Kevin Bronson on February 22nd, 2018

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The Hollywood Bowl this week announced a season schedule that includes performances from Beck, Flying Lotus, Bon Iver and Grizzly Bear, not to mention Randy Newman, Jennifer Hudson, Harry Connick Jr., Queen Latifah, Seal and (as part of the annual July 4 fireworks blowout), the Go-Go’s.

Diana Ross performs opening night; composer John Williams celebrates the 40th anniversary of his first appearance at the Bowl; Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Christopher Cross perform over two nights; and June’s Playboy Jazz Festival (featuring Anthony Hamilton, among others) gets things rolling.

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Along the way there is the Bowl’s usual feast of classical, pop, jazz, world music and theatrical spectaculars. Here’s the full listing:

JUNE

6/9/18 Playboy Jazz Festival, hosted by George Lopez, with Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin, Anthony Hamilton, Snarky Puppy, The Miles Electric Band, The Edmar Castaneda Quartet with Grégoire Maret, Daymé Arocena, Roy Gaines, The Mathew Whitaker Trio, Monsieur Periné, The L.A. County High School for the Arts Jazz
6/10/18 Playboy Jazz Festival, hosted by George Lopez, with The Ramsey Lewis Quintet, Jazmine Sullivan, Charles Lloyd & the Marvels & Guest Lucinda Williams (featuring Bill Frisell, Stuart Mathis, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland), Tower of Power (50th Anniversary), Hubtones: Freddie Hubbard’s 80th Birthday Celebration (featuring Randy Brecker, Nicholas Payton, Jeremy Pelt and David Weiss), The Count Basie Orchestra (directed by Scotty Barnhart), Richard Bona and Mandekan Cubano, Kneebody, Parlor Social with Dessy Di Lauro X Ric’key Pageot, The LAUSD/Beyond the Bell All-City Jazz Big Band (directed by Tony White and J.B. Dyas)
6/16/18 Opening Night at the Bowl with Diana Ross (Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins)
6/17/18 Flying Lotus & Little Dragon
6/24/18 Father John Misty & Gillian Welch (with David Rawlings)
6/30/18 Grease Sing-Along, hosted by Didi Conn (“Frenchy”)

JULY

7/1/18 Reggae Night XVII, with Beres Hammond, Alpha Blondy, Protoje
7/2/18 July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with The Go-Go’s, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Thomas Wilkins)
7/3/18 July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with The Go-Go’s, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Thomas Wilkins)
7/4/18 July 4th Fireworks Spectacular with The Go-Go’s, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Thomas Wilkins)
7/5/18 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Concert, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Justin Freer
7/6/18 Jennifer Hudson, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins
7/7/18 Jennifer Hudson, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins
7/10/18 Bernstein 100 Celebration with Dudamel, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (with Kristin Chenoweth & Brian Stokes Mitchell, vocalists; Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet; Edgar Moreau, cello)
7/12/18 Dudamel Conducts Rachmaninoff, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (with Khatia Buniatishvili, piano)
7/13/18 Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross with Orchestra, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins
7/14/18 Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross with Orchestra, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins
7/15/18 Dudamel and Verdi’s Otello, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (with Russell Thomas, Otello; Juliana di Giacomo, Desdemona; George Gagnidze, Iago; Jennifer Johnson Cano, Emilia; Los Angeles Master Chorale with Grant Gershon, Artistic Director; and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus with Anne Tomlinson, Artistic Director)
7/17/18 Beethoven Masterpieces, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Thomas Adès (with Vikingur Ólafsson, piano)
7/18/18 SEAL & Corinne Bailey Rae
7/19/18 Mozart & Tchaikovsky, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Speranza Scappucci (with Ray Chen, violin)
7/20/18 JAWS in Concert, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by David Newman
7/21/18 JAWS in Concert, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by David Newman
7/24/18 Sibelius & Ravel, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Stéphane Denève (with Augustin Hadelich, violin)
7/26/18 Masterworks by Grieg, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno (with George Li, piano)
7/27/18 Annie, book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, directed by Michael Arden, conducted by Todd Ellison, all-star cast tba
7/28/18 Annie, book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, directed by Michael Arden, conducted by Todd Ellison, all-star cast tba
7/29/18 Annie, book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, directed by Michael Arden, conducted by Todd Ellison, all-star cast TBA
7/31/18 Elgar’s Enigma Variations, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Matthias Pintscher (with Nathan Cole, violin)

