Barack Obama News

Retailers and other public places are on high alert in major cities across the U.S. after Monday's bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Fresh off his appearance on the current season of AMERICAN IDOL, contestant Lazaro Arbos stopped by 'The Tonight Show' on NBC to talk about his experience and perform for the audience. Check out the clip below!

The Pasadena Playhouse (Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director and Elizabeth Doran Executive Director) announces a one-night only concert featuring Ozomatli, which continues the celebration of the ground-breaking musical diversity of its current production

On March 19, 2013, Tenor Anthony Kearns, founding member of the popular group, The Irish Tenors, performed at the 2013 Friends of Ireland Lunch at the U.S. Capitol as the guest of Speaker of the House John Boehner. Special guests included President Barack Obama, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny, members of Congress, and dignitaries from Ireland and the United Kingdom.

LL Cool J stopped last night's THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO to discuss his controversial duet with country star Brad Paisley 'Accidental Racist.' The singer shared the motivation behind the song which has caused quite a stir in the news this past week. Check out the appearance below!

Justin Timberlake performed for President Barack Obama and the first family at the White House on Tuesday, April 9th in celebration of Memphis soul music. The 'Suit and Tie' singer gave his rendition of the Otis Redding classic (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay'. Check out the performance below!

After meeting Barack Obama in Kenya, Chris Kanyane was left with many unanswered questions like "Who is the real Barak Obama?" and "How has this man stolen the attention of the world?" In "Moving Forward!: The President Making a Better America and the World" (published by Trafford Publishing), Kanyane takes a deeper look at the mystery, the legend, the man.

Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore will perform at the White House to celebrate the timeless classics of 'Memphis Soul' as part of the Emmy Award-Nominated PBS Music Special IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Series on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. President Obama's remarks from the evening follow.

Nonesuch releases Audra McDonald's first solo album in seven years-Go Back Home-on May 21, 2013. After four seasons spent in Los Angeles playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit medical drama Private Practice, the acclaimed singer and actress returned to New York and Broadway last year, winning her record-tying fifth Tony Award for her role in The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. With Go Back Home, the Grammy Award-winning soprano, whose voice Stephen Sondheim has hailed as "one of the glories of the American theater," makes her highly anticipated return to recording, presenting her most personal album to date.

The Art of Acting Studio's professional company, The Harold Clurman Laboratory Theater Company, presents the West Coast Premiere of Long Way Go Down by Zayd Dorhn. Directed by Don K. Williams (Off-Broadway Lebensraum, Turn of the Screw, Look Back in Anger, Libidoff), Long Way Go Down will play May 17th - June 7, 2013.

Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore will perform at the White House to celebrate the timeless classics of 'Memphis Soul' as part of the Emmy Award-Nominated PBS Music Special IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE Series on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

The survey is timed to the global premiere of THE '80s: THE DECADE THAT MADE US, a three-night, six-part event narrated by Rob Lowe on Sunday, April 14, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (www.natgeotv.com/the80s, twitter.com/NGC_PR).

At 6:30pm, tonight, April 8th producer Marty Richards' feast of friends and loved ones will gather in celebration of his extremely accomplished life at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street) where they will be served a magnificent four-course dinner and be entertained by a star-studded retrospective of show-stopping numbers from Mr. Richards' acclaimed Broadway musicals including Chicago, On The Twentieth Century, The Life, Grand Hotel, Sweeney Todd, La Cage Aux Folles, Sweet Smell Of Success, The Will Rogers Follies and Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life.

Dealing with racism was very painful for baseball legend and groundbreaking player Jackie Robinson and his family, his wife Rachel Robinson says in an interview with CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH Charles Osgood to be broadcast today, April 7, 2013 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Spring is in the air and laughter is in bloom this May on COMEDY CENTRAL. Season two of the brand's stand-up series "The Half Hour" debuts on Friday, May 3 at Midnight with all new episodes airing Fridays at Midnight and 12:30 a.m.

Dealing with racism was very painful for baseball legend and groundbreaking player Jackie Robinson and his family, his wife Rachel Robinson says in an interview with CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD to be broadcast April 7, 2013 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) is pleased to announce Broadway icon CHITA RIVERA will be the recipient of the 2013 Elliot Norton Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's awards ceremony set for Monday May 13 (7pm) at the Paramount Center, 559 Washington Street, Boston.

Soulpepper Theatre vet Mike Ross sat down with BWW to talk about his character in 'True West', rehearsing for both 'True West' and 'La Ronde' at the same time, and taking on multiple roles at the Soulpepper Theatre Company.