Jelly Roll released the song "Dreams Don't Die" ahead of his cameo in Friday's episode of the CBS series "Fire Country." The appearance will mark his acting debut.

The “Passion and the Cross” opens Friday night at the Orpheum Theater and runs through Saturday, April 19.

The composer and lyricist of “A New Brain,” “Falsettos” and other shows answered the pains of life with jaunty songs. He died ...