David Foster News

Roy Firestone Brings His ONE MAN SHOW To Jewish Family Services Of The Desert For One Very Special Performance, Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 pm at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus. Critically acclaimed as a performer, monologist, humorist, musician and impressionist, Roy Firestone, the seven-time Emmy® Award and seven-time Cable ACE Award winner, has performed in more than 2,000 venues spanning over two decades. He has shared the stage with performers  Josh Groban, Reba McEntire, David Foster, Forest Whitaker, and Bon Jovi. As an actor, Firestone was featured in the Academy Award-winning film Jerry Maguire, where he played himself in an unforgettable and often repeated scene with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. I had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Firestone as he was preparing for his desert performance. Here are a few excerpts from that conversation:

David Foster has released a new song called 'Something to Shout About' from the Betty Boop musical he is working on. The track is sung by Katharine McPhee.

'Cultural Rocketfuel' Vivek Shraya (Vanity Fair), legendary Canadian theatre artist Daniel MacIvor, and the rare return of a One Yellow Rabbit hit to be included in 34th Annual International Festival of the Arts

Loren Allred will make her New York City concert debut at Joe's Pub on Saturday, January 18th, 2020 at 7PM. She is best known as the voice of the Pasek & Paul global smash 'Never Enough' from the Oscar nominated and Grammy award winning 'The Greatest Showman' soundtrack and film.

We're getting a peek inside Shoshana Bean's latest dressing room session, this time performing Stephen Sondheim's classic song 'Finishing the Hat' from Sunday in the Park with George. Bean states in the video's description, 'Sondheim is the musical theater Bible. . .and Sunday in the Park is one of my favorite shows of all time.' Check out the video below to see Bean, alongside Nir Felder in guitar, give their new take on the musical theatre staple!

WildAid, the global conservation organization leading the fight to end the illegal wildlife trade, announced today it will honor Academy Award-winning actress, Lupita Nyong'o, as this year's Wildlife Champion at its annual fundraising gala on November 9 at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. This year's gala sponsors include Elegance Brands Inc., Chantecaille, Moon Hollow Estate, and Kelleher International, all of whom support WildAid in its mission of wildlife conservation.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) announced today that critically acclaimed Boston actress Karen MacDonald will star next April in Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel, and Terry Berliner, MRT's Interim Artistic Director, will direct.

British Crooner and Radio 2 favourite Mark Kingswood has announced his first UK concert dates for 2020; London Leicester Square Theatre on 24th February, Manchester Stoller Hall on 27th February and Birmingham Town Hall on 28th February.

On Monday, December 16, Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award Winner Cynthia Erivo and Broadway star, Billboard #1 recording artist Shoshana Bean come together for a one-night-only Holiday Spectacular at Harlem's World Famous Apollo Theater. After a sold out 2018 engagement, two of the most gifted singers on earth return to lift their voices for one incredible Night Divine.

Detroit's own Aretha Franklin truly was the a?oeQueen of Soul,a?? recording more than 100 charted singles including 17 Top 10 Pop singles and 20 No. 1 R&B singles. The first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Franklin was ranked number one Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2010. 

Grammy award-winning producer DAVID FOSTER is embarking on an extensive North American tour in January of 2020. The tour: a?oeAn intimate evening with David Foster -Hitman Tour,a?? is an extension of his highly successful and sold out 2019 tour. (The show will play the Connor Theatre at Playhouse Square, May 3 at 7 pm. Tickets go on sale Fri., Sept. 20 at 10 am at playhousesquare.org, 216-241-6000 and the Ticket Office. Prices: $75, $65, $55, $45 & $35.)

Grammy Award-winning producer David Foster is embarking on an extensive 2020 North American tour: An Intimate Evening with David Foster: Hitman Tour, an extension of his highly successful and sold-out 2019 tour. The show comes to the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX on May 16, 2020 at 8PM. Tickets go on sale this Friday, September 20 at NOON.

Today, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts announced an additional performance in the 2019-2020 Kauffman Center Presents series. David Foster and Katharine McPhee will perform in Muriel Kauffman Theatre on Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m.