David Foster News

On Friday, October 19th world-renowned singer, songwriter and actress, Shoshana Bean, will launch this season's LIVE! from the Rainbow Room concert series with an intimate performance inside one of New York's most glamorous and iconic settings. Set 65 stories above the landmark Rockefeller Center with panoramic views in every direction, Shoshana will host a one-night only performance backed by a 13-piece band for 250 guests.

Space Oddity - The Ultimate David Bowie Experience is a live, multi-media spectacle that takes you on a musical journey through the constantly metamorphosing career of Rock and Roll's most celebrated innovator, starring David Brighton who inhabits the mind, body and soul of David Bowie and his amazing Space Oddity band. I guarantee you will experience a stunning note-for-note theatrical concert event which transports audiences back in time through some of the most exciting moments in the history of Rock music. From the moment the concert begins, you will experience Bowie's miraculous transformation from space-aged rock idol to polished mainstream media star via his timeless classics that forever changed the face of pop culture. David Brighton's salute to the most electrifying performer of our time will have you believing you are in the presence of Bowie reincarnated.

Richard J Stephenson, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) and Gateway for Cancer Research (Gateway) Founder and Chairman and Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson, CTCA Chairman Functional Medicine and Director, Gateway for Cancer Research Board, announce an evening to amaze, "The Greatest Gateway," benefitting Gateway, a non-profit organization dedicated to funding transformational cancer research. Inspired by the magic and wonder of the Oscar-nominated film The Greatest Showman, the annual Chicago Cures Gala will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago.

With a powerhouse voice and spitfire rap skills, Stacey Kay is fast-becoming the next big thing in pop music - and she's ready to "show you what she's got!" The YouTube sensation and America's Got Talent finalist will come home to Cambridge for a one-night-only concert event on Thursday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge.

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) today announced the 2018 honorees to be recognized at the 21st annual SCAD Savannah Film Festival, taking place Oct. 27-Nov. 3. Now the largest university-run film festival in the country, the annual tribute to excellence in film has screened over 110 Oscar-nominated films and honored over 80 legendary actors, directors, producers, writers and filmmakers from around the world.

The Public Ticket Sale Day for the 2018-2019 season of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will be Saturday, October 6, at 10 am.

Global superstar Michael Bublé is scheduled to release  (pronounced love) as his first studio album in two years on November 16th following a two year break from public life to spend time with his family. The announcement was officially confirmed by Reprise Records who will be releasing the multi-Grammy Award winning artist's 8th album for the label and his most romantic record to date.

The Tenors, the internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum recording artists will play the Fred Kavli Theatre, Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7:30 pm.

Opus 3 Artists is pleased to announce the signing of singer/pianist/songwriter Sheléa for exclusive booking representation throughout North America.  With a voice that stirs the soul and hands that effortlessly glide over the keys, Sheléa represents a return to true artistry that has garnered much attention and adoration from legends throughout the music industry.  Blending traditional pop, jazz, R&B and soul, she brings a contemporary edge to classics and a classic touch to contemporary pop standards.  

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts,  which brings audiences world-class theater, dance and music performed by many of the most sought-after artists,presents Chris Walden Big Band with a program that pays tribute to the "Rat Pack" era on Saturday, October 27, 2018, 7:30 pm,in the Bram Goldsmith Theater at The Wallis. Walden, a seven-time Grammy-nominated composer/arranger/conductor, has scored more than 40 feature and TV films and written more than 1,500 orchestral and big band arrangements for artists ranging from Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand to Diana Krall and Rihanna, among many others.

Mark your calendars! Individual, performance-only tickets for Dallas Summer Musicals' (DSM) An Evening with the Best of Broadway, the highly anticipated concert finale to the 2018 DSM Gala, are now available for purchase.

Mark your calendars! Individual, performance-only tickets for Dallas Summer Musicals' (DSM) An Evening with the Best of Broadway, the highly anticipated concert finale to the 2018 DSM Gala, are now available for purchase.

MPAC presents Diana Krall, Price Is Right Live, Three Dog Night, & The Tenors

Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group is proud to announce that Gab Pangilinan and Kayla Rivera will take center stage as the Hilton sisters in the critically-acclaimed musical SIDE SHOW, which opens on August 31 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Makati City.

The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces its 2018-2019 season. Filled with outstanding classical performances, top-notch comedians, Sarasota premieres, returning crowd-favorites, and a Broadway lineup like never before, the 2018-2019 season has something for everyone and is set to be the best one yet!

Artists and photographers across the North West are being offered a "life-changing" opportunity with this year's Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Open.

The 23 year old with the voice of Pavarotti and the youngest tenor to ever have a classical number one song hit the charts, Jonathan Antoine, (website: www.jonathanantoinemusic.com) has already had two number one charting classical albums (SONY) and recorded four studio albums. When Jonathan sings, it's immediately apparent you are hearing one of the best voices in the world. Jonathan has been delighting audiences in England and other parts of Europe, working with such world-class artists as Placido Domingo, David Foster, and Rolando Villazon and is bringing his magical voice to California for the first time on September 15th. 

Shoshana Bean, the Broadway veteran and very first replacement for Elphaba, the green-skinned witch, in Wicked, brings her powerhouse vocals to The Space. Bean will perform two concerts on Oct. 25 and 26 at the performance venue just west of the Las Vegas Strip that's known for intimate and unexpected experiences. Tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 17.

Ask composer Eric Moe, whose work has been described by others as “music of winning exuberance” and “maximal minimalism,” to describe his music, and he writes, “Although the surfaces and genres are varied, my works share a concern for rhythmic propulsion and a disregard for stylistic orthodoxies.” Winner of numerous honors and awards, Moe is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Music at the University of Pittsburgh and founder of that city's Music on the Edge new music concert series.

The Times Colonist recently chatted with Grammy-Award winning composer David Foster about his upcoming Broadway projects.