Amy Winehouse News

It is near impossible to pinpoint what exactly the essence of ‘British music’ is. It is far too varied to be distilled into a single type or genre. Indeed, it spans centuries.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 

Unashamedly writing her life’s most raw and vulnerable experiences into song, CIL has crafted an authentic sound that lives between pop and soul, growing up on artists like Etta James and Aretha Franklin, before later finding inspiration in her contemporaries like Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, and Lana Del Rey.

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) has announced the joyful and jubilant season of DIVAS from 20 to 23 July 2023 in the Playhouse. 

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present Matt Baker’s “A Rhapsody of Gershwin” on Tuesday, June 6, at 7:00 PM.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and expand the art of the cabaret, honor the music of Broadway, and provide an unparalleled experience to diverse communities.

Fast-rising Australian band Big Words have released their stunning new single “Summer Never Felt This Sad” from their anticipated upcoming debut album Nightmares of a Stardom Dream. The songs are inspired by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Amy Winehouse. Listen to the new single and pre-save the album now!

London's leading adult pantomime producers The Entertainment Providers sashay back into the West End this Summer with a brand new party show Divas London at The Prince Of Wales Cabaret Venue, Drury Lane, London from 15th June for three limited week season! Check out all new photos from the show's photoshoot here!

This August will see LENA, the new play by BAFTA and Olivier Award winner Tim Whitnall, come to the Assembly George Square playing throughout the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of “Simply Barbra,” written and performed by Steven Brinberg, on Sunday, May 14 at 7:00 PM.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present Broadway’s hunky gay ex-Mormon dad Claybourne Elder, star of Company, Sunday in the Park…, and HBO’s “The Gilded Age,” on Friday, April 28 at 9:30 PM

According to sources closest to Monáe, “Float” is inspired by Muhammed Ali talking shit in Zaire, 1974, Jane’s evolution, Mary Poppins’ umbrella, Aladdin’s magic carpet, Ja Morant’s flotation to the rim while dunking on his ops, Sara Elise’s ropes, excerpts from Paramahmsa Nithyananda’s talks on levitation, Raul’s toast on Dec 1, and  Bruce Lee.

Recorded over two years across three different studios, Nightmares of a Stardom Dream is an honest representation of the band’s lived experiences that sways from psychedelic-soul grooves to alt-R&B bops to cosmic folk to infectious indie-pop. Expanding on the cult success and critical-acclaim that followed their debut EP.

A take on the 2012 Jack White tune, “Love Interruption,” from singer-songwriter LIZ BRASHER is out now. Pulling from her Tennessee-adopted roots (Brasher moved to Memphis after several other stops including Chicago, Atlanta and her childhood home in North Carolina) she chose to cover a song from fellow Tennessean (Nashville resident), Jack White.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of the “undie rock” sensation The Skivvies on Monday, April 17 at 7:00 PM.

The complete cast has been announced for the new edition of Songbook Live, The Women Who Wrote the Songs, Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 7:30 and Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 2:30 at Lakeshore Players Theatre,  Hanifl Performing Arts Center, White Bear Lake, MN

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present social media sensation Augie Bello in a special weekly show on Thursday nights at 9:30 PM, starting on March 30.

Folger Theatre will present the world premiere of Our Verse in Time to Come, a new play commissioned by the Folger Shakespeare Library.

The Entertainment Providers sashay  back into the West End this Summer with a brand new party show  Divas London at The Prince Of Wales Cabaret Venue, Drury Lane, London from  15th June for  three  limited week season!

The Doo Wop Project, featuring stars of Broadway's hits Jersey Boys, Motown: The Musical and Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale, pays homage to the sounds they love by performing renditions of doo wop classics, as well as “doo wop-ifying” modern day favorites!