Rihanna brings her DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR to South Florida in 2013!

It was officially announced by Live Nation that Rianna’s DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR begins March 8th 2013 in Buffalo, NY. The tour is scheduled to stop in more than 27 cities across North America with additional dates to be announced.  The North American leg includes performances at arenas in Los Angeles, Toronto, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago and more.

Rihanna’s previous tour, the extremely successful LOUD Tour solidified Rihanna’s status as one of the top female solo artists of this century. The LOUD tour grossed 90 million worldwide to become the 7th highest grossing tour of 2011 and included a historic 10 sold-out concerts at London’s O2 Arena – a first by a female solo artist.

The announcement of Rihanna’s DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR follows an epic headlining performance at the recent 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.

As the recipient of a phenomenal 6 Grammy Awards, Rihanna has sold over 37 million albums and 146 million digital tracks worldwide, and currently holds the record for top-selling digital artist of all time. In 2012, Forbes crowned Rihanna as the #1 social networking superstar with more than 60 million fans on Facebook and 25 million followers on Twitter in addition to owning over 2.7 billion views on YouTube/VEVO – the most for any female artist. Rihanna’s impressive catalogue of hits includes 11 #1 singles, including “We Found Love” which spent 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 18 #1 singles on the Billboard Dance Club Song Charts, and 22 top 10 singles.

Rihanna’s DIAMONDS WORLD TOUR will be at the BB&T Center (formerly the Bank Atlantic Center) in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday April 20, 2013.

WICKED, RENT & GLEE star Idina Menzel returns to South Florida!

Tony Award-winning actress and singing sensation Idina Menzel will be performing her diverse repertoire of classic pop, musical theater favorites (including hits from WICKED and RENT) as well as songs from her album, “I Stand” when she returns to South Florida.
Ms. Menzel broke out as a star in the original 1996 Broadway cast of RENT, won the Best Actress Tony Award for her starring role as Elphaba in the hit Broadway musical WICKED, and has been seen in movies including Disney’s “Enchanted” and television shows including the smash FOX hit series “Glee”, where her recurring role has won her praise and legions of fans.

Recently, Ms. Menzel concluded a national tour promoting her album, “I Stand”. A skillful songwriter, she writes and performs her own music. She released the Glen Ballard-produced album for her record label, Warner Bros. Records, and played to sold out houses around the United States. She also performed her show in New York as part of the MasterCard Soundstage series, which aired on PBS. PBS also aired the concert version of CHESS: The Musical, recorded at the Royal Albert Hall where she shared the stage with Josh Groban.

On film, Ms. Menzel appeared opposite Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey and Amy Adams in Disney’s hit, ENCHANTED, directed by Kevin Lima. Prior to that, Ms. Menzel was seen in director Chris Columbus’ film adaptation of the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical RENT, in which she reprised her Tony Award nominated role of Maureen. This was on the heels of her co-starring role in Robert Towne’s ASK THE DUST, opposite Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell.

Idina Menzel will be at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Friday November 30, 2012.

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder heads to South Florida with his ukulele!

Eddie Vedder embarked on his 14-city U.S. solo tour in October 2012. Special guest Glen Hansard (The Swell Season and The Frames) continues to join Vedder on the road.

Eddie Vedder's solo album, “Ukulele Songs”, was released on May 31, 2011 through Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Records. Recently nominated for the Best Folk Album GRAMMY Award, “Ukulele Songs” is a collection of original songs and covers performed by Vedder on ukulele.

Also released on May 31st was “Water on the Road”, a live-concert DVD directed by Brendan Canty of Fugazi and Christoph Green featuring performances from Vedder’s August 16th and 17th 2008 solo tour engagements at Washington, D.C.'s Warner Theatre.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Vedder grew up mostly in Southern California. In his twenties, he played in several San Diego bands, including Indian Summer and Bad Radio. His friendship with former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons led to his recruitment in the band that would become Pearl Jam.

Eddie Vedder will be at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday Novemeber 30 and Saturday December 1, 2012.

Australian pop vocal sensation Human Nature brings their Motown revue to South Florida!

Twenty-two years ago, the music of Motown traveled around the globe to Sydney, Australia, where four high school students – brothers Andrew and Mike Tierney, Phil Burton and Toby Allen – became instantly enamored. In sharp contrast to their country’s common obsession with “guitars, grunt and good old rock and roll,” these young gentleman embraced soul, gospel and harmony groups. Forming a singing group in tribute to their love of a cappella doo-wop, Human Nature was born.

