Elvis Costello News

THE TOWN HALL'S Seventh Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival concludes with A TRIBUTE TO JUDY GARLAND AND THE ART OF AMERICAN DANCE on Friday, October 28th at 8pm.

With four Tony Awards and two Grammy Awards, the Juilliard-trained Audra McDonald returns to performing live full-time this month following four seasons playing Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC's hit television series Private Practice. Currently starring alongside Norm Lewis in A.R.T.'s PORGY AND BESS, the Broadway-bound singer will make a stop at Carnegie Hall as a part of her 20-city concert tour across North America. McDonald will present her trademark mix of show tunes, classic songs from movies, and pieces written expressly for her by leading contemporary composers.

Details have just been released on concerts featuring Broadway legends Elaine Stritch and Lorna Luft at New York City's Town Hall. Stritch will appear on October 22at 8Pm, while Luft will tribute Judy Garland and Gene Kelly on October 28 at 8PM.

Coldplay will rock out on 'The Colbert Report' for the first time this Thursday, October 20 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. The performance will include a television debut of a new song from Coldplay's forthcoming album 'Mylo Xyloto,' which will be released on Monday, October 24 and is available for pre-order via www.itunes.com.

The Town Hall, New York City's landmark theatre and concert venue (123 West 43rd Street), honored two influential women: Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of the Fashion Institute of Technology. They received The Town Hall's ‘Friend of the Arts' Award on Sunday, October 16th, 2011. The award is presented annually to individuals in recognition and appreciation for their abiding interest in the development, enrichment and support of the arts.

Coldplay will rock out on 'The Colbert Report' for the first time this Thursday, October 20 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. The performance will include a television debut of a new song from Coldplay's forthcoming album 'Mylo Xyloto,' which will be released on Monday, October 24 and is available for pre-order via www.itunes.com.

The Town Hall, New York's landmark theatre and concert venuekicket off BROADWAY ORIGINALS! on Sunday, October 16nd. Tony winner Tammy Grimes (Unsinkable Molly Brown), Tony nominee Lorraine Serabian (Zorba!), Tituss Burgess (Guys & Dolls/The Little Mermaid), Sarah Uriate Berry (Taboo), Andrea Fierson (Once on This Island), Anne Runolfsson (Cyrano-The Musical) Marianne Tatum (Barnum), and Marva Hicks, Vanessa A. Jones, and Ramona Keller ('The Radio Ladies' from Caroline or Change) starred in the event, and BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities Click below to check out full coverage.

The Newest Old Cocktail Lounge in Times Square announces the next event in its new 'Bespoke Music' series; BRILLIANT MISTAKE, a night of piano tributes to Elvis Costello on Monday, October 17, led by JC Hopkins (Grammy-nominated songwriter, JC Hopkins band.)

The Town Hall, New York City's landmark theatre and concert venue (123 West 43rd Street), is pleased to honor two influential women: Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Jimmy Webb, Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the slate of 2012 nominees for induction. The organization, which is dedicated to recognizing the work and lives of those composers and lyricists who create popular music around the world, holds annual elections to determine those who will make up the roster of inductees for the following year.

Bright, sunny, clarion-voiced leading lady Liz Callaway is not only known for her roles in the Broadway productions of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, BABY, CATS, MISS SAIGON and THE LOOK OF LOVE, but also for her string of highly-successful studio albums - among them, the sensational 60s ode THE BEAT GOES ON and the musical theatre-centric THE STORY GOES ON, in addition to last year's superlative PASSAGE OF TIME - and, she is also well-loved for stunning live stage double-bills with her sister, Ann Hampton Callaway - represented on record by SIBLING RIVALRY and, now, the new live album and show all about baby boomers and their sensational music, titled BOOM! In this all-encompassing conversation, Callaway and I parse her predilection for certain composers - Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Webb, Stephen Sondheim and many more included - as well as her memories of working with some of the most important musical theatre creators of the twentieth century over the course of her thirty-year career, such as legendary director Hal Prince and Sondheim himself on projects diverse as MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, A STEPHEN SONDHEIM EVENING and FOLLIES: IN CONCERT. Plus, we also talk about Callaway's various musical influences, her childhood, her first Broadway show and first Broadway onstage experience, revisiting MERRILY twenty years later with the entire original cast, live versus studio performing, as well as what's coming up next for her in the coming months and new year - including the Christmas stage spectacular, YULETIDE - and more!

The Town Hall, New York's landmark theatre and concert venue, is pleased to announce additional casting for BROADWAY ORIGINALS! on Sunday, October 16nd at 3PM. The matinee is part of The Town Hall's Seventh Annual Broadway Cabaret Festival, which is now being presented In a new format of three consecutive weeks. The additional two evenings are Elaine Stritch At The Town Hall on Saturday, October 22nd and A Tribute To Judy Garland and Gene Kelly on Friday, October 28th, all created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel.

The Capitol Center for the Arts and Kirschner Concerts will present veteran singer-songwriter and Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams at Concord's Capitol Center for the Arts on Friday, November 4 at 8:00pm. Tickets for the show are $29.50-49.50 and are onsale now at the Capitol Center Box Office, via phone at 225-1111, or online at www.ccanh.com.

The Newest Old Cocktail Lounge in Times Square announces the next event in its new 'Bespoke Music' series; BRILLIANT MISTAKE, a night of piano tributes to Elvis Costello on Monday, October 17, led by JC Hopkins (Grammy-nominated songwriter, JC Hopkins band.)

CAPA presents the Richard Thompson at 8pm tonight, at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.).

The Record is a brand new column that gives Broadway performers an outlet to discuss their solo music. We love and support our favorite stage performers but this will be your first chance to really find out what their music is all about. You can learn about their CD's, concerts, influences, upcoming projects and much more. We are excited to present our third issue with the wonderful John Gallagher Jr.. We sat down with him to discuss his original music and plans for a album.

The Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington, announced today that Grammy- and Academy-Award-winning songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David will join the ranks of Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney as recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Bacharach and David each will receive the Library's Gershwin Medal next spring at an all-star tribute in Washington D.C. This will be the fourth time the honor has been awarded and the first time to a songwriting team.

Legendary artist Paul Simon has announced that he will return to the road this fall. The dates will include a very special Atlantic City performance at Trump Taj Mahal on Saturday, November 26.