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Tune-in to your local PBS station for an amazing line-up of special programs. Watch these online previews and get a taste of what's scheduled.

LaChanze, Lewis, Porter and More Set for INSPIRATIONAL BROADWAY Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2016

Broadway leading ladies LaChanze (Tony Award winner for The Color Purple) and Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Godspell) lead an all-star lineup for INSPIRATIONAL BROADWAY, a dynamic and soulful evening of music, set for tonight, February 15, 2016 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill....


Nick Nanton to Direct Documentary THE SOUL OF SUCCESS: THE JACK CANFIELD STORY
by Caryn Robbins - November 02, 2016

Four-time Emmy Award winning Director, Producer and Filmmaker Nick Nanton is gearing up to helm a documentary on the extraordinary and transformative life and career of Jack Canfield, a world renowned entrepreneur, professional speaker, Best-Selling author and success expert....


Utah Symphony Presents Five Special Holiday Concerts For All Ages
by Molly Tracy - November 14, 2016

The 2016 holiday season with the Utah Symphony will include both annual beloved traditions and rare events with special guest artists to please all ages. Whether it be a visit from Santa and a Rudolph sing-along with the orchestra or "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in concert; fantastic feat...


LaChanze & Lindsay Mendez Join INSPIRATIONAL BROADWAY Concert Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - February 09, 2016

Broadway leading ladies LaChanze (Tony Award winner for The Color Purple) and Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Godspell) have been added to the all-star lineup of INSPIRATIONAL BROADWAY, a dynamic and soulful evening of music....


Chris Botti & Joshua Bell Play Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2015

It's a double billing of out-of-this stratosphere musicianship as two renowned Grammy winners - jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and classical violinist Joshua Bell - take to the stage tonight, August 15. Botti and Bell deliver impassioned, ageless, genre-crossing music to St. Regis Big|Brave Stars, Brigh...


Nathan Pacheco to Perform with Utah Valley Symphony, 8/17
by Tyler Peterson - August 05, 2015

After a summer abroad taking Italian and acting classes; regularly dining at an "amazing piazza"; and rehearsing for evening opera performances in Lucca, Italy, Nathan Pacheco wondered whether he could make this "splendid lifestyle" his profession....


Anthony Kearns to Make Debut Performance in Scenic Mount Dora
by A.A. Cristi - October 14, 2016

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns of the PBS super-group, The Irish Tenors, will make a debut performance in Mount Dora, FL on Sat., Oct. 29, 2016 at 7:30 p.m....


Tony Nominee Harry Connick, Jr. to Host Syndicated Daytime Talk Show
by Tyler Peterson - October 13, 2015

 NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution has sold the new first-run entertainment show 'Harry' to the FOX Television Stations. The new show, hosted by Harry Connick, Jr., will debut in September 2016 in national syndication; it was announced today by Ed Swindler, President, NBCUniversal Domest...


Tickets for IL VOLO On Sale Friday
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2016

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced today the popular Italian operatic trio IL VOLO are performing concerts once more across North America in 2017 in NOTTE MAGICA - A TRIBUTE TO THE THREE TENORS....


SpeakEasy Stage Company Presents THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS
by Ashlee Latimer - October 11, 2016

From October 21 - November 20, 2016, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the New England Premiere of THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS, a bold new musical by Broadway legends John Kander and Fred Ebb about a sensational true story that changed American history. ...


VIDEO: Harry Connick Jr. Premieres New Song 'Like We Do' on GMA
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2015

AMERICAN IDOL judge Harry Connick Jr. stopped by this week's GMA to dish on his new album 'That Would Be Me' and his latest projects....


Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Join Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Concert Today
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2016

Rock 'n roll icons Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo join the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on stage for a night of symphonic rock at Heinz Hall today June 30 at 7:30 p.m....


