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Lawrence Welk

Date of Death: May 17, 1992 (89)

Birth Place: Strasburg, ND, USA

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THE HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS PARADE Grandstand Bleacher Seats Now On Sale

Grandstand bleacher seats are now available for the 92nd Hollywood Christmas Parade, supporting Marine Toys for Tots. Secure your spot to enjoy this festive annual event in Los Angeles.
Review: THE MOORS at Faction Of Fools

The Faction of Fools Theatre Company specializes in the arcane form of the Italian Renaissance, commedia dell’arte, with elaborate masks, exaggerated movements and a kind of extreme reading of what often are classic texts. The troupe’s “Commedia Romeo and Juliet,” revived earlier this year, was a good example of that. 
Review: BABY THE MUSICAL at Revolution Stage Company

Three couples find out they’re pregnant. One 30-something-ish couple, Pam (Heather Joy) & Nick (Jacob Samples) has been trying; one older couple, Arlene (Sonia Reavis) & Alan (Michael Pacas) had an oops; and a couple of college juniors, songwriters Lizzy (Candace Coe) & Danny (Joseph Portoles) are our main characters The story follows each couple’s reactions, and wouldn’t you know it, the girls are all connected by an obstetrician (Jason Ayestas) and his nurse (Katrina Dixon) and the boys by …little league? I don’t know - some sports thing.
Interview: Ann Kittredge Celebrates ROMANTIC NOTIONS CD Release at Birdland

Award-winning singer Ann Kittredge's next CD, “Romantic Notions,' just came out this week on May 7th. On May 14th at Birdland, Ann will celebrate the CD's release by performing selections from it, including fresh, creative arrangements of classics by Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, and more. We spoke about the show and what's coming up next for the singer.
Review: ROCK OF AGES at Music Theatre WIchita At The Capitol Federal Amphitheater In Andover, KS

WOW! What a fun show! I love some of the crazy lines that just pop up out of nowhere, like “Phil Collins can be kick ass sometimes!” Rock of Ages definitely lived up to its hype, and I was super fortunate to see this production. This well paced show boasted soooo many strong performances, I hardly know where to begin.
The Lennon Sisters, The Manhattan Transfer & Straight No Chaser Named To Great American Songbook Hall Of Fame

Celebrating the legacy of vocal harmony in popular music, the Great American Songbook Foundation has selected three acclaimed vocal groups as its 2022 Songbook Hall of Fame inductees. The Lennon Sisters, The Manhattan Transfer and Straight No Chaser will be honored throughout the coming year.
Listen: Kathryn Allison & Teddy Trice Featured on New Holiday Singles

Two Worlds Entertainment has released their 2 singles of REWORKED music with a holiday spin. “Christmas in Los Angeles” and “These Are The Special Times” features a reimagining of forgotten holiday songs arranged by Andy Grobengieser (Aladdin, King Kong, Groundhog Day).
Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS at Fulton Theatre

Fulton Theatre’s current production of the tepid White Christmas is an excellent example of the old adage “there are no small parts, only small actors”. Fulton Theatre?
BWW Interview: Theatre Life with Anne Runolfsson and Tess Adams

Today’s subjects Anne Runolfsson and Tess Adams are currently living their theatre lives performing in their mother/daughter self-created show about the ups and downs of being in show business entitled The Story Goes On. You can see these crazily talented ladies in action April 29th at the New Spire Arts’ Ausherman Theatre in Frederick, Maryland.
BWW Review: DON'T HUG ME at Broadway Rose

Billed as “Fargo meets The Music Man (without the blood or the trombones),” DON’T HUG ME is a silly show about some residents of Bunyan Bay, Minnesota, whose lives get a jolt thanks to the appearance of a karaoke machine salesman.
La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts Announces Special Events For 2022

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts wants you to start your new year with some unforgettable experiences and extraordinary entertainment!  
BWW Review: A HALLOWEEKEND WRAP UP at The Green Room 42

This weekend being the Halloweekend in NYC, what else is happening in Cabarets all over Gotham but shows dedicated to witchies, vamps, zombies, and, of course, DISNEY!
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Announces 2021-2022 Season of Special Events

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts Producing Artistic Director BT McNicholl will welcome you home to a very special return season of truly exhilarating events at the newly renovated theatre! Won’t it be amazing to once again laugh together at the unmistakable comedy of the one-and-only JAY LENO and the always hilarious MARGARET CHO?
Single Tickets For North Charleston POPS! 2021-2022 Season Go On Sale Monday

The shows are: HOTEL CALIFORNIA: SALUTE TO THE EAGLES on Saturday, September 25; WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: CARPENTERS REMEMBERED on Saturday, January 22; LAWRENCE WELK MEMORY LANE on Saturday, March 19; THE ROARING TWENTIES on Saturday, April 30; and MOVIE NIGHT WITH THOMAS PANDOLFI on Saturday, May 28.
North Charleston POPS! Announces 10th Anniversary Season

The shows are: HOTEL CALIFORNIA: SALUTE TO THE EAGLES on Saturday, September 25; WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: CARPENTERS REMEMBERED on Saturday, January 22; LAWRENCE WELK MEMORY LANE on Saturday, March 19; THE ROARING TWENTIES on Saturday, April 30; and MOVIE NIGHT WITH THOMAS PANDOLFI on Saturday, May 28.
NASH UNDER THE STARS Continues With Mother's Day Weekend Show Package and More

The Nash will continue its outdoor live concerts for its series, Nash Under the Stars at 'Venue 122', the outdoor garden located at 122 E. Culver St. in downtown Phoenix (Arizona Jewish Historical Society).
Brian Edwards Of Rocklands Entertainment Releases 'The Promoter: An Entertainment Success Story'

He's been in almost every town and city in Canada, promoted and booked acts that millions of people have loved including Red Green, Stompin' Tom Connors, Tommy Hunter, Frank Mills, Carroll Baker, Rita MacNeil, Charley Pride, Kitty Wells and so many others throughout Canada and the United States. While the entertainers, theatres, arenas, and concert halls will know his name, you probably don't.
Craft Recordings to Release Roy Clark's GREATEST HITS

Craft Recordings is pleased to announce Roy Clark’s Greatest Hits—the defining and only collection of original hit recordings currently in print from one of country music’s most beloved personalities—is making its first appearance on CD and streaming services featuring 18 tracks.
BWW Review: SQUEAKY: OLD FLAMES CAN REALLY BURN Offers Five Actors Portraying Different Dimensions of the Troubled Charles Manson Follower

One thing for sure a?" after watching the play and listening to Squeaky during various time periods of her life, I feel even more sorry for the troubled young woman who allowed herself to be so misguided by a man who knew exactly how to manipulate her need to belong somewhere to his own advantage. So much so that in a 2019 televised interview, Fromme said about Manson, 'Was I in love with Charlie? Yeah, I still am.a?? One wonders at the sanity of such a statement until you realize how her mind was warped through the use of drugs and mind manipulation.
BWW Feature: Michael Kirk Lane - The Intersection Where Art Meets Heart

Recent MAC Award Winner Michael Kirk Lane is one of the cabaret community's greatest assets, and most gifted performers, teachers, and leaders. One the celebration of his birth, Stephen Mosher takes a look at the life that has led to this moment in time.

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