Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith and Executive Director Edgar Dobie are pleased to announce that Broadway legend Maurice Hines will serve as the Master of Ceremonies and international touring artist and global humanitarian Mary McBride will headline the 2018 Arena Stage Gala honoring Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Mead Center for American Theater (1101 Sixth St., SW). As previously announced, the Gala features the presentation of the third annual Beth Newburger Schwartz Award to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and will recognize Jessica Stafford Davis as an Emerging Leader. The Gala is helmed by event chairs and Arena Stage Trustees Lavern Chatman and Maggie FitzPatrick.
Melding deep-heated flamenco, rumba, salsa, and pop to the tune of 20 million albums sold, The Gipsy Kings perform live at the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) in San Antonio, TX on May 16, 2018 at 8PM. The Grammy Award-winning hit-makers behind "Bomboleo" celebrate in their very own, blistering tradition - taking audiences back to the south of France with flamenco guitars and booming Spanish vocals. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 16 at NOON.
Peter Finch and Eletha Barrett's relationships scandalised Hollywood and lead the actor to an Academy Award-winning performance in the 1976 film Network. Written by Cassie McFarlane and Adrian Hope, Mad as Hell is a brash and provocative piece of theatre.
ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ The 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards, the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions, world premieres exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Raleigh Little Theatre's 2018-19 Acts of Courage Season features several area premieres and a brand new partnership with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra, which will present two pops concerts in RLT's Stephenson Amphitheatre.
The Hollywood Bowl, one of the leading outdoor music venues in the world and the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, was honored as the Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue last night at the 29th Annual Pollstar Awards at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown. This distinction marks the 14th consecutive nomination and subsequent award for the iconic venue and affirms the Hollywood Bowl as a premiere destination for performers and audiences alike. Renowned for its exquisite setting, the Hollywood Bowl plays host to a tremendous diversity of artists, from classical and pops to jazz, rock, and world music.
Revolutionary music may seem hard to come by in these days and times. Long gone is the era of artists like Bob Marley, The Clash, Stevie Wonder and Patti Smith getting airplay and bringing their messages to the masses. But that doesn't mean that the revolution isn't still brewing in the hearts and minds of many people around the globe.
The Jamaica Bobsled Foundation (JBF) has announced the release of 'Run The Track, It's Bobsled Time' - an officially sanctioned team song to raise funds and awareness to benefit the ultimate underdogs - the athletes who compete in the sport of bobsledding and skeleton in the Winter Olympics for the country of Jamaica. The dancehall pop anthem is available globally on all download and streaming services just in time for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, which marks the Olympic debut of the Jamaica women's bobsled team and skeleton athlete, coincides with the 30th anniversary of the original Jamaica Bobsled team's Olympic run and the 25th anniversary of the iconic film 'Cool Runnings.' Proceeds from the track and video will benefit Jamaica Bobsled Foundation, who teamed up with music supervision company Groove Guild to create the track and companion music video. The video features Jamaican dancehall crew Ravers Clavers who choreographed and performed a new dance called the Bobsled Slide.
The little OPERA theatre of ny (LOTNY), in collaboration with New York based period ensemble New Vintage Baroque, presents the New York City Premiere of Piramo e Tisbe at Baruch Performing Arts Center, 55 Lexington Avenue, NYC, from March 22-25, 2018, with performances on Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are $35 and are available at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/35006. Based upon the story of Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid's Metamorphoses with a libretto by Marco Coltellini, Piramo e Tisbe is byJohann Adolph Hasse, a pivotal opera composer of the 18th Century celebrated for his sweet and tender melodies. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
McDonald's will serve as the Platinum Sponsor of the 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards with SheaMoisture and Denny's also participating in the prestigious annual event celebrating African-American achievements and contributions which will air exclusively on Bounce on Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
In conjunction with its new theatre drama, RISE, NBC has created R.I.S.E. America, a program that grants a half-million dollars to high school theatre programs across the country.
NBC has released the latest promo for the upcoming drama 'Rise.' The music video style promo, featuring the show's cast performing a new Tom Kitt arrangement of Macklemore's 'Glorious', will also preview on air during NBC's broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday. Check out the new promo below!
Unstoppable duo Ruben and Victor, better known as Vicetone will solve all your problems in new release, FIX YOU, out now on Spinnin' Records! FIX YOU features melodic riffs that are soon accompanied by a soulful vocal and glorious falsettos. It's evident, Vicetone are gearing up for another successful year ahead with this ultimate dance anthem. The duo explains their creative process on the release and how the track came together.
During Grammy weekend, up-and-coming singer/songwriter Willa Amai was front and center with her cover of Daft Punk's 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' for Intuit QuickBooks' 'Backing You' campaign, which celebrated music and small business owners who 'dare to dream and follow their passions.' Now Amai's powerful single is available to stream and purchase today across all digital platforms.
Carnegie Hall today announced that Rhiannon Giddens, Toshi Reagon, and Young Paris will join Broadway's Carrie Compere (The Color Purple) as guest artists for A Time Like This: Music for Change, a special concert on Sunday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage hosted by Def Jam Poetry veteran Lemon Andersen and featuring a nineteen-piece band led by Kenny Seymour (Amazing Grace, Memphis). The performance also features singers Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Emily Eagen, and Emeline Michel.
From March 1 to 18, La MaMa will present Theater Three Collaborative in a new production of 'Extreme Whether,' a 'Cli-Fi' play written and directed by Karen Malpede. The piece juxtaposes psychological and magical realism in a tale of a courageous climate researcher who is defamed by special interests, including his own family. Obie-winner Rocco Sisto heads a cast of six.
Selasee grew up exposed to the colorful and energetic sounds of Highlife Music in Ghana. With this exposure Selasee created his own style-a unique blend of Reggae, West African Highlife and American Pop music. Threading together English and Ghanaian lyrics for a bright and captivating sound.
Blue Note Hawaii is continuing its second anniversary celebration with the week-long residency of jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. The Hawaii News Now Jazz Legends series kicks off with musical icon Chick Corea. Other international and national recording artists include Filipino super star Martin Nievera in a Valentine's Day series, followed by 80s pop star Rick Springfield. Returning to the Blue Note Hawaii stage by popular demand is guitar legend Lee Ritenour. The local artists this month include Honolulu-based jazz and hip hop drummer Dae Han, the incomparable Willie K and beautiful songstress Raiatea Helm. There are also powerful tributes to Whitney Houston featuring Ginai, Quincy Jones and John Coltrane with Mike Lewis & Friends. There's reggae on tap with a celebration of Bob Marley's birthday in what promises to be an amazing evening of music. Josh Kaye & Friends will pay homage to Nina Simone featuring vocalist Sherry Graham.
