Aretha Franklin News

SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2014 celebrated and honored soul music's brightest new stars as well as R&B's greatest legends during the star-studded show, which aired on CENTRIC and BET on November 30, 2014.

Centric, today's 24-hour music and entertainment channel for African American and multicultural viewers, airs the 2014 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS Show tonight, November 30 at 8 pm/7 central.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club presents Badia Farha in Lady Sings For You tonight, November 29, 2014 at 11:30pm.

Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos are delighted to announce the revival of one of their most popular programs, Canciones, featuring flamenco dance set to traditional and popular songs. Guest artists Marina Elana, Manuel Gutierrez and Jesus Montoya join the ensemble in interpretations of music by Ray Charles, Leonard Cohen, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, The Police and many more. Canciones runs for only two performances over Thanksgiving weekend, November 29 - 30, 2014.

Centric, today's 24-hour music and entertainment channel for African American and multicultural viewers, airs the 2014 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS Show November 30 at 8 pm/7 central.

Coming up this week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551.

Every year, despite a litany of warnings they come to the Big Apple with big dreams. Warnings like: “You have to pay your dues.” “It's a tough business, kid.” “How are you going to survive?” There's no such thing as an overnight success, yet still they come to be at “the top of the heap,” as Kander and Ebb so eloquently put it. The four young performers featured here haven't yet vaulted to the top of the cabaret heap, but they've certainly made their marks with excellent shows during 2014, while exhibiting the potential to get there. The spotlight is already shining on Chrysten Peddie, Angela Dirksen, Rembert Block, and Kristoffer Lowe.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 60th Anniversary Season today, November 22, 2014 at 2pm with Black Violin. Three-time winners of Amateur Night at the Apollo, this classically trained violin duo inspires young people to get fired up about classical music with their unique fusion of classical, hip-hop, jazz, blues, and R&B. Recommended for ages eight and up.

Craving a show after the show? 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, is expanding its popular late-night series with fresh faces and hot new performances to keep the party buzzing into the wee hours. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com or call (646) 476-3551. 54 BELOW welcomes you to loosen your tie and embrace the night at its upcoming events:

Due to popular demand, two extra performances of Melbourne Theatre Company's Pennsylvania Avenue have been added to the season, which will now run until Tuesday 23 December 2014.

After 16 years, the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University welcomes back Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) to Chicago as part of its 125th Anniversary Season celebration, this weekend, November 21 - 23, 2014.

Canoc Productions today announced that international songwriter and musician, Kenny G will be performing in South Africa at 8pm tonight, 20 November 2014 at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg. Tickets go on sale at Computicket tomorrow, Today, 03 July.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel has announced the Cafe Carlyle's winter 2015 season, which features the highly anticipated return of Cafe favorites Herb Alpert & Lani Hall, Bettye LaVette and Alexa Ray Joel; as well as venue debuts by Cheyenne Jackson and Debbie Harry. More artists to be announced soon.

Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation presents its second season at the Arcadia Performing Arts Center -- Three Dog Night on Saturday, January 10 at 8 pm; The Four Tops on Saturday, February 21 at 8 pm; Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on Friday, March 27 at 8 pm; The Muppet Movie Sing-a-Long on Saturday, May 16 at 2 pm and Dick Fox Doo Wop Extravaganza on Saturday, June 6 at 7 pm. This four concert season, and the additional attraction The Muppet Movie Sing-A-Long, is presented by the Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation and is a means of raising funds to support arts in the schools and maintain this new, state-of-the-art facility.

FREE CONCERT SERIES IN THE RICHARD BRADSHAW AMPHITHEATRE December 2 – 18, 2014 Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts 145 Queen St. W. (at University Avenue)

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... A ROCKING HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA FEATURING 12 INCREDIBLE FEMALE VOCALISTS AND A STELLAR LIVE BAND!

Tickets are now on sale for the original Motown legends, THE TEMPTATIONS and THE FOUR TOPS, special one-week engagement on Broadway at the legendary Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway @ 47th street) from December 29, 2014 - January 4, 2015. Tickets, priced from $52 - $142 and are available for purchase at ticketmaster.com/tnt. This special limited engagement is presented by Robert Ahrens, Eva Price, Manny Kladitis, A Broadway Concert Event and Live Nation Entertainment.

“She's a rebel in stilettos and an ever-present smile.” (The Associated Press) That is the iconic singer Darlene Love. An opportunity to see a rock 'n' roll legend and celebrate the holidays doesn't come around very often, but on Saturday, December 13, at 8 p.m., wishes come true when Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Darlene brings her Holiday show to The Ridgefield Playhouse!

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

The internationally acclaimed DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM is celebrating over 45 years of creating vivid and ingenious forms of expression, and bringing a contemporary flair to the ballet repertoire and to diverse international audiences. DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM, part of the Dance Series at Wharton Center and MSU's Project 60/50, will be featured tonight, November 12, 2014 in the Cobb Great Hall.