VIDEO: Jeffrey Seller Celebrates Hamilton Opening Night In Sydney
by Alan Henry - March 29, 2021 On opening night, producer Jeffrey Seller took to the stage at Hamilton in Sydney for a special speech following the performance. Check out the full video!...
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt & Leslie Odom Jr. Sing Sondheim For the GRAMMYs In Memoriam
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022 Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt, and Leslie Odom Jr. took to the stage at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards to sing the music of Stephen Sondheim for the In Memoriam. The medley performance included 'Not a Day Goes By,' 'Send in the Clowns,' and 'Somewhere.' Watch the complete performance now!...
VIDEO: Diana Ross Releases 'I Still Believe' Music Video
by Michael Major - November 09, 2021 'Thank You' is Ross' first studio album since 2006 and her first original material since 1999. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the album was produced by Jack Antonoff, Tayla Parx, Jimmy Napes, Amy Wadge, and Spike Stent....
VIDEO: Billy Porter, Kelli O'Hara & More Honor Bette Midler in Kennedy Center Honors Preview
by Michael Major - December 17, 2021 The highlights video features Kelli O'Hara singing 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and Billy Porter's making a show-stopping entrance. The tribute to Midler will also feature performances by Beanie Feldstein and Kate Baldwin. Watch the new preview, which also features Chita Rivera, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Poehler...
Jazz Legend Diane Schuur Makes Her Lied Center Debut
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2022 Regarded as one of contemporary jazz's leading vocalists, Diane Schuur is as eclectic as she is brilliant. Schuur was blind from birth but gifted with perfect pitch and three-and-a-half-octave vocal range. With a recording career that spans over three decades and includes two GRAMMY Awards, Schuur's...
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Attend 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022 President Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will attend the 45th Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 4....
Angie Schworer to Appear at Bayway Arts Center Grand Opening
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 01, 2021 Studio Theatre's BAYWAY ARTS CENTER will welcome Broadway performer, Angie Schworer, as its guest of honor at their July 9th official opening Gala and ribbon cutting ceremony. The evening will also feature the L.I. Regional Theatre 'Premiere' of the Broadway musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, of which Ms....
94th Oscars Production Team Welcomes New Talent and Show Veterans
by Michael Major - March 09, 2022 Production designer and creative director David Korins returns to the Oscars, having been the designer in 2019. Korins’s prolific work for Broadway includes the Tony® Award-winning musicals “Hamilton” and “Dear Evan Hansen,” as well as “Beetlejuice.' He has also designed for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, K...
WATCH: Full Kennedy Center Honors Ceremony, Featuring Bette Midler, AIN'T TOO PROUD, Billy Porter, and More
by Stephi Wild - December 23, 2021 The Kennedy Center Honors aired on TV last night, December 22. The honorees included Bette Midler, Justino Díaz, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, and Joni Mitchell, who were celebrated in Washington, D.C., at the Honors Gala on December 5, 2021 in the Kennedy Center Opera House....
VIDEO: Watch Billy Porter Sing 'From A Distance' For Bette Midler at the Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - December 21, 2021 Billy Porter honored Bette Midler as she received the Kennedy Center Honor with a performance of 'From A Distance.' Melissa Manchester will present Midler with the honor. The tribute will also feature Kelli O'Hara singing 'Wind Beneath My Wings'. Beanie Feldstein and Kate Baldwin will also appear in...
Justino Díaz, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, Bette Midler and Joni Mitchell to Receive 44th Kennedy Center Honors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 21, 2021 Recipients to be honored at the annual national celebration of the arts in Washington, D.C. are: operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, Motown founder, songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler, and singer-s...
Bono & the Edge, Gladys Knight & More to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - July 21, 2022 Recipients include actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; the legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of members B...
Bono & the Edge, Gladys Knight & More to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - July 21, 2022 Recipients include actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; the legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of members B...
