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OUR TOWN, THE ALBUM and More Set for Miami New Drama at Colony Theatre's 2017-18 Seas Photo OUR TOWN, THE ALBUM and More Set for Miami New Drama at Colony Theatre's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2017

Following its recent success, Miami New Drama (MiND) at Colony Theatre announces the upcoming 2017 2018 Season. Committed to creating world class theater, Artistic Director Michel Hausmann presents the company's first full season with four thought-provoking productions from October 2017 through Ma...


Chester Theatre Company to present SKELETON CREW
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to present Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew in the historic Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Road in Chester, MA, from July 13 - 23, 2017. The production is directed by Awoye Timpo, making her CTC directorial debut. In this 'deeply moral and deeply American...


Billy Valentine Releases New Album Of Unique Covers on Cleopatra Records
by Caryn Robbins - March 01, 2017

Cleopatra Records is pleased to announce the release of singer/vocal stylist Billy Valentine's Brit Eyed Soul on March 3, 2017....


VIDEO: Idina Menzel & Jennifer Nettles Sing Holiday Classic on CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016

Jennifer Nettles (Broadway's CHICAGO) and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (WICKED, IF/THEN) harmonized on a lively rendition of the holiday classic 'Little Drummer Boy' on last night's CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS....


Jennifer Nettles to Host CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS on ABC , 11/28
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2016

Multi-talented entertainer Jennifer Nettles returns to host CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS as some of the most powerful and emotionally moving voices in music come together to celebrate the holidays....


JD & The Straight Shot Come to City Winery NYC This Month
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2017

???????New York City-based Americana band JD & The Straight Shot - featuring vocalist/guitarist Jim Dolan whose voice the New York Post calls "reminiscent of Tom Waits and Randy Newman," bassist Byron House (Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton) and violinist/fiddler Erin Slaver (Martina McBri...


Houston Symphony Announces 2017-2018 Season, Names Jimmy Lopez Composer-In-Residence
by Molly Tracy - January 24, 2017

The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andres Orozco-Estrada announced today details of the 2017-18 season, which marks Orozco-Estrada's fourth year as music director. Highlights of the season include the appointment of Peruvian-born composer Jimmy Lopez as the Houston Symphony's new Composer-in-Re...


Geva to Continue Season with Co-Production of A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN
by Tyler Peterson - March 14, 2016

A classic drama by America's only Nobel Prize-winning playwright continues the 2015-2016 ESL Wilson Stage Series as Geva Theatre Center presents A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill and directed by Ben Barnes in the Elaine P. Wilson Stage from March 29 through April 24....


MTC 2017-18 Season to Include Dominique Morisseau's SKELETON CREW
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2017

Marin Theatre Company's artistic director Jasson Minadakis and managing director Keri Kellerman are thrilled to announce that Dominique Morisseau's Skeleton Crew-winner of MTC's 2014 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize and the third installment in Morisseau's 3-play cycle, The Detroit Projects-will b...


70s Disco and Northern Soul Come to Warrington's Parr Hall
by Marianka Swain - June 08, 2016

Warrington will boogie the night away in July as two fantastic music events come to Parr Hall. Music lovers will be donning their dance shoes on the first weekend of July for the memorable melodies of 70s Disco and the distinctive rhythms of Northern Soul....


VIDEO: Idina Menzel & Jennifer Nettles Sing Holiday Classic on CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016

Jennifer Nettles (Broadway's CHICAGO) and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (WICKED, IF/THEN) harmonized on a lively rendition of the holiday classic 'Little Drummer Boy' on last night's CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS....


QPAC Choir to Perform Soul Music
by Tyler Peterson - March 14, 2016

If you love getting down to classic Soul, Motown and Disco artists like the Jackson 5, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and more, don't miss the opportunity to see their greatest works performed live by the Queensland Performing Art Centre (QPAC) Choir on 1...


Bridget Barkan, Kat Edmonson, Justin Vivian Bond and More Coming Up This Month at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2015

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, running tonight, November 4, through November 15, 2015....


Musical Weekend Brings Classic Sounds to Parr Hall
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2017

Warrington will boogie the night away this March as two fantastic music events come to Parr Hall....


DRUMLINE LIVE Returns to Folsom with an All-New Show
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2017

With dazzling choreography, explosive percussion and tributes to Michael Jackson and Prince, DRUMLine Live returns to Folsom with a brand new show. A thrilling spectacle that pays homage to the show-style marching popularized at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), DRUMLine Live pro...


CAROLINA JAMFEST with Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly Comes to Greenville
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2017

The Carolina Jamfest tour will bring you back to the days when music made you feel good inside. Featuring performances from Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Betty Wright, The Whispers and Lenny Williams, the tour will come to Bon Secours Wellness Arena on August 25, 2017.  Tickets will go on sale Fri...


VIDEO: Idina Menzel & Jennifer Nettles Sing Holiday Classic on CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016

Jennifer Nettles (Broadway's CHICAGO) and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (WICKED, IF/THEN) harmonized on a lively rendition of the holiday classic 'Little Drummer Boy' on last night's CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS....


Morgan James, Freddie Jackson, Poi Dog Pondering & More Coming to City Winery Chicago
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces Morgan James on her Reckless Abandon Tour, American soul singer Freddie Jackson, City Winery favorite Marc Broussard, Poi Dog Pondering's return for their 5th annual end of year residency and more....


Review Roundup: COME FROM AWAY Lands on Broadway - All the Reviews!
by Julie Musbach - March 12, 2017

COME FROM AWAY opens tonight on Broadway, officially sharing the tale of a remarkable little town in Newfoundland with theatre goers....


BWW Review: SCOTTSBORO BOYS Sings Truth To Power ~ Director Jeff Whiting And Cast Deliver A Tour De Force
by Herbert Paine - April 10, 2017

Phoenix Theatre's production of Kander & Ebb's SCOTTSBORO BOYS, directed by Jeff Whiting, is a tour de force, featuring performances that leave you unsettled, breathless, and inspired....


Marin Theatre Company Announces 2017-18 Main Stage Season
by A.A. Cristi - February 22, 2017

Enchantment abounds as the season continues with the Bay Area Premiere of Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard and Lee Hall's effervescent romance, Shakespeare in Love, coming to MTC this holiday season. In the Elizabethan era, when women are forbidden to become actors, what's a stage-struck lady to do? Lady V...


Alicia Haymer Directs DETROIT '67 For Actors Bridge
by Jeffrey Ellis - January 31, 2017

Alicia Haymer directs the Nashville premiere of Detroit '67 by Dominique Morisseau, as Actors Bridge Ensemble's 21st Season continues February 24-March 4, at the Darkhorse Theater....


Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Appear on JAMES COREN; Tour Dates Set!
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2016

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats made their fifth late night television appearance last night performing “I Need Never Get Old” on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Watch them perform here!...


JD & The Straight Shot Come to City Winery NYC This Month
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2017

???????New York City-based Americana band JD & The Straight Shot - featuring vocalist/guitarist Jim Dolan whose voice the New York Post calls "reminiscent of Tom Waits and Randy Newman," bassist Byron House (Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton) and violinist/fiddler Erin Slaver (Martina McBri...


Phil Vassar's American Soul Launch Celebrates America in Weeklong Tribute
by Caryn Robbins - November 30, 2016

Phil Vassar, the award-winning singer, songwriter and producer, drops his ninth studio album, American Soul, on Friday, December 2, 2016 with a unique, weeklong celebration of American ideals....






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