Janis Joplin News

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are thrilled to announce that Broadway veteran Chester Gregory will join the First National Tour of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL in the leading role of Berry Gordy. Mr. Gregory's first performance will be tonight in Richmond, VA.

Penobscot Theatre Company is thrilled to announce the reprise of A PIECE OF HER HEART: A TRIBUTE TO JANIS for two performances only, 6:00 and 9:00 pm, on New Year's Eve. This one-woman show featuring vocal powerhouse Karen Irwin of New York City capped the theatre's season last June, attracting sell-out crowds and leaving audiences wanting more.

Arts Centre Melbourne and Room 8 will present AT LAST - THE ETTA JAMES STORY with Vika Bull from February 16th - 21st 2016.

The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for the West Coast premiere of THE METROMANIACS by supremely clever playwright David Ives (All in the Timing, Time Flies). This uproarious new 'translaptation' of a classic French farce, Alexis Piron's La Metromanie, will be directed by one of America's most renowned stage directors, Michael Kahn, presented in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company.

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) welcomes Academy Award and Grammy Award winning artist Melissa Etheridge to the Concert Hall stage on Saturday 26 March 2016.

Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing Artistic Director, Todd Schmidt-Managing Director) released a block of great seats today for the final two weeks of the holiday hit, A Christmas Story: The Musical. The musical will run eight times a week at the Millburn, New Jersey theater and has best availability from December 23, 2015 thru January 3, 2016. Based on the popular 1983 film, A Christmas Story: The Musical has a book by Joseph Robinette with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.  A Christmas Story: The Musical will be directed by Brandon Ivie and choreographed by Mara Newbery Greer. Paper Mill Playhouse's 2015-2016 Season is proudly sponsored by Investors Bank.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Broadway at the National present the Washington premiere of Motown the Musical, playing the National Theatre now through January 3, 2016. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities, featuring Berry Gordy himself, below!

Based on the smash hit 2003 film of the same title, SCHOOL OF ROCK: THE MUSICAL, with music from the movie, as well as an original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Glenn Slater, a book by Julian Fellowes and direction by Laurence Connor, makes its world premiere on Broadway tonight, December 6, at the Winter Garden Theatre. Let's see what the critics have to say!

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and Performing Arts Fort Worth, are proud to announce that MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will make its debut at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth January 13-17.

?Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced that the nonprofit organization's 21st annual FOTOfusion will spotlight legendary photographer Walter Iooss, Jr., who has shot more than 300 covers for Sports Illustrated.

Theatre Royal Stratford East announces its programme of productions taking place from February - June 2016 and the 2016/17 pantomime. The year ahead sees the theatre staying true to its commitment to develop and produce new plays and musicals, as well as reviving one of its most successful runs of the last few years. Theatre Royal Stratford East achieved 86% capacity last year, with the most culturally diverse audience in the country.

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris, and Berry Gordy are proud to announce that single tickets for MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, December 4 at 10:00 a.m. CT. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL will play a limited one-week engagement at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall on February 16-21, 2016.

Don't miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness two legendary jazz giants onstage in the intimate Pasant Theatre during this concert event.

AN EVENING OF CLASSIC BROADWAY will have its final performance of 2015 on Monday, December 14th.  L.A.'s hottest cabaret and concert venue, Rockwell Table and Stage in Los Feliz, has a bonafide hit with this ongoing line-up show.

Paper Mill Playhouse's holiday show, A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL, based on the popular 1983 film, has a book by Joseph Robinette with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL will be directed by Brandon Ivie and choreographed by Mara Newbery Greer. A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL will run eight times a week at the Millburn, New Jersey, theater from tonight, November 25, 2015, through January 3, 2016. The official press opening night is Sunday, November 29, at 7:00pm.

The Mountain Play - 'A Great Outdoor Theatre Adventure' and the San Francisco Bay Area's most magical outdoor theater experience - is proud to present the Tony Award© winning musical West Side Story directed by Jay Manley, music directed by David Moschler and choreographed by Nicole Helfer for its 103rd season in 2016.

After the successful kick-off of its North American tour, Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Iconic Entertainment Studios brings 'ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE MUSICAL,' a brand new, music-filled interactive live show, to the Rosemont Theatre (5400 N. River Road) for four performances November 20 and 21. The world's most famous chipmunk trio - accompanied by the Chipettes - will delight fans of all ages with a spectacular production boasting incredible music, special effects and immersive interaction allowing all audience members to participate throughout!

Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Iconic Entertainment Studios will bring 'ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: LIVE ON STAGE!,' a brand new, music-filled interactive live show, to the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road for four performances November 20 and 21. The world's most famous chipmunk trio - accompanied by the Chipettes - will delight fans of all ages with a live performance that will feature spectacular production values, music, special effects and immersive interactivity to encourage audience participation.

In her current show at the Metropolitan Room, It's Personal, Baby Jane Dexter once again reaches beyond the footlights and embraces her idolaters as only she can. In doing so, she makes them cry, laugh out loud, and view life with a different slant. After all these years, she's still packing them in and raising the bar. Her gravitas and strong self-belief make for an exciting and unique hour of cabaret. Dexter's joy at giving is evident throughout this new show. Serious minded but never preachy, this is an artist enjoying herself as much as her audience is.

Ever since I was dazzled by Creating Arts Studios production 'Thenardiers Inn' which well-deservedly went on to win the 2015 Hollywood Fringe award for best cabaret and variety show, I wait with anticipation for their next totally immersive theater experience, knowing it will be like no other. It was true for their 'The Experiment Cabaret' and I was not disappointed when I walked into the world famous Sayers Club in Hollywood, transformed into the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas during the reign of the Rat Pack in their current celebratory piece entitled 'A NIGHT AT THE SANDS' - A Vegas Musical Cocktail With an L.A. Twist.