AUGUST

8/1/18 Tajimo: The Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ Band, Melissa Ethridge (Stax Records tribute) & Deva Mahal (vocalist and daughter of Taj Mahal)
8/2/18 Dynamic Dvorák, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Paulo Bortolameolli (with Martin Chalifour, violin) 
8/3/18 Charlie Wilson with Orchestra & The O’Jays, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkin 
8/4/18 Charlie Wilson with Orchestra & The O’Jays, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkin 
8/5/18 Bon Iver & Tu Dance (West Coast premiere of this collaboration, choreography by Uri Sands with new music by Justin Vernon)
8/7/18 STAR WARS: A New Hope in Concert, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by David Newman (West Coast live-to-picture premiere of John Williams’ score with the George Lucas film shown in high definition)
8/8/18 The Pink Panther in Concert, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Wilkins (Henry Mancini’s big-band jazz score syncs live with the film on the Bowl’s big screen)
8/9/18 STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK in Concert, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by David Newman (John Williams’ legendary score performed live to the film on the Bowl’s big screen) 
8/10/18 STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE in Concert, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by David Newman (part of the West Coast live-to-picture premiere of John Williams’ score with the George Lucas film shown in high definition) 
8/11/18  STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK in Concert, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by David Newman (John Williams’ legendary score performed live to the film on the Bowl’s big screen) 
8/12/18 Randy Newman: The Albums 1968-2018, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by David Newman (the L.A. singer-songwriter joined by his own band)
8/14/18 The Nutcracker with Dudamel, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, with the National Ballet of Cuba and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director) performing the Tchaikovsky classic 
8/15/18 Gregory Porter: Nat King Cole & Me and Savion Glover, with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, with Vince Mendoza conducting (Porter’s recent tribute album performed with the orchestra and Glover jazz tapping to the beat) 
8/16/18 The Nutcracker with Dudamel, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, with the National Ballet of Cuba and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director) performing the Tchaikovsky classic 
8/17/18 Rodrigo & Gabriela with Dudamel, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (the virtuosic guitar duo from Mexico teams up with the city’s conductor and orchestra for an original performance) 
8/18/18 Rodrigo & Gabriela with Dudamel, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (the virtuosic guitar duo from Mexico teams up with the city’s conductor and orchestra for an original performance) 
8/19/18 Smooth Summer Jazz: Boney James, Third World, Norman Brown & Bobby Caldwell, Pieces of a Dream, Avery*Sunshine
8/21/18 Dudamel & Perlman, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel (with Itzhak Perlman, violin), the legendary violinist features in this performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
8/22/18 Queen Latifah & Common
8/23/18 Chopin Piano Concerto, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Ludovic Morlot (with Sergio Tiempo, piano), performing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5
8/24/18 Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the USC Trojan Marching Band, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, director and actors tba. Selections from the composer’s March Slave, Op. 31; Hamlet; and Romeo and Juliet to be performed; closing with the 1812 Overture set to fireworks
8/28/18 Carmina Burana, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Bramwell Tovey (with Emanuel Ax, piano; Ying Feng, soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Norman Garrett, baritone), with the Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon, Artistic Director) and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director). A night of drama with composer Orff’s legendary classic and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy
8/29/18 George Benson, Ledisi, and LEAN ON ME: José James Celebrates Bill Withers
8/30/18 Carmina Burana, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Bramwell Tovey (with Emanuel Ax, piano; Ying Feng, soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Norman Garrett, baritone), with the Los Angeles Master Chorale (Grant Gershon, Artistic Director) and the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Artistic Director). A second chance at a night of drama with composer Orff’s legendary classic and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy
8/31/17 John Williams: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES 40th Anniversary Celebration! with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by John Williams (and an additional conductor tba), celebrating 40 years since the film composer’s debut at the Bowl, some selections performed live to their respective film clips 

SEPTEMBER

9/1/17 John Williams: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES 40th Anniversary Celebration! with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by John Williams (and an additional conductor tba). Another chance to celebrate 40 years since the film composer’s debut at the Bowl, some selections performed live to their respective film clips 
9/2/18 John Williams: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES 40th Anniversary Celebration! with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by John Williams (and an additional conductor tba). Another chance to celebrate 40 years since the film composer’s debut at the Bowl, some selections performed live to their respective film clips 
9/4/18 Mozart Under the Stars, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Bramwell Tovey (with Jennifer Koh, violin). The classical wunderkind’s Abduction from the Seraglio Overture; Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat; Symphony No. 6 in F; and Symphony No. 31 in D, “Paris”
9/5/18 Mozart Under the Stars, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Bramwell Tovey, second verse (night), same as the first (night) (artist tba)
9/6/18 Haydn & Schubert, with the Los Angeles Phiharmonic, conducted by Bramwell Tovey (with Johannes Moser, cello), performing Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture & Ballet Music, Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1, and Schubert’s Symphony No. 5
9/7/18 Fireworks Finale: Harry Connick, Jr., and the 300th Birthday Celebration of New Orleans, the singer, maestro & actor winds down the 2018 Bowl season with a tribute to his hometown
9/8/18 Fireworks Finale: Harry Connick, Jr., and the 300th Birthday Celebration of New Orleans, the singer, maestro & actor winds down the 2018 Bowl season with a tribute to his hometown
9/9/18 Fireworks Finale: Harry Connick, Jr., and the 300th Birthday Celebration of New Orleans, the singer, maestro & actor winds down the 2018 Bowl season with a tribute to his hometown
9/11/18 Thibaudet Plays Bernstein, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Karina Canellakis (with Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano). Continuing the Bernstein 100 celebration, virtuoso Thibaudet features in the concerto-level piano solo of the American contemporary composer’s Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety.” African American composer Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Orchestra opens and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 bookend the night on a note of calm
9/13/18 Plácido Domingo Conducts Music From Spain, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Plácido Domingo (with Joshua Bell, violin; Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar; and Lucero Tena, castanets), performing an all-Spanish program featuring works by Albéniz, Sarasate and more
9/16/18 Plácido Domingo Conducts Music From Spain, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Plácido Domingo (artists tba), performing an all-Spanish program featuring works by Albéniz, Sarasate and more
9/20/18 Wynton Marsalis’ SPACES with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring dancers Lil Buck and Jared Grimes and Stories of a Groove: Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with special guest the Gerald Clayton Trio. The Pulitzer-Prize winning trumpeter’s “animal ballet” brought to life and the Southland premiere of a new piece by the award-winning pianist with his brothers and the high energy orchestra
9/22/18 Sing-a-long: SOUND OF MUSIC, hosted by Melissa Peterman. Audience is welcome to arrive in Von Trapp cosplay for this annual tradition of a group singalong to the Oscar-winning movie musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein. Some collaborations are meta timeless
9/23/18 Grizzly Bear, TV on the Radio, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and additional artist tba
9/28/18 Beck