Michael McDonald to Perform This Christmas

Michael McDonald to Perform This Christmas

May 20

Five-time Grammy® winner Michael McDonald will perform This Christmas, An Evening of Holiday and Hits at DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on December 1, 2013. Michael McDonald will sing his hits from his vast catalog, plus classic holiday tunes. “Several times a year there is a cheer that goes up around the office when we receive confirmation of a new booking,” said Bob Klaus, GM of...

A Christmas Story, The Musical Will Return in 2013

A Christmas Story, The Musical Will Return in 2013

Apr 11

The Benj Pasek-Justin Paul stage production A Christmas Story, The Musical, which played a Broadway run during the 2012 holiday season, will return with engagements in Boston and Hartford later this year. A Broadway return may also be part of the itinerary. A representative for the musical confirmed to Playbill.com that the musical based on the popular 1983 film will play Hartford’s...

Kelly Clarkson Prepares New Christmas Album

Kelly Clarkson Prepares New Christmas Album

Apr 08

Maybe the question of Kelly Clarkson totally going country may be solved once and for all. While she was performing her country single “Don’t Rush” last night on the Academy of Country Music Awards, country legend Ronnie Dunn revealed some pretty exciting news on his Facebook fan page. Turns out… Kelly is putting together her own Christmas album, and he’ll be a part of it! Ronnie Dunn:...

Dukes of Hazzard Stars Plan Christmas Album

Dukes of Hazzard Stars Plan Christmas Album

Mar 11

Former TV stars from the 70s hit show Dukes of Hazzard, Tom Wopat and John Schneider, are planning to record and release a Christmas album. Wopat says, “We’ll have a three to seven-piece horn section doing some swingin’ Christmas songs. We’ll try to look at 10 to 12 songs, half of them standards and half more obscure and maybe one original. “John’s a great...

Patty Andrews Passes Away, Last of the Andrew Sisters

Patty Andrews Passes Away, Last of the Andrew Sisters

Jan 30

Patty Andrews, 94, has passed away. She was the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters. Patty was the youngest and the group’s lead singer. She was just 7 when she began singing with sisters LaVerne and Maxene, and 12 when they won the talent contest at Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre, starting the groups career. Sister Maxene once said of Patty, “Patty was the fun one of...

Travolta Suggests More Christmas Music is Coming

Travolta Suggests More Christmas Music is Coming

Jan 16

John Travolta told E-Online that more Christmas music and perhaps even a Christmas movie project could be in the works following the successful debut of their 2012 Christmas album and the hit single, I Think You Might Like It. “The thing is, we’re going to try to add a couple of songs every year to that CD,” Travolta told us at the G’Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala in...