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Tune-in to your local PBS station for an amazing line-up of special programs. Watch these online previews and get a taste of what's scheduled.

Utah Symphony Ends Summer With VIDEO GAMES LIVE Concerts Today
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2014

Transport yourself into the world of 8-bit and CGI with music straight from the world of computer and video games in Video Games Live. The Utah Symphony hosts two spectacular performances today, Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at Abravanel Hall with Emmanuel Fratianni conducting....


Anthony Kearns Headlines Army Week Gala in New York Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - June 12, 2014

Renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will be the featured guest performer at the 239th United States Army Birthday Gala at the historic Union League Club tonight, Thursday, June 12, 2014....


Anthony Kearns Releases WITH A SONG IN MY HEART Solo Album
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2013

Anthony Kearns, founding member of The Irish Tenors, recently released his long- awaited debut solo album. The CD focuses upon the wide repertoire presented during his countless solo concert tours; a concert repertoire which spans the spectrum from Ireland to Broadway, from well-loved melodies to po...


Houston Symphony Features Tchaikovsky's ROMEO AND JULIET, BRONFMAN PLAY BEETHOVEN 4 and More, April 2014
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2014

The Houston Symphony's April calendar provides several unique treats that are sure to excite Houston audiences. Conductor Laureate Hans Graf will return to the podium to lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet today, April 10 and April 12 and 13, followed directly by Music Director Desi...


Utah Symphony to End Summer With VIDEO GAMES LIVE Concerts, 9/6
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2014

Transport yourself into the world of 8-bit and CGI with music straight from the world of computer and video games in Video Games Live. The Utah Symphony hosts two spectacular performances on Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at Abravanel Hall with Emmanuel Fratianni conducting....


It's Official - Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban & Harry Connick Jr. Are New AMERICAN IDOL Judges
by Caryn Robbins - September 03, 2013

Grammy Award-winning and platinum-selling recording artist Jennifer Lopez returns to AMERICAN IDOL XIII as a judge. Lopez will be joined by Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning multi-platinum singer, musician, songwriter, composer and film/television and Broadway actor Harry Connick, Jr....


Steven Van Zandt's Renegade Nation Co. Appoints Marc Brickman as Partner
by Caryn Robbins - July 24, 2013

Renegade Nation has announced the appointment of Emmy nominated Director, Producer, Designer and Artist, Marc Brickman, as a full partner in Renegade Management...


ENTERSHAMEMENT to Run at Pasadena Playhouse, 5/22-30; IN MY CORNER Set for 5/31
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2014

The Pasadena Playhouse has updated the performance schedule for two unusual one-person shows - Amy G in Entershamement and Joe Orrach in In My Corner - to reopen the newly re-designed Carrie Hamilton Theatre. Entershamement has a limited run of five performances, while In My Corner runs for one nigh...


Photo Flash: First Look at Joe Orrach in Odyssey Theatre's IN MY CORNER
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2013

A universal story, uniquely told. Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents In My Corner, a singular new play byLizbeth Hasse and Joe Orrach that works boxing, tap dance and music into the story of a street smart, wise guy Puerto Rican kid from New York City who comes of age in the ring and at the barre. Je...


Houston Symphony to Feature Tchaikovsky's ROMEO AND JULIET, BRONFMAN PLAY BEETHOVEN 4 and More, April 2014
by Diana Heisroth - February 28, 2014

The Houston Symphony's April calendar provides several unique treats that are sure to excite Houston audiences. Conductor Laureate Hans Graf will return to the podium to lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet on April 10, 12 and 13, followed directly by Music Director Designate Andres ...


Exclusive InDepth InterView Audra McDonald Talks GO BACK HOME Album & PBS Special, MARLENE DIETRICH'S ABC, Upcoming Projects & More
by Pat Cerasaro - May 24, 2013

Today we are presenting a specially-focused InDepth InterView centering upon Audra McDonald's sensational new solo album, GO BACK HOME, which is available now and will be accompanied by a PBS TV special tonight, featuring the five-time Tony Award-winning performer at her very, very best. McDonald an...


Harry Connick Jr. 'Honored' to Be AMERICAN IDOL Judge
by Caryn Robbins - September 03, 2013

Today, it was officially announced that Broadway vet Harry Connick, Jr. will join the judge's panel on the upcoming 13th season of FOX's AMERICAN IDOL....


