Spontaneous Jam Session with Country Superstar Lyle Lovett and Rock Icon Steve Miller Brings the House Down at The Umbrella Arts Center

Our audiences may recognize you when they come to see Fences. Can you tell us a little about yourself and your history here at The Umbrella?

David Rosen

Written by Monica Chen

“I was attracted to the Umbrella because I wanted to help support its mission to build a vibrant community, and showcase and advance the arts,” says David Rosen, who has volunteered with The Umbrella for the past three years. “I believe the arts have a unique ability to bring together diverse constituencies and enrich individual lives.”

Actor Damon Singletary is known to The Umbrella audiences from his performance in Angels in America.

By Rebecca Cook

42nd Street continues to receive rave reviews, and Todd Yard's performance as Julian Marsh is no exception. We sat down with Todd this week to talk a little more about the show, his character and what he has been up to since last appearing at The Umbrella in La Cage Aux Folles back in 2015!

On the evening of Oct. 3, a few hundred visitors to The Umbrella turned out for the opening reception to StoryArt: Children's Book Illustration -- the first group exhibition presented in the newly completed Main Arts Gallery at 40 Stow Street. Guests had a chance to met and discuss the work with the eight award-winning artists featured in the exhibition, including: Priscilla Alpaugh, Sarah S.

This new, behind-the-scenes trailer for The Umbrella Stage Company's Season 12 opener, 42nd Street, was captured through the eyes (and lens) of multitalented cast member, Ryan Mark Malyar.