Beyoncé to Perform at NFL Christmas Gameday on Netflix
by Josh Sharpe - November 18, 2024 Beyoncé will perform during Netflix's first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday live on Netflix this December 25. The performance will take place during the second of Netflix’s two games, as the Houston Texans host the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium at 4:30 PM ET....
Paramount Theatre Presents I SAW THE LIGHTS
by Stephi Wild - January 31, 2021 The Paramount Theatre presents Jaston Williams in I Saw the Lights, streaming online this weekend. ...
New Village Arts Presents Holiday Musical 1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2023 New Village Arts presents 1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS, a holiday musical written by Dea Hurston and directed by Kandace Crystal. With original music by Milena (Sellers) Phillips. December 2 - December 24, 2023....
Cast Announced for City Lit's THE VIRGINIAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 10, 2021 City Lit Theater will open its 41st season with the world premiere adaptation of THE VIRGINIAN: A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS. Owen Wister’s novel, published in 1902, is said to have established the Western genre of narrative fiction and the cowboy ideal as an American icon....
I'M NOT RAPPAPORT Comes to the Encore Theatre in April
by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2024 The Encore Theatre’s upcoming production of the Tony Award-winning comedy, I'm Not Rappaport, which takes to the Maas main stage April 11-21, will feature a star-studded cast including Fred Grandy, Ted Lange, and Jill Whelan. ...
Playwright Christopher Durang Dies at Age 75
by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2024 BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright Christopher Durang has died at age 75....
Hailey Whitters Releases New Album 'Raised'
by Michael Major - March 18, 2022 Today, the Iowa-born, Nashville-based rising Country star Hailey Whitters released her highly anticipated third album RAISED via Pigasus Records/Songs & Daughters/Big Loud Records. Also released today is the Harper Smith- directed video for the album’s single “Boys Back Home” that was shot on locati...
BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! at Shea's Buffalo
by Michael Rabice - February 16, 2022 In March of 1943, the audience that poured into New York’s St. James Theatre had no idea they were witnessing the the birth of the musical comedy as we know it today. The maiden production of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA! would change the face of Broadway fore...
RIVETED: THE HISTORY OF JEANS to Premiere on PBS
by Michael Major - January 04, 2022 This February 2022, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE kicks off its new Winter-Spring season with “Riveted: The History of Jeans,” the fascinating and surprising story of the iconic American garment. The special was written, directed and produced by Anna Lee Strachan and Michael Bicks and executive produced by C...
Jon Pardi Tops the Charts & Earns Fifth #1 With 'Last Night Lonely'
by Michael Major - August 30, 2022 Penned by Jimi Bell, Joe Fox and Dylan Marlowe, “Last Night Lonely” marks each of the songwriter’s first official #1 single, as well as Pardi’s fifth career #1 single to date. “Last Night Lonely” is the lead single from Pardi’s highly anticipated fourth studio album, Mr. Saturday Night. Listen to th...
Student Blog: In Conversation With Joshua Piper
by Student Blogger: Diana Vidals - February 01, 2023 Joshua Piper is no stranger to the stage, whether it be performing or writing, the Junior at Wagner can give a piece or two of advice. Read in on my chat with him on advice for writers ranging from those waiting to get started and those anxious to get produced!...
Grayson Jenkins Releases Video For 'Low Down Lady'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 11, 2021 Although Jenkins started recording new music in 2019, and finished it by summer 2020, he held off putting it out during the pandemic, and holding onto the album has been “kind of a life vest of music,” he says....
Canadian Music Legend Ian Tyson, CM AOE, Has Died at 89
by Michael Major - December 30, 2022 Ian Tyson upped stakes from Vancouver Island and hitchhiked to Toronto, where he met a young singer from small-town Ontario called Sylvia Fricker. As Ian & Sylvia, they were the Canadian stars of the early ’60s folk boom that gave the world Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, the Clancy Brothers, and t...
Review Roundup: DEAD OUTLAW at the Audible Theater; What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2024 Audible Theater’s world premiere production of Dead Outlaw officially opened last night, March 10. The reviews are rolling in. Find out what the critics think of Dead Outlaw below!...
