Alphonso Horne News

Prospect Musicals announced the full line-up for its 2026 Gala & Muse Awards at The Edison Ballroom, honoring LaChanze, Ken Davenport, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Jose Antonio Vargas.

Classic Stage Company presented their Classics Gone Mad!, a benefit event, hosted by Nina West. Classics Gone Mad! featured Tony Award nominee Charl Brown, Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler, and more. See photos!

Classic Stage Company has revealed additional performers for Classics Gone Mad!, a benefit event presented by the CSC Associate Board. Hosted by Nina West, Classics Gone Mad! will be held at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater in April.

Classic Stage Company has revealed the performers for Classics Gone Mad!, a benefit event. Hosted by Nina West, Classics Gone Mad! will be held at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

Broadway's Andy Karl and Brandon Victor Dixon will join jazz artists Champian Fulton and Catherine Russell for 'Louis Armstrong: A Celebration of the Father of Jazz' at the Kaye Playhouse.

OPERA America is recognizing the nearly 100 artists, companies, and trustees whose creative work and initiatives won grants and awards totaling more than $1,000,000 in 2025.

Check out photos from when pianist and bandleader Jason Yeager lit up the Birdland stage last week with a swinging celebration of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington.

The 2025 Hudson Jazz Festival has revealed its lineup of local musicians who will be performing at this year's free pop-up Sounds Around Town concert series. Learn more!

Queens’ favorite free outdoor summer concert series, Live at the Gantries, will return for its 17th season this July at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City. Learn more here!

You can now check out photos of Prospect Musicals’ workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project. Learn more about the Prospect Musicals workshop here!

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House will present the return of the Hudson Jazz Festival. Learn more about the festival's lineup and see how to purchase tickets.

Prospect Musicals has announced rush tickets and student pricing for their workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical, which begins performances tomorrow, Saturday, June 14th at Baruch Performing Arts Center (55 Lexington Avenue).

Prospect Musicals has revealed the complete cast for their upcoming workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical. See who is starring and learn more!

Prospect Musicals will present a workshop production of The Oscar Micheaux Project, a new jazz musical. Learn more about the musical and see how to purchase tickets!

The Queens Public Library will present Culture Connection: Holiday Variety Show Extravaganza, featuring Charles Duke Music Director, this December. Learn more about the performance here!

Tony Award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart steps into the shoes of the one and only Louis Armstrong in the new Broadway musical, A Wonderful World, now playing on Broadway! See what critics thought Broadway's newest biomusical!

The cast for the upcoming production of THE LION KING at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco has been announced, featuring a mix of new and returning performers.

Village Theatre has revealed the complete casting for the 21st annual Festival of New Musicals. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Village Theatre has announced the selected shows for the Festival of New Musicals, showcasing emerging talents and innovative productions.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances.