Jimmy Buffett News

Iconic musician and singer-songwriter Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles will bring his best-loved hits to The Orleans Showroom on Friday, Nov. 24.

BWW Interview: @AlisonLuff Talks ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE's Pre-Broadway Tour Stop in Houston @buffettmusical

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts will present THE NANCY ATLAS PROJECT in concert today, October 20 at 8 pm. Experience an amazing night of the band's original music.

Propagate and GRAMMY award-winning multi-platinum artist Zac Brown, of Zac Brown Band, announced a partnership today between Propagate and Brown's own production company Southern Reel.

Calling all Parrotheads! This week the musical starting the music of Jimmy Buffett, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, opens at the Saenger Theatre! If you need to escape reality for a couple of hours, sink your toes in the sand, and breathe in that fresh island air, this is the show for you. As New Orleanians, we have sort of laid claim on Jimmy Buffett, although he is originally from Pascagoula, Mississippi, because over the course of his entire career he has brought his music and lifestyle straight to our hometown.

Jimmy Buffet stopped by NBC's TODAY to talk about the exciting project, admitting, 'It's been a long process to actually make this happen. It's a lot bigger process than I ever thought.'

Registration is open for Penobscot Theatre Company's Eighth Annual Weekend Trip to New York City, April 6-8, 2018, and this year's itinerary is a musical theatre lover's delight! 'We've secured great seats to two very differently styled musicals,' said Executive Director Mary Budd, 'a revival of a beloved classic and a contemporary work with timely themes. Plus, we're throwing in an optional third show for folks who just can't get enough!'

Time Life in conjunction with the Country Music Association is proud to announce the upcoming release of CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015, an extensive 10-DVD set of many of Country's musical moments that have made history over the years.

Watch below as Paul Alexander Nolan poses for the November issue of Vanity Fair- on newsstands today!

On Today, October 3, Playing For Change will host its 'We Are One' benefit concert at the historic Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, with all ticket proceeds from the event going to Playing For Change Foundation, a separate 501(c)3 organization, established in 2007 in order to give back to the communities of the musicians met while filming these videos.

The long-awaited A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg album will be released on Friday, November 17, 2017, but fans who preorder the album digitally on iTunes and beginning today, September 29, will instantly receive a digital download of Hard to Say, performed by Boz Scaggs, and Longer, performed by Amy Grant and Vince Gill, on October 13. Produced by Dan's wife, Jean Fogelberg; Norbert Putnam; his lifelong friend and manager, Irving Azoff; and Chuck Morris, the homage to multi-platinum, singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg will be released worldwide through BMG.

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, the new musical featuring the songs of iconic singer-songwriter-author Jimmy Buffett, is coming to Broadway! But before it lands on the Great White Way, the show launches a pre-Broadway tour in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre (October 20-28, 2017), and will play Houston's Hobby Center (October 31-November 5, 2017), and Chicago's Oriental Theatre (November 9-December 2, 2017), before sailing to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre with previews beginning February 16, 2018 and an opening night officially set for Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Ukulele superstar Jake Shimabukuro comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, October 26 at 8 pm. He is touring in support of his critically acclaimed new album Nashville Sessions, which was called 'an adventurous, dazzling album' by the Associated Press.

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts will present THE NANCY ATLAS PROJECT in concert on Friday, October 20 at 8 pm. Experience an amazing night of the band's original music.

On Tuesday, October 3, Playing For Change will host its 'We Are One' benefit concert at the historic Mayan Theater in Los Angeles, with all ticket proceeds from the event going to Playing For Change Foundation, a separate 501(c)3 organization, established in 2007 in order to give back to the communities of the musicians met while filming these videos.

Windy City Playhouse announces an expansion in programming with a world-premiere immersive theatrical production, 'Southern Gothic,' premiering February 7, 2018 and running through April 1, 2018 as a stand-alone production following the 2017 season.

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE, the new musical featuring the songs of iconic singer-songwriter-author Jimmy Buffett, will play Broadway In Chicago's Oriental Theatre for a limited three-week engagement November 9 through December 2, 2017. Go behind the scenes with the creative team in the interview below!

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Scott Stangland's MIXTAPE: #InLoveOrNah - a late-night compilation of songs exploring and lamenting the many facets of falling in and out of love.

We all think we know a lot about Broadway financing. We read capitalization numbers in stories. The Broadway League puts out weekly grosses and, even though we may not know a show's exact weekly running cost, those in the know can approximate. It is obvious when a show opens and closes on the Great White Way. Tours get into murkier territories.

This September, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.