Kenny Babyface Edmonds to Perform at The Orleans Showroom 11/6-7
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 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....
Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds Returns The Orleans Showroom, 7/30-31
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2011 Following a popular engagement last November, multiple award-winning hit maker, songwriter, producer and recording artist Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds returns to The Orleans Showroom July 30 and 31, each evening at 8 p.m....
Confirmed - Whitney Houston to Star in 'Sparkle' With Jordin Sparks
by Kelsey Denette - September 16, 2011 With over 170 million combined album, singles and videos sold worldwide during her career with Arista Records, Whitney Houston has established a benchmark for superstardom. It had been speculated that Houston would star opposite IN THE HEIGHTS alum Jordin Sparks in an upcoming remake of 1976's 'Spar...
Encore Presents WAITING TO EXHALE, THE PREACHER'S WIFE, 2/17
by TV News Desk - February 17, 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 Gabrielle Sierra - October 19, 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 ...
Forest Whitaker Will Unveil Oscar Nominations 1/22
by Eddie Varley - January 20, 2009 Nominations for the 81st Academy Awards will be announced on Thursday, January 22, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actor and Academy member Forest Whitaker. Ganis and Whitaker will unveil the nominations in 10 of the 24 award categories at a 5:30 ...
Loretta Devine Comes To The Rrazz Room 11/27-29
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 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...
The Rrazz Room Presents LORETTA DEVINE LIVE! 11/27-29
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 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...
Photo Flash: Angela Bassett Visits BROADWAY TALKS
by Nicole Rosky - October 24, 2011 92nd Street Y feautred Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, in 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 discussed her upcoming role opposite Samuel L. ...
Stage & Screen Star Loretta Devine Debuts NIGHT DEVINE at Upright Cabaret 12/4-6
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 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,...
Breaking: Singer Whitney Houston Dies at 48
by Robert Diamond - February 11, 2012 A rep for singer Whitney Houston has announced tonight to the Associated Press that Houston died this afternoon at age 48. The singer died in her room at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where she was for Clive Davis' Grammy Awards party. No cause of death has yet been revealed. ...
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....
Alexandra Burke Offered Role in Stage Adaptation of THE BODYGUARD
by Nicole Rosky - May 31, 2011 According to The Sun, X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has been offered the role that Whitney Houston made her acting debut playing- 'Rachel Meron' in the upcoming stage adaptation of THE BODYGUARD. A source told The Sun that she 'is torn, but she also has her second album to think about.'...
Craig Zadan & Neil Meron on Whitney Houston's Death 'Heartbroken'
by Robert Diamond - February 11, 2012 We reached out to producer Craig Zadan and he tells BroadwayWorld.com that 'Neil (Meron) and I worked closely with Whitney on the TV production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and the movie was a magical experience. We had a reunion with Whitney last year in Atlanta and she seemed to be in a...
The Rrazz Room Presents LORETTA DEVINE LIVE! 11/27-29
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 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 & Screen Star Loretta Devine Debuts NIGHT DEVINE at Upright Cabaret 12/4-6
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 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,...
Stephen Schwartz on Whitney Houston's Death: 'Shocked and Saddened'
by Kelsey Denette - February 12, 2012 In 1998, composer Stephen Schwartz wrote 'When You Believe,' performed by Houston and Mariah Carey for the DreamWorks animated film The Prince of Egypt. The song was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in March 1999. 'Stephen Schwartz is a genius,' Houston said in an interview that year...
Dennis Haysbert to Join RACE June 21 - Aug. 21
by Robert Diamond - May 10, 2010 The producers of David Mamet's acclaimed hit play RACE have announced that the Golden Globe and SAG award nominated star of '24' and 'The Unit' DENNIS HAYSBERT for an exclusive nine week limited engagement, beginning performances on Monday, June 21st through Saturday, August 21st....
Madison Square Garden Hosts The Whispers & Teena Marie LIVE! 5/9
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 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...
Stage & Screen Star Loretta Devine Debuts NIGHT DEVINE at Upright Cabaret 12/4-6
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 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,...
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre to Present Waitin' 2 End Hell Feb. 14 - March 1 at PG&E Auditorium
by Robert Diamond - February 07, 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...
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. ...
Kenny Babyface Edmonds to Perform at The Orleans Showroom 11/6-7
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 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.... |