Lionel Richie News

New shows on sale this week at bergenPAC: Brian Wilson, Co-Founder of the Beach Boys with Special Guest Al Jardine – Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 8PM; So Good For The Soul! A Tribute To The Music of Motown – Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 8PM; Mike Super: Magic & Illusion – Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 7:30PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11AM at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at 201.227.1030.

Lionel Richie will be honored as the 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, it was announced today by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, and Bill Silva, Chair of the MusiCares Foundation Board. Proceeds from the 26th annual benefit gala dinner and concert - to be held in Los Angeles during GRAMMY Week two nights prior to the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards - will provide essential support for MusiCares (www.musicares.org), which ensures that music people have a place to turn in times of financial, medical and personal need.

Lionel Richie will be honored as the 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, it was announced today

Magnetic soul sensation Elijah Bland will make his 54 Below debut tonight, July 30 with The Elijah Bland Experience at 9:30pm. The audience will spend the evening with Bland as he takes them on a musical journey, shedding layers of himself and revealing the essence of his personal growth and maturity.

Donnie Osmond will undergo vocal cord surgery in the near future, according to his rep.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. It's all about musical legends! 'Men Of Soul,' 'All Shook Up,' 'Amazing Grace,' 'Million Dollar Quartet' and 'Bette' show showbiz as it was. Also on our boards: '[title of show],' 'Madame Pompadour' and 'Clue,' plus revisiting 'Eastland' and preparing to see the 'October Sky.'

Magnetic soul sensation Elijah Bland will make his 54 Below debut on July 30 with The Elijah Bland Experience at 9:30pm. The audience will spend the evening with Bland as he takes them on a musical journey, shedding layers of himself and revealing the essence of his personal growth and maturity.

From July 9 to 19, 2015, the Festival d'ete de Quebec presents one of the largest and most diverse musical festivals in North America, with performances ranging from pop, rock and blues, to electro and hip-hop, at 10 unique indoor and outdoor venues.

?Pauletta Washington returns to Toronto after her sold out concert last fall, with a new show Chronicle. Joined by her band Mamazband, Washington will be performing two nights at the Randolph Theatre (736 Bathurst St.) Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.   

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) hosted its 28th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.

For three decades, the Grammy-winning, funk/soul super group The Commodores, comprised of Walter 'Clyde' Orange, William 'WAK' King, and James Dean 'J.D.' Nicholas, have remained a force in the music industry with hits including 'Brick House,' 'Night Shift,' 'Three Times A Lady,' 'Easy,' and 'Lady (You Bring Me Up).'

The North Carolina Symphony, led by conductor Stuart Chafetz, will perform some of the greatest hits from the 1980s as part of its 2015 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre tonight, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. Joining Chafetz will be vocalists Joe Cassidy and Nicole Parker.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Dancing In The Streets. Join the best celebration of Motown's greatest songs, made famous by The Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and so many others, at the spectacular Dancing in the Streets on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8PM.

The North Carolina Symphony, led by conductor Stuart Chafetz, will perform some of the greatest hits from the 1980s as part of its 2015 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. Joining Chafetz will be vocalists Joe Cassidy and Nicole Parker.

The North Carolina Symphony launches its 2015 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre today, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., with a concert program that features pianist Timo Andres performing Gershwin's incomparable Rhapsody in Blue, the orchestra's performance of Dvo?ak's New World Symphony, and other works by Copland and Sousa that feature "citizen musicians" as they join the orchestra. 

The North Carolina Symphony launches its 2015 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., with a concert program that features pianist Timo Andres performing Gershwin's incomparable Rhapsody in Blue, the orchestra's performance of Dvo?ák's New World Symphony, and other works by Copland and Sousa that feature “citizen musicians” as they join the orchestra. 

Hit-maker Thomas McClary, part of the writing team of Lionel Ritchie and Thomas McClary who created songs such as Brick House, Easy, Too Hot To Trot and Slippery When Wet, will perform at 4 p.m. today, May 9, 2015 on the Seneff Arts Plaza at the Dr. Phillips Center. The Florida Blue Concert Series is a partnership with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Florida Blue Foundation.

Hit-maker Thomas McClary, part of the writing team of Lionel Ritchie and Thomas McClary who created songs such as Brick House, Easy, Too Hot To Trot and Slippery When Wet, will perform at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2015 on the Seneff Arts Plaza at the Dr. Phillips Center. The Florida Blue Concert Series is a partnership with the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Florida Blue Foundation.

With much excitement, ZACH Theatre announces that Broadway's Original Dreamgirl, Grammy and Tony award-winning JENNIFER HOLLIDAY will star in this summer's Duke Ellington musical revue Sophisticated Ladies. For its premiere production in Austin, the show will play on the Topfer Stage from July 15 - August 23, 2015 under the direction of ABE REYBOLD.

San Antonio has a variety of performing arts opportunities including shows at The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Announcements were made concerning the new season today as Lionel Richie and many wonderful shows were announced.