Stevie Wonder News

The sheer breadth of material from the 1950's to the 1990's covered in TELL ME SOMETHIN' GOOD is just staggering. With the inclusion of over 60 tunes, Ron Himes has conceived a revue that plays like a musical history lesson, transporting us back to the humble beginnings of R&B, and revealing the lasting impact that these songs have made. The Black Rep opens their season with a classic from their repertoire, and it features an enthusiastic and talented cast that are perfectly capable of recreating these vintage numbers for a new generation to enjoy.

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce JOE DELIA & THIEVES will be live in concert on Friday, September 18 at 8 pm. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 631-725-9500 or online at baystreet.org.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has further strengthened its hugely successful pan-European A&R team with the addition of Michèle Hamelink as European A&R Scout.

Don't miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness two legendary jazz giants onstage in the intimate Pasant Theatre during this concert event.

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents The O'Neill Junior Fellows in Diamond in a Rhinestone World: The Music of Dolly Parton. Grab your cowboy boots and pass the potato salad! Following a recent SOLD-OUT concert at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in CT, The O'Neill Junior Fellows bring the Smoky Mountains to New York City!

Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, and David Mirvish has announced that MOTOWN THE MUSICAL has been extended for one additional week. Tickets for the final week will go on sale Saturday September 12th. Tickets will be available online at www.mirvish.com at 12:01AM. Phone sales begin at 10:00AM and are available by calling TicketKing at 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333 or in person at 12Noon at the Royal Alexandra Theatre - 260 King Street West. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420.

Sony/ATV Music Publishing has teamed up with artist manager Charles Chavez and his company Latium Entertainment to launch a music publishing joint venture.

This September and October, 54 Below presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street.

The Public Theater has announced a one-week extension today for the New York premiere of ECLIPSED, written by Danai Gurira. Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy and featuring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o in her New York stage debut, this powerful story of survival and resilience begins previews at The Public Theater Tuesday, September 29 and was originally scheduled to run through Sunday, November 8. It will now run an additional week through Sunday, November 15 with an official press opening on Wednesday, October 14.

EMI Production Music is taking the innovative step of declaring an amnesty of all sampling declarations (past and present) from its extensive back catalogue of some of the most iconic production music libraries of all time.

 THE BLACK BOX, downtown Franklin's new theater, music, and event venue, kicks off its 2015-2016 season with the highly anticipated reunion concert of Boston's popular R&B band, Soul Kitchen. The show, and venue's first dance party, begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 11. THE BLACK BOX, the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC), is located at 15 West Central Street. 

A new song by singer/songwriter Kathryn Keats and Grammy-winning producer Narada Michael Walden offers words of hope for anyone experiencing sadness.

The New McCree Theatre, G-2040 W. Carpenter Road, Flint, MI 48505, is announcing its 2015-2016 Season of theatre productions and other presentations.

Motown: The Musical - a snapshot of one of the most successful musical era driven by one man with big dreams: Berry Gordy

'Get ready, 'cause here they come'. The sounds of Motown fill the Lackland Center on Saturday, September 19 at 8pm with Shadows of the 60's: A Tribute to Motown's Super Groups. Voted by fans as the best Four Tops music tribute show, Shadow's of the 60's features Motown memories just the way you remember them.

New shows on sale this week at bergenPAC: Brian Wilson, Co-Founder of the Beach Boys with Special Guest Al Jardine – Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 8PM; So Good For The Soul! A Tribute To The Music of Motown – Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 8PM; Mike Super: Magic & Illusion – Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 7:30PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 28, 2015 at 11AM at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling bergenPAC's Box Office at 201.227.1030.

BRENDA LEE EAGER, the legendary American soul singer, songwriter and recording artist who is best known for her chart topping performances of pop songs like 'Ain't Understanding Mellow,' 'Close To You' and 'Somebody's Somebody,' has just been added to the lineup of Blues performers who will shake it up on Labor Day Weekend at the 1st Annual Southern California MADCatfish Blues Festival La Qu?tta M. Shamblee, Producer of the event announced today. 'Brenda Lee Eager will appear as a singer with the Yu Ooko Band on Saturday, September 5th as part of the two-day Blues Festival,' Shamblee said.

Michael Feinstein and the Pasadena POPS close their popular outdoor summer concert series at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on September 12 with the quintessential Feinstein experience -- a special tribute to the Academy Awards.

Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce JOE DELIA & THIEVES will be live in concert on Friday, September 18 at 8 pm.

Last month, twenty of the brightest talents on Broadway were featured in Broadway Sings Bruno Mars, the latest concert in the Broadway Sings series. The tribute series takes the music of well-known music icons and creates new, unique arrangements and orchestrations by twisting the style to fit the strength of the performer. Previous concerts have included Adele, Stevie Wonder, and Justin Timberlake; this November, producer Corey Mach (Godspell, Wicked) and music director Joshua Stephen Kartes will present Broadway Sings Sara Bareilles.?