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Mentalist Jason Suran to Return to the Stage with ONE IN A MILLION: AN EVENING OF EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS

After over 400 sold-out performances of the online smash hit Reconnected, mentalist Jason Suran will return to the stage as artist-in-residence at the illustrious Fifty Hotel & Suites by Affinia in midtown Manhattan starting Saturday, March 26th, 2022.
Jason Suran to Present ONE IN A MILLION: AN EVENING OF EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS

After over 400 sold-out performances of the online smash hit Reconnected, mentalist Jason Suran will return to the stage as artist-in-residence at the illustrious Fifty Hotel & Suites by Affinia in midtown Manhattan.
Mentalist Jason Suran Returns To Live, In-person Performance With The Skyline Series

For four nights only, to celebrate the launch of the newly renovated two-story, Penthouse Suite at InterContinental New York Times Square, ten guests will be invited to spend the evening experiencing Jason's signature brand of psychological illusions and a dramatic view of Manhattan from the hotel's top floor.
Jason Suran's RECONNECTED Extends Through July

Reconnected, an unforgettable evening of psychological astonishments by acclaimed mentalist, Jason Suran, has announced that virtual performances have been extended by popular demand. Since opening in October, 2020, the hit show has been a sell out and now has been extended through July 23, 2021.
GRAMMY Museum Presents 'This Is Nat King Cole'

GRAMMY® winner Nat King Cole is one of the most honored and iconic performing and recording artists of all time. To showcase the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient's professional and personal achievements, the GRAMMY Museum® proudly presents This Is Nat King Cole, which will bookend his centennial celebration. The exhibit will open on, what would have been, Cole's 101st birthday, March 17, 2020, when Cole's daughters, Timolin and Casey Cole, will discuss the stories behind the exhibit with moderator Scott Goldman at the Museum's Clive Davis Theater. The exhibit will run through summer 2020.
John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey return to Café Carlyle This Fall

Husband-and-wife duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey make their annual fall pilgrimage to Cafe Carlyle with an all-new show, November 5-16.
Ghostlight Deluxe Presents John Pizzarelli Trio FOR CENTENNIAL REASONS: 100 YEAR SALUTE TO NAT KING COLE

GHOSTLIGHT DELUXE, an imprint of Ghostlight Records, has announced the release of For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole - the new album from the JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO - in physical, digital and streaming formats today, Friday, February 8. Following high-profile collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney and Michael McDonald, Pizzarelli returns to his roots to honor his hero, the legendary jazz/pop vocalist and pianist Nat King Cole, whose centennial is being celebrated around the world this year with various concerts, books and recordings. For Centennial Reasons completes an epic trio of Pizzarelli albums saluting Cole, starting with Dear Mr. Cole, which helped put Pizzarelli on the map as an influential jazz guitarist and singer in 1994, and continuing with P.S. Mr. Cole, which cemented his legacy five years later. To order the album, please visit ghostlightrecords.lnk.to/pizzarelli-natkingcole
John Pizzarelli Honors Nat King Cole At 100 With FOR CENTENNIAL REASONS

GHOSTLIGHT DELUXE, an imprint of Ghostlight Records, has announced the release of For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole - the new album from the JOHN PIZZARELLI TRIO - in physical, digital and streaming formats on Friday, February 8. Following high-profile collaborations with Sir Paul McCartney and Michael McDonald, Pizzarelli returns to his roots to honor his hero, the legendary jazz/pop vocalist and pianist Nat King Cole, whose centennial is being celebrated around the world this year with various concerts, books and recordings. For Centennial Reasons completes an epic trio of Pizzarelli albums saluting Cole, starting with Dear Mr. Cole, which helped put Pizzarelli on the map as an influential jazz guitarist and singer in 1994, and continuing with P.S. Mr. Cole, which cemented his legacy five years later. To pre-order the album, please visit the label HERE.
Photo Flash: Miners Alley Presents Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A TENOR

