Below, you'll find details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running May 2 - May 15. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Bill Charlap Trio and Solo, Andy Farber and his Orchestra, and NYC All-City Latin Ensemble and the Fat Cats. Downstairs at Birdland Theater, you'll find Anaïs Reno Quartet, Lauren Henderson Quartet, Steve Slagle Band, Mafalda Minnozzi, Kristen Lee Sergeant and The Royal Bopsters with special guest Sheila Jordan. Regular events include David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, Birdland Big Band and Arturo O'Farrill & The Latin Jazz Ensemble.
National Tap Dance Day will be feted by the American Tap Dance Foundation, Monday, May 23 through Thursday, May 26, with a four-day celebration of an American art form and national treasure. In-person tap dance workshops, jam sessions, historical films and free sample tap dance classes for children, teens & adults will be among the offerings.
The St. Louis Black Repertory Company will continue its in-person 45th Anniversary season with Jitney by August Wilson, opening May 11 and running through May 29, 2022. Directed by Ron Himes, Founder and Producing Director of The Black Rep, previews begin May 11 at the Edison Theatre at Washington University in St. Louis.
The Green Room 42 has announced their May line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.
Theatre Under The Stars hosted the Leading Ladies Luncheon on April 22 at Houston’s renowned Tony’s on Richmond Ave. The event honored Cissy Segall Davis with the Shirley Stein Outstanding Champion in the Arts and Education Award for her extensive work in the arts community in Houston.
As a run of sold-out performances concludes this Saturday, Birmingham Rep have announced that their hit production of GrimeBoy will tour to twelve community venues around the West Midlands thanks to funding from the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
The Human Race embraces its mission of “exploring the human condition” in its 36th season by presenting themes of family, national security, dementia, creativity, race, and autism. Honoring its mission by “promoting enlightenment, inclusion and understanding,” the season includes two World Premieres (one play and one musical), a regional premiere, a Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning play, and the return of a favorite.
The legendary love triangle of King Arthur, Guenevere and Sir Lancelot leaps from the pages of T.H. White's novel in Lerner and Loewe's award-winning musical Camelot at Lakewood Theatre Company with a new beginning date of May 5, 2022.
The New York City-based Kairos Italy Theater along with the Italy-based KIT Italia and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU announce the return of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY.
Artistic Director Mark Clements and Executive Director Chad Bauman are welcoming Jermaine Murry to Milwaukee Repertory Theater as Chief Diversity Officer focusing on equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) strategies, engagement and communications.
BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present Nashville vocalist Wendy Moten – best known for her 2021 run on NBC’s “The Voice” – in a special concert on Monday, May 16 at 7:00 PM. Her show will include songwriter Richard Whiting hits including “He’s Funny That Way,” “My Ideal,” “Miss Brown,” and “Too Marvelous For Words.”
The North American tour of Disney’s The Lion King is celebrating its 20th anniversary today, Wednesday, April 27 in Wichita, where the award-winning musical begins a two-week return engagement tonight at The Century II Concert Hall and plays through Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Will Jay recently shared “Planes Don’t Fly,” the first chapter of new music inspired by the beautiful and wild inhabitants of Los Angeles that he’s met since moving there. Today, the Los Angeles-based musician shares “Body of Water,” his next chapter in the series, via SoundCloud’s artist services division, Repost.
Lady Gaga has announced her new single, 'Hold My Hand.' The track will be featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming Top Gun: Maverick film. The film stars Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, with Ed Harris and Val Kilmer.
The North American tour of Disney's The Lion King is celebrating its 20th anniversary today, Wednesday, April 27 in Wichita, where the award-winning musical begins a two-week return engagement tonight at The Century II Concert Hall.
The 2022 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival—produced by the Flynn in association with Burlington City Arts, and presented by New England Federal Credit Union—takes place June 3-12, with events all over Downtown Burlington and beyond. The Flynn will welcome Michael Mwenso, leader of the captivating band Mwenso & The Shakes and co-founder of Electric Root, and his creative partner Jono Gasparro as the curators for this year's festival.
Perfect for early Mother's Day gifts, a delightful adaptation of one of the world's most beloved fables comes to Livingston County as Hartland High School Drama Club presents the musical 'Honk!' Friday through Sunday, April 22-24, and April 29-May 1, at Hartland High School.