Stevie Nicks Performing now in NYC!!!

[GavinBrown]

Friend just messaged me, she's performing Rhiannon with the cast of School of Rock at the Broadway Easter Bonnet Benefit in midtown....

[SisterNightroad]

I hope someone films it with their phone.

[GavinBrown]

It appears Mama hasn't gone shopping for new outfits lately...haha

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Another year, another great <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCEFA?src=hash">#BCEFA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/easterbonnet?src=hash">#easterbonnet</a>! 30 years, and this time, a cameo by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StevieNicks?src=hash">#StevieNicks</a>!</p>&mdash; Barbara Hoffman (@BHoffman_NYPost) <a href="https://twitter.com/BHoffman_NYPost/status/725062534869430275">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stevie Nicks was at BCEFA Easter Bonnet WITH the School of Rock kids? Literally, I cannot function.</p>&mdash; Marshal Knight (@Marshal_Knight) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marshal_Knight/status/725064458230501376">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When you're sitting in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCEFA?src=hash">#BCEFA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EasterBonnet?src=hash">#EasterBonnet</a> and they announce, &quot;Ladies and gentlemen, Stevie Nicks.&quot; And its really Stevie Nicks. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wow?src=hash">#wow</a></p>&mdash; Vinnie Costa (@BwayAdjacent) <a href="https://twitter.com/BwayAdjacent/status/725064017585278977">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

No pictures or video yet.

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodbye <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nyc?src=hash">#nyc</a> I hope I fixed a few things <a href="https://t.co/Vakwl7Vyag">https://t.co/Vakwl7Vyag</a></p>&mdash; Dave Stewart (@DaveStewart) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveStewart/status/724971945989533697">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Looks like Dave was also in NYC.

[Newzchspy]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodbye <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nyc?src=hash">#nyc</a> I hope I fixed a few things <a href="https://t.co/Vakwl7Vyag">https://t.co/Vakwl7Vyag</a></p>&mdash; Dave Stewart (@DaveStewart) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveStewart/status/724971945989533697">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Looks like Dave was also in NYC.

UGGH, can't he just leave her royal highness alone???

[olive]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Goodbye <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nyc?src=hash">#nyc</a> I hope I fixed a few things <a href="https://t.co/Vakwl7Vyag">https://t.co/Vakwl7Vyag</a></p>&mdash; Dave Stewart (@DaveStewart) <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveStewart/status/724971945989533697">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Looks like Dave was also in NYC.
Cool maybe tweaking something!

[BlueDenimLamp]

Cool maybe tweaking something!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Voodoo Blues Stewart Lindsey - Another Lie #Official Video# <a href="https://t.co/3tVYMsibZG">https://t.co/3tVYMsibZG</a></p>&mdash; Dave Stewart #@DaveStewart# <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveStewart/status/725009573153767426">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This is Dave's latest creation...
I like the music but can't stand the guy's #Thomas Lindsey# voice...
Perhaps Dave should have had someone like Chris Robinson sing it.

[James89]

Just saw a brief video of her performance on Instagram and she did a very nice twirl. I haven't seen one as confident as that for a long time.

[BlueLight]

Just saw a brief video of her performance on Instagram and she did a very nice twirl. I haven't seen one as confident as that for a long time.

YES! Several clips are popping up on Instagram. She looks and sounds amazing. Her time off from FM must be treating her well. Now, here's hoping that she announces a solo tour soon. :cool:

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Expected skits &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/HamiltonMusical">@HamiltonMusical</a> jokes at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EasterBonnet?src=hash">#EasterBonnet</a>, but nothing prepared me for <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks">@Stevienicks</a> &quot;Rhiannon.&quot; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dead?src=hash">#dead</a> <a href="https://t.co/s7t34ARWjO">pic.twitter.com/s7t34ARWjO</a></p>&mdash; Adam Hetrick (@PlaybillAdamH) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlaybillAdamH/status/725106294357680128">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You never know who will appear <a href="https://twitter.com/BCEFA">@BCEFA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/easterbonnet?src=hash">#easterbonnet</a> yes that is <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks">@StevieNicks</a> <a href="https://t.co/2o8jRY0X3q">pic.twitter.com/2o8jRY0X3q</a></p>&mdash; kpcurtaincall (@KPCurtainCall) <a href="https://twitter.com/KPCurtainCall/status/725069768856838145">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">And this happened! <a href="https://twitter.com/BCEFA">@bcefa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/easterbonnet?src=hash">#easterbonnet</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stevienicks?src=hash">#stevienicks</a> <a href="https://t.co/DPkYNGBNLw">https://t.co/DPkYNGBNLw</a></p>&mdash; Matthew Kilgore (@MJKilgore) <a href="https://twitter.com/MJKilgore/status/725077884981780481">April 26, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Go to the Tumblr Page (https://www.instagram.com/matthewkilgore/) for a short "Rhiannon" clip.

