Ella Fitzgerald News

The Apollo Theater will induct Lionel Richie and the late Etta James into its Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at its seventh annual Spring Gala on Monday, June 4, 2012.

Texas Performing Arts will welcome jazz drummer Roy Haynes and his Fountain of Youth Band to Bass Concert Hall on Friday, March 30.

The Apollo Theater has announced a series of programs and partnerships which build on its longstanding role as a creative catalyst for Harlem, New York, and the nation. New initiatives, including the launch of the interactive Amateur Night Digital website and mobile app, are expanding the Apollo's reach beyond the walls of the Theater, while artistic and community programs continue to make the Apollo a vital cultural resource and an important platform for both emerging and established artists.

Leslie Uggams will appear at Barnes & Noble to promote her new CD UPTOWN DOWNTOWN as part of the 'Live at Barnes & Noble' Series on March 8th at 7p.m, according to Theatremania. Also set for appearances are playwright Katori Hall and saxaphonist Tim Berne.

Gradually emerging as a work for the theater from casual beginnings in Houston in 1988, expanded for productions in Atlanta and Nashville (starring Mandy Barnett) in the mid-1990s, then to off-Broadway, to Chicago and beyond, "Always…Patsy Cline" was created to frame the immortal songs and voice of Patsy Cline in a theatrical context.

Bay Area Cabaret welcomes back renowned jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli with two performances Sunday, February 26, 2012. At the 2:30pm show, Pizzarelli will be joined by his wife, Broadway actress Jessica Molaskey, to present their acclaimed Cafe Carlyle show When Worlds Collide, a portrait of their marriage. At 5pm, Pizzarelli and his quartet will present his award-winning Duke Ellington tribute Rockin' in Rhythm. The concerts take place in the historic Venetian Room of The Fairmont San Francisco (950 Mason Street) Sunday, February 26, 2012. Tickets for each show ($45 general) are available at www.bayareacabaret.org or by phone at City Box Office (415) 392-4400.

Performing at such prestigious venues as New York's Lincoln Center and Chicago's Auditorium Theatre has earned After Dark Award-winning vocalist and Naperville native Joan Curto the title of 'cabaret icon' by NBC TV Chicago.

Creative Alliance and Coppin State University, CSU Sharing the Stage: Creating Community Through Dance, present Buster, Baby and Hawk: Masters of Maryland Tap Sat Mar 10, 7:30pm at James Weldon Johnson Auditorium, Coppin University 2500 W. North Ave.

The Metropolitan Room announces March performances.

Harlem Stage has announced its Spring 2012 schedule, which includes tributes to jazz giant Cecil Taylor and modern legends A Tribe Called Quest, as well as barrier-busting works in music, dance and film.

Petula Clark has fallen in love with New York audiences. And judging by the demand for tickets, the feeling is mutual. Her show at Feinstein's at Loews Regency has been so popular that her run has been extended to Feb. 11.

Thirty talented high school students- representing 30 cities and 12 states from across the United States - who have been selected for positions in GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure under the direction of Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music, Dr. Leila Heil of University of Colorado Boulder, and Dr. Ron McCurdy of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

Sony Music Entertainment will release TONY BENNETT DUETS II: The Great Performances on DVD on March 6th which is a stunning companion to the singer's celebrated DUETS II CD (on RPM/Columbia Records), which has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.

On March 16, 2012 at 8:00pm, The New York Pops orchestra, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, celebrates the 65th anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald's Carnegie Hall debut with a commemorative performance at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage.

George Gershwin's 'American folk opera,' Porgy and Bess, premiered in New York City in the fall of 1935, one year after the opening of The Apollo Theater. Both the play, and the theater, became icons within African-American culture. So it's only fitting, and perhaps overdue, that they would eventually join forces.

Thirty talented high school students- representing 30 cities and 12 states from across the United States - who have been selected for positions in GRAMMY Camp - Jazz Session will travel to Los Angeles for a weeklong musical adventure under the direction of Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music, Dr. Leila Heil of University of Colorado Boulder, and Dr. Ron McCurdy of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

The RRazz Room has announced upcoming performances for April-December 2012 which include Elaine Stritch, Ben Vereen, Ann Callaway, and more.

The erstwhile jazz singer has such musical theater heavyweights as Michael Mayer, Tom Kitt and William Finn in her corner.

On Monday, January 23, 2012, Behind the Scenes: Music on Stage & Screen, a free panel discussion highlighting careers in music, will take place at the Apollo Theater, presented by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, the Apollo Theater Education Program, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, (ASCAP), as part of the "Made in NY" Industry Series.

Performing at such prestigious venues as New York's Lincoln Center and Chicago's Auditorium Theatre has earned After Dark Award-winning vocalist and Naperville native Joan Curto the title of 'cabaret icon' by NBC TV Chicago.