Tickets to Diana Ross Engagement at PlayhouseSquare Theatre Go On Sale 3/26
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2010 The one-and-only Diana Ross will be making summer nights red hot with her 'MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY' tour. The legendary icon will perform her greatest hits in a multi-city spectacular live show. Ms. Ross will be pulling out all the stops with breathtaking costumes and stage designs, along with a l...
Barbra Streisand Guests on CBS EARLY SHOW 12/30
by Eddie Varley - December 23, 2008 Barbra Streisand guests and talks about her impoverished childhood on CBS' 'The Early Show' on Dec. 30th -- the same day the network airs the Kennedy Center Honors....
Tickets to Diana Ross Engagement at PlayhouseSquare Theatre On Sale 3/26
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2010 The one-and-only Diana Ross will be making summer nights red hot with her 'MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY' tour. The legendary icon will perform her greatest hits in a multi-city spectacular live show. Ms. Ross will be pulling out all the stops with breathtaking costumes and stage designs, along with a l...
Columbus Symphony Presents Soldiers' Chorus at Ohio Theatre 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2011 Delighting audiences for more than 50 years, the acclaimed singers and international ambassadors of the Soldiers' Chorus of the United States Army Field Band will join the Columbus Symphony for an evening of American standards and patriotic favorites. The program includes several Gershwin and Coplan...
The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors Airs Tonight 12/30
by Eddie Varley - December 30, 2008 THE 31ST ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, will be broadcast tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 30th (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the sixth consecutive year. ...
Kennedy Center Honors Oprah Winfrey -CJO Plays Gala Dinner Dance
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 01, 2010 Chicago will be well represented on Sunday, December 5th, when Oprah Winfrey receives the coveted Kennedy Center Honors award for exemplary lifetime achievement in the performing arts, at the 33rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C. ...
Westside Center for Independent Living Raises $12,000 At Their Literary Tea and Membership Party with Guest Author and Speaker, Carl Reiner
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 16, 2009 Aliza Barzilay, Executive Director of the 38-year-old Westside Center for Independent Living (WCIL), said the organization's Associates raised $12,000 at a recent Literary Tea and Membership Party with Guest Author and Speaker, the legendary Actor, Film Director, Producer, Writer and Comedian, CARL ...
Streisand Releases Statement on Kenendy Center Honors...and George W. Bush
by Robert Diamond - December 12, 2008 Recipient (and noted liberal activist) Barbra Streisand released the following statement on her web site about receiving the award from President George W. Bush....
GUYS & DOLLS' Nick Adams Featured in HX Magazine
by Eddie Varley - January 19, 2009 Broadway's Nick Adams is featured on both the cover and inside the latest HX magazine available at various outlets now, in the issue Adams discusses his ever growing career and his personal workout regime. He also reveals a bit about rehearsals for the upcoming Broadway musical Guy & Dolls in which ...
Brooks, Brubeck, Bumbry, De Niro And Springsteen Set For 2009 Kennedy Center Honors 12/6
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2009 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts are: writer, composer, actor, director, and producer Mel Brooks; pianis...
STAGE TUBE: Matthew Morrison Performs MY FAIR LADY at Kennedy Center Honors
by Jessica Lewis - December 06, 2010 GLEE star and Broadway vet Matthew Morrison took to the late-night stage at the Kennedy Center Honors yesterday, December 5 to provide entertainment for the post-show dinner. Click below for Morrison's performance of 'The Street Where You Live' from My Fair Lady!...
Former Tony Awards Producer Mischer to Produce Emmys, Again
by Nicole Rosky - March 15, 2010 As reported by Variety, Don Mischer will be returning to produce the 2010 Emmy Awards for the tenth time. Set for August 29, 2010, the telecast will be featured on NBC. Mischer has also produced the Tony Awards as well as many other prestigious television events. ...
The Joyce Theater Honors George Stevens Jr. At Annual Spring Gala At ESPACE 4/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 16, 2009 The Joyce Theater Foundation will honor award-winning writer, director, producer and founder of the American Film Institute, George Stevens Jr. at its annual Spring Gala on Monday, April 27 at ESPACE (635 West 42nd Street)....
The Joyce Theater Honors George Stevens Jr. At Annual Spring Gala At ESPACE 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2009 The Joyce Theater Foundation will honor award-winning writer, director, producer and founder of the American Film Institute, George Stevens Jr. at its annual Spring Gala on Monday, April 27 at ESPACE (635 West 42nd Street)....
STAGE TUBE: Stephen Sondheim on the Colbert Report!
by Robert Diamond - December 15, 2010 Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim appeared Tuesday night, December 14, on Comedy Central's THE COLBERT REPORT to talk about his new book 'Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes' which was released on October 2...
Danette Herman Named Coordinating Producer for Oscar Telecast
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2011 Danette Herman has been named coordinating producer for the 83rd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer announced....
Lindberg's CJO Opens 12th Annual Concert Series with 'Gospel Choir Meets Big Band' & Ellington Concert Selections 10/11
by Kryst Richardson - August 18, 2009 On Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 3:00 p.m., Jeff Lindberg's Chicago Jazz Orchestra (CJO) begins its 12th Annual Subscription Series with CJO/Gospel Choir Meets Big Band & Selections from the Duke Ellington Concert of Sacred Music, at the Second Presbyterian Church in Chicago. ...
Jerry Herman, Bill T. Jones, Oprah, McCartney & Haggard Named Kennedy Center Honorees
by Robert Diamond - September 07, 2010 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors. Recipients to be honored at the 33rd annual national celebration of the arts are: singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; da...
STAGE TUBE: Sondheim Talks Lyrics on Nightline
by Nicole Rosky - December 29, 2010 Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim appeared on Nightline on December 28 to chat about everything from wanting to rewrite WEST SIDE STORY to the release of his new book 'Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyric. Check out the clip below! ...
Photo Coverage: 2010 Kennedy Center Honors Coverage Sneak Peek
by Walter McBride - December 06, 2010 Here's a sneak peak at BroadwayWorld.com's Photo Coverage of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors on December 5, 2010. The recipients for the 33rd annual awards are singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and ...
Danette Herman Named Coordinating Producer for Oscar Telecast
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 14, 2010 Danette Herman will serve as coordinating producer for the 82nd Academy Awards®, telecast producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic announced today....
STAGE TUBE: The Kennedy Center Honors - Tribute to Mel Brooks
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 14, 2009 Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 6) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at T...
Diana Ross Performs MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY At Peace Center
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011 Music legend Diana Ross will bring fans to their feet this March when she performs at the Peace Center in Greenville, for her "MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY" tour. ...
BWW Interviews: The Best of Times is Now for Jerry Herman
by Joseph F. Panarello - September 20, 2010 Little did composer/lyricist Jerry Herman know that when he wrote that lyric for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, he was actually predicting his own future. The original production of LA CAGE opened to enormous critical acclaim in 1983 and is currently receiving its second revival on Broadway in The Menier Choco...
STAGE TUBE: The Kennedy Center Honors - Tribute to Mel Brooks, Full Performance
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 31, 2009 Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 6 to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND AN... |