[Danielle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SbAXmRV3AQ

Full performance!!!

[BlueDenimLamp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SbAXmRV3AQ

Full performance!!!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0SbAXmRV3AQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Here it is (incase you couldn't embed)

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When Stevie Nicks makes a surprise performance at School of Rock on Broadway and all the adults freak out. <a href="https://t.co/y4o5lHU3aC">pic.twitter.com/y4o5lHU3aC</a></p>&mdash; (Mr.) Stacy Lambe (@sllambe) <a href="https://twitter.com/sllambe/status/725140794647138304">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[DauphineMarie]

She sounds incredible!!

[Danielle]

She sounds incredible!!

She does! And those kids are wonderful too! (It's always amusing to see Stevie standing next to kids and realise that without the boots, there wouldn't be much difference.) ♥

[StreetAngel86]

UGGH, can't he just leave her royal highness alone???

i reckon ugh

yeah she's wearing the same old same old
but she looks good and sounded good.

lucky b!tches that were there:nod:

[vivfox]

That was cool, awesome and exciting all rolled into one and it felt so good.:angel:

[Macfanforever]

Thanks .That was great.The person in the band looks like Lenny Kravitz with the hair.

[michelej1]

Playbill BY PLAYBILL STAFF APR 26, 2016

http://www.playbill.com/article/hamilton-wins-easter-bonnet-competition-runners-up-announced

Hamilton Dominates Easter Bonnet Competition – Event Raises Record $5.5 Million!

The cast of School of Rock arguably delivered the most unexpected and thrilling performance of this year’s Easter Bonnet Competition with a special appearance by rock goddess Stevie Nicks performing her hit “Rhiannon,” backed but the show’s all-kid rock band. Nicks and the SOR cast received a standing ovation from the shocked crowd.

[michelej1]

Broadway World by BWW desk 4/26/2016

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-BCEFAs-30th-Annual-Easter-Bonnet-Competition-Raises-5528568-Watch-the-Grand-Total-Reveal-20160426#

The 30th annual Easter Bonnet Competition, celebrating six weeks of fundraising by 58 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, raised a record-shattering $5,528,568 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the largest grand total from either an Easter Bonnet Competition or Gypsy of the Year fundraising campaign in Broadway Cares history. The show featured a surprise performance by rock legend Stevie Nicks, two top awards to Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton, and more than 230 of the best actors, singers and dancers in New York.
am.com/BCEFA.

[StreetAngel86]

spot tiny!Stevie in with the tiny people :lol:

hope these work. never embedded ig pics before ...

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Lori forgot to brush her hair ... wait is that Lori? :lol:
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[sue]

It appears Mama hasn't gone shopping for new outfits lately...haha

Well, I don't know, it a bit different, a few more frills and folds on the handkerchief hem...

Now if someone could persuade her just to have a shot of, say, red in some of the pleats she'd almost be there..

Having said that...Her performance was ace...

[StreetAngel86]

one more
because i have died :D:D:D:D

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[kathy1]

didn't know that she was going to be in new york.

[Danielle]

Great interview and footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhHq-ORdHDA#action=share

[olive]

Great interview and footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhHq-ORdHDA#action=share

if she still is writing new poetry or setting older stuff to music we'll never know unless she releases it

I like she still uses the word Trippy

[Macfanforever]

I found this footage without the time code.

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[Macfanforever]

She looks great there.

[sue]

She looks stunning....especially when you consider....SHE'S 68 in May.

[Danielle]

Here's the actual Easter Bonnet Competition performance:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1kG-loNDL1c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[lilyfee]

Stevie looks and sounds amazing in both performances... She really brought it! She looks like she's having a great time. Definitely got chills by the end. I love how she says she's sending Lindsey and Waddy tapes of the SOR kids.:laugh:

I'm a little confused about what this event actually is... Like, why were there two performances?

