Aretha Franklin News

New York Theatre Workshop's 2024 Gala will honor theater and film visionary Liesl Tommy. Learn more about the gala and about Tommy!

Join Q. Smith, Eric Jordan Young, Sally Shaw, and Dexter Conlin for an unforgettable night of music in 'Something to Sing About: The Music of Michael Valenti' at 54 Below on Thursday, February 29th.

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra has announced details of the 2024-25 season, its 103rd, which will feature the greatly anticipated revival of Giants in the Earth – the Pulitzer Prize winning opera by American composer Douglas Moore (The Ballad of Baby Doe) based on Ole Edvart Rølvaag's epic novel about Norwegian settlers of the Dakota Territory in 1873.  The SDSO's production will be the first ever fully professional staging of Moore's opera.  More details on Giants in the Earth can be found at the bottom of this release.

James Hunter joins Bonnie Raitt as a special guest on her tour. Learn where you can see Hunter and Raitt perform, and see how to purchase tickets.

Confederates is a thought-provoking stage play that depicts two women - a slave and professor, on similar journeys.

Melissa Errico will release a new Sondheim album, 'Sondheim in the City,' on February 16. She will also offer a 10-performance residency at Birdland Jazz Feb 14-18, titled “A Manhattan Valentine”. Learn more about the album and residency here!

Jamie Muscato will be joining Eric McCormack, Rachel Tucker, Oliver Tompsett, and Tori Allen-Martin in the new musical in concert Wild About You, which is making its World Premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Jermaine Dupri has teamed up with Ashanti, Nelly, and Juicy J for their new single 'This Lil' Game We Play.' Hinging on a hypnotic sample of Subway & 702's classic 1994 track of the same name, “This Lil' Game We Play” unites three powerhouse voices while featuring production from Dupri. Right out the gate, sizzling hi-hats and synths mesmerize.

The new partnership will bring the legendary label and all its recordings, publishing, as well as its historic So So Def Recordings back catalog to Create Music Group. In addition, the new collaboration will launch new music and new artists under the direction of GRAMMY Award-winning producer, hall of fame songwriter, and rapper Jermaine Dupri.

Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss and What I Wore will be presented at Theatre Aspen in March. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Dance Theatre of Harlem is set to return to New York City Center for its annual Vision Gala and homecoming season, celebrating its continued vision for the world of classical dance. Learn more about the upcoming programming here!

Collage Dance Collective will perform at Chrysler Hall, presented by the Virginia Arts Festival. Concluding their touring schedule, the ballet company brings an exciting performance to Norfolk, VA.

Celebrate Black History Month at 54 Below with performances by David Jackson & David White, Gospel Brunch, André De Shields, and more!

London’s  number party show  Divas London sashays back into the West End this Spring   for a  9 week  limited week season!

Kelli Baker returns to the road with a star-studded band after her trailer was stolen and recovered in North Carolina. See her powerful blues performances in cities like NYC, Pittsburgh, and Nashville.

State Theatre New Jersey and New Jersey Symphony present RESPECT: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin with New Jersey Symphony on Sunday, February 18 at 3pm.

The New Jersey Symphony will present a concert dedicated to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, featuring Capathia Jenkins and three-time GRAMMY Award-nominee Ryan Shaw, with Lucas Waldin conducting.

Watch Nova Y. Payton sing 'I Say A Little Prayer' from Signature's latest cabaret THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, featuring the repertoire of Burt Bacharach in the video here!

Tributes to Aretha Franklin, Michael Bublé, an “adult” Tupperware party, and a new musical about a runaway slave who becomes America’s first black cowboy are on tap for the month of February at Bucks County Playhouse.

Musician and activist Sona Jobarteh is set to embark on a North American tour in February-March 2024. Blues legend Taj Mahal will share the bill with the groundbreaking kora virtuoso for 13 shows. Check out the full list of tour dates now!