Billie Holiday News

Acid Blues Band Bees Deluxe to Perform at Stitch Bar & Blues in July

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 24, 2024

Bees Deluxe, a British/American acid blues band, will perform at Stitch Bar & Blues in New York.

Review: LISA SIMONE: KEEPER OF THE FLAME – ADELAIDE CABARET FESTIVAL 2024 at Adelaide Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre

by Barry Lenny — June 23, 2024

Lisa Simone gave a magnificent performance.

Winner To Be Crowned At Amateur Night Finale at The Apollo

by Blair Ingenthron — June 22, 2024

Now in its 90th year, the winner of America's longest running talent show Amateur Night at The Apollo will be crowned.

Andra Day to Play 'CHERITH Tour' Across North America

by Josh Sharpe — June 17, 2024

This summer, multi-platinum powerhouse vocalist, Grammy® winner, Golden Globe Winner, and Academy Award nominee Andra Day returns to the road on her headline CHERITH Tour 2024 across North America.

Everyman Theatre Presents BALTIMORE, BROADWAY, AND BEYOND

by A.A. Cristi — June 14, 2024

Everyman Theatre has announced a new summer music series, Baltimore Broadway and Beyond, featuring a diverse lineup of performances celebrating local and Broadway talent.

Cynthia Erivo to Join Esa-Pekka Salonen and the SF Symphony in Concert in September

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 14, 2024

London-born Broadway and film actress and singer Cynthia Erivo will join Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony in concert at Davies Symphony Hall in September.

Creative Cauldron Announces 2024 Summer Concert Series!

by A.A. Cristi — June 10, 2024

Creative Cauldron has announced its 2024 Summer Concert Series in Falls Church, VA, featuring a diverse lineup of performances to celebrate the season.

Review: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL at Pittsburgh CLO Is Brilliant, Hard to Watch

by Greg Kerestan — June 7, 2024

It's a tale as old as time: the downward spiral of a once-brilliant talent into substance abuse and early death.

Review: THE JAZZ STYLIST OF THE 'INCOMPARABLE SAMARA JOY' at Belk Theater

by Vickie Evans — June 6, 2024

There are no adjectives that can effectively describe the level of greatness in which Samara Joy delivers the sounds of Jazz.

Washington Performing Arts Reveals its 2024/25 Season

by Stephi Wild — June 5, 2024

Washington Performing Arts has announced its 2024/25 season, In Harmony, running from September 2024 through June 2025 in seven indoor and outdoor venues across the Washington, D.

Harlem Stage Announces New Artistic Director and CEO

by Stephi Wild — June 4, 2024

Harlem Stage has announced producer, director, scholar, and arts and cultural executive Dr.

Previews: PROFESSOR SYCORAX Staged Reading at Axial Theatre in Pleasantville

by Bruce Apar — June 2, 2024

Axial Theatre’s SAFEHOUSE Playwrights Series Presents a Reading of Professor Sycorax by Award-winning Playwright, TV Writer and Librettist Cheryl L.

Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop Closes Virtual Play Reading Series with IMPOSSIBLE THEORIES OF US

by Blair Ingenthron — May 25, 2024

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre, will continue its Sunday Virtual Play Reading Series on Zoom with Impossible Theories of Us by John Mabey.

Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop & Billie Holiday Theatre to Present IMPOSSIBLE THEORIES OF US

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 24, 2024

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop and Billie Holiday Theatre will present a virtual reading of IMPOSSIBLE THEORIES OF US on May 26, 2024.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup

by Stephi Wild — May 21, 2024

Merrimack Repertory Theatre has announced its slate of productions for the 2024-2025 season.

NOT A MOMENT, BUT A MOVEMENT Play Festival Held Next Month at The Kirk Douglas Theatre

by Blair Ingenthron — May 20, 2024

Center Theatre Group, in collaboration with The Fire This Time Festival and Watts Village Theater Company, will present a second season of Not A Moment, But A Movement, an initiative created to amplify, center, and celebrate Black voices.

BroadwayWorld Cabaret Upcoming Show Roundup – May 20 to May 26, 2024

by Rebecca Kaplan — May 20, 2024

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with a few top picks for jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including Steve Ross, cemetery adv