Torchbearers News

Come along on a rollicking romp that will thrill Shakespeare lovers and musical aficionados alike!  The Farmington Players Barn concludes its 70th anniversary season by presenting the hilarious Broadway musical comedy “Something Rotten!” Check out photos here!

Farmington Players Barn has released a first look at their production of Lend Me a Tenor. The play opens Friday February 9th and runs through Saturday the 24th in Farmington Hills. Check out photos from the production here!

National audiences are invited to embark on a mesmerising exploration of human stories interwoven with the cosmic fabric in 'Eat the Stars,' a breath-taking site-specific performance, which forms part of TheatreArts' illuminating Theatre in the Dark season, from 22 to 25 February 2024.

Chitresh Das Dance takes 'Invoking the River' on a 3 City India Tour. Experience an exploration of India's sacred waterways through dance, music, and storytelling.

Electric Forest announces initial music lineup for its 2024 edition, featuring a diverse range of artists from electronic music to jam bands. The festival promises a unique immersive experience centered around community, creation, and inclusion.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) and the Winston-Salem Symphony have joined together to launch a two-year, graduate-level Orchestral Fellowship beginning fall 2024.

Internationally renowned entertainer Russ Lorenson, just announced an addition to the lineup for the Dec. 4th celebration of the release of his recording, Standard Time: Live In New York (LML Music). 

Internationally renowned entertainer Russ Lorenson will host an evening celebrating the release of his new album Standard Time: Live In New York. All proceeds benefit the American Songbook Association/Cabaret Scenes Magazine. Get all the details here!

The album’s opening track sets the tone with a gnawing sense of displacement played out over insistent drums and euphoric guitars. The band also announces their return to the US for a coast to coast tour with The Kooks in spring 2024, including stops in Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more.

Continuing the yearlong celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday, UMe has added two additional titles to its extensive vinyl campaign of the legend’s UMG catalog: on November 10 Willie’s beloved 2001 kid-friendly album, Rainbow Connection, will be released on vinyl for the first time ever and his acclaimed It Always Will Be.

 Ars Nova Workshop has announced its fall 2023 season, featuring more than two dozen acclaimed artists spanning the broad spectrum of exploratory and experimental music. Learn more about the upcoming lineup of events here!

Get the latest on the star-studded lineup coming together to honor Betty Buckley at the American Songbook Association event. Find out when and where this exciting tribute will take place. Don't miss the chance to see Sandra Bernhard, Donna Murphy, Jennifer Simard, and more pay homage to a musical legend.

The track comes as the band’s first new offering since its acclaimed 2021 debut album, Escapades, which cemented The Omnific’s status as torchbearers of the next generation of progressive rock and metal, thanks to their unparalleled musicianship and unmistakable, earthmoving dual bass riffage. Check out tour dates now!

Under the wing of its Founder-President Smt. Ranjana Gauhar – Padmashree and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee, Utsav Came forward to herald the momentous occasion of Indian Independence Day on Wednesday and Thursday, August 9th and 10th, 2023 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi with the 18th presentation of their flagship production – “SAARE JAHAN SE ACHCHHA.”

American Songbook Association (ASA) announces its Fourth Annual Gala to honor Tony Award-winning star of Broadway and London theater, film and television Betty Buckley on Monday, October 2 at 7:30 PM.

Fresh off the road supporting Depeche Mode, Cold Cave have returned with an exciting U.S. headline tour announcement.  The group, which features underground luminary Wes Eisold and multi-instrumentalist Amy Lee, will canvas the midwest and coastal regions of the United States this September and October. 

Chart-topping country singer, Charley Crockett, will make his venue debut with a one-night-only performance at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Fans can experience Crockett's distinctive voice and exciting combination of country, blues, soul, Cajun and R&B in this rare performance right off the Las Vegas Strip during National Finals Rodeo (NFR) season.

Over sixteen editions, CRSSD Festival has successfully created its own unique enclave for the global electronic music community in its own backyard. Fostered with the goal of connecting the best and brightest of clubland with a setting that personifies the ease and comfort of Southern California, the event remains a pillar of the international festival calendar.

What did our critic think of THE SHOW THAT GOES WRONG at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre? In 1923 there was THE TORCHBEARERS.  In 1982 the stage was filled with hysterical disasters during NOISES OFF.  Now there is THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the zany Laurence Olivier Award winner.

Following up on the previously shared “Nicer Guy” and “Celebration” visuals, the trio have also dropped a new music video for “Blowing Up Things In The Woods,” an ode to the simple joys of fireworks, explosions, and pyrotechnic annihilation and an homage to their adolescence. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!