Neil Diamond's A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Comes To Wharton Center This September
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2025
Individual tickets for the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale starting Monday, July 7, 2025, at 10AM. A BEAUTIFUL NOISE makes its East Lansing premiere at Wharton Center for Performing Arts from September 16-21.
A History of Pop Music Bio-Musicals
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jun 29, 2025
Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!
Review: Hugh Jackman Headlines Hollywood Bowl's 2025 Season Opener
by Michael Quintos - Jun 18, 2025
To kick off the official start of its 2025 season, one of the world's most iconic venues, the Hollywood Bowl, welcomed more than 10,000 guests on the evening of June 7, 2025 for its opening night concert 'An Evening With Hugh Jackman,' featuring the celebrated Australian-born stage-and-screen star performing high-energy numbers accompanied by the lush, grandiose sounds of the Hollywood Bowl orchestra under the direction of Principal Conductor Thomas Wilkins, as well as the Senior graduating musicians of the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) who joined them on select numbers. A rousing display of talent and energy, Jackman's concert proved once again why this award-winning star is quite a 'showman.'
Songwriter Sandy Knox to Release New Audiobook Musical
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 17, 2025
With a songwriting résumé that includes legends like Liza Minnelli, Grammy-nominated songwriter, Sandy Knox will release her new audiobook musical Weighting: My Life If It Were A Musical.
LIFE OF PI Comes to Fort Worth in August
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2025
Performing Arts Fort Worth has announced that tickets for LIFE OF PI, the Tony Award-winning theatrical experience, go on sale this week. Learn more about the show here!
Hollywood Bowl 2025 Opens Season with AN EVENING WITH HUGH JACKMAN
by Emmy Rice - Jun 8, 2025
The LA Phil opened its 2025 Hollywood Bowl season on June 7, 2025, with “An Evening with Hugh Jackman.” The Broadway and Hollywood star sang favorites from The Greatest Showman, The Boy from Oz, The Music Man and more alongside Thomas Wilkins, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and musicians of YOLA (Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles).
Review: DECADES IN CONCERT: 80S at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - Jun 7, 2025
On Friday, June 6th, I had the pleasure of seeing yet another phenomenal installment of the Downtown Cabaret Theatre's Decades in Concert series, Decades in Concert: 80S (2025). Of the three so far, this one has been my favorite!