The Britney Spears jukebox musical Once again begins performances Nov. 30 at the Shakespeare Theater Company for a limited time as she aims for a possible Broadway tour. The Washington, DC premiere comes after plans for a Chicago debut were scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using songs like “Lucky”,Read More →
It all started with a simple question: What if “Bridgerton” was a musical? For musicians – and now bona fide TikTok stars – Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, that would mean not only creating the world’s very first fully conceptualized TikTok musical, but also a Grammy nomination in the process.Read More →
Arkansas Entertainment, Events & Arts Events: THEATER: “Officer and gentleman” Touring Company presents new musical “An Officer and a Gentleman”, based on the original Douglas Day Stewart film and screenplay, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave ., Conway.Read More →
IIf you’ve ever used the phrases “everything happens pink” or “the ladies who breakfast”, you have to thank Stephen Sondheim. He made them up in his lyrics to Gypsy (1959) and Society (1970), two of his most famous musicals. But for all the felicity of his work as a lyricist,Read More →
Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known for his Broadway musical Hamilton, based on the story of titular Alexander Hamilton, which was picked up by Disney +, but how do all of his other movie musicals rank? Hamilton is certainly Miranda’s most popular release, but he’s also written and starred in severalRead More →
Job : November 27, 2021 / 8:19 a.m. EST / Update: November 27, 2021 / 8:19 a.m. EST FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Blippi the Musical is making a special stop at the Embassy Theater this spring. A favorite character of children around the world will be on stage onRead More →
(JTA) — Stephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined American musical comedy through a monumental canon of influential and innovative theatrical works, has died at age 91. He died suddenly on Friday after enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with friends at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, The New York TimesRead More →
Angela Merkel has chosen the music she wants to play at her retirement ceremony next week. According to Der Spiegel, the outgoing chancellor chose “Für mich soll’s rote Rosen regnen(It should be raining red roses for me) by Hildegard Knef, the actress-turned-singer who enjoyed considerable success in Germany in theRead More →
Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped American musical theater with his clever, complex rhyming lyrics, has passed away, his representative confirmed to CBS News. He was 91 years old. Sondheim influenced several generations of theatrical songwriters, especially with landmark musicals like “Company”, “Follies” and “Sweeney Todd” which are considered amongRead More →
The music Box The music Box Saturday 20 November 2021 Arcada Theater, Saint-Charles Genesis fans agree that when the time came when the most prolific progressive rock ensemble to ever exist crossed the line into the pop microcosm, they would all have secretly asked for forgiveness and pretended. to ignoreRead More →
“I could do this all day yyyyyy! ” After an opening on a heartbreaking cold that actually revisited the Battle of New York, Disney + Hawk Eye leaps forward to the MCU’s current Broadway, where Clint Barton (with her three children) endures a performance of Rogers: the musical. The fictionalRead More →
When I was about 17, I would wake up and cycle down to the South Rim almost every day with my saxophone on my back. I would spend hours training and hanging out with friends at the Southbank Center until they told us to leave at 11pm. I built anRead More →
Howard Brown has been the face of Halifax for almost a decade, rocking his hips to our favorite hits, repurposed for bank mortgage deals – but what has the household name been up to since he left the bank? Howard has had a whirlwind 20 years since first appearing inRead More →
“Every man’s life touches many other lives – and when he’s not around he leaves a terrible hole.” Fresh off the hit of their critically-acclaimed SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL series, Tidewater Players is ringing in the holiday season with a new take on the beloved Franck Capra classic film “It’s aRead More →
Brian Fallon didn’t know what to do next. The Red Bank native and former frontman of the center Jersey classic rock revivalists, Gaslight’s anthem had released an intimate solo LP, “Local Honey”, in March 2020. The album’s release was overshadowed by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a subsequentRead More →
Comment from JL Trevers Parents in some states are pushing to remove books about sexuality and gender identity from school library shelves these days. Complaints from one or two parents are apparently enough to push school boards into censorship. Such parents would certainly oppose “Trevor”, at least the original 1994Read More →
There’s no shortage of Broadway-caliber shows at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center. If you’re looking to get kids into the theater, you should check out his upcoming production of “The musical SpongeBob SquarePants“, which will extend from November 27 to December 5. Presented by the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy, TheRead More →