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TV: White House Burt Bacharach & Hal David Gershwin Prize Tribute Concert, 'In Performance at the White House', Airs Tonight on PBS, 5/21
by Jessica Lewis - May 21, 2012

On May 8, The Library of Congress kicked off a series of events honoring Grammy- and Academy-Award-winning songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recipients of the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, culminating a special tribute delivered by President Barack Obama. The priz...


James Lapine, Marc Bruni, John Rando to Direct Encores! at City Center
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 16, 2011

Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced the final two directors for the 2012 Encores! season....


Mick Jagger, B.B. King and More to Salute Blues at the White House, 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2012

As part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will invite music legends and contemporary major artists to the White House for a celebration of Blues music and in recognition of Black History Month. The program will include performances by Troy "Trombone Sh...


Gary Clark Jr. to Tour Major Summer Music Festivals Bonnaroo, Coachella and More, 4/14-8/03
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2012

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. has been invited to perform at all of this year's major American music festivals, from a prime slot at the eclectic Bonnaroo (where he also appeared during the day last year), to the alternative mainstays Coachella and Montreal's Osheaga Festival, to ...


IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Honors Burt Bacharach and Hal David Tonight, 5/9
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2012

Tonight, May 9th, as part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who will be awarded the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. President Obama will p...


Reprise Theatre Co Presents An Evening With Liz Callaway 9/19
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2011

Reprise Theatre Company presents An Evening With Liz Callaway. It will have one performance only on Monday, September 19 at 8:00 pm, at UCLA's Freud Playhouse....


Indianapolis Symphony Performs Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg Music
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 27, 2011

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly will open the 2011-2012 Printing Partners Pops Series season with the world premiere of a new symphonic concert stage production titled Do You Hear The People Sing - The Dream Concert! featuring music from renowned Broadway...


2012 Emmy Nominations Announced - SMASH, MEMPHIS, Tonys & More!
by BWW Special Coverage - July 19, 2012

Nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, Thursday, July 19, from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at Television Academy headquarters in the NoHo Arts District of Los Angeles....


Gary Clark Jr. to Tour Major Summer Music Festivals Bonnaroo, Coachella and More, 4/14-8/03
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2012

Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Gary Clark Jr. has been invited to perform at all of this year's major American music festivals, from a prime slot at the eclectic Bonnaroo (where he also appeared during the day last year), to the alternative mainstays Coachella and Montreal's Osheaga Festival, to ...


President Obama Honors Burt Bacharach and Hal David with The Gershwin Prize Tonight, 5/9
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2012

President Obama welcomed guests to the East Room at the White House tonight, May 9, for the In Performance at the White House series. The program honored Burt Bacharach and Hal David, legendary songwriters, with The Gershwin Prize. The following is a transcript of the president's award presentation....


CCM Continues Mainstage Season with Oklahoma!
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 09, 2011

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) presents an All-American classic as it continues its Mainstage Series with the production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!. ...


James Lapine, Marc Bruni, John Rando to Direct Encores! at City Center
by Robert Diamond - September 16, 2011

Jack Viertel, Artistic Director of New York City Center's Encores! series, today announced the final two directors for the 2012 Encores! season. As previously announced, James Lapine will direct the first Encores! show of the season, Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, opening on February 8, 2...


Full Cast Announced for Encores' MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG!
by Nicole Rosky - January 18, 2012

Casting has been completed for New York City Center's upcoming Encores! production of Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, the first New York City Center Encores! production of the season. Merrily We Roll Along, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, will be directe...


Liz Callaway Leads SUNSET BOULEVARD at Pittsburgh CLO Next Summer
by Jessica Lewis - November 28, 2011

Pittsburgh CLO will welcome Liz Callaway back to Pittsburgh in 2012 to star as Norma Desmond in Pittsburgh CLO's inaugural production of Sunset Boulevard. Ms. Callaway charmed audiences and critics alike last summer in Pittsburgh CLO's premiere of Love Changes Everything: The Music of Andrew Lloyd W...


Mick Jagger, B.B. King and More to Salute Blues at the White House, 2/27
by Kelsey Denette - February 13, 2012

As part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will invite music legends and contemporary major artists to the White House for a celebration of Blues music and in recognition of Black History Month. The program will include performances by Troy "Trombone Sh...


Drama Desk Nominations to Be Streamed Live Online, 4/27
by Nicole Rosky - April 25, 2012

Nominations for the 57th Annual Drama Desk Awards will be announced at a news conference on Friday, April 27, 2011, at 9:30 AM at Feinstein's at the Loews Regency, 540 Park Avenue at 61st Street, in Manhattan. Drama Desk winners Donna Murphy and Brian d'Arcy James will announce the nominations in th...


Indianapolis Symph Orch Performs Concert Stage Production of Hello, Dolly!
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2012

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly will perform the world premiere of a new symphonic concert stage production of Jerry Herman's famous Broadway musical Hello, Dolly! starring versatile singer Sandi Patty as Dolly Levi and renowned Tony Award-winning actor G...


Judy Kuhn Joins Provincetown Broadway Series, 9/8 & 9
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2012

Judy Kuhn has been nominated for three Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards for her work on Broadway in She Loves Me, the American premieres of Chess and Les Misérables, and Rags. She joins the acclaimed lineup of the Broadway at The Art House series in Provincetown, today, Sept 8 and 9 for two s...


SOUND OFF Special Interview: Rumer's BOYS DON'T CRY
by Pat Cerasaro - August 15, 2012

Today we are talking to one of the most alluring and anomalous recording stars on the rise all about this week's US release of her sophomore album, BOYS DON'T CRY, a tribute to male songwriters of the 1970s - the ethereal Rumer. Discussing many aspects of this new release, as well as her previous st...


STAGE TUBE: Jack Black Tributes Will Ferrell at Kennedy Center
by Nicole Rosky - October 25, 2011

This October, the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize salutes Will Ferrell. The program airs Monday, October 31 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, the 90-minute special features a star-studded cast of Ferrell's friends and ...


Garrison Keillor to Perform With NY Philharmonic, 10/16
by Sierra Fox - October 02, 2012

Versatile raconteur Garrison Keillor will return to the New York Philharmonic as narrator and vocalist for Mr. Keillor at 70 with pianist Richard Dworsky and vocalist Christine DiGiallonardo on October 16, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in an evening conducted by conductor and pianist Rob Fisher....


Audra McDonald to Bring Concert Tour to Carnegie Hall,10/22
by Nicole Rosky - September 14, 2011

With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series Private Practice. Currently starring alongside Norm Lewis in A.R.T.'s PORGY AND BESS, the ...


Judy Kuhn to Bring Solo Show to Feinstein's in March
by Caryn Robbins - February 09, 2012

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY will continue its Winter/Spring 2012 season with the debut of three time Tony Award-nominated singer and actress Judy Kuhn from March 6 to March 10. Her new show, exploring themes of love and happiness, will present an eclectic mix of theater and pop music by Joni Mitche...


IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Honors Burt Bacharach and Hal David Tonight, 5/9
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2012

Tonight, May 9th, as part of their "In Performance at the White House" series, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who will be awarded the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. President Obama will p...


Audra McDonald to Tour Beginning October 1
by Kelsey Denette - August 17, 2011

With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series Private Practice....






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