Ed Sullivan News

Six Pittsburgh Hit Makers will band together for one night only, to perform a historic event at the Benedum Center on April 4, 2015 at 4:00 and 8:00 pm. The PITTSBURGH ROCKIN' REUNION will celebrate the hits that launched Pittsburgh onto the national music scene.

Where else to present a concert version of a new, original Broadway musical titled "Song Of Solomon than at the Actors' Temple. The historic building, constructed in 1923, has been designated a national landmark and the synagogue has been home to many of the greats in show business. Some of it's members and congregants were Al Jolson, Edward G. Robinson, Jack Benny, Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, Eddie Cantor and countless other lesser-known actors, comedians, singers, playwrights, composers, musicians, writers, dancers and theatrical agents. Academy Award winner Shelley Winters kept the High Holy Days in the Actors Temple. as well as The Three Stooges, and Harpo Marx who attended services. Ed Sullivan, whose wife Sylvia Weinstein was Jewish, was also a member.

Music industry legend Peter Asher is slated to perform with his band at Arnold Palmer's Restaurant in La Quinta, California tonight, November 15th

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! A Beatles Concert Celebration (³Y3²) will be making its Manhattan debut at 42West, 514 West 42nd Street, tonight, November 14 and November 22, 2014 at 7:30 pm.

Trinity Rep announces its annual presentation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, as adapted by Adrian Hall and Richard Cumming, directed by Taibi Magar, and featuring resident acting company member Fred Sullivan, Jr. as Scrooge. Now playing through December 31. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

Reigning violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman will perform his first New York solo recital since 2007 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at 7:30 PM, presented by IMG Artists. Pianist Rohan De Silva, Perlman's longtime recital partner, joins the violinist for a program to include Vivaldi's Sonata in A Major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 2 RV 31; Schumann's Fantasiestucke, Op. 73; Beethoven's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30; and Ravel's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G Major, as well as additional works to be announced from the stage.

A Fabulous Night for Singing

Will Friedwald's "Clip Joint" - the innovative live video mixtape experience - will return on Thursday, November 13 at 8:00 PM with guest curator Dan Fortune (publicist, DJ, producer). The event will take place at Zebulon Sound and Light (223 West 28th Street, 2nd Floor). There is a $10 house charge. Email levis4402@yahoo.com to make a reservation.

Following the best-selling year in Drury Lane Theatre history, which resulted in 21 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for excellence and featured the hit blockbuster LES MISERABLES, Kyle DeSantis, President of Drury Lane Theatre, has announced the 2015-2016 season that will include two Regional Premieres and two classic American musicals.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) SuperPops celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' only concert in Baltimore with Classical Mystery Tour, one of the world's best-known Beatles tribute bands.

Join the PreFab 4 on 11/14 and 11/22 at 42West in New York City for Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! This acclaimed Beatles tribute band is sure to thrill metropolitan area audiences.

In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, Streisand sings YELLOW SUBMARINE? Kinda...Christine Pedi conjures up Oprah, Liza, Streisand, Joan Rivers, Cher & many more great dames in this Beatles tribute at Birdland NYC. Check out the video below!

As announced yestdray, Neil Patrick Harris will soon come to NBC on a new primetime variety series based on the hugely popular U.K. format 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway,' which was created by ITV Studios, Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. The Tony and Emmy winner recently opened up to Charlie Rose on his five-year plan to become Ed Sullivan, intentions to bring Broadway performers and more to his NBC variety show. Check it out below!

2Y announces casting for Lyrics & Lyricists 2015, the 45th season of the acclaimed American Songbook series. Cady Huffman, Liz Callaway, Kate Baldwin, Peter Cincotti and Jason Danieley are among the performers interpreting the works of Stephen Sondheim; Irving Berlin; Sheldon Harnick; and such songwriters as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein, who so eloquently illuminated New York City's essence in song. Mitzi Gaynor makes a special guest appearance for the show on Hollywood's Leading Ladies - only the fourth time the legendary entertainer has performed in New York City.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! A Beatles Concert Celebration (³Y3²) will be making its Manhattan debut at 42West, 514 West 42nd Street, on November 14 and 22, 2014 at 7:30 pm. The show is performed by the nationally touring and critically acclaimed Beatles tribute band, PreFab 4. Previously, Y3 has thrilled sold-out audiences at theatres in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Phoenix, Omaha, CO, MD, MA, IL, NJ, MS, and CT, just to name a few.

Get set for a trip down memory lane, featuring the classic pop sounds of Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone and The Buckinghams, Thursday, November 20, 2014 at Mayo Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $39-79.

The CBS Television Stations group, a division of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS), and Weigel Broadcasting today announced plans to launch DECADES, a new national entertainment programming service

The world's most famous drummer-Ringo Starr-will be bringing his legendary talents and style to SKECHERS where he's set to appear in the footwear company's global marketing campaign for SKECHERS Relaxed Fit footwear. The new multimedia campaign featuring Ringo will begin in Spring 2015.

Contra Costa Musical Theatre knows how to put on a happy face. You will, too, after two and a half hours of living with Bye, Bye Birdie. Inspired by the likes of Elvis Presley, Ed Sullivan and the bright colors and square designs of the 1950's, CCMT's production features its usual high-tech scenic design and familiar faces in lead roles.

One of NY's hottest theaters is stepping up it's late night game. Ensemble Studio Theatre is in its second season of LAST CALL, and the theatre has had tons of off-Broadway and Broadway performers showcasing their hidden talents.