Not that I'm complaining though... So happy to see Stevie looking lively!:nod:

[BlueDenimLamp]

Stevie looks and sounds amazing in both performances... She really brought it! She looks like she's having a great time. Definitely got chills by the end. I love how she says she's sending Lindsey and Waddy tapes of the SOR kids.:laugh:

I'm a little confused about what this event actually is... Like, why were there two performances?

Not that I'm complaining though... So happy to see Stevie looking lively!:nod:

The 30th annual Easter Bonnet Competition, celebrating six weeks of fundraising by 58 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring companies, raised a record-shattering $5,528,568 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the largest grand total from either an Easter Bonnet Competition or Gypsy of the Year fundraising campaign in Broadway Cares history. The show featured a surprise performance by rock legend Stevie Nicks, two top awards to Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton, and more than 230 of the best actors, singers and dancers in New York.

The staggering grand total was announced Tuesday by Christian Borle (Something Rotten!), Jesse Tyler Ferguson(Fully Committed), and Jennifer Hudson (The Color Purple).

This year's Easter Bonnet Competition (#BroadwayBonnets) was presented April 25 and 26 at the Minskoff Theatre, home to Disney's The Lion King. The production featured 17 extravagant, handmade bonnets presented by some of Broadway's most popular shows.

Borle, Ferguson and Hudson also presented awards for the best presentation and best bonnet design. The company of Hamilton took top presentation honors for transforming their opening number into an homage to Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd. Miranda chillingly portrayed the "demon barber of Fleet Street" as his fellow cast members retold the dark, twisted tale. Click here for the full lyrics to their "Fleet Street Remix," sung to the tune of "Alexander Hamilton."

The company of Fun Home was runner-up for turning West Side Story's "Gee Officer Krumpkee!" into a plea to Miranda to write a show for them. But they ultimately realized that they could control their own destinies by creating roles for themselves, just as Miranda has done.

The award for bonnet design went to the company of An American in Paris for its two-sided bonnet of an exploding smartphone, created by Billy Hipkins, Veanne Cox, Christy Morton, Shannon Rugani, Kelly Saxon, Jeffrey C.Sousa and Tory Trowbridge.

This year's top fundraising award went to Hamilton, which raised an astounding $516,029.

Here's the breakdown of other fundraising leaders:

Broadway Musicals

1st Runner-Up Jersey Boys $266,996

2nd Runner-Up The Book of Mormon $259,496

3rd Runner-Up The Lion King $164,151

Broadway Plays

Top Fundraisers - Tie The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time $68,282

The Humans $68,083

Off-Broadway Plays and Musicals

Top Fundraiser Avenue Q $27,501

National Tours

Top Fundraiser The Book of Mormon - Latter Day $362,842

1st Runner-Up Wicked - Munchkinland $320,581

2nd Runner-Up Kinky Boots $266,812

3rd Runner-Up Newsies $246,523

Last year's event brought in a then-record $4,711,386. Since the Easter Bonnet Competition began in 1987, the event has raised more than $68.8 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

The Easter Bonnet Competition is the culmination of six weeks of spring fundraising efforts for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS by company members of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring productions. Participating shows ask audience members for donations as they exit the theatres and often sell autographed posters, Playbills and other unique, show-specific memorabilia to help raise money.

Other memorable numbers from this year's Easter Bonnet Competition:

-Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks made a surprise appearance to join the kids' band from School of Rock - The Musical. The audience screamed as Nicks - with her distinctive, legendary voice - led the band in Fleetwood Mac's classic hit "Rhiannon," which Nicks wrote.

-Max von Essen and Brandon Uranowitz from An American in Paris lamented theatre audiences' addiction to taking photos and using their smartphones during shows with the comedic "Turn It Off, Seriously," topped off by their award-winning bonnet.

-The company of Chicago, carrying illuminated versions of Broadway Cares' iconic red buckets, mesmerized the audience with an inspiring number featuring the voices of people helped by HIV/AIDS organizations that receive Broadway Cares grants.

-In a jubilant, drum-infused song, South African cast members from Broadway's The Lion King praised the power of humanity to overcome even the biggest challenges when united by one cause. The number featured Snothando Mbanbo, a South African teenager, and Nosipho Duma, co-founder of Umthwalume Community Services, one of more than 50 HIV/AIDS organizations funded by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The Lion King in South Africa.

