Jason Roberts

Review: HAUNTED SCOUSE, Liverpool's Royal Court

Following the success of plays including Yellow Breck Road and Ellen and Rigby, writer Gerry Linford returns to Liverpool’s Royal Court with the heartwarming comedy-drama Haunted Scouse.

Our Top Shows in Merseyside and Cheshire This Festive Season

Whether you’re looking for a pantomime, Christmas concert, a musical classic or a spooky story for the festive season, there’s plenty to enjoy at theatres across Merseyside and Cheshire this Winter.

Review: THE SCOUSE DICK WHITTINGTON, Liverpool's Royal Court

It’s that time of year - and Liverpool’s Royal Court are back with their latest festive production, The Scouse Dick Whittington.

Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court

Sat in Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre last night, I watched what can only be described as one of the most magnificent theatre shows I have ever seen in my life. Boys From The Blackstuff brings Alan Bleasdale’s 1982 TV series to the stage in a phenomenal adaptation by Sherwood writer James Graham.

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to Present Concert Organist Michael Hey This Month

As part of its ongoing organ recital series, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) will present concert organist MICHAEL HEY, on Wednesday, July 27, 2002 at 7:30 PM in the Great Auditorium.

Bob Wills' Texas Playboys Will Appear in Concert at the Spencer This Month

When Texas Playboys front man and fiddler Jason Roberts steps onto a stage and utters his first “AH-ha” of the evening, western swing fans know they're seeing and hearing nothing less than the living embodiment of a musical tradition that stretches all the way back to 1933.

Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts Announces 'Taste Of The Spencer' Fundraiser Set For Next Weekend

The freshly plated lobster tail & filet mignon dinner will be served on our cool, hi-tech performance stage in a festive salute to the nonprofit theater's 25 years of performance success. Bravissimo!

Spencer Theater Announces 2022 Summer Season

Catch what’s on stage at the Spencer Theater this Summer Season 2022, a popping 13-week calendar of live music, special events and dining fun. The vibrant line-up includes everything from traditional western swing, contemporary folk, gospel and classic country, iconic rock and pop superstars, award-winning Mediterranean (flamenco/Greek) guitar, folk and surf rock legends, full-stage tributes, and children’s musical theatre. 

Disney+ Announces Earth Day Films & Specials

“Polar Bear,” the next wildlife movie from Disneynature; “Explorer: The Last Tepui” the newest installment of National Geographic’s long-running 'Explorer” series; and “The Biggest Little Farm: The Return,” a special update based on the 2018 critically-acclaimed documentary on the making of Apricot Lane Farms will premiere on Earth Day.

Kath Myers Confronts Fear of 'The Big One' on New Single

The songs on Sensitive Groups were written over the past five years, but Myers started recording them at the beginning of the weird strange glow of 2020 with Aaron Stern in his Glassell Park garage studio.

Kath Myers Tackles Social Anxiety on 'Dirty Laundry'

The songs on Sensitive Groups were written over the past five years, but Myers started recording them at the beginning of the weird strange glow of 2020 with Aaron Stern in his Glassell Park garage studio.

Kath Myers Announces Debut LP 'Sensitive Groups'

The songs on Sensitive Groups were written over the past five years, but Myers started recording them at the beginning of the weird strange glow of 2020 with Aaron Stern in his Glassell Park garage studio.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine Presents TUESDAYS AT 6 Weekly Virtual Concerts

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine presents Tuesdays at 6, a new series of weekly streamed musical performances to bring the stunning concerts they are known for into your home. In the next installment of the series, the Cathedral’s Associate Director of Music Raymond Nagem will perform works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, J.S. Bach, and more. 

Great Music at St. Bart's Announces 2018-19 Season

St. Bartholomew's Church, the historic Episcopal parish on Park Avenue in New York City, this fall celebrates the 100th anniversary of the first service in its current location. The magnificent 1918 Romanesque-style church features a portal designed by Stanford White and a grand Byzantine-style interior – and two of New York's unlikely but outstanding concert spaces: the 150-seat chapel, an intimate and acoustically brilliant space that is perfectly suited for contemporary chamber music, and the majestic 1,000-seat sanctuary, whose Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ is the largest in New York City and one of the finest examples of the American Classic Organ in the U.S.

Great Music at St. Bart's Announces 2017 Holiday Concerts

The December events presented by Great Music at St. Bart's are among New Yorkers' favorite holiday traditions: seasonal music in the beautiful spaces of St. Bartholomew's Church.

Great Music at St. Bart's Announces 2017 Holiday Concerts

The December events presented by Great Music at St. Bart's are among New Yorkers' favorite holiday traditions: seasonal music in the beautiful spaces of St. Bartholomew's Church.

AMERIPOLITAN AWARDS Announce 2018 Awards Nominees

The countdown is officially on to February as nominees are announced today for the 2018 AMERIPOLITAN AWARDS! The fifth annual event honoring rockabilly, honky-tonk, western swing and outlaw music will take place in Memphis for the first time at the Guest House at Graceland February 10-13.

Great Music Returns to St. Bart's for the 2017-18 Season

Great Music at St. Bart's, the concert series produced by the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation (MMPAF), for the past seven years has presented music in St. Bartholomew's Church, a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of New York located in the heart of midtown Manhattan. The magnificent 1918 Romanesque-style church features a portal designed by Stanford White and a grand Byzantine-style interior and two of New York's unlikely but outstanding concert spaces: the 150-seat chapel, an intimate and acoustically brilliant space that is perfectly suited for contemporary chamber music, and the majestic 1,000-seat sanctuary outfitted with comfortable chairs enabling flexible seating whose Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ is the largest in New York City and one of the finest examples of the American Classic Organ in the U.S.

St. Bart's presents A Service Featuring Missa Kyrie fons bonitatis

The 23rd annual Summer Festival continues on Sunday, September 10, at 11 am with the premiere of Jason Roberts' Missa Kyrie fons bonitatis for treble voices and organ.   Jason Roberts, St. Bartholomew's Associate Director of Music, Organist, and Director of the Boy and Girl Choristers, composed his Missa Kyrie fons bonitatis for St. Bartholomew's Boy and Girl Choristers for this upcoming service on September 10, which will feature children's voices. The mass is based on the ancient Gregorian Chant mass of the same name. Jason Roberts will conduct St. Bartholomew's Boy and Girl Choristers. William K. Trafka will be the organist.     _____________

St. Bart's Hosts A Service Featuring Monteverdi's Messa da Cappella

St. Bartholomew's Choir will sing Monteverdi's Messa da Cappella on Sunday, September 3 at 11 am. Jason Roberts will be the organist, and William K. Trafka will conduct.