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Broadway Inspirational Voices present “The GIFT” Holiday Concert on Monday, December 16th, 2024, at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. See photos!

Aaron Lazar, Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande more were nominated for GRAMMYS. Check out the full list of nominations now! The Outsiders, Suffs and more were nominated in the Best Musical Theatre Album category.

Get a first look at the now extended Baltimore Center Stage production of Jordan E. Cooper's new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY! This production, in association with New York's The Public Theatre, features original songs by Donald Lawrence and reunites Cooper with BCS Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb for the first time since their collaboration on Broadway's Ain't No Mo'. The show will now run through October 20, 2024.

Due to popular demand, Baltimore Center Stage has announced additional performances of Jordan E. Cooper's new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY! This production, in association with New York's The Public Theatre, features original songs by Donald Lawrence and reunites Cooper with BCS Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb for the first time since their collaboration on Broadway's Ain't No Mo'.

Baltimore Center Stage is opening its 2024/25 season with the world premiere of two-time Tony Nominee Jordan E. Cooper’s new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Yolanda Adams, the platinum-selling legendary gospel singer makes her grand return with the release of her latest solo studio album, Sunny Days, the four-time GRAMMY winner’s first album since 2011’s Becoming.

Baltimore Center Stage will present the world premiere of Jordan E. Cooper's new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY!, opening the 2024/25 season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Baltimore Center Stage is offering a Flash Sale to celebrate the company's 2024/25 Season, the first programmed by Tony Award-nominee Stevie Walker-Webb in his new tenure as Artistic Director.

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the 2024/25 Season, the first season programmed by Tony Award-nominee Stevie Walker-Webb in his new tenure as Artistic Director. Learn more about the full lineup here!

R&B legend Frankie Beverly, along with his band Maze, will embark upon his final tour with the group. The “I Wanna Thank You Farewell Tour” will begin in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, March 22nd, 2024, at the State Farm Arena. An after party for Frankie Beverly & MAZE is in the works, following the Atlanta concert.

The hit gospel music competition, How Sweet the Sound, will make its European debut at the Royal Albert Hall next year – and auditions for the contest open today.

Six-time Grammy Award winner Bebe Winans will be performing his first solo concert in over a decade at the legendary Apollo Theatre on Saturday, December 2, 2023. Winans will be backed up by the incomparable Donald Lawrence & Company. A live album will be recorded during the concert, produced by Donald Lawrence and Ron Gillyard. 

Don't miss out on the exciting lineup of shows happening this fall at The Apollo Theater. From electrifying performances to unforgettable experiences, discover the must-see shows coming to The Apollo. Plan your visit and immerse yourself in the vibrant energy of this iconic venue.

The Beautiful City Project has announced the cast of its Black History Month Edition of its cabaret series, THE GOSPEL TRUTH, with proceeds to benefit Urban Reformers.

The event features a mix of music, dance, and spoken word performances from diverse traditions. The production will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium and is led by acclaimed producer, composer, and music director Ray Chew, and co-produced with his wife and business partner Vivian Scott Chew, a global music marketing executive.

On Saturday, December 10 at 8:00 p.m. Carnegie Hall presents the highly anticipated return of A Night of Inspiration, an uplifting evening of music, dance, and spoken word from diverse traditions in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

On March 31st, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) celebrated the best and brightest in gospel music at the 2022 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards held at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. BMI’s Gospel Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year and the top 20 songs of the previous year were all honored at the private event hosted by BMI’s President & CEO, Mike O’Neill and BMI’s Vice President, Creative-Atlanta Catherine Brewton.

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater returns to the Auditorium Theatre for its full-length performance in 22 years on Saturday, October 23, 2021 @ 7:30PM with Roots & Wings. Celebrating its 25th anniversary season, the company's 'dancers are striking, with superb technique and an emotional heat ideally fitted to the choreography” (WTTW). 

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater's professional company returns to live, in-person performance with 'A Deeply Rooted Evening for Chicago's Healing: GOSHEN (preview)' August 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph Street. The performance continues Deeply Rooted's 25th anniversary season.

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is celebrating 25 years of uniting modern, classical, American, and African-American traditions in dance and storytelling through its three primary initiatives: performance, dance education, and cultural outreach. Continuing in June and concluding in October 2021,