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.

Neil Diamond kicks-off his highly anticipated 2012 GREATEST HITS Tour in South Florida!

Rock and Pop Icon Neil Diamond, a 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree, will take his greatest hits on the road on a much-anticipated North American tour kicking off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 1st and closing in Las Vegas on September 1st. The 2012 tour will feature all of Neil Diamond's classic favorites.

In 2012 Neil Diamond will perform in select venues for the first time, including the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on June 8th. He will return to the DTE Energy Music Theater in Detroit, Michigan for his first time in nearly 20 years.

In addition, Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings recently announced that he will release THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND - THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS on December 6th. The album will feature 23 of the most popular hits and signature tracks from America's quintessential singer-songwriter. This is the first Neil Diamond collection to draw from the artist's complete studio discography and includes tracks such as "Forever In Blue Jeans," "Cherry, Cherry," "Sweet Caroline," "I'm A Believer," "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon, " "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "Red, Red Wine," "America" and many more.

Diamond will make a string of high profile media appearances in addition to having become a Kennedy Center Honoree this past December 27, 2011. 

Across a musical career spanning nearly five decades, Neil Diamond has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide, with a remarkable track record of 16 Top Ten albums, and 37 Top Ten singles. A Grammy Award-winning artist, Neil Diamond has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriter's Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award. Among Diamond's many other honors, he has received a Golden Globe Award, 12 Grammy nominations and was named the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year.

Neil Diamond will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday June 1, 2012.

Roger Waters brings THE WALL Live Tour back to South Florida!

Roger Waters has not kept it a secret that his visually stunning production of THE WALL would continue on into 2012. Now it’s known that it’s not just a few shows, but at least 36.

The 2012 version of the production kicked-off in Houston at the Toyota Center May 1, 2012.

Waters has tweaked the show as it has gone along, adding or changing elements that have kept it relevant. But now it’s apparently been adjusted to make it an outdoor show – which should suit concertgoers having withdrawals now that U2’s extravagant production has been mothballed.

The latest trek includes stadium stops at San Francisco’s AT&T Park May 11, Vancouver’s BC Place May 26, Chicago’s Wrigley Field June 8, Toronto’s Rogers Centre June 23 and the last listed show at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park July 14.

There are also a few TBDs – in Los Angeles, Boston and New York – which could also mean stadiums if the right deals are worked out.

Those of you who’ve seen this show know what to do – bring a friend. It’s one of those concerts you’ve probably told all your more stationary buddies about.

“When Roger Waters finished building THE WALL in its entirety, at Madison Square Garden, it was just another brick on what was the best arena concert I’ve ever been to. Period,” wrote the New York Post’s Dan Aquilante.

For those who pay attention to the music, the tour includes guitarists Snowy White, Dave Kilminster, G.E. Smith, Harry Waters on Hammond Organ and Graham Broad on Drums.


Roger Waters’ THE WALL Live Tour will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday June 15, 2012.

Broadway megahit WICKED heads back to South Florida in 2013!

Back by "Popular" demand.

Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED "the best musical of the decade," and when the touring production first played Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts in 2008, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Its now becoming a South Florida staple each season.

Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One -- born with emerald green skin... is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time"(USA Today).

Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is one of Broadway's biggest blockbusters, a cultural phenomenon and was recently named "the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times.

WICKED will be at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from January 30 to February 17, 2013.

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

It’s official! Justin Bieber announced the full schedule of his 2012-2013 BELIEVE Tour, and that recently signed break out Canadian artist Carly Rae Jepsen will be joining the tour as an opening act!

Justin will kick off his 45 city tour in Glendale, Arizona on September 29th and will wrap up in Miami, Florida on January 26, 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” (out 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 January 26, 2013.

Classic rock band Boston heads back to South Florida!

Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer Tom Scholz, the classic rock band Boston is a staple of classic rock radio playlists.   They have sold over 31 million albums in the United States.

In 1976, the band Boston emerged with its powerful self-titled debut. In fact, the band’s debut album ranks as one of the best-selling debut albums in U.S. history, with over 17 million copies sold. The album spawned the Top 10 single, “More Than a Feeling” and two other Top 40 hits, “Peace of Mind” and “Foreplay/Long Time.” Boston remained on the charts for 132 weeks.

