Music news today from Portugal. The Man and Harry Connick, Jr.:
Harry Connick, Jr. will star in a new musical based off the Oscar-winning 1973 film, “The Sting.” Connick, Jr. will star as conman Henry Gondorff, a role made famous by Paul Newman. Connick, Jr. is no stranger to live theater, he’s got a couple of Tony Award nominations racked up for acting and songwriting.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8099599/harry-connick-jr-star-the-sting-musical-production
Grammy award winners Portugal. The Man had a tour bus fire last night, before their show in Iowa. Great news! There were no injuries…..and the band went on to perform as scheduled. Local news reported the fire began on the top of the bus in the heating and cooling system.
http://ew.com/music/2018/02/13/portugal-the-man-bus-fire/