The Sorting Room at The Wallis Opens Tonight With Jason Robert Brown
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 8, 2017
Following the successful inaugural launch last season that featured several sold-out performances, the popular intimate nightclub, The Sorting Room, kicks off tonight at The Wallis with two intimate evening concerts featuring acclaimed Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown performing an eclectic mix of both classic and new music. The Sorting Room temporarily transforms the Lovelace Studio Theater into a 140-seat custom built nightclub space that offers Los Angeles audiences a rare opportunity to experience some of the best and emerging talent in cabaret, live contemporary music, spoken word, and more. This season, The Sorting Room returns to The Wallis delivering two sessions of live performances in winter from December 7 21, 2017 and summer from June 22 July 29, 2018. The Sorting Room Winter and Summer sessions are sponsored by Delta Air Lines. The Sorting Room Winter session is sponsored by Meridith Baer Home.
HOLIDAY COCKTAIL Recipes by Andrea Correale
by Marina Kennedy
- Dec 7, 2017
Whether you're entertaining or just relaxing at home and enjoying a holiday sip, we have the recipes for some inspired, artisanal cocktails by CEO and President of Elegant Affairs, Andrea Correale. These four signature drink recipes can compliment appetizers, main courses or desserts.
JOE, 112, NEXT and TOTAL Coming to NJPAC This December
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 7, 2017
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an evening of contemporary R&B and soul with JOE, a two-time GRAMMY winner known for his seasoned and smooth voice on songs like 'All The Things Your Man Won't Do, 'All That I Am,' 'Stutter,' and 'I Wanna Know.' Expect JOE to perform new songs from his latest release, #MYNAMEISJOETHOMAS.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Joins Christmas Classics as #1 ASCAP Holiday Songs in 2017
by Tori Hartshorn
- Dec 5, 2017
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers, announces its Top Holiday Songs for 2017. According to an ASCAP analysis of streaming and terrestrial radio data, 1994's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You,' written by Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey, moves to #1, joining enduring Christmas classics like 'A Holly Jolly Christmas'(written by Johnny Marks, 1962) and 'Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow'(written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, 1945), at the top of the charts. (Check out ASCAP's interview with Afanaseiff about writing 'All I Want' at http://bit.ly/2k8S9E0)
98° to Perform at DPAC for the Holidays
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 5, 2017
98° will support Let It Snow with the 98° at Christmas tour, a 31-city trek that starts November 10 in Larchwood, IA and concludes December 23 in Primm, NV. They will be performing at DPAC on December 5, 2017. Concert goers can expect a high-energy 98° show featuring holiday songs from their new album, as well as their beloved hits.
BWW Review: Rousing Vocals & Hilarity Rule UMPO HOME ALONE
by Gil Kaan
- Dec 3, 2017
Kate Pazakis and her talented creative team once again incorporate their 'secret sauce' in concocting a most delicious holiday treat for Rockwell revelers - THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY OF HOME ALONE. The 1990 John Hughes classic Home Alone receives Pazakis' UMPO treatment, resulting in a most side-splitting production with their clever choice of pop songs, re-worded to 'fit' the Home Alone narrative, and boosted by the always witty (and subtly topical) dialogue of Ray Wetmore and Pazakis.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Dallas Theater Center
by Samuel Weber
- Dec 2, 2017
The holidays in Dallas would not be complete without the gorgeously wrapped trees of Mockingbird, Mariah Carey, and a production of A Christmas Carol. For at least ten years now, Dallas Theatre Center has brought the wintry story to life right in the heart of balmy Texas. Though the adaptation isn't the most dramaturgically sound, the production is flashy and fun, especially for young families.
Celebrities, Musicians, and Thought Leaders Join Al Gore in 24 Hours of Reality Broadcast
by Julie Musbach
- Dec 2, 2017
On December 4-5, former US Vice President Al Gore will host The Climate Reality Project's seventh-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast 24 Hours of Reality: Be the Voice of Reality a 24-hour live event, empowering millions watching worldwide to use their voices to speak up for solutions, science, and truth at this decisive point in history. It will be carried by broadcast partners globally, and streamed live online at 24HoursofReality.org.
The Biggest Names in Entertainment Take Over New York's Most Iconic Venues This December
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 1, 2017
The Madison Square Garden Company is ringing in December with some of the biggest names in entertainment to play its portfolio of world-class venues including Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and the Beacon Theatre. Within the month of December, each venue will host a variety of unique and diverse entertainment events from the best of music, comedy, and live theater. And, within multiple dates throughout the month, all four venues will be booked the same night with shows giving audiences a diverse choosing of entertainment with something for everyone to enjoy.
Michael Feinstein, Norm Lewis, Joe Iconis and More to Bring Holiday Cheer to Feinstein's/54 Below This Season
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 1, 2017
This month, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, just in time for the holidays. Scroll down for details!
Barbra Streisand Named All-Time Queen of the Billboard 200
by Emily Bruno
- Nov 30, 2017
Billboard is currently celebrating women's achievements in the music industry. To celebrate women, Billboard has released Greatest of All Time lists to honor the females who have continuously topped the Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 with their amazing songs and albums.
DESPACITO Co-Writer Erika Ender Makes History Being Grammy Nominated for Song Of The Year
by Tori Hartshorn
- Nov 28, 2017
Songwriter/performer Erika Ender has been nominated for Song of the Year for Despacito for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. This is the first time in history that a song written with mostly Spanish lyrics has been nominated in this category. If Ender should win, she would be the first songwriter born in a Latin American country to so. Erika was born in Panama City, the daughter of Panamanian-American father and Brazilian mother. She was in Brazil when she heard the news of her nomination.
Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl Return With Super Fun Sing-Along
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 28, 2017
Sharron Matthews (CBC's Frankie Drake Mysteries) and George Masswohl (Come From Away) return to Buddies In Bad Times for the 6th instalment of Toronto's favourite holiday tradition! Sharron and George's SUPER FUN CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG' is the holiday party to end all holiday parties! Don your Christmas sweater, grab your tambourine, kazoo and/or all your pals and prepare for the best evening of Christmas entertainment around!
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