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Tommy DeVito, One of the Founding Members of The Four Seasons, Passes Away From COVID-19
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2020


Tommy DeVito, one of the founding members of The Four Seasons has died from COVID-19 at 92 years old. 

BWW Review: Migguel Anggelo Enthralls with LATINXOXO at Joe's Pub
by David Clarke - Nov 12, 2019


As an artist that is well established in the New York Cabaret scene, audiences know that a Migguel Anggelo performance is guaranteed to entertain and enthrall. With LATINXOXO, he captivates audiences while sharing his yearning for acceptance and love from his father, who died by electrocution while changing a lightbulb on his Venezuelan cattle ranch.

BWW Review: Patina Miller Charms at Kean Stage
by Marina Kennedy - Mar 26, 2019


Patina Miller thrilled the full house audience at Kean Stage's Enlow Recital Hall on Saturday night, March 23. Her 90-minute show featured a well-selected, varied repertoire of songs, all wonderfully performed.

The New York Pops Opens Its 2018-2019 Carnegie Hall Season This Friday
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2018


The New York Pops, led by dynamic Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, opens its 2018-2019 Carnegie Hall season this Friday, October 19 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, with a program entitled Roll Over Beethoven: A Different Kind of Orchestra. The concert-which honors rock giants including Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and others-features three-time "Las Vegas Headliner of the Year" winner Frankie Moreno who is joined by vocalists, dancers, and a rocking band for this performance. Mr. Moreno last appeared at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops and Mr. Reineke in 2015, performing the music of Frank Sinatra.

The New York Pops Opens its 2018-2019 Carnegie Hall Season this Friday
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 16, 2018


The New York Pops, led by dynamic Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, opens its 2018–2019 Carnegie Hall season this Friday, October 19 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, with a program entitled Roll Over Beethoven: A Different Kind of Orchestra. The concert—which honors rock giants including Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and others—features three-time “Las Vegas Headliner of the Year” winner Frankie Moreno who is joined by vocalists, dancers, and a rocking band for this performance. Mr. Moreno last appeared at Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops and Mr. Reineke in 2015, performing the music of Frank Sinatra.

Kool & The Gang's Sir Earl Toon Launches Kickstarter for Musical Tribute to Otis Blackwell
by Caryn Robbins - Dec 19, 2016


Grammy Award winner and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, Sir Earl Toon, has launched a 60-day crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to produce an EP and video featuring never-before-heard songs co-written with his late mentor, the legendary Otis Blackwell.

Luba Mason to Celebrate MIXTURA Album at The Cutting Room
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2016


New York City's The Cutting Room will play host to a special evening on September 22nd in celebration of the release of Luba Mason's critically-acclaimed new CD, MIXTURA.

Luba Mason to Celebrate MIXTURA Album at The Cutting Room
by BWW News Desk - Sep 6, 2016


New York City's The Cutting Room will play host to a special evening on September 22nd in celebration of the release of Luba Mason's critically-acclaimed new CD, MIXTURA.

'Great Balls of Fire' Songwriter & Broadway Performer Jack Hammer Dies at 90
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 13, 2016


Hammer performed on Broadway in the 1970s in BUBBLING BROWN SUGAR and at one point was scheduled to portray Jimi Hendrix in a film. Mr. Hammer was a veteran who served in World War II.

Photo Flash: Remembering David Bowie (1947-2016)
by Walter McBride - Jan 12, 2016


As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, legendary singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie has passed away following a long battle with cancer. He was 69. The news was shared on Bowie's officialFacebook : January 10 2016 - David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family's privacy during their time of grief.

BWW Review: Can't Get Enough of Those JERSEY BOYS, Thru Dec 6
by Anton Anderssen - Dec 5, 2015


JERSEY BOYS is like a bag of potato chips. Once you savor that addictive first taste, you can't enough. JERSEY BOYS is back in town and even if you have seen it numerous times, you don't want to pass this show up. These songs are timeless. The story is timeless. This is the show that never loses its appeal.

Nellie McKay and Red Molly Come to Landmark on Main Street, 5/18
by Kelsey Denette - Apr 23, 2013


Landmark on Main Street's Main Stage Fabulous Folk Series will conclude for the 2012-13 Season with a double-bill: Nellie McKay & Red Molly on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8 PM. Landmark thanks our Landmark thanks our Fabulous Folk Series Sponsors WFUV Radio and host WFUV's John Platt. Additional thanks to our program sponsors Andrew Abramowitz, PLLC and Kay & Leo Ullman. We gratefully acknowledge our Season Sponsor Pall Corporation and our Partners in Performing Arts: Harding Real Estate, Town of North Hempstead, Bank of America, The Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation and Winthrop University Hospital their support of our full season of programming.

North Coast Rep Extends 2 Pianos 4 Hands Thru 2/13
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2011


2 Pianos 4 Hands is the riotous tale of two boys in Canada, Ted and Richard, sharing the same goal: concert pianist stardom.

North Coast Rep Extends 2 Pianos 4 Hands Thru 2/13
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jan 13, 2011


2 Pianos 4 Hands is the riotous tale of two boys in Canada, Ted and Richard, sharing the same goal: concert pianist stardom.

Photo Flash: ALL SHOOK UP Hits The DM Playhouse 9/11-10/4
by Reynard Loki - Aug 31, 2009


All Shook Up hits the DM Playhouse from Sept. 11-Oct. 4, 2009.

Variety Gala & Bernadette Peters Opens The 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 9, 2009


After a successful opening weekend for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, with the Variety Gala on Friday night and the incredible performance of Broadway headliner Bernadette Peters, audiences were left wanting more.

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