Billy Joel News

Some shows are departing the airwaves but these die-hards are still here to keep you entertained.

In addition to in-person concerts, many of these events will be featured on MPAC's exclusive livestream so you can enjoy them from home.

This Christmas, the Everyman will be transformed into a lively cabaret space for two weeks of performance, songs and merriment, featuring local organisations and artists in the theatre's main space.

COLLECTIVE's Alexander Nanau and QUEEN OF HEARTS: AUDREY FLACK director, Academy Award-Winner Deborah Scaffer, join Tom Needham on the next SOUNDS OF FILM.

Another week of online viewing!

Although the show only ran for 105 performances at the Bernard B. Jacobs theater in 2008, the legacy of the show still lives on today. Enough so, that Netflix is in the process of adapting the show for the screen.

The community continues to create things for the fans to watch while staying in.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced its Virtual Holiday Silent Auction will open to the public beginning Sunday, November 22, through Tuesday, December 1, or GivingTuesday, a day dedicated to a global generosity movement.

ZAPPA director, Alex Winter, editor Michael J. Nichols, and author of CAN'T PAY, WON'T PAY, Thomas Gokey, are Tom Needham's special guests this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB.

Music has always been able to get us through the most turbulent times in this nation's history. With the ongoing pandemic and all the other craziness that is happening right now, Signature Theatre gives us Signature Vinyl. It's a cinematic concert experience that will make you forget everything in the world for a little while as some of Signature's top performers put their spin (no pun intended) on some classics from the 60's and 70's.

MPAC will stage a series of limited capacity concerts for up to 150 people throughout November and December. From local artists such as James Gedeon and Anthony Krizan to top tribute bands performing the music of Fleetwood Mac, the Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin, there are opportunities to enjoy a wide range of music.

Hollow Spirit Studios is proud to announce the release of SUGARMORE’S fourth single, “7 Rings”; a sexy, funky arrangement of Ariana Grande’s 2019 hit. 

Direct Matt Riddlehoover, and producer, Dustin Tittle, join Tom Needham to discuss their film, MY DARLING VIVIAN, on Thursday's SOUNDS OF FILM. In MY DARLING VIVIAN, director Matt Riddlehoover traces the romantic, wrenching, and dizzying journey of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters.

Where to find what you want to watch this week

Singer, songwriter, actor, baker, cake show host... the list of Jen Houston's accomplishments is incredible. Now her parody of a Billy Joel song has gone viral and Newsweek has picked up the story. What can possibly happen next for this show business renaissance woman?

After eight months, live indoor events are scheduled to return to Algonquin Arts Theatre for two weekends this November.

Where, how, and who to watch this week.

Today, LA based singer-songwriter Emily James releases the debut single from her new AWAL EP  Wanted You to Know, part i set for release on February 26, 2021.  The catchy upbeat track  back in the summer was co-written with  Evan Klar (Mallrat) and Justin Lucas (Khalid)  who also co-produced the song.  back in the summer is available on all digital platforms here.    

Legendary director Wayne Wang joins Tom Needham on the next SOUNDS OF FILM in order to discuss his latest film, COMING HOME AGAIN. In addition, the show will feature a conversation with THROUGH THE NIGHT's director Loira Limbal and the film's subjects, caregivers Nunu and Patrick.

As a self-proclaimed theater kid and someone who has performed in musicals for years, continues to attend live shows and listen to soundtracks, it has broken my heart each time to see Broadway close yet again.