Two years later, “Don’t Look Back” was released and sold more than four million copies in its first month.  The album’s title track became a Top 10 hit, peaking at #4. Additionally, two other singles, “A Man I’ll Never Be” and “Feelin’ Satisfied,” went Top 40 and Top 50, respectively.

After a long hiatus, “Third Stage” was released in 1986.  The album and lead single “Amanda” both went to #1 on Billboard, and subsequent singles, “We’re Ready” and “Can’tcha Say” were Top 10 and Top 20, respectively.

Other releases include “Walk On” (1994), “Boston: Greatest Hits” (1997), and “Corporate America” (2002).

Distinguished for their ability to perform live with no pre-recorded materials, Boston concerts are celebrated for their crowd-pleasing showmanship and high energy.

Boston will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday June 28, 2012.

International singing sensation Il Divo bring their WICKED GAME Tour to South Florida!

The record-breaking classical crossover quartet Il Divo: the Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, baritone Carlos Marin from Spain, the French pop artist Sebastien Izambard and tenor David Miller from the USA, first came together in 2003, the culmination of an exhaustive search by the music producer Simon Cowell to find four singers of distinctive individual gifts who could, as a group, create musical magic.  In the six years that have followed their astonishing breakthrough, Il Divo have continued to grow as recording artists and performers, and their millions of fans the world over have joined them on that journey.

With a new show designed by Creative Director Brian Burke (Artistic Director of La Reve and Celine Dion’s 5-year run of A NEW DAY at Caesars Palace, both in Las Vegas), and performed with the Il Divo band and famed orchestras across each city, the 2012 tour promises to incorporate a stunning visual and musical mix of fan favorites as well as premiering songs from their eagerly anticipated new album “Wicked Game”.

Il Divo will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday June 14, 2012. 

Carrie Underwood brings her BLOWN AWAY World Tour to South Florida!

Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America recently, Underwood performed tunes from her new album, “Blown Away”. Timed to coincide with the nationwide television appearance was her tour announcement, detailing a fall adventure beginning in New Hampshire in September 2012.

But Underwood will be plenty busy during the months leading up to her four-month fall trek. The lady appears at the Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on May 26 and will head across The Pond for her first-ever headlining gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall on June 21. How anxious are the Brits to see 2005 “American Idol” winner? The show sold out in 90 minutes, indicating Londoners lover Underwood as much as her fans do in the States.

After an appearance at Toronto’s “Boots & Hearts Music Festival” on August 12, Underwood’s BLOWN AWAY World Tour gets down to the city-after-city routine beginning September 14 in Manchester, NH at the Verizon Wireless Arena. With dates on the books through December 22 when she lands in Sunrise, FL to play the Bank Atlantic Center, you should find plenty of opportunities to catch Underwood live on stage as well as her special guest Hunter Hayes.

“I can’t wait to get back out on the road and perform new music from my album for my fans,” Underwood said in a statement. “We have a lot of exciting things planned!”

Presented by vitaminwater, sponsored by Olay and promoted by AEG Live with one dollar for every ticket sold going to support Red Cross disaster relief.

Carrie Underwood will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday December 22, 2012.

80s rock Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES heads back to South Florida!

In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker in LA's most famous rock club and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80's.

ROCK OF AGES, the 5 time Tony nominated musical, is an arena-rock love story told through the mind blowing, face-melting hits of JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED SISTER, POISON, ASIA, WHITESNAKE and many more.

It is now also a major motion picture, directed by HAIRSPRAY: The Musical's Adam Shankman and featuring a star-studded cast that includes: Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Alec Baldwin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Julianne Hough, Malin Akerman, Will Forte and Diego Boneta.  The film hits movie theatres on June 15, 2012. 

An interesting footnote is that the film was shot entirely in Miami, Florida where an entire section of downtown Miami was transformed into a 1980s Sunset Strip, including a Shell gas station (complete with those old stand-up gas pumps) and even a Tower Records and Frederick's of Hollywood storefront.  Heck, even an 80s Angelyne billboard was erected, which was a sight to see as it contrasted the present-day downtown Miami skyline (which, of course, was digitally removed for the actual film).   

