Nelson News

BWW's Gary Naylor discovers more about the National Theatre's work in the education sector and how its online resources are being used more and more post-pandemic

With a robust domestic and international slate, HISTORY Travel’s first trip kicks off in colorful jazz epicenter New Orleans in November 2022, followed by Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December.  Additional destinations include England, Greece, Italy, France, Gettysburg & Antietam and Yellowstone National Park. 

Comedian Jon Daly (Kroll Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm) has announced his debut full-length album Ding Dong Delicious. Alongside the announcement, he premiered the music video for the Kraftwerk-esque lead single “Addicted to Computers”, featuring Martha Kelly and Fat Tony.

Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater will celebrate 15 years of Summer Classic Movies when the annual series begins June 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the historic 1925 auditorium. Enjoy classic movies in the beautifully restored historic theater Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m. June through August. Tickets for each film are just $8 and are on sale now. Advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

The Chicago Philharmonic Society will present and perform Marvel Studios' Black Panther in Concert at the historic Chicago Theatre, 175 N State St, Chicago, June 18, 2022 at 7:30 pm, the weekend of Juneteenth.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s  (DBDT) annual fundraising event, The BIG Dance, features a Boot Scootin’ Boogie: Hometown Salute to Charley Pride, the late country music icon honored with the 2020 CMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

On the heels of The Revivalists’ epic return to Jazz Fest that saw them perform an electrifying set of hit songs and fan favorites to a sea of festivalgoers this past weekend, the chart-topping rock band has released a new track “You Said It All (Made In Muscle Shoals)” alongside a live studio video (out now via Concord Records). Recorded and filmed during the band’s sessions at the iconic FAME Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “You Said It All” – a favorite in The Revivalists’ live shows – gets a fresh approach informed by the aura of the legendary studio. PRESS HERE to watch and HERE to listen. 

TFANA has extended the run of Alice Childress’s Wedding Band, directed by Awoye Timpo, to May 22. (The production, which began previews April 28—postponed from an original date of April 23 due to two COVID-19 cases—was formerly set to close May 15).

Vineyard Theatre has announced that Billy Crudup (“The Morning Show,” The Vineyard’s Harry Clarke) and Deirdre O'Connell (recent Tony Nominee for Dana H.) will co-host Vineyard Theatre’s annual gala on Monday, May 16, 2022.

The album contains duets performed by Nelson along with other legendary artists and resulted in multiple hits including “Pancho and Lefty” with Merle Haggard, “Seven Spanish Angels” with Ray Charles, “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” with Julio Iglesias, as well as duets with George Jones, Hank Williams, Leon Russell and more.

The video highlights the constant sleepless nights, boring drives and even a bout of food sickness, all while having a hell of a lot of fun. From Nashville, Tenn. to the southern tip of Mexico, 'Keep On Truckin'' is a traveling song that fans of Willie Nelson's 'On The Road Again' and The Allman Brothers' 'Ramblin' Man' will appreciate.

Award-winning country soul singer-songwriter Tami Neilson has shared “Baby, You’re A Gun,” available today via Outside Music at all DSPs and streaming services. A striking lyric video premieres today at YouTube. “Baby, You’re A Gun” marks the latest single from Neilson’s game-changing fifth studio album, KINGMAKER.

The Piano Guys come to Atwood Concert Hall on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Performances are at 2pm and 7:30pm.

Northern Manhattan's UP Theater Company presents a very different kind of animal farm in the acclaimed world premiere of Lizzie Donahue's 'A Barn Play,' which continues its run from May 11 - May 21, 2022 at Inwood's Fort Washington Collegiate Church.

City Theatre and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present the 25th Silver Anniversary season of SUMMER SHORTS, featuring a program of new short comedies, dramas and mini-musicals as well as fresh revivals of past Festival favorites written by the country's best playwrights.

Writer/Performer Victoria Montalbano presents her solo show, The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy of her Dreams at the Orlando Fringe Festival.

Emmy-winning animated anthology Love, Death + Robots returns with a third volume executive produced by Tim Miller (Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate) and David Fincher (MINDHUNTER, Mank). Watch the new trailer and check out the complete list of episodes now!

As part of the 2022 summer season of Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT), patrons are invited to enjoy works created by 7 women artists residing in (and near) the Berkshires. Curated by GBPT's Associate Artist, Elizabeth Nelson, PERSIST explores themes of erosion, trauma, reimagination, investigation, beauty, and violence.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater announces the much awaited full run of its original musical production TORCHED! on May 19-June 12, 2022. Pulsing to the beat of salsa, funk-disco, and hip-hop, TORCHED! alternates from 1970's New York—when news of Bronx fires filled the headlines—to the present day featuring personal accounts of survival.

Ignite your curiosity this winter as Brisbane transforms into an urban oasis of science and art when Curiocity Brisbane returns from 24 June to 10 July 2022.