It was 35 years ago Tuesday that Farm Aid first boosted the morale of the countrya??s struggling farmers. Now Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt and John Mellencamp are just a few of the performers who will be at this yeara??s concert. Willie Nelson, one of the eventa??s organizers, tells Harry Smith: a?oeI called a few friends of mine.a??
Grammy winner John Mellencamp performed 'Easy Target' on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night, ahead of his Netflix special 'Plain Spoken: From The Chicago Theatre.' Watch the full performance below!
They could never leave you. Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner are performing together in NYC for the first time in nearly nine years. The duo received a Tony Award co-nomination for their role(s) as the conjoined twins, Daisy and Violet Hilton, in the original Broadway production of Side Show; separately, Alice and Emily have starred in numerous other Broadway shows including The Full Monty, Next To Normal, Billy Elliot, The Rocky Horror Show, and many more. Additional performances will take place February 4-6 (7PM) and February 6 (9:30PM) at Feinstein's/54 Below. BroadwayWorld was there for the epic first night, and you can catch some highlights below!
As they prepare for the 30th Anniversary of Farm Aid, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp stopped by CBS's LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT to perform Willie's 'Night Life.'
Keith Urban and John Mellencamp performed 'Pink Houses' on last night's RED NOSE DAY event on NBC. The 3 hour special took place in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp stopped by last night's TONIGHT SHOW to perform 'Troubled Man' from his new album 'Plain Spoken.' Check out the appearance below!
Stephen King's Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, has launched a tour of 20 American cities throughout the Midwest and Southeastthrough November 6, 2013. Tickets are now on sale at aeglive.com. Check out highlights below!
AEG Live has announced that the southern gothic, supernatural musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett, has confirmed a tour of 20 American cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast beginning October 10 in Bloomington, IN, and ending November 6 in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets are now on sale at aeglive.com. Check out a sneak peek below!
On last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central, John Mellencamp, Stephen King and T Bone Burnett revealed the inspiration behind their Southern, gothic, supernatural new musical, GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY. Check out the appearance below!
On last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central, the Obama administration snoops on Verizon customers, Stephen becomes a spy, and Stephen King writes a musical with John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett. Check out highlights from the broadcast below!
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is a southern gothic, supernatural musical written by novelist Stephen King with music by rock musician John Mellencamp. King and Mellencamp stopped by last night's LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN to explain how their collaboration came together.
According to the AV Club, John Mellencamp and Stephen King's musical Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County will release its official soundtrack on March 19, 2013, prior to beginning performances next year. The stage production will feature Kris Kristofferson, Meg Ryan, Matthew McConaughey, Samantha Mathis and Elvis Costello. Get a first listen below!
Atlanta's Alliance Theatre launched its world premiere of Stephen King and John Mellencamp's new blues and rock musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County on April 11, 2012. Directed by Susan V. Booth, the show runs at the Alliance though May 13, 2012. The first production footage has been released and BroadwayWorld brings you a look below!
After years of development, Clyde 'n Bonnie: A Folktale premiered in suburban Atlanta at Aurora Theatre on March 15. Aurora Theatre first encountered the show in 2009 at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, the annual showcase of potential Broadway hits, like the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal. Clyde ‘n Bonnie is the musical brainchild of Broadway stars Hunter Foster and Rick Crom.
BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the production below!
Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 6 to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special that was broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.
Mel Brooks, Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen were the honorees for this year's Kennedy Center Honors and eminent artist friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C. last night (Dec. 6) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 32ND ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 29 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the seventh consecutive year.