Sedos, London's leading amateur theatre company, has announced their cast of The Color Purple. This is a momentous and significant development in the diversity of amateur dramatics, not just in London but in the UK. In their 119-year history, Sedos has never had an all-Black cast nor an all-Black creative team, until now.
Producers Lia Vollack, John Branca, John McClain and the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, home of the historic Hippodrome Theatre, have announced that individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, MJ, are now on sale.
The video, directed by Martin Guigui, includes footage from the iconic film Breakfast at Tiffany’s as well as behind-the-scenes footage of the recording of the song “Moon River” featuring Gustavo Dudamel, The Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale, Stevie Wonder and Audrey Hepburn.
Single tickets for MJ will go on sale to the general public Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. MJ makes its Austin premiere at Bass Concert Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts's Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City’s beautiful shore on January 24th and 25th, 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Last night, the revival of The Wiz at the Marquis Theatre celebrated their 100th performance on Broadway. See photos of the company's celebration here.
Jazz singer Deborah Silver will perform a one-night-only show at City Winery NYC on August 13th and is preparing for her new album 'Basie Rocks' with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra.
On Friday, July 26, 2024, Academy Award-winning composer Kris Bowers and GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Charles Yang are spotlighted on a heartfelt new album, For A Younger Self, featuring the talented musicians of the American Youth Symphony (AYS) conducted by Carlos Izcaray.
MJ the Musical is celebrating 1,000 performances on Broadway. In celebration of the milestone, the production has released a new block of tickets, now on sale for performances through April 27, 2025.
The Henry Mancini family continues to celebrate what would have been the late legendary composer’s 100th birthday with the release of Henry Mancini’s The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions – Henry Has Company. The album comprises seven tracks and features guest appearances from John Williams, Herbie Hancock, Arturo Sandoval, Quincy Jones, Lizzo, Sir James Galway, Michael Bublé with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and more. Listen to it now!
Recently I wrote a Broadway World feature dealing with a partial restoration of Robert Ginzler’s original orchestrations for Bye, Bye, Birdie at the Kennedy Center by conductor John Bell with additional work by Joshua Clayton. When the piece was shared on social media, it started a bigger conversation about proper credit for the original orchestrator. Robert Ginzler was somehow never acknowledged in the Kennedy Center program.
GRAMMY Award-winning rap icon Nas announced that he has joined the creative team adapting the groundbreaking 1984 hip-hop film classic into a Broadway musical. Additional creative team members will be announced in coming weeks.