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Tony-Nominated HOME Playwright Samm-Art Williams Dies At Age 78

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Samm-Art Williams, a multi award winning playwright, actor, director, and producer whose Tony-nominated play Home is currently in rehearsals for its return to Broadway.

Legendary Musician And Composer Herbie Hancock Comes To NJPAC This September

The incomparable Herbie Hancock will perform at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, September 29th, at 7 PM.

John Pizzarelli, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and More Announced for April Concerts At The Royal Conservatory Of Music

Discover the exciting lineup of global music concerts coming to The Royal Conservatory of Music in April, featuring renowned artists like Laurie Anderson, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and more!

Idyllwild Arts To Present Black History Jazz Concert in February

Celebrate Black History Month with a free jazz concert at Idyllwild Arts Academy on February 17.

Tony-Nominee NaTasha Yvette Williams And Fracaswell Hyman In DEATH OF A SALESMAN At Opera House Theatre Company

Tony and Grammy nominee NaTasha Yvette Williams stars in Opera House Theatre Company's 'Death of A Salesman' alongside local favorite Fracaswell Hyman. Don't miss this star-studded production at Thalian Hall from February 22 to March 3.

Cindy Blackman Santana Band, Champian Fulton and Hide Tanaka, and More to Play Birdland This Month

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running from August 14 - August 27, celebrating Charlie Parker's birthday all month long! 

Duke Robillard and Scott Hamilton, New London Jazz Orchestra, and More to Play Birdland This Month

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running August 7 - August 20.

Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Courtney Wright Big Band, and More to Play Birdland

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running July 24 through August 6.

Champian Fulton, Wayne Tucker, and More to Play Birdland This Month

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced all jazz programming running July 17 through July 30.

Julie Benko, Daniel Reichard, and More to Play Birdland in July

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! 

YOU CAN'T DISAPPEAR IN STUDIO CITY World Premiere to be Presented by Anemoia Films in July

Anemoia Films will present world premiere of 'You Can't Disappear In Studio City', our brand new summer main stage original play in two acts by Chris Haas.

Music Teacher Noelle Casella Grand Wins PYO Music Institute's Ovation Award For Music Education

The PYO Music Institute has announced the finalists and recipient of the 10th Annual Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI) Ovation Award at the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra’s 83rd Annual Festival Concert, held in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center on June 4, 2023.

Video: How NaTasha Yvette Williams Scatted Her Way to a Tony Nomination

In this video, watch as Tony nominee NaTasha Yvette Williams chats more about how she found out she was a nominee, why the Some Like It Hot company means so much to her, and so much more.

Herbie Hancock Comes To The Palace Theater In June

The Palace Theater will bring music icon Herbie Hancock to Waterbury on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 7:30 PM.  Hancock, a legendary pianist and composer, is a Kennedy Center honoree, Academy Award winner, and winner of 14 Grammy awards. This concert is part of the ION Bank Concert series.

Messenger Legacy Band to Appear at William Paterson University in May

Messenger Legacy band—honoring the enduring influence of jazz great Ralph Peterson—appears at William Paterson University on May 20, 2023 at 8:00pm 

Legendary Herbie Hancock To Perform In Concert At Palace Theater, June 22

The Palace Theater will bring music icon Herbie Hancock to Waterbury on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 7:30 PM.  Hancock, a legendary pianist and composer, is a Kennedy Center honoree, Academy Award winner, and winner of 14 Grammy awards. This concert is part of the ION Bank Concert series.

SFJAZZ Collective, Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows Orchestra, and More to Play Birdland Jazz This Month

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running March 20 through April 2.

The Cookers, Jihye Lee, and More to Play Birdland This Month

Repeat engagements include David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Frank Vignola's Guitar Night, Birdland Big Band and Arturo O'Farrill & The Latin Jazz Orchestra.

PYO Music Institute Launches 10th Annual Ovation Award

PYO Music Institute (PYOMI) and its partners will continue recognizing outstanding music teachers through the 10th Annual Ovation Award. This award recognizes inspiration and leadership in music education. For over ten years, hundreds of current and former music students have shown appreciation for their music teachers through Ovation Award submissions. Beginning on March 6, 2023, current and former students of all ages are invited to nominate “the music teacher who changed my life” in a 250-word essay.

Mint Condition's STOKLEY Will Perform at Pittsburgh's AWAACC in April

With their velvet vocals, sharp wardrobe and synth-driven percussive arrangements, the St. Paul, Minnesota group Mint Condition has been one of the tightest ensembles on the scene since 1985. Discovered by producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, their lead vocalist and drummer Stokley, became a solo recording artist in 2017.