Elton John News

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of NEWSIES is now available digitally today on Ghostlight Records. The album has debuted at #1 on the iTunes Soundtracks chart and #15 on the iTunes album chart.To purchase the album, visit iTunes here. The recording is set for physical release on May 15th, 2012. The physical release will feature three special bonus tracks including an exclusive version of "Santa Fe" performed by lead Jeremy Jordan accompanied by Alan Menken on piano. The full track listing is below. For more information on the cast recording, visit: http://newsiesthemusical.com/music

The Los Angeles premiere of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL begins performances tonight, Tuesday April 10 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for a limited five week engagement through Sunday May 13. Broadway/L.A. is announcing that a day-of-show lottery for a limited number of $25 seats will be held for each performance.

Olney Theatre Center today announced two special cabaret performances by DC- Area favorites Felicia Curry, George Dvorsky, JJ Kaczynski, Tracy Lynn Olivera and Chris Youstra called Ebony, Ivory and Ink. The cabaret will feature some of the most beloved musical classics and is scheduled to take to Olney Theatre Center's Mainstage on Friday, May 4 and Saturday May 5, 2012.

CHRIS ISAACSON announces the performers for UPRIGHT CABARET's AMERICAN ICON SERIES' third show of their 3rd Season, RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT, starring Olivier Award-Winner LESLI MARGHERITA, American Idol's DAVID HERNANDEZ (Thousand Oaks and Hollywood Shows only) & LEXI LAWSON, (Rent, In The Heights)) and ROGELIO DOUGLAS, JR. (In The Heights, The Little Mermaid)) celebrating the music of Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Santana!

According to the Associated Press, Broadway's landmark musical event THE LION KING has just become the all-time highest grossing show on Broadway surpassing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. THE LION KING'S total gross now adds up to a whopping $853,846,062, while PHANTOM, which opened ten years earlier, remains at $853,122,847.

Casting has been announced for the Orlando return engagement of Disney's THE LION KING. Orlando's eagerly awaited stage production will leap onto the Bob Carr stage from April 17 to May 13. The press opening night is Thursday, April 19 at 8 p.m. The show's six-week premiere engagement in 2006 played a sold-out run at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre.

Tonight on GLEE, the McKinley High seniors will be preparing for graduation, and Matt Bomer will guest star as Blaine's big brother (Cooper). Check out photos and audio from the spring premiere below!

VH1 has announced the newest artist lineup of its critically-acclaimed original music franchise, VH1 STORYTELLERS. This season will continue to deliver the intimate stories and live performances from some of the most popular and influential music artists of our time.

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All-new episodes of GLEE return on TUE Apr. 10 at 8/7c on FOX! Featuring Matt Bomer, the episode will feature Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' and Givers' 'Up Up Up.' Hear the just-released tunes below!

The national tour of BILLY ELLIOT plays San Antonio's Majestic Theatre through April 8th.

Walnut Street Theatre today annonuced that it will celebrate multiple honorees this year with the 2012 Edwin Forrest Award at its landmark 203rd Anniversary Gala.

The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil will present Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour in Worcester on May 16 - 17, 2012 at the DCU Center. The show is written and directed by Jamie King, and features more than 60 international dancers, musicians and acrobats.

MotorCity Casino Hotel welcomes k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang at Sound Board on Thursday, August 9, at 8:00 pm.

Broadway San Jose, A Nederlander Presentation in association with Team San Jose, has announced its 2012-2013 Season, which includes the Bay Area Premiere of the Tony Award Winning MEMPHIS! The season also includes South Bay debuts of ROCK OF AGES, Tony Award-Winning BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL and GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT. Also in the season are family favorites CATHY RIGBY as PETER PAN and BLUE MAN GROUP. Broadway San Jose's 2012-2013 Season begins October 23, 2012 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.

Following its commercial and critical success across North America, the Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil will present Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour™ at New York's Madison Square Garden beginning Tuesday, April 3 through Thursday, April 5, 2012.

The Nutty Professor, the Jerry Lewis-helmed musical based on his successful film comedy, takes up residence at the James K. Polk Theatre in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center for a July 24-August 19 run, ahead of the production's anticipated November 15 opening on Broadway.

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents the Boston premiere of Jon Marans' Off-Broadway hit THE TEMPERAMENTALS, a chronicle of the love story between Harry Hay and Rudi Gernreich, founders of the Mattachine Society in 1950s Los Angeles. Director Jeremy Johnson's vision employs techniques of film noir to take the audience on a temperamental journey for a view of the grassroots effort that began to change the world, nearly two decades prior to the Stonewall Riots.

Starvox Entertainment and Potted Productions will present the US premiere of the acclaimed UK production, Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff, which was just nominated for the prestigious Olivier Award.