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The soulful sounds of Luther Vandross comes to Cape Town in an unforgettable tribute show. Cape Town-born singing sensation, Fagrie Isaacs, who industry insiders have lauded as one of the best Luther Vandross tribute acts, will be performing at Hillsong Church, Century City this November.
THE CHOIR OF MAN is returning to the West End, opening at the Arts Theatre on 1 October. The company will feature a highly skilled mixture of actors, musicians, and instrumentalists. See rehearsal photos and video here!
Vocalist, songwriter, and musician D Train is set to release his seventh studio album entitled 'D Train - The Other Side of the Tracks', on September 29, 2022.
Frank Sinatra is remembered and celebrated in the one-man musical memoir, “My Sinatra” by Cary Hoffman. A hit off-Broadway show and a National PBS television special, Hoffman will perform his concert version at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 4pm as part of the Teed & Brown Broadway & Cabaret Series.
The Apollo kicks off Apollo Comedy Club and Apollo Music Café shows, starting Thursday, October 6. Performances will take place on Apollo’s Soundstage on October 6, 7, and 8. Doors open at 9PM EST. Shows begin at 10PM EST. Tickets start at $26.50.
Full casting has been announced for the Olivier-nominated international stage sensation THE CHOIR OF MAN as it returns to the West End, opening at the Arts Theatre on 1 October, with a press night on 13 October.
Surflight Theatre, New Jersey's “Broadway at the Beach,” will present a new production of The Fields of Ambrosia this September.
In a stack of dense, soulful harmonies, Ali McGuirk kicks off her upcoming album, Til It’s Gone, by singing, “On the nights when I love all my ex-boyfriends…” Before too long, McGuirk’s expressive voice rides a wave of vintage-tinged, bass and drums-led R&B, keeping the new tune, “X Boyfriends,” lighthearted and groovy.
M.O.A.M. (Man on a Mission), the new album by Jamaican vocalist, songwriter and producer Hezron Clarke debuted at Number 5 on ITunes Reggae chart, just below albums by Bob Marley and Stick Figure. The album released on on August 19 via Tad’s Record (Ernie Ranglin, Tanya Stephens).
Her new album, Jacklin’s third, is a masterclass in songwriting and cements her status as one of the most important songwriters of our time. PRE PLEASURE was conceived upon returning home from a mammoth Crushing world tour, and finished in a few months of recording in Montreal with co-producer Marcus Paquin (The Weather Station, The National).
Recorded in Reggae’s birthplace, Kingston Jamaica, M.O.A.M. features some of Jamaica’s greatest musicians including Dean Fraser (saxophone), Kirk “Kirkle Dove” Bennett (drums), Donald “Danny Bassie” Dennis (bass), Mitchum Khan (guitar), Carol “Bowie” McLaughlin (keyboards) and Robbie Lyn (keyboards).
On Saturday, September 24, the Apollo will hold in-person auditions for its signature program, Amateur Night at the Apollo, the quintessential talent competition and one of the longest-running events in the world.
Six-time Grammy Award winner David Sanborn will headline the final night of Jazz Fest Pompano Beach 2023. The concert by the iconic saxophonist will take place Saturday, January 21, 2023 in Old Town Pompano Beach.
John Lloyd Young, the Tony and Grammy award-winning Frankie Valli from Broadway's Jersey Boys as well as the star of the Clint Eastwood directed film, comes to Blue Strawberry in St. Louis, MO for a two-night engagement on Friday, October 7th and Saturday, October 8th.
Finally, the 54 Below staff show is back on the boards and Broadway World Cabaret is chatting with producer Dylan Bustamante about the process and the production.
Recorded in Reggae’s birthplace, Kingston Jamaica, M.O.A.M. features some of Jamaica’s greatest musicians including Dean Fraser (saxophone), Kirk “Kirkle Dove” Bennett (drums), Donald “Danny Bassie” Dennis (bass), Mitchum Khan (guitar), Carol “Bowie” McLaughlin (keyboards) and Robbie Lyn (keyboards).
Julia Jacklin has shared another taste of her highly anticipated new album PRE PLEASURE, set for release on Polyvinyl Record Co. The driving “Love, Try Not To Let Go” arrives with a spontaneous and joyful one-shot video filmed in Melbourne, co-directed with Nick Mckk, and featuring a collaboration with visual artist Juliet Bryant.
With her signature aesthetic, lozeak has already cultivated a huge online following off the back of her covers and TikTok videos (611k+ followers and 47M likes). Now she is showing that she has a sound all of her own, and the capabilities to create big, diaristic pop music with a scuzzy edge to it. Listen to the new single now!
The feelings and attachments of men, whether gay or straight, as they fight for self-respect and survival in a harsh world are portrayed in playwright Katori Hall’s Pulitzer-Prize winning play The Hot Wing King. The compromises, commitments, camaraderie, and fractious relationships of a non-traditional family are explored with immediacy and sophisticated insight by Ms. Hall. Like all superbly written plays, one is continually taken by surprise as the play develops and nothing is as expected. The writing here is on the caliber of playwrights Annie Baker or August Wilson.
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