Aretha Franklin News

Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit owner and operator of Bass Performance Hall, has announced the 2022-2023 lineup for the BNSF Popular Entertainment Series.

Single Tickets for Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s 2022/23 Season go on sale Monday, August 1. Don’t miss the return of Titanic The Musical; world premieres by celebrated playwrights Eleanor Burgess, Lloyd Suh and Catherine Trieschmann; and more.

The Cape Symphony has an exciting slate of new performances scheduled for the upcoming 2022-23 season, designed to inspire joy among audiences. Guests at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center will 'tour' Australia with the ongoing Passport series; drop in on the Roaring '20s and the Romantic era; and revisit musical moments from childhood.

Signed with Bad Jeu Jeu Records (CDX Nashville) under Sony Music, this is a new direction for Baker, as she brings her bandmates into Richie Cannata’s prestigious Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, NY. (Justin Bieber, Jon Bellion, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, among countless others).

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre and the Jazz Institute of Chicago will present a two-night concert on August 20 and 21 that will celebrate the amazing artistic accomplishments and contributions of Black female musicians, composers, and bandleaders from the early 20th century to present day.

The renowned Oscar and multi-Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and composer Jon Batiste, 3x Grammy® Award-winning and multi-Platinum-selling a cappella group Pentatonix and the iconic Grammy winning and 13-time Oscar nominated songwriter Diane Warren deliver the single “Sweet (Single Edit)” with music and lyrics by Diane Warren.

FIM will present its upcoming season, All Together Now. Ticket subscriptions are currently available, with order fees waived until Aug. 1. Tickets for individual shows will be on sale Sept. 1.

The staged reading of Greenwood by Coolidge Harris II, the inaugural presentation of the TRU Diversity/Amplifying BIPOC Voices program initiative, will be followed by a 'dollars and sense' talkback discussion about the development of this new work. The reading will take place on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 7pm ET at The Actors’ Temple.

The Queen of Soul is coming to you with a concert experience like no other! The cast has been announced for the North American debut of R.E.S.P.E.C.T., an electrifying tribute experience celebrating the legendary Aretha Franklin.

“The Jennifer Hudson Show,” the new one-hour nationally syndicated daytime talk show, aspires to bring people together and shine a light on everyday stories in the series’ latest promo, featuring host Jennifer Hudson. The series will feature celebrity interviews, musical performances, topical stories, community heroes, and viral sensations.

Starting this Sunday July 17, 2022 The INDUSTRIAL Event Space (2330 S. Industrial Rd. LV, NV 89102) and Powerhouse vocalists Elisa Fiorillo and James 'D Train' Williams will kick off a new residency series entitled 'SOUL FULL Sundays' with each show benefiting a different local nonprofit.

Cynthia Erivo, just a few weeks away from beginning rehearsal for the Wicked movie, in which she is playing Elphaba, pops into BBC Proms to give audiences a night they'll never forget. The Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning artist provides the audience with special renditions of some of her favourite songs, backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Edwin Outwater.

From the icon that introduced the world to the female empowerment song of our lives, 'I Am Every Woman', she now delivers the ultimate female anthem, 'WOMAN LIKE ME'. 'WOMAN LIKE ME' was written by Gregg Pagani, Francesca Richard, and Jeffrey Anderson and produced by Gregg Pagani. Check out the new photo now!

'We’re just excited to be a part of a process that helps promote and foster new art.' West Hyler, Executive Artistic Director of the inaugural South Carolina New Play Festival, wants to tell you a story.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is the ultimate tribute to the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The elevated concert experience brings a community together with timeless music that speaks to the complicated human condition, honoring the impassioned and transcendent music of one of America’s most beloved singer-songwriter.

On July 18 at 7 p.m., Cape May Stage will kick off the 2022 PNC Arts Alive Broadway Series with Dr. K's Motown Revue, a one-night-only tribute concert to Motown classics. Hailed as America's #1 Authentic Motown Band, Dr. K's brings together acclaimed musicians and singers to perform Motown favorites-from Marvin Gaye to The Temptations.

The Antoinette Montague Experience will be in concert at the Newark Museum of Art and the Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre in July.

The title track conjures a warm spirit with nostalgic lyrics and simmering playing. Produced by Fletcher at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Heartache By The Pound” is available now at all DSPs and streaming services. A lyric video accompanies the single’s release. Pre-order the new album now!

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), announces the launch of TRU Diversity: Amplifying BIPOC Voices, an initiative to highlight the works and explore the concerns of BIPOC theater artists, producers and administrators. The debut of the TRU Diversity program will feature a free reading of Greenwood, a relevant new play by TRU member Coolidge Harris II, set during the Tulsa Race Massacre.

The season includes the full subscription series: Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations with a total of four concerts; and a varied roster of artists including the return of the Paul Taylor Dance Company and The BRIT PACK. Single tickets for all shows are on sale now.