Anita Baker News

Cleveland’s Dancing Wheels Company goes back to the future for its upcoming 45th Anniversary Gala Benefit Production, Ladies of the ’80s. 

I had a chance to chat with Rainere Martin as she prepares for her show at the Florida Theatre on March 27, 2026. For Rainere it hasn’t been a lifetime of “preparing,” but rather one of using the gift she was blessed with. As she puts it, “Even though you're coming to see a Donna tribute, you're learning who Rainere Martin is in the midst of it.”

Rhonda Hansome will host the comedy event LAUGHS LIKELY at the Black Women In Comedy Laff Fest in NYC, showcasing a lineup of talented comedians. Learn more here!

On 1/22, 54 Below is hosting an intimate evening of radical joy, storytelling, celebration, and song with award-winning composer and lyricist Elizabeth Addison. We spoke with her about the upcoming show and her path to musical theater.

Comedian Rhonda Hansome will perform at the EAT DRINK LAUGH Comedy Show at Pangea on January 17, 2026. The event promises an evening of humor and entertainment in an intimate setting.

As part of their Sounds of the World Series, The Winter Park Playhouse has teamed up again with Barbara Chandler Productions to present Soul Train Live on Thursday, February 5 at 7:00 pm.

Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome will be among the performers featured at Eat Drink Laugh live comedy showcase on Saturday, November 1st @ Pangea Restaurant-Cabaret in Manhattan’s East Village.

The Great American SoulBook will bring their high energy tribute that highlights the music that filled danced floors and concert halls in the 60’s through the 90’s and beyond to Bucks County Playhouse. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Award-winning comedian Rhonda “Passion” Hansome will perform at the Eat Drink Laugh comedy showcase at Pangea in Manhattan on Saturday, August 23. The Brooklyn-born comic, known for appearances on Saturday Night Live, Louie, and Showtime at the Apollo, will join a lineup of New York comedy talent.

Actor/playwright/storyteller Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome will be among the performers featured at TALE on Friday, April 25 at the Red Room @ KGB Bar in Manhattan.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present the twelfth year of its annual Young Artist Program, through which Troupe members can showcase their talents with self-produced shows.

Another Melissa Errico triumph fills Birdland Theater with love.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome will again host the 'Laughs Likely!' live comedy showcase at The Grisly Pear Midtown as part of the Sixth Annual Black Women in Comedy LaffFest in New York City.

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome will be joined by: Josh Barber, Rita Rigano, Rollie Williams and David Quang Pham at The Story Collider live (and livestream) storytelling showcase.

Take BWW Cabaret's monthly quiz and see how much you know about music stars born in January. If your New Year's Resolution is to learn more about music, here's a fun way to do that for New Year's.

Renowned Boston musician Vance Gilbert, a cornerstone of the city's folk music scene, will headline two shows at Club Passim on January 11.

Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts' Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City's beautiful shore in January. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

The No Name Pops has announced a free concert, Motown Takes Headhouse, on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 3 p.m. at Philadelphia’s historic Headhouse Square.

Actor/playwright/storyteller Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome, (SiriusXM 'John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything') will be among the performers featured at TALE - “New York City's best storytelling show” - on Friday, July 26 at the Red Room @ KGB Bar in Manhattan.

I was ecstatic to see the Grammy and NAACP award-winning jazz saxophonist legend, Najee, at the Knight Theater, in Charlotte, North Carolina.