Tammy McCann News

BWW Review: BLUE SKIES: AN AMERICAN SONG BOOK BY MARIO FRANGOULIS

Today (May 10) in live streaming: Live at the Lortel with David Henry Hwang, Restart Stages with Norm Lewis, Alan Cumming and more visit Cast Party, and so much more!

Today (May 7) in live streaming: Next on Stage is back to introduce the College Top 30, an Anastasia reunion on Stars in the House, and more!

Streaming on Jim Caruso's Cast Party on Monday, May 10, guests will include Guests this week include Alan Cumming, Shayna Steele, Alexander Mendoza, Tammy McCann, Honey Collective.

The indefatigable Mr. Caruso welcomes an astounding array of guests and, among them, the Individual Mr. Cumming.

Mario Frangoulis, international classical crossover tenor, hosts the premiere streaming of his sold-out concert 'Blue Skies, An American Songbook' from the ancient theatre of the Herod Atticus Odeon at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens on May 7th.

The Music Institute of Chicago celebrates the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through music and discussion via livestream January 16 and 17. Stephanie Shonekan will explore issues of race and identity in American music culture in a keynote lecture on Saturday, January 16 at 3 p.m. 

A small group of family and friends gathered Monday at the historic Minton's Playhouse in Harlem to celebrate the life of Stanley Crouch, the 74-year old author, journalist, critic, playwright, poet and NEA Jazz Master who died in New York September 16 following a long illness.

KT Sullivan vows to keep The Cabaret Convention alive and evolving with the first ever Virtual presentation and a diverse lineup of artists well-known and humble.

The Music Institute of Chicago's 'Indoor Voices,' a free series of weekly virtual visits with music luminaries featuring conversation and occasional performance, continues with more artists in July.

In a salute to the legacy of Nichols Concert Hall (NCH), its highly regarded concert venue, the Music Institute of Chicago presents a?oeIndoor Voices,a?? a free series of weekly musical visits with musicians who have performed at NCH, including guest artists, faculty, and alumni.

In a salute to the legacy of Nichols Concert Hall (NCH), its highly regarded concert venue, the Music Institute of Chicago presents 'Indoor Voices,' a free series of weekly musical visits with musicians who have performed at NCH, including guest artists, faculty, and alumni.

In two performances honoring jazz legends, the Music Institute of Chicago presents the Marcus Roberts Trio, saluting 'Piano Giants' March 14, and '100 Years of Art Blakey,' featuring Jazz Messengers alumni, Tammy McCann and more, March 28. Both performances are at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.

A melodious potpourri of musical holiday gifts from far and wide is being placed under the tree at the alt cabaret oasis Pangea in December. And at the tippy top is our star, the beloved Sidney Myer, who lights up Pangea at the pinnacle of the month, New Year's Eve. The day before, on December 30, Rachelle Garniez throws her popular a?oeFarewell Partya?? a?" her fourth annual countdown of the amazing musicians who left us in the last 365.

The Music Institute of Chicago presents guest artists and members of its Jazz Studies faculty in a celebration of the late American vibraphonist and bandleader Lionel Hampton on Saturday, April 20-what would have been his 111th birthday-at 7:30 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.

Pianist and chanter Paul Barnes brings "Love, Death, and Resurrection in the Musical Vision of Philip Glass, Victoria Bond, Franz Liszt, and Orthodox Chant," along with a premiere commission by Victoria Bond, to Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, on Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m., presented by the Music Institute of Chicago.

Returning to her alma mater with a Chicago premiere, Inna Faliks, an alumna of the Music Institute of Chicago and daughter of faculty member Irene Faliks, brings her autobiographical concert-monologue to Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, on Sunday, February 10 at 3 p.m.

Voting continues for three more weeks for the BWW Cabaret Awards!

Classical, jazz and dance combine when the Music Institute of Chicago collaborates with Dance Chicago to present a family concert, "Duke It Out!," Today, December 8 at 2 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston.

BroadwayWorld Cabaret is pleased to announce the nominees in 17 categories for the 2018 BWW New York Cabaret Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD!