Billy Joel News

Today, David Corlew and Associates announced this year's Volunteer Jam will be rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. The 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to Charlie Daniels, previously scheduled for February 22, will now take place Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. C/T at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.

Four decades later and in the middle of a show business shut down, Brandy's Piano Bar is still offering live entertainment ... and some great hot toddies.

On January 25, 1996, Rent premiered at the New York Theatre Workshop. Earlier that morning, the show's writer and creator, Jonathan Larson, died of an aortic aneurysm.

Did you know that it was Jewish composers who wrote some of your favorite songs? Whether it was Take Me Out to the Ball Game or Over the Rainbow, Piano Man or Send in the Clowns, to Da Doo Ron Ron or Hold On, some of the best-known songs ever written were written by Jewish composers. 

Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond, the writers and directors of MY LITTLE SISTER, author Yaron Brook, and Vanilla Fudge's Carmine Appice are Tom Needham's special guests on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

in these times there is one emotion that is helping us all to cope. Maybe at one time overrated, overused, or even considered 'not cool,' now, LOVE is helping us all to find our way in these troubled and often dark times. Six months ago, Broadway star Carole Demas and her husband sound design expert Stuart J. Allyn committed to creating their live-streaming series, 'Live From Skylight Run.'

WOODSTOCK legend, Melanie, and 48 LAWS OF POWER author, Robert Greene, are Tom Needham's special guests on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Broadway On Demand will present several one-person events this month, as part of its “One-Person Powerhouse” theme, including the solo show Kennedy: Bobby’s Last Crusade (January 15 – 31) and the documentary series Billy Joel: Last Play at Shea (January 22) and Carole King: Natural Woman (January 29).

The Shows Must Go On is streaming two performances online this weekend, Michael Ball's Heroes concert and Ruthless!

Even during these unprecedented times we are making Valentine's Day special for couples! On Sunday, February 14th The Ridgefield Playhouse will present a socially distanced, limited capacity performance with one of Broadway's most talented power couples, Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector (Jersey Boys, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Cher Show) and Kelli Barrett (Broadway's Doctor Zhivago, Wicked, Baby It's You, FX's Fosse/Verdon).

Elliott Murphy, independent investigator Alison McDowell, and Jimmy Webb are Tom Needham's special guests on the THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Wainwright’s latest album, “Unfollow The Rules” is nominated for a Grammy but it’s his unique audio autobiography, “Road Trip Elegies,” a conversation with his therapist on a road trip from Montreal to New York City, that delivers insight about his musical journey and the relationships that shaped him and his music. 

Long Island Music Hall of Fame Inductees Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane & Eric B. join Tom Needham on THE SOUNDS OF FILM NEW YEAR'S EVE SPECIAL. The radio special airs before the Long Island Music Hall of Fame's Best of the Awards Galas TV show on News 12+.

Long Island Music Hall of Fame (LIMHOF) announces its New Year’s Eve Best of the Awards Galas TV special.

Legendary singer Dionne Warwick, SPONGEBOB'S Tom Kenny, A MUPPETS CHRISTMAS CAROL'S Composer, Paul Williams, and Long Island Grammy-Nominee, Brady Rymer, are Tom Needham's exclusive guests on a very special SOUNDS OF FILM CHRISTMAS EVE.

The director of the Academy Award winning SECRET IN THEIR EYES, Juan José Campanella, and THE NATION'S Jeet Heer are Tom Needham's special guests on the next SOUNDS OF FILM.

The Broadway World Award nominated rock & roll series is the brainchild of Mark Weiser and Broadway World Cabaret was just longing to hear his story. Here it is.

Hau Wu, the director of 76 DAYS, and Massoud Bakshi, the director of YALDA: A NIGHT OF FORGIVENESS, are Tom Needham's exclusive guests this Thursday on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Alan Dershowitz, acclaimed civil liberties lawyer/bestselling author, Todd Kwait and Rob Stegman, the co producers/directors of TRUTH IS THE ONLY CLIENT: THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MURDER OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, and Bret Weinstein, a biologist/evolutionary theorist, are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

69: THE SAGA OF DANNY HERNANDEZ director, Vikram Gandhi, and BELLY OF THE BEAST director, Erika Cohn, are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.