Blues in the Night - 2019 - West End Articles Page 18

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced the jazz programming running February 28 through March 12. 

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Chicago’s best Irish stand-up comedians at The Den Theatre’s “Shamrock Shenanigans,” playing three performances March 17 & 18, 2023.

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the upcoming 23/24 Season: Greater Wonders. The 23/24 Season opens with the long-awaited production of EVITA. 

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the Chicago Sings Broadway Pop cast and that Rick Boynton of Chicago Shakespeare Theater is the 2023 Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre in Chicago recipient.

With a near sell-out of the band’s already announced North American Spring and Summer tour, the four-piece will expand their run to cover additional markets including stops at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on June 6th, Stage AE in Pittsburgh on July 26th, Thompson Point in Portland, Maine on August 2nd and more.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present Amy Spanger,  the acclaimed Broadway, television and film actress, in a special concert “Amy Spanger and Friends” on Monday, March 13 at 7:00 PM.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has made its initial announcement of the upcoming 37th Annual MAC Awards. The awards presentation and show will take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:30 pm, at Peter Norton Symphony Space at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street in New York City. 

Performances begin tonight for Keen Company’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. 

Celebrate the intersectionality of femininity during Women’s History Month in March with Shaina Taub, Annahstasia, Carol Lipnik, Ladama, Emily Scott Robinson, Alisa Amador, Violet Bell, Jackie Hoffman, Generation Women, and more!

Mercury Theater has extended the run of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, directed by Christopher Chase Carter and Alexis J. Roston, written by Lanie Robertson, and starring Alexis J. Roston as Billie Holiday.

Two show business podcasts from oppostie coasts will mashup in a live performance at The Green Room 42 with two special guests.

Produced by Oakley Munson of the Black Lips at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY the band expands upon a sound that’s all their own and features guest appearances from Punk Rock legend Wreckless Eric providing backing vocals on 'Nightmare' and 'Silver Satin' and The Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian on 'Ding-Ding Man.' Plus, tour dates!

Produced by Oakley Munson of the Black Lips at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY the band expands upon a sound that’s all their own and features guest appearances from Punk Rock legend Wreckless Eric providing backing vocals on 'Nightmare' and 'Silver Satin' and The Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian on 'Ding-Ding Man.'

The Public Theater has announced the complete cast for the staged world premiere play shadow/land, written by Erika Dickerson-Despenza and directed by Candis C. Jones.

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre, currently presenting Cabaret, now extended through March 19 at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, has announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors, Joshua R. Goderis, Joseph Higgins, Kenny Ingram and Amy Jaine Wielunski. 

Find the details on all jazz programming at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater running February 14 through February 26.

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE is expanding their already diverse programming with an exclusive slate of free or reasonably-priced weekly events.

The Flea has announced the complete cast and design team for the world-premiere production of HANG TIME, the new play written and directed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard.

The Public Theater's Mobile Unit is returning to the road with Joe's Pub with the latest installment of their collaborative series IN TRANSIT. This project is an intimate concert series that travels throughout New York City, bringing free, accessible, and unique artistry to the Mobile Unit's community partners throughout the five boroughs.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced their jazz programming running February 7 through February 19. Performers appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Gunhild Carling, Ben Markley Big Band Feat. Ari Hoenig, Catherine Russell and Sam Blakeslee Large Group. 

Eight individuals will be inducted into the fifth class of the Capital Region Music Hall of Fame Monday, March 27 at Universal Preservation Hall.

Alternative rock band American Authors are bringing nothing but good vibes with their new single “We Happy”, out now. Fans can also watch the brand new music video now. The album also features the previously released title track, as well as “Blind For Love”. Their new album is the “Best Day Of My Life” follow up.

Beginning on Thursday, February 16, theatergoers will be able to visit Wheel and Come Again: The 50th Anniversary Art Exhibition of The Harder They Come on The Public Theater’s Levin Mezzanine, an exhibition of art inspired by the original film.

RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for the next offering of a new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: the in-person and streaming presentation of Phèdre by Jean Racine.

The design team has been announced for the all-new production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz. The Wiz will launch a national tour in Fall of 2023 in Baltimore, MD before returning to Broadway for a limited engagement in the 2023/24 season. Learn more about the team and the production here!