Tony Orlando News

Tony Orlando, best known for his 1970's hit 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the Ole Oak Tree' will be among the performers at galas taking place around Washington on the night of Donald Trump's inauguration.

'Oleg Frish is an interesting study in intelligence, good taste and consummate entertaining and has earned the right to fully own that. He has a profound understanding of the genres in which he performs and, above all, an enthusiasm and affection for material that should never be forgotten.' - Music Connection

Today, THE ILLUSIONISTS' Dana Daniels speaks exclusively with BWW and explains why his ultimate goal for the show is to create astonishment!

It will be a 'Full House' at the Goodwill of Orange County Gala this year. The nonprofit announced today that John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier, perhaps better known as Uncle Jesse, Danny Tanner and Joey, will host this year's fundraising event today, November 5 at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.

RFD-TV announced the details of its fall 2016 schedule highlighting several new series, new seasons, and returning favorites.

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston will present a salute to American Bandstand with Bandstand Boogie! Featuring The Diamonds on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at 2:00 pm. 

René Lagler, an Emmy® award-winning Production Designer of more than 2,500 television shows and major events, will receive the Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards

It will be a 'Full House' at the Goodwill of Orange County Gala this year. The nonprofit announced today that John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier, perhaps better known as Uncle Jesse, Danny Tanner and Joey, will host this year's fundraising event on Saturday, November 5 at The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.

 Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes) in Partnership with UCF is thrilled to present the internationally acclaimed American musical, West Side Story from September 7 - October 9, 2016 in the Margeson Theater. Featuring a talented mix of international theater players, Central Florida favorites, and a live orchestra, West Side Story will kick off the Theater's upcoming 28th Season Signature Series. Tickets to West Side Story are available now by calling (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, visiting www.orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street).

Nominated for eight Tony® Awards, Smokey Joe's Cafe is a musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards from the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's, including rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The Original Broadway cast recording, Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs Of Leiber And Stoller, won a Grammy Award in 1996. After a Los Angeles tryout, the revue opened on Broadway in 1995, running for 2,036 performances, making it the longest -running musical revue in Broadway history. It also had a London run in 1996. The show will open at Jacksonville's Alhambra Theatre & Dining on August 3, 2016.

Frenchie Davis (Rent, American Idol), Gideon Glick (Spider Man, Spring Awakening), Robin de Jesus (Two-time Tony nom. La Cage Aux Folles & In the Heights), Jay Armstrong Johnson (On the Town, Hands on a Hardbody) Ben Mayne (South Pacific tour), Doreen Montalvo (On Your Feet, In the Heights), MJ Rodriguez (Runaways, Rent), Tony Sheldon (Tony nom. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), Jason Tam (If/Then, A Chorus Line), Clarke Thorell (The Front Page, Annie) and more are set to perform a concert version of Max Vernon's musical THE VIEW UPSTAIRS to raise money for the victims of the Pulse Orlando massacre. It will be directed by Scott Ebersold with Music Director James Dobinson.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Theresa Jacobs, and Kathy Ramsberger, President and CEO, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts made the statement below to thank the Tony Awards and the Broadway community for their support.

In light of the terrible mass shooting in Orlando this morning at an LGBTQ Night Club, Tony-winning Costume Designer William Ivey Long has designed a special ribbon for Tonys presenters, nominees, and guests to wear in order to show solidarity with victims.

From Tony Awards Productions, 'Our hearts are heavy for the unimaginable tragedy that happened last night in Orlando.   Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected.   The Tony Awards dedicate tonight's ceremony to them. '

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns will open the 2016 National Memorial Day Parade Program in Washington, D.C., on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 2 p.m. Eastern., it was announced.

If you're 'lookin' for a good time' in a live performance get ready for an evening of incredible talent when the hit-making trio Lady Antebellum stop by Fallsview Casino for two nights in July.

Emily O'Meara and Renegade Theatre are proud to present the World Premiere of 'GOD: THE EARLY YEARS' - Satan's Tell-All Memoir. Written and Directed by Saul Ilson. Opening at Renegade Theatre tongiht, Oct. 22, 2015. Located at 1514 N. Gardner Street, in Los Angeles. Tickets available: http://www.godtheearlyyears.eventbrite.com

THE PERSIAN ROOM will continue its Fall Cabaret Nights on Tues. October 20/8:00pm with David Almeida and Natalie Doliner in 'The Spice of Life'.

THE PERSIAN ROOM will continue its Fall Cabaret Nights on Tues. October 20/8:00pm with David Almeida and Natalie Doliner in 'The Spice of Life'.

Emily O'Meara and Renegade Theatre are proud to present the World Premiere of 'GOD: THE EARLY YEARS' - Satan's Tell-All Memoir. Written and Directed by Saul Ilson. Opening at Renegade Theatre on Oct. 22, 2015. Located at 1514 N. Gardner Street, in Los Angeles. Tickets available: http://www.godtheearlyyears.eventbrite.com