VIDEO: Jeffrey Seller Celebrates Hamilton Opening Night In Sydney
by Alan Henry - March 29, 2021 On opening night, producer Jeffrey Seller took to the stage at Hamilton in Sydney for a special speech following the performance. Check out the full video!...
VIDEO: Ellie Goulding Sings For Joni Mitchell at the Kennedy Center Honors
by Michael Major - December 22, 2021 A new preview of the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors shows Ellie Goulding singing 'Big Yellow Taxi' by honoree Joni Mitchell! Also honored at the ceremony were Bette Midler, Lorne Michaels, Barry Gordy, and Justino Díaz!...
Debbie Allen Will Receive the 2021 Primetime Emmy Governors Award
by TV News Desk - August 12, 2021 She receives the award “for her unprecedented achievements in television and her commitment to inspire and engage marginalized youth through dance, theater arts and mentorship.”...
VIDEO: Lorne Michaels Talks Kennedy Center Honors on CBS MORNINGS
by Michael Major - December 20, 2021 20-time Emmy winner Lorne Michaels has helped jumpstart some of the biggest careers in comedy as creator and Executive Producer of 'Saturday Night Live.” 'CBS Mornings' co-host Gayle King sat down with the Kennedy Center honoree and some current cast members and got a behind-the-scenes look at the i...
VIDEO: HAMILTON Gets the Sea Shanty Treatment
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2021 Cast members from Hamilton are jumping on the sea shanty bandwagon with a mashup of songs from the show! ...
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt & Leslie Odom Jr. Sing Sondheim For the GRAMMYs In Memoriam
by Michael Major - April 04, 2022 Cynthia Erivo, Rachel Zegler, Ben Platt, and Leslie Odom Jr. took to the stage at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards to sing the music of Stephen Sondheim for the In Memoriam. The medley performance included 'Not a Day Goes By,' 'Send in the Clowns,' and 'Somewhere.' Watch the complete performance now!...
Reba McEntire Releases Reimagined 'The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia' Ahead of New Remix Album
by Michael Major - September 17, 2021 'REVIVED REMIXED REVISITED' is a reimagined collection of some of Reba’s most adored songs. REVIVED offers Reba’s biggest hits as they’ve evolved over the years in her live show, REMIXED puts a whole new spin on songs, REVISITED strips back and recuts Reba's greatest hits....
Debbie Allen Will Receive the 2021 Primetime Emmy Governors Award
by TV News Desk - August 12, 2021 She receives the award “for her unprecedented achievements in television and her commitment to inspire and engage marginalized youth through dance, theater arts and mentorship.”...
VIDEO: Aaron Tveit, Laura Osnes, Derek Hough, & More Pay Tribute to Dick Van Dyke at THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
by Sarah Leiber - June 07, 2021 In an additional honor, Derek Hough, Laura Osnes, Aaron Tveit, Pentatonix, and a vibrant danse ensemble recreated 'Step In Time' from Mary Poppins. ...
Tangerine Records Announces Ray Charles' 'The Spirit Of Christmas' Re-Release
by Michael Major - September 16, 2022 Charles performs a variety of Christmas time favorites, including 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,' 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' and “Winter Wonderland,” The album also includes the ballad 'That Spirit of Christmas,' famously featured in the classic holiday film National Lampoon's Christmas Vac...
VIDEO: Get A First Look At HAMILTON in Sydney
by Alan Henry - March 25, 2021 Hamilton is officially underway down under. The production just shared a first look at the show's opening number recorded on stage at Sydney's Lyric Theatre!...
India.Arie to Headline BGR!FEST 2022 with the NSO at the Kennedy Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2022 BLACK GIRLS ROCK! founder Beverly Bond and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced multi-Grammy Award–winning R&B icon India.Arie will headline this year’s BLACK GIRLS ROCK!FEST (BGR!FEST) as it makes its highly anticipated return—collaborating with the National Symphony Orchest... |