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CBS Announces New One-Hour Concert Special PLAY ON: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE CHANGE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 28, 2020


CBS announced today a new one-hour concert special, PLAY ON: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE CHANGE, to be broadcast Saturday, Dec. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live on CBS All Access.

Cynthia Erivo & Leslie Odom, Jr. Perform Tonight on GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 16, 2020


The Recording Academy® will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and tribute concert hosted by Jimmy Jam tonight, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Edmond J. Safra Hall Presents Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars Featuring Special Guests Eleanor Reissa & Deep Singh
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2020


The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will host a live concert-featuring Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars and actor and Yiddish-singer Eleanor Reissa and percussionist Deep Singh-from Edmond J. Safra Hall on Sunday, October 25 at 7 p.m.

Broadway Catch Up: October 9 - Leslie Odom, Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Anthony Ramos, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2020


While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out yesterday's highlights from some of your favorites, including Leslie Odom, Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Anthony Ramos, and more!

VIDEO: Leslie Odom Jr. & Cynthia Erivo Perform 'Where Is The Love' for GREAT PERFORMANCES: GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS
by Sarah Leiber - Oct 8, 2020


Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom, Jr. honor Roberta Flack with a performance of a?oeWhere Is The Love.a??

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE: GAME NIGHT Returns for 2020 NBA Finals
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 25, 2020


For the 13th consecutive year in conjunction with the NBA Finals, ABC will present “Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night.” These special-edition episodes will air during primetime every night of the NBA Finals, beginning with Game One.

GLORIA GAYNOR Launches 'I Will Survive' Masks
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 24, 2020


Having already shown how effective her impact on her audience and the public-at-large with her #iwillsurvive handwashing video on TikTok which has already amassed over four million views collectively, two-time GRAMMY® winning legendary singer GLORIA GAYNOR once again is spreading her positive influence to halt the spread of COVID-19.

International Festival of Arts & Ideas and The Autorino Center Join The Kennedy Center's ARTS ACROSS AMERICA Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2020


The International Festival of Arts & Ideas and The Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities at the University of Saint Joseph have joined forces to curate performances by New Haven and Hartford artists to be presented as part of The Kennedy Centera??s Arts Across America series on Monday, September 28 at 4PM.

Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Cyndi Lauper & More Perform in Honor of 2020 Recording Academy Special Merit Recipients
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 15, 2020


The Recording Academy® will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and tribute concert hosted by Jimmy Jam on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at 9 p.m.

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene Presents FOLKSBIENE LIVE!: WELCOME TO OUR SUKE/SUKKAH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2020


This October, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Folksbiene)-led by Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, and Dominick Balletta, Executive Director-presents Folksbiene! LIVE: 'Welcome to Our Suke/Sukkah', a four-day festival of family-friendly performances during Chol Hamoed (the intermediary days of Sukkos) from October 5th to 8th.

CBS Orders Dance Competition Series COME DANCE WITH ME
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 1, 2020


CBS announced today it has ordered COME DANCE WITH ME (working title), a family dance competition series executive produced by NCIS: LOS ANGELES stars LL COOL J and Chris O'Donnell and produced by CBS Television Studios and 3 Ball Productions.

Steve Arrington Shares 'Make a Difference' Single
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 1, 2020


Funk legend Steve Arrington drops his newest single “Make A Difference” from his upcoming LP, DOWN TO THE LOWEST TERMS: THE SOUL SESSIONS, out 9/18 on Stones Throw Records, marking his first solo album in eleven years.

Frank London & Adeena Karasick to Release SALOME: WOMAN OF VALOR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2020


Over the last three decades, the celebrated East Village-based Canadian poet/performer Adeena Karasick and Grammy Award-winning composer/trumpeter Frank London have each transformed the worlds of poetry and music with work that is sensual and political, steeped in Jewish mysticism, exploding notions of high and low culture.

Devin Kirtz Releases Self-Love Mantra Single 'Best Friends'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2020


Future soul/pop music sensation and Herø Records/Sony RED recording artist Devin Kirtz has released his new self-love single, 'Best Friends,' today. The track is available digitally on all major retail outlets.

Top 10 Tunes with Lesli Margherita
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - Aug 21, 2020


Lesli Margherita shares her favorite songs with us!

MARY J. BLIGE's personal, vulnerable 1994 second album 'My Story' being re-pressed for its anniversary
by Robert Diamond - Aug 18, 2020


The Yonkers-raised singer, recorded her 3x platinum 1992 debut, What’s the 411?, with Sean “Puffy” Combs behind the board.

Lollapalooza Celebrates Live Music With Lolla2020, Featuring Paul McCartney, Chance The Rapper, Outkast, & More
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 27, 2020


Lollapalooza will commemorate this year’s festival weekend with Lolla2020, a free four-night broadcast event taking place on the original dates of the Chicago-based festival, Thursday, July 30 through Sunday, August 2.

HBO Orders SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE to Series
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jul 21, 2020


HBO has given a series order to SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, a comedy starring and executive produced by Bridget Everett (“Patti Cake$'), it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming. 

Breakout Artist Curt Chambers Gives Us A Real 'Good Thing'
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 10, 2020


 Curt Chambers takes us into summer with one of the most anticipated country songs “Good Thing'. The single released today on all digital and streaming sites Click Here.   'A soaring arena anthem with a seductive bass beat and infectious chorus,' explains Sounds Like Nashville in an exclusive premiere on Wednesday.  “Good Thing” has Chambers referencing all the clichés that come to mind about finding true love.

The Radio City Rockettes Join Harlem School Of The Arts Summer Dance Experience Roster Of Guest Instructors
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2020


This year's Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), HSA@Home, Summer Dance Experience has begun. The organization has one of the best all-around dance programs in the country, and the Intensive, introduced two years ago, has fast risen to the top of in-demand summer programs.

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