Michel Legrand News

LOVE, DESIRE & MYSTERY - IL PARLE, ELLE CHANTE faces DESIRE at The French Institute

CLUB44 RECORDS is launching their relationship with acclaimed vocalist Nicolas King with the release of his new collection Act One: Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings, which will be available in streaming and digital formats on Friday, January 22.

Former President Bill Clinton, Tony Award-winner Leslie Odom, Jr., Tony-nominee Jeff Daniels, Clive Davis, Elvis Costello, and more have signed on for a concert fundraiser to save iconic New York venue Birdland.

Yet another one of New York’s most beloved venues is in danger of closing for good. Birdland Jazz Club, a staple of the New York City jazz community since 1949, needs help with the debt it has found itself in due to the health crisis.

Yet another one of New York’s most beloved venues is in danger of closing for good. Birdland Jazz Club, a staple of the New York City jazz community since 1949, needs help with the debt it has found itself in due to the health crisis.

Hilary Kole with pianist John Di Martino will be performing at Ribbon 72 Tuesday, December 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th @ 6:00 PM - Reservations Required through Yelp. Ribbon 72 is currently Open and strictly adhering to all the NYC GUIDELINES regarding indoor dining.

Like a magician, Melissa Errico has an uncanny ability to produce more work than one would think humanly possible - and everything she creates is right off the top shelf.

Lakeshore Records is set to release Sally Stevens Sings--Jean-Michel Bernard Plays digitally on December 4.  

Thank goodness they went back into the studio to add to Errico's 2011 CD because the new material is beyond fabulous.

Everyone has a favorite... an idol, a role model, a muse: that artist who inspires them. These artists turned their devotion into their art.

In celebration of its 25th season DANCE NOW is presenting a series of online events featuring new and archival digital works by more than 40 innovative dance makers. All events are available on DANCE NOW's new web platform, dancenow.online.

The announcement of this year's Olivier winners will be broadcast on ITV this Sunday, the 25th October at 10.20pm.

The new concert series starring Melissa Errico, Adam Gopnik, and Tedd Firth is un petit paradis sur le monde

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that lyricist Herbert Kretzmer has died at age 95. Kretzmer is best known for writing the lyrics to the English musical adaptation of Les Miserables.

Once called 'The Maria Callas of American Musical Theater' Melissa Errico has joined forces with New Yorker essayist Adam Gopnik in a French-themed concert series that debuts October 14th.

To replace the originally scheduled Richard Bona and Alfredo Rodríguez Band and Pedrito Martínez Group concert on October 24, Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts, has programed a special concert and free livestream, Music from The Cuban, featuring Hilario Durán, on the same date.

This fall the French Institute Alliance Française, New York's premier French-language center, will continue to present a line-up of thought-provoking cross-cultural virtual events, featuring an array of world-renowned artists, writers, thinkers, and presenters from across film, live music, theater, performance, animated storytelling, and more.

Vera Mann staat vanaf 19 september met haar muzikale voorstelling Goesting weer in de theaters. Door de huidige situatie kan er maar voor een beperkt publiek worden gespeeld en is het financieel niet mogelijk om twee muzikanten mee te nemen op tournee. Om deze reden is de actrice nu een crowdfundactie gestart en hoopt op deze manier toch met twee muzikanten op tournee te kunnen.

In a recent interview with BBC, lyricist Don Black revealed some projects that he had been working on prior to the health crisis. Black said that he was working on a new version of Tell Me On A Sunday, with a gender-swapped lead.

HB Studio will host a virtual masterclass for experienced performers, with Tony Award-nominated actress Melissa Errico, held over Zoom on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT, Aug. 6-20, 2020. The class is made possible with support from the Frederick Loewe Foundation.