Reba McEntire News

With country music's loudest night just one day away, CMT today announced the presenter list for the 2017 CMT MUSIC AWARDS.

David Mamet's MasterClass on Dramatic Writing is officially available starting today.

Earlier this week, the Shubert Theatre got a special visit from Broadway veteran and recording artist Reba McEntire, and leading lady Bette Midler welcomed her backstage!

Billy Ray Cyrus is back and better than ever! Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of the smash hit that started it all, 'Achy Break Heart,' at the Brown Theatre August 4. Cyrus will be joined by special guest, Nashville's rising star, Olivia Lane.

Breakout stars Kelsea Ballerini and Thomas Rhett will face off against country music heavyweight Keith Urban at the fan-voted 2017 CMT MUSIC AWARDS,hosted by Nashville's Charles Esten, premiering LIVE from Nashville on Wednesday, June 7th at 8pm ET/PT.

The Broadway at Birdland concert series has announced that Broadway performers Aisha de Haas and Capathia Jenkins will return in tandem with pianist/singer/musical director Billy Stritch in "Haven't We Met?"

Online education platform MasterClass announced today that the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, screenwriter, and director of such works as GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, AMERICAN BUFFALO, and WAG THE DOG will offer his first ever online writing class.

On Friday, March 31, 2017, The League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, is pleased to recognize the talents of six outstanding women: Carol Hall, Linda Cho, Lilieana Blain-Cruz, Liesl Tommy, Jess Chayes and Emily Simoness.

The 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS was dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. Check out the full winners list below

The Academy of Country Music® announced today additional performers, presenters and an unprecedented number of duos and special collaborations for the 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®.

The Academy of Country Music announced today additional performers to join this year's stellar lineup for the 52ND ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®.

Tonight, March 10, at 7:30 PM, Schimmel Center will continue its American Showstoppers series. This time orchestrator and conductor Fred Barton leads his 14-piece orchestra and cast of Broadway singers and dancers in a tribute to one of the most prolific song writing duos of the 20th century, John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Annette Warren will make a long-awaited return to New York at the age of 94, with a special one-night-only engagement at Feinstein's/54 Below on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 PM. 'I Ain't Done Yet' traces her illustrious 70-year career in songs and reminiscences from her beginning in Cleveland, through her successes in New York, London and Los Angeles. Warren will be joined on stage by Grammy and two-time Emmy winner John McDaniel at piano; and Warren's protege, rising opera star Aaron Blake, who makes his Metropolitan Opera debut earlier that week in La Traviata.

Broadway veteran, Billboard dance sensation and People Magazine's first-ever gay "Hottest Bachelor" Matt Zarley has received critical acclaim as an LGBT artist for over a decade since his debut on the music scene. His latest release, The Estrogen Sessions, a tribute to some of his favorite female singers is Zarley's first entirely self-produced project and, will be released onWednesday, March 8, 2017, to coincide with International Women's Day.

The Lyric Theatre has added John Mayall and Clint Black to its 2016-17 season. Details below!

Last Saturday, March 4, country music superstars Reba McEntire, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn wrapped yet another run of sold-out shows of their hit residency  "Together in Vegas" at  The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.  Since the highly-anticipated opening in June 2015, "REBA, BROOKS & DUNN: Together in Vegas" has performed 45 shows.  Solidified as the longest running country music residency ever at the venue, the trio will next return this summer on June 21, 2017 to kick off their third consecutive year as Colosseum headliners.   

Annette Warren, the "secret" singing voice of Ava Gardner and Lucille Ball in such films as the MGM classic "Show Boat," and a nightclub, TV and recording star whose career spans the past 70 years, will make a long-awaited return to New York at the age of 94, with a special performance of her new one-woman show, "I Ain't Done Yet" at Feinstein's/54 Below on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 PM.

Margot Astrachan and The Peccadillo Theater Company will present a developmental lab presentation of FANCY, a new musical, on Thursday, March 16 at 4PM and Friday March 17 at 11AM and 3PM at The Westside Theatre, downstairs (407 West 43rd Street).

On Friday, March 10 at 7:30 PM, Schimmel Center will continue its American Showstoppers series. This time orchestrator and conductor Fred Barton leads his 14-piece orchestra and cast of Broadway singers and dancers in a tribute to one of the most prolific song writing duos of the 20th century, John Kander and Fred Ebb.

Today, cast members Hunter Martin and Robyn Smith talk about their own journeys to a life in the theater, revealing details about themselves and their process and offering some suggestions for why you need to come see the show, which runs through February 26 in the Shamblin Theatre on the Lipscomb campus.