James Morrison News

Inspired by a real event and featuring the bluegrass-tinged Grammy and Tony-nominated Steven Martin and Edie Brickell score, making its DC Regional Premiere, Bright Star will open at Riverside Center for the Performing Arts March 25th and run through May 17th! Tony-nominated for Best Musical, Bright Star is a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past - and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives.

Amanda Boxer will star in the world premiere of MUM, a new play about love, loss and dementia by actress and comedian Juliet Cowan, directed by Yasmeen Arden, opening at the Playground Theatre on 18 April and playing until 4 April, with a press night on Friday 20 March. Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre will star as 'Roz', Lucille Findlay as 'Laurel' and completing the cast are Lilly Driscoll and Martin Edwards.

The Newport Beach Jazz Party starts on Thursday February 13, 2020 and runs through Sunday, February 16, 2020 offering a stellar line-up of the biggest names in jazz today. The Newport Beach Jazz Party is held at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa located at 900 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 and tickets are available at etix.com and newportbeachjazzparty.com. 

The Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Newport Beach Jazz Party on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 8:15 pm PST with guest soloists KP, Wycliffe, Tom Scott and James Morrison. The Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa located at 900 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 hosts the four-day event. Tickets are available at etix.com or newportbeachjazzparty.com.

This week, L.A Theatre Works honors the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation with a broadcast of Judgment at Nuremberg by Abby Mann.

Birdland Jazz Club's schedule for December 16-December 22 includes Monty Alexander, Julius Rodriguez, A Swinging Birdland Christmas, and more!

In what has become a holiday tradition, Creative Cauldron reprises its crowd-pleasing production of Madeline's Christmas for the holiday season. With Book and Lyrics by Jennifer Kirkeby, and music by Shirley Mier, this musical based on the beloved Ludwig Bemelmans' classic was hailed by critics as 'a perfect holiday treat, sure to bring smiles and laughter sprinkled with nostalgia and sparkle for all.' Professional actors Anna Phillips-Brown, Chris Rios and Producing Director Laura Connors Hull join a cast with fifteen student actors enrolled in Creative Cauldron's Musical Theater training program.

Birdland's December 2019 schedule will feature The Joe Lovano Nonet, Stacey Kent, Monty Alexander, A Swinging Birdland Christmas, Freddy Cole Quartet, Gunhild Carling, Julius Rodriguez, Veronica Swift Holiday Show, 'Season's Swingin' Greetings!a??, Marta Sanchez Quintet, Darius de Haas, Marilyn Maye New Years Eve Extravaganza, The Lineup with Susie Mosher, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and MORE!

For its fall Learning Theater Production, Creative Cauldron will present The Jungle Book, adapted from Rudyard Kipling's classic by Laura Connors Hull and Ellen Selby and featuring ten original songs by Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith.

The UK's top selling album group of the 21st century, Westlife, today announce that they will be performing their first-ever Wembley Stadium show next August. It follows the stunning success of this summer's 'Twenty Tour' which sold a record 600,000 tickets across 27 cities and 13 countries. Tickets go on sale on Friday 20 September 2019 at 9am at LiveNation.co.uk

Leaping Lizards! Riverside Center for the Performing Arts presents Annie, starring Sally Struthers as Miss. Hannigan, opening Wednesday, September 25 and running until Sunday, November 17.

The Ojai Playwrights Conference is announcing the cast for a?oeWAKE UP! Combating Climate Change,a?? one of two special Intersection Events being presented as part of the 2019 New Works Festival of new play readings and special performance events (August 4--11).

Noel Coward's charming and witty Fallen Angels, first performed in 1925, had a bit of a sordid beginning. Prominently featuring two women who admit to premarital sex and contemplate adultery, it very nearly didn't make it past the censors. The Lord Chamberlain allowed it - with small edits - considering it an unrealistic, harmless farce. The reviews were horrified by the subject matter; naturally, it became a hit. Surprisingly, NextStop Theatre Company's production, now running through April 7th, is the first time Fallen Angels has been performed in the DC metro area.

Birdland will kick-off their great week of programming with the following acts:

Ladies and gentlemen, we're thrilled to announce for the first time ever in Australia two of the world's great jazz performers will be joining forces to showcase their exceptional talents, in one special show. This is one you do not want to miss!

There is nothing outright wrong with Thunder Knocking on the Door, the blues-filled musical which opened at Creative Cauldron this past Saturday. But there isn't much that is right with it either. Overall, the production is a firmly middle-of-the-road endeavor where the mismatched cast are unable to elevate the subpar source material. At the end of the day, this is a show that thinks it has more to say that it actually does.

Ladies and gentlemen, we're thrilled to announce for the first time ever in Australia two of the world's great jazz performers will be joiningforces to showcase their exceptional talents, in one special show. This is one you do not want to miss!

Birdland will kick-off their exciting month of programming with the following acts

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2018-19 Jazz series with Linda May Han Oh Quintet, Saturday, March 2, 2019, 8:00 p.m. at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street). Tickets: $20-$35; Students with valid ID: $7-$21