Aretha Franklin News

Vincent Chancey (French horn, pandeiro, composition) and Newman Taylor Baker (washboard and composition) announce their first multi-arts collaboration, 2/4/THREE, to be presented by Roulette Intermedium, Inc., 509 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, on Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. For tickets, contact www.roulette.org.

Due to popular demand, Downstairs Cabaret Theatre is pleased to announce a 1-Week-Only Extension of: BETWEEN YOU & ME: POP, ROCK & ROLL FOR YOUR SOUL featuring DCT audience favorite Jenn Cristy, January 18 21, 2018. A former backing artist and multi-instrumentalist for Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Mellencamp as well as an international touring artist, Jenn Cristy brings her amazing vocal style and virtuosic keyboard talents in this eclectic show.

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is pleased to welcome Dr. Marianne Felice as the first female chair of The Hanover Theatre board of directors. Felice has been a member of the theatre since it opened in 2008 and said she is grateful to the founders and donors whose vision has come true.

Additional Performers Announced For 2018 Musicares Person of The Year In Honor of Fleetwood Mac

The Boch Center announced today that it is working with local archivist David Bieber to celebrate what would have been Janis Joplin's 75th birthday during its presentation of A Night With Janis Joplin at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre January 19-20, 2018. The birthday celebration will display historic pieces from Bieber's archive, bringing to life the legacy of rock and roll icon Janis Joplin.

Their unmistakable sound and romantic ballads helped to define the music of the '80s. Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock, better known as Air Supply, come to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for one night only on Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now to theatre members and go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 12 at 10 a.m.

The surviving 1968 sanitation workers some of them are still on the job were presented with the prestigious NAACP Vanguard Award in conjunction with the 49th NAACP Image Awards at the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN, now the site of the National Civil Rights Museum.

Joshua Redman Quartet will play the Boulder Theater this summer. Tickets on sale January 12th.

The Marsh San Francisco announces award-winning performer Brian Copeland will offer free performances of his acclaimed The Waiting Period, a deeply moving and surprisingly funny work on his own struggles with depression and suicidal thought. This performance is particularly directed at those struggling with depression that would be otherwise unable to attend due to the cost of admission.

Birdland Jazz Club lays out schedule for January 15-January 21

Popular opera and musical theatre star, David Hobson, international opera luminary Yvonne Kenny and Australian entertainment legend Normie Rowe are among the star-studded lineup for Arts Centre Melbourne's Morning Melodies 2018 program. The feel-good one hour concerts held each month at Hamer Hall will showcase an eclectic mix of celebrated Australian and international artists from the worlds of jazz, musical theatre, opera and dance.

Summer is set to sizzle across the City of Nedlands as the annual Summer Concerts in the Park series celebrates its 21st anniversary. Get into the groove every Sunday in February from 5.30pm to 7pm with some swingin' soulful sounds at a free gig in one of the City's many picturesque parks.

Yesterday, RollingStone reported the news that legendary record producer and studio owner Rick Hall passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 85.

The show that inspired a generation of multi-million selling juke-box musicals including Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia and Million Dollar Quartet, BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now to theatre members and go on sale the general public on Tuesday, January 9 at 10 a.m.

Iron Chef meets Magic Mike when Chefs: A Sizzling Kitchen Showdown comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now to theatre members and go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 5 at 10 a.m.

The comedy hit Noises Off highlights a full lineup of music and theatrical entertainment at THE BLACK BOX to kick off the New Year this January. A suburban hub for great music and the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.

Vocalist Morgan James headlines a New Year's Eve concert at Music Hall. She will feature a medley of Broadway, jazz and musical theater tunes with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.

Verve Label Group and UMe are proud to announce the induction of trailblazers Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In its annual New Year's Eve concert, vocalist Morgan James presents an evening of Broadway, jazz and musical theater tunes with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra conducted by John Morris Russell, conductor. The theme is 'I Put a Spell on You.'

In an effort to make her biggest and best project to date, Bean dug back to her earliest inspirations and succeeded in recording Spectrum, a triumphant album that combines big band, jazz, and soul to create a sound that is dramatically, holistically, Bean's. Spectrum, her fourth studio album, will be released on February 9, 2018.