“Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical” opens worrisomely. Audiences might ask themselves: Is this going to be another jukebox musical with a flimsy story line linking together renditions of ...

Goodspeed Musicals has added the one-woman, two-act show “Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical” to this summer’s Goodspeed by the River series of outdoor concerts in East Haddam. “Little Girl ...

Stage biographies of musical superstars, like "Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical," running through February 24 at George Street Playhouse's temporary home at 103 College Farm Road in New ...

She could move from a whisper to a roar within a phrase, and her repertoire covered jazz standards, protest songs, blues and pop. Listen to these 11 favorites. By Marcus J. Moore Music played a huge ...

“An artist's duty as far as I'm concerned is to reflect the times ... How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” — Nina Simone An outspoken freedom fighter battling bipolar disorder, the ...

'Soul Doctor,' the movie musical about the iconic singer's romance and love of music, hits the big screen on June 13 Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host of PEOPLE Every Day podcast ...

"Anything human can be felt through music, which means that there is no limit to the creating that can be done with music. It's infinite. It's like God, you know?" ~ Nina Simone, DownBeat interview, ...

As part of a yearlong celebration of Nina Simone’s 90 th birthday, a newly discovered recording from the Tryon, North Carolina-born singer’s performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival is set for ...

New York, NY - On April 29, 2008, another generation of talent will be releasing her first solo album nationwide. Her name is Simone and she is the daughter of the legendary musical icon Nina Simone.

Music played a huge role in defining the filmmaker’s distinctive atmosphere on the big and small screens. Hear 13 examples. By David Renard Songs to put you in the mood. By John White, Wendy Dorr, ...