Doris Day News

After 2011 seasons at Her Majesty's in Melbourne and Sydney's Lyric Theatre, Australia's own Melinda Schneider steps back into the shoes of American musical icon Doris Day for one special encore performance at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Friday 13 April at 8pm.

TJL Productions announced today that BIG BAND VOCALISTS, the latest installment of the popular MY MUSIC series, will premiere on PBS stations nationwide March 3, 2012.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY continues its Winter / Spring 2012 season with NELLIE McKAY and her new show "Silent Spring - It's Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature" from March 20 to 31.

Airing nationally on PBS on March 3, 2012 (check local listings) BIG BAND VOCALISTS looks back at the "crooners" and "canaries" of the 1940s, featuring the greatest vocalists of the period when they started their careers performing with orchestras and dance bands.

Hollywood and Broadway award-winners Kaye Ballard, Liliane Montevecchi, and Lee Roy Reams are to star in "Doin' It For Love," a Broadway-style tribute to the standards and the stories behind the music. Celebrating the finale of its Southwest Tour in Los Angeles on March 9 and 10, "Doin' It For Love" features a 10-piece orchestra conducted onstage by David Geist, the show's music director. Hilary Knight, the internationally renowned artist and illustrator, designed the poster art and collectables for the show. The profits from "Doin' It For Love" will go to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Investigation and Rescue Fund supporting undercover investigations and animal rescue efforts.

TJL Productions announced today that BIG BAND VOCALISTS, the latest installment of the popular MY MUSIC series, will premiere on PBS stations nationwide March 3, 2012.

The Metropolitan Room announces March performances.

The Southern California Motion Picture Council (SCMPC) have proudly presented their 2012 Golden Halo Award to actress, singer and humanitarian, Ms. Barbara Van Orden. The Golden Halo is the SCMPC's highest award.

Dory Previn Shannon died on Tuesday morning, February 14, at her home in Massachusetts, according to her husband, artist Joby Baker. She was 86 years old.

Pillow Talk will be shown at Hershey Theatre on Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. The 1959 romantic comedy stars Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall.

Pillow Talk will be shown at Hershey Theatre on Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. The 1959 romantic comedy stars Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall.

On October 12, 2012, The New York Pops orchestra - famous for presenting popular programs with a symphony orchestra of the highest quality - will launch its 30th season; a Carnegie Hall series celebrating the stylistic diversity of some of popular music's greatest icons. Music Director Steven Reineke - described by The New York Times as a "polished, welcoming host" who is "young and vigorous, with a playful attitude that has been a pops orchestral tradition since the heyday of Arthur Fiedler" - will lead the orchestra in an exciting season replete with Broadway favorites by beloved duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, an evening of symphonic music starring the musicians of The New York Pops, the ever popular annual holiday concerts, with special guests Pink Martini in the New York premiere of their new orchestral holiday program, songbook classics by Academy Award-winning songwriter Sammy Cahn and a birthday celebration for lyricist and composer Steven Schwartz.

British Singer-Entertainer, Toni Morrell returns to The Grove by popular demand with her critically-acclaimed one-woman show, "Remembering The Ladies." Voted "Best Solo Show in California Theatre 2010" and nominated for "Best Special Theatre Event in L.A. 2011" by Broadway World, "Remembering The Ladies" is a Multi-Media Tribute to the Legendary Ladies of Music, Stage and Screen through song, story and film clips.

Seattle sketch mavens Lisa Koch and Peggy Platt (Dos Fallopia) ring in the holidays with the 11th edition of their cult holiday show, chock full of maladjusted characters, tacky costumes, and more wigs than Lady GaGa.

On Sunday November 27, vivacious Lyn Stanley made her much anticipated cabaret debut @ Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's to an enthusiastic crowd. Stanley is a champion ballroom dancer, who at the advice of musician Paul T. Smith, made a dynamic transition to singing. Stanley has just the right style for night club work. Not unlike Peggy Lee, she is sensuously alluring, and when she performs numbers like 'Fever' or 'Do Right', Lee's first big hit, she really hits the mark. It's her emphasis on the lyrics that truly gives her delivery its flair.

Continuing the tradition of preserving and celebrating great recordings, The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, adding 25 recordings to a collection that now totals 906 titles. The collection is on display at the GRAMMY Museum.

The Mill at Sonning - Oxforshire, England, in association with El Portal Theatre will present the American Premiere of A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY - The Story Of Doris Day, starring Sally Hughes. Written by Adam Rolston and directed by Alvin Rakoff, the production will run November 2 - 20, 2011 at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District.

Singer Lyn Stanley will appear at Sterling's Upstairs @ Vitello's on Sunday November 27. She has an amazingly diversified background to share with us. Tell me about your background, which, I understand has taken a shift twice in totally divergent directions, from businesswoman to pro champion dancer to singer.

A Sentimental Journey is quite a surprisingly realistic but entertaining look at the highs and lows of Doris Day's life with sparkling performances from Sally Hughes, Conor Sheridan as Terry Melcher and a terrific ensemble of players: Elizabeth Elvin, Tom Sellwood and Nick Waring, directed endearingly by Alvin Rakoff! Incorporating Day's major musical hits, A Sentimental Journey, a surefire audience pleaser comes to us straight from England and is docked on the El Portal Mainstage through November 20 only!.

The Mill at Sonning - Oxforshire, England, in association with El Portal Theatre will present the American Premiere of A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY - The Story Of Doris Day, starring Sally Hughes. Written by Adam Rolston and directed by Alvin Rakoff, the production will run November 2 - 20, 2011 at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage in the NOHO Arts District.