On Saturday, December 23 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST, ABC is airing the highlights from one truly incredible holiday celebration, the 38th Annual QVC West Chester Christmas Parade. It’s an event that shuts down nearly the entire borough to create a festive atmosphere that is more akin to something you’d experience in Times…
Category: Music
Broadway comes to iPlay America for a special holiday-themed event
As a casting director, Stephen DeAngelis has provided over 100,000 jobs for entertainers. Additionally, he has done close to 300 different concerts all over the country, so he’s always looking for special places to host his events —nontraditional venues that are a little more intimate than a large theater. One night, Stephen happened to be…
Laurie Berkner: “The top 5 things I like to do with my family for the holidays”
Very few people have the distinction of being labeled the best. Laurie Berkner is one of those people. She’s the “queen of children’s music.” Sweet, upbeat, genuine, and unfathomably talented, Laurie wears her crown with pizzazz. Her joyous voice is grounded in a comforting warmth that makes her as captivating to adults as she is…
Spend an enchanted evening with the gifted Doreen Taylor
Fate has a funny way of making things happen. Recently, the multiple award-winning, Billboard-charting artist, Doreen Taylor reached out to Entertaining Options via social media. Doreen is a gifted vocalist and a talented songwriter who has received accolades from CBS, NBC, FOX, The CW, Lifetime, and more. She is also a favorite artist of Bose,…
In photos: Kathryn Dean’s triumphant return to Havana
Kathryn Dean’s voice is powerful and distinct, there are not many vocalists who can perform with such intensity yet make it look so effortless. She writes emotionally charged lyrics spiced with provocative hooks such as “Bad girls make the news” and “I’ll show you crazy.” Between songs, she engages the crowd with devilishly coy banter…
Top 13 reasons why iPlay America is THE place for “Ultimate Halloween Fun”
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for all year long… Halloween has begun! Spooky movies and shows are playing on every channel, there’s (finally) a little chill in the air, the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting darker, and the leaves are falling away to make the trees look like giant creepy skeletons….
Concert photos: Joey Arminio & “The Family,” Jay Siegel’s Tokens, and Charlie Thomas’ Drifters
When you try to explain iPlay America to someone who has never been there, they just don’t get it. That’s because there’s really nothing like it. Anywhere. Well, except in your wildest childhood fantasies. Make a list of every thrill you can imagine. Don’t be conservative, go crazy. Make that list enormous! A roller coaster,…
“Rock and Roll Man” is headed straight to the top!
It’s not every day that a joyous, high-energy musical with its sights set on Broadway has its world premiere run in a quaint little Bucks County village. But that’s exactly what’s happening! Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story, has just entered its final week at New Hope’s storied Bucks County Playhouse, which means…
Jay Siegel’s Tokens to play iPlay America
Brooklyn, 1955: Jay Siegel teamed up with Neil Sedaka in high school to start a group called The Tokens. The quartet, rounded out by Cynthia Zolitan and Hank Medress, recorded “While I Dream” and “I Love My Baby” for Melba Records. Three years later, Neil left the band. In 1961, a reformed The Tokens, now…
World Premiere: “Rock And Roll Man” starring Alan Campbell and George Wendt
“He was a visionary. He discovered music from artists such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins during a time when the country was not playing music of that sort. He made those classic rock and roll stars famous. He played that music on ‘white’ radio stations, so to speak, for the first…
Hot & New: Featuring Becca Mancari, Whitney Peyton, Shayna Leigh, Amber Mark, and Cataldo
Artist: Becca Mancari Title: “Summertime Mama” Of Note: “Summertime Mama” is the second single from Becca Mancari’s first studio album, Good Woman, which will be available on October 6, 2017. Fun Fact: The video features Bermuda Triangle (aka Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes and Jesse Lafser). Quote: “‘Summertime Mama’ is probably the most whimsical…
Laci Kay Somers, influencer: “You can’t fake genuine”
Laci Kay Somers has over 8 million followers on Instagram. To put that into perspective, on May 2, 2017, the Los Angeles Times ran an article proclaiming a new milestone for the city’s population: 4 million. The story delineated the nearly 70 year journey it took to amass that respectable number. Not only is Laci’s…
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