Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the return of an exciting summer series event, Summer Sounds on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. This year's Summer Sounds will bring an energizing lineup of live music reflecting a range of global influences found in Southern California including Latin, pop/rock, R&B, hip-hop, and more.
The Lewisville Grand Theater is pleased to announce that folk-rock artist Bob Livingston will perform as part of the Black Box Songwriter Series on Sunday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Livingston will also lead the 10th Annual Lewisville Grand Songwriting Workshop on Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets for the concert and the songwriting workshop are available for purchase online at LewisvilleGrand.com/tix.
In a time when the people that live on our planet can’t seem to agree on anything, being in a room where everyone was on the same page celebrating the importance and brilliance of American Popular Music and honoring some of it’s most talented artists was truly a joy.
Historic six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald, star of Broadway’s The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Carousel, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill and HBO’s The Gilded Age, opens the Town Hall series on May 29 with Seth Rudetsky as music director and host.
George Michael Reborn, A Tribute to Wham! starring Robert Bartko is coming to M Resort Spa Casino for a breathtaking live performance inside the Pavilion on Saturday, August 13, 2022. With his live vocals, Robert exudes the energy and passion of George in the 80s and 90s getting the crowd on the dance floor for “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and prompting standing ovations for his performance of “Careless Whisper.”
Ignored characters in Italian renaissance paintings, pig outlaws and tricky tooth fairy admin are just a few of the topics which singer-songwriter Gecko will be covering this August in Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs.
Town Hall Theater’s new series World Music + Wine features a monthly music showcase celebrating sounds from around the world. From May through August at Lincoln Peak Vineyard, drink in the music of Kenya, Chile, Zimbabwe, Haiti, Brazil, and Costa Rica, performed by local and international music all-stars. Plus, enjoy award-winning local wine and food vendors, often showcasing international flavors.
The Tony-nominated Callaway Sisters, Liz Callaway and Ann Hampton Callaway, will be raising the roof at Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre with their new show BROADWAY THE CALLA-WAY! for one show only on Saturday, May 14 at 8pm.
The video dives headfirst into the coming-of-age experience, desire for freedom, and autonomy that emerges in adolescence. She is also set to release the upcoming single, Gone Awhile, soon after on Friday, May 13th. Mitchell began releasing music in 2020 with her debut single, “Love and War.”
Los Angeles sensitive-pop artist Lulu Simon has just dropped a banger of a tune! “Being Alone is the Best” is a song about the hurtful demise of a friendship and is reminiscent of Carly Rae Jepsen and Kim Petras. The track was produced by Doug Schadt (Maggie Rogers, Ashe, WET).
Today, (Friday, April 29th) Newly formed LA-based duo The Monroes, comprised of Molly Kate Kestner and Brock Monroe, released the single and accompanying music video for “Better Half of Me” out now on all streaming platforms. Kestner is best known for her viral hit “His Daughter,” which gained her worldwide attention in 2014.
Nothing stays still forever, the spirit of nature growing upward towards something greater. Fueled by that understanding, Doe Paoro has spent much of the last year deep in the Costa Rican jungle, exploring ways that music could activate deeper consciousness. Today, the musician, born Sonia Kreitzer, announces her new EP Divine Surrendering, due June 10 – a healing ceremony in EP form – and shares its hauntingly hymnal title-track.
Elle Mitchell is releasing the music video to her single, “Prodigal' on May 5th. The video dives headfirst into the coming-of-age experience, desire for freedom, and autonomy that emerges in adolescence. She is also set to release the upcoming single, Gone Awhile, soon after on Friday, May 13th. This theme of evolution into adulthood is expressed throughout the single’s storytelling lyrics, “We’ll soar on wings from Daedalus, young and born to run, but Icarus falls quietly—wings melted by the sun.”
After two years of delayed or canceled shows, zoom auditions, and virtual casting, Musical Theatre West will hold the first live, in person auditions of their new season the week of May 10 for their upcoming production of Grease. Auditions and Rehearsals will be held at the MTW's rehearsal hall: 4350 E 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90804. Performances will be held at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center: 6200 E Atherton St, Long Beach, CA 90815.
The Green Room 42 has announced their May line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.
The Early Night Show with Joshua Turchin: Live from the Broadway Makers Marketplace has released a new episode today. Season eight, episode three stars multi-hyphenate Josh Lamon (The Prom, Groundhog Day, Finding Neverland, Hair, Wicked, Into the Woods, City Center's A New Brain, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and more).
Hale Barns Carnival returns for 2022 promising three spectacular days of entertainment for all the family with top headliners and a host of new carnival attractions.
New England Conservatory President Andrea Kalyn and the Board of Trustees announced multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter James Taylor as the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient at the Conservatory's 151st annual commencement exercises, which will be held in-person on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
“Being A Woman (Is Like Being The Sun)” was written by Caroline, and features an incredible group of all-female Bluegrass musicians including GRAMMY Award-winning artist Alison Brown (producer/banjo), Rebecca Frazier (guitar/vocals), Kate Lee O’Connor (fiddle/harmony vocal), Mary Meyer (mandolin), and Missy Raines (bass).
Mother's Day 2022 (Sunday 5/8) at the New York Improv Theater (318 West 53rd Street, one block from the Colbert Show stage door) will feature an all funny ladies cast, hosted by Ivana Mendez (international film, stage and TV credits include playing Marty Freeman's daughter on StartUp) With Andrea Hernandez Mieres, Izzy Saks and Kourtni Beebe (Checkout Kourtni's Marvel Fan Page) and special guests.
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