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As fans celebrate the 20th anniversary of Elf’s release, Elf in Concert extends the 20th anniversary celebration into the holiday season as local orchestras perform John Debney’s heartwarming score live to picture, projected onto a 40-foot movie screen. Check out all the tour dates and watch a video preview now!
A monthly column by Rob Lester tributes a birthday celebrant, and the honoree for November is....
Learn about the Colburn School's Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices, featuring performances of works by composers whose legacies were tragically impacted by the Nazi regime. Explore the compelling stories behind the music and the artists who persevered against all odds.
See the lineup for the episode, including Jason Mraz, Alyson Hannigan, Mira Sorvino, Xochitl Gomez, Ariana Madix, Lele Pons, Charity Lawson, Harry Jowsey, Barry Williams, and Mauricio Umansky dancing to songs from Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez, Andy Grammer, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Andra Day, and more.
The 10-track album features a compilation of the yearly covers Lerche has released every Christmas over the past decade, including songs by Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Doja Cat, Drake, and Ariana Grande. Since August of this year, Lerche has been cast in the lead role as Christian in the Norwegian production of Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical.
Sarasota Orchestra launches its 75th Anniversary season with a wide variety of concerts in October. From a free concert for the whole family--to the most popular symphony from the father of the symphonic form--to a one-of-a-kind Star Wars watch party with live orchestra--this month has something for everybody. Learn more about the full lineup here!
Days of Wine and Roses is set to transfer to Broadway, starring Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James, who led the production off-Broadway earlier this year. Running for 16 weeks only, performances will begin on January 6, 2024 at Studio 54.
Two new albums featuring Barbra Streisand will be released next month. EVERGREENS: Celebrating Six Decades on Columbia Records and YENTL: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will both be available on Friday, October 27. Learn more about both albums, and how to pre-order them now, here!
Who is the veteran singing star getting the first nod in a new series of monthly birthday salutes at BroadwayWorld's cabaret section?
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Emmy, Drama Desk, and Tony nominated lyricist and librettist, Ellen Fitzhugh.
On the composer's long-gestating new album, Waiting Room, a rich and elegiac song cycle that draws upon film scores, neoclassical piano, and minimalist composers of the late twentieth century, McKenzie has found that honesty. It will be released on LP/cd/digital and showcases Stubbert’s textured approach and toy box take on the neo-classical style.
You may remember Wayne Powers as the cop on Laverne & Shirley or from starring in his own sitcom, 13 East on NBC for two seasons. Powers also performed in countless other roles during his twenty-year network television career.
Tony Award-nominated Broadway star and recording artist and author, Melissa Errico returns to Crazy Coqs for a laughing night of backstage stories & Broadway dreams in her brand new concert, “The Life & Loves of a Broadway Baby,” featuring jazz, swing, theatre and film music from her acclaimed albums, and stage roles.
The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University has announced its 2023-2024 Rialto Series Holding The Light, exploring how the arts inspire hope in challenging times.
The Broadway League Foundation has revealed the 96 nominees who will be arriving to New York City to compete for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress as well as other honors and scholarships at the 14th annual Jimmy Awards® ceremony.
This Spring, Tony Award-nominated Broadway star Melissa Errico comes home to Paris with two concerts with her friend & French counterpart Isabelle Georges, the first on 5/28 is a special live broadcast with Radio France, the second on 6/2 is an intimate live club concert in the heart of Paris:
Mount Wilson Observatory, the scientific marvel where humankind discovered its place in the universe, has announced the second date in its Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome six-month series, to take place on Sunday, June 11, 2023. The concert series is curated by Artistic Director Cécilia Tsan, and the performances are presented inside the spectacular vaulted dome of the 100-inch telescope.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) has unveiled its expanded traveling exhibit 'The Power of Song: A Songwriters Hall of Fame Exhibit,' which will be on display at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles now through September 4, 2023.
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents jazz piano virtuoso Matthew Whitaker on Sunday, May 21 at 7 pm at The Theatre at Ace Hotel.
Seven-time GRAMMY winner, two-time Oscar nominee, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America and will address the graduates during the Peabody Conservatory’s 2023 Graduation ceremonies on Wednesday, May 24.
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