Today, Human Nature is Australia’s leading pop vocal group, having released nine albums,  five of which went to #1 in their native continent, selling millions of records world-wide and garnering 23 platinum awards, 70 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits. The group has opened for Celine Dion and Michael Jackson in Europe and Australia.

Their chart-topping Motown tribute, REACH OUT, went five-times-platinum, attracting the attention of famed songwriter Smokey Robinson who presented them in an exclusive booking at Las Vegas’ Imperial Palace, where they played five and six nights a week to sold-out crowds for two-and-a-half years.

Human Nature is now ready to tackle the rest of America. Their first stateside release is “The Motown Record”, featuring 11 soul classics plus a bonus track, including “Get Ready,” the band’s collaboration with Smokey Robinson, distinctive doo-wop versions of “Ooh Baby Baby” and “Just My Imagination,” as well as the Four Tops’ “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “Baby I Need Your Loving,” the Temptations’ “My Girl” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight,” Martha and the Vandellas’ “Dancing in the Street” and the Supremes’ “Stop in the Name of Love.” The versions are faithful, yet updated and freshened, everything we’ve loved about them renewed and revitalized, performed and arranged by four guys who clearly love to sing and harmonize on these particular songs.

“Human Nature Sings Motown”, a telecast of the group’s Las Vegas show filmed by longtime Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich, was at the center of PBS’ fund-raising efforts last December, featuring an appearance by Smokey Robinson. A DVD version of the show includes 40 minutes of bonus content featuring the band discussing Motown’s enduring influence with the label’s legendary songwriters Lamont Dozier, Eddie and Brian Holland, all of whom have given their blessings to Human Nature, as well as more than 20 minutes of performances not shown in the original broadcast.

Human Nature’s many accomplishments include performing at the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000 and performing on Oprah when the show was taped before thousands in Australia, but nothing beats making it in America, the home of not only Motown, but much of the music they are most passionate about.
Human Nature will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida from November 27 to December 1, 2012.

Lady GaGa brings her THE BORN THIS WAY BALL World Tour to South Florida in 2013!

Lady GaGa will finally bring her THE BORN THIS WAY BALL World Tour to North America in early 2013, after already performing her latest opus in Asia, Australia, and Europe. Twenty-six new dates in Canada and the U.S. were announced last week.

The North American leg will kick off on January 11, 2013 in Vancouver and conclude on March 16 in Miami. Two New York dates – February 22 at Madison Square Garden and March 6 at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn -- have also been scheduled.

Following the May 2011 release of "Born This Way," THE BORN THIS WAY BALL World Tour began last April 2012 in South Korea, and continued through Asia until coming to New Zealand in June 2012. The European leg kicked off last month in Bulgaria, and will continue through October 2012. Brief runs in Latin America and Africa are planned for the fall.

THE BORN THIS WAY BALL World Tour follows Lady GaGa's international THE MONSTER BALL World Tour, which supported her albums "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" and featured three separate treks through North America from 2009 to 2011.
Lady GaGa will be at the BB&T Center (formerly the Bank Atlantic Center) in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday March 15, 2013 and at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami, Florida on Saturday March 16, 2013.

Cirque du Soleil returns to South Florida with its new show TOTEM!

Cirque du Soleil returns to Miami with TOTEM, a new big top production. Written and directed by Robert Lepage, TOTEM premieres on January 10, 2013 for a limited engagement under the blue and yellow Big Top located at the Sun Life Stadium grounds.
Since its world premiere in Montreal in April 2010, TOTEM has visited more than 12 cities in 4 different countries and has performed in front of more than 1.5 million spectators.
TOTEM traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations. Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species. Somewhere between science and legend TOTEM explores the ties that bind Man to other species, his dreams and his infinite potential.

From a group of 20 street performers at its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil is a major Québec-based organization providing high-quality artistic entertainment. The company has 5,000 employees, including more than 1,300 artists from more than 50 different countries.
Cirque du Soleil gratefully acknowledges Infiniti, CGI, Xerox, Sun Life Financial and American Express as the Official Sponsors of the US 2012-2013 TOTEM Tour.
Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 100 million spectators in more than 300 cities in over forty countries on six continents. Cirque du Soleil International Headquarters are in Montreal, Canada.
Cirque du Soleil’s TOTEM will be on the grounds of the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida starting January 10, 2013 and expected to run thru March 2013.

Madonna brings her MDNA 2012 World Tour to South Florida!

Hot on the heels of her extravagant Super Bowl XLVI halftime performance, Madonna is currently performing around the world in support of her new album, “MDNA".
It’s the first time the Queen of Pop has gone on tour in three years.

