Henry Mancini News

Springfield Chamber Players will launch a six-performance season at Springfield's newest performance venue, 52 Sumner.

Celebrate the extraordinary compositions of Henry Mancini on the 100-year anniversary of his birth! This spectacular tribute takes you on a musical journey, starting from Mancini's early days with the Glenn Miller Orchestra to the timeless melodies of classics like 'Peter Gunn,' 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' and 'Charade.'

City Springs Theatre Company will open its 2024-2025 season with THE MUSIC MAN starring Billy Harrigan Tighe. Learn how to purchase tickets.

JAZZ REPUBLIC: TAIWAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE FREEDOM OF SWING, the newest album by vocalist ALEXIS COLE, is a big band album featuring the TAIPEI JAZZ ORCHESTRA. It will be released on August 19.

Sierra Madre Playhouse will transform into a jazz mecca in September with a line-up of five stellar programs as part of its Jazz @ the Playhouse series.

The video, directed by Martin Guigui, includes footage from the iconic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of the song “Moon River” featuring Gustavo Dudamel, The Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale, Stevie Wonder and Audrey Hepburn.

Pacific Jazz Orchestra, LA's only resident 40-piece hybrid big band and string orchestra, has announced an ambitious and adventurous 2024-25 season.

For its opening night of its 2024 season, the Hollywood Bowl presented a musical celebration of composer Henry Mancini’s 100th Birthday with a concert featuring the Hollywood Bowl orchestra—under the direction of principal conductor Thomas Wilkins and welcomed special guest artists Michael Bublé, Dave Koz, Monica Mancini, and Cynthia Erivo.

 The Hollywood Bowl opened its 2024 season on June 23, 2024, with a 100th birthday celebration of 20-time Grammy Award-winning composer Henry Mancini.

The Henry Mancini family continues to celebrate what would have been the late legendary composer’s 100th birthday with the release of Henry Mancini’s The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions – Henry Has Company. The album comprises seven tracks and features guest appearances from John Williams, Herbie Hancock, Arturo Sandoval, Quincy Jones, Lizzo, Sir James Galway, Michael Bublé with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and more. Listen to it now!

The third and final installment of Musical Mondays, titled “A CENTURY OF SONG: 100 Years of Singers & Songwriters” will be held on July 15.   The Musical Mondays series of concerts was first launched by Chicago Cabaret Professionals in 2008 and, over the years, the events have explored historical topics, musical genres, the works of great artists, and social themes. 

ONE FOR JOHNNY MERCER at Dizzy's was another treat in the Songbook Sundays series. Johnny Mercer had a way with words. Stritch, Blackhurst, Stravelli and Lee have a way of singing and winging them. Duke Ellington's turn comes in August.

Produced and hosted by Grammy Award®-winning Producer and Disney Music Historian, Randy Thornton, this series features rare and never-before-released recordings that have shaped Disney's musical legacy over the past 100 years. It includes contributions from acclaimed musician Henry Mancini and the legendary Sherman Brothers, Richard M. Sherman, and Robert B. Sherman, the songwriting duo behind some of Disney’s most beloved music.

The Henry Mancini family continues to celebrate what would have been the late legendary composer’s 100th birthday with the release of Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther” featuring Lizzo and Sir James Galway, out now. “Pink Panther” follows “Peter Gunn” featuring Quincy Jones, John Williams, Herbie Hancock, and Arturo Sandoval as the second single from the forthcoming album The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions. Listen to the single!

This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen is a collection of stories and songs detailing Rider's journey of discovery from an awkward, out-of-place, gay boy in the country to an out, openly fabulous queen in the city. Rider shares his story through the songs of Stuart Hamblen, Jerry Herman, Henry Mancini, Stephen Sondheim, and more.

Michael Rider to perform This 'Ol House at The Green Room 42 this month. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

El espectáculo llegará a la capital en febrero de 2025 co-producido por Sean Hepburn, hijo de la mítica actriz.

The Springfield Chamber Players will return to the Longmeadow Adult Center with a free performance by Quartetto Mosso on Thursday, June 13, at 6PM. The performance, held rain or shine, features violinists Ronald Gorevic and Beth Welty, violist Delores Thayer, and cellist Yoonhee Ko.

Pittsburgh CLO has unveiled the Creative Teams for the 2024 Summer of Musicals. See the productions and learn how to purchase tickets.

Michael Rider will make his nightclub debut with the story of his odyssey from the family farm in Central Pennsylvania to the metropolis of New York City. This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen is a collection of stories and songs detailing Rider's journey of discovery from an awkward, out-of-place, gay boy in the country to an out, openly fabulous queen in the city.