Billy Joel News

Cabaret at The Merc in association with Temecula Presents have announced a one night only, back by Popular Demand concert of MOTOWN!, Monday June 30th at 7:00pm at The Old Town Temecula Community Theatre.

Cabaret at The Merc presents their first Summer Series of fully staged shows in a unique non-traditional environment! In May 2012, Lyricist Jordan Beck and Director J. Scott Lapp teamed up with Temecula Presents to bring Cabaret at The Merc, an exciting new Broadway Cabaret to beautiful Old Town Temecula.

Bay Street Theater is pleased to announce its Honoree Presenters for its 23rd Bay Street Annual Summer Gala which will take place in Sag Harbor at the Long Wharf on July 12, 2014 to benefit Bay Street's educational and theatrical programs.

As Elton John celebrates the 40th anniversary of 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' and Billy Joel launches his concert series in NY, you have an opportunity to be in the front row of a tribute to these two industry icons in your own backyard.

Unavailable since its release on VHS, the original 35mm footage shot at these concerts has been restored in HD and re-mastered with six previously unreleased songs for this PBS special.

In 1986 as a special award of appreciation for 'We Are The World' was presented to Michael Jackson for his role as one of the key composers and singers of the song which he sang along with a superstar cast of celebrities

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 27th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 26th, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

Circle Theatre continues the Main Stage season in June of 2014 with the farce DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, running June 5 through 21. This hilarious comedy (a sequel to last season's BOEING BOEING) by Marc Camoletti and adapted by Robin Hawdon begins as Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights, and has invited his best friend, Robert, along too to provide the alibi. It's foolproof; what could possibly go wrong? Well.... suppose Robert turns up not realizing quite why he has been invited. Suppose Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers, and consequently determined that Jacqueline will NOT leave for the weekend. Suppose the cook has to pretend to be the mistress and the mistress is unable to cook. Suppose everyone's alibi gets confused with everyone else's. An evening of hilarious confusion ensues as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed.

With the mantra "Retro never sounded so now!," the dreamy voices of the four lead singers of pop quartet Under The Streetlamp are poised to bring the repertoire of "The American Radio Songbook" to a whole new audience while simultaneously reminding the original fans why they fell in love with the music in the first place. The former cast members of Broadway's "Jersey Boys" take the State Theatre stage on Wednesday, June 25th.

Hal Leonard will release vocal selections for a series of shows from this Broadway season in the coming months, including: Rocky (available now), Beautiful (June 1,2014), A Night with Janis Joplin (June 1, 2014), A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (June 6, 2014), Big Fish (July 1, 2014), and Aladdin (August 1, 2014).

The best cabaret hurts your heart a little, it tells you something about life, and love. This, then, is cabaret at its finest. Bucchino's songs are beautifully detailed accounts of his life - of love affairs, and mistakes, and risks taken - essentially, all the things worth singing about.

Eric McCormack is best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Will Truman in NBC's hit sitcom Will and Grace and for his latest TNT crime drama Perception. He has also appeared on Broadway and is an avid musician. On June 1 he will join Joan Ryan in her new show On the Edge at Catalina Jazz Club. In our chat he talks about Joan Ryan, the show and his musical career.

Recording artist and songwriter Paul Maged is excited to announce that his band, The Strangers, are making their debut appearance at the famous NYC rock venue, Arlene's Grocery in prime time on Saturday, June 14th at 9pm. This show will feature songs from Maged's upcoming rock LP release, "Diamonds & Demons", produced by Multi-Platinum Producer Sean Gill. In the current Indie scene, Paul Maged's music announces an exciting and uncompromising voice in Alternative Rock. His songs explore concepts, social issues and universal themes that are very passionate to Maged and relevant in today's world, helping to create a unique vision through his music. The album will soon have a release date set for this year.

2013 BWW Award winner for Best Female Cabaret Artist, Joan Ryan will perform her acclaimed night club show On the Edge on Sunday June 1 at Catalina Jazz Club with special guest star Eric McCormack. The show will benefit The Trevor Project. In our chat, Ryan discusses the show, her music and theatrical career.

The School of Music welcomes Grammy Award-winning electric-violinist Mark Wood, who will be featured in a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31, in Weigel Hall Auditorium, 1866 College Rd. on campus. Admission at the door is $12 for adults and $6 for students, cash or check only.

A sterling new debut album from up-and-coming vocalist Nick Ziobro featuring a slew of musical theatre showstoppers titled A LOT OF LIVIN' TO DO is now available to order.

ABC and Dick Clark Productions have announced that 'The 2014 Billboard Music Awards' are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas TONIGHT, MAY 18. The show will showcase this year's hottest and biggest music stars.

Bay Street Theatre is pleased to announce that its 23rd Annual Summer Gala will take place in Sag Harbor at the Long Wharf on July 12, 2014 to benefit Bay Street's educational and theatrical programs. The chairs of the event are longstanding patrons of the theater and the arts, Christine Wachter-Campbell & Bill Campbell, and Pia & Jimmy Zankel.

As Elton John celebrates the 40th anniversary of 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' and Billy Joel launches his concert series in NY, you have an opportunity to be in the front row of a tribute to these two industry icons in your own backyard.

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York's brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night for their spring concert series, Murderous Musical Mondays. Composers Joshua Saltzman & Ryan Cunningham contines the series on Monday, May 19, 2014, immediately following the 7pm performance of Murder for Two at New World Stages (Stage 5 - 340 West 50th Street). Performers will include Liz Lark Brown, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Seth Eliser, Lauren Marcus, Jeremy Morse, Lance Rubin, Jared Weiss, and Jason 'SweetTooth' Williams.