It was thrilling to honor my dear, longtime friend Bette Midler at The Kennedy Center Honors. You can see the whole event on DEC 22 on CBS! The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 44th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: operatic bass-baritone Justino Díaz, Motown founder, songwriter, producer, and director Berry Gordy, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, legendary stage and screen icon Bette Midler, and singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.

Enjoy my latest music video from my forthcoming album, RE:VIEW. “Come In From The Rain” is a most special song that I wrote with my friend, the wonderful and deeply talented Carole Bayer Sager. I am forever grateful for our years of collaboration, for the many wonderful songs we brought to life, and for this song in particular – as well as the many grand artists who’ve recorded it through the years.

Additional performers featured in the video include om Wopat, Susan Anton, Casey Abrams, Siedah Garrett, Lisa Fischer, Billy Gilman, and more! While the global pandemic has kept the world on lockdown for over a year, an extraordinary ensemble of singers and musicians have "unlocked" a way to battle the "COVID-19 BLUES" that people are left with after a year of facing so many challenges. Deborah [read more...]

Join me Tuesday March 16 to celebrate the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's #StarsInTheHouse. James and Seth and their talented friends have raised nearly a million dollars for charity throughout the pandemic to support performers and entertainment industry professionals in these difficult times. The week kicks off on Tuesday, with guests Annette Bening, Judy Kuhn, Brian Stokes and more. Stop on by!

Congratulations to all of the Emmys / Television Academy award winners of Schitt's Creek including Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Annie Murphy and Daniel Levy - as well as kudos to all for the Emmy for Best Comedy Series! Delighted to have had my voice and recording of "Don't Cry Out Loud" as a part of the hysterical plot line. Thank you.

Melissa Manchester’s latest single, a newly reimagined recording of her early hit, “JUST YOU AND I" is a Labor Day Week tribute to the essential workers and first responders who are getting us all through the coronavirus crisis. The Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter is joined by legendary saxophonist Gerald Albright and the young artists from Citrus College in this updated version of the 1976 Billboard [read more...]