Janis Joplin News

From fresh Broadway musicals and legendary headliners to insightful speakers and jazz masters, The Smith Center's 2025 calendar offers diverse options for everyone. Get full details for the season below!

Check out a throwback video of NaTasha Yvette Williams taking on the sentimental classic, 'If Ever I Would Leave You' from the musical CAMELOT at MCC Theater's MISCAST23.

Accredited for her transformative leadership and impact on the music industry, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) Jody Gerson will receive the 2025 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons® honor.

The American Theatre Guild will present the Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE as part of the 24–25 BROADWAY IN BIRMINGHAM Series in January. Learn more here!

Following an overwhelmingly successful run of Summer 2024 co-headline dates, Grammy Award-winning rock icon, Melissa Etheridge, and Grammy Award-winning folk-rock duo, Indigo Girls, have announced they'll be reuniting their talents once again for their 2025 ‘Yes We Are' Co-headline Tour.

Direct from Harmony House in Hunter River, PEI, Mike Ross and a band of Island musicians — Brielle Ansems, Greg Gale, Alicia Toner and Kirk White —  unlock the mysteries behind this classic song in a concert experience.

Tickets for the beloved musical ANNIE will be available starting Friday at the Marcus Performing Arts Center. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

On November 15, New York’s internationally acclaimed artist and cabaret star Amber Martin will release her highly anticipated new album, Unbreakable Heart. Ahead of the release, Amber Martin has shared a final taste of the project with the focus track, “I Left My Weed in Texas.” Watch the music video now!

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced further casting, design team and a brand-new title for its reimagined The Pirates of Penzance. This jazz-infused, New Orleans-style Broadway production, now titled Pirates! The Penzance Musical and we've got all the information about the new production.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, Massachusetts has announced three new shows: The Wolff Sisters, The Janis Joplin Experience, and Swinging Steaks. Learn more about the performances and how to get tickets here!

Teal Wicks first performed “Shakespeare Meant for Kids” when she was in the fifth grade, and later, while in college at U.C. Irvine, the actor and singer did a production of “Romeo & Juliet” set to a Motown soundtrack.

WHISKEY is coming to Hotel Ziggy on Sunset in West Hollywood, CA. The Sexy and Sultry Immersive Live Show features a variety of local talent from Los Angeles. The experience produced by Gary Thomas Entertainment will be held on Friday, November 15, 2024, beginning at 8:30 PM. 

 The 2024-25 tour of the iconic Tony Award®-winning musical ANNIE will play San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre from Thursday, February 6 through Sunday, February 9, 2025.

La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced another selection of iconic shows and curated special events during its 2024/2025 season!  From Broadway legends BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL and DAVIS GAINES, to country superstars PAM TILLIS & LORRIE MORGAN, this is going to be a Fall, Winter, and Spring to remember!  

The complete cast has been set for the 2024-25 North American Tour of ANNIE! Learn more about the full cast here including who will be in the cast for it's New York City stop at Madison Square Garden opposite Whoopi Goldberg!

 Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s greatest hits has announced the full cast joining the 2025 UK tour. Performances will begin on 6 January 2025 at Edinburgh Playhouse, running through to 20 September 2025 in Northampton.

The Mark Twain House & Museum is set to welcome a scion of a Hartford literary dynasty to the home of Samuel Clemens.

Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center will present the nostalgic musical journey BEEHIVE: THE 60’S MUSICAL weekends through November 10, 2024 at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 East Los Angeles Avenue in Simi Valley.

On Monday September 23, Amanda McBroom returned to the iconic music room to celebrate the release of her new recording, “Wintersong,” a collection of songs to mark the winter holidays. The concert was followed by the weekly open mic, “Jim Caruso’s Cast Party.” See photos here!

At Belk Theater, with a house twice as large as the venues where GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY played London and Broadway, the touring musical seems more like a distant mirage than a precious rolling stone by a dream team.The Belk's wretched sound further hamstrings Conor McPherson's book and Bob Dylan's music and lyrics.