Ben Folds News

Today, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp announced thatGRAMMY® Award-winningcountry and comedy music legendRay Stevens will receive his very own star on the Music City Walk of Fame. The official induction ceremony will take place onAugust 21, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at the Music City Walk of Fame Park located in downtownNashville, Tennessee. The event is free and open to the public. 

Peak Performances kicks off its 2018-19 season with the world premiere of Hatuey: Memory of Fire, a rousing Afro-Cuban-Yiddish opera performed in English, Yiddish and Spanish, with music by Frank London, libretto by Elise Thoron, direction by Mary Birnbaum, and choreography by Maija Garcia.

Barnes & Noble has announced the return of Vinyl Weekend, which will take place July 13 through July 15 at all stores nationwide. To kick off its annual celebration of vinyl records and music, Barnes & Noble has unveiled a huge selection of exclusive vinyl albums, with a special focus on Broadway music throughout the ages, which will be available at all stores, while supplies last.

Entertainment Weekly recently premiered the video for Alicia Witt's “Younger,” the first single off her anticipated EP 15,000 DAYS, out on August 24. 

The Tony Award winning Best Musical Avenue Q will mark its 15th anniversary with 15 special performances at New World Stages (340 W. 50 St.) from July 18 to 29, 2018.

Ovens Auditorium will host actors and musicians Lea Michele and Darren Criss on their first ever co-headlining tour onSunday, July 1 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster outlets or at the Bojangles' Coliseum Box Office located at 2700 E. Independence Blvd. Tickets cost between $29.50 and $95 (plus applicable service charges) and are subject to change.

(90.7 FM/wfuv.org), WFUV's Summer Of FUV presents live broadcasts from two of the best New York City festivals - the illustrious Forest Hills Stadium and BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival - with artists including Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Decemberists, Aimee Mann, and David Byrne.

Electro-folk band, Tall Heights release their latest single, 'The Deep End'. After only finishing their 40-date US Winter/Spring tour with Judah & the Lion and Colony House last month, Tall Heights kicks off their summer with 30+ new tour dates and festival stops beginning June 2; sharing the stage with acts like Magic Giant, Ben Folds, and CAKE. Beginning today, the band is offering fans a chance to win a free pair of tickets to their North American tour dates via contest app, Tunespeak.

Virginia's Signature Theatre opens its air-conditioned doors once again for the annual Sizzlin' Summer Nights Series. Two and a half weeks of live music and performances by Signature favorites and DC area stars. The cabaret series runs July 19 through August 4, with a different performance every night.

Accomplished Singer/Actress Alicia Witt announces 15,000 DAYS, her EP set for release on August 24. Billboard recently premiered “Younger,” the first single off the album.  Witt reflects on the track, “When we are younger, when we are 17 or 18, we kind of know exactly who we are. I think I'm a much more similar person to that version of me now than I was a few years ago.  So I wrote the song, thinking of how to appeal to that side in somebody else and to have that little child version of you connecting, and letting that be your authentic self, as you go out into the world as an adult.” Listen and purchase “Younger” here.

Carnegie Hall today announced that a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), led by its Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, has been added to its 2018-2019 season line-up. The concert, scheduled for Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, will be the National Symphony's first Carnegie Hall performance since Mr. Noseda began his tenure as the orchestra's music director in fall 2017.

I grew up in Adelaide, an Australian city known for its international arts festival, and my festival memory as a teenager is of the city coming alive. At the time I didn't know how lucky I was, but I saw amazing performance - including Peter Brook's The Mahabharata and Pina Bausch's Wuppertaler Tanztheater's Kontakthof - and I also participated in community events and outdoor arts.

American Composers Orchestra continues its commitment to the creation and development of new orchestral music with the 27thAnnual Underwood New Music Readings on June 21-22, 2018 at NYU's Loewe Theater (35 West 4th Street).

Actors and musicians LEA MICHELE and DARREN CRISS announced that they will be embarking on their first ever co-headlining tour. The duo will hit the stage together and solo, performing songs from Broadway, Glee and original songs from their recent solo albums. The tour has added a stop in St. Louis at Peabody Opera House on June 27, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.

A Classic Broadway Mother's Day, special Mother's Day performance of the ongoing concert series An Evening of Classic Broadway, now in its 5th year, takes place on Sunday, May 13th at Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Angeles. Doors open at 4:30 for the 6PM show. Music Director/Master of Ceremonies Brad Ellis and Presenter Fraser Entertainment Group showcase a new cast with each performance, this one consisting of parents and their offspring.

On Saturday, June 2nd, William Shatner's Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show, Sponsored by Wells Fargo, which has become one of Los Angeles' most highly anticipated celebrity-driven charity events, will return for another year, helping raise critical funding for Los Angeles-area organizations.

Upon first listen, Jessie Baylin's new adult friendly children's record Strawberry Wind sounds like a wonderful new Baylin record and her trademark emotive retro-pop vocals shine through. After closer listens, one finds that there's more of a playful, carefree and delightfully childlike sensibility on the tracks that overflow with a sense of joy, wonder, and excitement for life that speaks well to children.

Metropolitan Entertainment and New Jersey Performing Arts Center present actors and musicians Lea Michele and Darren Criss in concert this June. The duo will hit the stage together and solo, performing songs from Broadway, Glee and original songs from their recent solo albums. The co-headlining limited run tour was announced this afternoon during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and kicks off May 30, 2018 in Nashville.  The LM/DC tour makes only one New York City stop in Newark, NJ at NJPAC on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 8pm.

Cinderella meets Tinder in this modern musical. Our princess, Meg, longs for true love, but she can barely get a "like." Her fairy-god-roommate reveals the magic of Tinder, and suddenly prince charming is only a swipe away. But Meg still must get to the ball, catch BART before midnight, and reconcile her fairytale dreams with reality-all without losing her slippers.

CAKE and Ben Folds have announced the details of a very special summer co-headline tour, set to get underway Monday, August 13 at Boston, MA's Blue Hills Bank Pavilion and then travel through the month. Support throughout comes from special guest Tall Heights. Artist pre-sales are available now. All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Wednesday, April 5 at 10 am (local). VIP Packages will also be available for select dates. For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.cakemusic.com/tourand www.benfolds.com/tour-dates.