Willie Nelson News

The Producers & Engineers Wing of The Recording Academy will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a GRAMMY Week event titled 'Shaken Rattled & Rolled' honoring legendary producer T Bone Burnett for his commitment to excellence and ongoing support for the art and craft of recorded music.

Victoria Theatre Association announces a change in cast for its presentation of The Soundtrack of Your Life. Due to scheduling conflicts, Oscar® nominee Lamont Dozier will be replaced by Grammy® award winner Paul Williams. The Soundtrack of Your Life plays April 23, 2011 at the Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center.

Johnny Mathis, famous for his romantic hits "Chances Are", "Wonderful, Wonderful", and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" will be in Jacksonville, enchanting audiences with over 50 years of beautiful melodies! JOHNNY MATHIS will perform at the Times Union Center's Moran Theater on Saturday, February 26th at 8:00PM for one performance only!

Monument Records - The House That Roy Built: The Big O's Monument Singles Collection Debuts First-Ever CD Release Of Original Mono Mixes of All A & B Sides Cut For The Label, Plus DVD of Nine Songs From 'The Monument Concert 1965' Digitally Restored, Includes The Official Video For 'Oh Pretty Woman'

Amos Lee has announced Winter 2011 tour dates in support of his new album Mission Bell, which will be released January 25 on Blue Note Records.

New Jersey rocker Christine Martucci is on a mission to bring her 'Sin and Redemption' nationwide.

Beloved Emmy Award-winning television host Regis Philbin ('LIVE! with Regis and Kelly,' 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire') will receive the Legend Award at The Ninth Annual 'TV Land Awards' in New York City, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

The legendary Willie Nelson returns to The Cotillion on Thursday, March 10.

Upright Cabaret is thrilled to announce the performers for their second 'American Icons' concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. Grammy Award-nominee and American Idol finalist Frenchie Davis (American Idol Season 2, Broadway: RENT, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', DREAMGIRLS), Ty Taylor (CBS' Rockstar INXS, Broadway: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, CATS, GREASE; PIPPIN at the Mark Taper Forum, CHESS at Reprise Theatre Company, front man of raw soul band 'Vintage Trouble') and Von Smith (American Idol Season 8) as Upright Cabaret expands their unique, one-of-a-kind cabaret experience to Thousand Oaks!

The new Broadway musical Baby It's You! tells the inspiring story of Florence Greenberg, the woman who changed the recording world forever when she discovered The Shirelles and created Scepter Records, becoming the music industry's first female powerhouse. Starring Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as Greenberg, conceived by Floyd Mutrux, directed by Floyd Mutrux and Sheldon Epps, and written by Tony nominated book writers Mutrux and Colin Escott, the team behind Broadway's Million Dollar Quartet, Baby It's You! begins performances at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre (235 West 44th Street) Saturday, March 26, 2011, and opens Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at 6:30pm. Baby It's You! features a cast of 19 that includes Allan Louis, Geno Henderson, Erica Ash, Kelli Barrett, Kyra DaCosta, Crystal Starr Knighton, Barry Pearl, Christina Sajous, Brandon Uranowitz, Alison Cimmet, Erica Dorfler, Berlando Drake, Adam Heller, Jahi A. Kearse, Annette Moore, Zachary Prince, Ken Robinson and Chelsea Morgan Stock.

Multi-talented songwriter Jimmy Webb has been elected Chairman of the Board of the Songwriters Hall of Fame by its Board of Directors.

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011, Chris Isaacson presented Upright Cabaret's second American Icon Series concert entitled 'Mighty Mississippi' at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza's Scherr Forum Theatre starring American Idol star Frenchie Davis (Rent), Von Smith (American Idol) and Rockstar INXS' Ty Taylor (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cats, Grease).

UPRIGHT CABARET is thrilled to announce the performers for their second "American Icons" concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.

UPRIGHT CABARET is thrilled to announce the performers for their second "American Icons" concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.

UPRIGHT CABARET is thrilled to announce the performers for their second "American Icons" concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.

COMEDY CENTRAL and MTV Networks, both divisions of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), have tapped New York City to host 'The Comedy Awards,' the first-ever multi-network, multi-platform, annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, it was announced today by Doug Herzog, president, MTV Networks Entertainment Group. A night for comedy of all kinds, 'The Comedy Awards' will be taped at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, March 26 and will premiere on Sunday, April 10, 2011, simultaneously across MTV Networks' COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, VH1 and Nick At Nite.

The Presenters Dolan announce their upcoming slate of artists and shows at the Kranzberg Arts Center as part of their new season celebrating Cabaret and the American Songbook. Shows begin at 8pm and tickets can be purchased at www.licketytix.com, or by calling 314-725-4200 ext 10. Artists in this series include: Joe Dreyer, Rosemary Watts, Craig Pomranz, Carol Schmidt, Craig Rubano and Jimmy Webb.

Two icons of American music, Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson, come together for a landmark evening of timeless, storytelling songs at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on March 9 at 8 p.m.

The 9th Annual 'TV Land Awards' is moving to New York City, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

UPRIGHT CABARET is thrilled to announce the performers for their second "American Icons" concert at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks.