Ricky Martin News

Leveraging the success of Bravo's “Top Chef,” Telemundo announces the premiere of “Top Chef Estrellas” tonight, February 16th at 8pm/7c.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents X Factor finalist and Broadway's own Rachel Potter. She plans to make her triumphant return to the Big Apple February 24th for a special one-night-only engagement. After starring in The Addams Family and Evita on Broadway, Rachel went on to become a favorite of America on the 3rd season of The X Factor, best known for her rendition of "Somebody To Love," reaching over 9 million views. The country beltress will debut an impressive new catalog of original songs to her New York audience, as well as showcase some Broadway and X Factor favorites.

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The Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street) has announced its premier fundraising gala, Garden Encore! on Saturday, March 1, 2014 presented by Orlando Health. The gala's featured entertainment will be country pop and Broadway star, Rachel Potter.

Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez are teaming up for the video of Wisin's new song 'Adrenalina' which features vocals from both Lopez and Martin.

Billboard and Telemundo announced today the finalists for the 2014 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm® during a press conference at the Gibson Showroom in Miami, Florida.

On the heels of their one-year wedding anniversary, distinguished entertainers Christine Reisner-Rebic (an international cabaret chanteuse and dancer) and Don Rebic (Broadway and cabaret musical director and composer) will join forces for the New York City debut of their first full-length cabaret act as a duo. 'Look Who's in Love' features their original songs as well as songs by veteran Broadway composer Albert Hague (Christine's uncle) and timeless jazzy standards by Irving Berlin, Jule Styne, Jimmy Van Heusen, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. The show is directed by Michael Bush.

One of my favorite memories from my last visit to New York City was seeing FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE AND KICKING during previews at the 47th Street Theatre. As a fan of theatre and everything Broadway for a majority of my life, I relished the opportunity to be in attendance for a performance of the cherished Off-Broadway revue that equally skewers everyone and everything on Broadway. Fresh from its first ever engagement in Houston, I'm happy to report that FORBIDDEN BROADWAY is still alive, well, and kicking with everything it has got.

Leveraging the success of Bravo's “Top Chef,” Telemundo announces the premiere of “Top Chef Estrellas” on Sunday, February 16th at 8pm/7c.

Donna Vivino, the rising Broadway and vocal star, will celebrate the release of Beautiful Dreamer - her debut solo album from Ghostlight Records - with a special performance at 54 Below tonight, January 23 at 9:30 PM. The veteran of Broadway's 'Wicked' and 'Les Miserables,' Vivino will reprise her solo concert 'It's Not Easy Being Green' with special numbers from the new recording.

Leveraging the success of Bravo's “Top Chef,” Telemundo announces the premiere of “Top Chef Estrellas” on Sunday, February 16th at 8pm/7c. Produced by Emmy award-winning production house Magical Elves and shot in New Orleans on the same kitchen and with the same crew as the Bravo version, “Top Chef Estrellas” blends the best of Bravo's franchise with a few twists, featuring eight major Hispanic celebrities as they compete to raise money for charity. “Top Chef Estrellas” was presented this weekend at the 2014 TCA Press Tour held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, CA, marking the first time the format crosses over to Spanish-language broadcast television.

After sold out runs in 2009 & 2010, THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND recently opened for a third limited-run engagement. Now, After selling out all of the originally announced dates, performances have been added through March 28 at Laurie Beechman Theater This unauthorized musical parody inspired by the beloved TV sitcom "The Golden Girls," features book, music and lyrics by Nick Brennan (who also directs) and Luke Jones.

DONNA VIVINO, the rising Broadway and vocal star, will celebrate the release of Beautiful Dreamer - her debut solo album from Ghostlight Records - with a special performance at 54 Below on Thursday, January 23 at 9:30 PM. The veteran of Broadway's "Wicked" and "Les Miserables," Vivino will reprise her solo concert "It's Not Easy Being Green" with special numbers from the new recording. She will be joined by Musical Director Ken Levinsky on piano and Jeff Ganz on bass. The album was released in stores and via online outlets December 10, 2013.

Veteran press agent Leslie Baden Papa will launch Vivacity Media Group, an entertainment public relations agency on January 6, 2014. Publicist Whitney Holden Gore will join the firm as Vice President.

After sold out runs in 2009 & 2010, THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND returns for its third limited-run engagement. This unauthorized musical parody inspired by the beloved TV sitcom "The Golden Girls," features book by Nick Brennan (who also directs), music by Jeff Thomson, and lyrics by Luke Jones and Cisco Cardenas. A 6-week limited engagement begins January 8 at Laurie Beechman Theater.

Happy Birthday, Ricky Martin! During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide. He is the founder of Ricky Martin Foundation (in Spanish Fundacion Ricky Martin), a non-profit charity organization. Ricky Martin's exuberant 1999 single 'Livin' la Vida Loca' made him a prominent figure of Latin dance-pop. Martin got his start with the all-boy pop group Menudo; after five years with the group, he released his Spanish-language solo album, Ricky Martin, in 1991. His other studio albums include: Me Amaras (1993), A Medio Vivir (1995), Vuelve (1998), Sound Loaded (2000), Almas del Silencio (2003), Life (2005), and Musica + Alma + Sexo (2011). In 1996, Martin starred in the Broadway's Les Miserables, and he is currently starring as 'Che' in Evita at the Marquis Theatre.

Telemundo Media announces award-winning music star Natalia Jimenez will join as the first of three music coaches on the second season of the network's highest-rated reality show 'La Voz Kids,' set to premiere in the spring of 2014.

The Billboard Latin Music Conference, the longest-running and most prestigious event in the world dedicated to Latin music, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2014.

After beginning his career in 1993, longtime theatrical press agent MICHAEL HARTMAN, founder and CEO of one of the largest and most successful theatrical publicity firms in New York, will say goodbye to Broadway and close THE HARTMAN GROUP on Sunday, January 5, 2014, remaining fully operational until then.

Nominee Natalie Cole and Enrique Iglesias featuring current nominee India Martinez, are the latest performers announced for the 14th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards