The video for “Torch Song,” the latest to be released from J.S. Ondara's forthcoming debut album Tales of America, premieres today. The video was self-directed and inspired by Bob Dylan's first television performance. Watch/share the clip HERE.
Pulling off an icon in the music industry is daunting for any performer. When that icon is raised to the ranks of royalty, it's hard to believe anyone would dare expose themselves to being compared with a King. Taking on the challenge superbly, Showtime Australia's latest offering, MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY SHOW, brings the music and man of Michael Jackson to the Artscape Opera House.
As part of its Master Class program, students in the theater, music and dance classes at Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) enthusiastically welcomed Tony award-winning composer, singer/songwriter Steve Lutvak.
From Irving Berlin to Leonard Bernstein, and from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim, not to mention Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel, Jerry Orbach, and Barbra Streisand, Jewish composers and artists have contributed tremendously to Broadway. Black Box Booking and Hy Juter will present To Life: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to The Golden Age of Broadway at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from January 18th through February 3rd.
ANTHONYKEN, LLC has revealed a new talk show 'The Happy Hour', created by Kendrell Bowman (Off-Broadway Shows 'Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical' 'An Evening with Phyllis Hyman', 'A Soulful Christmas').
On Friday 25th January 2019, Isotopia Records will release High Tides, a new album of original songs by the singer Constance Hauman, whose critically acclaimed first solo recording, Falling Into Now, was included on The Guardian's list of the 10 Best Albums of 2015. High Tides, Hauman's second album, demonstrates her skill and craftsmanship as a songwriter and her talent and versatility as a singer and musician. The album contains eight new songs composed by Hauman, as well as Everlong by Dave Grohl and Les Chemins de l'Amour by Francis Poulenc. High Tides was produced by Constance Hauman and Ross Pederson - who was also the recording and mix engineer and performs throughout the album on drums, bass and midi.
THELONIOUS! by award winning multidisciplinary artist Peter Welch is a dark, syncopated comedy about the American Dream told through the nightmare of a failing marriage. The play's world premiere will be presented by the legendary downtown performance staple Theater for the New City (TNC) from February 7th to March 3rd, 2019. The production will feature a diverse cast consisting of Nicholas Santasier, Sly Augustus, David F. Slone Esq., Courtney Torres, Xiren Wang, Jaine Ye and Remington Moses (the great granddaughter of Ozzie & Harriet Nelson, granddaughter of Ricky Nelson and daughter of prolific television actors William Moses and Tracy Nelson). The production will be directed by TNC's Administrative Director Jonathan Weber, and is being produced by PRIME Stage to Screen, who brought the highly praised GREAT KILLS starring EMMY winner Joe Pantoliano to TNC in 2015.
At long last, Hedwig comes to Diversionary! This iconic musical is an integral part of the LGBT theater canon and truly rocked the musical form when it debuted Off Broadway 20 years ago. It has since been made into a movie, enjoyed productions all over the world, and had its Broadway debut starring Neil Patrick Harris, winning the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Our 20th anniversary production will find a thrilling new aesthetic and a renewed authenticity as we conclude a nationwide casting search for the right gender non-binary performer to fill Hedwig's boots! Get ready to rock!
Pélleas et Mélisande last night was hands down the best thing the Met has done this season. No arias, no duets, no trios, no choruses, just ravishing melodies bathed in some of the most complex web-like, ethereal harmonies.
The month of February at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) marks the returns of singer & conductor Barbara Hannigan, superstar cellist Alisa Weilerstein, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Moreover, Interim Artistic Director Sir Andrew Davis celebrates his birthday on the TSO podium, and some principal players from the Orchestra Jonathan Crow, Joseph Johnson, and Kelly Zimba take centre stage performing Brahms and Debussy.
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present the exclusive U.S. presentation of Akram Khan's Giselle, English National Ballet's 2017 Olivier Award winner, running for four performances, February 28 - March 2, 2019 at the Harris Theater in Chicago.
Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced that the annual WTF Gala will include special appearances by Eden Espinosa (WTF's Lempicka, Wicked), Tony Award nominee Jessica Hecht (WTF's The Closet, "Friends"), and 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok (WTF's Cost of Living).
The Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) will welcome home resident companies New York City Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in a 2019 line-up marked by a record number of SPAC premieres of both iconic works of the classical repertoire and works by living composers and choreographers.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is thrilled to present what is likely the first modern performance of Alessandro Scarlatti's 1697 opera LA CADUTA DE' DECEMVIRI on February 10, 2019. The opera tells the story of Virginia, the hero of Roman republicanism, during the tyrannical rule of the ten men (Decemvirs), and the wicked Appio Claudius.
Rita Casman is an accomplished actress, writer and in recent years a producer as well, who recently wrote, produced and appeared in a short film entitled, 'Shadow Wall.'
Internationally-acclaimed pianist Yuja Wang continues her season-long Perspectives series this February, launching into performances that offer creative collaborations, reunions with recital partners and artists who have influenced her career, and a night of classical music comedy-all displaying the pianist's eclectic interests and musical versatility.
Folk ambassasdor Peter Mulvey has been a singer, songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and an almost-poet since before he can remember. With a career spanning nearly three decades, eighteen albums, and countless live performances worldwide, Mulvey has built his life's work on collaboration and on an instinct for the eclectic and the vital. On February 15th, he'll release his most vivid album yet titled There Is Another World via Righteous Babe Records. Today he released his new song 'Fool's Errand,' a warm, wistful, up-tempo reminiscense of life summed up over driving, strummed guitar and soaring pedal steel.
The McCallum Theatre presents Paul Anka and "Anka Sings Sinatra" for two performances. The Thursday, January 31, performance at 8:00pm is presented through the generosity of Paul and Carol Hill. The Friday, February 1, performance at 8:00pm is presented through the generosity of Henry and Carol Levy and Ron and Aviva Snow. A note from Paul: "The Anka Sings Sinatra tour will honor a great artist who has influenced me more than anyone else throughout my career, Frank Sinatra. It will also feature the hits that have spanned my career on this 60th anniversary year. It will be a night filled with his songs, my songs, my way!"
North-London singer/songwriter Zak Abel has unveiled the official video for 'You Come First' featuring Bay-area rapper Saweetie. Watch here.
John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter & vocalist of The Moody Blues and recent inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, brings his 'The Moody Blues' John Lodge: The 10,000 Light Years Tour' to the UK for select dates in April so far shows in Milton Keynes, London & Birmingham have been announced more to follow.
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