Whitney Houston News

For the holidays, The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati presents CINDERELLA December 9-18, 2017 at the Taft Theatre. This isn't your mother's (or your grandmother's) Cinderella. Boys as well as girls will love all of the audience participation, side-splitting humor, and outlandish characters in this classic fairytale set to popular music.

Black Ensemble Theater's Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor announces the 2018 Season featuring tributes to legendary artists Chuck Berry and Patti LaBelle, as well as the Blues (highlighting the music of some of the greatest Blues artists from Muddy Waters to B.B. King), Hip Hop music, and the Women of Soul. Performances will be held at the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street in Chicago.

Showtime Australia will present the critically acclaimed live production, The Greatest Love of All - The Whitney Houston Show across Australia in January and February. A beautifully crafted tribute, the show will honour the talent, music and memory of one of the world's most revered singers.

59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to launch the 2018 Subscription Series with BALLS, written by Kevin Armento and Bryony Lavery and directed by Ianthe Demos and Nick Flint with movement direction byNatalie Lomonte. Produced by One Year Lease Theater Company and Stages Repertory Theatre,BALLS begins performances on Tuesday, January 16 for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 25. Press Opening is Wednesday, January 24 at 7 PM. The performance schedule isTuesday Friday at 7 PM; Saturday at 2 PM & 7 PM; and Sunday at 2 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison). Single tickets are $25 - $70 ($25 - $49 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online atwww.59e59.org.

The national tour of THE BODYGUARD: THE MUSICAL has arrived at the Eccles Theater with drama, suspense, upbeat dance numbers, and stirring power ballads pure entertainment in its many forms.

Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theatre of California, has announced complete casting for their production of the original 1947 radio play of Miracle on 34th Street, which is being presented in honor of its 70th anniversary for a limited engagement of 14 performances from December 14 to 23 (press opening is December 15).

Broadway In Chicago and Nic Doodson, producer and creator of GOBSMACKED!, have announced that individual tickets for the sensational, next-generation a cappella show, GOBSMACKED!, will go on sale Friday, October 6, 2017.

Kate Pazakis and her talented creative team once again incorporate their 'secret sauce' in concocting a most delicious holiday treat for Rockwell revelers - THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF HOME ALONE. The 1990 John Hughes classic Home Alone receives Pazakis' UMPO treatment, resulting in a most side-splitting production with their clever choice of pop songs, re-worded to 'fit' the Home Alone narrative, and boosted by the always witty (and subtly topical) dialogue of Ray Wetmore and Pazakis.

Hablamos con la protagonista del musical que se representa en el Teatro Coliseum de Madrid y nos cuenta c mo est siendo su experiencia dando vida al personaje que inmortaliz Whitney Houston en la gran pantalla.

The new album by Italy's Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino is a 'songbook' for the world.

Showtime Australia will present the critically acclaimed live production, The Greatest Love of All - The Whitney Houston Show across Australia in January and February. A beautifully crafted tribute, the show will honour the talent, music and memory of one of the world's most revered singers.

OXYGEN MEDIA UNCOVERS INFAMOUS CRIMES IN MYSTERIES & SCANDALS HOSTED BY SOLEDAD O'BRIEN PREMIERING FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 AT 9 PM ET/PT

The lineup is complete for the next installment of the Broadway Sings concert series, honoring the foremost and most influential act of the rock era with Broadway Sings The Beatles. The one-night-only concert, held December 4 at 7:30pm, will feature completely new arrangements of the hits of this legendary band, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the first U.S. National tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD, will play Reynolds Hall from Today, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 26. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Sept. 29.

Broadway and television star Telly Leung (Allegiance, Godspell, Rent, Fox TV's Glee ) will perform a one-night-only concert at The Wall Street Theater (71 Wall Street; Norwalk, CT 06850) on Monday, December 11 at 7:30 PM, his night off from his star turn in the title role of Disney's Aladdin on Broadway.

El pasado domingo 12 de noviembre tuvo lugar en los Cines Callao un evento especial Sing-along de la pel cula LA LLAMADA, que cosech un gran xito completando el aforo de la sala.

Get ready to be filled with the Christmas Spirit! Join Centre Stage for a night of classic Seasonal favorites performed by Greenville's top vocal talent! Our Christmas cabaret will bring you all the Holiday classics from iconic artists such as The Carpenters, Bing Crosby, The Eagles, Whitney Houston, Brenda Lee and many more!

Marisha Wallace is taking over the role of Effie White, alongside Moya Angela and Karen May, in the West End Dreamgirls from 20 November, after being one of the Effie alternates. She's also performing two London concerts at Charing Cross Theatre on 3 December to celebrate the release of her debut album, Soul Holiday.

Victoria Theatre Association and GAB Productions present Grammy Award -winning BELL BIV DEVOE, live in concert at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Ticket Center Stage, located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center, by phone at 937-228-3630, toll-free at 888-228-3630, or online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

In the latest in the spate of movies turned musicals with no new music to speak of to turn up in Seattle, following in the trend of Dirty Dancing or the egregious Flashdance , we've now been offered up The Bodyguard . And while the current offering didn't live up, or should I say down, to the aforementioned maniac , this romance shoe-horned into a Whitney Houston cover band didn't live up to the Queen of the Night either with its lackluster and stiff performances.