Leonard Cohen News

One more door opened today as Barry Manilow announced that the GRAMMY nominated Koz will be a special guest on his ONE LAST TIME! Tour in 2015.

The Richmond County Orchestra (RCO) wraps up the holiday season with a 'Winter Wonderland ' celebration in song and dance tonight, December 13, 8 p.m. at St. John's University, 300 Howard Avenue, Staten Island .The performance features local talent Joshua Limage from Wagner College Theatre singing 'O Holy Night' and Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. Also, Brian Moses,12, a student at Our Lady of Good Council School, an outstanding young piano student of Richmond County Orchestra's Maestro Alan Aurelia plays Mozart's 'Turkish March'. The RCO will also play several Holiday Favorites for audienceto sing along with..

Having seen Mary Testa in a cabaret concert in Houston, I feel I had an idea of what to expect from her and Michael Starobin's album HAVE FAITH. While I expected it to be eccentrically eclectic and haunting, nothing could have prepared me for how it was beautifully hypnotizing and simultaneously so unlike anything I've ever heard before. The unique album utilizes well-known pop songs (hits from The Beach Boys to Alanis Morissette) and songs written by William Finn and Michael John LaChiusa to explore thoughts on faith and doubt in ways that are equally alluring and unexpected.

Grammy Award-winning artist Judy Collins makes her Segerstrom Center for the Arts debut in her Holidays and Hits concert tonight, December 6 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Night Fires, Theatre Group Ltd's celebrational pageant-like play at the time of the winter solstice, will be performed this year on Dec. 19, 20 and 21 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Superstar entertainers Reba, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will join forces to launch a one-of-a-kind Country music residency - REBA, BROOKS & DUNN: Together in Vegas - opening June 24, 2015 at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

The Richmond County Orchestra (RCO) wraps up the holiday season with a 'Winter Wonderland ' celebration in song and dance on Saturday, December 13, 8 p.m. at St. John's University, 300 Howard Avenue, Staten Island .The performance features local talent Joshua Limage from Wagner College Theatre singing 'O Holy Night' and Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. Also, Brian Moses,12, a student at Our Lady of Good Council School, an outstanding young piano student of Richmond County Orchestra's Maestro Alan Aurelia plays Mozart's 'Turkish March'. The RCO will also play several Holiday Favorites for audienceto sing along with..

Ghostlight Records has announced the release of the new CD from MARY TESTA - the two time Tony Award nominated singer and actress currently starring in Wicked on Broadway - and MICHAEL STAROBIN, the Tony Award winning orchestrator and arranger. The album will be available in stores and via online outlets today, December 2, 2014. Mary and Michael will perform a special CD release engagement at The Laurie Beechman Theater at The West Bank Cafe January 4-5,11-12, 2015 at 7:00 PM. For tickets, please visit www.lauriebeechmantheatre.com.

Liverpool's renowned Tmesis Theatre have announced a new production for Winter 2015 - and it's all about love - wanting it, having it, keeping it and losing it.

Singer Frank Shiner returns for an encore performance to 54 Below tonight, November 29th at 9:30pm. Earlier this summer, Shiner sold-out the illustrious cabaret. Wrapping up the year in style, 2014 saw Shiner win 3 LA Music Critic Awards including Best CD by a Male Artist with his debut album, The Real Me.

Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos are delighted to announce the revival of one of their most popular programs, Canciones, featuring flamenco dance set to traditional and popular songs. Guest artists Marina Elana, Manuel Gutierrez and Jesus Montoya join the ensemble in interpretations of music by Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, The Police and many more. Canciones runs for only two performances over Thanksgiving weekend, November 29 - 30, 2014.

With her first solo album, Watching the Nighttime Come, set for release on February 10, Suz Slezak is ready to secure her own place in the spotlight and in the hearts of families everywhere.

After seeing Well-Strung's debut music video, Kristin Chenoweth, Tony & Emmy winning star of Wicked and Glee, invited the group to appear in her two sold-out Provincetown concerts this past August at Town Hall. The group just posted their stirring performance of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah on their YouTube channel with an introduction by Chenoweth. Check it out below!

Barry Manilow announced today that he is going to "hit the road" and perform concerts across North America ONE LAST TIME!

MR JOHNSON PRESENTS is the latest solo show from award-winning musician, composer, cabaret star, director and actor, Godfrey Johnson. Following its recent run at the Kalk Bay Theatre in Cape Town, KBT Productions brings this musical sitdown comedy cabaret to the Hexagon Dive.

Singer Frank Shiner returns for an encore performance to 54 Below on Saturday, November 29th at 9:30pm. Earlier this summer, Shiner sold-out the illustrious cabaret. Wrapping up the year in style, 2014 saw Shiner win 3 LA Music Critic Awards including Best CD by a Male Artist with his debut album, The Real Me.

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Portland Cello Project and Colin Hay have just been added to the 2014-2015 Season for Live at Benaroya Hall; Gregory Alan Isakov has just confirmed that he will perform one concert with the Seattle Symphony on Tuesday February 17, 2015

At the Shaw Festival in its record-breaking 2013 season, all performances of Tom Stoppard's 'Arcadia' sold-out before it opened. With its current revival engagement at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre (with the original Niagara-on-the-Lake cast), many disappointed theatergoers will finally get their chance to enjoy this exceptional production of what is generally regarded as the playwright's most brilliant work... and his most moving.

Ghostlight Records has announced the release of the new CD from MARY TESTA - the two time Tony Award nominated singer and actress currently starring in Wicked on Broadway - and MICHAEL STAROBIN, the Tony Award winning orchestrator and arranger. The album will be available in stores and via online outlets December 2, 2014. Mary and Michael will perform a special CD release engagement at The Laurie Beechman Theater at The West Bank Cafe January 4-5,11-12, 2015 at 7:00 PM. For tickets, please visit www.lauriebeechmantheatre.com.