James Taylor News

The 2017-2018 National Tour of the Tony Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, produced by NETworks Presentations, announced today full casting and tour dates for the upcoming 2017-2018 season. James Taylor Odom will play the role of the eight D'Ysquith heirs and Blake Price will portray the role of Monty Navarro.

The Tony-winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, will play eight performances at Overture Center in Madison, Wis. Tues., Oct. 3 Sun., Oct. 8 during its first national tour.

Starting today, fans can visit EW.com to stream Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers' forthcoming album, 'The Long-Awaited Album,' due out September 22ndon Rounder Records.

The National Tour of the Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, produced by NETworks Presentations, announced full casting for the premiere New Brunswick engagement at State Theatre New Jersey on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7, 2018. James Taylor Odom will play the role of the eight D'Ysquith heirs and Blake Price will portray the role of Monty Navarro.

Husband-and-wife duo John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey make their annual fall pilgrimage to Caf Carlyle with an all-new show, The Little Things You Do Together, November 7-18.

Harvey Can't Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Harvey Relief will take place on Friday, September 22 at the Frank Erwin Center from 7pm-11pm, and broadcast on 11 TEGNA stations and stream internationally on YouTube.com/Texas Strong

HBO has renewed the Emmy -winning LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER for three additional seasons, it was announced today by Casey Bloys, president, HBO Programming. The deal will keep the hit show on the network through 2020, with 30 shows to be presented each season.

On last night's LAST WEEK TONIGHT, host John Oliver discussed the troubling record of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and explains why Donald Trump issued his first presidential pardon to the last person who should get one.

We spend a large percentage of our lives working in some way or another. Whether someone works in a trade (Ironworker, Stonemason), an office (Project Manager, Receptionist), in the home, or anywhere in-between, working is something that is an integral part of who we are. For some, a person's profession drives their identity, and for others, a job is just something to pay the bills. In all cases, what we do all day and how we feel about what we do serves as a fascinating study, and one that author, Studs Terkel took on over 40 years ago in his 1974 book Working. In the book, Mr. Terkel interviewed over one hundred American workers of all professions (from Fireman to Hooker) and asked them to talk about their jobs. Soon after, Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, GODSPELL) and Nina Faso adapted the book and collected a stellar group of musicians, including James Taylor, Craig Carnelia and Mary Rodgers to help set some of those stories to music. Thus was born WORKING: A MUSICAL, which the Opera House Players in Broad Brook are performing as the opening show to their 2017-2018 season.

Philadelphia's TJ KONG & THE ATOMIC BOMB has released their latest cut of Post-Apocalyptic Americana with “John Wilkes Booth”, premiering on Glide Magazine.

Today, the Halloran Centre at the Orpheum revealed the lineup for the second annual On Stage at the Halloran Centre music series. Beginning in September and running through April 2018, 10 artists will take the stage in the intimate 361-seat theatre. These multi-talented solo, duo, and ensemble acts represent more than eight different genres, providing something for every music lover. 

Orchestra of St. Luke's returns to Carnegie Hall for three concerts in the fall including its annual subscription series presented by Carnegie Hall, opening on October 12 with Conductor Laureate Pablo Heras-Casado on the podium. He leads Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21, and Mozart's Mass in C Minor, K. 427 ('Great'), featuring the Westminster Symphonic Choir, and guest vocalists sopranos Camilla Tilling and Susanna Phillips, tenor Thomas Cooley, and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel.

For renowned musician Emi Ferguson, the lines between classical and pop music have long been blurred. As a vocalist and Juilliard trained flute player, one of her primary goals is to show that the lines we draw between genres are entirely of our own creation and largely 20th and 21st Century concepts.

Marquette Theatre will present Working at the Evan P. & Marion Helfaer Theatre Sept. 28 - Oct. 1, and Oct. 4-8. As tribute to the American workforce, Working shines the spotlight on everyday workers.

Drunk Musicals is celebrating its one year anniversary in the cabaret circuit opening its season with Drunkintown: The Very Drunk Musical. Drunkintown is a parody of the musical Urinetown, and will include some of your favorite tunes, but with a political twist. Colin Anderson (currently in the Off-Broadway production of Sweeney Todd) will be leading the cast in the role of Bobby Stronger, followed by Lexi Seminario as Hope.

Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) presents Live From Laurel Canyon: Songs & Stories of American Folk Rock on Saturday, September 30 at 8pm.

The Nash announces its calendar of shows for September including The Lynn Arriale Trio with Lewis Nash, performing on Sept. 14th. Other highlights include Tim Berne's Snakeoil on Sept. 22, with 'jazz matinees' on Sept. 10th with Francine Reed and Dr. Jesse McGuire on Sept. 17.

The 2017-2018 National Tour of the Tony Award winner for Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, produced by NETworks Presentations, announced full casting for the premiere Waterbury engagement at the Palace Theater, October 20 and 21.

The music of James Taylor continues to be a part of the fiber of pop music culture and after thousands of performances over the past 30 years, Dave Binder continues to thrill audiences with his tribute to this iconic singer/songwriter.

Centenary Stage Company's 2017 - 18 Curtain Up! event features the "earth moving" Tapestry: The Carole King Songbook on Saturday, September 16 at 8PM in the Lackland Performing Arts Center. Suzanne O. Davis embodies Carole King, recreating the sound and vibe of a 1970's Carole King concert. Following her legendary album, Tapestry not only presents the record-breaking Grammy winning album of the same name, but is a retrospective of the iconic songwriting team of Goffin and King.  The prolific team wrote chart - topping hits for such artists as Aretha Franklin, Bobby Vee, The Beatles, James Taylor, the Drifters, Donny Osmond and, of course, King whose hits continued into the 70's.