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Electric Youth to Perform at Showcase Live at Patriot Place, 6/13; Ensemble Departs on European Tour 6/19

Electric Youth (EY), the international touring ensemble of singer-dancers trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), will perform at Showcase Live at Patriot Place in Foxboro on Friday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. The event is a Bon Voyage Concert for Electric Youth, coming just days before the ensemble departs on June 19th for a three-week concert tour of Austria and Italy. The group's 11th European tour will include a return Fourth of July engagement at Aviano Air Force Base to entertain U.S. Troops and families stationed abroad.

Lea Michele Set to Duet with Kristin Chenoweth at Hollywood Bowl on 6/21

Award-winning actress and singer Lea Michele is confirmed to perform a duet with Kristin Chenoweth when Chenoweth is inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame at this year's Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl, Saturday, June 21, at 8 pm. The two first performed together on the television series "Glee" in 2009, when Chenoweth's recurring character "April Rhodes" and Michele's "Rachel Berry" sang "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret.

Hal Leonard Releases Vocal Selections for ROCKY, BEAUTIFUL, ALADDIN & More!

Hal Leonard will release vocal selections for a series of shows from this Broadway season in the coming months, including: Rocky (available now), Beautiful (June 1,2014), A Night with Janis Joplin (June 1, 2014), A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (June 6, 2014), Big Fish (July 1, 2014), and Aladdin (August 1, 2014).

Morgan Freeman Narrates Documentary B.B. KING - THE LIFE OF RILEY, Hitting Theaters Today

B.B. King-The Life Of Riley is a powerful, insightful and heart-warming feature documentary about legendary Blues man, B.B. King. The film is narrated by OSCAR winning actor Morgan Freeman and features never-before-seen interviews with music icons Eric Clapton, Bono, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, Slash, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and longtime blues fan and supporter, Bruce Willis. The film will play in movie theatres across the United States, starting today, May 21st.

Janiva Magness Plays CD Preview Show at the Iridium Tonight

Janiva Magness' new album Original stretches the artistic boundaries of roots, rock and soul music. Its 11 songs seamlessly weave all three genres into a highly original approach defined by nakedly honest storytelling and the live-wire emotionalism of Magness' two-and-a-half octave range, buoyed by arrangements that effortlessly blend traditional sounds with edgy experimentation.

Janiva Magness to Play CD Preview Show at the Iridium, 5/16

Janiva Magness' new album Original stretches the artistic boundaries of roots, rock and soul music. Its 11 songs seamlessly weave all three genres into a highly original approach defined by nakedly honest storytelling and the live-wire emotionalism of Magness' two-and-a-half octave range, buoyed by arrangements that effortlessly blend traditional sounds with edgy experimentation.

Shemekia Copeland to Take the Stage at the Strand-Capitol, 6/14

CapLive and the historic Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in downtown York proudly welcome Shemekia Copeland to the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, June 14 at 8:00 p.m. Two-time Grammy Award nominee Shemekia Copeland is the newest addition to CapLive's eclectic 2013-14 season lineup of nationally-known acts and up-and-coming performers.

Keb' Mo' to Play Mesa Arts Center, 5/15

Three-time Grammy winner and roots-music master, Keb' Mo' (born Kevin Moore) will perform songs from his new album, BLUESAmericana, along with favorites from his 20-year career when he takes the Ikeda Theater stage at Mesa Arts Center, Thursday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at mesaartscenter.com or by calling 480-644-6500.

CRT Welcomes Buddy Holly Tribute Band This Weekend

Buddy is back! For two nights only, Cortland Repertory Theatre will presents a concert by 'The Rave-Ons', America's Traveling Buddy Holly Tribute Band led by Todd Meredith, who starred in CRT's hit 2013 musical 'Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'. The concert will be held toight, May 2 and Saturday May 3 at 7:30 PM at 19 Church Street in Cortland, the former United Community Church. Seating is General Admission, and tickets are $30 per person. The concert is sponsored by The Overhead Door Company of Cortland and hosted by the CRT Board of Directors.

Paul Rodgers to Play 'Royal Sessions Live' Performance at The Town Hall, 6/19

Iconic vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Free, The Firm, Queen + Paul Rodgers), has announced a one-time special show on Thursday, June 19 at New York City's historic venue, Town Hall. This singular performance will feature Rodgers --along with the all-star Memphis studio musicians that recorded The Royal Sessions at Memphis' storied Royal Studios-- performing a full set of the classic soul and R&B songs released in February to critical and fan acclaim.

Lincoln Center Announces OUT OF DOORS 2014 Summer Festival Lineup; Runs 7/20-8/10

The schedule for this summer's Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, which runs from July 20 to August 10, was announced today by Bill Bragin, Lincoln Center's Director of Public Programming. Nearly 100 free performances will take place across the plazas of Lincoln Center during three weeks. A special Memorial Concert for Pete and Toshi Seeger on July 20 will be followed by the official opening concert on July 23 with Larry Harlow's Hommy: A Latin Opera, the landmark work's first performance in 40 years. Complete festival details and a chronological listing of events follow.

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Releases 'You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover'

Ahead of the release of his forthcoming studio album GOIN' HOME on Monday May 5th, five-time Grammy-nominated blues/rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has today made “You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover”, taken from the new album, available to fans as a free MP3 download.

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