Jerome Kern
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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Video: Melissa Errico Sings 'I Can Dream, Can't I?' in Video for Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-26 10:21:20
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by Cheryl Markosky - Jul 27, 2026
What better way to spend a warm summer evening than sitting in a park listening to Broadway tunes. Renaissance man Sam Jewison – an accomplished singer, jazz pianist and, surprisingly, conductor – duly delivers what the audience hankers after in a one-off performance at Opera Holland Park.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will present a Tony Bennett Centennial Celebration as part of its Songbook Sundays series, featuring Debby Boone, Billy Stritch, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 19, 2026
Karen Akers performed a Paris-themed concert at Birdland, accompanied by pianist Alex Rybeck, in an evening of wit, romance, and music celebrating the City of Light. Check out the photos!
by Felicitas de la Fare - Jul 18, 2026
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by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 12, 2026
Soprano Anush Hovhannisyan and pianist Sam Jewison will headline BROADWAY RHAPSODY, a one-night-only open-air concert at Opera Holland Park, backed by a 40-piece orchestra.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 11, 2026
Maestro Michael Fennelly and his Arcadia Symphony celebrated America's 250th anniversary with a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium. The evening featured a surprise appearance by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, who joined the orchestra on-stage for a special performance. Check out the photos!
by Ilana Lucas - Jul 9, 2026
Reviews of Pedro the Penguin, 1920s Walking Around in a Dream, Olivia O: The Musical, A Conversation With Myself, and Aliya Kanani: A Comedian's Guide to Enlightenment
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jul 26, 2026
Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations.
by Sidney Paterra - Jun 27, 2026
Lincoln Center Theater will revive The Sound of Music in 2027, marking the second ever revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's beloved musical. Director Lear deBessonet returns to the Beaumont with the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music in nearly 30 years, starring Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. This will be the first Rogers & Hammerstein Broadway revival since Oklahoma! in 2019.
by Claudio Erlichman - Jun 17, 2026
Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), Um לugar Para Nós – From Broadway to Brazil premieres on August 16 at Sala São Paulo. Directed by Gustavo Barchilon, this one-night benefit concert brings together leading stars of Brazilian musical theatre, accompanied by the São Paulo Big Band and Orchestra. Through iconic songs from Broadway classics, the production pays tribute to the extraordinary contribution of Jewish composers, lyricists and producers who helped shape American musical theatre, while also honoring the pioneers who introduced the genre to Brazil. Blending music, history and cultural reflection, the event celebrates immigration, diversity and artistic exchange in a moving journey from Broadway to Brazil
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2026
Houston Grand Opera has put single tickets on sale for its upcoming season, featuring 38 performances across six productions, including SUSANNAH, SHOW BOAT, and a new staging of AIDA.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2026
Olivier Award winner Danielle de Niese will make her Melbourne Symphony Orchestra debut at the 2026 Winter Gala, performing works by Bernstein, Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2026
Songbook Sundays will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Gotta Right to Sing Harold Arlen, starring Christine Andreas, Nikki Renée Daniels, and Benny Benack III.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026
The Bloomingdale School of Music will present its 4th annual Jazz Fest at its historic Upper West Side brownstone, featuring student ensembles performing works by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Cole Porter, and more. The event is free and open to the public.
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2026
Two-time Emmy and five-time Grammy Award-nominee Michael Feinstein will perform for one night only at ATG San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre, bringing his celebrated Great American Songbook repertoire to the stage.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 31, 2026
What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2026
Alec Baldwin will narrate the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. The award-winning actor and classical music enthusiast joins a special Independence Day weekend program.
by Josh Sharpe - May 13, 2026
Melissa Errico, the Tony Award-nominated Broadway actress, singer, and author, will play a string of select international tour dates for Summer 2026. In advance of her summer tour dates, Errico will also perform on Good Day New York on Tuesday, May 26.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2026
Opera Orlando announced its 2026-27 season of six productions across three venues, including its first-ever Wagner production and a centennial celebration of an American classic at Dr. Phillips Center's Steinmetz Hall.
by Gavin Glynn - Apr 22, 2026
Eileen Barnett celebrates her birthday with a one-night cabaret performance at the Catalina Jazz Club, performing songs by Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Randy Newman, Jerome Kern, Jacques Brel, and more. Barnett's career spans Broadway, television, and regional theatre, from starring in Tommy Tune's Tony Award-winning Nine to recent guest appearances on Hacks, Criminal Minds, and 9-1-1. She is joined by musical director Michael Collum, a Los Angeles-based pianist who received the 2025 Broadway World Cabaret Award for Music Direction, and director Kirsten Chandler.
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Jerome Kern has written 62 shows including The Cat and the Fiddle (Bookwriter), La Belle Paree (Composer), The Red Petticoat (Composer), Oh, I Say! (Composer), The Laughing Husband (Composer), 90 in the Shade (Composer), Nobody Home (Composer), The Girl from Utah (Composer), Cousin Lucy (Composer), Miss Information (Composer), Miss Information (Composer), Very Good Eddie (Composer), Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 (Composer), Theodore and Co (Composer), Miss Springtime (Composer), Have a Heart (Composer), Love o' Mike (Composer), Oh, Boy! (Composer), Leave It to Jane (Composer), Miss 1917 (Composer), Oh, Lady! Lady! (Composer), Toot-Toot! (Composer), Rock-a-Bye Baby (Composer), Head Over Heels (Composer), She's a Good Fellow (Composer), Zip! Goes a Million (Composer), The Night Boat (Composer), Hitchy-Koo [1920] (Composer), Sally (Composer), Good Morning Dearie (Composer), The Cabaret Girl (Composer), The Bunch and Judy (Composer), The Beauty Prize (Composer), Stepping Stones (Composer), Stepping Stones (Composer), Sitting Pretty (Composer), Dear Sir (Composer), Sunny (Composer), The City Chap (Composer), Criss Cross (Composer), Lucky (Composer), Show Boat (Composer), Blue Eyes (Composer), Sweet Adeline (Composer), The Cat and the Fiddle (Composer), Music in the Air (Composer), Roberta (Composer), Three Sisters (Composer), Gentlemen Unafraid (Composer), Mamba's Daughters (Composer), Very Warm for May (Composer), Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern (Music), Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern (Composer), Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood (Composer), Big Deal (Composer), Something Wonderful (Composer), Dream (Composer/Lyricist), Swing! (Composer/Lyricist), Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Composer), Never Gonna Dance (Composer), Stairway to Paradise (Sketches/Composer/Lyricist), Come Fly Away (Composer).
Jerome Kern has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Outstanding Musical Production at the Olivier Awards for the show "Show Boat" and Best Musical Revival at the Olivier Awards for "Show Boat". These nominations recognize the excellence and impact of Kern's work in the Broadway industry.
Jerome Kern has won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival for the show "Show Boat".
