Ryan Vasquez to Star in Ross Golan’s Musical “The Wrong Man”

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Tom Castaneda

Ryan Vasquez is in the Wrong…

The Latino actor/singer has been cast in the world premiere in New York this September of multi-platinum songwriter Ross Golan’s musical The Wrong Man.

Vasquez will star opposite Tony-nominee Joshua Henry and Ciara Renéein the musical.

The Wrong Man is set in Reno, Nevada, and tells the story of Duran, a man just scraping by, who is accused of a murder he says he didn’t commit.

Golan’s first stage musical was initially conceived as an acoustic solo piece, but over a decade has grown to include a full-length concept album and an animated film.

Previews begin on Wednesday, September 18, with an opening night of October 7, at the Off Broadway MCC Theater.

Golan (book, music, lyrics) has written massive hits for a massive roster of artists including Maroon 5, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Lady Antebellum, Michael Bublé, Selena Gomez, Keith Urban, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, One Direction, Idina Menzel, Nelly, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Cee Lo Green, 5 Seconds of Summer, Prince Royce, Snoop Dogg, Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammer, James Blunt, Big Sean and Travis Barker.

Vasquez has appeared on Broadwayin Hamilton, Waitress and Wicked, and on television in The Good Fight, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Code.

La Santa Cecilia Added to This Year’s BottleRock Napa Valley Lineup

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

La Santa Cecilia is ready to (bottle) rock Napa Valley…

The Mexican-American band, a Grammy winner in 2014 for its album Treinta Días, is set to perform at this year’s BottleRock Napa Valley music festival.

La Santa Cecilia, named after the patron saint of musicians Saint Cecilia, joins a lineup that includes headliners Foo Fighters, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Maroon 5 .

The three-day music, wine, food, and craft brew festival, which is held over Memorial Day weekend (May 26 through May 28), will take place at the Napa Valley Expo in the heart of wine country.

In all, more than 80 other artists will perform over the BottleRock weekend, including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Modest Mouse, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, The Roots, Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, Fitz & The Tantrums, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Gavin DeGraw and Andra Day.

Passes for the festival will go on sale at 10:00 am PST on January 4 at BottleRockNapaValley.com and eventbrite.com.

Check out the full lineup here.

Fergie to Serve as Host & Performer at the Billboard Hollywood Party on New Year’s Eve

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Fergie will be pulling double duty at this year’s Billboard Hollywood Party.

The 39-year-old part-Mexican American singer and Black Eyed Peas member will not only return to host the party for a ninth year, she’ll also perform.

The Billboard Hollywood Party is part of the largest bi-coastal New Year’s Eve celebration, with Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015 airing live on December 31 beginning at 8:00 pm ET on ABC.

Jenny McCarthy returns for the fourth time live from Times Square, with Taylor Swift headlining New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Other perfomers include Gavin DeGraw and Lady Antebellum, who perform from Nashville.

Charli XCX, One Direction and Meghan Trainor have signed on to perform New Year’s Eve from the Billboard Hollywood Party.

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest is produced by Dick Clark Productions.

Becky G to Perform at the American Music Awards Live Pre-Show Event

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Becky G’s ready to rock the red carpet…

The 17-year-old Mexican American rapper, actress and model has been added to the list of pre-show performers at the American Music Awards.

Hosted by Lance Bass, Chelsea Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Gavin DeGraw, Frankie Grande, Taryn Manning, Jordin Sparks, Morgan Stewart and Ted Stryker, the Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 AMAs also will also feature performances by Ella Henderson, Katy Tiz, Mary Lambert, and R5.

The American Music Awards’ Coca-Cola Red Carpet Live show will begin streaming at 5:00 pm ET on Yahoo Live on Sunday, November 23.

Blacc Appears in the Yahoo! Screen Web Series “Culinary Beats”

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Aloe Blacc’s career is heating up…

The 35-year-old Panamanian-American singer is taking a stab at cooking as one of the stars of Culinary Beats, a six-part web series that returned for its second season on Friday on Yahoo! Screen and Citibank’s YouTube channel.

The series is sponsored by Citi’s Thank You Preferred card and produced in partnership with Columbia Records and Backroads Entertainment.

New two-part, 12-to-14 minute episodes will premiere throughout the month of September, featuring musicians and chefs discussing their shared creative inspirations over cooking demos and intimate performances filmed on-location at some of the hottest restaurants on both coasts.