With smash hit productions in Australia, London, South Korea and still rockin' on Broadway, ROCK OF AGES is a worldwide phenomenon featuring 28 classic rock tunes including DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’, WE BUILT THIS CITY, THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, WANTED DEAD OF ALIVE, HERE I GO AGAIN, HARDEN MY HEART, CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING, RENEGADE and I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.

Don't miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on!

ROCK OF AGES will be at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Arsht Center in downtown Miami, Florida October 9 to 14, 2012.

The 25th anniversary production of LES MISERABLES is back in South Florida!

Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schonberg’s legendary 80’s musical, LES MISERABLES, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
This new production has already been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes.
The London Times hails the new show “a five star hit, astonishingly powerful and as good as the original.”

The Western Mail says “an outstanding success – the best version yet.”

After decades of false-starts, the highly awaited film adaptation of the musical is currently filming in London. Directed by Tom Hooper, the film features a star-studded roster of actors from both stage and screen: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne and Aaron Tveit.  The film is set for a December 2012 release.
LES MISERABLES is currently at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida thru May 26, 2012.

Iconic comedienne Joan Rivers returns to South Florida!

Joan Rivers, comedienne, force of nature and one of the hardest-working celebrities in the world, has an illustrious career spanning more than four decades.  An entertainment legend of unparalleled accomplishment and talent, she’s an internationally renowned comedienne, Emmy-winning television talk show host, Tony-nominated actress, best-selling author, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, jewelry designer and cosmetic company entrepreneur and more.
Rivers can currently be seen on E! Entertainment Television hosting the network’s popular franchise FASHION POLICE covering red carpet style for the annual awards season and on the FASHION POLICE weekly series.

After two successful seasons, Rivers continues to take over the reality TV circuit with WEtv’s JOAN AND MELISSA: JOAN KNOWS BEST?  This ultimate mother/daughter duo address the question plaguing daughters since the beginning of time: does mother really know best?

In 2009, she starred in NBC’s hit Donald Trump reality series THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE emerging as the Season Two winner. Her critically acclaimed documentary, JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK premiered in theater’s nationwide summer of 2010 and is now available on DVD.

She also celebrated the publication of two highly acclaimed, best-selling books: “Men Are Stupid and They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery” and “Murder at the Academy Awards: A Red Carpet Murder Mystery”. Her new book, “I Hate Everyone…Starting with Me”, published by Penguin Group, is set to hit bookstores this June 2012.

Rivers made television history as the first sole guest host of NBC’s The Tonight Show.  Her own The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers helped launch the Fox Network in 1986.  In 1989, she returned to daytime television with The Joan Rivers Show, winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host and her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Constantly in motion, Rivers continues to work effortlessly and serves as a board member on behalf of God’s Love We Deliver, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Osteoporosis Foundation. She also dedicates her time to Guide Dogs for the Blind, among others.

From her signature question “Can we talk?” (A Federal trademark) to her red-carpet mantra “Who are you wearing?” the woman who asks the questions get the answers America – and the world — wants to hear.
Joan Rivers will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday May 17, 2012.

Melissa Etheridge brings her FEARLESS LOVE World Tour to South Florida!

Outspoken Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician and social activist Melissa Etheridge first picked up the guitar in her native Kansas at the age of eight and began penning her own songs shortly thereafter. She attended the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, before dropping out after a year in the early ‘80s to make her way in Los Angeles. After a stint on the club circuit, producers took notice and Etheridge scored a deal releasing her self-titled debut in 1988.

The album quickly drew comparisons to such heavyweights as Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp, as it spawned the hit single “Bring Me Some Water” and earned gold certification. In the wake of the album’s success, Etheridge performed at the Grammy Awards the following year and contributed vocals to Don Henley‘s “The End of the Innocence”.

Etheridge managed to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump with 1989′s “Brave and Crazy”, which followed the same musical formula as its predecessor and proved to be another gold-certified success. It would be nearly three years before Etheridge’s next studio album appeared, however, and 1992 signaled the arrival of “Never Enough”, an album that proved to be more musically varied.

