Michael Feinstein

Pa. roads, bridges need state funding now To the editor: The state Senate on June 5 approved, by a 45-5 vote (Sen. Rich Alloway, R-Adams/Franklin/York, supported the proposal), a comprehensive transportation bill that will provide additional funding...

The "tween" social season (between spring and summer) has been so busy it would make most people's heads spin. It certainly has my brain buzzing. Where do I begin? I'll just jump in with talking about Las Candelas, an amazing organization that raised...

About two thirds of the way through Michael Feinstein's June 1 inaugural performance as principal conductor of the Pasadena Pops — Feinstein's debut as a conductor anywhere — the acclaimed interpreter of the Great American Songbook turned to...

These days Broadway, film and TV star Mandy Patinkin may be best known for his role as CIA Division chief Saul Berenson in the hit show "Homeland," but his first love is singing on stage. "There is nothing better or more fun. It's the love of my life,"...

When the Pasadena Pops kicks off its summer season of concerts at the L.A. County Arboretum in Arcadia on Saturday, it will be led by a music director and conductor who has never even played in an orchestra, much less conducted one. It's a risky move...

The Pasadena Pops' star-studded "Sierra Acura Summer Concert Series" opens June 1 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia. At the podium: singer, pianist and renowned interpreter of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein,...

Saturday in the park with Bernadette (Peters, that is) will highlight the summer season at the Los Angeles County Arboretum announced by the Pasadena Pops and its new principal conductor, Michael Feinstein. Peters, whose many starring turns on...

The last weekend of March offered up a bunch of TV events, but you ain't seen nothing yet. April 2013 brings showers of season and series premieres, finales and films to add to the already launched new seasons of "Game of Thrones," Doctor Who" and others....

Goodspeed Musicals is bursting with good news. It's the theater's 50th anniversary. It was just featured on Michael Feinstein's PBS series "American Songbook." The 2013 Goodspeed season starts April 12. There'll be a Golden Anniversary Gala on June 17....

Louisville and Michigan could offer a thrilling finale Monday to the NCAA Basketball Tournament. That would be a fitting end to the tourney. But "Dancing With the Stars" and "The Voice" won't take the night off. The week's highlights: Monday: The...

I saw an advance screening of the opening show of the third season of "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook" which airs Friday on CPTV -- and it's a must-see for any Broadway aficionado. Composer Stephen Sondheim and multiple Tony Award-winner Angela...

The Final Four will be the biggest sporting event this weekend, but the entertainment industry has some big events, too: 1. Has Don Draper lost his mojo? "Mad Men" sets off that alarm when season six starts at 9 p.m. Sunday on AMC. The advertising drama...