Aretha Franklin News

The Grow a Show Musical Theatre Workshop returns to the Lied Center, offering emerging artists a platform to develop and showcase new works.

Labor Day weekend will once again be vibrating to the effervescent rhythm of the JOAT festival. Co-produced by Danse Danse, the festival promises to bring excitement to the indoor and outdoor stages of the Quartier des spectacles from August 27 to September 2.

The JOAT Festival, coproduced by Danse Danse, will present Groove, a 'dance concert' by Dutch companies The Ruggeds & Ghetto Funk Collective that will bring audiences back to the era of James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye.

Moonlight Stage Productions' 43rd season continues with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical from August 14-31.

Recently Broadway Artists Alliance welcomed a special guest: Broadway powerhouse, recording artist, and two-time Tony-nominee, Shoshana Bean. Check out photos from her visit!

54 BELOW has revealed the first cohort of early career artists selected to participate in the Genesis Project. Learn more!

54 Below will honor the Latine and Hispanic performers, producers, and artists who are vital members of our artistic community this Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sierra Madre Playhouse will transform into a jazz mecca in September with a line-up of five stellar programs as part of its Jazz @ the Playhouse series.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will operate this August with a full slate of nightly performances.

Titus Burgess, star of Broadway, stage, and screen, will take an intimate London residency at The Phoenix Arts Club from 30 September to 13 October 2024.

Yolanda Bush and the Cool Water Collective will perform at Franklin Stage Company, offering a unique blend of music and storytelling in an intimate setting. Learn how to purchae tickets.

Break Dance may be the star attraction of the Paris Olympics this summer but the Edinburgh Fringe is playing host to some of the most innovative and daring work in the genre with the explosive Dance N'Speak Easy at Underbelly.

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.

Single tickets for all SF Symphony 2024–25 season concerts will be available starting Saturday, July 20. Purchase at the box office from 10am, or online and by phone from 12pm.

The tracklist for Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features a collection of 18 songs, including 'The Greatest Show' from 2017's The Greatest Showman and 'You're the One That I Want' from Grease. Set for release on July 24, the soundtrack will also be available on CD and a 12' 2-LP vinyl on July 26. 

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, LA's only resident 40-piece hybrid big band and string orchestra, has announced an ambitious and adventurous 2024-25 season.

Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts's Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City’s beautiful shore on January 24th and 25th, 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.

On the heels of his stunning performance at Dolce and Gabbana’s Alta Gioelleria in Sardinia, rising pop star Micah McLaurin has released his steamy new summer anthem “Call Me.' Listen to it now!

Watch the cast of Marriott Theatre's rockin’ tribute to the music of the 1960s, BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL, performs the Janis Joplin Medley and more numbers from the show. Check out all new videos of the cast in action!

For the ninth summer, aspiring actors, dancers and singers ages 8-19 are taking the stage with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe as part of its Stage of Discovery program. Learn how to attend.