But it was Etheridge’s fourth release that would prove to be her massive commercial breakthrough. Tired of rumors and questions regarding her sexuality, Etheridge decided to put the speculation to rest once and for all, titling the album “Yes I Am”. The album, which spawned two major MTV/radio hits with “I’m the Only One” and “Come to My Window” would sell a staggering six million copies in the U.S. during a single-year period and earned a 1995 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocalist. Subsequent releases followed including 1995′s “Your Little Secret”, 1999′s “Breakdown” and 2001′s “Skin”.

The year 2002 saw the release of Etheridge’s autobiography, “The Truth Is: My Life in Love and Music”, and 2004′s “Lucky” was her celebration of a new romance. Later that same year, Etheridge revealed that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer. But early detection allowed for recovery, and she gave strength to many of those stricken by the disease with a powerful performance of Janis Joplin‘s “Piece of My Heart” at the 47th Annual Grammys, held in February 2005. That September, Etheridge released “Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled”, a compilation of career highlights and new material.

In 2007 Etheridge released “The Awakening” chronicling her rise to rock star, human rights activist, parent and cancer survivor. That’s same year she was honored with a 2007 Academy Award for “I Need to Wake Up,” her song featured in the Al Gore environmental documentary AN INCONVINIENT TRUTH.

Other releases include “A New Thought for Christmas” (2008), “Fearless Love” (2010) and the recently released “Icon” (2011).

In addition to her Academy Award and Grammys, Etheridge is a recipient of the Juno Awards’ International Entertainer of the Year (1990) and GLAAD‘s Stephen F. Kolzak Award (2006), honoring openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting equal rights.
Melissa Etheridge will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Wednesday May 16, 2012.

Nicki Minaj brings her PINK FRIDAY World Tour to South Florida this Summer!

It’s hard to believe that Nicki Minaj has never had her own North American headline tour – until now. The hip hop/pop singer’s PINK FRIDAY World Tour is headed to the U.S., along with one stop in Canada, this summer.

After supporting Lil Wayne and Britney Spears on the road last year, the upcoming excursion will give Nicki a chance to be the star of the show in all of her trademark technicolor costumed, wigged-out glory. She has tons of new tunes to share with her Barbz and has promised to bring back her intimate meet & greets.

Her second studio album, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”, was released in April 2012, debuting at No. 1 on the Nielsen SoundScan chart.

Nicki will warm up for the North American tour with a bunch of U.S. radio shows including KIIS FM’s Wango Tango in Los Angeles on May 12, Wired 96.5 Fest in Philadelphia on June 1, Jam’n 94.5 Summer Jam in Boston on June 2 and Hot 97 Summer Jam in New York on June 3.

The PINK FRIDAY world trek has several international locations to hit up before coming to the states. Australian shows are booked May 16 & May 18, followed by Japan May 22-23 & May 25, and Europe June 8 through July 8.

The U.S. portion of the tour begins in the Midwest with a July 16 show at the Chicago Theatre. The last gig of the summer journey is August 2 in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

Nicki Minaj will be at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami, Florida on Tuesday July 24, 2012.

Maná bring their popular DRAMA & LUZ World Tour back to South Florida!

Maná kicked-off the second U.S. leg of the Mexican rock band’s 2011-2012 world tour in April and included stops at major venues from Los Angeles’ Staples Center to NYC’s Madison Square Garden Arena.

The group, which hails from Guadalajara, is touring in support of its eighth studio album, “Drama y Luz”. The album has already snagged 2011 Latin Grammy Awards for best rock album and best engineered album and is up for a 2012 award for best Latin pop, rock or urban album.

The U.S. tour kicked-off April 3 in Hidalgo, TX at State Farm Arena. 


Maná returned to Madison Square Garden Arena on April 10 and the band’s April 27 show at Staples Center marked its ninth performance at the arena – and set the record for the most concerts ever played by one act at the venue.

