Kenny Babyface Edmonds to Perform at The Orleans Showroom 11/6-7
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 24, 2010 Multiple award-winning hit maker, songwriter, producer and recording artist Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds will perform live in concert at The Orleans Showroom November 6 and 7, each evening at 8 p.m....
BWW WORLD PREMIERE FIRST LISTEN: Cheyenne Jackson Sings From Lance Horne’s FIRST THINGS LAST
by Robert Diamond - January 12, 2011 Today, BroadwayWorld is thrilled to present the world premiere of a song from this week's release of Lance Horne's sensational new album FIRST THINGS LAST with a strikingly sensitive and alluring track from Broadway and GLEE star Cheyenne Jackson titled "Strange Bird". ...
Madison Square Garden Hosts The Whispers & Teena Marie LIVE! 5/9
by Gabrielle Sierra - April 13, 2010 If your mom is a child of the 60's, 70's or 80's and you want to be her favorite son or daughter - have we found your ‘in'! This Mother's Day, two of your mom's favorite R&B and Soul Acts - The Whispers and Teena Marie - are going to be performing their annual tribute to moms at the Theater at Madis...
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre to Present Waitin' 2 End Hell Feb. 14 - March 1 at PG&E Auditorium
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2009 Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHT) presents the Northern California premiere of William A. Parker's uproarious comedy/drama, Waitin? 2 End Hell, running from February 14 through March 1, 2009 (previews Feb. 12& 13) at PG&E Auditorium, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco. Buddy Butler, who has had a long r...
STAGE TUBE: Jennifer Hudson Performs Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' at Grammys
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2012 At last night's Grammy Awards, musicians and singers marked the loss of one of the music industry's greatest entertainers of all time, Whitney Houston, who died Saturday night in her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hilton. One of the evening's most stirring moments came as Jennifer Hudson, who has ...
Photo Preview: Southwest Shakespeare Company's JULIUS CAESAR
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 29, 2009 Southwest Shakespeare Company continues its 16th season with the opening of JULIUS CAESAR on Jan. 7 in Mesa....
Stage & Screen Star Loretta Devine Debuts NIGHT DEVINE at Upright Cabaret 12/4-6
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2009 On Fri, Sat, & Sun, Dec 4, 5 & 6, 2009 at 9pm (Sunday 8pm) - Upright Cabaret invites you to celebrate love divine this holiday season with a rare solo concert appearance by the incomparable Broadway and Film star LORETTA DEVINE (Oscar Winning Best Picture CRASH, WAITING TO EXHALE, TV: Boston Public,...
Loretta Devine Comes To The Rrazz Room 11/27-29
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 16, 2009 Loretta Devine, Broadway actor and singer, will appear at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for three performances Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or a...
STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of Whitney Houston Singing in SPARKLE
by Nicole Rosky - February 24, 2012 SPARKLE will be released in theaters on August 24th by Sony Pictures, starring Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick, Cee-Lo Green, and the now late Whitney Houston. In the video below, go behind the scenes of the film as Houston sings in a church scene....
Musical Version of THE BODYGUARD in the Works
by Nicole Rosky - March 02, 2011 According to What'sonstage.com, producer David Ian has acquired the rights to a musical adaptation of the 1992 film, 'THe Bodyguard.' ian, who recaently produced West End's FLASHDANCE, is aiming for a West End run in 2012. The musical will most likely featurethe iconic 'I Will Aways Love You' along ...
Angela Bassett Set for 92nd Street Y's BROADWAY TALKS Series, 10/23
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2011 92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, will continue his popular multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, 'Broadway Talks with Jordan Roth' with Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen star Angela Bassett. Roth and Bassett will discuss her upcoming ...
Houston to Be Posthumously Honored With Billboard's 'Millennium Award'
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2012 The late Whitney Houston will be honored with the 2012 Billboard Millennium Award. A moving tribute dedicated to Houston will be performed by Jordin Sparks and John Legend as they take the stage to commemorate Houston's legacy....
