Little Richard News

Lighthouse Youth Theatre presents GREASE, live at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, today May 19 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and children 16 and under. To purchase tickets, call Westchester Broadway Theatre at (914) 592-2222. Tickets are not available online.

On June 8th at The HighLine Ballroom in New York City, Hudson Thames Partners and High Fidelity Music will present A Tribune to Delaney & Bonnie and Their Famous Friends. The one-of-a-kind event will benefit TheatreWithin.org, and will feature the music of Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, Derek & The Dominos, George Harrison, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Little Richard, and more.

Lighthouse Youth Theatre presents GREASE, live at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, today, May 12 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and May 19 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and children 16 and under. To purchase tickets, call Westchester Broadway Theatre at (914) 592-2222. Tickets are not available online.

The Blue Note Jazz Festival (June 10-30) announces late additions, adding more variety to the lineup.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series welcomes Ty Stephens & SoulJaazz to the stage tonight, May 7 at 7pm.

Middlebury's Town Hall Theater takes a trip back to the 50's this week. The Grift, recent winner of the Vermont Battle of the Bands, will play wall-to-wall 50's rock & roll for a dance tonight, May 4, at 8 pm.

Vocal group Spectrum joins Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for "Music of Motown" May 4-5, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Lighthouse Youth Theatre presents GREASE, live at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, May 12 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and May 19 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and children 16 and under. To purchase tickets, call Westchester Broadway Theatre at (914) 592-2222. Tickets are not available online.

Middlebury's Town Hall Theater takes a trip back to the 50's this week. The Grift, recent winner of the Vermont Battle of the Bands, will play wall-to-wall 50's rock & roll for a dance on Friday, May 4, at 8 pm.

The founding members of The Beach Boys, one of the world's most legendary bands in popular music history, have reunited for a global 50th Anniversary celebration, including a new album release, a major international tour, and commemorative catalog releases. Today, The Beach Boys announce details about their new studio album, That's Why God Made The Radio, to be released June 5 by Capitol/EMI.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series today announced that Ty Stephens & SoulJaazz will be returning to the stage on Monday, May 7 at 7pm.

Vocal group Spectrum will join Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for "Music of Motown" May 4-5, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Vocal group Spectrum will join Principal Pops Conductor Michael Krajewski and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for "Music of Motown" May 4-5, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.

The Apollo Theater will induct Lionel Richie and the late Etta James into its Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at its seventh annual Spring Gala on Monday, June 4, 2012.

CRY-BABY is a smash, a musical and cultural send up of drape and square mores, while at the same time, a parody of the typical "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back" scenarios that we've all been exposed to in more traditional shows. At times, it's like watching a throwdown between Little Richard and Pat Boone over who really sings "Good Golly, Miss Molly" the best and most authentic. And, at other times, it's a completely over the top take off on shows of the past. For some reason, I was reminded of both The Music Man and West Side Story. Scott Miller and New Line Theatre have once again given us something outside the norm, and it's a joyous ride. This revision of CRY-BABY (I confess, I didn't see it on Broadway) is a sheer delight, full of characters and situations from the movie by filmmaker John Waters, but also standing on its own with a clever and hilarious score (music and lyrics by David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger), having jettisoned the tunes from the film itself. Go see this play now. It's wonderfully directed, smartly choreographed, and marvelously acted.

Hobo Junction presents brand new 10-minute comedy shorts and 8 Chicago-Land Directors have chosen from over 200 submissions from around the world to be performed and harshly judged by the audience for three nights only.

The April 2012 at the B. B. King Blues Club and Grill, NYC, has been announced, featuring Melanie and Oleta Adams.

Surfside Players are set to present GREASE featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

Surfside Players are set to present GREASE featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

Surfside Players are set to present GREASE featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey