Billy Joel News

On Saturday, January 23rd 2016 one of Long Island's best music and performance venues, The Space at Westbury, will be alive with the sounds of Long Island's best musicians, Liberty DeVitto, Richie Cannata, and Russell Javors, whom Billy Joel hand selected to help create his classic hits and unforgettable tours, reunite on stage once again as The Lords of 52nd Street! Get ready to hear an eclectic mix of tunes from the Piano Man's music catalog including hits and rarities with the same energy and passion as you've always known because, well, they've played them countless times on countless stages the world over!

The Madison Square Garden Company announced today that legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added a 25th consecutive show as part of his record-breaking residency at The World's Most Famous Arena on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 8:00PM.

The Madison Square Garden Company announced today that legendary musician and MSG franchise Billy Joel has added a 25th consecutive show as part of his record-breaking residency at The World's Most Famous Arena

The Palais Royale – South Bend's Premier Event Facility -- is pleased to host its annual New Year's Eve dinner/dance party on Thursday, December 31, which starts at 7:30 p.m.

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy will present the annual Pre-GRAMMY Gala on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., the evening before the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

Using heart-wrenching emails from soldiers in Iraq along with TV news footage and Rumi & WW I poetry, SANCTUARY a new play written and performed by theater and film actress Susanne Sulby, will play a limited engagement January 3 through 23rd at Off Broadway's Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). SANCTUARY will have an official press opening Thursday, January 7th at 6:30PM.

This past Monday, twenty of the brightest talents on Broadway were featured in BROADWAY SINGS SARA BAREILLES, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings concert series. Scroll down for photos from the concert!

Corinna Sowers Adler took us all soaring to High Standards at The Metropolitan Room in NYC. This beautiful soprano was nominated for 2 Tony Awards in the category of Best Musical Theatre Educator of the year. Together with Pianist & Musical Director Alex Rybeck at the keys, Ms. Adler glided her vocals with ease through music from the American SongBook all the way to Billy Joel, John Lennon and Joni Mitchell.

Known for her powerful and riveting vocals, Broadway's Darling N'Kenge (Motown: The Musical and Sondheim on Sondheim) will grace the stage in Classic FM's Four Decades of Radio Hits show with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor, Jack Everly for two days dedicated to the best-of-the best from the FM radio dial, Friday, November 20 (11:00am/8:00pm) and Saturday, November 21 (8:00pm), 2015.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, under the artistic direction of Glenn Edgerton, announces today its second mainstage engagement of the 2015-16 dance season. December 10-13, 2015 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, the Season 38 Winter Series featurxes the Hubbard Street premiere and first production by a U.S. dance company of Solo Echo by Crystal Pite, originally created for Nederlands Dans Theater in 2012. Inspired by poet Mark Strand's Lines for Winter and set to excerpts from two sonatas for cello and piano by Johannes Brahms, opuses 38 and 99, Solo Echo is exemplary of the fluidity with which Pite's choreography shifts between dance and theater, using classical and contemporary techniques.

New York native Billy Joel will perform the National Anthem at Game Three of the 2015 World series, a rivalry between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets.

Long Island's own "Piano Man," Billy Joel, will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" Friday night at Citi Field.

Multi-GRAMMY®-winning artists Zac Brown, Lenny Kravitz, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, the Roots, Usher, Pharrell Williams, and Stevie Wonder; and singer/songwriters Luke Bryan and Demi Lovato will perform to honor LIonel Richie as 2016 MUSICARES® PERSON OF THE YEAR

After critically lauded shows in New York, London and Paris, award-winning performer Eric Yves Garcia (Margaret Whiting Award; Bistro Award for Singing Instrumentalist) debuts his new show, 'Pour Spirits', on Thursday, November 5th at The Metropolitan Room.

Donnie Kehr, founder and director of Rockers on Broadway, spoke with Broadwayworld about the incredible organization, and how awesome it is to let Broadway stars live out their 'rock star dreams.'

Piano Men: A Tribute to Sir Elton John & Billy Joel brings the hits of two musical powerhouses to the Suncoast Showroom tonight, Oct. 24.

The producers of Amazing Grace just announced that DMI Soundtracks will record the Broadway cast album of Amazing Grace on Monday, November 2nd. The album will be available in January, 2016. The recording will be produced and engineered by six-time Grammy Award winner Frank Filipetti. The tracklist for the digital album and CD is as follows:

Billy Joel had some surprises for his fans in attendance at last night's concert held at New York City's Madison Square Garden.

DCD2/Fueled By Ramen recording group Panic! At The Disco has announced that their highly anticipated fifth studio album, DEATH OF A BACHELOR, will arrive everywhere on Friday, Jan. 15

There are some familiar chords being heard at Cafe Carlyle as Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of music legend Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley has returned for a two week engagement. The New York Times called Joel, 'a singer following her own heart,' adding 'Her original work…is firmly grounded in a pop tradition in which streams converge, from gospel to Tin Pan Alley.'