-Dancers from Broadway's Wicked, in a piece choreographed by Josh Daniel Green, delivered an elegant and touching performance to Andra Day's "Rise Up," sung live by cast member Daniel Quadrino.

-The company of Off-Broadway's Avenue Q took the opportunity to add a humorous "In Memoriam 2016" tribute to Easter Bonnet Competition, bidding farewell to everything from American Idol and Chris Christie's political career to Empanada Mama and "man buns."

-Kinky Boots' Ellyn Marie Marsh, at the urging of social media personality "Annoying Actor Friend" Andrew Briedis, dropped her heartfelt version of "Meadowlark" from The Baker's Wife in lieu of a Hamilton-inspired rap rendition.

-Cast members from Off-Broadway's Straight joined Jake Epstein and understudy Greg Balla as they faced off in an impressive, invisible pingpong battle complete with human sound effects.

-Disaster!'s Kevin Chamberlin was joined by special guest Andrew Keenan-Bolger from Tuck Everlasting to recreate their "Alone in the Universe" from Seussical the Musical. The pair had reunited earlier this month as part of a post-show fundraising auction for Broadway Cares, organized by Disaster! creator Seth Rudetsky.

-Broadway Inspirational Voices, a diverse choir of Broadway artists united to change lives through the power of music and service, offered a roof-raising rendition of Sondheim's "Sunday" from Sunday in the Park with George.

This year's Easter Bonnet Competition also featured special numbers honoring the tireless volunteers of Broadway Cares' Bucket Brigade, conceived and directed by Jonathan Cerullo, and a tribute to the hard-working national touring productions raising money across the country, choreographed by Kellen Stancil.

A special bonnet presentation by Broadway Cares' affiliate organizations - Broadway Green Alliance, Broadway Serves and R.Evolución Latina - featured D1 Dance Company, a Peruvian troupe of young dancers which regularly collaborates with R.Evolución Latina. The piece was written and directed by Luis Salgado (On Your Feet!) and choreographed byMichael Grijalva.

This year's Easter Bonnet Competition opened with a rousing production number honoring the 25th anniversary of the Tony Award-winning The Will Rogers Follies. Original cast member Cady Huffman led the Easter Bonnet Competitiondancers in a grand tribute to the Best Musical of 1991. Joined by fellow original cast members Dana Moore and Wendy Waring and The Lion King's L. Steven Taylor, the number reimagined the Broadway classic with an ethnically diverse, modern-day twist. The number was directed by T. Oliver Reid, choreographed by Rommy Sandhu and written by Jed Resnick with music direction by Ben Cohn and arrangements by Cohn and Ted Arthur.

The show ended both days with Rachel York from Disaster! delivering an emotional and powerful rendition of the traditional Easter Bonnet Competition anthem, "Help is on the Way," written by David Friedman.

This year's Easter Bonnet Competition was hosted by Cynthia Erivo from The Color Purple and Leslie Odom Jr. fromHamilton, Disaster!'s Kerry Butler and Jennifer Simard, Alex Brightman from School of Rock - The Musical andCarmen Cusack from Bright Star, Fiddler on the Roof's Adam Kantor and Alexandra Silber, and The Lion King'sTshidi Manye and L. Steven Taylor.

The Crucible's Tina Benko, Jason Butler Harner, Ciarán Hines, Saoirse Ronan, Ray Anthony Thomas and Ben Whishaw - with a special appearance by the show's wolf-like canine, Luchta, and her trainer, Bill Berloni - thanked the 47 shows that raised funds this spring but did not perform.

Special guests Laura Benanti from She Loves Me and Roger Bart from Disaster! introduced the esteemed panel of judges that selected the best presentation award winners on Tuesday.

The Easter Bonnet judges were Nicholas Barasch (She Loves Me), Reed Birney (The Humans), Sierra Boggess(School of Rock - The Musical), Joseph Leo Bwarie (Jersey Boys), Robert Creighton (Cagney), Jayne Houdyshell(The Humans), Alix Korey (Fiddler on the Roof), Kyle Scatliffe (The Color Purple) and Nancy Van Duyne, vice president of congressional affairs at United Airlines, a longtime Broadway Cares corporate sponsor. Lee Perlman andAmy Rocchi, who won their judging spots by bidding on exclusive VIP packages at the 29th Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction in September, also joined the panel.