All-4-One, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and More Set for SCERA Shell's 2013 Summer Season
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2013

The SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre turns 29 years old this year and will celebrate with a 2013 summer season under the stars packed with concerts, musicals, outdoor movies and the 8th Annual Celebrity vocal competition. All performances will begin at 8 p.m....


Tenor Anthony Kearns Headlines the Wild for Life Foundation's CHARITY SPRING BENEFIT WINE TASTING RECEPTION Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2014

World-renowned Tenor Anthony Kearns will be the featured entertainer at the exclusive 'Charity Spring Benefit Wine Tasting Reception' hosted by the Wild for Life Foundation (WFLF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to protecting, saving and preserving wild and domestic equines, tonight, Marc...


Don Byron Plays Westhampton Beach Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2014

Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award-nominated composer-and-musician Don Byron plays Westhampton Beach as part of National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene's10th Annual Labor Day Weekend Concert....


Harry Connick Jr. 'Honored' to Be AMERICAN IDOL Judge
by Caryn Robbins - September 03, 2013

Today, it was officially announced that Broadway vet Harry Connick, Jr. will join the judge's panel on the upcoming 13th season of FOX's AMERICAN IDOL....


Trumpeter Chris Botti Performs with the Houston Symphony This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2014

This weekend, April 25, 26 and 27, one of the contemporary music world's most innovative and exciting figures heads back to Houston. With his uniquely expressive sound and soaring musical imagination, superstar Chris Botti will rejoin the Houston Symphony to perform some of his favorite tunes along ...


Melissa Errico & More Set for Symphony Space's KURT WEILL ON BROADWAY Today
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2013

Symphony Space opens its 2013-14 Music season with 'Kurt Weill on Broadway,' tonight, October 7 (8 pm) at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Weill's One Touch of Venus. Ted Chapin hosts a stellar cast featuring Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Judy...


Pacific Symphony to Present VIDEO GAMES LIVE, 7/17
by Tyler Peterson - June 28, 2013

Pacific Symphony puts on its game face and delves into the popular world of video games for a special summer concert, "Video Games Live." Created and produced by legendary video-game composer and industry icon, Tommy Tallarico, "Video Games Live" is a multimedia concert experience featuring the best...


Broadway's Harry Connick Jr. to Return as Judge to AMERICAN IDOL XIV
by Caryn Robbins - June 24, 2014

FOX has announced that Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Broadway's own Harry Connick, Jr. will return as judges and Ryan Seacrest will host American Idolfor its 14th season....


April at the Houston Symphony Includes ROMEO AND JULIET, BELLE OF THE BALL and More
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2014

The Houston Symphony's April calendar provides several unique treats that are sure to excite Houston audiences. Conductor Laureate Hans Graf will return to the podium to lead the orchestra in Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet on April 10, 12 and 13, followed directly by Music Director Designate Andrés ...


Marin Mazzie Joins 'GETTING TO KNOW YOU' Benefit at Bucks County Playhouse This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2014

Bucks County Playhouse Producers Robyn Goodman and Alexander Fraser are thrilled to welcome the addition of Broadway's beloved Marin Mazzie to the cast of GETTING TO KNOW YOU: An Enchanted Evening of Oscar Hammerstein II, the Saturday night benefit concert of the inaugural Oscar Hammerstein Festiva...


Anthony Kearns Releases WITH A SONG IN MY HEART Solo Album
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2013

Anthony Kearns, founding member of The Irish Tenors, recently released his long- awaited debut solo album. The CD focuses upon the wide repertoire presented during his countless solo concert tours; a concert repertoire which spans the spectrum from Ireland to Broadway, from well-loved melodies to po...


Ricky Skaggs Selected as 2013 Artist-In-Residence at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
by Robert Diamond - October 08, 2013

It was announced last Saturday evening, from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, that Ricky Skaggs will be the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's 2013 Artist-in-Residence. Skaggs will present two intimate evening performances on November 18 and 19, at 7:00 p.m. The concerts will be the museum's...


Opera House Players Add 5/15 LES MISERABLES Performance
by Tyler Peterson - May 12, 2014

Come 'hear the people sing' at the Opera House Players, Inc. production of the epic musical LES MISERABLES at the Broad Brook Opera House, 107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016 on May 15, 16, 17 at 8:00 pm. (Sunday, May 18 matinee is sold out). Tickets available by calling the box office at 860-292...






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