Acclaimed Canadian musician Meaghan Smith will join Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige and others on the 2010 Lilith Fair this summer. Smith will join the traveling celebration of women in music for shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on July 16th and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago on July 17th in the U.S., as well as the Bell Center in Montreal, QC on July 23rd in Canada.
Tony Award winner Elton John has teamed up with Leon Russell to release the album 'The Union.' The album will be released in the United States on October 19 and in the United Kingdom on October 25. The album is produced by T Bone Burnett.
The Jewish Museum's SummerNights program returns, presenting live world music in a concert setting on three Thursdays in July. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys kick off SummerNights on July 1 followed by Ansambl Mastika on July 8, and The Sexteto Rodriguez Cuban-Jewish All Stars on July 15. The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan. Each concert begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets for each concert are $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. For further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337 or visit www.thejewishmuseum.org.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 135 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2010 to the Academy's roster of voting members. Included in this year's list are Tony Award nominees James Gandolfini (GOD OF CARNAGE) and Anna Kendrick (HIGH SOCIETY), Drama Desk nominee Carey Mulligan (THE SEAGULL), director Adam Shankman ('Hairspray'), and musicians Bono & The Edge (SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK).
Jim Caruso is proud to present the award-winning Broadway songwriter/performer Amanda Green back to the Broadway at Birdland concert series. The event will take place on Monday, July 19 at 7pm at Birdland (315 West 44 Street, NYC).
Angel City Chorale (ACC) is delighted to announce its 17th annual Spring concert 'Earth: Live! -- Songs For The Blue Planet' on Saturday, June 5 & Sunday, June 6 at 7:30pm at Wilshire United Methodist Church in Hancock Park. Deemed 'one of the most engaging and entertaining evenings of music you can hear in Los Angeles ' by acclaimed musician T-Bone Burnett, ACC promises to deliver one of its most dynamic Spring concerts ever! This year's concert features a mix of American classics including folk, gospel and contemporary - with choral versions of Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror,' Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' and Toto's 'Africa.' In addition to these more contemporary pieces, ACC will also perform its usual demanding classical pieces to showcase the incredible talent and range of Los Angeles ' premier community choir.
Angel City Chorale (ACC) is delighted to announce its 17th annual Spring concert 'Earth: Live! -- Songs For The Blue Planet' on Saturday, June 5 & Sunday, June 6 at 7:30pm at Wilshire United Methodist Church in Hancock Park. Deemed 'one of the most engaging and entertaining evenings of music you can hear in Los Angeles ' by acclaimed musician T-Bone Burnett, ACC promises to deliver one of its most dynamic Spring concerts ever! This year's concert features a mix of American classics including folk, gospel and contemporary - with choral versions of Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror,' Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' and Toto's 'Africa.' In addition to these more contemporary pieces, ACC will also perform its usual demanding classical pieces to showcase the incredible talent and range of Los Angeles ' premier community choir.
Grammy-nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band's highly anticipated new album We Walk This Road-the first since the band's acclaimed 2006 effort, Colorblind-is set for release this June on Warner Bros. Records.
Acclaimed Canadian musician Meaghan Smith will join Sarah McLachlan, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige and others on the 2010 Lilith Fair this summer. Smith will join the traveling celebration of women in music for shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in St. Louis on July 16th and First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago on July 17th in the U.S., as well as the Bell Center in Montreal, QC on July 23rd in Canada.
The Jewish Museum's SummerNights program returns, presenting live world music in a concert setting on three Thursdays in July. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys kick off SummerNights on July 1 followed by Ansambl Mastika on July 8, and The Sexteto Rodriguez Cuban-Jewish All Stars on July 15. The Jewish Museum is located at Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan. Each concert begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets for each concert are $15 for the general public; $12 for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. For further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public may call 212.423.3337 or visit www.thejewishmuseum.org.
Oscar-winning producer/writer/director Oliver Stone and Bruce Wagner have entered into a development deal with EPIX it was announced today. Their first project will be a one hour scripted dramatic series, 'Still Holding,' based on the iconoclastic Wagner's critically acclaimed novel of the same name. The series will explore the colliding worlds of three disparate people in Los Angeles, and the violent consequences of love and betrayal, of holding on and letting go. Stone and Wagner will serve as executive producers. They previously worked together on the mini-series 'Wild Palms.'
Angel City Chorale (ACC) is delighted to announce its 17th annual Spring concert 'Earth: Live! -- Songs For The Blue Planet' on Saturday, June 5 & Sunday, June 6 at 7:30pm at Wilshire United Methodist Church in Hancock Park. Deemed 'one of the most engaging and entertaining evenings of music you can hear in Los Angeles ' by acclaimed musician T-Bone Burnett, ACC promises to deliver one of its most dynamic Spring concerts ever! This year's concert features a mix of American classics including folk, gospel and contemporary - with choral versions of Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror,' Joni Mitchell's 'Big Yellow Taxi' and Toto's 'Africa.' In addition to these more contemporary pieces, ACC will also perform its usual demanding classical pieces to showcase the incredible talent and range of Los Angeles ' premier community choir.
The Napa Valley Opera House is pleased to present an evening with Elvis Costello solo. In one of the most intimate stops on his Spring 2010 tour, Costello will songs from his vast 30-year musical career. This show is generously sponsored in part by Jonesy's Steak House in Napa.
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations this morning for the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards. Nominees for Best Feature include (500) Days Of Summer, Amreeka, Precious, Sin Nombre and The Last Station. Taraji P. Henson and Matt Dillon also announced finalists for the Acura Someone to Watch Award, the Truer Than Fiction Award, and the Piaget Producers Award.
A Serious Man was selected for the Robert Altman Award, which is given to one film's director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Grammy-nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band's highly anticipated new album We Walk This Road-the first since the band's acclaimed 2006 effort, Colorblind-is set for release this June on Warner Bros. Records.
Grammy-nominated Robert Randolph & The Family Band's highly anticipated new album We Walk This Road-the first since the band's acclaimed 2006 effort, Colorblind-is set for release this June on Warner Bros. Records.
Variety reports today that Liv Ullmann is confirmed to direct the John Mellencamp/Stephen King musical, The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. The Swedish actress-director, who most recently made headlines for her direction of the Kate Blanchett-led A Streetcar Names Desire at BAM and The Kennedy Center, announced her participation in Darkland County on a Swedish radio broadcast.