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City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright for three back-to-back shows, two nights with Kris Kristofferson and more.

Daryl's House Club has announced its upcoming performances in Pawling. Details below!

Votes are cast; polls are closed; and results have been tabulated! This was our biggest year yet! After a record number of voters in more than 75 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2016 Baltimore winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the winners!

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces a star-studded celebration of Langston Hughes, "The Voice" finalist Laith Al-Saadi and more.

GCIFF has an established track record of picking award winning films - and this year is no exception.

The nominees for the NAACP Image Awards were announced today. The awards recognize the year's best in film, TV, music and books.

WFUV, New York (90.7 FM/wfuv.org), has a full lineup of special programs to usher out 2016 and ring in 2017. Throughout the day on December 13, WFUV DJs will share their picks for the Best of 2016, before the annual WFUV Listener Poll of favorite songs, albums, and new artists of the year closes that night at midnight. The full listener poll results (Top 90 Songs, Top 50 Albums and Top 5 Discoveries of 2016) will be posted on December 19, with an on-air countdown of the Top 90 Songs of 2016 that day, beginning at 10 a.m. 

WFUV (90.7 FM/wfuv.org) continues its annual tradition of a marathon of exclusive live performances over the Thanksgiving holiday. Starting at 6 p.m. today, November 23 and continuing on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, the WFUV Thanksgiving Feastival will air more than 20 hours of FUV Live concerts recorded over the past year from venues both small and large, from the Rockwood Music Hall to the Newport Folk Festival.

A winning powerful tribute to James Brown from those who sang and played with him.

WFUV (90.7 FM/wfuv.org) continues its annual tradition of a marathon of exclusive live performances over the Thanksgiving holiday. Starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23 and continuing on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25, the WFUV Thanksgiving Feastival will air more than 20 hours of FUV Live concerts recorded over the past year from venues both small and large, from the Rockwood Music Hall to the Newport Folk Festival.

Get On Up: A James Brown Celebration! with Christian McBride, Sharon Jones, Bettye LaVette, Lee Fields, Ryan Shaw, Terrace Martin, and James Brown Band alumni Pee Wee Ellis, Danny 'The Cape Man' Ray, Robert 'Mousey' Thompson and Fred Wesley is set for Today, November 18 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark NJ. 

The Ridgefield Playhouse and Pepsi Rock Series bring a Holiday Soul Party to the stage with Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings on Thursday, December 8 at 8 p.m. While other artists have ridden the waves of passing fads, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings have bypassed the hype-and-hit superhighway and taken a detour straight to the hearts of their listeners, delivering a visceral rhythm and soul sound to an ever-expanding fan base. Known for songs "100 Days, 100 Nights," "I Learned The Hard Way," and "Give The People What They Want," the band has traveled the world for more than a decade, blowing minds with their explosive live performances and their raw, hand-crafted studio recordings.

Orbert Davis's Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) returns to the Auditorium Theatre today, November 11, with a diverse program that celebrates the rich cultural fabric of the United States.

For 30 years the Women's Blues Revue has been bringing blues lovers together for an evening honouring the contributions to the genre of some of Canada's finest musicians. Over the years, the Women's Blues revue has brought artists like Serena Ryder, Molly Johnson, Amanda Marshall, Jackie Richardson, Sass Jordan and more together on the stage to celebrate the past, present and future of blues music in Canada.

Find out what's happening this month at NJPAC!

Get On Up: A James Brown Celebration! with Christian McBride, Sharon Jones, Bettye LaVette, Lee Fields, Ryan Shaw, Terrace Martin, and James Brown Band alumni Pee Wee Ellis, Danny 'The Cape Man' Ray, Robert 'Mousey' Thompson and Fred Wesley is set for Friday, November 18 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark NJ. 

Orbert Davis's Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP) returns to the Auditorium Theatre on Friday, November 11, with a diverse program that celebrates the rich cultural fabric of the United States.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to present the return of CPT's celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP), Cleveland's longest-running arts and job training program for urban teens. STEP celebrates its 22nd year with the latest original play, Awakening Heart, on tour to Cleveland city parks from August 2-12.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan is proud to present the return of CPT's celebrated Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP), Cleveland's longest-running arts and job training program for urban teens. STEP celebrates its 22nd year with the latest original play, Awakening Heart, on tour to Cleveland city parks from August 2-12.

Right now the world needs a good chuckle at the pious and prissy, and this production answers that divine calling with ease. If you're a devout Catholic or easily offended, maybe this one isn't for you. But if you can appreciate gender bending joined with slapstick camp you've found your salvation.