On That Day in Amsterdam - 2018 - Articles Page 13

Back in the spotlight with a sublime new rhythm and blues record, James Hunter follows up six critically acclaimed albums with his latest recording, Nick of Time, set for release on Brooklyn's renowned soul label Daptone Records. Nick of Time is a shining testament of how a master songsmith continually draws fresh water from a bottomless well. Recorded and produced by Bosco Mann, Nick of Time features one of today's foremost soul singers at the top of his game performing with musicians who've backed some of the biggest contemporary music stars including Daptone artists Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley. Nick of Time will be internationally released on March 6, 2020.

Set to be one of the most highly anticipated tours of 2020, Stormzy has today announced a huge 55-date 'H.I.T.H. World Tour'. With shows spanning across Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, North America, UK & Ireland and Africa, the tour marks Stormzy's biggest live offering to date. Kicking off the tour in Dubai on February 7th and concluding in Africa in October, the tour will also see him make his solo debut at London's O2 Arena for two nights on 3rd & 4th of September, marking his first solo shows in the capital since his 3-day stint at Brixton Academy in May 2017! Subsequent to London's O2 Arena, Stormzy will grace the stages of 11 more arenas throughout the UK and Ireland, concluding at Bournemouth's international Centre on 22nd September. Thereafter he will head to Africa to tour for the first time, notably playing a date in his homeland of Ghana, before ending the world tour with a show in Lagos, Nigeria.

 NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Nov. 18-24 in total viewers and ranked #2 in the key adults 18-49 demographic, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

The Emojiland kingdom is now complete! Arborhouse Productions & Visceral Entertainment (Michael Chase Gosselin and Tim Sulka) today announced that Max Crumm (Grease, Disaster) will take on the role of the Man In Business Suit Levitating emoji, along with Jacob Dickey (Aladdin Broadway as Aladdin) as Smiling Face with Sunglasses, (aka a?oeSunnya??), Dwelvan David (Finding Neverland & The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Tours) as Guardsman, Heather Makalani (Aladdin) as Kissy Face, Tanisha Moore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Tour) as Woman Dancing and Jordan Fife Hunt (A Chorus Line First Revival Tour) as Man Dancing.

After selling out his first three dates at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome, Armin van Buuren has announced an additional 'This Is Me' show, set to take place on Saturday 23 May. With the initial trio of shows selling out in record time during the pre-sales, the fourth 'This Is Me' event will give fans a chance to see the unique celebration of all things Armin van Buuren, as the Dutch maestro brings together all corners of his colourful career into one special performance. Fans from 81 countries are set to be in attendance for what promises to be a monumental series of shows.

Armin van Buuren is set to deliver a very special new live experience, 'This Is Me', his most personal and intimate show yet, at the iconic Ziggo Dome venue in his 'hometown' Amsterdam on Ascension Day, Thursday 21 May and Friday 22 May 2020. 

The Drama League announced today the 2020 line-up of DirectorFest: The 36th Annual Directors Festival, the only festival in the United States dedicated to the art of contemporary stage directing. For its 36th year, the festival will include six fully-staged productions, a showcase concert of a new musical, a town hall, and conversations with directors including 2017 Tony Award Winner Rebecca Taichman (Indecent), 2014 Tony Award Winner and 2010 Drama League Founders Award for Excellence in Directing Kenny Leon (A Soldier's Play), and Intimacy Director Claire Warden (HBO's Mrs. Fletcher).

Multi-Platinum, 3X AMA award-winning artist Kane Brown today announced his first ever international headlining tour, The Worldwide Beautiful Tour. Announced by USA Today, Kane Brown's Worldwide Beautiful Tour will kick off officially on February 2nd, 2020 internationally in Dublin, Ireland following Brown's sold-out Los Angeles Staples Center headlining date on January 9th as part of the Staples Center 20th Anniversary Celebration. The Worldwide Beautiful Tour will make stops in the US, Europe and Canada. Starting in Dublin (2/2), the tour will also head to London (2/4), Amsterdam (2/5), Paris (2/6), and Berlin (2/8) before circling back to kick-off the North American leg of the tour on February 29th. Country hitmakers Russell Dickerson and Chris Lane also join The Worldwide Beautiful Tour lineup, with each rotating direct support slots throughout the tour. An additional first of four opening act will be announced in 2020.  Tickets for The Worldwide Beautiful Tour will go on sale Friday, November 15th at 10am local time.*

In the wake of his headlining tour, Yoke Lore releases a new a/b single 'Bravado' / 'Body Parts.' The tracks highlight Yoke Lore's vocal capabilities while providing calm nostalgia-provoking jams perfect for reflecting on 2019.  

