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The Florentine Opera Company recently announced their 2021-22 Season. Named the “RE-Season,” three of the four mainstage performances previously planned for 2020-21, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been reframed.
Milwaukee Rep’s new ED&I strategic plan REP Forward and Chief Diversity Officer Tammy Belton-Davis received the inaugural Governor’s Tourism Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion. The award recognizes demonstrated leadership in raising awareness, or facilitating change, to build a more inclusive and welcoming environment for visitors to Wisconsin.
A scintillating, scatting, sensational return to live theater -- who could ask for anything more? The Milwaukee Rep delivers a heaping portion of the good stuff in the triumphant 'First Lady of Song,' a concert salute to America’s favorite jazz singer, Ella Fitzgerald.
The Boch Center is welcoming guests back to the historic Wang Theatre with in person private tours. Guests will go behind the scenes and stand on the stage graced by artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Queen, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Liza Minnelli and more!
Marilyn Maye has played big rooms, small rooms, and even tents and driveways, but on May 8th she goes virtual with a new show from Feinstein's/54 Below... and it is worth seeing.
LDM Publishing has announced a new partnership with producer/songwriter Morgan Dorr whose successes include recordings with artists such as Fitz and the Tantrums, KT Tunstall, Bella Thorne, Victoria Justice, Lolo, Wrabel, Cimorelli, Haley Reinhart, Nikki Vianna, Pete Murray, Chaz Cardigan, Brandon Colbein, Transviolet and Emma Rosen.
Morgan has also proven his ability to tune into what advertisers want, having written and/or produced songs for multiple global ad campaigns including Jeep’s Super Bowl “4x4ever” and “Main Street Love: Meet Sam” for Truist Financial.
“Quincy Jones, my co-founder at Qwest TV, has long worked to boost Americans’ access to and engagement with the arts. It’s wonderful to finally get to offer our flagship linear channels to an American audience thanks to VIZIO,” says Reza Ackbaraly.
During the week of July 17-24, the 40 finalists can expect an unforgettable interactive experience of professional vocal training, performance coaching, workshops, daily social activities and educational masterclasses with a star-studded team of mentors led by five-time Grammy Award nominee and Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein.
Shane Peterman, Producing Artistic Director has announced details of the Company's 2021-2022 Season. This season marks the 26th for WaterTower Theatre, and the third season programmed by Producing Artistic Director Shane Peterman & Associate Producer Elizabeth Kensek.
New-ness is always fun, and though she has already been around a few years and people know her, Anais Reno is as shiny as a new penny... and as seasoned as one of her jazz idols. Her debut album, Lovesome Thing, is getting some well deserved attention, and this chat with her goes a little deeper into where it all comes from.
In celebration of the legendary Ella Fitzgerald's 104th birthday, one of her most enduring and beloved duets with Louis Armstrong, “Cheek To Cheek,” has received a whimsical new animated video.
Milwaukee Rep is presenting four original music videos to support vaccination efforts in Milwaukee and beyond. Together with community partner Kiran Vedula, the videos are part of Milwaukee Rep’s Community Engagement Neighborhood programming to encourage the community to seek more information about COVID-19 vaccines.
For the first time in its 136-year history, the one-and-only Boston Pops, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, is presenting its spring season completely online, bringing the style and energy cherished by audiences at its live concerts at Symphony Hall to an online season filled with a wide-ranging spectrum of musical offerings.
The Women's Club in collaboration with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, are hosting a series of 7 evening recitals from April to June 2021 to showcase the work of women musicians and composers to help shine the spotlight on women artists.
Today The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization launched a brand new lyric video to honor the 84th anniversary of Rodgers & Hart’s Broadway musical Babes in Arms – part of their continued celebration of the centennial of Rodgers & Hart’s partnership! You can now watch the lyric video featuring Carly Simon’s take on the classic tune “Where or When”
Due to audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces that Vintage POP! and Three Pianos, two musical revues are being extended yet again. Vintage POP!, a special new concert exploring the transformation of popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s, will now run in FST's Keating Theatre through Sunday, May 16, 2021.
Lifelong Manhattanite and New York Times columnist Reggie Nadelson introduces Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars & Shops That Make This City Special (Artisan Books; April 13, 2021; Hardcover / $24.95).
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) today announces its 2021-22 Season: A Season of Discovery, marking a return to performances for live audiences at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore.
The Wick Theatre has announced their newest Cabaret Shows featuring nationally acclaimed artists Marilyn Maye and Clint Holmes. All dinner cabarets and concerts are socially distant and follow all COVID-19 protocols.
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