Aretha Franklin News

On a Wednesday night in 1942, Newark teenager Sarah Vaughan went to the Apollo Theater to compete in an amateur singing contest. It was the chance to win $10 and a weeklong engagement performing on the Apollo stage. Instead, Vaughan's win launched a career and forever changed the art of jazz vocal music.

Tickets are now on sale for the hit musical Jersey Boys, returning to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday, March 15 through Sunday, March 18, 2018. Jersey Boys is generously sponsored by Cornerstone Bank and Reliant Medical Group. with media support from 96-1 WSRS.

The Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures, and CBS will celebrate the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards by presenting GRAMMYS GREATEST STORIES: A 60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, an all-encompassing retrospective packed with epic moments from the past 59 years of GRAMMY history.

Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock 'n' roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock. 50 years after the Summer of Love, McCarter audiences will rediscover the sights, sounds, and soul of an unforgettable era with A Night with Janis Joplin, October 10 29 in McCarter's Matthews Theatre.

VIFF today announced that the VIFF LIVE lineup will include a special presentation of The Green Fog - A San Francisco Fantasia, a multi-experiential, visual and sound collage by award-winning filmmaker and cultural iconoclast Guy Maddin in collaboration with brothers Evan and Galen Johnson (The Forbidden Room, Seances) that re-imagines Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.

Due to unfortunate circumstances, Aretha Franklin's show at the Fox Theatre on Friday, October 13 has been cancelled. Tickets purchased for the show will be refunded by the Fox Theatre Ticket Office.

The legacy of the beloved "Mister Rogers" lives on with the hit television series, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, from The Fred Rogers Company and airing daily on PBS KIDS. Now, Daniel and all of his friends are hopping aboard Trolley to delight live audiences with Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live! coming to The Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 7 at 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets (starting at $29) are now on sale at TheHanoverTheatre.org, by phone at 877.571.SHOW (7469) or at The Hanover Theatre box office located at 2 Southbridge Street in downtown Worcester. Limited VIP meet and greet tickets are also available.

Experience a live performance of one of the most game-changing song catalogs in the history of rock n' roll when Hotel California, the original Eagles tribute band comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts brings back a favorite holiday tradition for you and your family. Enter the magical world of The Nutcracker and create special memories for your child.

Little Kids Rock, the national nonprofit dedicated to transforming lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in public schools announced the honorees for its annual benefit being held Wednesday, October 18th at PlayStation Theater in New York.

From the director of Aladdin and the co-director of The Book of Mormon, Something Rotten! is Broadway's big, fat hit! (NY Post). Tickets are now on sale for this hilarious smash hit, coming to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Tuesday, February 20 through Sunday, February 25.

Quebec indie-folk singer/songwriter Gabrielle Shonk released her highly anticipated self-titled debut album last Friday on Universal Music Canada.

Astralwerks Records breakout artist Halsey and three emerging 'renegade' artists Molly Kate Kestner (Atlantic Records), Uri Grey and Chloe Nixon are featured in a new Jeep brand marketing campaign for the Jeep Renegade that celebrates the spirit of Renegades on the Rise women with a quest to find their voices

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents Ruthie Foster, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Carrie Rodriguez, the Lone Star State's diverse and celebrated songwriters, on November 8 at 8pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Performing as part of of the Texas Troubadours project, these three distinctive voices come together for the first time to swap songs and collaborate.

Two-time Grammy Nominee, Pianist Extraordinaire, Songwriter, Composer, and Author Kevin Toney & Dominique Toney will kick off North Coast Repertory Theatre's Monday Night Jazz Series on the intimate mainstage Monday, October 5, 7:30 pm.

Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, on Friday and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm.

Members of Hoff-Barthelson Music School's Jazz Department take the stage to kick off the 2017-2018 Faculty Concert Series on Friday, October 27, 2017, at 7:30 pm with Jazz Night! An evening of improvisations and jazz standards.

The Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin is a musical journey celebrating Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences trailblazers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith all of whom inspired Joplin to become one of rock's greatest legends.

Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, on Friday and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm. General Admission, $18, Students $9. For more information, visit www.ardeaarts.com/bounce/.

Quebec indie-folk singer/songwriter Gabrielle Shonk will release her highly anticipated self-titled debut album tomorrow, September 29, on Universal Music Canada.