Warner/Chappell Music News

Today, the Recording Academy's Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion announced an unprecedented new initiative that aims to expand opportunities for female music producers and engineers. The Producer & Engineer Inclusion Initiative is the inaugural action of a larger strategy to address gender inequity in the music industry. According to a 2018 USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study, only 2 percent of music producers and 3 percent of engineers/mixers across popular music are women. This initiative is the first step in a broader effort to improve those numbers and increase diversity and inclusion for all in the music industry.

Berklee College of Music professors Mark Simos and Scarlet Keys will take the stage at Club Passim today, January 29th for an evening  exploring songwriting. Both have recently released highly regarded textbooks on  songwriting styles and techniques. Singer-songwriter Sam Robbins, a Berklee student, who appeared last fall on NBC's The Voice, and other special guests will provide performances and demonstrations throughout the evening.

Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce tickets for ANASTASIA, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical inspired by the beloved film, will go on sale on Friday, January 25. ANASTASIA will make its Chicago debut at Broadway In Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph) for a limited two-week engagement March 26 through April 7, 2019.

Dr. Phillips Center announced today that the individual tickets for the tour of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA will go on sale today, Friday, January 11, 2019 at 10 a.m. Tickets may be purchased online at drphillipscenter.org, by calling 844.513.2014 or by visiting the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office at 445 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. Online and phone ticket purchases are subject to handling fees. Groups of 10 or more contact groups@drphillipscenter.org. or 407.455.5550. Prices, shows, artists, dates and times are subject to change at any time without notice.

Berklee College of Music professors Mark Simos and Scarlet Keys will take the stage at Club Passim on Tuesday, January 29th for an evening  exploring songwriting. Both have recently released highly regarded textbooks on  songwriting styles and techniques. Singer-songwriter Sam Robbins, a Berklee student, who appeared last fall on NBC's The Voice, and other special guests will provide performances and demonstrations throughout the evening.

Limited tickets remain for BroadwayCon Industry Day next week on Friday, January 11. Macy's, JetBlue, Rent the Runway, GREATS shoes, and Wanderlust are all joining the conversation. Will you? 

The National Tour of ANASTASIA will come to FOX Cities P.A.C. beginning January 8th, 2019!

The Fabulous Fox Theatre is pleased to announce that ANASTASIA will host a digital ticket lottery during the upcoming St. Louis engagement from December 26 - January 6 offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $26 tickets available per performance.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to present the Fox Cities engagement of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA, January 8-13, 2019.

State Theatre New Jersey and New Jersey Symphony Orchestra present Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in concert with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra featuring Conductor Constantine Kitsopolous on Saturday January 6, 2019 at 3pm. Tickets range from $35-$125.

Anastasia will welcome new cast members to the Broadhurst Theatre this winter. Beginning Tuesday, December 18, original company member Constantine Germanacos will rejoin the hit Broadway musical as "Gleb." Emmy Award Winner Penny Fuller will assume the role of the "Dowager Empress" the week of January 7.

The Country Music Association has today announced its new Board of Directors for both CMA and the CMA Foundation. The appointments are effective on Jan. 1, 2019. 

As the 2nd annual “Heal The Music Day” wraps for 2018, more than 170 members of the music community – songwriters, musicians, performers, artist managers, publishers, business managers, record labels, trade organizations and more – pledged a percentage of their single-day revenues to support their fellow musicians and peers in the industry in times of medical crisis. With $300,000 raised in support of Music Health Alliance, every dollar donated equals $30 in life-saving healthcare resources. Music Health Alliance's free services range from access to doctors and hospitals, medicine, health insurance and finding financial assistance during times of illness.

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is pleased to announce that ANASTASIA will host a digital ticket lottery during the upcoming Providence engagement from November 27 - December 2,  offering fans the chance to purchase a limited number of $43 tickets available per performance. In Providence, ANASTASIA is part of the Taco/White Family Foundation Broadway Series. 

Wharton Center is proud to present the East Lansing premiere of ANASTASIA, performing in Cobb Great Hall from January 15-20, 2019. ANASTASIA is part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series. Tickets are on sale now and available at Wharton Center's official ticketing outlets: online at whartoncenter.com, at the Auto- Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.

Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) and Broadway Across America (BAA) announced today that the individual tickets for the tour of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA will go on sale Friday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m.

The stars of country music gathered for the 56 th annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Country Music Awards on Monday, November 12, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Nashville. The writers and publishers of country music's most-performed songs of the past year were honored before an invitation-only audience of notable Nashville songwriters, top country artists and music industry leaders.

Join us at FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW for an evening of songs by one of the most exciting new voices in musical theatre, Zack Zadek. Zack has been named by Playbill as "A Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriter You Should Know" and is a MacDowell Fellow, recipient of Weston's New Musical Award, a Kleban Prize Finalist and Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist, currently in residence with The Orchard Project Greenhouse and signed to Warner/Chappell music.

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Lexus Broadway in Austin presented by Texas Performing Arts announces that the individual tickets for the tour of the critically acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA will go on sale Friday, Nov. 9 at 10:00 a.m.