Aretha Franklin News

BroadwayWorld has received word that Broadway's recent rock 'n' roll hit A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN will replace the musical in development SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES as part of The 5th Avenue Theatre's 2015/16 season. The show will share the same run dates (March 25-April 17) with minor changes to the performance schedule.

Feinstein's/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club presents bilingual singer-actress Pamela Clay in FOREVER PIAF! tonight, October 15, 2015 at 9:30pm in her New York City debut.

Broadway Pops International (BPI) presents a sold-out engagement of OH WHAT A NIGHT! Billboard Hits of the 1960s at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, NY. The concert will take place on October 14th, 2015 at 7:00pm.

In honor of International Day of the Girl, the First Lady is sharing her first-ever Spotify playlist. Entitled 'Day of the Girl,' the list primarily includes female power ballads and classics, but our cultured First Lady has also included some Broadway hits.

'A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House' is a PBS music special taped in the East Room of the White House. President and Mrs. Obama will host the all-star music tribute celebrating the cultural resonance of art and literature in unique American musical forms.

From swingin' Sinatra to Carole King chart-toppers, from Billy Joel hits to Broadway showstoppers and aerial flyers, The Philly POPS' 37th season features all of this and more! The nationally recognized Philly POPS Music Director Michael Krajewski continues to work his magic and thrill audiences as he plans a dazzling new lineup of performances for the 2015-2016 Season.

Broadway Pops International (BPI) presents a sold-out engagement of OH WHAT A NIGHT! Billboard Hits of the 1960s at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, NY. The concert will take place on October 14th, 2015 at 7:00pm.

The highly acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir was formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African gospel music. Under the direction of Beverly Bryer, the 24-member choir draws the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa, to help share the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world.

MotorCity Casino Hotel is proud to welcome Kenny G Live In Concert to Sound Board on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 8:00 p.m.

Ballet Memphis, under the artistic direction ofDorothy Gunther Pugh, will return to New York City's Joyce Theater (175 Eighth Avenue) for the first time since 2007 for a limited run this October. Performances begin Tuesday, October 27th and run through Sunday, November 1st. Tickets start at $10.

Expanding on its commitment to add classic TV series to its vintage movie lineup, Sony Pictures Television Networks' digital broadcast channel getTV has acquired all 26 episodes of 1963's 'The Judy Garland Show,' from World Nation Live Entertainment

A brand new season of West End musicals, gripping dramas, dynamic dance and one night concerts with LESLEY JOSEPH, DERREN BROWN, RUSSELL WATSON, JOE McELDERRY, BRENDAN COLE, PASHA KOVALEV, DES O'CONNOR, JODIE PRENGER, JIM DAVIDSON and BILLY OCEAN.

Over the weekend, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, performed 'Amazing Grace' for Pople Francis. The singer was backed by a gospel choir at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia.

Wife of Paul Simon's bass player Bakithi Kumalo, aka Robbi K, shares her wisdom on life's major events that fly past you quickly. She'll be kicking off her next 50 years on this planet with a celebration of song and humorous stories that will make you laugh and cry while celebrating life with this one-woman show that promises to inspire and motivate.

Poised to take you to heaven with a song, a prayer and a tug at the heartstrings, SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL is a blessing that needs no disguise. Fredericksburg's Riverside Center Dinner Theatre is presenting the regional premiere of this London and Broadway hit adaptation of the Whoopi Goldberg starring film from the mid-1990s. Riverside audiences will be asking 'Who needs Whoopi?' once they get a load of Felicia Curry as the disco-chanteuse who brings a little funk to the convent.

'The Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin and acclaimed Irish tenor Anthony Kearns are slated for Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia this weekend.

Marcus Center Presents series, sponsored by Envoy Restaurant and Lounge, will celebrate the Holidays with the powerful voice of Darlene Love in Love the Holidays, on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:30 pm in Uihlein Hall. Tickets go on sale today, September 25 at 12:00 pm.

Robbi Kumalo shares her wisdom on life's major events that fly past you quickly. She'll be kicking off her next 50 years on this planet with a celebration of song and humorous stories that will make you laugh and cry while celebrating life with this one-woman show that promises to inspire and motivate.