Jubilee Singers

Cherry Street Music Will Perform CLASSICAL WITH A TWIST - WEST NEWTON POPS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024

Cherry Street Music will present Classical with a Twist- West Newton Pops, a variety pops program with rising stars and celebrated artists, on Sunday, November 17th at The Allen Center in West Newton (MA).   

Seattle Opera Will Present Tazewell Thompson's JUBILEE
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2024

In October, Seattle Opera audiences will experience a unique new work by visionary writer and director Tazewell Thompson. Jubilee tells the story of a group of Black American singers who brought African American spirituals to audiences around the world, forever changing the trajectory of music history.

Interview: A STRANGE LOOP's James Jackson Jr Makes His Cabaret 'Debut' at Pangea
by Rebecca Kaplan - May 23, 2024

Obie Award-winner James Jackson, Jr., most recently seen in Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop and White Girl in Danger, is no newcomer to cabaret. However, on Saturday June 1st, 9:30 pm and Sunday June 2nd at 7 pm, the singer will be making his “debut” all over again in the satirical CABARET...DEBUT, a Pride month kickoff show at Pangea.

HADESTOWN, DEAR EVAN HANSEN & More Set for 2024/25 Broadway in Wilmington Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2024

The Playhouse on Rodney Square has revealed its 2024/25 Broadway in Wilmington season. See the lineup of shows and learn how to purchase tickets.

Miko Marks Releases Deluxe LP 'Feel Like Going Home'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 19, 2024

Miko Marks has released the deluxe version of her acclaimed 2022 LP Feel Like Going Home via Red Tone Records. Besides the original track list, the deluxe LP houses several reimagined tracks with featured performers including GRAMMYwinner Buddy Miller on “Lay Your Burdens Down,” the GRAMMY-wining historical ensemble Fisk Jubilee Singers on “Jubilee,” Snarky Puppy’s Mark Lettieri on “River,” and Oh Boy Records artist Tré Burt on “One More Night.” Listen to the album here!

Atlanta Opera Presents Its Third Annual 96-Hour Opera Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024

Join the Atlanta Opera for its third annual 96-Hour Opera festival from June 15-17. The event features the world premiere of 'Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier)'.

PAGLIACCI, THE MAGIC FLUTE & More Set for Seattle Opera 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 10, 2024

Seattle Opera has unveiled its 2024/25 season. Learn about the productions and see how to purchase tickets!

Director Jon Royal Selected As The SDCF 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist At St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 5, 2024

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Jon Royal, a director, teaching artist, and facilitator from Nashville, TN, has been selected as the 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist at St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, where he will work with Founder and Producing Director Ron Himes.

Miko Marks Releases Single 'Water To Wine' Featuring Melissa Carper
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 19, 2023

MIKO MARKS premieres her new single 'Water to Wine' featuring Melissa Carper. Check out the soulful collaboration on HOLLER.

MASTERS OF ILLUSION LIVE! is Coming To The Playhouse On Rodney Square in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2023

Get ready to be mesmerized by the incredible illusions and mind-blowing magic tricks of Masters of Illusion Live! Starring Naathan Phan, Jason Bishop, and Ben Blaque. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the largest touring magic show in America at The Playhouse on Rodney Square.

Miko Marks Releases Single 'Jubilee' Featuring Fisk Jubilee Singers
by Michael Major - Oct 13, 2023

MIKO MARKS releases single 'Jubilee' featuring Fisk Jubilee Singers and makes an appearance at Grand Ole Opry tonight. The Tennesseean praises the track for its redemptive arc and potential for success.

Milwaukee's First Stage to Present World Premiere Production THE FORGOTTEN GIRL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 12, 2023

First Stage will open THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, a world premiere based on the award-winning book by India Hill Brownand adapted for the stage by accomplished playwright Idris Goodwin. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Dr. Karen Sloan-Brown Releases Historical Novel THE FORTUNES OF BLUES AND BLESSINGS
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 22, 2023

Dr. Karen Sloan-Brown, an acclaimed author renowned for her historical fiction novels, has announced the release of her latest masterpiece, The Fortunes of Blues and Blessings.

Portland Opera Announces 2023/24 Season Including Works From Mozart, Puccini, And More
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2023

Portland Opera has announced its 2023-2024 season, featuring a lineup of productions including beloved classics, an immersive Shakespearean inspired experience, and a heartwarming new family opera in a season that celebrates opera's timeless magic.  

PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL, ON YOUR FEET! & More Set for the Grand 2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2023

The Grand Opera House has unveiled its 2023-2024 Broadway in Wilmington season at The Playhouse on Rodney Square.

Award-Winning Film BABYLON: GHETTO, RENAISSANCE, AND MODERN OBLIVION To Screen At the Center for Jewish History
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2023

Co-sponsored by the American Society for Jewish Music's Jewish Music Forum, YIVO, the American Sephardi Federation, and Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, the award-winning film “Babylon: Ghetto, Renaissance, and Modern Oblivion” considers the resonance of Psalm 137 (By the Waters of Babylon) through the music of two ghettoized peoples – Italian Jews of Mantua during the period of the Counter-Reformation, and African Americans before, during, and after the Harlem Renaissance.

LOTNY to Present AMERICAN ONE ACTS in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 4, 2023

The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY) will present American One Acts, a double bill, conducted by Gregory Hopkins and directed by Philip Shneidman, from May 31 - June 4, 2023 at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival to Present JUBILEE, An A Cappella Celebration of the Fisk Jubilee Singers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2023

Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present Jubilee written by Tazewell Thompson with composer and lyricist Dianne Adams McDowell, Jan. 5 - 29 on the Festival Stage.

Frist Art Museum Presents MATTHEW RITCHIE: A GARDEN IN THE FLOOD
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2022

The Frist Art Museum presents Matthew Ritchie: A Garden in the Flood, a thematic survey of the artist’s work since 2000, comprising paintings, drawings, sculpture, and video.

Opera Orlando Announces Sara Lucille Law, Raphaella Medina, and More as 2022-2023 Studio Artists
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 3, 2022

Opera Orlando has announced four singers joining the company’s Studio Artist program in the Company’s 2022-23 Opera Everlasting season. The artists are Sara Lucille Law, soprano; Raphaella Medina, mezzo soprano; Robert Hartfield, tenor; and Geoffrey Peterson, lyric baritone.