‘Culinary Beats demonstrates the perfect symbiosis between food and music,” said Elyssa Gray, Citi’s director of creative and media, North American Consumer Marketing. “The new episodes are immensely entertaining and artfully showcase the dining and entertainment elements our ThankYou Preferred cardmembers have a strong affinity for.”

For his episode, which was made available on Monday, Blacc and his lifelong friends were reunited when clandestine supper club, Stag Dining, brought their innovative dining experience to Los Angeles. Over a meal inspired by Blacc’s Panamanian roots, they catch up and talk shop before treating guests to a stellar performance.

Other parings include Alex & Sierra with chef Hung Hunyh at New York’s Catch; Walk Off The Earth and Eric Greenspan at Los Angeles’ The Roof; Ella Henderson and chef Jessica Koslow at Hollywood’s SQIRL; Foster The People and chef Josef Centeno at downtown L.A.’s Baco Mercat and Magic Man and chef Ivan Orkin at New York’s Ivan Ramen.

Last December’s first season featured St. Lucia, MKTO, Passion Pit and DJ Cassidy as well as Gavin DeGraw and The Fray.

Mars’ Super Bowl Halftime Scores Rave Reviews on Social Media

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

The Seattle Seahawks may be this year’s Super Bowl champions… But Bruno Mars is the night’s Twitter darling.

The 28-year-old part-Puerto Rican singer’s electrifying halftime show not only proved that Mars is a music superstar; it also generated an out of this world (pun intended) response on social media from a worldwide audience.

Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers generated 2.2 million tweets during their 12-minute show, including rave reviews from fellow musicians like Carrie Underwood and Jordin Sparks.

“The whole ‪#halftimeshow was pretty awesome! Well done ‪@BrunoMars,” tweeted Underwood, who sang a memorable rendition of the National Anthem at the 2010 Super Bowl.

“Entrance on drums, James brown, chili peppers, I loved that whole thing,” said actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, while Gavin DeGraw said Mars “tore up that halftime performance.”

Meanwhile, Sparks tweeted that she got chills when Mars broke out James Brown’s signature dance moves.

Fifth Harmony Perfoms Latest Single at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Lauren Jauregui, Camila Cabello and Ally Brooke Hernandez have proven that their better together this Thanksgiving…

The Latina singers, members of the Simon Cowell-created all-girl group Fifth Harmony, celebrated the recent holiday by performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

Fifth Harmony, who joined a lineup that included Austin Mahone, Ariana Grande and Florida Georgia Line, rode on the Pepperidge Farm Goldfish float and performed their latest single “Better Together.”

Other performers during the 87th installment of the iconic holiday event included Cher Lloyd, who appeared on a Brooklyn Bridge replica; Fall Out Boy, Kellie Pickler, Gavin DeGraw and the Goo Goo Dolls.

This year’s parade, a three-hour event, featured more than 50 character balloons, which included SpongeBob SquarePants, Snoopy and his bird friend Woodstock and Sonic the Hedgehog.

Due to strong wind, the balloons were flown lower than normal.

Levy Receives a Standing Ovation Following His DWTS Performance

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

William Levy may not have received the highest scores during last night’s Dancing With The Stars premiere… But the heartthrob did manage to get the biggest cheers!

Following his performance of the cha-cha to a cover of Pitbull’s “International Love” with partner Cheryl Burke , the 31-year-old Cuban-born telenovela star and model received a lengthy standing ovation and hysterical screams from the audience.

Levy, known as the “Latin Brad Pitt,” nabbed the second-best score of the night, receiving 24 points out of a total 30. And he even got some high praise from the judges.

Bruno Tonioli called him “the hottest package of the season.” Said a fawning Carrie Ann Inaba: “I’d like to thank ABC for my job. … You can dance. … I really like the way you move.” Len Goodman praised his control, saying “Well done.”

Said Levy of the chaos in the audience: “I appreciate the love.”

Sharing the premiere’s top score of 26 were two celebrities were former child star and Family Matters actor Jaleel White (a.k.a. Urkel) and British opera singing sensation Katherine Jenkins.

The night’s lowest scores belonged to Gavin DeGraw, Melissa Gilbert and Martina Navratilova, who all grabbed just 20 points.

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