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Photos: Singer/Actress Karen Akers Returns to Birdland Photo Photos: Singer/Actress Karen Akers Returns to Birdland
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2024

Birdland was thrilled to once again present singer/actress Karen Akers at the iconic club on Monday, May 27. ...


Norm Lewis to Join The New York Pops for THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL at Carnegie Hall Photo Norm Lewis to Join The New York Pops for THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL at Carnegie Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 06, 2023

Get ready for a magical night of music and holiday cheer as Norm Lewis joins The New York Pops for 'The Best Christmas of All' at Carnegie Hall on December 18th. Don't miss this spectacular holiday event! ...


Tenor Anthony Kearns Will Sing at 2024 BREEDER'S CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Today! Photo Tenor Anthony Kearns Will Sing at 2024 BREEDER'S CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Today!
by Blair Ingenthron - November 02, 2024

The Breeders' Cup will welcomes internationally-acclaimed tenor Anthony Kearns back to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Saturday, November 2, 2024, to perform on Race Day afternoon....


Emmy, Tony, Grammy & SAG Award Nominee Norm Lewis to Headline Skylight Night 2022 Photo Emmy, Tony, Grammy & SAG Award Nominee Norm Lewis to Headline Skylight Night 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 14, 2022

Acclaimed stage and screen actor Norm Lewis will headline Skylight Night 2022, an annual fundraiser supporting Skylight Music Theatre. It will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2022, in the main ballroom of the Woman’s Club of Wisconsin....


Trinity: Classically Irish Celebrates St. Patrick's Day at the Lied Center Photo Trinity: Classically Irish Celebrates St. Patrick's Day at the Lied Center
by A.A. Cristi - March 02, 2023

Spend St. Patrick's Day experiencing beloved Irish music! Straight from its brand-new hit PBS special, Trinity: Classically Irish is the next big thing in Irish music from the creator and producer of the Irish Tenors. ...


TOArts to Present Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso Jesse Cook Photo TOArts to Present Flamenco Guitar Virtuoso Jesse Cook
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2024

TOArts presents virtuoso Jesse Cook in January 2025. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets. ...


VIDEO: Watch 'Do You Love Me?' From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo VIDEO: Watch 'Do You Love Me?' From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 04, 2022

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting Fiddler on the Roof, the North American premiere of an internationally heralded reinvention of the Broadway classic, now on stage at the Lyric Stage through October 7, 2022. Watch 'Do You Love Me?' here!...


Grammy Winner Sharon Isbin Will Perform a Solo Recital Next Month Photo Grammy Winner Sharon Isbin Will Perform a Solo Recital Next Month
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2024

Multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin will perform a solo recital for the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society on February 24 at 8pm. The concert will take place at the Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, UMBC, Arts & Humanities Bldg, 1028 Hilltop Circle, Lot 8 in Catonsville, MD....


See Norm Lewis with Seth Rudetsky at the White Plains Performing Arts Center Photo See Norm Lewis with Seth Rudetsky at the White Plains Performing Arts Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 31, 2024

The White Plains Performing Arts Center will present Tony and Grammy Nominee Norm Lewis with Sirius XM Radio Star Seth Rudetsky in concert and conversation. Learn how to purchase tickets....


Voctave & Canadian Brass Return To Orange County This Holiday Season Photo Voctave & Canadian Brass Return To Orange County This Holiday Season
by A.A. Cristi - December 04, 2024

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County rings in the holiday season with Voctave & Canadian Brass....


Sheléa Releases FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU Honoring Those Grieving This Holiday Seas Photo Sheléa Releases FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU Honoring Those Grieving This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2024

GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and pianist Sheléa has released her new, heartwarming holiday song, 'First Christmas Without You,' available now on all streaming platforms. Learn more!...


GRAMMY Winner Sharon Isbin to Play National Sawdust in December Photo GRAMMY Winner Sharon Isbin to Play National Sawdust in December
by Blair Ingenthron - November 11, 2024

Multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin will be featured premiering new chamber works and a guitar concerto at National Sawdust in December. Learn more about the performance and how to get tickets here!...


Alexis Michelle To Star In TASTY TREATS At Joe's Pub Photo Alexis Michelle To Star In TASTY TREATS At Joe's Pub
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2024

Alexis Michelle brings her cabaret show TASTY TREATS to Joe's Pub, featuring a mix of music and storytelling. The performance promises an entertaining evening for audiences on October 10, 2024....


Celebrate the Season With Holiday POPS Led by Conductor Luke Frazier Photo Celebrate the Season With Holiday POPS Led by Conductor Luke Frazier
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2024

Holiday POPS Returns! Celebrate the sounds of the season with Symphony of the Americas' holiday tradition - Holiday POPS led by new POPS Conductor Luke Frazier! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...


Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Skylar Astin Join Sondheim Celebration At Holl Photo Norm Lewis, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Skylar Astin Join Sondheim Celebration At Hollywood Bowl
by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023

Broadway stars Skylar Astin, Norm Lewis and Brian Stokes Mitchell will complete the glittering cast of Broadway luminaries for Everybody Rise! A Sondheim Celebration on Sunday, July 30, 2023, at the Hollywood Bowl. They are joined by previously announced three-time Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone, Si...


Jesse Cook Returns to Canada in 2025 With 15-Date 'In Concert' Tour Photo Jesse Cook Returns to Canada in 2025 With 15-Date 'In Concert' Tour
by Josh Sharpe - June 12, 2024

Nuevo Flamenco sensation Jesse Cook has just announced the spring 2025 leg of his “Jesse Cook in Concert” world tour, adding 15 shows that will take him to five Canadian provinces between February and April. The extension is the clearest testament yet to the unprecedented success of the tour, which ...


Mesa Arts Center Adds New Shows to Performing Live Season
by Stephi Wild - June 11, 2024

Mesa Arts Center has added four new shows to its 20th Anniversary Performing Live Season. The celebratory season will now include illusionist Michael Carbonaro (Aug. 16), Country entertainers Home Free (Oct. 10), comedian Vir Das (Nov. 8) and guitarist Jesse Cook (Jan. 31)....


Grammy-Winner Sharon Isbin To Be Inducted Into The 2023 Guitar Foundation of America  Photo Grammy-Winner Sharon Isbin To Be Inducted Into The 2023 Guitar Foundation of America Hall of Fame 
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2023

Multiple Grammy winner Sharon Isbin will be inducted into the 2023 Guitar Foundation of America Hall of Fame and receive their Artistic Achievement Award this June. Isbin, the 2020 Musical America Instrumentalist of the Year, will give a solo concert Friday June 23, 8pm at the Manhattan School of Mu...


Alexis Michelle To Star In HEROINE WORSHIP At Joe's Pub Photo Alexis Michelle To Star In HEROINE WORSHIP At Joe's Pub
by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2024

Alexis Michelle brings her new show HEROINE WORSHIP to Joe's Pub, celebrating iconic female figures through song and storytelling on June 20, 2024....


Norm Lewis Headline Rubicon Theatre Company's 25th Year Benefit Concert Photo Norm Lewis Headline Rubicon Theatre Company's 25th Year Benefit Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2022

Rubicon Theatre Company will begin its 25th year with a “Starry Soiree” celebration headlined by Emmy, Tony, Grammy and SAG Award Nominee NORM LEWIS. At the October 8th event, attendees will be treated to a concert of musical theatre hits sung by Lewis, Broadway’s first African-American “Phantom” an...


Christian Borle, Norm Lewis & More to Perform in BROADWAY'S LEADING MEN on PBS Photo Christian Borle, Norm Lewis & More to Perform in BROADWAY'S LEADING MEN on PBS
by Josh Sharpe - November 07, 2024

PBS and The American Pops Orchestra will present BROADWAY’S LEADING MEN: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION, a special concert event celebrating the unforgettable male characters and beloved songs that have defined musical theater throughout the decades. ...


Christian Borle, Norm Lewis & More to Perform in BROADWAY'S LEADING MEN on PBS Photo Christian Borle, Norm Lewis & More to Perform in BROADWAY'S LEADING MEN on PBS
by Josh Sharpe - November 07, 2024

PBS and The American Pops Orchestra will present BROADWAY’S LEADING MEN: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION, a special concert event celebrating the unforgettable male characters and beloved songs that have defined musical theater throughout the decades. ...


Emmy-Nominated Host And Straight No Chaser Alum Ryan Ahlwardt On Stage At Feinstein's Photo Emmy-Nominated Host And Straight No Chaser Alum Ryan Ahlwardt On Stage At Feinstein's
by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2023

Ryan Ahlwardt is an Emmy-nominated host of central Indiana's most watched lifestyle show - Indy Now - on FOX 59. He is a singer, songwriter, arranger and alumnus of the world-renowned ten-man acapella singing group Straight No Chaser. He has shared the stage and studio with such artists as The Beach...


Tenor Anthony Kearns Joined The Maryland Million Celebrations Photo Tenor Anthony Kearns Joined The Maryland Million Celebrations
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2022

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns returned to Laurel Park for the 37th edition of Jim McKay Maryland Million Day on Saturday, October 22, 2022....


Eugene Lee To Join Norm Lewis On A SOLDIER'S PLAY National Tour; Full Cast Announced Photo Eugene Lee To Join Norm Lewis On A SOLDIER'S PLAY National Tour; Full Cast Announced
by A.A. Cristi - November 02, 2022

Veteran actor Eugene Lee will join Norm Lewis to star in the 20-week North American tour of Roundabout's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play.   ...






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