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World-renowned guitarist Ry Cooder, country music songbird Sharon White and country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs are combining forces for a national road show.  

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Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre - Nashville's venerable entertainment center, which for 49 years has been the theater home to thousands of actors, directors, technicians and artists - has announced the creative team and cast for this summer's eagerly anticipated production of All Shook Up, slated to run July 23-August 30.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is a crowd-pleasing favorite of both theater and music fans alike. The vibrant jukebox musical tells the story of the world's most infamous impromptu jam sessions. Filled with toe-tapping hits and tons of heart, I chatted with Gabe Bowling (Carl Perkins) and Bryan Langlitz (Sam Phillips) about the spirited musical.

Geva Theatre Center presents "Journey to the Son: A Celebration of Son House" from August 26 - August 29, 2015. This once-in-a-lifetime, four-day festival weaves together music, theatre, film, audio recordings, storytelling and lectures to celebrate Rochester's adopted son, Eddie "Son" House.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Tonys and the Jeffs bring honor and fun, and 'On Your Feet' and 'Beaches' aim for the future. Bette will be in town, Spike Lee films, 'Les Mis' and 'All Shook Up' play our southern environs, and 'The Secret Garden' and 'The Pied Piper' bring children's classics to life. Next week: Regional Summer Theaters!

Adam Spiegel Productions, Robert G. Bartner and the Ambassador Theatre Group present the UK and Ireland tour of 'LOVE ME TENDER' - the new musical inspired by and featuring the music of Elvis Presley (a revised version of Broadway's ALL SHOOK UP). Starring in the production are Mica Paris as 'Sylvia', Sian Reeves as 'Mayor Matilda Hyde' and Shaun Williamson as 'Jim' with Ben Lewis as 'Chad'. The rest of the company includes: Mark Andersonas 'Dennis'; Aretha Ayehas 'Lorraine'; Chris Howell as 'Sheriff Earl'; Felix Mosse as 'Dean'; Laura Tebbutt as 'Natalie'; Kate Tydman as 'Miss Sandra'; Sophie Ayres; Jamie Hughes-Ward; Will Jeffs;Jacob Maynard; Matthew McKenna; Elliot Powell;Stephanie Rojas; Ruthie Stephens; Paulo Teixeira;Lindsey Tierney; Sharon Wattis and T'Shan Williams.

The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will return to the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts tonight, June 11 at 7:00 PM.

STAGES St. Louis celebrates its 100th production with Smokey Joe's Cafe, from the legendary rock and roll songwriting team, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The show will run through June 28 at the Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood. Due to an unprecedented advance in sales, STAGES has added a performance to the original schedule on Sunday, June 21st at 7:30 pm.

Straight from the Great White Way, please welcome musical legends Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins to Dell Hall in Million Dollar Quartet! With their timeless hits including 'Blue Suede Shoes,' 'Fever,' 'Great Balls of Fire,' 'I Walk the Line,' 'Hound Dog,' and many more, this thrilling jukebox musical puts you in the middle of the famous 1956 recording session. Tickets are on sale now starting at $29.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College is pleased to announce the addition of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Darlene Love to its 2015-16 season, performing a concert of her numerous hits on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 8pm. Ms. Love is the latest name added to Brooklyn Center's lineup, which also includes season opener Michael Feinstein, a holiday concert by Vienna Boys Choir, jazz violin virtuoso Regina Carter, and a tribute to Nat King Cole featuring Ramsey Lewis and John Pizzarelli. Tickets for the Darlene Love concert are $40 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the Brooklyn Center box office at 718-951-4500.

Stages St. Louis opens their 29th season with an all out party, with their audience-pleasing presentation of SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, which celebrates the musical collaborations of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Now, if you want to know their backstory, then read their autobiography, 'Hound Dog', but if you just want to have a blast of an evening, then sit back and enjoy this imaginative musical tribute to 39 of their songs, keeping in mind that's just the tip of the iceberg for these Brill Building wonders who had 70 charted hits over the course of their writing partnership. Stages really pulls out all the stops to make sure that each number is unique in its own way, and when they aren't seriously rocking the house, they are either scorching hot, or just plain hilarious. You won't want to miss this rollicking revue!

On September 12, 2015 at 8:00 PM, Ray Stevens will return home to Branson at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts, the entertainment mecca of Plymouth, presents Harvey Robbins and Royalty of Rock 'n Roll, tonight, June 6, 8 pm, at The Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 ½ Court Street, Plymouth.

3000 Miles Off Broadway Productions (a division of Rock N Roll Inc.) presents LONG LIVE THE KING at the historic El Portal Theatre Mainstage, in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This exclusive engagement will play July 24 - 26, 2015, for 4 performances only!

They sold over 75 million records, nine of them gold. They had more Top Ten hits than the Beatles or Elvis. Until the advent of The Supremes, The Andrews Sisters - Patty, Maxene, and Laverne - were the most imitated of all female singing groups; they are still one of the best-selling female vocal groups of all time.  Sisters of Swing, which will run from June 5th through July 12th at the Stage Door Theatre, details the fascinating journey of these three sisters from their early days in vaudeville through their success in 'the big time'. 

COLLIN RAYE delivers one of the finest True Country Music concerts of our generation as he headlines the SUMMER VARIETY FAMILY FUN 'HITS' SHOW at the ANDY WILLIAMS MOON RIVER THEATRE in Branson, MO performing the much requested #1 HITS that made him famous in main line country music. Collin's Branson show includes Love Ballads, Inspiration, a moving tribute to the songs of Glen Campbell called 'STILL ON THE LINE' as well as a giant helping of his own classic 'get down, kickin' country fun' tunes ~ many of which he personally penned. His solo debut album 'All I Can Be' was the first of four albums to reach Platinum certification in the USA for sales of one million copies each. To date Raye has enjoyed 16 #1 hits and has 24 Top Ten Hits to his credit.

Coralville, IA -- The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will return to the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, June 11 at 7:00 PM.

Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) has added THE FAB FOUR to the 2015 Concert Series. The act the LA TIMES called "The best Beatles show in the world!" will play one show on September 11, 2015 at 8pm. Tickets are $40.50 and $50.50

Centenary Stage Company's ever popular Summer Jamfest will 'raise the roof' of the Sitnik Theater during the summer months with a variety of high-energy musical guests perfect for all tastes. Running July 11 through August 8, CSC will host an array of talented musicians paying tribute to some of America's greatest musical artists.