Clive Davis News

It was a night of dance hits as the Top 5 took to the stage on last night's THE X FACTOR on Fox.

Paper Industry's Apologies (and other grey areas) will run from December 1 - 17.

The New York Times will hold its 11th annual Arts & Leisure Weekend on Jan. 5 to 8, 2012. The Times's signature event is a four-day celebration of the arts featuring TimesTalks interviews between New York Times journalists and celebrated guests from film, media, music, television and theater.

Paper Industry's Apologies (and other grey areas) will run from December 1 - 17.

At The Acting Company's Masquerade Gala on November 14 at Capitale, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Joseph Benincasa, Chairman and President respectively of The Actors Fund, will accept the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award honoring the Fund's extraordinary legacy of providing health and human services to the entertainment community since 1882. James Bundy, Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre, will receive the John Houseman Award recognizing his profound commitment to the development of classical actors and a national audience for the theater. David Hyde Pierce and Charles S. Dutton will present the awards; the Godspell cast will entertain and Acting Company Alumnus Hamish Linklater (Seminar) emcees the evening for an industry-filled audience of producers, directors, entertainers and other notables including The Honorable Thomas Kean, legendary record producer Clive Davis, New York Times writer Enid Nemy and The Broadway League's Charlotte St. Martin. For ticket Information call: 212-258-3111 .

At The Acting Company's Masquerade Gala on November 14 at Capitale, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Joseph Benincasa, Chairman and President respectively of The Actors Fund, will accept the Joan Warburg Humanitarian Award honoring the Fund's extraordinary legacy of providing health and human services to the entertainment community since 1882. James Bundy, Dean of Yale School of Drama and Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre, will receive the John Houseman Award recognizing his profound commitment to the development of classical actors and a national audience for the theater. David Hyde Pierce and Charles S. Dutton will present the awards; the Godspell cast will entertain and Acting Company Alumnus Hamish Linklater (Seminar) emcees the evening for an industry-filled audience of producers, directors, entertainers and other notables including The Honorable Thomas Kean, legendary record producer Clive Davis, New York Times writer Enid Nemy and The Broadway League's Charlotte St. Martin. For ticket Information call: 212-258-3111 .

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA), NYC's foremost progressive dance education and performance center, announces a one-of-a-kind opener to the organization's DNA PRESENTS 2011-2012 Season.

On Thursday, August 4, the 33rd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will proudly welcome the one and only Aretha Franklin.

Fresh off a nationwide tour with k.d. lang, Los Angeles' very own The Belle Brigade will perform a very special show, presented by American Express, at the Clive Davis Theatre for the Grammy Museum series Homegrown on Monday, August 1st, at 7:30 p.m.

On Thursday, August 4, the 33rd annual Seaside Summer Concert Series at Coney Island, hosted by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, will proudly welcome the one and only Aretha Franklin.

Fresh off a nationwide tour with k.d. lang, Los Angeles' very own The Belle Brigade will perform a very special show, presented by American Express, at the Clive Davis Theatre for the Grammy Museum series Homegrown on Monday, August 1st, at 7:30 p.m.

He has 23 gold singles, 9 platinum albums and over 100 million records sold worldwide. His career took off in 1966 when his group the Shondells released 'Hanky Panky,' which was followed by hits including 'I Think We're Alone Now,' 'Out of the Blue,' 'Mony Mony' and 'Crimson and Clover.'

On Tuesday, June 28, MBK/J Records/Legacy Recordings will release new Deluxe and Collector's 10th anniversary editions of Alicia Keys' songs in A minor, the groundbreaking debut album masterpiece that propelled a then-teen-aged Keys into international stardom in 2001.

Yesterday, March 22, Jennifer Hudson made an appearance at NYC hotspot Tenjune to celebrate the release of her new album, I Remember Me. The album is out by Arista Records. BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of the night's arrivals below.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post will continue its Spring 2011 season with the new series 'ROCK TALK,' featuring intimate conversations with acclaimed musicians. The series will launch on Monday, April 4 at 10:00 PM with WABC TV's 'Eyewitness News' anchor PHIL LIPOF sitting down with pop and Broadway star JUSTIN GUARINI to discuss his journey from 'American Idol' to his concert and touring success and now, his acclaimed theater career. In between chatting about his past, present and his future, Justin will take the audience on a musical ride, singing and performing some of his newest songs. The show takes place at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street).

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will continue the tradition of the annual Pre-GRAMMYGala, and this year's event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards.

will.i.am, GRAMMY Foundation® Board member and frontman/producer of the multi-GRAMMY®-winning group the Black Eyed Peas, will deliver the keynote address at the 13th Annual Entertainment Law Initiative® Luncheon & Scholarship Presentation on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., it was announced today by the GRAMMY Foundation. John T. Frankenheimer, distinguished entertainment attorney, partner and co-chairman of Loeb & Loeb LLP., and chair of the firm's music industry practice group, will be the recipient of the 2011 Service Award at this year's ELI Luncheon.

David Letterman: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Bryan Ferry

Former American Idol runner up and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown alum Justin Guarini revealed at the Drama League Gala last night that he will be joining the cast of American Idiot in March. Guarini did not reveal which role he would be assuming.

David Letterman: Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Bryan Ferry