A musical based on the life of music legend Ray Charles will open on Broadway this fall, producers announced Thursday. The show, titled Unchain My Heart, will premiere in New York City Nov. 7, with previews beginning Oct. 8. Stuart Benjamin, producer of the 2004 biopic Ray, worked with Charles for 15 years and will produce the show.
An earlier version of the musical called Ray Charles Live was produced at California’s Pasadena Playhouse in 2007.
Metallica sure knows how to rock a crowd: Nearly 170 people were arrested Wednesday night after hundreds of fans tried to break into a Metallica concert in Bogota, Colombia. Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse rioting concertgoers. Members of the nation’s military were on standby ahead of the gig following reports that the band’s show in Santiago, Chile was marred by rioting in January. More than 1,500 officials were organized to patrol the streets around Simon Bolivar Park ahead of Wednesday’s concert. Despite the extra efforts, at least eight people were injured when hundreds of fans without tickets attempted to force their way into the sold out performance.
The Bieb is making View history. Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Bieber will become the first musical guest to play The View two days in a row when he hits the stage of the ABC morning gabfest on Monday, March 22 & 23.
Bieber will perform an acoustic version of “Never Let You Go” on Monday, March 22. The 16-year-old will return Tuesday to sing his hit single “Baby.”
No more previews! The official music video for Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s collabo “Telephone” hit the Interwebs on Thursday evening. Sit back and enjoy nine and a half minutes of pop’s unofficial Thelma & Louise….
Beyonce’s Grammy-winning femme anthem, “Single Ladies” (Put A Ring On It), is not only one of the catchiest singles of the past 10 years, it’s setting the soundtrack to a campaign for the new and improved female condom.