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ROOMFUL OF BLUES to Return to Jaffrey's Park Theatre This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2024


For the last 50 Years Roomful of Blues has become legendary in the Blues World. The world-renowned, horn-fueled blues band returns to The Park Theatre this month. Learn how to purchase tickets.

QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Resumes Performances in Boston Following Cancellation Due To Battery Leak
by Joshua Wright - Aug 21, 2024


The Queen of Versailles will resume performances at the Emerson Colonial Theatre in time for the matinée after a performance cancellation due to a 'battery leak' on August 20th. Producer Bill Damaschke shared the news with the seated audience.

JUDY GARLAND: A CELEBRATION 3 CD/2 LP Set To Be Released in July
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 2, 2024


Trapeze Music & Entertainment Limited/Acrobat Music has announced the release on July 5, 2024 of the 3-CD 73 track album Judy Garland: A Celebration, selections of which are included on the first volume of an LP of the same name. C

El Ensamble Unforgettable Rendirá Homenaje A Tony Bennett En El Ciclo Jazz Y Algo Más...
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2024


En el marco del programa Música Inbal en los museos, dentro del ciclo Jazz y algo más…, organizado por la Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), se llevará a cabo el concierto Unforgettable, Recordando a Tony Bennett, el domingo 28 de abril, a las 13:30 h, en el Museo José Luis Cuevas.

Solo Dark Comedy OWEaDEBT Coming to Adelaide Fringe for its World Premiere 
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 29, 2024


Award Winning Canadian Creator Lauren Brady is presenting OWEaDEBT, a ballet dark comedy show done on pointe at Adelaide Fringe from February 16th-21st, in the Star Theatre Two at Star Theatre.

Spire Center For Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA Adds New Shows
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2024


The Spire Center for Performing Arts announced four new shows including comedian Paul Gilligan on April 5, New Orleans Style R&B and Blues group Fat City Band on May 3, six-time Grammy-nominated band Roomful of Blues plays on June 7, and Jerry Garcia tribute string band Deadgrass on August 3.

Roomful of Blues to Return To Park Theatre in August
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 15, 2023


Five-time Grammy-nominated blues legends, Roomful of Blues will return to Jaffrey's Park Theatre performing arts center on Saturday, August 5 at 7:30 pm.

Renée Fleming's CITIES THAT SING Concert to Be Released in IMAX Theaters
by Michael Major - Aug 18, 2022


Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing - Paris is directed by François-René Martin and produced by Tripp Hornick and Elmar Kruse. Executive Producers are Jason Richmond, John Turner and Bruce H. Lipnick. Additional details for Venice along with additional Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing destinations to be announced in the coming months.

ROOMFUL OF BLUES To Play Park Theatre Stage With Special Guest, August 19
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 3, 2022


Five-time Grammy nominated Roomful of Blues will perform a concert at the acoustically acclaimed Park Theatre performing arts center on Friday, August 19 at 7:30pm.

WSP's NEW SING OUT STRONG Commemorates Lives Lost To COVID, March 11
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2022


Since the start of the pandemic, Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects, have been developing a trilogy of virtual operas revolving around populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19: essential workers, the incarcerated, and survivors of intimate partner violence.

DVR Alert: Hollywood Bowl Concert Series Kicks Off Tonight With MUSICALS AND MOVIES, With Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, and Sutton Foster
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2021


As BroadwayWorld previously reported a new weekly concert series, IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL, will air on PBS. The series kicks off today with the first concert, Musicals and Movies.

Winners Announced For 2019 WATCH Awards
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2020


The 2019 WATCH Award winners were announced on April 4th, 2020. The ceremony was canceled due to the current health crisis, but the announcement was published online. 

Roomful of Blues Celebrates New Release in New York on March 26
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 27, 2020


Roomful of Blues, the world-renowned, horn-powered, houserocking blues band, will celebrate the March 13th release of their new Alligator Records CD, In A Roomful Of Blues, with a live performance on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at The Iridium in New York. The Rhode Island-based group has been delighting audiences for over 50 years. Blues Music Magazine calls them “the best little big band in the blues.” The group has earned five Grammy Award nominations and a slew of other accolades, including seven Blues Music Awards. Twice, the prestigious DownBeat International Critics Poll selected them as Best Blues Band.

VIDEO: Netflix Releases the Trailer for DIRTY MONEY Season 2
by Kaitlin Milligan - Feb 27, 2020


Netflix's critically-acclaimed investigative series Dirty Money, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions, returns for a second season.

Violinist Philippe Quint Headlines Charlie Chaplin's Legacy: Classical Music in Film with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
by Charles Shubow - Feb 8, 2020


Quint mesmerizes the audience with his virtuoso performance.

Reston Community Players, Silver Spring Stage, and More Receive WATCH Award Nominations; Full List!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2020


Nominations were announced for the WATCH Awards on January 19.

Morro and Jasp Present SAVE THE DATE at the 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2019


You are cordially invited to the wedding of the year! Following their award-winning hit of the 2018 Toronto Fringe Festival, beloved clown sisters Morro and Jasp present a new and expanded edition of Save the Date as they approach a giant life milestone with hot ideas and cold feet.

BWW Review: Becky O'Brien shows off in A GARLAND FOR JUDY at Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Chris Struck - Nov 11, 2019


Comfortable on the stage, Becky O'Brien is the latest talent tv show success story (via Britain's Got Talent) to take her show on the road. She's confident, charming, and showcasing the career of Judy Garland in her debut cabaret in NYC.

BWW Review: Regina Spektor Goes In Residence On Broadway
by Michael Dale - Jun 24, 2019


Her fans ate it up, with calls of 'We love you, Regina,' peppering her two-hour concert, the latest entry of the theatre's In Residence On Broadway series, presenting a variety of artists in short runs until TINA, the new Tina Turner musical, starts previewing in October.

OUTSIDE ETHEL: INSIDE - A Clown Dramedy At The Toronto Fringe Festival!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2019


Christine Moynihan has spent the last 35 years as a celebrated arts administrator - 15 years as the Executive Producer at Equity Showcase Theatre, 10 years as the Executive Director at the Dance Umbrella of Ontario and 10 years as an independent arts administrator - winning both the Brenda Donohue Award (1994) for outstanding contribution to the Toronto theatre community and a Harold Award (2000) for outstanding service to Toronto's independent theatre and dance communities.

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