Additional stops included Houston’s Toyota Center on April 4; Sacramento, CA at Power Balance Pavilion on April 17; Fresno, CA at Save Mart Center on April 22; San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center on April 24; Denver’s Magness Arena on May 1; Glendale, AZ at Jobing.com Arena on May 4; and El Paso, TX at El Paso County Coliseum on May 6.

On June 30 Maná heads to Madrid, Spain, to play Rock in Rio Madrid at Arganda Del Rey.

Maná will be at the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami, Florida on Friday May 11, 2012.

Barbra Streisand returns to Brooklyn!

Barbra Streisand is coming home. The Brooklyn-born and raised, world-acclaimed , multi-award winning, legendary iconic superstar will perform a concert on Thursday, October 11th, in Brooklyn at Barclays Center, the new 19,000-seat sports and entertainment venue.



Streisand will be making a triumphant return to her native borough. Raised in the Flatbush neighborhood and a graduate of Erasmus Hall High School (Class of 1959), Streisand will perform publicly for the first time in Brooklyn.


Streisand stated, “Brooklyn to me means the Loew’s Kings, Erasmus, the Yeshiva I went to, the Dodgers, Prospect Park, great Chinese food. I’m so glad I came from Brooklyn—it’s down to earth. I guess you CAN come home again.”


“When I first thought about building an arena in Brooklyn, I always envisioned Barbra Streisand coming home to take center-stage in her native borough,” said Barclays Center majority owner and developer Bruce Ratner. “It’s humbling and almost surreal to welcome arguably the greatest entertainer of all-time to Barclays Center. Barbra is Brooklyn and there’s nowhere more fitting for her to perform. This will be a night to remember.”


“I’m thrilled that all of America will be celebrating one of Brooklyn’s greatest contributions to the world of music, film, television and Broadway this fall when Barbra Streisand comes home to the exciting new Barclays Center,” said Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz. “They just don’t get any bigger than this daughter of Brooklyn and proud graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, and although she has entertained millions upon millions across the globe for the better part of 50 years, Ms. Streisand will always find a home here in Brooklyn. So, ‘no more tears,’ music fans—Brooklyn’s very own ‘funny girl,’ Barbra Streisand, will create new ‘memories’ as the ‘main event’ this October at Barclays Center!”


“Barbra Streisand in Brooklyn will be a huge moment and a defining experience for Barclays Center,” said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. “We are truly honored to bring Barbra full circle, to the borough where it all started for her, just down Flatbush Avenue from her old neighborhood. We are continuing our goal to bring the best of everything to Barclays Center. Brooklyn, after all, deserves nothing less.”

Disney’s THE LION KING heads back to South Florida!

Experience the phenomenon. Miami's most eagerly awaited stage production ever will leap onto the stage. Visually stunning, technically astounding and with a musical score like none other you've ever heard.

A lively Broadway stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning animated film, Disney’s THE LION KING is the story of Simba, a young lion prince born into the royal family, who idolizes his kingly father, Mufasa, while youthfully shirking the responsibility his position in life requires. When an unthinkable tragedy, orchestrated by Simba’s wicked uncle, Scar, takes his father’s life, Simba flees the Pride Lands, leaving his loss and the life he knew behind. Simba starts anew, but eventually, the weight of responsibility comes to find the adult prince, and Simba must take on a formidable enemy and fulfill his destiny to be king. The score by Elton John and Tim Rice features the songs “The Circle of Life”, “Hakuna Matata” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight.”

See the Tony® Award-winning Broadway sensation that Newsweek calls "a landmark event in entertainment." The New York Times says, "There is simply nothing else like it."

The North American touring production of Disney’s THE LION KING has been seen by over 13.5 million theatergoers and grossed over $875 million to date.

Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by a cast of more than 40 actors. Wonder at the inspiration of award-winning director Julie Taymor, who created visual images for this show that you'll remember forever.

Disney’s THE LION KING will be at the Ziff Ballet Opera House in downtown Miami, Florida from May 15 thru June 10, 2012.

Roger Waters brings THE WALL Live Tour back to South Florida!

Roger Waters has not kept it a secret that his visually stunning production of THE WALL would continue on into 2012. Now it’s known that it’s not just a few shows, but at least 36.

