John B. Keane News

The Muny will present EGOT-winning, critically acclaimed, multiplatinum  musician John Legend on its iconic James S. McDonnell Stage for John Legend: A Night of Songs and Stories With the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Broadway's ROCK OF AGES BAND comes to Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Woody Fu makes his Hollywood Fringe debut in this comedy about everybody's favorite person named Keanu. This scripted solo show takes us on the set of John Wick Chapter 5: E Pluribus Unum. Keanu needs the audience's help to recreate all the hallmarks of this billion dollar franchise: elaborate fight choreography, death-defying stunts, and a shootout in a dance club where no one notices anything is happening.

Get the latest on the 2024 High School Musical Awards at BBMann. Discover the highlights, winners, and standout performances of this annual event celebrating young talent in musical theatre.

Capital Arts Theater Guild will present the 2nd installment of its new interview series, DECONSTRUCTING, with special guest, John Caird on May 23 at 7:30 PM at the Theatre Raleigh Arts Center's Lobby Cabaret Theater.

The Blue Strawberry in Midtown St. Louis welcomed John Lloyd Young on Wednesday evening for the first of two Shows.Highlights from his set included a soulful performance of the R & B classic “Show and Tell,” and a haunting introspective rendition of The Hollies song “The Air That I Breathe.” To say that Young’s voice is special is an understatement. His phrasing is impeccable. His vowels are open, pure, and rich. Young’s tenor is lush and resonant with pitch-perfect head and chest voice and a falsetto that soars. His vocal stylings are magnificent.  

So returning again, John will be touring Australia in  October 24. See him connect with the other side. There will be question and answer sessions and messages from loved ones on the other side and more.

Studio Ghibli’s Oscar-winning Spirited Away, created by legendary animator and director Hayao Miyazaki is re-imagined for the stage by Olivier and Tony award-winning director of Les Misérables, John Caird. The original Japanese cast perform this extraordinary production with wildly imaginative puppets, dazzling set and costume designs and a live orchestra playing the magnificent original film score by Joe Hisaishi.

With over fifteen years and six albums under their belt, California’s own Joyce Manor made their live TV debut and played two of their most beloved songs on ‘John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA’ last night live via Netflix. Personally requested by Mulaney, the band performed 2011’s stand out track “Constant Headache” and “Catalina Fight Song” from 2014’s ‘Never Hungover Again.’

John Lloyd Young has added London dates to his concert schedule! See where John Lloyd Young is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.

Touring theatre company The John Godber Company has revealed its autumn season, full of reimagined classics and brand new plays! Learn more about the lineup here!

Capping its season with a grand flourish, Pacific Chorale fetes one of its own – Artistic Director Emeritus John Alexander – at its Spring Gala on Saturday, June 1, 2024, 4 pm, at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa.

Esteemed singer-songwriter John Moreland has released a powerful video for folk-rock track “Gentle Violence.” Directed by Rahul Chakraborty, the video stars actors Jonah Lewis and Drew Pollock, who powerfully portray a family battling addiction and substance abuse. Watch the video here!

A cappella group Straight No Chaser, known for their holiday favorites and re-imagination of iconic songs throughout the decades, has revealed the “Top Shelf” tour, their 2024 fall run. 

Prime Video has just dropped new photos for the upcoming action comedy Jackpot, starring Awkwafina and John Cena. In the near future, a “Grand Lottery” has been newly established in California—the catch: Kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. See the photos here!

In a new interview with Andy Cohen, actor John Leguizamo discussed his working relationship with Ghost star Patrick Swayze on the set of the film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. After Cohen mentioned how highly people speak of Swayze, Leguizamo recalls a different experience on set, saying 'I love him. He was just neurotic and I'm not, you know, I'm neurotic too, but I don't know. He was just, it was difficult working with him.'

Star of stage and screen, Melissa Greenspan, will bring her hilarious and thought-provoking one-woman play to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for five performances this June.

Last night, on Tuesday April 30th at 8:30 pm, Susie Mosher (“Hairspray” and host of Birdland’s “The Lineup”) and recording artist John Boswell brought cult hit Cashino back to Birdland. See highlights from the first night below taken by photographer Conor Weiss. Cashino continues with shows on May 28, June 25 and July 30, all at 8:30 pm.

Kerry Ellis and John Owen-Jones, award-winning, record-breaking stars of the West End and Broadway, will join forces for a very special and intimate concert at the new King's Head Theatre on Monday 10 June 2024, showcasing their legendary voices, and the best of musical theatre. 

A new guest has just been announced for John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In LA. Richard Kind, comedian of the stage and screen, will appear as the announcer of the comedy special, which debuts on May 3. ​​​​​​​John Mulaney will explore the city of Los Angeles with his comedian friends in this upcoming Netflix special. Over the course of six live episodes, the comically unconventional show will feature Mulaney along with special guests and field pieces all shot in Los Angeles.