NBC has finished #2 for the primetime ratings week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3 in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers, behind only World Series-boosted Fox, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

The Ziegfeld Club, Inc., one of New York City's first performing arts charities to benefit women has announced that composer and lyricist Rona Siddiqui, whose autobiographical musical Salaam Medina Talse of a Halfghan will be workshopped at Playwrights Horizons this month, has been named the recipient of the fifth annual Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award (BBZA). Created to honor a female composer of musical theatre, the BBZA is a prestigious $10,000 cash grant. In addition, the recipient receives one year of artistic and professional mentorship from a prominent composer and a producer of musical theatre.

The dire lack of affordable housing and a sharply rising inequity gap are driving San Francisco's homeless population to numbers not seen for 15 years with more than 8,000 people living on the city streets. Statewide, California has 129,972 homeless people (2018), the largest street population of any state (source: Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, May 16, 2019).

There's a new Prince Ali in town! Just last month, Clinton Greenspan took over the title role in Disney's Aladdin, arriving directly from playing the role on the North American tour.

Following its top selling run at the Orange Tree Theatre this autumn, Maya Arad Yassur's strikingly original and audacious play Amsterdam will take to the road in early 2020. The three-way co-production, between Actors Touring Company, the Orange Tree Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth embarks on a tour that opens in Plymouth in February and stretches across the UK. Amsterdam is directed by Matthew Xia as his inaugural production as artistic director of ATC.

NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Oct. 14-20 in total viewers while ranking #2 in adults 18-49, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Two-time GRAMMY winner Tori Kelly will kick off 2020 with a tour in support of her new album, Inspired By True Events. The North American leg, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on January 28 at the House of Blues in Cleveland, OH. The headline run will include shows at Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City (January 31), Nashville's Ryman Auditorium (February 12) and The Wiltern in Los Angeles (February 26). Audrey MiKa will open on all dates.

Peter Bjorn and John will celebrate their 20-year anniversary in 2020 with the release of their ninth full-length studio album – Endless Dream – due out March 13th via INGRID.  The band is dropping the first single “Rusty Nail” today with the news of the new LP and a Spring US headline tour that kicks off on March 23rd at the Teragram Ballroom in LA and ends on the East Coast where they play Webster Hall on April 10th before wrapping the nearly month long run with a show at Brighton Music Hall in Boston on April 11th.

José Luis Valenzuela reveals how he learned about Marta Carrasco's detainment by Homeland Security, the background story of their collaboration, and how Los Angeles Theatre Company is recovering from the cancellation of 'Perra de Nadie'.

Today's top stories: Jenn Colella and Caitlin Kinnunen will lead a site-specific reading of Fun Home, and more!

Following a scorching Hot In The City show in Los Angeles (8/8) and a special one-night engagement at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas (9/13), Lucha VaVOOMa?"Los Angeles' longest-running, celebrated variety show, where Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy collidea?"returns to the City of Angels for its wildest Halloween event yet!

NBC wins the night in 18-49, with “This Is Us” and “The Voice” the #1-2 shows of the night. 

On the heels of an exciting concert series at Bryant Park this summer, Carnegie Hall Citywide continues this fall bringing music to all five boroughs of New York City throughout the 2019a?"2020 season. Presented in partnership with local community organizations, more than 20 free performances throughout the season showcase outstanding mainstage artists and rising stars, tapping into the pulse of the city and bringing people together to share in the joy of music. Carnegie Hall Citywide builds on Carnegie Hall's tradition of bringing free concerts to New York City neighborhoods for more than 40 years.

The premiere of 'The Voice 17' (1.7 rating in 18-49, 8.8 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) jumps +55% versus last spring's finale in 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.1 from 9-11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21) and is up +19% in total viewers (8.836 million vs. 7.430 million). The show scores it's highest Monday rating since March 18 in 18-49 (1.7) and biggest overall Monday viewership since March 25 (9.004 million). It beat 'Dancing With the Stars' head to head by +113% in 18-49 (1.7 vs. 1.1) and by +2.2 million persons in total viewers (8.836 million vs. 6.626 million). The year-ago 'Voice' premiere averaged a 2.0 in 18-49 and 9.668 million viewers overall on Sept. 24, 2018.

This fall, composer, conductor, and clarinetist Jörg Widmann begins his season-long residency as holder of the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair, which showcases his musical versatility and imaginative vision. The residency kicks off on Friday, October 4 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage with Franz Welser-Möst leading The Cleveland Orchestra, joined by pianist Yefim Bronfman as soloist, in a program that features Widmann's Trauermarsch.

Underworld have announced details of DRIFT Series 1, that concludes on November 1, 2019 with a collection of new material released as a box set/LP/CD/DL and on streaming services. The box set features 7 CDs, a Blu-ray and an eighty page full colour book.