John Bay News

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announcedThe Moondogs, the East End's preeminent Beatles cover band, will perform the music of John Lennon, focusing on his songs from 1961 to 1971, on Saturday, April 22, at 8 p.m. at Bay Street Theater. 

Vertical Entertainment has released the trailer for the new film Critical Thinking, starring John Leguizamo and Rachel Bay Jones.

Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to actor and producer John Leguizamoa??s Critical Thinking, which he stars in alongside Rachel Bay Jones (Ben is Back, Dear Evan Hansen) and Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire, 12 Years A Slave).

Bay Area Cabaret brings world-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli to the Venetian Room on Sunday, January 26 at 4 p.m. performing a?oeMercer with a Splash of Cole.a?? Along with his trio of top caliber musicians, and his signature humor, he will perform selections from legendary composer Johnny Mercer and jazz pianist and popular vocalist Nat 'King' Colea?"in his day, a regular at the historic

Bay Street Theater announces Tony winner John Lloyd Young will bring John Lloyd Young's Broadway, with music direction by Tommy Faragher, to Bay Street's Music Mondays series on August 19 at 8 pm. Bay Street Theater's Music Mondays brings today's hottest Broadway singers and cabaret acts to the East End. Tickets are $69 - $89 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or logging on to baystreet.org. The Box Office is open daily from 11 am a?" showtime.

Author John Bell announces the release of his memoir Elaine Stritch: The End of Pretend, a book about an extraordinary life and the first book about the Broadway actress who died in 2014. The End of Pretend chronicles the twilight of actress Elaine Stritch's career offering a rare first-person and no-holds-barred glimpse into the private persona behind the Broadway icon.

Bay Area Cabaret welcomes back world-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli and singer Jessica Molaskey, a duo Time Magazine calls the "Astaire-Rodgers of the cabaret world." Bay Area Cabaret audiences will have the chance to see, or choose between, two varied programs:  The first, at 3:30 is a centennial tribute to Nat King Cole, a Venetian Room regular, whose work is celebrated on Mr. Pizzarelli's upcoming CD, Centenially Yours. The second show, American Stories, at 7:30, is a duo show by John and his talented wife Jessica that debuted at Cafe Carlyle and features an eclectic mix of music by George and Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Paul Simon, Stephen Sondheim, Stevie Nicks and the couple's signature mashups and medleys. Aligned both in their love of the American Songbook and their desire to expand and present it to new audiences, Bay Area Cabaret and John Pizzarelli and his wife Jessica enjoy a partnership that reaches back well over a decade.

John Leguizamo is set to direct and star in the indie film 'Critical Thinking' alongside Rachel Bay Jones, according to Deadline.

JOHN MELLENCAMP announced today additional dates to the 2019 tour of "The John Mellencamp Show" which will feature the rock icon's classics plus some new material. Being hailed by critics and fans alike as one of music's most authentic and crowd pleasing concert performers, Mellencamp has added an additional 13 dates to his 2019 tour. The news follows his previously announced dates, which will kick off with a sold out show in his home state of Indiana on February 7, 2019 and continue through April 30, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM. Produced by AEG Presents, "The John Mellencamp Show" will start promptly at 8pm and will not have an opening act.  Every ticket purchased online will receive a physical copy of Mellencamp's forthcoming album "Other People's Stuff" set for release this December by Republic Records. 

Broadway by the Bay ends their 2018 season with four-time Tony Award winning Elton John + Tim Rice's AIDA.  In the time of Pharaohs, a beautiful Nubian princess is taken from her land. But when a bond between her and the future ruler of Egypt grows, loyalties are tested, and both must question their true heart's desire. From the Broadway legends that brought you The Lion King, Evita, and Billy Elliot comes this epic tale of love and courage.   

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce Bennie and the Jets: An Elton John Tribute on Saturday, March 24 at 8 pm. This is one of many events that Bay Street Theater will be hosting as part of Hamptons Arts Network's First Annual Thaw Fest Weekend. Tickets are $30 when purchased in advance and $40 when purchased the day of the event; on sale now at baystreet.org or by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500.

Ian von Memerty, South Africa's 'Prince of the Piano,' will pay tribute to the world's 'King of the Keyboard,' Elton John in HONKY CATS this January at Theatre on the Bay. Von Memerty will be joined on stage in the show by the fantastic Centre Stage Band in what promises to be a thrilling journey through John's extraordinary and evergreen songs.

Wales Millennium Centre presents the brand new Tiger Bay the Musical, which has its world premiere tonight at the iconic venue, where it will run until 25 November. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Wales Millennium Centre has announced the full cast for brand new production Tiger Bay the Musical which has its world premiere at the iconic venue from 13 25 November with opening night for press on Wednesday 15 November.

Bay Street Theater has announced their take on AS YOU LIKE IT, by William Shakespeare, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, with original music by Stephen Schwartz, will run from August 8 - September 3. For tickets call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 11 am - show time daily or purchase online at www.baystreet.org.

Bay Street Theater has announced their take on AS YOU LIKE IT, by William Shakespeare, directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle, with original music by Stephen Schwartz, will run from August 8 - September 3. For tickets call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 11 am - show time daily or purchase online at www.baystreet.org.

Survival, romance and atonement in a diverse community: Tiger Bay the Musical, takes place in what was once the most cosmopolitan port in the world, Cardiff Bay.

Bay Street Theater has announced the three productions planned for the 2017 Mainstage Summer Season.

Bay Area Cabaret presents Grammy-nominated jazz guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli and Nightlife Award-winning Broadway singer Jessica Molaskey in the West Coast debut of their latest show, Grownup Songs.

Full casting has been announced for Broadway to the Bay, an exclusive production showcasing the best in musical theatre to bring Wales Millennium Centre's tenth anniversary celebrations to a close.