Madonna’s previous tour, STICKY & SWEET World Tour, ran between 2008 and 2009. She kicked-off her world tour with a concert in Tel Aviv, Israel on May 31st then set off through 26 European cities including London, Paris, Milan and Berlin.
She’s also got tour dates in South America and Australia before moving onto North America on August 29^th in Philadelphia then she concludes the tour in Miami on November 20th.  

Her world tour announcement came just days after Madonna’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl on February 5th, with a record 114 million people tuning in to watch the glitzy, Cleopatra-themed show, which was lauded by critics but resulted in an apology from television network NBC and the NFL for a rude finger gesture made by British hip hop star M.I.A. during the show.

Madonna will be at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami, Florida on Monday November 19 and Tuesday November 20, 2012.

P!nk finally returns to South Florida when she brings her THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE North American Tour!

New mom and recent Cover Girl, Pink recently dropped her sixth studio album, and the "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" singer has a shiny new North American tour to go along with it.

Before answering fan questions during a live Q&A, the singer unveiled the 25 cities she's hitting up on her THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE North American Tour, scheduled to kick off February 2013 in Phoenix. 

Here are two things you need to know about THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE North American Tour that we learned from the always outspoken Pink during her recent ‘live’ chat:

1) Bob Mackie will be designing the tour outfits. Pink also worked with Mackie on her FUNHOUSE World Tour in 2009, and Pink revealed she's one of his favorite clients because she has the smallest chest. "Boobs are hard to dress," apparently.

2) Robyn is probably not going to be opening for Pink on the tour. When fans were throwing suggestions at her and the "Call Your Girlfriend" singer's name popped up, Pink wasn't thrilled about what Robyn had to say about Katy Perry when she was the opener during a leg on Katy's 2011 CALIFORNIA DREAMS World Tour: "If you're going to talk shit about me, at least wait for the last stop on the tour."

Pink will be at the BB&T Center (formerly the Bank Atlantic Center) in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Monday February 25, 2013.

Broadway sensational JERSEY BOYS returns to South Florida!

More than a tribute or a concert featuring a repertoire of The Four Seasons' music, the Broadway musical JERSEY BOYS chronicles the life and the trying times of Franki Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi -- the four blue-collar workers hailing from the Garden State who became the iconic pop quartet: The Four Seasons.

This multi-Tony Award winning musical sheds light on the ups and downs of the 60's pop group particularly the life of its front man, Franki Valli, to the tunes of their greatest hits such as "Walk Like a Man", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Sherry" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and some original tunes and scores as well, composed by Bob Gaudio and The Four Seasons' producer and co-composer, Bob Crewe.
"A winner!" as The New Yorker theater critic John Lahr puts it, JERSEY BOYS shows what stars and icons have to go through to withstand four decades of conflicts and arguments between themselves, controversies, life threatening situations and family troubles and yet, be able to leave a remarkable musical legacy that will be cherished by their fans and remembered by succeeding generations.

JERSEY BOYS is not recommended for all ages. The show contains smoke, gun shots, strobe lights, drug references, sexual situations and profane "authentic Jersey language."

JERSEY BOYS will be at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida from December 19 to January 6, 2013.

Justin Bieber brings his BELIEVE Tour to South Florida in 2013!

It’s official! Justin Bieber announced recently the full schedule of his 2012-2013 BELIEVE Tour and that he recently signed break out Canadian artist Carly Rae Jepsen, who made a global impact with the enormously popular "Call Me Maybe", is joining the tour as his opening act!
Justin kicked-off his 45 city tour in Glendale, Arizona on September 29th and will wrap it up in Miami, Florida on January 27, 2013.

JB is paying it forward, donating $1 from each ticket to Pencils of Promise, a charity that works to increase educational opportunities and build schools in the developing world.

"I’ve been really hard at work in the studio, in the dance studio, just kind of figuring out what I want to do as far as choreography and whatnot,” said Bieber. “I think the tour’s going to be really special. We got a lot of surprises.”

On Wednesday May 23, 2012, Justin stopped by Ellen DeGeneres' talk show to perform "Boyfriend" and dropped the final track list for “Believe” (released on June 19th). The album, produced by Usher, features top artists such as Ludacris, Drake, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj.

Justin Bieber will be at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami, Florida on Saturday and Sunday January 26 & 27, 2013.

Multi-award winning comedian Jerry Seinfeld heads to South Florida in 2013!

The Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winner: Jerry Seinfeld, best known for starring in his eponymous NBC TV series SEINFELD, has continued to do what he does best; entertain. Most recently, Seinfeld directed, produced, and hosted the critically-acclaimed web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com and Crackle.com).  In 2010, he directed his first stage show, Colin Quinn: Long Story Short. The production, initially Off-Broadway, became a hit on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre and, eventually landed as a televised special on HBO.

Seinfeld’s beginnings trail back to 1989, when Jerry teamed up with fellow stand-up comedian Larry David to create THE SEINFELD CHRONICLES for Castle Rock Entertainment, which became a template for one of the most dominant series in the history of NBC television.

The show’s nine extraordinarily popular seasons garnered numerous accolades including the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993 and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 1995, 1997 and 1998. Currently in its seventh year of syndication, SEINFELD is still a front-runner in the ratings and has been credited as #1 on TV Guide’s poll of “The Greatest Shows of All Time”.

Venturing into the world of a younger audience, Seinfeld penned the best-selling children’s book “Halloween” (2003) and starred, wrote and produced the DreamWorks animated box office hit BEE MOVIE in 2007.

Jerry Seinfeld will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Friday and Saturday January 4 & 5, 2013.

Benise brings his THE SPANISH GUITAR spectacle back to South Florida!

Benise and his Emmy Award®-winning "Nights of Fire" cast, returns to South Florida with a new world music and dance production, THE SPANISH GUITAR.
THE SPANISH GUITAR creates a phenomenal theater experience that appeals to the hearts and souls of people of all ages, cultures and musical backgrounds. Whether you've seen him on his PBS special or in concert before, Benise's incredible new show will be a season highlight.
His expressive scenery, staging and arrangements carry audiences on a musical voyage to exotic destinations from Spain, Africa and Brazil to Cuba, France, and Egypt. You'll be willingly held captive as exotic drums, Gypsy violin, Flamenco dancers, Cirque performers, Brazilian Samba dancers, tribal drummers, and more create a theater experience that has been dubbed "The Latin Riverdance," but is clearly so much more.
Benise takes you on an intoxicating musical journey across the globe in search of the seductive roots of Spanish guitar. Crossing new musical boundaries and armed with an amazing band of international musicians, elaborately choreographed dancers and his versatile Spanish guitar, Benise captures world music at its best and delivers a powerhouse performance.
Benise will be at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida on Thursday November 8, 2012.

The Broadway musical hit MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET returns to South Florida!

The three-time Tony-nominated jukebox musical that puts Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins in the same room… MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is based on the real-life 1956 recording that the foursome made at Sun Records' studio in Memphis, TN. Eric Schaeffer staged the musical that features a book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux; the latter conceived and originally directed the musical.
The original Broadway production, which opened on April 11, 2010 and closed on June 12, 2011 at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City, earned a Best Musical Tony nomination, as well as Best Book of a Musical and Best Featured Actor for Levi Kreis.

"On Dec. 4, 1956," press notes state, "an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records' storefront studio in Memphis. The man who made it happen was Sam Phillips, the 'Father of Rock 'n' Roll,' who discovered them all. The four legends-to-be united for the only time in their careers for an impromptu recording that has come to be known as one of the greatest rock jam sessions of all time. . . . MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET captures the infectious spirit, freewheeling excitement and thrilling sounds of a singular moment when four of the music industry's most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, came together for one of the most memorable nights in music history."

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET features a score of rock hits that includes "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "That's All Right," "Sixteen Tons," "Great Balls of Fire," "Walk the Line," "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," "Who Do You Love?," "Real Wild Child," "Folsom Prison Blues" and "Hound Dog”, among others. 
The original Broadway production team recreating their work for the tour includes Derek McLane (scenic design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Jane Greenwood (costume design), Kai Harada (sound design) and Chuck Mead (musical arrangements and supervision).

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET will be at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from November 6 to 18, 2012. 

Comic legend Steven Wright heads to South Florida!

Known for his slow, monotone delivery of ironic but clever jokes and one-liners, this New York native is a man of many talents.

Wright began his comic career at the age of 23 and has appeared in movies, TV sitcoms like "Mad About You" and several hit HBO specials. His album "I Have a Pony" was nominated for a Grammy, and he was voted one of the top 50 comedians by The Comedian's Comedian, while ranking in the top 25 of Comedy Central's greatest stand up comedians of all time.
His success, says the New York Times, "rests on the simplest of foundations: one man on a stage, his face and voice devoid of expression, delivering a steady stream of surreal riffs on the inherent absurdity of the universe and the infinite slipperiness of language."

With memorable one-liners like "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" and "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize," you won't want to miss his latest round of fresh and funny bits.
Steven Wright will be at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday November 3, 2012.