Paula Abdul News

For the third production in their 2022 season of original outdoor musical revues, Transcendence Theatre Company will present THE GALA, September 9 - 18,  at Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, CA. Tickets for THE GALA are available now at bestnightever.org. 

Chelsea Table + Stage has the hot music stars in a cool setting. Enter Orfeh and Andy Karl.

In his debut show at 54 Below, actor Russell Harvard combines American Sign Language, musical storytelling, and a variety of musical genres to tell his own personal tale.

Williamstown Theatre Festival is presenting Most Happy in Concert! One of its stars, Maya Lagerstam, will take you behind the scenes. Stop by our Instagram all day as Maya takes the social media reigns for an exclusive look backstage.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival opens the iconic Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line. The show previews June 22 & 23, opens June 24 and will run through July 10 at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of DeSales University.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon.

Viral singer-TikTok vocal coach Cheryl Porter, American Idol alum Pia Toscano, actor and TikTok star Chris Olsen, and Prince Khemuni Norodom of the Cambodian Royal Family have been announced to lead 1660 Vine, a new movie musical that will stream online ahead of its targeted 2024 Broadway debut.

Laguna Playhouse will present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon. 

This year's Playing for Change Foundation (PFCF) Impact Awards Gala honors musical icons, Luis Fonsi & Paula Abdul for their career-long philanthropic initiatives toward making the world a better place on May 14th, 2022 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, FL.

Highlighted by fluorescent synths and Todrick’s rich soulful vocals, ‘Dance Forever’ is the glittery descendent of Prince and The Revolution’s Purple Rain album and Patti Labelle’s ‘New Attitude’. The track is produced by Jeeve, who has worked with Giorgio Moroder and produced Todrick’s 2021 album Femuline.

Next week, Broadway and Disney Legend, Lea Salonga, will perform at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on April 12th in Vancouver as part of her 2022 DREAM AGAIN TOUR. Known for her work on Broadway (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables), TV (The Voice Philippines), and film (singing voice of Disney’s Mulan and Princess Jasmine of Aladdin), Lea is the epitome of a true global superstar.

White Party Global (WPG) announced that 2x Platinum-selling, American singer, dancer, choreographer and television personality, Paula Abdul will headline the White Party Palm Springs’ World-Famous T-Dance ‘Carnival’ theme event, taking place on Sunday, May 1 outdoors across from the Palm Springs Convention Center.

Boyz II Men will be performing as part of the After Hours Concert Series at  The SERVPRO Pavilion in The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia on Saturday, September 17th.  Tickets go on sale Friday, March 25, 2022, at 10:00 AM. A limited number of Early Bird General Admission tickets will be available for $26 until March 31 while supplies last.

The opening song issues a warning: by the end of the show, someone will be dead. With crime podcasts at the top of the heap, Prima Theatre’s upcoming musical thriller Murder Ballad hits the spot as a top experience for exciting Lancaster weekend plans.

Actor/playwright Steve Trzaska world premiere’s his CAMP GINGER for two Saturdays beginning February 26, 2022, at the Little Theater at the Actors Company. Directed by Joy Mamey, CAMP GINGER tells the semi-autobiographical experiences of Steve in summer for other red-headed kids. I had the chance to quiz Steve on his origins of CAMP GINGER.

Two years after its record-breaking grand opening and subsequent COVID enforced shut-down, AsiaSF/Palm Springs (www.asiasf.com), is back! The SoCal branch of the storied San Francisco dinner theatre and cabaret featuring the world-famous transgender Ladies of AsiaSFwelcomed back its first paying customers earlier this year. Now, they’re ready to officially announce their full return. The “Ribbon Cutting 2.0” will take place tomorrow – Wednesday, February 9 at 5pm – at 1555 South Palm Canyon Drive.  Palm Springs Mayor Lisa Middleton and representatives from The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce will officiate. Proof of full vaccination is required for all employees, guests and entertainers and masks are required for entry and when guests are not actively eating or drinking.

The documentary will also featuring interview with friends and family members, including Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliot, Tyler Perry, Regina Hall, Samuel L. Jackson, Andra Day, Janelle Monae, Paula Abdul, Tito Jackson, and more. Watch the new trailer now!

The Casamigos was scary good on Saturday night, 10/30 at Michael Braun and Vas J Morgan’s Halloween party in the Hollywood Hills.

Casamigos joined Benjamin Millepied and his foundation LA Dance Project on Saturday, October 17th for its annual gala.