Walt Disney News

Artists Lounge Live presents Sara Jean Ford, who starred as Christine in Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in DREAM OF NOW, DREAM OF THEN: The High Notes and Hijinks of a Broadway Soprano on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 7:30pm at Metropolis Performing Art Centre, 111 W. Campbell St. in Arlington Heights.

North Carolina Theatre is thrilled to announce their 2015/16 Season - bringing some of the very best from Broadway to Downtown Raleigh. This season includes the NC Theatre premiere production of Disney's and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins, along with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's classic musical Into the Woods, eternal audience favorite Grease and the poignant and powerful play Wit by Margaret Edson. Rounding out the season are two tours presented in association with Broadway Series South; Dirty Dancing-The Classic Story on Stage and Ragtime.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues the 2014-15 Bach, Revisited series with HELMUT LACHENMANN + BACH Thursday, April 9, 2015, 8:00 p.m. featuring Ensemble Signal

The I HAVE A DREAM Foundation - Los Angeles is pleased to host the Annual Dreamer Dinner, honoring champions of education in the Los Angeles area. The event will take place on Sunday, March 8 at 5pm at the Skirball Cultural Center's Ahmanson Ballroom, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles. Honorees include Chris Selak, Bradley Bredeweg & Peter Paige, Jerry Fink & David Kim, and Jason Collins. Presenters for the evening include Lionsgate TV Chairman Kevin Beggs and Rosie O'Donnell.

Little Lord presents BAMBIF*CKER/KAFFEEHAUS at The Brick tonight, Mar. 5 - 21 and continues the company's exploration into the Jewish / Queer / Experimental / Fun / Campy arts.

The 30th Annual Doing Art Together Benefit - emceed by Emmy award winning NBC 4 NY traffic reporter Lauren Scala - will take place in New York City on March 30th at the Mandarin Oriental. This year's honorees are iconic actor Tony Danza, along with Michael Marrale who is a Managing Director and Head of Research, Sales & Trading at ITG (Investment Technology Group, Inc.). "I am thrilled to be honored by the DAT organization at the gala this year. I have been a supporter of DAT and what they have been doing in NYC. It's extremely important to foster creativity and inspire our youth through art in our communities." says Danza. The night will also include Grammy and Tony award winning singer/actor Billy Porter treating attendees to a performance, as well as a silent auction with incredible fashion items, sport experiences, get-a-ways and more.

ESPN, the National Hockey League (NHL®), and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) have reached an agreement for every game of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey to be televised exclusively in the United States across ESPN networks

Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 114 outstanding young musicians from across America who have been selected to come together this summer as the third annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA).

Hulu and the Disney-ABC Television Group today announced a new agreement that grants Hulu the exclusive subscription video on-demand rights to the Disney Junior acclaimed animated series Doc McStuffins and Bunnytown

Rachel Potter shows off her Nashville influence with a dynamic new album!

New Musicals Inc. in Los Angeles is sponsoring its third annual New Voices Project, in which young playwrights, composers and lyricists receive workshops and concerts of their work, with feedback sessions from executives from Walt Disney Imagineering and New Musicals Inc. Selected finalists will have their work presented as part of the prestigious Stages Musical Theatre Festival in Los Angeles in Summer 2015. The submission deadline is this coming Friday, March 6 at midnight.

?Country-pop beltress Rachel Potter releases Not So Black And White, March 3rd, 2015, showing off the 'polished pep of her theater training and the twang of her Florida roots." (Rolling Stone Country) Potter became a household name starring on Broadway in Evita and The Addams Family, as well as the national tour of Wicked. She was also a top 12 finalist on The X Factor.

Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies will play at the Orpheum Theatre for two performances only on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 29th, 2015 at 2:00 PM. Presented by Kroger and produced through a historic partnership between The Orpheum Theatre and The Memphis Symphony Orchestra, proceeds from this special engagement will benefit The Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now.

For ONE NIGHT ONLY on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 9:30 p.m., Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre will offer an exclusive showing of Disney's NEWSIES. The event will be attended by special guests from the motion picture and national tour of the Broadway musical.

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces tickets on sale Friday, March 6 for Move Live On Tour starring Julianne Hough & Derek Hough in the Walt Disney Theater on Tuesday, June 30. Tickets may be purchased by calling the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office or by visiting the Box Office at 445 Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are also available by calling 844.513.2014 or online at drphillipscenter.org. Online and phone ticket purchases include handling fees.

ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike will celebrate its 15th anniversary from the Downtown Disney stage at Walt Disney World in Orlando on Friday, March 6, from 6 – 10 a.m. ET.

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, March 1, 2015.

The Road Theatre Company and Taylor Gilbert, Founder/Artistic Director together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director, are thrilled to announce the third show of its 2014-2015 season, the West Coast Premiere of THE ENGLISH BRIDE, written by Lucile Lichtblau and directed by Marya Mazor, which will be running in repertory with The Other Place.

Music Director Gustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Mahler's Symphony No. 6 at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Mar. 5 - 8, 2015; and Adams' City Noir and Dvoak's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World," Mar. 12 and 13, 2015; before performing these works with the LA Phil on tour in Hong Kong, Shangai, Seoul and Tokyo, Mar. 19 - 29, 2015.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents the West Coast premiere of Unsuk Chin's daring Alice in Wonderland at Walt Disney Concert Hall, today and Saturday, February 27 and 28, at 8 pm.