Jake Worthington Two-Steps Onto the Scene With Two New Songs
by Michael Major - March 17, 2023 As authentic as they come, Jake Worthington was born and raised on the traditional sounds of country music. Now, the bonafide cowboy breathes fresh life into an American classic sound with the announcement of his 13-track debut album, Jake Worthington. His new singles include “State You Left Me In” ...
Texas Tribute to Randy Travis Announces Additional Guest Artists
by Michael Major - November 13, 2023 Rounding out the lineup for ‘A Texas Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis’ is Travis' songwriting stalwart and longtime friend, Paul Overstreet, Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson, Casey Donahew, Pecos & The Rooftop's Pecos Hurley, Mike Ryan, Jon Wolfe, Texas-country legend Rosie Flores, Waylon P...
Student Blog: In Conversation With Joshua Piper
by Student Blogger: Diana Vidals - February 01, 2023 Joshua Piper is no stranger to the stage, whether it be performing or writing, the Junior at Wagner can give a piece or two of advice. Read in on my chat with him on advice for writers ranging from those waiting to get started and those anxious to get produced!...
Oliver Tree Taps Ty Dolla $ign For 'Life Goes On' Remix
by Michael Major - November 12, 2021 Ty Dolla $ign has topped the charts with his solo hits, “Paranoid,” “Or Nah,” and “Blasé”, powerhouse collaborations like “Psycho” with Post Malone and “Work From Home” with Fifth Harmony and genre-defying songwriting and production contributions on records for JAY-Z & Beyoncé, Drake, Kanye West, Ri...
Singer-Songwriter Celia Drops 'Fooled by Your Calm'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2023 NYC-based singer-songwriter Celia takes off the rose-colored glasses in new single “Fooled By Your Calm” – out now via AWAL Records. Celia also unveils a self-directed black-and-white video for “Fooled By Your Calm” that finds her center-stage on the dancefloor. ...
COWBOY JUNKIES To Perform At NJPAC In February 2025
by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2024 COWBOY JUNKIES will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a special performance at NJPAC on February 15, 2025. Fans can look forward to an evening of music spanning their four-decade career....
Michael Kunze Makes Edinburgh Fringe Debut With INFINITY MIRROR
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024 Award-winning comic performer, writer and director, Michael Kunze makes his eagerly anticipated Fringe solo debut as super-flawed Hollywood film superstar Mitch Coony in Infinity Mirror, a one-man sketch show directed by Lee Griffiths (credits including co-directing Lorenzo)....
Underbelly Festival Returns to London and Reveals Initial Lineup
by Stephi Wild - June 06, 2024 Underbelly Festival will return to London this summer, taking over Cavendish Square from July – September. Offering a slice of Edinburgh Fringe in the heart of Central London, the cultural pop-up festival is a go-to destination to eat, drink and watch high quality culture....
Goldie Boutilier Releases New Track 'The Actress'
by Josh Sharpe - June 06, 2024 Canadian singer/songwriter Goldie Boutilier has released The Actress, the first track from her upcoming EP of the same name for release later this year via ONErpm. It features Goldie exuding her unique cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour and melancholia. Listen to the song n...
Hailey Whitters Makes Her Country Radio Debut With 32 First Week Stations
by Michael Major - June 28, 2022 This week, the Iowa-born, Nashville-based rising Country star Hailey Whitters made her debut at Country radio. Her breakout single “Everything She Ain’t,” which was just named one of Rolling Stone’s “Best Songs of 2022 So Far,” debuted as the 5th most-added song on 32 stations on the country radio c...
Tanya Tucker Shares New Single 'When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does The Cowboy Go?)'
by Michael Major - May 05, 2023 Produced once again by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings, Sweet Western Sound reunites the award-winning trio following the release of Tanya’s landmark 2019 album, While I’m Livin’. Her first new album in 17 years, While I’m Livin’ reintroduced Tanya to a new generation and went on to win the GRAM... |