Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong made his Broadway debut tonight in the musical he co-wrote. Armstrong will appear in the rock opera this week, from Tuesday until Sunday, at the St. James Theatre. The Green Day lead singer, who co-authored “Idiot,” will play St. Jimmy; a role typically helmed by stage performer Tony Vincent,…
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Fela Kuti Reissues Out Today, Fela! Concert In Brooklyn Bridge Park, Fela! Musical Closing (Patti LaBelle Joined The Cast)
Fela Kuti Reissues (Knitting Factory Records) Download: Fela Kuti – “Zombie” (mp3) Tuesday was a big day for Fela Kuti aficionados as 11 newly reissued CDs dropped from the Nigerian afrobeat master. Knitting Factory Records will release the third set of Fela reissues. This portion of the reissues series, entitled “Zombie” in celebration of Fela’s…
BAM Next Wave Tickets On Sale Now
Red Hot + New Orleans (Dec 3 & 4, 2010) Tickets for all 2010 Next Wave Festival shows (including Red Hot + New Orleans featuring) are on sale now. Some of the artists taking part in this year’s Next Wave Festival include Laurie Anderson, Pina Bausch, Ping Chong, Maya Ciarrocchi, Dr. John, Ralph Lemon, Mark…
Today’s Presale Info: Wed, August 11
Aside from the usual concert announcements, today’s presale listings contains two other interesting tidbits of information, 1) the presence of a new theatre on Broadway, namely The Foxwoods Theatre (aka the former Hilton Theatre). Foxwoods Resort Casino has opened on Broadway. The eastern Connecticut casino, run by the Mashantucket Pequot Indians, announced a deal Monday…
Shakespeare In The Park Was Supposed To Start Tonight
Not sure if everything went off completely on schedule because of the rain, but tonight (Wed, June 9) was supposed to be the first performance of the 2010 season of Shakespeare In The Park. Instead of two separately scheduled productions (which is often how SITP works), The Winter’s Tale and The Merchant of Venice will…
FELA! Cast Party Tonight at Brooklyn Bowl with Questlove, Tony Allen and FELA! Cast
FELA! Original Cast Recording Release Party at Brooklyn Bowl (06/07/10) Since most of Broadway is dark on Monday night, Sahr Ngaujah, Kevin Mambo and the rest of the cast of multi-TONY nominated FELA! on Broadway will be hanging out at Brooklyn Bowl tonight (June 7) to celebrate the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording…