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BWW Reviews: Stellar TWINTASTIC at the El Portal One More Weekend
by Don Grigware - Mar 23, 2015


Actors/singers Eddie and Anthony Edwards, identical twins originally from Burbank, Ca, have been doing singing impressions for the last 30 years. In their renowned Vegas-style show entitled Twintastic, which tours much of the east coast and Canada, Anthony creates mostly male celebrities and Eddie, the females. Eddie's most popular divas are Bette Midler, Barbra Streisand and Cher. In their new show for 2015, currently onstage at the El Portal in NoHo through March 29 only, he does not do Midler, but adds Celine Dion to his regular roster of Barbra and Cher. These vocal impressions, apart from incorporating incredible wigs, makeup and costumes, employ Eddie's and Anthony's actual voices - that's right, there is no lip-syncing, they are doing their own singing... and their vocals... are amazingly precise and on.target.

This Just In: Vanessa Hudgens Led GIGI Set for New Cast Recording; Due in June on DMI Records
by Robert Diamond - Mar 21, 2015


This just in! It's just been announced that DMI Records (Tena Clark, Founder and CEO; Kevin Gore, President and COO) will produce the new Broadway Cast Recording of Gigi, the Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe Oscar® and Tony Award-winning musical comedy. The recording will be produced and engineered by six-time Grammy Award winner Frank Filipetti. The cast of Gigi will go into the studio tomorrow, Sunday, March 22 to record the album, which is slated for a June release.

Klea Blackhurst, Darius de Haas & More Set for Lyrics & Lyricists' NEW YORK: SONGS OF THE CITY This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2015


There are eight million stories in the Naked City-and a song to go with each of them.

METROPOLIS Choreography Showcase Set for This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2015


Jessica DiMauro/DiMauro Dance, a fiscally sponsored modern dance company, presents an inaugural choreography showcase entitled 'METROPOLIS,' which celebrates the innovative movement of three contemporary dance companies from Miami and New York.

Take 6 Headline Concert with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Today
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2015


The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra welcomes Grammy Award-winning a cappella gospel group Take 6 will headline the popular Classical Roots concert at Cincinnati's Music Hall tonight. Conductor Charles Floyd will lead the full Orchestra, along with the Classical Roots Community Mass Choir in the one-night-only performance tonight, March 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Elton John & More Featured on ASTRELLA's 'Ready-to Play' Musical T's Fashion Line
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 19, 2015


Nothing speaks for an individual better than their fashion and musical choices, Fashion designer and rock progeny Astrella has set out to prove this theory when her iconic and stylish line of MUSICAL T's “drop” in Bloomingdale's New York and Santa Monica stores May 2015.

TWINTASTIC, TWO BROTHERS 100 STARS! Plays El Portal Mainstage Theatre, Now thru 3/29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2015


3,000 Miles Off-Broadway Musicals and City Connection Entertainment presents TWINTASTIC, TWO BROTHERS 100 STARS! at the historic El Portal Mainstage Theatre, in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This special two-week engagement will be presented tonight, March 19 through March 29, 2015.

Count Basie Orchestra Comes to Harris Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 18, 2015


William 'Count' Basie started The Count Basie Orchestra in 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. Within a year, America was listening in on popular radio shows throughout the country to hear what would become 'The greatest swing band in all the land!' A phenomenon was born in 1935 that is still going strong today! Harris Center for the Arts is proud to present this legendary orchestra.

Jamie Foxx to Star as Mike Tyson in Martin Scorsese's Upcoming Biopic
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 13, 2015


Appearing on Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has revealed to New York's Power 105 radio show The Breakfast Club, Oscar winning actor Jamie Foxx revealed the news that he will star as Mike Tyson in an upcoming biopic from director Martin Scorses.

SCANDAL's Kerry Washington to Star in Anita Hill Biopic for HBO
by Caryn Robbins - Mar 13, 2015


Kerry Washington is set to portray Anita Hill in an upcoming TV movie biopic for HBO.

2015 Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival Lineup Announced; Runs 6/19-21
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2015


The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present the fifth annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival (PJLIF) on June 19 - 21, 2015.

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts to Present Grammy Winners Take 6, 4/18
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 6, 2015


Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 60th Anniversary Season with a concert by Grammy-winning a cappella jazz group Take 6 on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 8pm.

Klea Blackhurst, Darius de Haas & More Set for Lyrics & Lyricists' NEW YORK: SONGS OF THE CITY, 3/21-23
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 3, 2015


There are eight million stories in the Naked City-and a song to go with each of them.

Krishna Das' New Retrospective Collection 'Laughing At The Moon' Out Today
by BWW News Desk - Mar 3, 2015


Layering traditional Hindu kirtan with instantly accessible melodies and modern instrumentation, Grammy Nominee Krishna Das is widely regarded as yoga's “rock star.”

TWINTASTIC, TWO BROTHERS 100 STARS! to Play El Portal Mainstage Theatre, 3/19-29
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 27, 2015


3,000 Miles Off-Broadway Musicals and City Connection Entertainment presents TWINTASTIC, TWO BROTHERS 100 STARS! at the historic El Portal Mainstage Theatre, in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This special two-week engagement will be presented March 19 through March 29, 2015.

METROPOLIS Choreography Showcase Set for 3/21-22
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 26, 2015


Jessica DiMauro/DiMauro Dance, a fiscally sponsored modern dance company, presents an inaugural choreography showcase entitled 'METROPOLIS,' which celebrates the innovative movement of three contemporary dance companies from Miami and New York.

GRAMMY Award Winner Steve Tyrell Lands #5 Spot on Billboard's Jazz Chart
by Caryn Robbins - Feb 26, 2015


GRAMMY Award winning vocalist and producer Steve Tyrell today celebrates the chart success of his new album, THAT LOVIN' FEELING, which entered the Billboard Jazz Chart at #5. THAT LOVIN' FEELING is Tyrell's 11 th album and his 9 th visit to the Top 5.

Steve Tyrell's THAT LOVIN' FEELING Lands No. 5 Spot on Billboard's Jazz Chart
by BWW News Desk - Feb 25, 2015


GRAMMY Award winning vocalist and producer Steve Tyrell today celebrates the chart success of his new album, THAT LOVIN' FEELING, which entered the Billboard Jazz Chart at #5. THAT LOVIN' FEELING is Tyrell's 11(th) album and his 9(th) visit to the Top 5.

Count Basie Orchestra Coming to Harris Center, 3/18-19
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 25, 2015


William 'Count' Basie started The Count Basie Orchestra in 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. Within a year, America was listening in on popular radio shows throughout the country to hear what would become 'The greatest swing band in all the land!' A phenomenon was born in 1935 that is still going strong today! Harris Center for the Arts is proud to present this legendary orchestra.

Broadway's N'Kenge to Join Ottawa Symphony Orchestra This Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 24, 2015


N'Kenge (Motown: The Musical, Sondheim on Sondheim) returns to Ottawa Symphony Orchestra in a brand new concert with Pops Conductor Jack Everly performing CLASSIC FM: RADIO HITS FROM THE DECADES. The Orchestra will take audiences on a musical journey through four decades of hits up and down the FM dial - from Elton John and Billy Joel to Aretha Franklin, Chicago and more at the National Arts Centre Southam Hall. N'Kenge will be joined by vocalist Ron Remke, Melissa Schott, Jim Hogan and Josh Turner.

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