Bernie Williams News

I don't think a day goes by that I don't hear Dean Martin's voice in my head coupled with a flashback of an image of how cool he looked in his tux walking out on stage. Last night at Lorenzo's Cabaret in the Hilton Garden Inn his daughter Deana brought Dino's music and charisma back to life in Richard Nicotra's Las Vegas type supper club located on Staten Island in NYC.

Keep Memory Alive's 23rd annual Power of Love® gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, March 16, brought top artists and cultural icons Shania Twain, Snoop Dogg, Anthony Anderson, NE-YO, Anthony Mackie, Miguel, Leona Lewis, Bernie Williams, John O'Hurley, Pedro Capó, Greg Phillinganes, Peta Murgatroyd, and more together to honor music legend Lionel Richie and raise crucial funds and awareness for Cleveland Clinic Nevada.

Global Superstar Shania Twain will present Lionel Richie with an honorable award at Keep Memory Alive's 23rd Annual Power of Love® Gala on Saturday, March 16, at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The pair duetted on a re-recording of 'Endless Love' in 2012, hitting the top of the Billboard U.S. Hot Singles Sales charts. Twain will present Richie with an award in honor of his impactful musical contributions to the world and his support of Keep Memory Alive and its mission to find a cure for memory disorders by raising necessary funds for Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

Julie Halston hosted her annual benefit BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF this week and some of Broadway's favorites turned out to lend their talents to the cause. See Ariana DeBose, Lilli Cooper, Santino Fontana, Mary Testa, and more hit the red carpet and the stage on the big night.

Frozen's Patti Murin, Summer's Jenny Laroche and Julie Gold (Grammy-Award winner for Song of the Year for 'From a Distance'), join an amazing collection of talent for this year's BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF!, hosted by actress/comedienne Julie Halston. This year marks the ninth BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF!, featuring an evening of music and comedy benefitting the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF). The event will take place on Monday, February 25 at 5:30 pm at the Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street) in New York City. A limited number of tickets are still available and can be purchased at www.BroadwayBeltsForPFF.org.

Whether it's the national anthem played before every game, the music ballplayers select to accent their 'walk up' to home plate, or the seventh inning stretch when fans sing 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game,' music is an integral part of the baseball experience. To celebrate the soundtrack of our national pastime, the GRAMMY Museum® proudly presents Take Me Out To The Ball Game: Popular Music And The National Pastime. The exhibit will open on March 14, when Bob Santelli, Founding Executive Director of the GRAMMY Museum and the exhibit's curator, will discuss the history of music in baseball with Barry Zito at the Museum's Clive Davis Theater as part of the Museum's Public Programs. The exhibit will run through baseball season until fall 2019.

Hosted by the actress/comedienne Julie Halston, BROADWAY BELTS FOR PFF! will hold its ninth annual fundraiser, featuring an evening of music and comedy benefitting the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF). This year's event will take place on Monday, February 25 at 5:30 pm at the Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street) in New York City. A variety of sponsorship opportunities and tickets are available and can be purchased at www.BroadwayBeltsForPFF.org.

Following are honoree, presenter, performer and production credits for THE 41st ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Wednesday, Dec. 26 on the CBS Television Network.

When you enter the Friars Club on 55th street the world immediately becomes a better place. The first space you encounter is the Billy Crystal Room where you hear the laughter and the animated conversations as Friars share stories with one another. Last night in only the 8th time in the Club's 114-year history The Icon Award was presented by Robert De Niro to Billy Crystal at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to a capacity filled New York/Hollywood audience. The Icon Award honors individuals whose extraordinary accomplishment raise the standard of entertainment and positively redefines our culture. Billy is following in the footsteps of entertainment icons Douglas Fairbanks, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese, and Robert De Niro.

Schimmel Center presents four-time World Series Champion, and former New York Yankees baseball player, Latin Grammy-nominated guitarist, and composer Bernie Williams and His All-Star Band today, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. in an evening of music featuring fusions of jazz, rock, and the tropical rhythms of Williams' Latin heritage. 51 VIP tickets (in honor of his New York Yankees number), which include premium seating and post-show meet and greet with Bernie Williams, are available.

Illuminated in vivid color against the clear night sky, the NJPAC campus became an Ozian destination for more than 900 guests, many of whom lingered outdoors to take in the scene on Chambers Plaza. The spaciousness of Prudential Lobby was enhanced by a dual-level tent that accommodated a dance floor, presided over by DJ Kiss, as well as a lounge for kicking back, networking or people-watching.

Schimmel Center presents four-time World Series Champion, and former New York Yankees baseball player, Latin Grammy-nominated guitarist, and composer Bernie Williams and His All-Star Band on Friday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. in an evening of music featuring fusions of jazz, rock, and the tropical rhythms of Williams' Latin heritage. 51 VIP tickets (in honor of his New York Yankees number), which include premium seating and post-show meet and greet with Bernie Williams, are available.

The Women's Association of NJPAC's Spotlight Gala 2018 kicks off NJPAC's season and benefits NJPAC and its arts education programs.

Schimmel Center-located in the heart of downtown Manhattan at Pace University-today announces programming for its 2018-2019 season, featuring 30 events spanning multiple genres including award-winning comedy, dance, cabaret, folk and rock, documentaries, world music, and family programming.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Celebrating the Music of Lena, Billie and Sarah, an all-star gathering of performance by music greats Cyrille Aimee, Raul Midon, Alice Smith, Bernie Williams with additional special guests to be announced.

Entertainment comes in many forms, but the best kind involves a live audience. This weekend, experience the live screening of Bar Rescue: Operation Puerto Rico and a live podcast taping of Jon Taffer: No Excuses at the Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, California on July 22.

BAR RESCUE Special in Puerto Rico Premieres Sunday, July 22 on Paramount Network

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) announced that its annual Broadway Belts for PFF! raised a record-breaking $350,000, bringing its eight-year fundraising total to nearly $1.2 million.

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: Escape to Margaritaville opens tonight, get a first look at photos from the production, plus watch a performance of 'Make it Rain' by Shoshana Bean at her album release concert!

On March 12, Broadway Belts for PFF! featured a "Sweet Sixteen" reunion of the Tony Award winning musical Hairspray. Broadway's Julie Halston emceed the evening, joined by Broadway stars Bryan Terrell Clark, Robert Creighton, Stephanie Gibson, Lesli Margherita and New York Yankees legend and Latin Grammy-nominee Bernie Williams.