John Morris News

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra welcomes Gregory Porter, for his Pops debut at Music Hall on Sunday, November 19.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, led by John Morris Russell, is thrilled to reprise its hit program, American Originals, with Volume 2 performances at Music Hall November 10-12. American Originals Vol. 2 explores American popular music at the beginning of the 20th century, re-imagined by guest artists Rhiannon Giddens (founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and recent MacArthur Genius Awardee), Pokey LaFarge and the Steep Canyon Rangers.

Conductor John Morris Russell conducts the Cincinnati Pops Opening Weekend at the newly renovated Music Hall on October 13-15. The concert program celebrates the legendary film music of composer John Williams. His scores from such films as Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones have engrained themselves into the American musical experience.

Conductor John Morris Russell conducts the Cincinnati Pops Opening Weekend at the newly renovated Music Hall on October 13-15. The concert program celebrates the legendary film music of composer John Williams. His scores from such films as Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones have engrained themselves into the American musical experience.

Check out this exclusive trailer for DADDY'S HOME 2, starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Linda Cardellini, Mel Gibson, and John Lithgow! The comedy, from Paramount Pictures, hits theaters on November 10, 2017 

On 4 September at Buurtcentrum de Dreef in Utrecht, Netherlands, Classical Movements will present a concert for refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Northern Africa, featuring five members of the world-renowned, 122-year-old Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) during their six-country, 11-concert tour of Europe.

In a restored Music Hall, built by Samuel Hannaford in 1878, with renovations amounting to $135 million, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra announce the 2017 - 2018 season with several world premieres and an appearance by Audra McDonald.

???????The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra and Conductor John Morris Russell return to Riverbend Music Center on Tuesday, July 4 at 8 p.m. for the annual Fourth of July spectacular, Patriotic Pops. Joining the Orchestra this year are acclaimed vocalist Ellis Hall and triple-threat fiddle ensemble the Quebe Sisters. The concert will combine traditional patriotic classics like “America the Beautiful” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” alongside a survey of American popular music through the decades from “Georgia on My Mind” to “All of Me.”

See the full lineup of events for Deer Valley Music Festival below!

Heather Rankin has released a stunning new video for her song “Titanically,” the third single from her JUNO Award nominated album A Fine Line. 

Following an extensive national search, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced today that Jonathan Martin has been appointed President of the CSO effective this coming September.

???????Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Aoife O'Donovan joins the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in its annual free Labor Day concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, on Sunday, September 3, at 8 p.m. Guest conductor John Morris Russell leads the NSO and O'Donovan in a program of Americana featuring marches, folk music, and bluegrass-inspired songs, including O'Donovan-penned songs, "Red & White & Blue & Gold", "Magic Hour" and "The King of All Birds," plus the Bob Dylan song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carrol."

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced the details of an extensive, eleven-concert tour across Europe led by Music Director Louis Langree over three weeks in August and September.

Join Ghostlight Ensemble as we celebrate the ongoing impact Luigi Pirandello has on theatre 150 years after his birth with Six Authors in Search of a Character. This one-night festival showcases new works inspired by Pirandello's final, unfinished play, The Mountain Giants.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra announced an agreement with John Morris Russell that extends the Conductor's contract through the 2020-21 season. This builds on a fiveyear extension announced in 2014 and comes on the heels of a wildly successful international tour in March that included Cincinnati Pops performances in China and Taiwan for enthusiastic crowds.

Need ideas for your summer bucket list? Invite your bestie over to gather ideas from your favorite wacky, unpredictable characters during the network's “Funday” weekend programming event starting SATURDAY, APRIL 22, and continuing through SUNDAY, APRIL 23.

???????Rohan Hemani (Procter & Gamble Fabric Care Intrapenuer) and his dance pro Doreen Beatrice (Independent Dance Instructor) were crowned the champions of the Cincinnati Arts Association's (CAA) eleventh annual Dancing for the Stars on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Jack Casino Ballroom.