Luke Frazier News

Broadway's Brightest Lights puts the spotlight on some of the best and brightest talents under the direction of the American Pops Orchestra Conductor Luke Frazier.

Central Florida's public television station, WUCF TV, celebrates ten years of service with a star-studded anniversary extravaganza as part of UCF Celebrates the Arts at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Orlando.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that The Entertainment Community Fund presentation of  All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, has been postponed.

54 BELOW will welcome back Broadway favorites Kate Baldwin and Aaron Lazar for an encore of their smash hit, All For You.

The Entertainment Community Fund will present And All That Jazz: A Celebration of the Legendary Chita Rivera, a one-night-only benefit concert celebrating Chita Rivera’s 90th birthday. See additional performers, and how to purchase tickets!

Performing classics from The Wiz, The Color Purple, Company, Porgy & Bess, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and more, the cast will feature Corbin Bleu, Nikki Renée Daniels, Tiffany Mann, Nova Payton, Stephanie Mills, Norm Lewis, John Manzari, Leah Flynn, Amber Iman, Peppermint, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ephraim Sykes, E. Clayton Cornelious, and more.

Hosted by four-time Grammy Award winner and renowned soprano Renée Fleming with Emmy and Grammy Award winner Chris Jackson, UNITED IN SONG premieres on New Year’s Eve on PBS. See who is performing, how to watch, and more!

The American Pops Orchestra (APO) presents the semi-final round of its 6th Annual NextGen National Competition: Finding the Voices of Tomorrow. Out of hundreds of auditions coming from 103 colleges and 34 different states, 30 talented college students were chosen to compete in the semifinals!

The National Philharmonic (NatPhil) puts the spotlight on some of the best and brightest talents working today with Broadway's Brightest Lights (November 4 at Strathmore and November 6 at Capital One Hall).

The American Pops Orchestra (APO) is accepting auditions for its annual NextGen competition, with auditions closing on October 24th.

National Philharmonic (NatPhil) launches its 2022–2023 Concert Season with three programs in October and November: two classical concerts led by Music Director Piotr Gajewski and Artistic Director of the National Philharmonic Chorale Stan Engebretson, and one pops concert led by Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier.

Two of Broadway's brightest stars and most romantic leading actors have a new act and it's going to take them far.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

As the stars of a regional production of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY prepare to debut their duo show, filled with songs from Bridges, and other shows they dream of playing together.

FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW will welcome Tony Award® nominee Kate Baldwin and Broadway veteran Aaron Lazar back for a special evening after successful solo shows. The Bridges of Madison County duo returns on July 19-23 at 7pm, with a livestream on July 23 at 7pm.

Nouveau Productions and PBS present a new collaboration, just in time for Pride Month. TRUE COLORS: LGBTQ+ OUR STORIES, OUR SONGS celebrates the stories and music that make us who we are. Offering a unique look at the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the United States, the special shares real-life stories of hope, resilience and triumph.

The new special will feature André De Shields performing “The Colors of My Life” from Barnum, drag artists Peppermint, Alexis Michelle and Jujubee performing “(A Little More) Mascara” from La Cage Aux Folles, trans opera singer Breanna Sinclairé singing “Somewhere” from West Side Story, and appearances by Cynthia Nixon, Chris Colfer, and more.

National Philharmonic has announced its 2022-2023 season, which includes eight classical programs conducted by Music Director Piotr Gajewski and two by Chorale Artistic Director Stan Engebretson; two pops shows led by Principal Pops Conductor Luke Frazier; and a piano recital.

Performing these Lerner and Loewe classics are Tony Award nominee Jenn Colella (Come From Away); Aaron Lazar; Jose Llana (The King and I); Michael Maliakel (Aladdin); Aisha Jackson (Frozen); Sean Thompson (Sunset Boulevard); and Bayla Whitten (West End’s Les Misérables). Get a first look at performances in an exclusive clip!

The first episode, An Evening With Lerner and Loewe, will feature the music of Gigi, My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon and Paint Your Wagon, sung by Jenn Colella, Aaron Lazar, Jose Llana, Michael Maliakel, Aisha Jackson, Sean Thompson, and Bayla Whitten.