Mahalia Jackson News

Explore the MOODY JAZZ FESTIVAL at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center from November 7-24, featuring a lineup of renowned jazz artists and performances.

Get a preview of Marie and Rosetta from Milwaukee Rep favorites Bethany Thomas and Alexis J Roston as they rehearse the soulful renditions of Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s hit songs like “Strange Things Happening Every Day” and “I Want a Tall Skinny Papa.”

What star turned down CABARET? What two cabaret stars were born on Halloween? What cabaret club was named for a character in a musical? What Broadway lyricist turns 100 this month? Take the multiple-choice quiz and see what you know (or might guess correctly) about so many talented folks ALL born in October.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will present Marie and Rosetta, the unsung story of the Rock ‘n’ Roll’s roof-raising soul sisters. The play is wrritten by acclaimed playwright George Brant and directed E. Faye Butler. Learn how to purchase tickets.

New dates have been added to TheaterWorksUSA’s tour of DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL, including stops at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, Curran in San Francisco, and Paramount Theatre in Austin. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater will open its 29th season with a one-night-only performance at The Auditorium in Chicago, featuring a mix of premieres and classic repertory pieces. Learn more about Deeply Rooted and see how to purchase tickets to its season opening.

GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Ledisi will perform songs from her new LP 'Good Life' at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, CA.

Broadway legend and Tony and Grammy Award winner Jennifer Holliday, and two-time Grammy Award winner J’Nai Bridges, will perform at Houses on the Moon's AMPLIFY 2024 Gala Celebration. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the complete line-up for the Moody Jazz Festival, running from November 7-24. The festival will feature a variety of performances from renowned jazz artists.

Prepare to be captivated by the soul-stirring power of gospel music and the inspirational legacy of Mahalia Jackson in FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA, a vibrant new musical set to grace the stage at Encore Film and Music Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, from September 20th to October 6th, 2024.

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL and CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL will embark on national multi-week engagements during the 2024-2025 season. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Discover the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's 2024-25 Classical Music Season featuring renowned artists like Renée Fleming, The season starts with a multi-media concert by international superstar Renée Fleming.

 Coming off his recent performance at the Library of Congress, Storytelling Arts of Indiana will welcome back to Indiana award-winning master storyteller, musician, historian and visionary, the Rev. Robert Jones, for its annual fundraiser, “Talk of the Town: The Impact of Blues on American Music” on April 13 at Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center.

Join the New Orleans Ballet Association as they conclude their 2023-24 season with the Parsons Dance and The Allen Toussaint Orchestra. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The New Orleans Opera Association will close its 81st season with a hair-raising story of marriage, madness, and murder in LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR on March 22nd at 7:30 PM and 24th at 2:30 PM at the Mahalia Jackson Theater.

The New Orleans Ballet Association will continue its 2023-24 Main Stage Season of dance on March 2, 2024, with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in LAC (Swan Lake) at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Bay Area artists Hope Briggs and Lawrence Beamen, alongside Atlanta's Sylvia Camille, will perform at the Tenth Anniversary Commemoration of a fallen Vietnam War hero in Washington, D.C. on March 9, 2024.

The Virginia-based Underground Performing Arts Collective will present the gripping story of self-discovery and acceptance, 'Black Girl Magic'. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The 31st Annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival will honor eight deserving women for their exceptional career and life achievements in the Opening Night Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony on March 28, 2024. Hosted by Hattie Winston and Margaret Avery.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals has announced their 2024 schedule for “Musical Mondays”— with three unique Monday evening cabaret concerts showcasing the talents of more than 40 cabaret artists. Learn more about the series here!