The 2012 version of the production kicked-off in Houston at the Toyota Center May 1, 2012.

Waters has tweaked the show as it has gone along, adding or changing elements that have kept it relevant. But now it’s apparently been adjusted to make it an outdoor show – which should suit concertgoers having withdrawals now that U2’s extravagant production has been mothballed.

The latest trek includes stadium stops at San Francisco’s AT&T Park May 11, Vancouver’s BC Place May 26, Chicago’s Wrigley Field June 8, Toronto’s Rogers Centre June 23 and the last listed show at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park July 14.

There are also a few TBDs – in Los Angeles, Boston and New York – which could also mean stadiums if the right deals are worked out.

Those of you who’ve seen this show know what to do – bring a friend. It’s one of those concerts you’ve probably told all your more stationary buddies about.

“When Roger Waters finished building THE WALL in its entirety, at Madison Square Garden, it was just another brick on what was the best arena concert I’ve ever been to. Period,” wrote the New York Post’s Dan Aquilante.

For those who pay attention to the music, the tour includes guitarists Snowy White, Dave Kilminster, G.E. Smith, Harry Waters on Hammond Organ and Graham Broad on Drums.
Roger Waters’ THE WALL Live Tour will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Friday June 15, 2012.

Grammy Award winning gospel group Mary Mary head to South Florida!

After an amazing year that included performing across the country, receiving the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award, a BET Award, Soul Train Award, two Stellar Awards and double Grammy Award nominations, the platinum selling Mary Mary is on a roll. The successful duo just released a stirring new single, “Go Get It,” the title track from their new album to be released on May 8. The album will include two brand new songs and classic remixed and remastered versions of some of the duo’s greatest hits. The new video for “Go Get It,” directed by Darren Grant (India Arie, Common, Destiny’s Child) recently premiered exclusively on wetv.com.



In addition to being award-winning vocalists, sisters Erica and Tina Campbell are the stars of their own reality television series, MARY MARY which also debuted on popular cable network WE TV in March 2012. The new show follows the Campbells on-stage as successful recording artists and performers and off-stage as siblings, mothers and wives, striving to balance their superstar lifestyles with raising their own families.


Born in Inglewood, CA to an evangelist/choir director mother and a youth minister father, sisters Erica and Tina Campbell — and their six other siblings — grew up singing in church choirs. After a stint studying vocal performance at local El Camino College, the duo joined the lineup of traveling gospel shows and toured as backup singers for several R&B acts.


Three years later, they secured a publishing deal with EMI and began accumulating writing and performance credits on soundtracks and through songs recorded by various artists.


With their platinum-selling, Grammy-winning debut album, Thankful, Mary Mary hit a homerun in 2000, due in large part to the broad success of its first single, “Shackles (Praise You).” Their sophomore follow-up, “Incredible”, was released in 2002 and was certified gold, before the group released such hits as “Heaven,” “The Real Party” and “Yesterday” on their self-titled album, “Mary Mary” (2005), which peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200. Their success continued with the release of an acclaimed holiday project, “A Mary Mary Christmas”, in 2006.


It is Mary Mary’s “The Sound” (2008), however, that sparked the duo’s best mainstream success to date, bowing at #7 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the publication’s R&B/hip-hop chart, as well as garnering numerous awards for the album, and for its record-breaking single “God in Me.”


An amazing ten years and numerous accolades later, having earned three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards and an NAACP Image Award, Mary Mary issued their sixth release, the aptly titled “Something Big” (2011). The album features the lively lead single, “Walking.” Like Mary Mary’s previous albums, “Something Big” resonates with a fusion of sound (R&B, hip-hop, dance, pop, gospel and jazz) and empowering messages.


Mary Mary will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Sunday May 6, 2012.

Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks finally bring their acclaimed HEART & SOUL Tour to South Florida!

It is a mutual love fest between Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart as the take off on their 2012 HEART & SOUL Summer Tour.

Expressing their admiration for the other, the Hall of Famers say: “I couldn’t be happier to be back on the boards with Stevie this summer,” says Rod Stewart. “We had fantastic fun on the road together last spring and I’m thrilled at the chance to bring it to new cities and fans this summer."

