Aretha Franklin News

DAWTA The Soundtrack is Dionne Draper's debut album, a strong musical theatre album capturing the zeitgeist #blacklivesmatter. It accompanies Dionne's bittersweet one woman musical DAWTA (DAR-ta), about baby Sarah, adopted by a white family in rural Devon.

Young Love is the first single from NYC based power trio OGD from their forthcoming debut album The Big Game produced by master drummer Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Paul McCartney, John Mayer).

The upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson, has pushed its release day back to January 15, 2021, during MLK weekend.

Today Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Emily King releases her Spotify Singles, a special acoustic version of her 2019 single Remind Me and a gorgeous reimagining of the Beatles' Help.

New York City-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller, the host of the internet TV show 'The Mama Rose Show,' will be making his London cabaret debut via London-based Harold Sanditen's Open Mic Zoom on Thursday, July 30, titled a?oeA Midsummer Night's Stream,a?? which is the last show of the summer.

a?oeIn these historic times, we've seen poignant moments of unexpected beauty and inspiring displays of immense bravery,a?? says Prima's Executive Artistic Producer, Mitch Nugent. a?oeWe have a great opportunity to reflect and celebrate together through live music and storytelling.a?? To do this Prima Theatre is producing a new concert experience called BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL, featuring extraordinary stories of heroism from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and beyond. These stories will be shared in tandem with the music of Carol King, Beyoncé, Adele, Sara Bareilles, and Aretha Franklin.

This weekend (July 11-12) in live streaming: Audra McDonald sings with Seth Rudetsky, Andrea Burns takes over at Stars in the House and so much more!

Atlanta based singer and songwriter, Brenda Nicole Moorer, gathers 20 millennial artists to create and explore the next generation of jazz through a new lens. The resulting project is a 10 song concept genre bending jazz album entitled MARROW.

Performer Randy Jeter collaborated with Prima Theatre (Lancaster, PA) to share an intimate and moving filmed rendition of Jason Robert Brown's a?oeEverything In Time.a?? Amidst an unparalleled year, the Broadway composer's song lyrics are timely, albeit written before COVID-19 and the heights of Black Lives Matters uprisings.

Here is a collection of things to spark your passion for theatre again, and get through this time. 

Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, continues JOE'S PUB LIVE!, its free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. Designed to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, Joe's Pub will share multiple events with audiences worldwide each week.

Próximamente llegará a cines de todo el mundo RESPECT, el nuevo biopic sobre la leyenda de la canción Aretha Franklin, y Universal Studios ha publicado el primer teaser tráiler en español.

Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, continues JOE'S PUB LIVE!, its free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. Designed to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, Joe's Pub will share multiple events with audiences worldwide each week.

Today's top stories: the Broadway shutdown has been extended to January 2021, and more.

Producer John Stuart creator of the Longest Running and World Famous show 'Legends in Concert' now in its 37th year. He's celebrated as a producer in the highly acclaimed Walk of Fame in Las Vegas, will now present Theatre of The Stars and four exciting new shows to Pigeon Forge! 

The official teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, starring Jennifer Hudson!

Happy Gay Pride! BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest LGBTQ songs and anthems from 1920-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the grade!

 Joe's Pub, a program of The Public Theater, continues JOE'S PUB LIVE!, its free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. Designed to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, Joe's Pub will share multiple events with audiences worldwide each week.

David Slosburg, chair of the Omaha Symphony Board of Directors, and David Diamond, chair of the Music Director Search Committee, announced today that conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl has been appointed the next music director of the Omaha Symphony effective at the beginning of the 2021-2022 season for a term of seven seasons.

A new Black Lives Matter-themed music video was released yesterday for Aretha Franklin's Never Gonna Break My Faith. The video was released in honor of Juneteenth.