Allen D. Cornell, Riverside Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, and Ken Clifton, Riverside's Musical Director, have teamed up to create a special theatrical event showcasing some of the most beloved music by Broadway legend, Richard Rodgers. My Romance: The Work of Richard Rodgers takes place on the Stark Stage on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
Broadway and TV star Mandy Gonzalez has released Fearless - her remarkable debut solo recording bridging pop and R&B - today, Friday, October 20 from East West Records.
Continuing a successful UK-wide tour throughout 2017, Chris Ellison and Robert Duncan will join the cast of The Classic Thriller Theatre Company's A Judgement in Stone.
Annerin Theatricals and FOREIGNER announced today that as part of FOREIGNER's 40th Anniversary celebration they are creating a brand-new musical entitled Jukebox Hero. Based on the screenplay written by the prolific writing duo, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, responsible for films The Commitments and Across The Universe, and The Tracey Ullman TV Show, Jukebox Hero is a coming of age saga written to the music of FOREIGNER.
The Phantom of the Opera is (still) there! Today marks the 31st birthday of the landmark musical, The Phantom of the Opera, which opened in London on October 9, 1986. The show continues performances at Her Majesty's Theatre today and in a recording-breaking run at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway and many other cities around the world.
Broadway and TV star Mandy Gonzalez has released the title song from Fearless - her debut solo recording bridging pop and R&B - today, Friday, October 6. Earlier this month as part of the Viva Broadway! event, she sang the tune, written for her by Lin-Manuel Miranda, saying 'this is for the dreamers.' Watch her performance below!
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox teamed up with Mandy Gonzalez and Tony DeSare in their latest Broadway style cover, Despacito by Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber to help raise money for relief efforts in Puerto Rico.
More than 70 beloved Broadway and Off-Broadway performers - from Tony Award-winning legends to anticipated debuts came together to meet their biggest fans yesterday, September 24th at the 31st Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction, produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Tonight at the Viva Broadway! celebration hosted by Tony Award-winner, Lin-Manuel Miranda and star of stage and screen, John Leguizamo, Hamilton's current Angelica Schuyler, Mandy Gonzalez, debuted a new song from her solo record.
Fearless the remarkable debut solo recording bridging pop and R&B from Broadway and TV star Mandy Gonzalez will be released in digital formats on October 20.
West End legend Michael Crawford will guide seven well known celebrities through an all singing, all dancing musical theatre extravaganza, coming to ITV this Christmas.
Aaron Lazar brings his Broadway career of 9 hit shows, and working with Angela Lansbury, Michael Crawford, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Patrick Wilson, Joan Allen, Matthew Morrison, Marsha Mason, Andre' De Shields, etc to the West Coast in An Evening with Aaron Lazar: From Broadway to Hollywood.
The Sonoran Desert Chorale announces the first concert of their 24th season. The concert, titled To Everything There Is a Season, reflects the gifts of all the seasons of life. Pete Seeger's immortal folk ballad, Turn, Turn, Turn is the perfect framework for this first concert. It brings audiences the works of contemporary composers like Ola Gjeilo, Jake Runestad, and Kim Andre Arneson whose music contemplates loss and life's storms as well as evoking moments of joy and peace. Performances of To Everything There Is a Season will take place Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. at First United Methodist Church, 15 E. First Avenue, Mesa and Sunday, October 8, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. at La Casa De Cristo Lutheran Church, 6300 E. Bell Road, Scottsdale. Season and single performance tickets are now on sale.
Chris McLaurin and one of his cast members, Mara Bloomfield Smotherman (who will be seen later this season in The Larry Keeton Theatre's production of South Pacific) take on our list of six questions for this latest version of Friday 5 (+1), offering insight into what makes them tick, what brought them to the theater in the first place and to suggest why you won't want to miss their show.
Chris Mann, star of NBC's "The Voice" and The Phantom of the Opera, will bring his powerhouse vocals to Feinstein's at the Nikko for two performances only - Friday, November 3 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, November 4 (8 p.m.). Chris will perform songs from his fourth studio album, "Urban Songbook," which features reinvented classics from the Great American Songbook and unexpected spins on some of today's biggest hits.
As the musical heads into its 32nd year, the producers have just announced key cast changes for "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA". Joining the cast from 4 September are Ben Lewis who will play the title role of 'The Phantom', Kelly Mathieson as 'Christine Daae' and Jeremey Taylor as 'Raoul'. Joining them is Amy Manford as the alternate 'Christine Daae',
Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to celebrate Swing, the Rat Pack and more tonight, July 29, at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
The Sonoran Desert Chorale has announced its 24th season, opening in the fall of 2017. Comprised of four distinct concerts which will focus on the gifts that all the seasons of life bring to us, the Chorale is led by Music Director Jeff Harris, a long-time Mesa resident, music educator and choral director. The 60 members of the Chorale come from all parts of the Valley and walks of life joined by one common purpose - their love of music and singing together.
Principal Pops Conductor Michael Feinstein puts down the conducting baton and picks up the microphone for one night only to celebrate Swing, the Rat Pack and more on Saturday, July 29 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.
Currently, Lucas is mostly staying at his home in Atlantic City recovering from severe complications he received from open heart surgery in January 2016. He suffered extensive injuries to his hands and feet, spent a total of 4 1/2 months in the cardiac ICU at Brigham and Women's hospital & various rehabs and has been unable to return work. He is anxiously waiting to work with new hand and finger prosthetics while continuing to get stronger every day...all this while keeping an amazingly positive attitude and having his wife Rebecca by his side.