It is the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The world famous tenor, Tito Morelli, "Il Stupendo," is to perform his greatest roll, Otello. However, at the final dress rehearsal of Otello, Merelli is nowhere to be found. The manager, Henry Saunders, and his assistant Max are in a panic. It appears Merelli's wife has left him a 'Dear John' letter and the distraught singer, accidentally given a double dose of tranquilizers, is thought to be dead.  What follows is a laugh-out-loud chain reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres and musical mayhem!
Miners Alley Playhouse Presents Ken Ludwig's LEND ME A TENOR

It is the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. The world famous tenor, Tito Morelli, "Il Stupendo," is to perform his greatest roll, Otello. However, at the final dress rehearsal of Otello, Merelli is nowhere to be found. The manager, Henry Saunders, and his assistant Max are in a panic. It appears Merelli's wife has left him a 'Dear John' letter and the distraught singer, accidentally given a double dose of tranquilizers, is thought to be dead.  What follows is a laugh-out-loud chain reaction of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, double entendres and musical mayhem!
Hawaii News Now Jazz Legends Series Continues In March At Blue Note Hawaii

Blue Note Hawaii welcomes some of music's most renowned artists this month, continuing the Hawaii News Now Jazz Legends series with Tony and GRAMMY (R) Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater and epic drummer Billy Cobham. Jazz virtuoso guitarist Earl Klugh returns, jazz fusion saxophonist Boney James and reggae giants Big Mountain close the month. Local artists this month include Kuana Torres Kahele, Josh Kaye and Friends featuring Riya Davis in a tribute to Jill Scott, a tribute to the Miles Davis First Great Quintet with DeShannon Higa & QuadPod, Amy Hanaiali'i, and a tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim with Sandy Tsukiyama and friends. Mike Lewis will present tribute shows to Duke Ellington and Natalie Cole featuring songstress Ginai and John Kolivas will host a tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder. The genre-bending Augie Rey makes his Blue Note Hawaii debut and Tavana returns to the stage by popular demand.
September Is Smokin' At Blue Note Hawaii Featuring Eric Hutchinson, Kuana Torres Kahele, and More

September is jam packed with amazing talent at Blue Note Hawaii with an array of iconic national artists, local favorites and some great comedy.
Photo Flashback: BroadwayWorld Remembers Natalie Cole

BroadwayWorld previously reported that Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole passed away on December 31, 2015 from congestive heart failure at age 65. Below, BroadwayWorld pays tribute to the legendary singer in a special photo flashback!
David Campbell Issues Statement on Passing of Natalie Cole

David Campbell, one of Australia's foremost entertainers, who formerly served as the Adelaide Cabaret Festival's artistic director, has now issued a statement reflecting on the passing of Natalie Cole.
Recording Academy Issues Statement Upon Grammy Award-Winner Natalie Cole's Passing

BroadwayWorld previously reported that Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole passed away on December 31, 2015 from congestive heart failure at age 65. Now the Recording Academy has issued their own condolences.
Grammy Award-Winner Natalie Cole Has Died at age 65

BroadwayWorld has learned the sad news that Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole has passed away. Having most recently appeared on Broadway in the musical revue AFTER MIDNIGHT in 2014, she died of congestive heart failure on December 31. She was 65.
Josiah Theatre Works' SANGIN' THE TEARS AWAY Tributes Maria Cole in Open-Ended Run, Beg. 8/19

'We are sincerely saddened at the passing of the legendary Maria Cole, mother of superstar Natalie Cole,' Josiah Theatre Works' Nickolas Long, III, said in a statement. The theatre company's production SANGIN' THE TEARS AWAY, premiering Aug 19, 2012 at 7 p.m., will now be an open-ended tribute run featuring special tribute events, 'in honor of Maria Cole and her children, including superstar Natalie Cole.'
Photo Coverage: Robert Redford, Julie Taymor & More Celebrate Sundance Institute in NYC

Last night, March 12, Robert Redford hosted the first-ever New York benefit celebrating The Sundance Institute Theatre Program at The Bowery Hotel. Participants included Sundance Institute Theatre Program alumni Denis O'Hare (Performance of An Iliad, at New York Theatre Workshop), Lisa Peterson Scott Frankel, Jeanine Tesori, Georgi James and Christine Ebersole, who recreated 'Little Edie Beale' from Grey Gardens. BroadwayWorld was on hand and brings you photo coverage of the starry event below!

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