Giovanni News

Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret, Chicago’s premier location for enjoying music in an intimate setting, announces its roster of March performances in its Cabaret and Piano Bar.

Despite the loss of revenue from the pandemic and the black box theater from Hurricane Ida, The Roxey Ballet Company prevails with an adventurous spring season of productions presenting Carmen, Frida, Mowgli (The Jungle Book Story), Graduation Ball, and The C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer.

TUTTI PARLANO DI JAMIE al TEATRO BRANCACCIO Arriva a Roma dall'8 marzo l'attesissima produzione italiana del musical basato sulla storia vera di Jamie Campbell

The Metropolitan Opera today announced its 2022–23 season, which features seven new productions, the most in ten seasons. Opening Night is September 27 with the company premiere of Cherubini’s Medea, starring soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role alongside tenor Matthew Polenzani in David McVicar’s new staging, conducted by Carlo Rizzi.

The Wallace Theater has announced the cast of Ken Ludwig's 'Shakespeare in Hollywood', coming April 6 -10 at the LHUCA Firehouse Theater.

Alien Summer, features the group’s recent single “The Unkind” as well the previously released songs “An Okay Way To Go,” “It,” “Tile or Linoleum,” and “Stars.” Alien Summer is available to pre-save on DSPs and pre-order on CD and vinyl. Watch the new music video now!

Whet your appetite for Atlanta Opera's upcoming production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville as their film studio gets up close and personal with the cast running rehearsals in preparation for this amazing opera buffa! The Barber of Seville runs March 5-13, 2022 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

The Plano Symphony Orchestra has announced the concerts for its momentous 40th anniversary season, Celebrating Connections. In addition to celebrating PSO’s ruby anniversary, Maestro Hector Guzman is commemorating 40 inspiring years as the symphony’s music director.

Aaron Tveit and Natlie Mendoza appeared on The View this morning to perform 'Your Song' from Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Originally by Elton John, the song is one of the many popular songs covered in the musical. Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Actor for Tveit.

'Can't Pay? Don't Pay!' written by Nobel Laureate Dario Fo and Franca Rame is returning to The Actors' Gang Theater in the old Ivy Substation on March 19, 2022, with previews beginning March 12, exactly two years from the day the theater was shuttered and had to suspend this hilarious production. 

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance and Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture present OG Burn, A Tribute To, Un Homenaje a Eddie Bobè to commemorate the life and music of master percussionist Eddie Bobè on Friday, March 18, 2022 & Saturday, March 19, 2022.

Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) will host a virtual event filled with music, dance, and spoken word celebrating the late Toni Morrison on the occasion of her birthday. The event will feature special appearances from PVAMU's president Ruth J. Simmons and the Inaugural writer in residence Nikki Giovanni. Toni Morrison was a Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize, and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner.

The 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center announces the New York City premiere performance of Kurt Jooss's The Green Table by the Paul Taylor Dance Company, celebrating the work's 90th anniversary. Jooss, pioneering choreographer, dancer and theoretician stood among the great figures of 20th-century dance.

Opera Philadelphia returns to the Academy of Music stage for the first time since September 2019 with four performances of Rigoletto from April 29-May 8. Long one of the most popular works in the operatic canon, Verdi's unforgettable tragedy has not been performed by Opera Philadelphia in 15 years, making this new production an extra special event on the region's spring performing arts calendar.

The readings will take place in a uniquely intimate setting inside the historic Master Shipwright's House on the river in Deptford.  The new season also includes the return of Shipwright's sold-out musical, The Pied Piper, which thrilled audiences last Christmas. 

Prairie View A&M University's writer in residence Nikki Giovanni will be presenting a public lecture as part of PVAMU's “2022 African-American History Month Lecture and Culture Series” on February 17.

This March, the 'hilarious production' that 'combines clever comedy and sublime arias' (Daily Express), Mozart's Così fan tutte returns to the English National Opera (ENO). Last staged in 2014, Mozart's dark comic masterpiece that is 'funny, fast and farcical' (What's On Stage), is brought to life by the multi-award winning director and Artistic Director of Improbable, Phelim McDermott. 

Country-pop artist Drachel has released the music video for her debut single 'Champagne & Roses.' The single is now available on all digital streaming platforms.

The new single 'Stand On Your Man' is a parody of sorts of the country classic 'Stand By Your Man' by Tammy Wynette, with updated lyrics written by LC leader Patrick Haggerty and Lamar Van Dyke. Country artist Nikki Grossman handles lead vocal duties. Watch the new music video for 'Stand On Your Man' now!

‘’Er kwamen zo ontzettend veel aanmeldingen binnen bij STENT Casting voor de kinderaudities, dat is écht waanzinnig. Bij ‘Mees Kees’ staan de kinderen centraal. Daardoor vinden wij het ook zo belangrijk dat iedereen zich welkom voelt om te komen auditeren. Wij zijn op ons kantoor dan ook keihard met ons castingteam aan de gang gegaan om alle aanmeldingen te verwerken met als gevolg dat we extra castingdagen hebben toegevoegd om iedereen te kunnen ontvangen. Wij kijken er naar uit om alle honderden talenten langs te zien komen!’’ Aldus producent Giovanni Sturkenboom.