Nat "King" Cole News

Celebrate the legacy of former Canada PM Brian Mulroney at the SPGAS Benefactors Gala on March 24.

The Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook is hosting its 2024 Benefactors Gala at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 24, at 6 pm.

Let's march into March with a quiz about the music notables born in that month. Check out this BroadwayWorld quiz to see how much you know about them. A March Multiple Choice Quiz about our multiple birthday honorees.

We're celebrating the news of A Wonderful World with a playlist of just a few of our favorite Broadway showtunes turned jazz standards. Enjoy songs from iconic artists like: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Nina Simone, and many more.

Bay Area Cabaret will present Venetian Evenings, a musical celebration paying homage to the world-famous Venetian Room of the Fairmont San Francisco.

Top Ten Billboard charting music artist Asher Monroe will release his next album, SONGS OF THE CENTURY on February 26th. Learn more bout Monroe!

The week of August 28, 1953, riding high on the charts, acclaimed pianist and singer Nat King Cole took to the stage at the Blue Note Chicago, Chi-town's first integrated venue in his beloved Bronzeville neighborhood. Nearly five years had passed since Cole's last appearance at the club. Upon returning to the city.

Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly and Preservation Hall Jazz Band are coming to the Harris Center for the Arts. Check out the press release for more details.

Throughout the entire production, the energy remains electric, fueled by exceptional lead performers and a truly astonishing ensemble. The choreography, costumes, and sets weave together seamlessly, creating an irresistible tapestry of entertainment that demands the audience's undivided attention. If you're up for a sensory stunning time with powerhouse vocals, check out 'Moulin Rouge! The Musical.'

Birdland Jazz Club will present the debut of rising young jazz vocalist David Marino, finalist on Canada's 'The Voice,' with Billy Stritch and more.

Catching guitarist/singer John Pizzarelli and his two bandmates at Birdland, where they’ve settled in with two shows a night through February 3rd, will satisfy the expectations of longtime fans, but bring some surprises, too.

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Funny Girl star Melissa Manchester is gearing up to captivate audiences once again with her latest single and accompanying music video, 'Just Too Many People.' The accompanying music video unfolds within the iconic streets of New York City, capturing the spirit of the song through camera angles.

Colman Domingo will direct and star in an upcoming Nat King Cole biopic. Domingo also co-wrote the screenplay for the upcoming movie musical. The film follows a play about Cole that Domingo co-wrote, Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole, which premiered at the Geffen Playhouse in 2019.

Kelly Green presents 'Seems,' a musical rallying cry for unity in the face of division.

NORTH: The Musical brings a powerful new story about a teenage boy and his mother escaping slavery to the Fred Kavli Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 7:00pm. All tickets are $10.

The shows will include songs from his a cappella group The Nylons, along with a few teasers focusing on his upcoming '2nd Great American Songbook” ( Alma / Universal Music Canada),  with tunes by Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Smokey Robinson featuring a top-notch band of Michael Shand on piano, bassist Russ Boswell and Amhed Mitchel on drums.

MUSE/IQUE announces its 2024 season: “Make Some Noise: Music and Stories of American Defiance and Hope”; six concerts that celebrate transformative American artists and thinkers who rejected norms and limitations to forge a new and better future. 

Signature Theatre presents Signature Premiere Resident, Tony Award nominee, and MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

The Daniel Glass Trio: Daniel Glass (drums), Sean Harkness (guitar), Michael O'Brien (bass) brought their show featuring a tribute to the American tradition of tap dance, songbook standards, and swing to the Birdland Theater in NYC. Guest performers included Broadway & Film singer/dancer Luke Hawkins and Nightclub & Concert singer Eddie Wakes.

Lyric Fest, Philadelphia's premiere art song series, continues its 2023-2024 season with L-O-V-E, an eclectic and sweeping love-themed program just in time to celebrate Valentine's day.