Elvis Presley News

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will resume performances tonight at its new home at New World Stages.

KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Celebrates 20th Anniversary Season A Sizzling Line Up of Smash Broadway Hits, Comedy Giants and Rock, Pop & Classical Music Superstars Joshua Bell, Chris Botti, Cleveland Orchestra, Larry King, Kings of Salsa, Patti LaBelle, Larry the Cable Guy, Huey Lewis & The News, Matisyahu, Dennis Miller, Bernadette Peters, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman, Diana Krall, Martin Short, Wanda Sykes, & THE ADDAMS FAMILY, DAMN YANKEES, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, FOREVER TANGO, HAIR, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, LES MISÉRABLES, MAMMA MIA!, MY FAIR LADY, SOUTH PACIFIC And So Much More!

It's been 35 years since Elvis graced the stage at the Las Vegas Hilton but his spirit will make a triumphant return to Las Vegas when the hotel which hosted his iconic run of 58 consecutive sold out shows plays host to the first annual Las Vegas Elvis Fest July 28-30, 2011.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, the smash-hit musical that will resume performances this Thursday at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), announces that Michael Sherman of Chicago, IL has won the show's online casting contest 'Do You Have What It Takes?'

SummerStage is proud to welcome musical royalty to our stage on July 27 when we host the Queen of Rockabilly, WANDA JACKSON. She'll be joined by a leading light of the next generation of rockabilly, Irish vocalist and pop star IMELDA MAY.

Seeing a Broadway musical at 'SummerStage at Leonia' has become a family affair for Leonia's residents since medical practitioners/husband and wife tandem, Frank and Joanne Livelli, put on a summer stock production of THE WIZARD OF OZ in 2000.

It's rare that an artist with more than four decades of accolades, 40+ number one hits, sales of 35 million records and seven Grammy Awards to his credit would continue to seek out new challenges, but that's precisely what country soul legend Ronnie Milsap has done.

This summer, Broadway actors Darlene Love, Julia Murney, Anthony Rapp and Matt Dengler star in 'Free to Dream: New Songs for the American Journey,' a concert specially adapted for Colonial Williamsburg. Television personality Willard Scott also lends his recorded voice to the program, which showcases the people and places that make up the fabric of America with musical styles from country, rock and pop to swing and the blues. It is a compilation of pieces by Grammy-winning composer Doug Katsaros and two-time Emmy-nominated lyricist William Schermerhorn. A nine-piece band accompanies the singers.

SummerStage is proud to welcome musical royalty to our stage on July 27 when we host the Queen of Rockabilly, WANDA JACKSON. She'll be joined by a leading light of the next generation of rockabilly, Irish vocalist and pop star IMELDA MAY.

Diamond selling- multiplatinum Grammy winning group, Boyz II Men will celebrate 20 hit making years with their brand new album Twenty. The double CD album set will contain 10 brand new songs plus 10 newly recorded and updated versions of Boyz II Men classics, including 'End Of The Road,' 'I'll Make Love To You,' and 'Bended Knee,' amongst others that spawned the birth of one of the most successful singing groups of all time.

Appearing with his five member band, Milsap will share some of country classics and bluesy hits during his two concert appearance at the Spencer Theater at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday, August 6.

Village Art Pictures presents THIS TIME - a music documentary starring The Sweet Inspirations (The legendary back-up singers for Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and the unforgettable voices behind Dusty Springfield's 'Son of a Preacher Man').

Nuclear Love Affair, a bold new spectacle that looks at the journey of the American Dream, created by Built for Collapse (www.built4collapse.wordpress.com), will have its world premiere at Theater for the New City, (155 First Avenue), opening August 14th and playing through September 3rd, as part of The Dream Up Festival.

On August 13, 2011 (8pm) at Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Chris MacDonald will lovingly bring back the magic of "the King or Rock-n-roll" in a truly dynamic performance complete with costumes, back up singers, dancers and high-energy concert band.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce its Broadway Las Vegas series as part of the inaugural season for this long-awaited performing arts center. This series will feature the best and brightest of Broadway, bringing full-length versions of THE COLOR PURPLE, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's MARY POPPINS, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and MEMPHIS to the stage in Las Vegas. These exceptional shows join the ranks of the previously announced WICKED, which will open The Smith Center's first full-length season in August of 2012.