Clive Davis News

Justin Guarini's new show FROM IDOL TO BROADWAY will play Joe's Pub on June 2. Tickets to the show, set for 9:30pm, are $20. Musical Director for the Joe’s Pub performance will be Jeremy Yaddaw. (more...)

Singer/songwriter/producer/drummer Rich Pagano will teach a hands-on course at The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU - The Art of Recording Classic Drums this summer. (more...)

The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University's annual gala, held yesterday, April 19 at the New York Marriott Marquis, hosted a slew of distinguished alumni, including Martin Scorsese, Alec Baldwin, Bill Paxton and James Paxton, Jonathan Tisch, Spike Lee and more! BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the star-studded event below! (more...)

Nederlander Presentations, Inc. announces that Grammy® Nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox will star as Lucy in the international musical sensation JEKYLL & HYDE that will begin a preview engagement at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, September 7 – 30, prior to returning to Broadway in April 2013 following a 25-week National Tour. The tour will launch at San Diego's Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, 2012. Cox will star alongside the previously announced Tony Award Nominee Constantine Maroulis in the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. (more...)

The New York Post reports that Bobbi Kristina, daughter of the late Whitney Houston, told friends that she would like to portray her mother in the upcoming film biopic. (more...)

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its 31st season with a night of dance hits on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 8pm. One of dance music’s biggest stars for over three decades, GRAMMY® Award winner GLORIA GAYNOR will perform with a full band. Her 1979 #1 hit, the greatest disco anthem of all time, “I Will Survive,” is her signature song of inspiration that has touched the hearts of people all over the world. The song was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame at this year’s ceremony in February. Urban and dance music phenomenon COLONEL ABRAMS will perform his biggest hits, including “Trapped,” “I'm Not Gonna Let You” and “How Soon We Forget.” Also performing will be THE HIT MEN, a group of six guys who made, played, sang and recorded the hits of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. This group features original recording and performing members of such iconic bands as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and Tommy James and The Shondells and the original recording artists of such historic megahits as “Oh What a Night (Dec. ‘63),” “Sherry,” “Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown” and "Who Loves You.” (more...)

According to the star's official web site, Nederlander Presentations, Inc. will announce that Grammy® Nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox will star as Lucy in the international musical sensation JEKYLL & HYDE that returns to Broadway in April 2013 following a 25-week National Tour. The tour will launch at San Diego’s Civic Theatre in San Diego, California on October 2, 2012. Cox will star alongside the previously announced Tony Award Nominee Constantine Maroulis in the title dual role of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde. (more...)

Now in its fouth month at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency, Scott Siegel's BROADWAY BALLYHOO offers its St. Patrick's Day edition on Thursday, March 15th with The Green Goblin, himself, Patrick Page from Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. He will be joined by Irish Tenor, Bill Daugherty (Brother, Can You Spare a Dime), Elizabeth Stanley (Merrily, We Roll Along), and Amy Warren (The Adding Machine). (more...)

Now in its fouth month at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency, Scott Siegel's BROADWAY BALLYHOO offers its St. Patrick's Day edition on Thursday, March 15th with The Green Goblin, himself, Patrick Page from Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark. He will be joined by Irish Tenor, Bill Daugherty (Brother, Can You Spare a Dime), Elizabeth Stanley (Merrily, We Roll Along), and Amy Warren (The Adding Machine). (more...)

On March 6th, 2012 Mario Spinetti kicks off his New York residency at Drom with The MicRo-Mantic Informal … a “zero-pressure, all-ages-welcome, gym-style dance” featuring live performances of songs like “Revolution”, “Wonder Woman”, and “Annabelle” off of his debut LP. (more...)

On March 6th, 2012 Mario Spinetti kicks off his New York residency at Drom with The MicRo-Mantic Informal … a “zero-pressure, all-ages-welcome, gym-style dance” featuring live performances of songs like “Revolution”, “Wonder Woman”, and “Annabelle” off of his debut LP. (more...)

Broadway sensation and recording artist Justin Guarini will captivate St. Louis audiences when he stars in the Muny's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, July 23-29, 2012. This will be Justin's Muny debut. (more...)

According to People.com, pop star Rihanna is among a handful of actresses in strong contention to take on the role of Whitney Houston in an upcoming film biopic about the late recording artist. (more...)

In an exclusive interview with the 'Today' show's Al Roker this morning, Aretha Franklin revealed that she learned the news of Whitney Houston's death much the same way most of America did, on TV. (more...)

People.com reports that actor Kevin Costner will be speaking at the funeral of the late Whitney Houston this weekend. (more...)

For the fourth consecutive year, Clive Davis and The Recording Academy® presentd the annual Pre-GRAMMY®Gala on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (ww.grammy.com). Sponsored by Harman, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Hyundai, and MasterCard Worldwide, this exclusive, star-studded celebration featured special musical performances and was attended by the world's most renowned artists and top industry VIPs in music, film, television and new media. (more...)

On Monday, February 13th at 9:30 PM/7c, VH1 will premiere the "VH1 News Special - WHITNEY HOUSTON: DEATH OF A DIVA, hosted by Janell Snowden and featuring the latest updates on events surrounding her death as well as reactions from attendees at her mentor music mogul Clive Davis's annual pre-Grammy Awards party last night as well as tributes from officials, artists and music executives and fans. (more...)

VH1 is paying tribute to the incomparable talent of pop music icon Whitney Houston, one of the biggest-selling artists in history, who passed away yesterday in Los Angeles. On Monday, February 13th at 9:30 PM/7c, VH1 will premiere the "VH1 News Special -"Whitney Houston: Death of a Diva,"hosted by Janell Snowden and featuring the latest updates on events surrounding her death as well as reactions from attendees at her mentor music mogul Clive Davis's annual pre-Grammy Awards party last night as well as tributes from officials, artists and music executives and fans. (more...)

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In 1998, composer Stephen Schwartz wrote "When You Believe," performed by Houston and Mariah Carey for the DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt. The song was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in March 1999. "Stephen Schwartz is a genius," Houston said in an interview that year. "Just a beautiful song." (more...)