John Mellencamp News

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce Inda Eaton - Original Music Adventures, a concert on Saturday, March 19 at 8 pm.

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists. START DOWN, the 12th competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage February 13 - March 6, 2016. Opening night is tonight, February 18, 2016.

James McMurtry will continue an extensive U.S. tour supporting his elegant new COMPLICATED GAME in May and June with a West Coast run including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other major markets.

They could never leave you. Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner are performing together in NYC for the first time in nearly nine years.  The duo received a Tony Award co-nomination for their role(s) as the conjoined twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton, in the original Broadway production of Side Show; separately, Alice and Emily have starred in numerous other Broadway shows including The Full Monty, Next To Normal, Billy Elliot, The Rocky Horror Show, and many more. Additional performances will take place February 4-6 (7PM) and February 6 (9:30PM) at Feinstein's/54 Below. BroadwayWorld was there for the epic first night, and you can catch some highlights below!

?Americana artist Shannon McNally will perform at The Loft at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway on Saturday, February 27th at 8 p.m.  Tickets are just $20 and can be purchased at www.ucpac.org.  The concert is part of the on-going Split Level Concert Series which highlights critically acclaimed singer-songwriters in a uniquely intimate setting. 

Republic Records, Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and Paramount Television have announced exciting news about the release of the GREASE: LIVE Official Soundtrack Album.

DPAC Among America's Top Theatres!

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a full production for the competition winner and staged readings for four competition finalists.  Start Down, the 12th competition winner, will premiere on the Hertz Stage February 13 - March 6, 2016.  Opening night is February 18, 2016. 

Squeals of delight and blood-curdling screams of fright will fill the Allen Theatre as Cleveland Play House's (CPH) Centennial Season continues with a humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!

A star-filled lineup of artists takes part in IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON 75TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT, an all-star concert event celebrating the music and message of the legendary music icon. The one-night-only concert event taping was held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden o, December 5th at 7:30pm ET, and airs exclusively on AMC tonight, December 19th at 9:00pm ET/PT.

Squeals of delight and blood-curdling screams of fright will fill the Allen Theatre as Cleveland Play House's (CPH) Centennial Season continues with a humorous and heartfelt production of Little Shop of Horrors. Hearkening back to its very first productions in 1915 that featured sophisticated marionettes, CPH is bringing the cheeky and blood-thirsty plant Audrey II to life in a production that will be every vocal coach's dream - and every hemophobic's worst nightmare!

James McMurtry will continue an extensive U.S. tour supporting his elegant new COMPLICATED GAME in May and June with a West Coast run including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and other major markets.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Award-winner John Fogerty and Spoon added to the star-filled lineup of artists taking part in IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON 75TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT, an all-star concert event celebrating the music and message of the legendary music icon.

Country Music's Biggest Night attracts a diverse audience at home as well as the podium with actors, athletes, celebrities, and Country stars announcing winners and presenting trophies during "The 49th Annual CMA Awards" airing live WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) and airing on the ABC Television Network.

3,000 Miles Off-Broadway Musicals and City Connection Entertainment proudly present John Mueller's WINTER DANCE PARTY, The official #1 tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper at the historic El Portal Mainstage Theatre, in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This special 4 show only, engagement will be presented November 13 - 15, 2015.

ACA Galleries is pleased to present its first exhibition of John Mellencamp's paintings, opening tonight, October 22, from 6 to 8pm.  Check out a sneak peek below!

Country Music's Biggest Night is the venue for some of the biggest collaborations in history and this year is no exception. Keith Urban and John Mellencamp will perform together during "The 49th Annual CMA Awards" airing live WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.

Heart and Flame Productions presents the World Premiere Pop/Rock Musical, WE ARE THE TIGERS, book, music and lyrics by Rebekah M. Allen, musical direction by Patrick Sulken, choreography by Jacob Brent and directed by Michael Bello. WE ARE THE TIGERS is produced by Matthew P. Hui, Geri Silver and Evan Bernardin. WE ARE THE TIGERS recently completed an artistic residency at New York City's Musical Theatre Factory, where it presented two sold-out workshop performances in August, 2015.

Taylor Hicks is on-deck to perform the National Anthem next week at the Major League Baseball Division Series Playoff Game Five at Kansas City Royals, which will be televised on Fox Sports 1 (FS1).

Actress Rae Dawn Chong* (Quest for Fire, The Color Purple, The Chosen), in her first foray into Los Angeles theater, leads a cast of stage and screen personalities in the world premiere of Lisa Phillips Visca's suspense thriller Climax.