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“The Jackie Wilson Story” keeps on lifting Black Ensemble Theater’s 50th season “Higher & Higher”

Despite the fact that Jackie Wilson was amongst the earliest pioneers to bridge R&B and soul with rock and roll, in addition to possessing a four-octave range and [More…]

CIBC Theatre’s political saga set to hip-hop, “Hamilton,” as relevant, revolutionary as ever

The profound impact “Hamilton” continues to have on pop culture, politics and education is unparalleled, yet it’s perhaps even more relevant and [More…]

Moving music, mental health message mark Paramount’s premiere of “Dear Evan Hansen”

The Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album” and a half-dozen Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” “Best Book” and “Best [More…]

“The Outsiders” makes a riveting transition from the book and screen to Cadillac Palace’s stage

In the four decades since the S.E. Hinton novel turned Francis Ford Coppola-directed film made Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Ralph [More…]

Tony record-breaker “Stereophonic” starts a slow burning Arcade Fire inside CIBC Theatre

The most Tony Award-nominated play in history thus far is the drama “Stereophonic,” which took home five of its 13 trophies to become the supreme victor at the 2024 [More…]

A cheerful “Elf: The Musical” will surely keep the Auditorium Theatre “singing all season long”

Given all that’s going on in the world right now, Christmas cheer can be hard to come by, but thankfully, “Elf: The Musical” is flying its way around America on [More…]

“Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” lights a “Ring Of Fire” around the Marriott Theatre

When the doors to Memphis’ Sun Studio opened on December 4, 1956, little did progenitor Sam Phillips know he’d soon be witness to a historic rock and roll jam session [More…]

“Hell’s Kitchen” heats up and puts Nederlander Theatre in Alicia Keys’ “Empire State Of Mind”

Soulful pop meets hip-hop singer/songwriter Alicia Keys knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up in what could arguably be considered New York’s most creative [More…]

Cameron Crowe, John Cusack “Say Anything” while unpacking “The Uncool” for Athenaeum

When rock and roll journalism was at the peak of its influence, there was no more powerful of a pen than the one belonging to Cameron Crowe, who went on to write, produce, [More…]

“Stop Making Sense”: Genesee Theatre “Must Be The Place” when Jerry Harrison talks Heads

Despite being broken up since 1991, outside of a single Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction reunion in 2002, Talking Heads are back in the cultural conversation, thanks in [More…]