The Easter Bonnet Competition was directed by Kathleen Purvis with Arabella Powell serving as production stage manager, leading a team of 12 expert stage managers. Ben Cohn was music supervisor. Lighting design was by Martin Vreeland and sound by Alain Van Achte.

The Easter Bonnet Competition is generously sponsored by The New York Times and United Airlines.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is one of the nation's leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant?making organizations. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 BC/EFA has raised more than $285 million for essential services for people with AIDS and other critical illnesses across the United States.

Broadway Cares is the major supporter of the social service programs at The Actors Fund, including the HIV/AIDS Initiative, the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative and the Al Hirschfeld Free Health Clinic, and awards annual grants to more than 450 AIDS and family service organizations in all 50 states.


Broadway World (http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-BCEFAs-30th-Annual-Easter-Bonnet-Competition-Raises-5528568-Watch-the-Grand-Total-Reveal-20160426)

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Stevie Nicks surprises 'School of Rock' crowd, talks Prince. <a href="https://t.co/B1Xzgv0mKL">https://t.co/B1Xzgv0mKL</a></p>&mdash; AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) <a href="https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/725312942560923649">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The major media outlets are picking up the story now.

[BlueDenimLamp]

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Sharon & Lori.

[Artemis]

Why is it that Stevie always sounds so much better when she's not with Fleetwood Mac? That Rhiannon is easily the best I've seen from her for a few years...

[lilyfee]

Why is it that Stevie always sounds so much better when she's not with Fleetwood Mac? That Rhiannon is easily the best I've seen from her for a few years...

She just seems so much happier performing without FM:sorry:

[snroxman]

Re: Happier performing without Fleetwood Mac

Yep, it certainly seems that way.

Even when with FM, on that last tour where she was able to perform that one song inspired by Little Red Corvette, that song seemed to have the most energy. Not sure why that is ... :)

[StreetAngel86]

Why is it that Stevie always sounds so much better when she's not with Fleetwood Mac? That Rhiannon is easily the best I've seen from her for a few years...


Rhiannon in Oz sounded amazing
prob the best i've ever heard

maybe she just doesn't like singing with FM in the US ... :lol:
but remember ... she just has to close her eyes and those kids WERE FM
so it's obvs she's thinking about the BAND

Here's the actual Easter Bonnet Competition performance:

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Danielle, you are a treasure. thank you lovely <3

[michelej1]

Stevie Nicks kills it with surprise song at ‘School of Rock’
By Associated Press April 27, 2016 , Page Six

http://pagesix.com/2016/04/27/stevie-nicks-surprises-school-of-rock-crowd-talks-prince/

Stevie Nicks surprised the audience at Broadway’s “School of Rock” with a riveting performance of “Rhiannon” after the cast took its curtain call.

Backed by the show’s very young band, Nicks brought the house to its feet. Afterward, she had nothing but praise for the young musicians.

“I have Fleetwood Mac, and then I have my solo band that I’ve been playing with since 1980, and now I have one more fantastic band to add to my roster, so I’m very happy,” Nicks said Tuesday night backstage at the Winter Garden Theater.

Nicks also shared her memories of Prince while recording her 1980s hit, “Stand Back.” She said the idea came to her while listening to “Little Red Corvette” while driving, and she was compelled to call him about it.

“I asked him if he would come over to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. Never in a million years expecting that he would say yes, or that he was even in Los Angeles, and he was there in like twenty minutes,” Nicks said.

Then she added: “I didn’t have to call and tell him that I kind of ripped off his song, but I did because I’m honest. So it turned into a really amazing relationship. Is my heart broken? Absolutely.”

But Nicks said it felt “fantastic” playing music with the young stars of “School of Rock.” She saw the show on opening night, and came back to see it again.

Performing at the show was something she wanted to do, especially because she would help raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The organization provides financial support for people with AIDS, HIV and HIV-related diseases.

“It’s not work, it’s just great fun … so it’s a great easy way to make money to give to people that really need it,” Nicks said.

The audience was filled with kids that seemed to enjoy her performance. But connecting her music with a younger audience has never been a concern for Nicks.

“I don’t feel like I’m a songwriter that just writes for old people or just writes for young people,” Nicks said.

Instead, she sees herself as the same timeless writer she was at 14.

“I don’t think we’re stuck in a time machine that they only have to write stuff for people their age, and I only have to write stuff for people my age. Obviously, that’s not true because look at what we just did.”

