Ray Kennedy

Center Stage Records to Re-Release Four Albums by Jessica Molaskey
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2024

Center Stage Records will re-release four classic Jessica Molaskey albums – Pentimento, A Good Day, Make Believe, and Sitting in Limbo. Learn more about these albums and see how to listen!

Spotlight: THURSDAY NIGHT BRIDGE CIRCLE at Theatre Charlotte
by BWW Special Offer - Mar 6, 2024

Join us for The Thursday Night Bridge Circle

THE PRODUCERS Comes to Wilmington's OHTC in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2023

Opera House Theatre Company will present The Producers on the Thalian Hall main stage running from December 30, 2023 until January 14, 2024.

Cancer Survivor And Artist Beth Nielson Chapman Set To Perform At Spire Center On November 17
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 31, 2023

Singer-songwriter Beth Nielson Chapman will perform music from her expansive years of work at the Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA on November 17.

Wilmington's Opera House Theatre Company Announces 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 19, 2023

Opera House Theatre Company has announced its 2024 season, celebrating 39 years of producing live theatre in Wilmington, North Carolina at Historic Thalian Hall featuring a variety of titles including some classics and Wilmington premieres!

Lucinda Williams Announces 'Don't Tell Anybody The Secrets' Fall Tour in Support of Highly Acclaimed New Album
by Michael Major - Jul 18, 2023

Lucinda Williams has announced a fall tour in support of her critically acclaimed new album Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart (Highway 20 Records/Thirty Tigers). The “Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets” tour will be a multi-media experience with Williams sharing stories and anecdotes while performing songs from throughout her celebrated career.

BIRDLAND Releases Programming Through February 13th
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 29, 2022

The Birdland Theatre and Jazz Club has an abundance of performances happening from January 31st through February 13th. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include John Pizzarelli Swing Seven, SUNY Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, Greg Abate Quartet, John Pizzarelli Trio and Svetlana's Big Band. 

Birdland Announces February 2022 Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2022

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this February with a full slate of nightly performances! 

Nashville Drummer Matt North to Release Second Solo Album
by Michael Major - Jan 3, 2022

Bullies In The Backyard, the second album from Matt North, features ten songs. The album features Stuart Mathis (Lucinda Williams, The Wallflowers) playing guitars, Chris Donohue (Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris) on bass, and Michael Webb (Chris Stapleton, John Fogerty) on keyboards.

Tom Kennedy Set to Release 'Stories' June 11
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 19, 2021

To breathe life into these new pieces, Kennedy enlisted lifelong St. Louis friends Dave Weckl and Roger Guth (drums) and Jay Oliver (keyboards), along with some of the brilliant players whose paths he’s crossed along the way.

Photo Coverage: Clint Homes Electrifies Audiences at the Wick Theatre Cabaret
by Stephen Sorokoff - Apr 17, 2021

Continuing its lineup of top-tier cabaret entertainment the Wick Theatre is presenting Clint Holmes in its glamorous supper club.    

Actors Bridge, Belmont University Theatre Celebrate 11th Collaboration With MEN ON BOATS
by Jeffrey Ellis - Apr 2, 2018

Leah Lowe directs Jaclyn Backhaus' Men on Boats as Actors Bridge Ensemble and Belmont University Department of Theatre and Dance celebrate their 11th annual collaborative production with the Nashville premiere, running April 13-15 and April 19-22 at the Belmont Black Box Theater.

Ron Sexsmith & the TSO Announce Free Concert for Canada Day
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2017

As part of the City of Toronto's Canada Days-a citywide celebration for Canada's 150th birthday-the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) and guest conductor Jean-Claude Picard join forces with Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith on Saturday, July 1 at 9:45pm. The free concert, taking place at Nathan Phillips Square, also features Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter Rose Cousins as a special guest. Sexsmith will perform some of his greatest hits, including songs from his 13th album, The Last Rider (Warner Music). The TSO is thrilled to be part of the festivities, which run June 30-July 3 at Nathan Phillips Square, and July 1 in Scarborough, North York, and Etobicoke.

Award-winning Liverpool Singer/Songwriter Launches His New Album At The Epstein Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2017

???????Award-winning Liverpool singer songwriter Robert Vincent will launch his eagerly awaited new album at The Epstein Theatre next month.

Tony Yazbeck, Ann Crumb and More Set for Industry Reading of DANGEROUS Today
by BWW News Desk - May 2, 2014

Today, May 2nd there will be a special industry presentation of the new musical DANGEROUS. Directed by Jeff Whiting, the show is described as 'a 1930s swing-time musical reminiscent of Warner Brothers gangster movies, Hitchcock thrillers, and Casablanca style romance.

Tony Yazbeck, Ann Crumb & More Set for Industry Reading of DANGEROUS, 5/2
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 25, 2014

On Friday, May 2nd there will be a special industry presentation of the new musical DANGEROUS. Directed by Jeff Whiting, the show is described as "a 1930s swing-time musical reminiscent of Warner Brothers gangster movies, Hitchcock thrillers, and Casablanca style romance.

BWW Interview: A Director's Dream Ballet - An Interview with Ray Kennedy
by Amber Adams - Sep 21, 2013

I sat down with Ray Kennedy, long time director/choreographer for Opera House Theater Company at the Oklahoma! wrap party on a warm Sunday afternoon in a saloon-like venue in Historic Downtown Wilmington, NC. A sense of graceful accomplishment sounded clearly in his sigh as we began to chat. Ray Kennedy has been with Opera House Theater Company for over 25 years in all of the many facets of theater.

Wild Ponies Release Debut Album THINGS THAT USED TO SHINE Today
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 10, 2013

Today, September 10 new label Ditch Dog Records releases Things That Used To Shine, the debut album byWild Ponies, a new project by acclaimed Nashville singer-songwriting duo Doug and Telisha Williams. The album not only marks Doug and Telisha's first outing with the band but also the first Ditch Dog release, a label the pair helped form.

Katey Sagal To Be Featured In OCPAC's Cabaret Series 12/10-13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2009

The versatile and accomplished performer Katey Sagal will be featured for the first time in the Orange County Performing Arts Center's popular Cabaret Series December 10 - 13 in Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

Katey Sagal Makes OCPAC Debut in the Cabaret Series 12/10 - 12/13
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2009

The versatile and accomplished Actress, Singer and Songwriter Katey Sagal will be featured for the first time in the Orange County Performing Arts Center's popular Cabaret Series December 10 - 13 in Samueli Theater at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Though you may know her as Peg Bundy, Sagal considers singing her first love and began her career as a back- up singer for Bette Midler, Bob Dylan and KISS before gaining fame as one of TV's most popular comediennes (8 Simple Rules and Married with Children). Never one to shy away from the spotlight, she returns to the stage for a sassy, brassy and brilliant evening of inspired song and laughter.