Michael Buble News

Carolyn Griffin has announced that MetroStage will be presenting the premiere of a new musical, Josephine Tonight, with book and lyrics by Sherman Yellen, and music by Wally Harper, Jan. 26-Mar. 18, 2012.

Live Nation Europe, a division of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., today announced the appointment of John Reid as President of Concerts.

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts has announced Tony Bennett: Live In Concert as part of the continuing series Marcus Center Presents.

Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Drake, British superstar Jessie J, NBC's 'The Voice' musician coach and three-time Grammy nominee Blake Shelton, 'The Voice' musician coach and Grammy Award-nominated artist Cee Lo Green, NBC's 'Smash' star Megan Hilty, four-time Grammy-winning band The Roots and 15-time Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett will help usher in 2012 on 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.'

Wednesday night's broadcast of FOX's THE X Factor was a big ratings win for the network. Here are the highlights of the 15 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

Lythgoe Family Productions and Magic Pictures International announce the second run of "A Cinderella Christmas," the second show in the 2011 holiday season of traditional British family Panto.

NBC will air a special encore presentation of 'A Michael Bublé Christmas' on Wednesday, December 21st from 9-10 pm ET. The star-studded special features the multi-Grammy Award-winning Canadian singing songs from his Number 1 album, 'Christmas,' alongside guest stars Justin Bieber, Kellie Pickler, Thalia, Oscar the Grouch, the Puppini Sisters and Naturally 7. The show also includes special appearances by NBC stars Tracy Morgan ('30 Rock') and Ed Helms ('The Office').

Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Drake, British superstar Jessie J, NBC's 'The Voice' musician coach and three-time Grammy nominee Blake Shelton, 'The Voice' musician coach and Grammy Award-nominated artist Cee Lo Green, NBC's 'Smash' star Megan Hilty, four-time Grammy-winning band The Roots and 15-time Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett will help usher in 2012 on 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.'

Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Drake, British superstar Jessie J, NBC's 'The Voice' musician coach and three-time Grammy nominee Blake Shelton, 'The Voice' musician coach and Grammy Award-nominated artist Cee Lo Green, NBC's 'Smash' star Megan Hilty, four-time Grammy-winning band The Roots and 15-time Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett will help usher in 2012 on 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.'

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts has announced Tony Bennett: Live In Concert as part of the continuing series Marcus Center Presents.

NBC will air a special encore presentation of 'A Michael Bublé Christmas' on Wednesday, December 21st from 9-10 pm ET. The star-studded special features the multi-Grammy Award-winning Canadian singing songs from his Number 1 album, 'Christmas,' alongside guest stars Justin Bieber, Kellie Pickler, Thalia, Oscar the Grouch, the Puppini Sisters and Naturally 7. The show also includes special appearances by NBC stars Tracy Morgan ('30 Rock') and Ed Helms ('The Office').

It was make it or break it time at last night's semi-finals as Melanie Amaro, Marcus Canty, Josh Krajcik, and Chris Rene sang two songs each to secure a place in next week's season finale. The judges even made a few predictions of who would make it onto next week.

According to the Primetime Ratings Report For the week of December 5, 2011 (Based on National Live + Same Day Program Ratings), the ABC network aired 6 of the week's Top 20 Entertainment Shows in Adults 18-49.

NBC offers something for everyone during the holidays as it unveils a lineup of original seasonal programs that includes the new holiday variety special 'A Michael Buble Christmas' on Tuesday, December 6 (8-9 p.m. ET), 'The Sing-Off Holiday Special' on Monday, December 5 (8-10 p.m. ET) and 'William & Kate: Inside the Royal Marriage' on Tuesday, December 13 (8-9 p.m. ET).

Lythgoe Family Productions and Magic Pictures International announce the second run of "A Cinderella Christmas," the second show in the 2011 holiday season of traditional British family Panto.

Michael Bublé will host his first holiday Christmas show in a star studded special airing on Tuesday, December 6th from 8-9 pm ET. The multi-Grammy Award winning Canadian will sing songs from his new Christmas album including such classics as 'White Christmas, 'Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas,' 'Feliz Navidad,' and 'Jingle Bells,' and will be joined by guest stars Justin Bieber, Kellie Pickler, Thalia, Oscar the Grouch, The Puppini Sisters and Naturally 7.

Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum & Grammy Awards.

Multi-platinum pianist, songwriter and performer Jim Brickman has proven once again that he knows his way around a hit song. His latest single is a light-hearted Christmas song aptly named "Fa La La" and has made an impressive showing this week on the airwaves - landing at #16 on the AC Radio charts and at #13 on the Christmas Radio charts. The success in nothing new for Brickman who continues to take radio by storm with more charted hits than any other artist in his format (30) including "Valentine", "The Gift" and "Simple Things" just to name a few. Jim sailed past his A-list competition this week with the impressive chart placement - beating out the likes of Katy Perry and Rihanna for a spot in the Top 20 on the AC charts and acquiring more adds than teen sensation Justin Bieber. "Fa La La" was also the third most added song this week behind two songs by crooner Michael Buble. His brand new albums All is Calm and Romanza were released this month as Target exclusives and are available through the retailer nationwide or on iTunes.

SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark celebrated it's second Broadway birthday last week at The Foxwoods Theatre. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark began preview performances on November 28, 2010, and has become one of the most famous theatrical events in Broadway history. SPIDER-MAN Turn Off The Dark has been seen since by more than 600,000 audience members from around the world. A frequent attraction for the A-list, international recording star Michael Buble stopped by the production this weekend and BroadwayWorld was there for the photo op!

NBC has announced it schedule of upcoming guests on TODAY