Performances begin tomorrow, Wednesday March 28, for SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical on Broadway. SUMMER will open on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 205 West 46th Street on April 23, 2018.
Edwin Hawkins, the four-time Grammy Award-winning leader of The Edwin Hawkins Singers' 1969 million-seller, Oh Happy Day, died January 15th at his home in the Bay area, after a bout with pancreatic cancer. He was 74 years old.
others/directed by Des McAnuff/choreography by Sergio Trujillo/music supervision by Ron Melrose/La Jolla Playhouse, Mandell Weiss Theatre/extended through December 24 The world premiere musical SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical currently onstage at the Mandell Weiss Theatre of the La Jolla Playhouse, extended again through December 24, is a kaleidascope of fun and a feast for the eyes and ears for every Donna Summer fan. Born in 1948 LaDonna Adrian Gaines who eventually became the Queen of Disco used to skip high school classes in Boston Massachusetts and take the bus to New York to audition. She landed her first professional gig in the rock musical Hair and performed it in Munich where she created a sensation. Her hit song 'I Feel Love' brought her back to the US...and the rest is history.
Singer Kelly Rowland seems to be campaigning to land the role of another African-American singer.
Chicago Choirs get the chance of a lifetime when they perform along-side Original Supreme Mary Wilson during "Mary Wilson's Holiday Spectacular Featuring Special Guests The Four Tops" December 23, 2013 - January 5, 2014 at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph St.). Seven Chicago choirs will perform throughout the limited engagement including Walt Whittman's Soul Children of Chicago, Shelly & Friends (members from Salem Baptist Church and Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Morgan Park), Calvin Bridges & Friends, Central Missionary Baptist Church Inspirational Choir, Dr. Issac Whittmon & the Greater Metropolitan Church, Dr. Alfred Wheeler & Blessed Music Ministry and Ramon Perry & the Ministry and Praise Chorale.
Spike Lee is in talks to direct the upcoming Neil Bogart biopic SPINNING GOLD, starring Grammy-winner Justin Timberlake as the 1970s record exec, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
During the Sunday, January 29 season finale of The Hub Television Network's music reality series MAJORS & MINORS, 13-year-old Philadelphia native Michael Woodard sang his way to the top and won a recording contract with Boardwalk Records and RCA Records.
Veteran entertainment industry producers, writers and directors Timothy Scott Bogart, Evan 'Kidd' Bogart and Gary A. Randall have announced the formation of Boardwalk Entertainment Group, a multi-faceted media, content and platform enterprise encompassing Boardwalk Films, Boardwalk Television, Boardwalk Records, Boardwalk Publishing and Boardwalk Technology.
The Whiting is proud to present one of Motown's greatest bands, The Four Tops on Friday, February 13 at 8pm. With chart topping hits like Reach Out (I'll Be There), I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Baby I Need Your Loving and Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Four Tops, are the most stable and consistent group to emerge from Motown Records. After an amazing 50 years, their powerful, recognizable sweet harmonies and unforgettable voices are still delighting old and new fans alike! When fans reach out, The Four Tops are still there! The Four Tops are part of The Whiting's Jazz, Blues & Beyond Series.
The Whiting is proud to present one of Motown's greatest bands, The Four Tops on Friday, February 13 at 8pm. With chart topping hits like Reach Out (I'll Be There), I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch), Baby I Need Your Loving and Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Four Tops, are the most stable and consistent group to emerge from Motown Records. After an amazing 50 years, their powerful, recognizable sweet harmonies and unforgettable voices are still delighting old and new fans alike! When fans reach out, The Four Tops are still there! The Four Tops are part of The Whiting's Jazz, Blues & Beyond Series.
