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Brian Jordan Jr. Will Helm THE WIZ at True Colors Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 16, 2023


Brian Jordan Jr., who stars as Maurice Web on the hit BET series 'Sistas,” will direct and choreograph a brand new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, The Wiz at True Colors Theatre Company (915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331).

The Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour Comes To The Bushnell, April 6
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2023


The Bushnell has announced the one-night-only performance by a sextet of Jazz music's brightest stars, Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour.

Opera Parallèle To Present Benefit Event A NIGHT AT THE OVERLOOK HOTEL
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2023


Inspired by the company's upcoming presentation of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell's opera, The Shining, based on Stephen King's novel, Opera Parallèle will host a benefit evening, A Night at The Overlook Hotel … No Work – All Play, Wednesday, April 26 at the historic Lodge at the Regency Center, 1300 Van Ness Avenue.

George Abud and Katrina Lenk, James Carter, and More to Play Birdland This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 25, 2023


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced the jazz programming running February 28 through March 12. 

Jane Monheit, Amanda Green & Friends, and More to Play Birdland This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 18, 2023


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced jazz programming running February 21 through March 5. Performers appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Jane Monheit, Earl McIntyre's Tribute!, Amanda Green & Friends, James Carter 'Lookin at the Lock' Music of Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band.

Vocalist Tammy McCann to Release 'Do I Move You?'
by Michael Major - Feb 9, 2023


Co-produced by Grammy winning bassist/bandleader John Clayton, who worked with McCann when she performed at the Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles in 2021, and longtime collaborator guitarist Fareed Haque, McCann’s Do I Move You? was created at the end of the COVID-19 quarantine period.

Designers Behind BLACK PANTHER and More Join THE WIZ; Full Design Team Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2023


The design team has been announced for the all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz. The Wiz will launch a national tour in Fall of 2023 in Baltimore, MD before returning to Broadway for a limited engagement in the 2023/24 season. Learn more about the team and the production here!

Julie Benko, Amanda Green & More to Perform at Birdland in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2023


Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this February with a full slate of nightly performances! See Julie Benko, Amanda Green, and many more.

651 Arts Announces Spring 2023 Season as Institution Prepares To Celebrate 35th Anniversary
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 22, 2023


651 ARTS, Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, has  announced details for the Spring 2023 programming part of its 2022/2023 season - “Liminal Spaces: Homebound.”

Review: CABARET at Lido 2
by Patrick Honoré - Jan 9, 2023


A new production of the classic musical for a limited run in Paris. Don't miss in

Wake Up With BWW 1/6: PETER PAN GOES WRONG on Broadway, SWEENEY TODD Casting, and More!
by - Jan 6, 2023


Top stories include Peter Pan Goes Wrong headed to Broadway this Spring! Plus, full casting has been announced for Sweeney Todd and Sunset Boulevard! 

Video: THE WIZ Celebrates 48th Anniversary- Watch Original Stars Reunite!
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 5, 2023


BroadwayWorld is celebrating 48 years of The Wiz with a very special flashback to BroadwayWorld's 2014 concert, BWW Visits Oz, at which stars of the original production reunited onstage at Joe's Pub. Watch below as André De Shields, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ken Page and special guest Olivia Elease Hardy (Kimberly Akimbo) perform songs from the show!

Gordon Goodwin and His Big Phat Band to Headline Catalina's Jazz Club on New Year's Eve
by Blair Ingenthron - Dec 19, 2022


Owner Catalina Popescu has announced that Grammy-winning Jazz great Gordon Goodwin and his Big Phat Band will headline the musical celebration at Catalina Jazz Club on December 31.

Stacey Kent, Svetlana's Big Band And More Coming Up At Birdland, December 13 - December 25
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 9, 2022


Get full details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running December 13 through December 25. Come celebrate the holidays! 

Dave Stryker Organ Trio, Kurt Elling And More Coming Up At Birdland, December 6 - December 18
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2022


Get all the details on all of the exciting jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running December 6 through December 18.

THE WIZ Will Return to Broadway in 2024 Following National Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2022


An all-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz, adapted from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, will embark on a national tour before returning to Broadway for a limited engagement in the 2023/24 season.

Texas Jazz Crooner Ken Slavin Returns To Triad Theater
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2022


The number-one male jazz singer in the home of the Alamo will swing the Triad Theater on Thanksgiving Weekend - his first New York show since a few weeks before the pandemic shut down live music everywhere.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Announces Endea Owens As Its 2023 MAC Music Innovator
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2022


The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced Endea Owens as its 2023 MAC Music Innovator. Owens is an award-winning bassist known for her vibrancy and  international array of musical projects and collaborations.

651 ARTS Presents the First Performance of Its 2022 Season With Malik Work's Acclaimed Piece VERSES AT WORK
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2022


651 ARTS, Brooklyn's premier institution for the African Diasporic performing arts, presents the first performance as part of its 2022 Season - Liminal Spaces: Homebound - with Malik Work's award-winning Verses at Work.

Jazz At Lincoln Center Presents ALWAYS IRVING BERLIN
by Stephi Wild - Nov 8, 2022


 Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's with ALWAYS IRVING BERLIN on Sunday, November 20th at 5 PM and 7:30 PM at Dizzy's Club.  

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