Aretha Franklin News

The 2022 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical will launch a North American Tour in the summer of 2024. See tour stops, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Black Theatre Troupe's lively and innovative production of RESPECT: THE MUSICAL, directed and choreographed by Patdro Harris, runs through April 9th.

The national tour of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - A Celebration of the Music of Aretha Franklin is a tribute fit for The Queen of Soul. It stopped at Capital One Hall on March 22nd, with a lean and streamlined review that made music the priority.

New York, New York begins previews tonight, Friday, March 24, 2023. The musical officially opens Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Broadway's St. James Theatre. Meet the cast of New York, New York!

Tony- and Emmy-winning actress, singer, and dancer LaChanze has joined the lineup of Wall to Wall Women of Soul at Symphony Space.

The 2022-2023 HB Artist Faculty Performance Series concludes on Friday, April 14, 2023, at 7:30 pm with a performance of Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 performed by violinist April Johnson, cellist Peter Seidenberg and pianist Tomoko Uchino as well as a selection of jazz standards, improvisations and originals performed by jazz pianist Jamie Reynolds and saxophonist Ed Palermo.

The Encore Musical Theatre Company has announced its upcoming tribute concert, 'Divas: A Celebration of Divas of Pop', in honor of Women's History Month. This exciting event will take place from March 23-26th and feature chart-toppers made famous by some of the greatest female pop icons of all time.

What did our critic think of HITS! THE MUSICAL at Southern Theatre?

Jazz music will be blooming this spring on both stages at Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. The Chester County performing arts venue is set to welcome multiple artists to its two intimate settings, hosted by Sara Michaels and the Jazz Cocktail Hour Series.

Six-time Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess and Tony Award winner Jane Krakowski will perform live together in a new show, Center of the YOUniverse. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

 Lewisville Grand Theater has announced that legendary blues singer-songwriter Ruthie Foster will perform as part of the Texas Tunes Series on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 8 p.m. 

Jennifer Holliday, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning original star of Dreamgirls, appeared on Tamron Hall for a special performance of “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.' Holliday won a Grammy Award for the performance of the show-stopping Dreamgirls song and her Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for playing Effie White. Watch the video!

The Entertainment Providers sashay  back into the West End this Summer with a brand new party show  Divas London at The Prince Of Wales Cabaret Venue, Drury Lane, London from  15th June for  three  limited week season!

Comedian David Cross brings his WORST DADDY IN THE WORLD TOUR to Fox Theatre, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

NEWARK, NJ: January 27, 2023 - The New Jersey Symphony is thrilled to announce its 101st season highlighting Music Director Xian Zhang's ambitious vision to explore the musical heritage of the American orchestral works.

Tituss Burgess has joined the cast of NBC's new drama pilot from the creators of the popular drama series Good Girls. Burgess will join Retta, Tommy Dewey, and Siobhan Williams in the cast. The series follows Hazel (Retta), an Instagram-famous book critic who becomes a murder detective. Burgess will play her younger brother, Andre.

GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have returned with their second single, 'Egoland,' from their upcoming landmark new album. The single elaborates on the sonic and spiritual explorations of the album with unexpected elements enhancing their characteristic guitar proficiency including reverb-drenched slide guitar.

Tuesday 7 March, 2023. ARETHA, a powerful memoir that celebrates the life and music of one of the  greatest voices in history, will have its world premiere in the Sydney Opera House's Concert Hall on 17 and 18  June. 

The Psychology of Serial Killers and Why They Captivate Us, hosted by Dr. Scott Bonn, one of the world's leading experts on criminal behavior, is coming to Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday, May 12 at 8pm.

Divas of Soul starring CeCe Teneal will be coming to Centenary Stage Company on March 18 at 8:00pm. This performance will take place in The Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus of Centenary University.