Rock icon Melissa Etheridge announces solo off-Broadway show
August 15, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Melissa Etheridge has found a new stage: The Grammy- and Oscar-winner will unveil a solo show mixing her music and stories off-Broadway.
“Melissa Etheridge: My Window – A Journey Through Life” will play 12 performances only starting Oct.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 29-June 4
May 23, 2022 GMTCelebrity birthdays for the week of May 29-June 4:
May 29: Actor Anthony Geary (“General Hospital”) is 75. Singer Rebbie Jackson is 72. Composer Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo) is 69. Singer LaToya Jackson is 66.
Zac Brown Band replaces Willie Nelson at Jazz Fest
May 7, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Zac Brown Band will replace country legend Willie Nelson on the closing day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Nelson canceled his Sunday performance and postponed other shows after a positive case of the coronavirus in his band.
Coronavirus forces cancellations in Jazz Fest’s 2nd weekend
May 7, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Willie Nelson is cancelling an upcoming performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival and postponing other shows after a positive case of the coronavirus in his band.
Melissa Etheridge ready for Love Rocks NYC benefit’s return
March 10, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Melissa Etheridge says the star-studded Love Rocks NYC benefit, the annual concert for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, is exactly the kind of fundraiser she wanted to join.
“I’ve wanted to be involved in this wonderful, wonderful project that has just done so much for so many for so many years,” the Grammy-winning “I’m the Only One” rocker said.
Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Ludacris to play New Orleans Jazz Fest
June 24, 2021 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Demi Lovato, Ludacris, The Isley Brothers, Melissa Etheridge and Trombone Shorty are among the acts slated to take the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which returns this fall after a one-year hiatus brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday.
Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
May 14, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died.
Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher's death...
Flooding forces parking changes at Durham Fair
September 28, 2018 GMTThis week’s heavy rain has closed some parking areas for the 99th Annual Durham Fair.
Connecticut’s largest agricultural fair opened Thursday and runs through Sunday.
Entertainers include Melissa Etheridge on Friday, Scotty McCreery on Saturday, and a USO Troope on Sunday to celebrate Military Appreciation day.
Garde’s ‘banned words’ marquee generating response
December 20, 2017 GMTOver the decades, the marquee at the Garde Arts Center in New London has spelled out big-time attractions from Bob Dylan and Buddy Guy to Itzhak Perlman and Melissa Etheridge.
But the signage that went up Tuesday afternoon on the iconic theater's sign has elicited astounding response in a way that has nothing to do with impending Broadway productions, rock stars, or sky-kissing arias from mezzo-sopranos.