A. Singer News

Dreamboat Burlesque is back! After a successful six month run, this adventure will sail into 2019 kicking off on Francine "The Lucid Dream"'s birthday - January 30th! 

Tenor Javier Camarena--who completes his run as Nadir, the love-struck tenor lead in Bizet's LES PECHEURS DE PERLES (THE PEARL FISHERS) this Saturday--isn't finished wow-ing Met audiences for the season. Not by a long shot. He's back in February to throw off those nine High Cs in “Ah, mes amis!” the show-stopping aria--that toast to love and camaraderie--in Donizetti's LA FILLE DU REGIMENT (DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT) that Luciano Pavarotti made famous for modern opera audiences.

Philadelphia Theatre Company announces the director and full cast for the Philadelphia premiere of Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown's sweeping musical version of the best-selling novel, The Bridges of Madison County. The production is the second of the inaugural season under Producing Artistic Director Paige Price. For Bridges, Price has tapped Mark Martino to direct a cast rich with local theatre stars and Barrymore Award-winners, alongside actors with notable national and Broadway credits. The cast is led by Philadelphia actress Sarah Gliko and PA Native and Broadway actor Gregg Goodbrod.  Recent Barrymore Award winner Amanda Morton (Passing Strange, Wilma Theater) will serve as the Music Director. The Bridges of Madison County runs February 8-March 3, 2019 at Philadelphia Theatre Company's stage at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad Street. Single tickets and subscriptions are on sale now and available at the box office, online at philatheatreco.org or by phone at 215-985-0420.

Lin-Manuel Miranda are both powerhouses in the entertainment industry, both generating buzz this year specifically, Gaga for the film A Star is Born, and Miranda for his upcoming film Mary Poppins Returns.

Bard College announces the appointment of celebrated opera singer and recitalist Stephanie Blythe as artistic director of the Bard College Conservatory of Music Graduate Vocal Arts Program (VAP) beginning in July 2019. One of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed artists of her generation, mezzo-soprano Blythe possesses a repertoire ranging from Handel to Wagner and from German lieder to contemporary and classic American song. Blythe has performed on many of the world's great stages, such as Carnegie Hall; the Metropolitan Opera; Covent Garden; Paris National Opera; and San Francisco, Chicago Lyric, and Seattle Operas. She was named Musical America's Vocalist of the Year, received an Opera News Award, and won the Richard Tucker Award. Blythe recently released her first crossover recording on the Innova label with pianist Craig Terry.

Fresh off the release of his second critically-acclaimed solo EP Virtue on Friday, November 30th, WILLIAM RYAN KEY has announced a headlining full US tour for 2019, with Selfish Things and Cory Wells providing support. The Virtue Tour starts February 22 at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA and ends at April 2 at The High Watt in Nashville, TN. Other stops on this tour include dates in Brooklyn, Chicago, Austin, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.

Emerging singer-songwriter Savannah Conley today releases an enrapturing live performance video for the track “Same Old Eyes” off her debut EP Twenty-Twenty (watch HERE). The visual arrives just as Conley's North American tour with Caamp kicks off – beginning last night in Pittsburgh, with performances to follow across the US and Canada – from Toronto to Chicago to New York and Boston.

In celebration of Kasey Chambers induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame, the Australian Music Vault will have a specially dedicated display which will include items from her personal collection such as handwritten lyrics, costumes, awards and more. The Australian Music Vault is free and the display can be viewed from Today 1 December onwards.

NBC has announced the second group of superstar acts who will compete on the all-new winter edition of TV's #1 alternative series, "America's Got Talent: The Champions," premiering Monday, Jan. 7 from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT.  

Celebrate the holiday season with Broadway Records first Christmas album, Michael Longoria: Merry Christmas Darling, available now at www.BroadwayRecords.com, Amazon.com, in stores and across digital platforms.

BILLY RECCE is 21, a rollicking new concert celebration, will play the Green Room 42 for one night only on December 14 at 9:30.

Next month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

WILLIAM RYAN KEY will be releasing his second solo EP Virtue this Friday, November 30th via The Lone Tree Recordings. Following closely on the heels of his debut EP Thirteen and several tours this year with acts such as New Found Glory and Mayday Parade, Virtue is a natural progression from its stark and vulnerable predecessor. This evolution has received rave reviews from critics thus far.

Australia and New Zealand just can't get enough of US songwriting royalty Norah Jones.

House of Sand's Charles Sanders interviews Cabaret icon Paul Capsis Ahead Of His Sydney Festival Concert with Jethro Woodward & The Fitzroy Youth Orchestra

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane comes to life on stage December 7 - March 3  NEEDHAM, MA:  Arlekin Players Theatre is happy to announce its newest production, an original adaptation based on the book by the award-winning author Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

Austin Pendleton and Barbara Bleier return to downtown's hideaway, Pangea, in December, with their third annual holiday show, this one asking, What's In Your Stocking???

February 8 will see the release via the venerable Bar/None label of Songs From Robin Hood Lane and From Memphis to New Orleans, two thought-provoking looks at an often overlooked period of Alex Chilton's long, curious career.  He was at the height of his cult star fame in the mid 1980s to mid 1990s when he made these recordings. It is some of his best most honest work oddly neglected for some time but delivered here for enthusiasts and neophytes alike. All these recordings have been out of print for decades.

Raffi, North America's preeminent family entertainer, continues to perform a series of #BelugaGrads concerts around North America during spring 2019. Tickets are on sale now for shows around the United States, with details available at raffinews.com. Raffi's 2019 schedule includes this newly announced family concert in Worcester, MA:

PGM Productions Co., an indie label distributed worldwide by Sony Music Canada, is pleased to announce that Polina Grace, an up-and-coming multilingual Canadian songstress, has just released her new, inspiring single “Enough.” The track is both a beautifully-produced contemporary pop ballad and a song with a message, one particularly fitting in today's women's movement towards equality and prevention of harassment.