Jewel Hosts Live From San Quarantine: A Livestream Concert
Recently, Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel had to cancel her non-profit’s fundraiser, which funds 80% of her foundation’s budget to help at risk youth with housing, food, clothing, necessities, and mentoring, as well as physical, emotional, mental, and health tools. With this crisis, she wanted to do a Live From San Quarantine: A Livestream Concert with […]
It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Nina West!
by tim parks – TV audiences first became familiar with Nina West (AKA Andrew Levitt) during Season 11 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she placed sixth and won Miss Congeniality. And there was an obvious reason behind that accolade, as the comedy queen from Columbus, Ohio not only exemplified charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent, but […]
OH COME, ALL YE FABULOUS! Christmas Shines Brighter with Jody Watley
by kevin perry – It’s fitting for a star as enduringly luminous as Grammy-winner Jody Watley to have a signature motto to match. “I use the phrase wattage,” Watley beamed. “It’s in all of us. It’s the inner light that we have that is like our own personal sunshine, even when things feel dark and […]
REINVENTING RUFUS
Celebrated singer-songwriter branches out to other mediums, elaborates on his inspirations like Judy Garland and his folk-singer mother, and dishes on how a backstage interloper would become his husband by tom andrew – The New York Times has lauded Rufus Wainwright for his “genuine originality.” Rolling Stone calls him “brilliant,” and The Guardian says he’s […]
STEVE GRAND: Pink Champagne and Martinis with the All American Boy
by lisa lipsey – With the release of his first album, All American Boy, in 2015, Steve Grand, an openly gay artist from the Chicago suburbs, carved a place for himself in the music industry and hasn’t looked back. The past three years have seen Grand touring across the world and creating new music. He […]
“Simply Streisand” is More Than Simply Steven Brinberg
Entertainer Brings Hello Dolly! and More to Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage By Bill Biss It’s an incredible gift to be able to sing and stun as Barbra Streisand can. When Steven Brinberg takes the stage, there is a tingle and recognition in his talent to perform and delight in the very same way […]
Lorna Luft: A Legacy of Talent That’s Her Own
by bill biss – Lorna Luft, the only daughter of Judy Garland and Sid Luft has “lived it” and she sure has a lot more living to do! Before heading to London, this star is performing at Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage on Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19 in her own cabaret. […]
Ariana and The Rose
Constellations: Fine Tuning and Discovery by tim parks Shakespeare’s “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet…” is the perfect quote to characterize the music of Ariana and the Rose, due to the tangible inclusiveness they offer in illustrating the human condition. Set to a synthesized beat, each song definitely tells a story […]
Long Beach Symphony 2019–2020 Concert Season: Highlights include Violins of Hope, Lucia Micarelli, and more
Long Beach Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Eckart Preu, is pleased to announce its 2019–2020 Concert Series comprising six Classical concerts and five POPS! concerts beginning September 28, 2019 and ending May 30, 2020. The season culminates with a Family Concert, free for children under the age of 18, on May 31, 2020. Most […]
Cheyenne Jackson: The Life of a Family Man
FROM AMERICAN HORROR STORY TO DISNEY’S LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD by joel martens What can I say? We have a fascination with Mr. Cheyenne Jackson. He’s a handsome, talented, gay man who is super-funny and plays sexy, dark characters who have a tendency to live on the wild side. On American Horror Story’s fifth season, […]
