David Bowie News

Art-rocker and genre-defying heroine Kristeen Young will be paying tribute to the late David Bowie with her rendition of “Moonage Daydream” along with 24 other artists on Friday, February 9 for The Howard Stern Tribute to David Bowie special. Co-produced herself, Young wanted to pay tribute to her collaborator by making the cover as special as possible in his memory by adding a personal message in the song for him.

The Sublunar Society has announced the forthcoming single release of 'Showing My Face' by Sweden's ShapeShiftingAliens, previewed with a snazzy new video. This release follows on the trail of the band's self-titled album in late 2017.

Brooklyn Academy of Music President Katy Clark today announced the appointment of David Binder as BAM artistic director. He succeeds long-time Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo, who will step down in December 2018.

In anticipation of this weekend's North American tour launch Saturday, February 10near Washington, D.C., CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE is excited to reveal the initial list of special guest stars that will be joining the lineup throughout the tour's 27-date run, including Evan Rachel Wood, Joe Sumner, Mr Hudson, Corey Glover and more. See below for full list of guests and which cities to catch them in.

Scottish superstar rock trio Biffy Clyro recorded their own distinctive take on the David Bowie classic hit “Modern Love” exclusively for The Howard Stern Tribute To David Bowie, which premieres this Friday, February 9 at 10:00 P.M. ET on Stern's SiriusXM channel Howard 101 and also on demand via the SiriusXM app. Long-time Bowie producer Tony Visconti will host the special honoring the legend, which features an eclectic mix of contributions from William Patrick Corgan, Daryl Hall, Todd Rundgren, Greta Van Fleet, Sun Kil Moon, Car Seat Headrest and many others.

The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY), in collaboration with New York based period ensemble New Vintage Baroque, presents the New York City Premiere of Piramo e Tisbe at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC, from March 22-25, 2018, with performances on Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm.  Tickets are $35 and are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/35006.   Based upon the story of Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid's Metamorphoses with a libretto by Marco Coltellini, Piramo e Tisbe is byJohann Adolph Hasse, a pivotal opera composer of the 18th Century celebrated for his sweet and tender melodies. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Howard Stern and SiriusXM announced today The Howard Stern Tribute to David Bowie, a special honoring the legendary musician. The radio event will premiere on Friday, February 9, exclusively on Stern's SiriusXM channel Howard 101.

While every theatrical performance these days is prefaced by a request to turn off cell phones (which somebody invariably ignores), few plays have really delved into how the devices have so rapidly changed everyday life.

A dozen young, energetic drummers, all trained in the traditional Japanese art of taiko, will bring their explosive spectacle to the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts for two performances on March 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Fathom Events, BY Experience and National Theatre Live have a full line-up of top London stage productions set for U.S. cinema audiences in early 2018. Newly added titles include director Nicholas Hytner's Bridge Theatre production of 'Julius Caesar' (March 22) and Rory Kinnear's return to the National Theatre stage as the title role in 'Macbeth' (May 17). These two titles are in addition to Tennessee Williams' 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (February 22), captured live from London's West End, and the fastest-selling show in London theatre history -- and most-watched NT Live broadcast -- 'Hamlet' (March 8).

GROUND BREAKING CONTEMPORARY BALLET COMES TO at The Straz Center For The Performing Arts

Catherine Russell and Her Sextet, Pete Zimmer, Jay Leonhart Quintet and Special Guests, Tribute to Marlene VerPlanck, and more lead the coming week at Birdland!

When pop moves on, it leaves some stars behind. For others – the ones who were in it for the music – it opens new avenues. Kim Wilde's return to recording isn't a comeback, but it does mark a fresh start in the iconic singer's extraordinary career. Proud of her past, but focused on the future, Kim has never stopped singing or selling out tours - she has played more shows in the past decade than ever before, finding fans in countries she never dreamed she'd visit and turning new generations on to her songs.

Today we celebrate the birthday of television star and regular visitor to the stage, actor Michael C. Hall!

Sweden's ShapeShiftingAliens Present SHOWING MY FACE Single

Catherine Russell brings Harlem to Main Street with her Harlem on My Mind show at the Jeanne Rimsky Theater in February.  This is the second of three programs celebrating Black History Month at Landmark.

It's a beautiful Bikini Bottom Day! The cast of Spongebob Squarepants came together for a panel at BroadwayCon today, January 27. Check out the full panel in the video below, featuring Ethan Slater (Spongebob Squarepants), Danny Skinner (Patrick Star), Gavin Lee (Squidward Tentacles), Wesley Taylor (Plankton), and Brian Ray Norris (Mr. Krabs)!

The Bottom Brothers are struggling to compete with rock star playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Can they come out on the cutting edge of the 1590s or will they stay bottom forever?

The TEN Tenors, one of Australia's most successful international touring acts, having performed in 29 countries to date, has announced a spring tour set to play 22 US cities including San Diego. The tour is in celebration of the group's 20th  anniversary, and the release of Wish You Were Here, an album of material associated with iconic performs who have passed on including Prince, David Bowie, Michael Hutchence of INXS, John Lennon, Amy Winehouse, Queen's Freddy Mercury, Roy Orbison and others.  

Following its theatrical release, the much-lauded feature documentary BESIDE BOWIE: THE MICK RONSON STORY will arrive on Amazon Prime in North America this month, available to stream as a special offer to Prime members from Monday January 29th, 2018.