Elton John News

Sky 3D & Sky Arts will broadcast the live recording of this year's Prince's Trust Rock Gala, supported by Novae. Boy George, The Feeling and Pete Townshend are among the artists on board to rock the Royal Albert Hall on 23 November. The concert is one of the most important fundraisers in The Prince's Trust calendar and will premiere on Sky Arts 1 and Sky 3D on Christmas Day at 9pm.

SOUL DOCTOR, the exhilarating, riveting and hilarious new Broadway-bound musical, tells the true story of the beloved and controversial father of popular Jewish music, Shlomo Carlebach. Deemed a "CERTIFIABLE HIT" by Larry King and examiner.com, the pre-Broadway premier debuts in South Florida on December 24, with shows first in Miami Beach, then Fort Lauderdale.

SOUL DOCTOR, the exhilarating, riveting and hilarious new Broadway-bound musical, tells the true story of the beloved and controversial father of popular Jewish music, Shlomo Carlebach.

Billy Elliot on tour will come to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in Orlando, FL, from February 15 2012 to February 26 2012.

The full Broadway cast has been announced for The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's hit production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, directed by the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Artistic Director Des McAnuff which will open March 22, 2012 (previews begin March 1) at the Neil Simon Theatre (250 West 52nd Street).

Contra Costa County's only professional orchestra, California Symphony, presents its first annual Holiday Pops Spectacular, featuring soprano Tina Lloyd Meals and Voices of Musica Sacra Chorus.

Do not miss this dance musical based on the film of the same name.

Heather Headley, who will soon star in THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL in London, recently performed with Andrea Bocelli as a part of his 2011 concert tour. Click below to watch her take on 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.'

The North Carolina Symphony will welcome Michael Cavanaugh, star of the smash-hit Broadway musical Movin' Out, to Raleigh for three high-energy salutes to an all-time rock favorite, Billy Joel.

According to published reports Broadway-bound Ricky Martin, who will soon star as Che in EVITA, has topped the list of Most-Googled Gays & Lesbians in 2011. Also making the list were Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Zachary Quinto, Elton John, and Adam Lambert.

American singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger is recording and releasing his long-awaited new album, The Last Fears, through PledgeMusic where artists and fans work together with charities to make music for change.

The 70th birthday of Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin, winner of 15 Grammy Awards® and the first female ever to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will be celebrated on March 25, 2012. In honor of this momentous occasion, and also in advance of Black History Month in February, KNEW YOU WERE WAITING: THE BEST OF ARETHA FRANKLIN 1980-1998 will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting January 31, 2012, through Arista/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.

Joe's Pub has announced December performances.

ESPN's exclusive coverage of 33 college football bowl games will feature extensively an original song by two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Nelly. The song, 'The Champ,' was written by Nelly specifically for the network's game and studio shows. It will make its worldwide debut on Saturday, Dec. 17 with an ESPN and ESPN3 tripleheader beginning at 2 p.m. ET with the Gildan's New Mexico Bowl (Temple vs. Wyoming). ESPN's bowl coverage will conclude with the Allstate BCS National Championship (LSU vs. Alabama) on Monday, Jan. 9, at 8:30 p.m.

ABC has cancelled its emmy-reality series EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION. The heart-tugging original feel-good series concludes its 9th and final season on ABC with two episodes in January 2012.

The heart-tugging original feel-good series 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' concludes its 9th and final season on ABC with two episodes in January 2012, including its biggest-ever build -- the 200th episode, in which the team builds 7 homes in 7 days for tornado victims in Joplin, Missouri. The final two regularly scheduled episodes, 'Gibbs Family' and 'Joplin, Missouri,' will air January 6 and January 13, respectively (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' will continue on ABC with specials after this season.

Pepperdine University Center for the Arts presents Dionne Warwick, one of the world's most famous pop music vocalists and the winner of five Grammy Awards, in a concert at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre at 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 15.

The Landor Theatre has announced its third and final week of artists for 'A Spotlight On... The Landor Theatre West End Cabaret Season 2012'.