Madonna News

After 10 years in the UK and two West End seasons, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical masterpiece, Evita, will visit Birmingham Hippodrome as part of a major new International and UK tour from Tues 20 - Sat 24 Mar.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) is pleased to announce the 2018 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. The MAC Board of Directors selected the nominees for Show of the Year. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories. The names of the songwriters in the Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories are being withheld during the voting period, but will be announced publicly as soon as the voting period concludes.

EVITA IN LUXEMBOURG - It was a real pleasure to a musical addict for me, to see one of the world's most iconic musicals, 'Evita', when it came to Luxembourg's Grand Theatre performed from19-31st of December 2017. The first British musical to receive the Tony Award for Best Musical has been performed by the most famous people: Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pyrce ,Ricky Martin and so on…

Reuben and the Dark is the spirited folk-rock outfit led by songwriter/vocalist Reuben Bullock. Contemplative, passionate, and expansive, Bullock's songwriting has earned comparisons to contemporaries like Vance Joy, Bright Eyes and Matt Corby. Today, the band reveals the breathtaking “Hurricane” video. Shot just outside Joshua Tree National Park, the desert creates a luminous palette for the abstract choreography, leaving viewers elevated yet grasping for the fleeting beauty. Working with creative director Medoli Meadows, the video was directed by Asher Moss and choreographed by Megan Lawson (Madonna, La La Land, Katy Perry).

Netflix and Constantin Film announce the start of production of Polar, a Constantin Film/Bolt Pictures co-production, in association with Dark Horse Entertainment. Polar is based on the Dark Horse action noir graphic novel Polar: Came From the Cold by Victor Santos. 

BØRNS rocked The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his performance of I DON'T WANT YOU BACK. Watch the full clip of his performance below!

Berkeley Playhouse continues their tenth anniversary season of professional theater for family audiences with their largest production of the season, Ragtime. A sweeping musical epic of hopes and dreams in an America facing change at the turn of the 20th century, Ragtime boasts Tony Award-winning score and lyrics by the Broadway powerhouse duo, Stephen Flaherty and Lynne Ahrens (Once on This Island, Anastasia, Suessical) and a book by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class), based on the celebrated novel by E. L. Doctorow. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary of opening on Broadway this month, the original 1998 production was nominated for a staggering thirteen Tony Awards and fourteen Drama Desk awards.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas   Capezio Dance Foundation presents: Capezio celebrates 130 years of excellence in a one-night only special Awards and show on Monday, May 14, 2018 at 7:30 pm at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Avenue, Las Vegas NV 89106.  A glorious production will highlight some of the magical history of Capezio with numerous dance legends and stars of stage and screen saluting this milestone.  The show is produced and directed by Ann Marie DeAngelo. The show benefts The Actors Fund and Future Dance (a program sponsored by Nevada Ballet Theatre). This is the first time that the Capezio Dance Awards are being presented to receipients of various dance genres.

Platinum-selling Interscope recording artist BØRNS released the new video for “I Don't Want U Back” – taken from his sophomore album “Blue Madonna.” Available on all digital platforms, his highly anticipated full-length features fan favorites – “Faded Heart,” “Sweet Dreams,” “I Don't Want U Back,” and “God Save Our Young Blood feat. Lana Del Rey.” 

Live at Chelsea are pleased to present a musical celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, as part of the ongoing celebrations for his 70th birthday this year.

Damian Woetzel continues his innovative interdisciplinary series uniting artists from across fields in a special one-night only performance, March 7 in the Terrace Theater. Part of the inaugural DIRECT CURRENT, the Kennedy Center's two-week celebration of contemporary culture, this installment of the multi-genre series will present recently commissioned works, including a world premiere, and Washington, D.C. premieres by some of today's most creative and groundbreaking voices in dance and music.

Joel Taylor - the Sydney-born, LA based multi-instrumentalist described as 'a masterfully talented singer and songwriter' by PopDust -has released the new single, 'Give Myself Away.' This song is the follow up to 2017's double single, Two Sides, and gives listeners a taste of what's to come when his debut EP is released later this year.

Global superstar Diplo unveils a new track, “Look Back,” featuring DRAM—watch the video, directed by Brandon Dermer (“What Would Diplo Do?”),here.

Bryce Vine – hailed by Entertainment Weekly as one of the “artists who will rule 2018” – has signed to Sire. Today, People.com premiered the official video for Vine's breakout single “Drew Barrymore.” Watch below.

On March 16,Interscope/UMe hails a pair of magical, key catalog releases from post-Britpop alt-rockers Keane ('Somewhere Only We Know,' 'Everybody's Changing') with the 180-gram vinyl debuts of Perfect Symmetry and Under The Iron Sea.

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Donell James Foreman in The Dirty 30 Tour or, Play-List: A Pop Music Memoir on Monday, March 19th. Donell James Foreman - currently in The Book of Mormon - makes his Feinstein's/54 Below solo concert debut

The quick-witted American actor and icon, Groucho Marx was a frequent visitor to New Hope and Bucks County. Now nearly 41 years after his death, Groucho makes a hilarious return to Bucks - this time in the form of award-winning actor Frank Ferrante in the global comedy hit, "An Evening with Groucho." The show is presented February 14 - 25 at Bucks County Playhouse as part of the 2018 Visiting Artists Series.

On Friday March 2 at 7:30 PM, STEEP CANYON RANGERS return to jam on The Ellen stage. The GRAMMY Award-winning sextet has spent nearly two decades bending and shaping the Bluegrass aesthetic, wedding it to elements of pop, country, and folk rock to create something original. Steep Canyon Rangers are easily among the hardest working bands in any genre, pulling double duty on their own and as collaborators with Steve Martin. All Seats $27.50.

Artistic Director Mark Yonally and Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) presents Sweet Tap Chicago Sunday, March 11 at 3 and 7 p.m. at The City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph St. Sweet Tap Chicago is a celebration of Chicago musicians and music, with all new arrangements by Kurt Schweitz, a live jazz quintet featuring rapper/singer/host Taylor Mallory and JC Brooks and tap dancing.

Will & Grace stars Eric McCormack and Debra Messing appeared on the Graham Norton Show on February 10. The pair told the hilarious story about the time they pulled a prank on Madonna. Watch the clip below!