Diane Warren News

Star from the world of theater were recognized in several categories this year. For Best Actor in a Lead Role, Tony Award winner Bryan Cranston (ALL THE WAY) received a nod for TRUMBO. He shares the honor with last year's Oscar winner and Tony Award winner Eddie Redmayne (RED) for THE DANISH GIRL, and Michael Fassbender for STEVE JOBS.

After 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it's safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as "Early Morning Rain," "If You Could Read My Mind," "Carefree Highway," "Sundown," "(That's What You Get) For Lovin Me," "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,' 'Canadian Railroad Trilogy,' 'Ribbon Of Darkness,' 'Beautiful,' 'Song For A Winter's Night' and 'Rainy Day People' to name a few.

The Producers Guild of America (PGA), announced today the 2016 Stanley Kramer Award will honor the feature documentary, THE HUNTING GROUND

Alessia Cara, DNCE, Nick Jonas, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, OMI, Pentatonix and Nathan Sykes are the final performers to join the biggest music celebration of the year on ABC's telecast of “Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016.”

Lifetime's Original Movie, TONI BRAXTON: UNBREAK MY HEART, starring newcomer Lex Scott Davis (The Exes) as the seven-time Grammy(R) Award-winning R&B icon, premieres Saturday, January 23 at 8pm ET/PT.

Lea Salonga, revered as the 'Voice of the Philippines,' returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for a special one-night-only concert in the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m.

Popular vocalist Michael Bolton returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center for a holiday concert on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8 pm. Michael Bolton: Greatest Hits and Holiday Favorites will feature a selection of some of Bolton's best known hits ('How Am I Supposed to Live Without You,' 'When a Man Loves a Woman') as well as seasonal songs. Tickets are $60-100.

Catalina Film Festival (CFF) announces additional honorees for the September 24 - 27 festival, held on the famed Catalina Island. 2015 Catalina Film Festival attending honorees include:

Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Tyson Ritter, and Catherine Hardwicke hit the red carpet at The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year to celebrate their movie MISS YOU ALREADY. The film stars Barrymore, Collette and Ritter and is directed by Hardwicke. Miss You Already documents the friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.

Catalina Film Festival (CFF) today announced featured tributes and events for the Sept. 24 - 27 festival, held on the famed Catalina Island. Among the honorees for the 5th annual Festival are inaugural recipient of the Soundtrack of Our Lives Award, legendary songwriter Diane Warren; Avalon Award recipient, Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Pie); Isla Earth Award recipient, Kristin Davis (Sex & the City, Couples Retreat); and Crest Award recipient, Lucas Till (X-Men: Apocalypse, Bravetown). CFF will also pay tribute to Wes Craven, a supporter of the Festival who graciously founded the annual Craven Award for excellence in horror filmmaking and personally selected the winning films.

54 BELOW will present the return of celebrated actor and singer JOSHUA WARR tonight, August 20 at 9:30 PM. His show 'Love & Warr' - a candid, irreverent and entertaining evening sharing his thoughts on a certain 4-Letter Word - will have an encore performance after a sold-out debut at the club in April.

From undercover investigations to peaceful protests throughout LA, animal lover and filmmaker Kim Sill documents her 5-year journey rescuing ANIMALS while coming face-to-face with animal abusers, hoarders, gang members and owners of puppy mills. Saved In America tells her story of defeat and triumph, and showcases the EVERYDAY heroes who spend their time and resources saving ANIMALS from death row. Screenings take place at noon in Agoura Hills, today, August 14 through August 20, with a special red carpet screening on August 15.

54 BELOW will present the return of celebrated actor and singer JOSHUA WARR on Thursday, August 20 at 9:30 PM. His show "Love & Warr" - a candid, irreverent and entertaining evening sharing his thoughts on a certain 4-Letter Word - will have an encore performance after a sold-out debut at the club in April.

As BWW reported earlier today, two-time Oscar-winning composer James Horner has died in a plane crash

It's almost inconceivable that Joshua Warr, one of the current cabaret scene's truest powerhouses since his award-nominated debut some seasons ago, is at once so young, so accomplished, so poised and confident, and so adept at bringing a true sense of artistic sensibility to the arena unseen since the glory days of such 1970s clubs as Reno Sweeney and The Grand Finale. But with his new show at 54 Below, he hits it out of the park at every turn.

Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are thrilled to welcome Tony and Olivier Award-winning star and recording artist Lea Salonga to Feinstein's at the Nikko for four performances only - tonight, April 2 (8 p.m.), Friday, April 3 (8 p.m.), Saturday, April 4 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, April 5 (7 p.m.)

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will present rock heavyweights KISS with the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award at its 32nd annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards

Two-time 'Best Pop Male Artist' and multi-Grammy Award Winner Michael Bolton, known for his sensational vocal chops and songwriting talents on hits 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You', 'That's What Love is All About', 'When a Man Loves a Woman' and so many more, is coming back to The Ridgefield Playhouse, after last year's sold-out event, tonight, March 25, at 8 p.m.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that legendary songwriter Diane Warren has written a new original song titled "You Will" for Oprah Winfrey and it will serve as the anthem for the network