Louis Armstrong News

The following are the complete and current upcoming event listings for July 9 - July 23, 2012 at B. B. King Blues Club and Grill, NYC.

FRANKLY, SINATRA comes to Jerusalem tonight, June 24, with opening act Hello Louis.

Mixed Magic Theatre and Trinity Repertory Company celebrate the life and legacy of legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in 'When Mahalia Sings.'

Irvine Barclay Theatre will present National Theatre Live's Frankenstein in Association with Arts Orange County on Sunday, July 08, 2012 at 2pm and 6pm. Also presented by Irvine Barclay Theatre is the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Friday, July 06, 2012 at 8pm.

Louis Armstrong, an American Icon, shares his birthday with America. So before the fireworks, Louis Armstrong House Museum invites you to Corona to Louis's house. The museum is open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Special birthday historic house tours will be given that include rare, personal audio clips of Louis himself celebrating his birthday with friends and band members. These clips are only played once a year on July 4th. Children under 12 will enjoy a complimentary cupcake to celebrate, too.

Nick Ziobro, a 15-year old singer from Manlius, NY, is the 2012 winner of the Great American Songbook Vocal Academy and Competition, held in Carmel, Indiana. Judges included Michael Feinstein, Jim Caruso, Sylvia McNair, Sandi Patty and La Tanya Hall.

Today we are talking to an iconic Tony Award-winning star who made her name as a teenager singing on TV variety shows - THE LAWRENCE WELK SHOW and SING ALONG WITH MITCH included - and then went on to a multimedia career in film and theatre, conquering Broadway with her Tony-winning turn in the Jule Styne/Arthur Laurents musical HALLELUJAH, BABY! in 1967 and returning to the stage in the subsequent decades in a host of Broadway productions, such as BLUES IN THE NIGHT, JERRY'S GIRLS, ANYTHING GOES, August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II and her celebrated Muzzy in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE - a role she reprises in the new Muny production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical beginning this week - the one and only Leslie Uggams. Taking a thorough look back at her career thus far, Uggams opens up about her many successes and how she has endured for fifty years in show business and shares recollections of many of her most noted co-stars and collaborators, all the way up to the recent 2012 Encores! PIPE DREAM. Additionally, Uggams comments on her film and TV appearances over the years, speaking about her work in INHERIT THE WIND, TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN, ROOTS and beyond. Plus, she shares her candid opinions on GLEE, SMASH, Broadway then versus now, future plans for her Lena Horne solo show and thoughts on other roles she would enjoy pursuing - and much, much more!

Continuing in Herzliya and Jerusalem this month is FRANKLY, SINATRA, with opening act Hello Louis.

Louis Armstrong House Museum was awarded $150,000 in discretionary funds from the Partners in Preservation (PIP) grant contest. The grant contest, sponsored by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was New York City's first-ever preservation contest. The funds awarded to LAHM will be used to help restore Louis's Garden. Louis Armstrong celebrated his 71st birthday in his beloved garden, and then passed away two days later.

Ben Vereen returns to The RRazz Room to with his show 'Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen,' a high energy tribute to the music of Broadway, along with musical selections made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. Audiences can expect to hear classics such as 'Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,' 'Mr. Bojangles' and 'Defying Gravity.' Well known to theatre audiences for his Tony Award and Drama Desk winning performance in Pippin, Vereen has also appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Chicago, Fosse and Jelly's Last Jam. He is currently celebrating the release of his CD 'Steppin' Out Live.'

Starting this week in Givatayim and continuing in Herzliya and Jerusalem later this month is FRANKLY, SINATRA, with opening act Hello Louis.

The Louis Armstrong House Museum has announced Summer with Satchmo 2012 that includes Hot Jazz/Cool Garden concerts and special events for all ages.

Inside Broadway's 2012 Broadway Beacon Awards will be held at 6:00PM tonight, June 4th, 2012 at the Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Broadway Hotel in the heart of Times Square at 145 West 44th Street. The evening will honor How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying star and singer/songwriter Nick Jonas, model, philanthropist and Chicago star Christie Brinkley (currently starring on Broadway before joining the national tour), I.A.T.S.E. President James J. Claffey, Jr., and The Millennium Broadway Hotel for their longstanding contributions to Times Square and the Broadway community. The evening, which begins with a cocktail hour, will be hosted by FOX5 reporter Julie Chang. The awards ceremony will begin at 7:30pm.

Starting this week in Givatayim and continuing in Herzliya and Jerusalem later this month is FRANKLY, SINATRA, with opening act Hello Louis.

There will be a memorial service for clarinetist Joe Muranyi on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 7 pm at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York City.

There will be a memorial service for clarinetist Joe Muranyi on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 7 pm at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York City.

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, and Jazz at Lincoln Center invite you to the Tribute to Phoebe Jacobs, in memoriam. The event will be held at Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center tonight, May 24, 2012 at 1 p.m. There will be no printed tickets for this event. Doors will open at 12:30pm, and attendees will be seated on a first come, first served basis.

Ben Vereen returns to The RRazz Room to with his show 'Steppin' Out with Ben Vereen,' a high energy tribute to the music of Broadway, along with musical selections made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. Audiences can expect to hear classics such as 'Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,' 'Mr. Bojangles' and 'Defying Gravity.' Well known to theatre audiences for his Tony Award and Drama Desk winning performance in Pippin, Vereen has also appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Chicago, Fosse and Jelly's Last Jam. He is currently celebrating the release of his CD 'Steppin' Out Live.'

Highline Ballroom has announced its upcoming shows, May 21-June 4, 2012. See below for the full schedule.