Cyndi Lauper News

A Tuesday, June 17 release has been set for the first-ever original artist signing to Zappa Records not named Zappa this century, and HOLLAND GRECO lives up to the honor with an eclectic musical palette that is in full effect on her two-pronged album VOLUME ONE (Zappa Records on 180-gram audiophile-quality vinyl disc, including digital download card and iTunes). VOLUME ONE presents GRECO's musical diversity in two sides: Tunnel Vision is a lighter collection of GRECO's original tunes and Murdergram: Songs Of The Misfits is an array of Misfits cover songs. Both sides allow GRECO to showcase the duality and diversity of her interests. VOLUME ONE will be available at the Barfko-Swill shop online.

Dixon Place (Ellie Covan, Artistic Director) presents the 23rd Annual HOT!, the NYC Celebration of Queer Culture. The world's longest-running LGBTQ Performance Festival, HOT! offers theater, music, dance, puppetry, performance art and homoeroticism for the whole family! HOT! is the pioneering festival of queer performance and culture - and the oldest annual festival of its kind in the world. Dixon Place is proud the HOT! serves as the model for other queer festivals across the globe and has become a performance destination for emerging talent in the LGBTQ community. This year's HOT!, featuring hundreds of participating artists presenting their newest creations, will run July 5th through August 2nd at Dixon Place, located at 161A Chrystie Street in New York City.

As BWW reported earlier today, America's Poet Laureate Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an 'unexpected ailment'. She died surrounded by her family. Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy, released the following statement today about Angelou...

As BWW reported earlier today, America's Poet Laureate Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an 'unexpected ailment'. She died surrounded by her family. On her passing, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL creator and Motown founder Berry Gordy offered the following statement in honor of the African American and literary icon.

Now, actress and talk show Oprah Winfrey, who considered Angelou her mentor, commented on the iconic poet's passing on her official Facebook page.

Celebrities have turned to Twitter to share their reaction to the sad news of Angelou's passing.

Eric Andersen, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams with Byron Isaacs will perform at Bridge Street Live on Friday, June 13th, 2014 at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $27 GA, $37 VIP, and available at http://41bridgestreet.inticketing.com/events/ericANDlarry.

The top ten charted virtuoso contemporary jazz duo Tuck & Patti will perform on June 8 at the historic Suffolk Theater in Riverhead, NY. Their performance will be part of a weekend that includes soul legend Ben E. King on June 7 (Stand By Me and Rose in Spanish Harlem) and an evening with the 18-piece big band, The New Millennium Orchestra, presenting a tribute to Tony Bennett on June 5.

Below, watch Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick, Jr. and The Dawg himself perform Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors' and 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac!

La MaMa will present Chris Tanner's 'Football Head: tales of shame and humiliation', running June 20-29, 2014. Tanner returns to The Club at La MaMa this June for the world premiere of his show.

Andy Kelso, current star of the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical KINKY BOOTS, two-time Tony Award winner Katie Finneran and The Skivvies have joined the line-up of performers for THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR ROCKIN', a pair of one-night-only, sexy cabaret concerts organized by MARK FISHER FITNESS and featuring company members from KINKY BOOTS.

Micah CcCain - the creative talent behind viral internet sensation 'Bonjour Girl' and his sold-out, critic's pick cabaret debut 'HEY GURL!' and his sold-out, critic's pick cabaret 'BROADWAY CREDITS' - is set to perform two encore performances of 'Broadway Credits!' live at The Duplex Cabaret tonight, May 16th, 2014.

From the controversial and crass to the inspiring and romantic, the past decade's Tony winners for Best Musical delighted us then and continue to captivate us as they play in productions across the country and around the world. And what better way to refresh and prep for this year's big award than to relive the stand-outs from the last 10 years on Broadway? Scroll down to learn more about the winners since 2004, and be sure to tell us which musical gets your pick for 2014!

On July 1, 2014, Dionne Warwick, GRAMMY hall of fame & multi-platinum recording artist, will release a star-studded duets album titled “Feels So Good.”

The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center previously announced that '90s female rock group 4 Non Blondes will reunite for a one-time, special performance at the 2014 'An Evening with Women' (AEWW) event produced by Grammy Award-winner Linda Perry on Saturday, May 10th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Actress and singer Evan Rachel Wood will join the stage as a special guest performer and comedian Margaret Cho will host the annual event, which is always attended by some of the most influential women in music and entertainment.

New subscriptions to the 2014-2015 50th Anniversary Desert Schools Broadway Across America - Arizona season at ASU Gammage go on sale May 12. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary, ASU Gammage is bringing a season of the hottest shows on Broadway and the biggest blockbusters to ever grace our stage including 2013 Tony Award for Best Musical winner KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN, MOTOWN and Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA! The Broadway series at ASU Gammage is the largest theatrical subscription series in the state of Arizona and one of the most successful Broadway series in the country.

THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR ROCKIN', a pair of one-night-only, sexy cabaret concerts organized by MARK FISHER FITNESS and featuring company members from the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical KINKY BOOTS, will play 54 BELOW (254 West 54th Street) on the evening of Monday, May 26 at 9:30 PM and 11:30 PM. All proceeds from the evening will benefit BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS in support of BROADWAY BARES: ROCK HARD! (#bwaybares).

Liza Minnelli gave a spontaneous performance at New York's Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle last night.