[BlueDenimLamp]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's heartwarming when legendary singers like <a href="https://twitter.com/StevieNicks">@StevieNicks</a> reach out and mentor the younger generation. 🌙 <a href="https://t.co/ive5rqSkRz">https://t.co/ive5rqSkRz</a></p>&mdash; Inspirer (@inspirer_life) <a href="https://twitter.com/inspirer_life/status/725403410632052736">April 27, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[stevierocks87]

You weren't lying, a real live Stevie twirl!!! Fantastic performance, the kids rock, she looks incredible, love the ending.

And I'm pretty sure its the same performance with a better quality video :-)

EDIT: OK, I see now they are totally different backgrounds and settings-duh! So what were two separate events?

[SisterNightroad]

I loved everything about this performance. She looked and sounded great, and the kid on the right is awesome, looks like a mini-Lindsey Buckingham having a trip playing with her.

[jwd]

Ultra cool! Loved the performance(s) with the little people band!

[Newzchspy]

Why is it that Stevie always sounds so much better when she's not with Fleetwood Mac? That Rhiannon is easily the best I've seen from her for a few years...

X2, love that version of Rhiannon and seems to me like she was truly having fun!! Damn she looks good for a broad who's almost 70 :):)

[BlueDenimLamp]

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You can tell she just loves these young kids...
Don't know if FM liked her holding up sound check can't hear what John is saying...

[Macfanforever]

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You can tell she just loves these young kids...
Don't know if FM liked her holding up sound check can't hear what John is saying...

Along with the list of other jobs she had in mind if her singing career did not go anywhere .I think school teacher was on the list.Please correct me it wrong.She was going or gonna go to college for it .

At this point .She's getting her wish being a school teacher on Idol ,Voice shows and this play.Hats off for her .I'm proud of her doing this.

[Danielle]

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More pictures here (http://crystallineknowledge.tumblr.com/tagged/sor-16).

[michelej1]

[Ha ha. Well, I'm glad Lindsey gets first billing over Waddy as her guitar player]

antimusic, 4/28/2016

http://www.antimusic.com/news/16/April/28Stevie_Nicks_Does_Rhiannon_With_Broadways_School_Of_Rock_Cast.shtml

hennemusic) Stevie Nicks performed the Fleetwood Mac classic, "Rhiannon", with the cast of Broadway's School Of Rock at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York on Tuesday and video from the show is available.
Based on the smash 2003 film of the same name starring Jack Black, Broadway World reports Nicks surprised the audience when she joined the cast after their curtain call for the hit from Fleetwood Mac's self-titled 1975 album.

"To be in the presence of these kids that are so amazing that honestly sometimes I close my eyes and I'm not sure that it's not Fleetwood Mac," Nicks told the crowd. "It's very trippy. They are so good."

After the performance, Nicks admitted that the appearance marked her first time on a Broadway stage. "I think this is my Broadway debut, and I'm thrilled," she said. "It was like being somewhere between eight and 13 again. I can't wait to send a tape of this to Lindsey [Buckingham] and my other guitar player, Waddy [Wachtel], because they're gonna die. They're not gonna believe it. They're so good." Read more and check out the videos here.

[michelej1]

[The same writer she was at 14. We just don't get to see proof, I guess]

http://www.postbulletin.com/life/lifestyles/stevie-nicks-surprises-school-of-rock-crowd-talks-prince/article_ff9ac25a-63a7-52f1-9257-c417bd494bf9.html

Home Life Lifestyles, Post Bulletin Apr 28, 2016

Stevie Nicks surprises 'School of Rock' crowd, talks Prince


NEW YORK — Stevie Nicks surprised the audience at Broadway's "School of Rock" with a riveting performance of "Rhiannon" after the cast took its curtain call.

Backed by the show's very young band, Nicks brought the house to its feet. Afterward, she had nothing but praise for the young musicians.

"I have Fleetwood Mac, and then I have my solo band that I've been playing with since 1980, and now I have one more fantastic band to add to my roster, so I'm very happy," Nicks said Tuesday night backstage at the Winter Garden Theater.


Nicks also shared her memories of Prince while recording her 1980s hit, "Stand Back." She said the idea came to her while listening to "Little Red Corvette" while driving, and she was compelled to call him about it.

"I asked him if he would come over to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles. Never in a million years expecting that he would say yes or that he was even in Los Angeles, and he was there in like 20 minutes," Nicks said.

