Josephine Baker News

As part of The TD James Moody Jazz Festival, beloved jazz vocalist Madeleine Peyroux will perform songs from her best-selling and most iconic release, Careless Love, on Friday, November 3rd at 8:00 p.m. at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)

Don't miss the Off-Broadway world premiere of Sex Work/Sex Play, a hilarious comedy by Caytha Jentis. Join the divorced Brooklyn Mom, porn stars, and others as they navigate modern relationships, work, and their own sexuality.

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Opening on Saturday 24 June, DIVA is the first exhibition of its kind to celebrate the extraordinary power and creativity of iconic performers who have made their voices heard from the 19th century to today.

The award-winning Emerging Artists Theatre (EAT), currently celebrating their 30th anniversary, has announced three new Off-Broadway plays having their World Premiere this fall at the 28th Street Theatre (also known as TADA). The two month engagement will feature the following plays running in repertory: Anne Being Frank by Ron Elisha, Doris Day: My Secret Love by Paul Adams, and Sex Work Sex Play by Caytha Jentis.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.org or call (646) 476-3551.

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts will present the critically and multi-award-winning, Josephine: A Musical Cabaret starring Tymisha Harris and directed/choreographed by Sean Cheesman.

Playwright Pearl Cleage's Blues for an Alabama Sky is set in the 1930s, during the later years of the Harlem Renaissance. A time of which Cleage says, “The creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance has given way to the harsher realities of the Great Depression.”

IN Series Opera closes their 2022-23 season with CHUCK AND EVA, an evening celebrating the Great American Songbook through Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy's only album: The Other Side. CHUCK AND EVA performances are June 1- 2 at the True Reformer Building and June 24 at the Baltimore Theatre Project.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. A recipient of the 2022 Tony Awards Honor for Excellence in the Theatre, 54 Below is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and expand the art of the cabaret, honor the music of Broadway, and provide an unparalleled experience to diverse communities.

The life and songs of 10-time GRAMMY Award-winner Chaka Khan are being developed into a major new West End show - 'I'm Every Woman - The Chaka Khan Musical'. Learn more about the show here!

54 BELOW has announced that Noble Sissle, Jr. will host the show celebrating his father’s work on May 22 at 7:00pm & 9:30pm.

Virginia Stage Company has announced its 45th season as Hampton Roads' leading professional producing theatre company.  The season will begin in early October as the historic Wells Theatre will undergo some major renovations over the summer, including seat refurbishment and a new state-of-the-art sound system.

An evening of four dramatic readings of plays by women will be featured at 'Women, Theater and the Holocaust,' sponsored by Remember the Women Institute in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah.

The musical tells the story of Baker's journey from her humble beginnings in St. Louis to her rise to stardom in Paris, her assistance in the second world war and beyond. It is a story of courage, determination, and the power of the human spirit.

The Betsy's 11th Annual Overture to Overtown (OTO) Jazz Festival will run for the entire month of April 2023 to coincide with Jazz Appreciation Month in the USA. Community programming is a key element in honoring the legacy of Overtown as Miami's historic jazz mecca. 

Renaissance Theatre Company presents local legend Tymisha Harris starring in her acclaimed “Josephine” March 9-19, 2023.  Josephine is a biographical musical that combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first Black international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th Century. 

THE GREEN ROOM 42 – the intimate concert venue dubbed Broadway's “off-night hotspot” by The New York Times – will present Grammy Award-winner and Tony Award-nominated Broadway veteran Brenda Braxton in the premiere edition of her live music and talk show “Stars Tonight!” on Monday, March 6 at 7:00 PM.

Get all the scoop on FANTASY ISLAND, airing on FOX on Monday, January 23, 2023! Daphne Maxwell Reid (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), Brett Butler (Grace Under Fire), Lynn Whitefield (The Josephine Baker Story) and Maureen McCormick (The Brady Bunch) Make Guest Appearances. Watch a video clip from a recent episode!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Houston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.