You don't have to be an old folkie to appreciate the music and message in WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE at the A.R.T.'s Loeb Drama Center in Harvard Square. Four talented musicians sketch the life and times that were the foundation of Guthrie's music and made him into an icon of the folk/protest culture. They are unamplified, but they put across Woody's message loud and clear.
Maureen McGovern returns to The RRazz Room to perform her new show, 'dangling conversations...' With an introspective look at our very unintrospective times, she celebrates the music of singer/songwriters from the American Pop Songbook, with songs by Paul Simon, J.D. Souther, Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springstein, Jimmy Webb, Pete Seeger, Laura Nyro, among others, including classic songs such as 'Help Me,' 'Time and Love,' 'Turn, Turn, Turn,' 'An American Tune,' 'Up Up and Away', 'Faithless Love' and many more. She will be joined my Music Director Jeff Harris on piano. View photos from the show below!
Rubicon Theatre Artistic Directors KARYL LYNN BURNS and JAMES O'NEIL announced the company's 15th Anniversary Season at a preview event for subscribers, donors and media last earlier this month at the theatre's home in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District. The event was hosted by Rubicon Board President DR. ROZ WARNER and Board of Advisors' Chair/Board Vice-President JEFF SMITH, with onstage appearances by several of the directors, writers and performers for the season.
San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) has finalized the scheduled for an ambitious 37th season that opens with the most significant work of Latino drama in American theatre history continues with six more provocative and eye-opening new American productions.
In her timely and meaningful new show at Birdland, 'Freedom Songs,' MAC Award-winning singer Natalie Douglas provided a stirring reminder that the fight for political equality, personal rights, and economic fairness in America is never over.
Billy Jonas and His Band will perform at Symphony Space on Saturday, April 21st at 11 am in celebration of Earth Day. Ticket prices range from $11 to $20.
'Not the Same Old Song' presents singer/songwriter, pop and folk performances at Joe's Pub in April and May. Tickets on sale now online at joespub.com, by phone at 212-967-7555 or in person at The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM) located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC.
Billy Jonas and His Band will perform at Symphony Space on Saturday, April 21st at 11 am in celebration of Earth Day. Ticket prices range from $11 to $20.
Watch a video of the musician perform with Alison Krauss below!
Billy Jonas and His Band will perform at Symphony Space on Saturday, April 21st at 11 am in celebration of Earth Day. Ticket prices range from $11 to $20.
On Saturday, March 24, Judy Collins joined Ronan Tynan onstage at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island. BroadwayWorld was there and brings you photo coverage below!
The April poetry readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel at the Acorn Studio Theater in the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook continues on Friday, April 13th at 7 p.m. Local poets Michael Macklin and Marty Pottenger will read from their work and take questions from the audience after their readings. The event is free with a $5 suggested donation.
Judy Collins' career has spanned more than 50 years. At 13, Judy Collins made her public debut performing Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos, but it was the music of such artists as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, as well as the traditional songs of the folk revival, that sparked Judy's love of lyrics. She soon moved away from the classical piano and began her lifelong love for the guitar. Judy has continued her impressive musical career with an extensive catalog from every decade throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and up to the present.
San Diego REPertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announces its 37th season that opens with a significant work of Latino drama and continues with six more provocative and eye-opening new American productions. "Our curiosity about the changing world we live in provokes us to look hard and deep for those plays that take us to places we have never been and look at the world through eyes that are not are own," says Sam Woodhouse, co-founder and artistic director, San Diego REP. The search for the productions to be presented during the 2012-2013 season resulted in a collection of seven theatrical events that are about the quest of Americans to become their best selves, individually and together.
Judy Collins' career has spanned more than 50 years. At 13, Judy Collins made her public debut performing Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos, but it was the music of such artists as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, as well as the traditional songs of the folk revival, that sparked Judy's love of lyrics. She soon moved away from the classical piano and began her lifelong love for the guitar. Judy has continued her impressive musical career with an extensive catalog from every decade throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and up to the present.
THE RAILROAD PLAYHOUSE today announced its upcoming season. After celebrating their First Anniversary in December, the RR Playhouse continues to bring high-quality productions to Newburgh, fostering new playwrights and seasoned artists. The announcement will be made at the donor appreciation party at the playhouse Saturday, February 18