Taj Mahal News

Critically acclaimed California songwriter and seminal folk artist Joel Rafael will be performing on Monday, September 28 at Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, CA. The show, which will also feature Lance Canales & The Flood, is set to begin at 8:00pm with doors opening at 7:00pm. For tickets and more information, please visit www.joelrafael.com.

Irish playwright and actress Laoisa Sexton's new play THE PIGEON IN THE TAJ MAHAL has been selected by the Irish Repertory Theatre for inclusion into it's esteemed Fall 2015 New Works Reading Series and will run on Friday, October 2 , 2015 at 3 pm at the DR2 Theatre, 103 East 15th Street in Union Square. The reading will be free of cost and open to the public but reservations are requested and strongly advised. Call 212-727-2737 to RSVP.

'50 Shades of Gay,' a hilarious variety show, is coming to the majestic Trump Taj Mahal on September 12th (one month from today) in Atlantic City.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director; Ciaran O'Reilly, Producing Director) proudly begins the 10th season of its Reading Series with Laoisa Sexton's THE PIGEON IN THE TAJ MAHAL, directed by the Irish Rep's Literary Manager, Kara Manning.  The staged reading will take place on Friday, October 2 at 3pm at the DR2 Theater, 103 East 15th Street (the Irish Repertory Theatre's temporary home during current renovations).  The reading is FREE and open to the public.  An RSVP to the Irish Repertory Theatre Box Office at (212) 727-2737 is strongly suggested.

Yanni's World Tour continues with an all new show for 2016. Yanni and his worldrenowned orchestra will perform audience favorites from throughout his career as well as newly reworked arrangements of the classics. The legendary artist and his orchestra will perform live for one night only in Orange County at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Sunday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. Single tickets, starting at $59, will go on sale Friday, September 4 at 10 a.m. PT and will be available online at www.SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

Z2 Entertainment will present An Evening with George Winston at the Boulder Theater on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015. Tickets are on sale August 28th for $25 balcony, $35 reserved or $45 gold circle. 

Making his World Music Institute debut, Nigerian music legend Orlando Julius plays classic Afrobeat with a psychedelic twist, constantly pushing musical boundaries. Julius is one of the original Afrobeat pioneers, predating even Fela Kuti. Starting in the '60s, he brought together traditional African sounds and rhythms with American pop, soul, and R&B. He spent many years in the United States collaborating with Lamont Dozier, the Crusaders, and Hugh Masekela, and his voice has been an essential part of the invention, development, and popularization of Afro-pop. Julius recently released a widely praised album Jaiyede Afro, which The Guardian called a "rousing new set" and which WMI's Par Neiburger calls 'One of the best Afrobeat albums I've ever heard.' This year also marks the 50th anniversary of his 1966 release, Super Afro Soul, which made him a national celebrity in Nigeria. The record's dramatic, highly melodic incorporation of soul, pop, and funk was ahead of its time, and arguably shaped the funk movement that swept over the United States in subsequent years.

World Music Institute debuts its brand-new series MASTERS OF AFRICAN MUSIC with two legends ORLANDO JULIUS & THE AFRO SOUNDZ at LPR and KASSE MADY DIABATE at the Met Museum this fall.

Cheryl Ann Allen brings to life the music, humor and drama of one of the greatest stars in show business 'Sophie Tucker' in Sophie Tucker in Person written and directed by Ian Finkel. From the Vaudeville era to the Ed Sullivan Show, the audience will be dazzled and enthralled seeing Ms. Tucker brought back to the stage through her great music and anecdotes of her life.  Ms. Tucker is accompanied by her pianist and confidant Mr. Ted Shapiro.   During her performance, the audience will be transported to an era of entertainment where great songs and humor will leave them with laughs, tears and warm memories. Sophie Tucker in Person will play at Don't Tell Mama's (343 West 46th Street), on Tuesday, September 29 and Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30PM. Tickets are $18 (plus a two drink minimum). For information and reservations please visit www.donttellmamanyc.com.

Geffen Playhouse just announced the cast for the West Coast premiere of GUARDS AT THE TAJ by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Steinberg Award recipient Rajiv Joseph. Raffi Barsoumian will star as Humayun, opposite Ramiz Monsef as Babur.

Elko Concerts is presenting two new shows, John Hiatt & The Combo and Taj Mahal Trio and Gino Vannelli, now coming to the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts this summer. Details below!

'50 Shades of Gay,' a hilarious variety show, is coming to the majestic Trump Taj Mahal on September 12th (one month from today) in Atlantic City.

YANNI's World Tour continues with an ALL NEW show for 2016. YANNI and his world-renowned orchestra will perform audience favorites from throughout his career as well as newly reworked arrangements of the classics.  YANNI will appear at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in the Walt Disney Theater on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 8PM.  Tickets will go on sale Friday, August 28. 

Legendary Composer And Performer Yanni Announces 2016 North American Tour, coming to the Times-Union Center's Moran Theater, February 3, 2016.

YANNI's World Tour continues with an ALL NEW show for 2016. YANNI and his world-renowned orchestra will perform audience favorites from throughout his career as well as newly reworked arrangements of the classics. Blumenthal Performing Arts is proud to announce that YANNI will appear in concert at Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Sunday, February 21, 2016, at 7 p.m.

  Legendary Composer and Performer Yanni Announces 2016 North American Tour. YANNI's World Tour continues with an ALL NEW show for 2016. YANNI and his world-renowned orchestra will perform audience favorites from throughout his career as well as newly reworked arrangements of the classics at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on February 2 at 8pm. Tickets go on sale August 21 at 10am. 

The Skirball Cultural Center announces the nineteenth season of its annual Sunset Concerts, held each summer in the Skirball's one-of-a-kind hillside setting. Dedicated to inspiring the diverse populations of greater Los Angeles, the Sunset Concerts will once again showcase exceptional global talents, both legendary and emerging. The schedule is as follows: the Los Angeles debut of La Chiva Gantiva (July 23); Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba (July 30); Hurray for the Riff Raff (August 6); Aurelio (August 13); Yuval Ron Ensemble (August 20); and Novalima (August 27).

MARCUS GOLDHABER, acclaimed NYC jazz vocalist-songwriter and a fixture on Manhattan's jazz/cabaret circuit for a decade, has just added special guest vocalist Melissa Stylianou to his long-awaited debut at 54 BELOW,Broadway's Supper Club. She's there to add special sauce to the world premiere of Marcus' new show, 'FREE & EASY: LIVIN' ON SWING STREET.'