The Beach Boys News

N'Kenge, who has been busy with Motown eight shows a week will take a quick break from Broadway to perform as a soloist continuing the era of the 60's with Indianapolis Symphony. NY Post calls N'Kenge 'Electrifying' in the role of Mary Wells in Motown and she made her Broadway debut in Sondheim on Sondheim alongside Vanessa Williams and Barbara Cook. Indianapolis Symphony will turn back the clock to the 1960's when the 'Fab Four' took the world by storm, the Beach Boys made summer 'endless,' and the Supremes put Motown on the map. Reminisce with music from television, movie themes, as well as popular hits from the airwaves, including music by Burt Bacharach, Simon & Garfunkel, Frankie Valli and more.

From The Andrews Sisters, The Mills Brothers and The Four Aces to The Beach Boys, The Beatles and The Manhattan Transfer, this fall ON THE RECORD - A Tribute to the Great Vocal Groups of the 20th Century is playing at STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street). Check out photos from the special event below!

Legendary music icons and Grammy Award-winners, Brian Wilson (Co-founder Beach Boys) and Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) announced a co-headlining North American tour. Two of the music industry's most celebrated entertainers will bring an evening of historic musical collaboration to the Fox Theatre tonight, October 25 at 8 p.m. Wilson's former band mates Al Jardine and David Marks will join Wilson and Beck.

As original cast members of Broadway's Jersey Boys, they took the world by storm in one of the biggest hits of all-time. Now they are together again becoming rock stars in their own right as The Midtown Men. Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer are taking their sensational sound on the road once more, bringing to life their favorite "Sixties Hits" from The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Motown, The Four Seasons, and more.

From The Andrews Sisters, The Mills Brothers and The Four Aces to The Beach Boys, The Beatles and The Manhattan Transfer, this fall ON THE RECORD - A Tribute to the Great Vocal Groups of the 20th Century will premiere in New York City with a run beginning today, October 19 at 3pm STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street).

Today we are talking to a spectacularly talented screenwriter and bookwriter known for his legendary string of onscreen collaborations with Woody Allen as well as for writing and directing films himself in addition to penning the Best Musical Tony Award-winner JERSEY BOYS and others - the accomplished and entertaining Marshall Brickman. Discussing bringing the tale of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons via JERSEY BOYS to the stage as well as the new big screen movie musical adaptation that is currently finishing filming, Brickman outlines his role in the international stage sensation and what we can expect from the highly anticipated celluloid creation on the way in 2014. Besides JERSEY BOYS, Brickman also sheds some light on the ongoing success of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, touring the country and performed around the world. Plus, Brickman shares first details on his new musical project, a biomusical based on the life of legendary 20th century American entertainer Roy Rogers. Additionally, Brickman details the finer points of his decades-spanning collaboration with Woody Allen on an incomparable assortment of modern comedy classics, including MANHATTAN, SLEEPER, MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY and the iconic, Best Picture Academy Award-winning ANNIE HALL, for which he and Allen received the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. All of that, reflections on his early career working in the Golden Age of television with legends like Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett and comments on some of his own projects as a writer/director like bringing Christopher Durang's SISTER MARY EXPLAINS IT ALL to the small screen, as well as how his banjo playing figures into a classic DELIVERANCE Hollywood moment, developing a new The Mamas & The Papas biopic - and much, much more!

Trilogy Orlando, one of the leading 55+ gated communities in Orlando, Florida, is growing its offerings to include The Good Life Festival Series 2013, a hit at its birthplace at Encanterra Country Club in San Tan Valley, Arizona. The Good Life Festival goes beyond music and offers the Orlando community an opportunity to unwind, explore and connect.

On last night's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC, Jimmy welcomed legendary musicians Brian Wilson and Jeff Beck to perform the Beach Boys' 'Our Prayer' and the classic song 'Danny Boy.' Check out the appearance below!

Single tickets are now available for The Grand 1894 Opera House's Simply Irresistible 2013-2014 Performing Arts Season. Located in historic downtown Galveston, The Grand will open its new powerhouse season with the internationally-acclaimed and award-winning music legends, The Beach Boys. This world- renown group will present two spectacular performances - tonight, October 5at 8pm and Sunday, October 6, at 4pm.

Mannheim Steamroller and PANDORA Jewelry, the tour sponsor, will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only in Boise at the Morrison Center on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at 7:30 PM.

The Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2013-14 schedule. Check out highlights below!

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres premieres a new concert offering featuring a national act, Billy McGuigan and the Rave On Band, in the ultimate tribute to Buddy Holly with RAVE ON! - The Buddy Holly Experience. The Twin Cities' premiere concert event, featured one-time only this year, plays on The Fireside stage for a three-night engagement tonight, September 26, Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28.

A FULL year of entertainment including 5 Main Stage Shows: In My Life, Odd Couple Female Version, YPI Oklahoma!, Legally Blonde the Musical and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 11 concert TRIBUTES; Elvis, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Bob Seger, Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac, Platinum Country, The Beatles & Rolling Stones! 3 Special Events, the Magic of John Gabriel, The Murder Mystery Dinner and YPI presents Disney's the Little Mermaid. You will also enjoy Coffee and Dessert after each show (excluding Murder Mystery)

Led by original founding members Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna, The Buckinghams bring their signature Chicago horn sound to the Suncoast Showroom tonight and tomorrow, September 21 and 22.

It was announced today that West End's Kerry Ellis will not perform in November during the upcoming 20th anniversary concert tour of the smash rock opera RENT, due to maternity leave. Rachel John will perform the iconic role of 'Mimi,' prior to Ellis' return in January.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres premieres a new concert offering featuring a national act, Billy McGuigan and the Rave On Band, in the ultimate tribute to Buddy Holly with RAVE ON! - The Buddy Holly Experience. The Twin Cities' premiere concert event, featured one-time only this year, plays on The Fireside stage for a three-night engagement on Thursday, September 26, Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28.

The Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College is always adding new shows-always. Since the 2013-14 Season of Performing Arts was announced over the summer, a stunning array of new performances have been added to the mix.

From The Andrews Sisters, The Mills Brothers and The Four Aces to The Beach Boys, The Beatles and The Manhattan Transfer, this fall ON THE RECORD - A Tribute to the Great Vocal Groups of the 20th Century will premiere in New York City with a run beginning on October 19 at 3pm STAGE 72 (158 West 72nd Street).