Billy Joel News

Four decades of Rick Jensen were not enough for anyone but, sadly, they were all the club community would get.

Frank & Ella closes out The Cabaret Project of St. Louis’ virtual season of Tributes. Celebrated crooner/pianist Tony DeSare and Broadway powerhouse Capathia Jenkins join forces to bring to life the magic of two of our musical greats.

Christy Altomare steps into The Batter's Box for Episode 76 of the BREAK A BAT Podcast!

When Meagan Michelson found herself with a little time on her hands, she asked herself what she could do to put that time to good use, keep herself creatively active, and make others happy all at the same time. The answer: home-made music videos.

The internationally acclaimed pianist Dominic Ferris will give his first post-lockdown live performances at London's Crazy Coqs on Monday 31st May and Tuesday 8th June 2021 at 7pm.

Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC), currently in its 34th season, presents a fundraiser event with a virtual reading of, Stage Fright: An Interactive Musical Thriller on March 18th at 7pm and March 19th & 20th at 8pm.

During a recent “family meeting” of BDT Stage  employees over Zoom, Artistic Producer Michael J. Duran raised a glass and exuberantly  declared the theatre would reopen April 2, 2021, “Intermission is over! It is time for everyone  to please return to your seats.”

Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald never recorded together but they performed side by side on several television specials, demonstrating a divine chemistry possible only between two masters. Tony DeSare has been a mainstay on nightclub, concert and orchestral stages throughout the country for over two decades. Capathia Jenkins is the powerful actress/singer known for her Broadway credits (Caroline, or Change, Newsies, The Civil War) and concert work. DeSare and Jenkins have performed this musical tribute with symphony orchestras throughout the country and are now teaming up to film an intimate piano/vocal version exclusively for The Cabaret Project of St. Louis.

Due to audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the extension of Three Pianos, an all-new musical revue celebrating the musical pioneers who refused to fit the mold of “rock star” and forged their own paths in the industry. 

Three Pianos, created by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Sarah Durham with arrangements by Jim Prosser, will play from March 31-April 25, 2021 in FST's Gompertz Theatre.

Filmmakers Kate Taverna and Alan Adelson, composer Roman Molino Dunn, and YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY director, Amjad Abu Alala, join Tom Needham on the next SOUNDS OF FILM.

Doug Kistner is a renowned touring keyboard player and vocalist from Verona, NJ. Doug has performed with some of the biggest names in music, including Trans Siberian Orchestra, John Waite, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Chicago's Danny Seraphine.

American Masters on PBS will explore the life and career of dance legend and Tony Award-winning choreographer, Twyla Tharp. 

Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company presents its latest production, Promise of America: A Celebration of Jewish American Song, MJTC's third show of its 2020-2021 Season – Theater Six Feet Apart! Performance is virtual, pay-per-view online.

'TIL KINGDOM COME director Maya Zinshtein and producer Abraham 'Abie' Troen are Tom Needham's special guests on the next SOUNDS OF FILM.

This album was written and recorded from 2019 to 2021. Many friends brought their talents to the garage and those shut in during the pandemic were recorded via the internet.

International City Theatre's 36th season opener - the virtual presentation of Yasmina Reza’s ART - begins streaming on February 18, 2021. Directed by caryn desai, this story of how a purchase of a modern art piece affects friendships stars Brent Schindele, Brian Stanton and Michael Uribes. Brent took some time to answer my queries amidst newborn caring and producing his and his wife Erica's entertaining and informative regular YouTube segments for LagunaPlayhouse.

Noah Hutton, the writer/director/composer of LAPSIS, joins Tom Needham for a fascinating conversation about robots, gig workers, surveillance concerns, and filmmaking on Thursday's SOUNDS OF FILM.

It’s a weekend of love when Travis Cloer for Valentine’s Day begins the love fest at Chianti Italian Restaurant on Feb. 13.

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra has announced its upcoming lineup for 2021-22, including performances returning to The Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts for the first time since last year.