.
Today, the Cedar Grove-based, nonprofit organization, tours nine productions annually nationwide. On average, a new show is added each year.
The family-based productions, primarily musicals, have been staged in every state but Hawaii, according to founding co-directors Gary and Mark Blackman. It’s a highly competitive market that caters to first-run performing arts centers, along with university and school auditoriums.
New Promotional Video: Anne of Green Gables
https://youtu.be/l4qwZyIM9IsJune 2017: ArtsPower’s Anne of Green Gables, one of our most popular musicals originally produced in 1993, recently completed its national tour. Between March 20th …
New Promotional Video: The Monster Who Ate My Peas
https://youtu.be/N2cMiz_Ck2UMay 2017: ArtsPower’s The Monster Who Ate My Peas, based on the book by Danny Schnitzlein, had a successful 12-state tour this past spring that …
ArtsPower Cited in Backstage
ArtsPower was recently named as one of America’s top 12 touring theatre companies “that make a difference” across the United States by Backstage.com. Backstage is …
New Promotional Video: Dog Loves Books
https://youtu.be/jWBO19bkcNQMay 18, 2015: ArtsPower’s Dog Loves Books, our newest musical based on the book by Louise Yates, now has its own promotional video! Shot at …
Cast Recording Session Video: The Monster Who Ate My Peas
https://youtu.be/Z5kG1PU_WWIWatch the video to see how ArtsPower creates cast recordings for its productions! The fall 2015 cast of “The Monster Who Ate My Peas,” Sarah …