Bessie Smith News

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, will be featured on 'Katie' on Monday, October 7th between 3-4:00PM on channel 7 (check local listings). The segment will feature an interview with star Mary Bridget Davies as part of their 'One to Watch' series highlighting up and comers making notable breakthrough performances and a performance by Davies and the cast of A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, will be featured on "CBS Sunday Morning" this Sunday, October 6th between 9-10:30AM.

People's Light & Theatre presents The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith running October 16-November 24, 2013 on the Steinbright Stage. People's Light & Theatre is located at 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA 19355. For tickets call 610.644.3500 or visit PeoplesLight.org. People's Light & Theatre thanks the Lomax Family Foundation for their support of this production.

Steve Cuden, Co-Creator of Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical, and author of BEATING BROADWAY: How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations, will interview 'A Night with Janis Joplin' writer/director Randy Johnson, on Saturday, October 19 at 5 PM in The Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th Street, NYC. Admission is free.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN began previews on September 20 and will open October 10 at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th Street). Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action!

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new Broadway musical, will begin preview performances at the Lyceum Theatre (149 W. 45th Street) tomorrow at 8 PM with an opening night set for Thursday, October 10th.

Lincoln Center Theater, under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Andre Bishop, has announced that Bianca Amato, Shirine Babb, John Patrick Doherty, Austin Durant, Richard Easton, Francesca Faridany, Stephanie Fieger, Malcolm Gets, John Glover, Ben Horner, Ruy Iskandar, Brian d'Arcy James, Byron Jennings, Aaron Krohn, Jeremiah Maestas, Christopher McHale, Jonny Orsini, Sam Poon, Triney Sandoval, Nathan Stark, Daniel Sunjata, Patrick Vaill, Tyler Lansing Weaks and Derek Wilson will join Ethan Hawke and Anne-Marie Duff in its upcoming production of Shakespeare's MACBETH, directed by Jack O'Brien. The production, which will feature a cast of 27, will begin previews on Thursday, October 24 and open on Thursday, November 21 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street).

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, the new musical, just announced casting for the upcoming Broadway production opening at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street).

Fall is quickly approaching, which means that Broadway will soon be blowing up with brand new productions. Soul Doctor and First Date already opened over the summer, but five upcoming musicals will also be eligible for Best Musical Tony nominations next year, including: Big Fish, A Night with Janis Joplin, After Midnight, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Get the scoop on all five incoming musicals below!

Penguin Rep Theatre presents the world premiere of Drop Dead Perfect, a new comedy by Erasmus Fenn, directed by Penguin Rep founder and Artistic Director Joe Brancato, and starring Drama Desk Award winner and legendary Ridiculous Theatrical Company veteran Everett Quinton, beginning tonight, August 9 in Stony Point (Rockland County), New York.

AfroSolo Arts Festival 20 will present a Free Outdoor Jazz Concert in Yerba Buena Gardens on Saturday, August 3, 1-3 pm. The Yerba Buena Gardens are located at Mission Street between 3rd and 4th St. Admission: Free and open to the public. No pets (certified service or companion animals excepted).

Zach Theatre's production of the Broadway-bound ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN has now extended thru Sunday, August 25th. ONE NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN is a full-on concert experience and musical journey into the life and inspirations of one of rock 'n' roll's greatest legends.

After Midnight will reintroduce this exciting tradition by presenting stars of today in limited engagement appearances throughout the musical's run. Grammy Award-winning recording artist Fantasia, who was last seen on Broadway in her stunning and universally praised star turn in The Color Purple, has been confirmed to kick off the excitement as the first such guest star in After Midnight.

"Texas is okay if you want to settle down and do your thing quietly," Janis Joplin once said, "but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous." Janis must have forgotten about Austin, because One Night with Janis Joplin, the Broadway-bound Janis Joplin musical now playing at the Zach Theatre, seems tailor made for our music-loving city.

After Midnight will reintroduce this exciting tradition by presenting stars of today in limited engagement appearances throughout the musical's run. Grammy Award-winning recording artist Fantasia, who was last seen on Broadway in her stunning and universally praised star turn in The Color Purple, has been confirmed to kick off the excitement as the first such guest star in After Midnight.