Latest Articles About The Kennedy Center Honors on CBS
Kate Shindle, Equity President & Former Miss America, Responds to Pageant Scandal
by A.A. Cristi - December 21, 2017 Equity president and former Miss America, Kate Shindle, released a statement tonight expressing her dismay and anger toward former leaders of the Miss America pageant, as a response to Huffington Post revelations of shocking misogyny and corruption within the organization's leadership....
GEORGIA ON MY MIND: Celebrating The Music Of Ray Charles Comes To Sarasota
by Stephi Wild - February 10, 2020 Celebrate the legendary music of Ray Charles at the Van Wezel with Emmy Award winner Clint Holmes, 10-time Grammy Award-winning band Take 6, six-time Grammy nominee and Downbeat vocalist of the year Nnenna Freelon and Grammy winner Kirk Whalum. This 90-minute feel-good extravaganza includes dazzling...
3 of 5 Kennedy Center Honorees Refusing to Attend White House Ceremony
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2017 Three of the five inductees are refusing to attend the White House for the official dinner and ceremony which takes place the night before the CBS show is taped...
Exclusive: HAMILTON in Los Angeles Cancels Performances
by Alan Henry - March 12, 2020 BroadwayWorld has learned that performances of HAMILTON have been suspended in Los Angeles. ...
Paramount Pictures to Take on Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic Project
by Macon Prickett - June 19, 2018 According to Deadline, the biopic about Sammy Davis, Jr. now has been set up at Paramount Pictures, where producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura has his overall deal. The project is on the development fast track, soon to be hiring a writer and a director to make the feature film about the dancer-singer-act...
VIDEO: On This Day, September 15- Light the Lights! Sondheim Celebrates His Newly Re-Named Theater
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2017 On Wednesday, September 15th, 2010, the Broadway community gathered alongside Stephen Sondheim as the lights of the newly dedicated Stephen SondheimTheatre marquee are lit for the first time....
Bernadette Peters Joins Cast of CW Series KATY KEENE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 03, 2019 Bernadette Peters has joined the cast of the upcoming CW series Katy Keene, according to Deadline. The Riverdale spin-off series stars Lucy Hale as the titular character....
STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE In Concert To Feature Iconic Score Performed Live To Film
by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2019 Pacific Symphony will present the Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert featuring screening of the complete film with Oscar-winning composer John Williams' musical score performed live to the film. The concert will be led by acclaimed conductor Carl St.Clair. Since the release of the first Star Wars movi...
Steve Martin Will Be Honored at Drama League's 'MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF BROADWAY' Gala
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2017 The Drama League has announced that Steve Martin has been named as the 2017 Honoree for the organization's 34th Annual Benefit Gala: A Musical Celebration of Broadway....
CBS to Broadcast KENNEDY CENTER HONORS Through 2024
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2016 CBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today a new agreement that will keep the annual KENNEDY CENTER HONORS broadcast on CBS through 2025....
VIDEO: On This Day, October 11- Happy Birthday, Jerome Robbins!
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2018 Born on October 11, 1918 in New York City, Robbins was one of the major forces in 20th century performing arts. He received world renown for his choreography for New York City Ballet, where he spent much of his creative life, as well as for his work with American Ballet Theatre, Ballets: U.S.A., and...
Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally and More Slated for Edward Albee Memorial Today
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2016 Friends and colleagues who will participate in the memorial to Edward Albee today, December 6, at 1 p.m. at the August Wilson Theatre (245 W. 52 St.) in NYC, have been announced. Mr. Albee died at age 88 on September 16, 2016 at his home in Montauk, NY....
The Kennedy Center and CBS Announce New Broadcast Agreement
by Ashlee Latimer - December 04, 2016 CBS and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today a new agreement that will keep the annual Kennedy Center Honors broadcast on CBS through 2025. The new deal further extends one of the longest broadcast partnerships in television history.The special has been broadcast on CBS...
Diana Ross to Sing at Fox Cities P.A.C. This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2017 Frank Productions and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center have announced Diana Ross will perform at the Fox Cities P.A.C. Wednesday, July 12 at 8 p.m....
White Cherry Will Be Long-Term Producer of Annual Kennedy Center Honors
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016 Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein and President Deborah F. Rutter announced today that Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss of White Cherry Entertainment have entered into a long-term agreement to continue producing the annual Kennedy Center Honors....
John Williams Will Conduct The Cleveland Orchestra In Program Of His Music
by Stephi Wild - January 06, 2020 The Cleveland Orchestra announced that composer John Williams will conduct the Orchestra in a special one-night-only program featuring music from his celebrated film scores on Sunday, April 26, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. at Severance Hall. An iconic American composer, Mr. Williams's film scores are among th...
The Kennedy Center's JFK Centennial Celebration to Feature Brian Dennehy, Christopher Jackson, Taylor Mac, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and More
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2017 With its JFK Centennial Celebration, The Kennedy Center honors exactly 100 years since the birth of its namesake with a special afternoon of readings, performances, and rare video footage featuring a star-studded roster of talent from theworlds of music, theater, dance, and TV/film on Monday, May 29...
NYCB Principal Dancer Tiler Peck and THE INHERITANCE's, Kyle Harris Releases Debut Children's Book KATARINA BALLERINA
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2020 NYC Ballet principal dancer and Broadway performer, Tiler Peck, and fellow dancer Kyle Harris, today released their debut children's book, Katarina Ballerina....
Kelly Fisher Katz & Martin Katz Host Private Dinner For The Kennedy Center
by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2019 Kelly Fisher Katz, Chairman of the National Committee for the Performing Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and her husband, jewelry designer Martin Katz, hosted an exclusive private dinner Saturday, April 13 for the Kennedy Center board at their historic architectural Bever...
Exclusive: HAMILTON in Los Angeles Cancels Performances
by Alan Henry - March 12, 2020 BroadwayWorld has learned that performances of HAMILTON have been suspended in Los Angeles. ...
VIDEO: On This Day, June 28 - Happy Birthday, Mel Brooks!
by A.A. Cristi - June 28, 2019 On this day, we're celebrating the great Mel Brooks, who turns 93 today! ...
Santana Coming to Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2017 Ten-time GRAMMY-Award- and three-time Latin GRAMMY-Award-winning rock icon and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana and his band SANTANA will bring The Transmogrify Tour to the U.S. this spring, performing passion-filled songs from their forty years of career, including fan favorites from Wood...
Bernadette Peters Joins Cast of CW Series KATY KEENE
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 03, 2019 Bernadette Peters has joined the cast of the upcoming CW series Katy Keene, according to Deadline. The Riverdale spin-off series stars Lucy Hale as the titular character....
Music Legend Paul Simon Adds Third and Final Hollywood Bowl Show
by Macon Prickett - February 15, 2018 Legendary songwriter, recording artist and performer Paul Simon, announced today that he will be adding a 3rd and final show at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA on Monday, May 28th 2018 as a part of his Homeward Bound - The Farewell Tour. The previously announced concert dates on May 22n...
The Kennedy Center's JFK Centennial Celebration to Feature Brian Dennehy, Christopher Jackson, Taylor Mac, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE and More
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2017 With its JFK Centennial Celebration, The Kennedy Center honors exactly 100 years since the birth of its namesake with a special afternoon of readings, performances, and rare video footage featuring a star-studded roster of talent from theworlds of music, theater, dance, and TV/film on Monday, May 29... |