Stevie Nicks says, "I had a great time last year on the road with Rod, he is really fun to work with. I am very excited to join him again this year."

The first venue foray Rod and Stevie first was in the spring of 2011 for their acclaimed HEART & SOUL Tour taking the legendary musicians on an 18-concert arena tour highlighted by two sold-out shows at both New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

This year's tour will hopefully feature a repeat of the more than three hour shows featuring individual performances of all of their biggest hits—opening with Stevie’s and closing with Rod’s—with a few rousing duets in the middle.

Last year's shows were lauded by reviewers including US Weekly calling the show “magical,” with a set list that “sparked non-stop cheers from the sold-out masses,” and the Boston Globe declaring “Stewart and Nicks make a classic combination” delivering sold-out audiences a “hits-packed night of crystal visions and reasons to believe.” Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks will be at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise/Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday August 4, 2012.

The Beach Boys reunite for their 50th Anniversary Tour and head to South Florida!

The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour is set to surf across North America and is the first time in more than two decades that Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks are touring together.

The band, who performed together at the 2012 Grammy Awards, will also release a new studio album and commemorative 50th Anniversary catalog with Capitol/EMI. The Beach Boys and Capitol/EMI have also teamed up for a 50th Anniversary campaign spotlighting the band’s entire catalog, with several new commemorative releases planned for 2012, including a new hits collection and a career-spanning box set.

For five decades, America’s first pop band to reach the 50 year milestone has recorded and performed the music that has become the world’s favorite soundtrack to summer. The Beach Boys continue to hold Billboard / Nielsen SoundScan’s record as the top-selling American band for albums and singles, and they are also the American group with the most Billboard Top 40 chart hits with 36. “Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of the Beach Boys” is fast approaching triple-platinum sales status, and :The SMiLE Sessions”, released to worldwide critical acclaim in November, has been heralded as 2011’s #1 Reissue of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, the group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons’ father, the Beach Boys signed with Capitol Records in 1962 and released their debut, “Surfin’ Safari”. The band’s early music gained popularity across the nation for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance.

A similarly themed follow-up, “Surfin’ U.S.A.”, hit the Top Ten in early 1963. The third Beach Boys LP also released in 1963, “Surfer Girl”, featured the title track, “Catch a Wave,” and “In My Room.”

The following year, “I Get Around” became the first #1 hit for the Beach Boys. Riding a crest of popularity, the 1964 LP “Beach Boys Concert” spent four weeks at the top of the album charts, just one of five Beach Boys albums simultaneously on the charts. The single “Help Me, Rhonda” became the Beach Boys’ second chart-topper in early 1965. Other releases including “The Beach Boys Today!”, “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)” and “Beach Boys’ Party” followed in 1965. The singles “California Girls” and “Barbara Ann” became surprise hits. The band reached its peak in 1966 with “Pet Sounds” and the #1 single “Good Vibrations.”

In 1974, Capitol Records issued a repackaged hit collection, “Endless Summer”. The double LP hit #1, spent almost three years on the charts, and went gold. That year, Rolling Stone magazine named the Beach Boys its “Band of the Year.” Another collection, “Spirit of America”, hit the Top Ten in 1974. By the end of the decade, though, the group splintered.

It was not until the tragic drowning death of Dennis Wilson in 1983 that the group reformed, and in 1985, the Beach Boys released a self-titled album which returned them to the Top 40 with “Getcha Back.” It would be the last proper Beach Boys album of the ’80s, however, despite the success of the single “Kokomo,” from the soundtrack to the film COCKTAIL that hit #1 in the U.S. in 1988.

The Beach Boys core quintet of the three Wilsons, Love and Jardine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

The Beach Boys will be at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on Friday May 4, 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.

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET opened on Broadway on April 11, 2010 and closed on June 12, 2011 at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City following an acclaimed Chicago run, where the musical continues to play the Apollo Theater. The musical can also be seen at London’s Noel Coward Theatre and now in New York City’s intimate New World Stages. 

The original Broadway production 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.