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While opera-lovers wait eagerly for soprano Julia Bullock’s appearance in the latest John Adams lyric drama, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at the Met in May, Bullock continues to tantalize us with some other parts of her repertoire, from the Baroque (her recent program with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) to this past Tuesday’s entry in Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, HISTORY’S PERSISTENT VOICE, filled with songs and readings about enslavement and incarceration.

The War And Treaty have released their fourth full-length album Plus One. On the album, the duo doubles down on the powerful sense of togetherness that’s always fueled their music. Listen to Plus One now.

It's hard to imagine a more potent combination of blues and gospel talent than The Blind Boys of Alabama and Shemekia Copeland, who will join forces on February 22 at Soka Performing Arts Center.

Dear Readers, I’m all for a slice of life play showing the inequities in class, race, gender, etc. in the past and spotlighting how far we have not come. Such a play is Pearl Cleage’s “Blues for an Alabama Sky”, currently playing at the Seattle Rep. It’s not a new play; in fact it’s about 30 years old. But it still packs in some resonance. What it fails to pack in completely is much of an arc or ending for its characters.

Celebrating the spirit of New Orleans music, food, culture and community, The Big Easy Cruise will feature performances by Little Feat, Samantha Fish, Galactic Ft. Jelly Joseph, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard, and more.

Blues for an Alabama Sky is now playing at Seattle Rep through February 23. Check out all new clips from the show in this new video and learn more about the show here!

ICONS: Playwright Carolyn M. Brown will present STORMÉ and Playwright Bernard Taylor present JOHN STILLWAGGON as TENNESSEE WILLIAMS. Running May 26 - June 15 at The Sargent Theatre of the American Theatre of Actors.

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals have announced a 15-date summer tour. The tour will kick off on May 30th at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC and conclude on August 24th at The Orpheum in Los Angeles.

Here’s my interview with director Casey Stangl on her vision for Alabaster, a darkly comic Southern drama by Audrey Cefaly about two women dealing with physical and emotional scars that was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, opening at the Fountain Theater on February 16.

The Alabama Shakespeare Festival's latest production is a historical drama that portrays a Black family making a road trip to destiny.

Florida Studio Theatre will present the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of Bad Books by award-winning playwright and television writer Sharyn Rothstein.

Legendary artist Bill Medley, best known as one-half of GRAMMY-winning duo The Righteous Brothers, has released his newest release “He Stopped Loving Her Today.' Listen to it here.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has unveiled its 2025­­­–26 season, the first under the leadership of new Music Director Cristian Măcelaru. This season introduces an ambitious programming vision that balances timeless orchestral works with contemporary voices.