James Taylor News

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts will continue its popular Broadway Songbook series Oct. 9-11 with Broadway Songbook: The 70s Songbook. Tickets are $37 and can be purchased online at www.ordway.org, by phone at

The Capitol Center for the Arts welcomes Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist Seth Glier to the Spotlight Café on Friday, October 2, at 8pm, in support of his new album If I Could Change One Thing. Tickets for this intimate performance start at $15 and are on sale now.

This week's topics included the challenges faced by America's public defenders, and an update on Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption Church.

It is announced today that the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company, in partnership with Picturehouse Entertainment, will broadcast three productions of its year-long Plays at the Garrick season live to cinemas worldwide. The first Branagh Theatre Live production will be The Winter's Tale at 19:00 on Thursday 26 November 2015. Tickets are now on sale.

The word 'disco' is synonymous with one band… The Bee Gees. In late 1970s America, no other band captured the essence of popular music quite like the three brothers from Manchester, England. Their unforgettable three-part harmonies and iconic beats became the soundtrack of a generation.

Berkshire Theatre Group and Artistic Director/CEO Kate Maguire are excited to announce music, comedy and community additions to the fall and winter seasons and the 10th Annual Community Production of A Christmas Carol.

HBO continued to present its satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues on LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER with a new edition SUNDAY

The world premiere of Emmy-winning writer Peter Lefcourt 's CAFE SOCIETY deserves credit for attempting a hostage situation as a satisfying sitcom dramedy. A frequent collaborator, Terri Hanauer directs her game cast of seven. Kudos to Yee Eun Nam for her novel, innovative projection design utilizing the two huge menu boards as video screenshots of various text messages, incoming Caller IDs, web searches and TV news programs.

Sporting a name that may raise an eyebrow or two, 'Jazz is Dead Reunion- a jazz exploration of the Grateful Dead' comes to the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) tonight, August 20 at 7:30pm to the delight of jazz aficionados who are fans of The Grateful Dead.

Tonight, August 20 at 7:30pm, The Private Music Network will present 'A Night for James: A Concert Tribute to James Taylor' at Performance Network Theatre. Come and celebrate the legacy of an artist who continues to redefine the term 'singer­songwriter' ­ folk legend James Taylor. Featuring an incredible line­up of Michigan's finest, watch as the Performance Network stage transforms into a live concert experience saluting Taylor's greatest hits, spanning his profound career. Tickets are $20 and are available online at w?ww.privatemusicnetwork.com/network­events.?

Circle Theatre closes the 2015 season in September with CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, a splashy musical spectacle that follows the high-flying adventures of a globe-trotting con-artist.

This week's topics included the evolving relations between the United States and Cuba, including the placement of the American flag over the U.S. embassy, New Zealand's push for a redesign of its flag, and the exploitation of people's faith for monetary gain by televangelists.

Sporting a name that may raise an eyebrow or two, "Jazz is Dead Reunion- a jazz exploration of the Grateful Dead" comes to the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) on Thursday, August 20 at 7:30pm to the delight of jazz aficionados who are fans of The Grateful Dead.

On Thursday, August 20 at 7:30pm, The Private Music Network will present "A Night for James: A Concert Tribute to James Taylor" at Performance Network Theatre. Come and celebrate the legacy of an artist who continues to redefine the term "singer­songwriter" ­ folk legend James Taylor. Featuring an incredible line­up of Michigan's finest, watch as the Performance Network stage transforms into a live concert experience saluting Taylor's greatest hits, spanning his profound career. Tickets are $20 and are available online at w?ww.privatemusicnetwork.com/network­events.?

HBO continued presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, as well as addressing broader issues with a new edition of LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER on SUNDAY, AUG. 9 (11:30-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.

This summer the NYMT is presenting three major productions, including a new commission from the exciting young musical theatre writing partnership, Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary.

For their 2015-2016 season SHOWTUNES Theatre Company will expand their offering from two to three concerts. They are adding the long-awaited reunion choral concert of The Washingtonians on December 5 and 6, 2015; the season continues with two rarely produced concert version musicals Finian's Rainbow on March 19 and 20 and Working on May 7 and 8, 2016.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Tours of 'Persuasion,' 'Pippin' and '42nd Street,' dueling productions of 'American Idiot,' Michael Kingston and Jane Lynch solo out, 'Bette' adds a date, Theo Ubique announced 'Blood Brothers,' Porchlight sets the season, and 'The Wiz Live!' gets movin' down the road!

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced its fall (Sept-Oct 2015) performances. Scroll down for details!

This week's topics included the secretive death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar and his successor, how teenage girls in Chechnya scammed ISIS, a scandal in the UK involving a British lawmaker, and the inequities inherent in living in Washington, D.C.