Fishburne and Bassett to Star in LA Fences, 8/25-10/1
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2006 Fences, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson, will be presented at the Pasadena Playhouse from August 25th through October 1st in a production starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett...
Angela Bassett Set for 92nd Street Y's BROADWAY TALKS Series, 10/23
by Nicole Rosky - August 04, 2011 92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, will continue his popular multi-evening 92nd Street Y conversation series, 'Broadway Talks with Jordan Roth' with Golden Globe Award-winning stage and screen star Angela Bassett. Roth and Bassett will discuss her upcoming ...
Whitney Houston Serenades the Stars on DWTS, 11/24
by Jessica Lewis - November 16, 2009 Entertainment Tonight has confirmed that songbird Whitney Houston will be the featured performer on the Dancing with the Stars finale on November 24. The final four couples on the hit dance-off will compete tonight on ABC....
Ostar Productions Acquires A Day Late a Dollar Short for Lifetime Television
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 20, 2011 Ostar Productions has acquired the television rights to Terry McMillan's bestselling novel A DAY LATE A DOLLAR SHORT for Lifetime television....
BWW JR: THE OHMIES
by Robert Diamond - January 25, 2011 Today I took my son to see his very first show ever, and I'm afraid the bar has been set very high. THE OHMIES, an interactive, musical adventure playing at the Daryl Roth Theatre until January 30th, is much more than a play. It's part concert, part dance party, part yoga class, part musical theatre...
American Stage Theatre Company Names Angela Bassett Honorary Chair For Their August Wilson Century Cycle Consortium
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 28, 2009 American Stage Theatre Company recently announced that famous Hollywood actress and St. Petersburg native, Angela Bassett, has been named the theatre's honorary chair for their August Wilson Century Cycle Consortium....
Photo Flash: Grey's Anatomy Star Loretta Devine Sells Out at Upright Cabaret
by LA News Desk - December 09, 2009 The incomparable Film, T.V. and Broadway star Loretta Devine (Oscar Winning Best Picture CRASH, WAITING TO EXHALE, TV: Boston Public, Grey's Anatomy, Broadway: Dreamgirls (OBC)) performed three sold-out concerts at L.A.'s famed Upright Cabaret...
Lifetime to Feature A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT Film
by Nicole Rosky - September 20, 2011 Ostar Productions has acquired the television rights to Terry McMillan's bestselling novel A DAY LATE A DOLLAR SHORT for Lifetime television. Ostar Productions and Stephen Tolkin will serve as co-executive producers on the adaptation by Shernold Edwards. Mr. Tolkin also directs the two hour movie sp...
Encore to Present WAITING TO EXHALE, THE PREACHER'S WIFE, 2/17
by Caryn Robbins - February 14, 2012 Whitney Houston - GRAMMY(R) Award-winning artist, Emmy(R) Award-winning actress, philanthropist and global icon - will be remembered on ENCORE, Friday, February 17 beginning at 8:00 p.m. (et/pt)....
The Rrazz Room Presents LORETTA DEVINE LIVE! 11/27-29
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2009 Loretta Devine, Broadway actor and singer, will appear at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for three performances Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or a...
Southwest Shakespeare Company Presents JULIUS CAESAR; Opens 1/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 28, 2009 Southwest Shakespeare Company continues its 16th season with the opening of JULIUS CAESAR on Jan. 7 in Mesa. ...
The Rrazz Room Presents LORETTA DEVINE LIVE! 11/27-29
by Gabrielle Sierra - November 23, 2009 Loretta Devine, Broadway actor and singer, will appear at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko for three performances Thanksgiving weekend, November 27-29. Shows are at 8 PM with the Sunday show at 7 PM. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at www.therrazzroom.com or directly through ticketweb.com or a...
SPECIAL: A Whitney Houston Retrospective
by Pat Cerasaro - February 11, 2012 The entire entertainment world is reeling. We have lost one of our most iconic pop, R&B and soundtrack performers this evening - as well as a formidable movie star in her own right - Whitney Houston was just reported dead at the age of 48. Having had one of the most successful and most multimedia of... |