Harry Connick, Jr. News

On Site Opera, New York's pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, announced today a three week initiative to bring industry operatic giants from their Artistic Advisory Council together to initiate discussions across multiple areas of focus. Established in the Fall of 2019, the diverse Council was assembled to bring together artists to steer the organization into new levels of exploration and growth.

New Orleans native John “Papa” Gros (pronounced “grow”) has been celebrating the Crescent City's culture with the world for over three decades. Today, ahead of the release of his third solo album Central City on April 17, he shared his take on John Prine's “Please Don't Bury,” which debuted this morning at American Songwriter.

Birdland Jazz Club has adjusted its schedule for March. See below for the changes: 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced their lineup of artists for March 16 through March 29: 

Folk-country pop singer-songwriter Crystal Bowersox, an American Idol finalist who was the first contestant in the program's history to have one of her original songs played on the show, returns to Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, July 16, at 8pm.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the return of Practical Playwriting: How to Write for Commercial Production 2020 on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 10am to 5:30 pm at Clinton Cameo Studios, 307 W. 43rd Street, Studio A. Tickets are $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Early- Bird tickets are $25 off thru 3/4. Tickets can be purchased online at https://truonline.org/events/practical-playwriting-2020/.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced listing for March 9 through March 22: 

Jessie Mueller was a little-known performer from Chicago when she made her Broadway debut in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever in 2011. Since then, she has taken Broadway by storm, appearing in three Broadway revivals (Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Carousel) and creating two original characters (Beautiful and Waitress)- the former of which earned her a Tony Award in 2014.

Harry Connick Jr, Bill Maher, Broadway Master Classes, Spring Classes, Mean Girls AND our local PechaKucha come to Philips Center this year! See the full lineup below!

While Harry Connick, Jr. is the virtual definition of a multi-talented star, with notable triumphs as a television personality and an actor, the foundation of his art remains his music. 

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts continues its 2019-2020 Jazz series with Jimmy Greene Quintet, Saturday, February 1, 2020, 8:00 P.M. at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th Street).

In a video introduced by composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, BIV continues Season 3 of BOW with an elegant and liquid rendition of a?oeThe Room Where It Happensa?? from Hamilton. This sophisticated and authoritative interpretation of the iconic song helps it become catchier than ever wrapped inside of BIV's incredible musicianship. Once again Grammy award-nominated and Tony Honoree Michael McElroy has completed his inspired arrangement with orchestrations in collaboration with Isaac Harlan, and videography by Nate Wind. Founder McElroy and BIV have enjoyed 25 years of creating spaces where love, diversity, and inspiration happen. See the latest version we've made, and join us in the room!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Welcome to 2020! We hope you all had a happy holiday season.

2019 is over and 2020 has begun! As Broadway enters a whole new decade of artistic expression, musical innovation and dramatic diversity, Broadway's brightest stars are telling us what they want to see onstage in 2020. Watch below as Jessie Mueller, Harry Connick Jr., Derek Klena, Elizabeth Stanley, Beth Leavel, Tom Kitt and so many more weigh in!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/29/2019.

Made in NY Jazz, dedicated to bringing the best jazz musicians in the world to Brooklyn, has presented their January calendar.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/22/2019.

Today's top stories: We've got your first listen to Jennifer Hudson singing 'Memory' from the new Cats film, and more!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 12/15/2019.

CYN returns today with a festive cover of the Frank Loesser-penned 1947 holiday classic, 'What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?' Shot in Los Angeles at the YouTube Space, the video sees CYN serving up pure elegance and old fashioned glamour-decked out in a gorgeous floor-length emerald green dress and clutching a vintage mic while bathed in a spotlight's warm glow, green velvet curtains serving as the backdrop.