Whitney Houston News

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, continues its Spring 2012 season with the return of Bistro Award-winning jazz vocalist NICOLE HENRY, who was heralded as "the vocal love-child of Whitney Houston and Sarah Vaughan" by The Miami Herald. Check out photos from her concert below!

Broadway at Birdland today announced a partnership with multi-Grammy and Tony nominated composer Frank Wildhorn for a monthly concert series called "Frank & Friends." The series of one-night-only concerts will feature the songs and performers from the composer's range of work in popular, theatrical and classical music. All profits will go to The Actors Fund, a nationwide human services organization that helps all professionals in the performing arts and entertainment.

The New York Public Library (NYPL) and Souleo Enterprises LLC, an event/media production company, have formed a partnership to provide adult library patrons with an exciting line-up of artistic/cultural, LGBT and financial literacy summer programming, beginning June 2012. Highlighting the evolving role of libraries as educational culture hubs, programming includes improv performances by the National Comedy Theater; make-up makeovers by NYC's top drag queens such as Hedda Lettuce; a panel on LGBT hip-hop; celebrity impersonators discussing diva worship; music industry veterans Meli'sa Morgan, Full Force and Christopher "Play" Martin discussing overcoming financial struggles; a master class in career reinvention by George C. Fraser; interactive workshops featuring the iconic drag entertainer John Epperson (Lypsinka's Maid); a fashion reinvention design workshop with Beau McCall; and much more. Full program information below.

The Rrazz Room, a San Francisco nightclub, presents the debut solo engagement of Valerie Simpson from tonight, May 8 to May 13. Ms. Simpson wrote love songs with her husband and writing partner, Nick Ashford, including 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' 'You're All I Need To Get By,' 'Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)' and 'Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing.' He died of throat cancer in August at the age of 70. Valerie will perform all their greatest hits in this moving once in a lifetime concert experience. The RRazz Room has been the Bay Area 'home' of Nick & Val since its inception.

The Rrazz Room, a San Francisco nightclub, will present the debut solo engagement of Valerie Simpson from May 8 to May 13. Ms. Simpson wrote love songs with her husband and writing partner, Nick Ashford, including 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' 'You're All I Need To Get By,' 'Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)' and 'Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing.' He died of throat cancer in August at the age of 70. Valerie will perform all their greatest hits in this moving once in a lifetime concert experience. The RRazz Room has been the Bay Area 'home' of Nick & Val since its inception.

NEW bergenPAC shows are now on sale: Boyz II Men (May 16th), Eddie Money and Jefferson Starship featuring Mickey Thomas (May 4th), ABBA The Concert (May 15th), and Regis and Joy Philbin (May 6th) on sale Friday, February 17th at 11:00am.

In an exclusive interview, Matt Lauer sits down with singer Bobby Brown in his first interview since the death of Whitney Houston. In the candid, no-holds-barred sit-down, Brown tells Lauer, 'I'm not the reason she's gone.' Lauer also talks exclusively to three oF Brown's children who were close to Houston, Landon, Bobby Jr. and La'Princia, and Brown's fiancée, Alicia. The interviews will air on NBC's 'Today' in two parts. The second continues tonight, May 3.

In an exclusive interview, TODAY's Matt Lauer sat down with singer Bobby Brown in his first interview since the death of Whitney Houston.

In an exclusive interview, Matt Lauer sits down with singer Bobby Brown in his first interview since the death of Whitney Houston. In the candid, no-holds-barred sit-down, Brown tells Lauer, 'I'm not the reason she's gone.'

Tony and Grammy award-winning Heather Headley will make her West End stage debut as Rachel Marron in THE BODYGUARD, directed by Thea Sharrock, this Autumn at the Adelphi Theatre. Check out this video of her singing 'So Emotional' from the show.

Thea Sharrock is to direct The Bodyguard, a new musical opening at the Adelphi Theatre in Autumn 2012 based on the Warner Bros. film of the same name with screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. Starring Heather Headley as Rachel Marron and Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer in the roles made famous on film by the late Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner, tickets for The Bodyguard go on sale today (1 May 2012) taking bookings until 27 April 2013 for the production's first booking period. Previews begin on 6 November 2012, twenty years after the release of the Oscar nominated film. Opening night is 5 December.

In an exclusive interview, Matt Lauer sits down with singer Bobby Brown in his first interview since the death of Whitney Houston. In the candid, no-holds-barred sit-down, Brown tells Lauer, 'I'm not the reason she's gone.'

Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford will be participating in When You Believe: A Conversation With and Tribute To Stephen Schwartz May 19 in Palm Springs.

The Old Globe's 2012-13 Season will feature the World Premieres of two new musicals: Allegiance - A New American Musical by Jay Kuo and Lorenzo Thione and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak. The season also includes George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in celebration of the classic play's 100th anniversary and the World Premiere of a new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House by Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey and Kirsten Brandt. Two recent Broadway hits will make their San Diego debuts at the Globe: David Lindsay-Abaire's Good People and Jon Robin Baitz's Other Desert Cities. Rounding out the season are the West Coast Premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's Be a Good Little Widow and the Southern California Premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size.

According to a report by the Daily Mail, Heather Headley will star in the musical version of Whitney Houston's film The Bodyguard, alongside Lloyd Owen, who is in talks to play the role Kevin Costner originally played in the movie.

Today we are talking to one of the busiest choreographers on Broadway who was recently represented by four shows running on the Great White Way simultaneously (a new record) - the long-running hit JERSEY BOYS, Pulitzer Prize-winner NEXT TO NORMAL, multi-Tony Award-winning MEMPHIS and THE ADDAMS FAMILY. His most recent Broadway credit is the new Alan Menken/Glenn Slater musical adaptation of the 90s hit Steve Martin comedy LEAP OF FAITH featuring Broadway superstar Raul Esparza in the lead. In addition to discussing the unique demands of his involvement with the aforementioned new musicals with a pronounced focus on his current project, Trujillo opens up about the process of collaborating with a director and what musical staging is all about at its core, as well as outlining his experiences working with a number of notable names on his impressive assortment of projects so far and taking a look back at his own career as a performer, having previously appeared in GUYS & DOLLS, FOSSE and the film version of CHICAGO among other illustrious resume entries. Plus, Trujillo shares his infectious enthusiasm and passionate dedication to his art and reveals what he will be taking on next after LEAP OF FAITH's opening night, which is tonight - a tryout tour of a screen-to-stage adaptation of the iconic 80s hit FLASHDANCE and an original dramatic musical included. All of that and much, much more!

Significantly more right than wrong and much more than merely just OK, last night's GLEE tribute to the song catalogue of pop/R&B icon Whitney Houston was a welcome return to Season Two levels of euphoria and razzle dazzle entertainment value that GLEE has proven time and time again it is the one stop shop for on TV these days, as dazzling in their own way as sequences on SMASH may be as that freshman musical-themed series increases in popularity and GLEE, now nearly finished with Season Three (and almost 60 episodes in as a series so far), is seeing a decline in viewership and a dip in popularity.

So, let's all just admit this, Gleeks - we've all at some point in our lives belted out the songs of Whitney Houston - either by lip synching to her into a hair brush and bouncing around our rooms or by attempting to emuliate her gorgeous vocals on several of her classic ballads. ..Don't leave me hanging here, Gleeks - you know you've done it, too. Tonight, our favorite glee club pays tribute to the queen of pop/soul, Ms. Whitney Houston. Will begins to realize just how hard the glee club is taking the loss of Whitney after watching Kurt, Rachel, Santana, and Mercedes perform an acapella version of "How Will I Know". After consulting Emma, who believes that the glee club is putting their loss of high school into the loss of Whitney, Will makes the glee club assignment Whitney Houston, which pleases several of the glee clubbers. Kurt attempts to get song advice from Blaine, but he seems distracted, so Kurt takes it upon himself to figure out what Whitney song to do, meeting a very excitable boy named Chandler at the music store while doing so. Brittany takes on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and dedicates it to Santana, who joins her girlfriend in taking on Whitney's 80's classic.

Carbonell nominated actress and acclaimed jazz artist Paulette Dozier will star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, playwright Lanie Robertson's portrait of the legendary jazz singer in performance four months before her death. The play, which will be produced by the Boca Raton Theatre Guild, will run for four performances only - April 27-29th at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Additional performances have been added for Saturday May 5 at 2 and 8pm and Sunday May 6 at 2 pm.

Tonight on GLEE, the glee club pays homage to a true icon when they cover Whitney Houston's greatest hits. Meanwhile, Emma and Will are one step closer to their dream wedding in the all-new 'Dance with Somebody' episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, April 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Check out phosts and full audio clips from the episode below!