Neville News

Icarus Theatre Collective, with Millenium Forum, Derry, present The Tragedy of Macbeth - Shakespeare for the Game of Thrones generation. An international tour will run January - April 2018. Scroll down for dates!

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents the second event of the National Geographic Live series during The Broad Stage's 2017-18 Season Standing at the Water's Edge with marine biologist and National Geographic photographer, Cristina Mittermeier. The event includes a post-show Q&A with Mittermeier.

Multiple GRAMMY winner, Platinum-certified R&B recording artist Aaron Neville comes to Poway OnStage for a one-night-only holiday performance December 2, 2017 at 8:00pm.

Theatre Calgary's new artistic director Stafford Arima has officially announced the cast for The Secret Garden, which will close out its 50th Anniversary season. To be directed by Arima, The Secret Garden will feature some notable names in Canadian musical theatre, along with a large number of Calgary artists, who will bring this beloved tale to life.

On Sunday, December 3rdth at 8:00 pm Lee Summers' 'Just A Piano' Concert Series presents Broadway's Peggi Blu in a return to the Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street. In Sinatra in Blu, Ms. Blu demonstrates her gospel/soulful beginnings; her Broadway brilliance and Recording Artist chops in a virtuosic evening of classic song and story telling

Israel's iconic singer-songwriter, guitarist and UNICEF goodwill ambassador David Broza returns to perform his The Not Exactly Xmas Show at The Broad Stage on Thursday, December 21 at 7:30pm. This is Broza's second consecutive December at The Broad Stage with his signature concert, which he has been performing in New York City for over 20 years.

Hubbard Hall Center For The Arts And Education presents a new version of Rupert Holmes' Tony-winning The Mystery of Edwin Drood, relocated from a London music hall to an opera house in upstate New York, beginning performances tonight, November 17, with opening night today, November 18, to be attended by Holmes.

American Blues Theater continues its 2017-2018 Season with its 16th Annual Production of It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! from Frank Capra's film and directed by Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside with musical direction by Ensemble Member Michael Mahler. It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! runs November 16, 2017 January 6, 2018 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. The official press opening is November 18, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

World-class rhythm and blues/ boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland has become a British institution over the last 25 plus years, having achieved worldwide acclaim as host of the immensely popular Later....With Jools Holland on BBC Two Television since its debut in 1992. Holland will now perform live in New York City, his first U.S. performance in more than 15 years, at the legendary Blue Note.

The Russ Liquid Test will perform at Fox Theatre on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Doors: 8:30 pm Show: 9:00 pm.

New Village Arts Theatre has announced its winter production of the Tony Award-Winning musical, THE SECRET GARDEN, directed by the award-winning Rosina Reynolds. The production will run from November 3 to December 24.

BSE Recordings R&B Crooner OMAR WILSON prepares for the release of his new single, the classic, 'It's A Man's World', originally performed by the one and only James Brown. The classic song will be available today, November 10th, 2017, via all digital platforms.

Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, today and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm.

EW reports that Jake Shears, the lead singer of Scissor Sisters, and Kirstin Maldonado, Grammy-award winner for her work in the a capella group Pentatonix, will join the cast of Kinky Boots next year!

BLACK-ISH star and Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Anderson will once again host the awards ceremony. The actor hosted the 47th and 48th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS and won the trophy for his role on the ABC comedy numerous times.

Leyland Simmons is a rising choreographer who is on the move to big things. His dance training began at the Royal Academy School of Dance under Barbara Devereaux in Anchorage, Alaska. From there, he went on to study dance at several notable schools such as Dance Theatre of Harlem, Miami City Ballet, The School of American Ballet, and The Ailey School, among others. He is a graduate of the Professional Performing Arts High School in New York City, and is a former member of Ailey II and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. As an educator, he is a certified teacher in the American Ballet Theatre Pre-Primary to Level 3 curriculum, holds a Master's degree in Dance Education from NYU, has taught at several studios such as Steps on Broadway, and is currently the Resident Choreographer at the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA).

San Francisco's acclaimed 42nd Street Moon has announced the full cast and creative team for the 2017-2018 season's Holiday production, the Tony Award-winning family favorite The Secret Garden. Based on the beloved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden has a book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman ('night, Mother) and music by Grammy Award-winner Lucy Simon. The Original Broadway Production won two Tony Awards in 1991: Best Book of a Musical (Marsha Norman) and Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (11-year-old Daisy Eagan, making Eagan the youngest female Tony Award-winner to date). The Secret Garden runs from December 6 - 24, 2017 and will perform at the Gateway Theatre (formerly the Eureka Theatre). The press opening will take place on Saturday, December 9 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets range from $25 - $76 and can be purchased through the Box Office at (415) 255-8207 or online atwww.42ndstmoon.org.

This is another fun show from Galleon that will please audiences.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will welcome comedy superstar, TV personality and author Chelsea Handler in A Conversation with Chelsea Handler.

Ani DiFranco is kicking ass and taking names on tour in support of her new album Binary on Righteous Babe Records.  DiFranco's tour stops in Salt Lake City today, November 4th for one show only at the Eccles Theater in downtown Salt Lake City.