BWW Interview: Original DREAMGIRL Jennifer Holliday Toasting TO LIFE
by Gil Kaan - Sep 16, 2021
Coinciding with DREAMGIRLS 40th Anniversary, DREAMGIRLS’ original Effie Jennifer Holliday will perform her concert HERE’S TO LIFE at The Wallis October 9, 2021. Had the chance to chat with Jennifer of her current LIFE, her signature song, and her one-upping lockdown.
Jessica Sanchez Announces New Christmas Song, Featuring Christian Bautista
by Oliver Oliveros - Oct 25, 2018
”American Idol” runner-up Jessica Sanchez, in collaboration with Asia's Romantic Balladeer Christian Bautista, releases her latest holiday-themed song titled “Another Silent Christmas Song,” written by two-time Tony winner Steven Sater (“Spring Awakening,” “Twelfth Night”-Musical Series) and multi-platinum record producer-songwriter Bryan Todd.
Photo Coverage: PRETTY WOMAN Company Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway!
by Linda Lenzi - Aug 17, 2018
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, with original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film's screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, opened just last night, Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre.
Lisa Viggiano Performs Double Engagement in San Francisco
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2017
Lisa Viggiano, Broadway World Winner for Best Female Vocalist and MAC Nominee, takes her latest show, Three's a Charm, to Society Cabaret in San Francisco, and also joins the cast of Richmond / Ermet Aid Foundation - Help is On the Way 23.
Trent Harmon Crowned Winner of AMERICAN IDOL Season 15
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 8, 2016
Last night on AMERICAN IDOL, the lights were dimmed for a final time and host Ryan Seacrest made one last dream come true, as Trent Harmon, 25, from Amory, MS, was named the 15th and final AMERICAN IDOL in the history-making series finale live from Dolby Theatre.
AMERICAN IDOL XV Cancels Summer Tour
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 1, 2016
CORE Media, the parent company of 19 Entertainment which manages the careers and recordings of the AMERICAN IDOL contestants, has confirmed reports that the AMERICAN IDOL LIVE Tour, which historically features the season's Top 10 finalists, will not take place this year.
Carrie Underwood & Kelly Clarkson to Perform on AMERICAN IDOL Finale
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 24, 2016
AMERICAN IDOL, the cultural phenomenon that changed the face of television and created some of today's biggest music stars, will kick off a three-night Grand Finale week on Tuesday, April 5 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), with AMERICAN IDOL: AMERICAN DREAM. The can't-miss, 90-minute retrospective will feature host Ryan Seacrest, current and former judges, former IDOLs and contestants and the behind-the-scenes team sharing their personal IDOL memories, as they reflect on what the show has meant to them and how it became the groundbreaking series that it is today. In addition to Seacrest, original IDOL judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson offer never-before-revealed stories about how IDOL came to be. This is a very special, inside look at the journey that IDOL has taken viewers on during its 15-season run.
Jennifer Holliday on Her 'Third Act' at Provincetown
by Nora Dominick - Jul 2, 2015
By the time she was 23, Jennifer Holliday was the very definition of a Broadway star. Her work in DREAMGIRLS would propell her to Broadway fame, especially when she took the stage at the 1982 Tony Awards to perform 'And I am Telling You I'm Not Going.' Now Holliday is enjoying what she tells the Provincetown Magazine is her 'third act.'
Photo Flash: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Darren Criss, Alex Newell, Jessica Sanchez and More Perform at TrevorLIVE
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2014
Last night at the Hollywood Palladium, The Trevor Project celebrated 16 years of its life-saving, life-affirming work, which provide crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) teens and young adults. The high-profile annual event, TrevorLIVE Los Angeles, was presented by Wells Fargo and hosted by Jennifer Coolidge. Scroll down for photos from the event!