Then she added: "I didn't have to call and tell him that I kind of ripped off his song, but I did because I'm honest. So it turned into a really amazing relationship. Is my heart broken? Absolutely."

But Nicks said it felt "fantastic" playing music with the young stars of "School of Rock." She saw the show on opening night, and came back to see it again.

Performing at the show was something she wanted to do, especially because her appearance would help raise money for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The organization provides financial support for people with AIDS, HIV and HIV-related diseases.

"It's not work, it's just great fun ... so it's a great, easy way to make money to give to people that really need it," Nicks said.

The audience was filled with kids that seemed to enjoy her performance. But connecting her music with a younger audience has never been a concern for Nicks.

"I don't feel like I'm a songwriter that just writes for old people or just writes for young people," Nicks said.

Instead, she sees herself as the same timeless writer she was at 14.

"I don't think we're stuck in a time machine that they only have to write stuff for people their age, and I only have to write stuff for people my age. Obviously, that's not true because look at what we just did."

[sadmabelnormand]

For everyone wondering, the performance with the purple background was at the benefit, and the other one that said "School of Rock" was a surprise curtain call performance.

[michelej1]

[Good story about a Tulsa show where Stevie was pulled off her feet by an audience member]

Mcalester News Capital, May 8, 2016

http://www.mcalesternews.com/news/local_news/ramblin-round-gold-dust-woman/article_a5553746-1e65-50e6-bf6c-fa96b61db3ab.html

RAMBLIN' ROUND: Gold Dust Woman By JAMES BEATY MANAGING EDITOR



During a curtain call, Nicks surprised the Broadway audience by coming onstage and performing her signature song “Rhiannon” with the young “School of Rock” band. By all accounts, the audience on the Great White Way loved it, giving her and the young musicians a standing ovation. She remarked how she had Fleetwood Mac, she had her own solo band and now she could add the young musicians in the School or Rock band to her list.

It brought back memories of the time I’d seen Nicks perform “Rhiannon” — during a concert when she ended up cut short in mid-song.

When I saw Nicks perform in Tulsa in the mid-1980s, she was performing with her solo band, which included the great road and session guitarist Waddy Wachtel. While I usually tried to get up close, this time I was stuck in the nosebleed session.

At many concerts these days, there’s a barrier between the stage and the audience, but there was no such barrier in place that night. As Nicks strutted around the stage with her stylish, gypsy-dancing signature moves, some of the fans jumped up from their seats and leaned against the stage, obviously hoping for a handshake or at least a high-five.

Nicks leaned low, slapping the extended hands until one big guy in the audience grabbed her hand — and then wouldn’t let go.

Not only that, he started pulling her toward him, even though she leaned back and tried to break loose. Suddenly, he gave a yank and Nicks tumbled head-first off the stage as the audience emitted a collective gasp. I couldn’t see what happened next as the band kept playing. Did anyone catch her? Had she been severely injured? Why did he do that?

After about a minute, I could see the audience in front of the stage start to slowly move back as if clearing the way for someone. Then suddenly I saw a glimpse of a woman’s blonde head bopping to the music. Those standing up-front parted the way, as she danced to the wings at stage right. She made it to the stage wing, climbed up a short stairway and climbed back onstage — moving a little more stiffly than before, but still moving.

It would have been easy for Nicks to end the concert, but she didn’t. She kept performing. She didn’t even refer to the incident. That night I learned the true meaning of “The show must go on.”

Although Nicks’ great determination to continue the show didn’t occur outdoors during extreme weather conditions, one of the songs she sang that night called forth images of the elements.

Along with “Rhiannon,” Nicks also performed her song “Dreams,” which includes the lyrics “Thunder only happens when it’s raining.”

Still, the lyrics I recall most often when remembering that night are from “Rhiannon,” when Nicks sings the line “Will you ever win?”

That night, by drawing on her inner reserves and continuing the concert despite what must have been a tumultuous experience, Stevie Nicks proved one thing to me, for sure — she’s definitely a winner.

[Macfanforever]

The School of Rock cast is on the 70th Tony's tonight.To bad they did not drag Stevie onto the show.

[Macfanforever]

Too bad that School of Rock got hosed tonight as Hamilton cleaned house.Maybe next year they will get something.

I really enjoyed this performance tonight from the cast of SOR.

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