Gloria Does Gershwin! Get Ready for Broadway-Bound ON YOUR FEET with Gloria Estefan
by Nicole Rosky - August 12, 2015

On Your Feet!, a new musical based on the life story of seven-time GRAMMY winning international superstar Gloria Estefan and her husband, legendary producer-musician-entrepreneur Emilio Estefan, will transfer to Broadway's Marquis Theatre on October 5, 2015 and officially open on November 5, 2015....


JERSEY BOYS Star Michael Longoria to Encore BROADWAY BRICK BY BRICK at Joe's Pub
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2016

Original "Jersey Boy" Michael Longoria will return to Joe's Pub at The Public to perform BROADWAY BRICK BY BRICK on Sunday, September 18 at 7:00pm....


Audra McDonald & Will Swenson to Launch 'Broadway Concert Series' at Parker Playhouse, 1/2
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2015

Following their sold-out appearance last year, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald and Sirius XM satellite radio Broadway channel host Seth Rudetsky raise the stakes and the roof by returning to Parker Playhouse and bringing Tony Award-nominated Broadway singer Will Swenson with them....


Photo Flash: Tenor Anthony Kearns Headlines Private Concert for Wells of Life Charity in California
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 08, 2015

On Friday, July 24, 2015, world-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns headlined a private performance in support of the Laguna Beach-based nonprofit organization, Wells of Life. Check out photos of the event below!...


Anthony Kearns Stars in Donizetti's ELIXIR OF LOVE, Opening Tonight at Gulfshore Opera
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2016

World renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will make his debut in the tenor role of 'Nemorino' in Gulfshore Opera's new production of Gaetano Donizetti's comic opera, L'Elisir d'amore, opening tonight....


Diana Damrau to Perform at Carnegie Hall, 12/6
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2015

?Named "Best Female Singer" at the 2014 International Opera Awards, German soprano Diana Damrau appears in recital with pianist Craig Rutenberg at Carnegie Hall on Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Ms. Damrau and Mr. Rutenberg perform German lieder by Schubert and...


Jennifer Ellis & Ciaran Sheehan to Star in CAROUSEL at Reagle Music Theatre in June
by Tyler Peterson - April 05, 2016

 Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will open its 48th consecutive summer season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's masterpiece CAROUSEL from June 9-19, 2016. ...


Judy Blazer Joins A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2015

Judy Blazer joins the cast of the Tony Award winning Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in the role of 'Miss Shingle' tonight, June 30....


Jennifer Ellis, Ciaran Sheehan & Leigh Barrett Star in Reagle's CAROUSEL, Beginning Today
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2016

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston opens its 48th consecutive summer season with Rodgers and Hammerstein's masterpiece CAROUSEL, today, June 9, 2016. CAROUSEL will run for eight performances at the Robinson Theatre (617 Lexington St. Waltham, MA, 02452)....


AZ Opera's Sapphire Celebration to Present Greatest Hits of Opera
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016

Arizona Opera opens its 2016/17 Season with a 45th Anniversary Celebration Concert.  Hosted by mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, the full Arizona Opera orchestra, chorus, guest artists and the Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists will perform a sparkling concert of opera's most beloved repertoire. Au...


VIDEO: Harry Connick Jr. Premieres New Song 'Like We Do' on GMA
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2015

AMERICAN IDOL judge Harry Connick Jr. stopped by this week's GMA to dish on his new album 'That Would Be Me' and his latest projects....


Audra McDonald & Will Swenson to Launch 'Broadway Concert Series' at Parker Playhouse, 1/2
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2015

Following their sold-out appearance last year, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald and Sirius XM satellite radio Broadway channel host Seth Rudetsky raise the stakes and the roof by returning to Parker Playhouse and bringing Tony Award-nominated Broadway singer Will Swenson with them....


Norm Lewis Joins INSPIRATIONAL BROADWAY at BB King's with Telly Leung, Jarrod Spector, and More
by Sally Henry Fuller - January 27, 2016

Norm Lewis, the Tony Award-nominated Broadway star of The Phantom of the Opera, Porgy & Bess and more, has been added to the all-star lineup of INSPIRATIONAL BROADWAY, a dynamic and soulful evening of music....






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