Václav Luks will lead Planned performances by the Handel and Haydn Society of Jan Václav (Hugo) Voříšek (1791-1825) Symphony in D major (1823) arrive at the Symphony Hall on Friday and Sunday in a pair of concerts that also feature the 19e-This century, the Overture of the black composer JosephRead More →
StackCommerce Music is both a relaxing hobby and a way to cultivate your mind by giving it new challenges. Still, it can be difficult to know where to start. These four packs will help you get started or improve, whether you want to learn a new instrument or learn musicRead More →
StageWorks is proud to announce its first major musical of the season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved original musical “Cinderella”. The production is directed and the music directed by artistic director Mike Hoffmann, with Matthew and Lynn Valeri as associate directors. The production will be choreographed by Kate Olson. “Rodgers andRead More →
Providence, RI – AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, a new musical based on the Oscar-winning film and the original screenplay by Douglas day stewart, will perform at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) from Friday February 18 through Sunday February 20, 2022. Music production will take place at Naval SupportRead More →
Picture: Marvel studios Composer and lyricist Marc Shaiman is unquestionably talented. During his long career he helped create John Waters’ long-running musical Hair spray, tagged movies like Insomnia in Seattle and Mary Poppins Returns, and won a Grammy, Emmy, and Tony for his work (meaning he only needs an OscarRead More →
One of France’s most successful musicals, “Les Dix Commandements”, is coming to New York! Almost 20 years after its opening, “The Ten Commandments” is presented in English with the first single from the Cast Recording album of an upcoming Broadway adaptation. Created by filmmaker Elie Chouraqui, to music by PascalRead More →
Boston Baroque observed this New Years Eve with a somber symphony, brilliant concerto, and parody on the opera intermezzo, featuring contemporaries Mozart (1756-1791), Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1746- 1759) and Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801), respectively. Friday’s concert, a sort of chronicle, featured a timely reflection on the pandemic that hasRead More →
Guillermo del Toro reports that Pinocchio and Nightmare Alley have ‘shared magic’ Guillermo del Toro put Pinocchio in the midst of Mussolini’s rise in his new stop-action musical. In a short clip on Twitter, the acclaimed director doesn’t elaborate much on the comparison except for a comment on the theme:Read More →
Ariana De Bose in “America” from “West Side Story” (Courtesy 20th Century Studios) The musical Spielberg was waiting to do Steven Spielberg has never done a musical, but his latest film, an adaptation of the classic “West Side Story”, is something he has been preparing for his entire career. Wasn’tRead More →
“Tootsie,” the musical extracts a plot from the 1982 hit film of the same name, but it’s mixed into a dish that has a very different flavor. If you were one of those who didn’t like the movie, this can only be good news. But if you were one ofRead More →
The cast of the national tour company of Summer: Donna’s summer musical. Initially scheduled until January 2, the remaining performances of the show at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, MN have been canceled due to COVID-19. With so many shows on tour, you can blinkRead More →
December 30, 2021, 10:58 2021 has been a year of notable birthdays for me, and I enjoyed celebrating some of them with tribute videos or writings. Today I would like to talk about the two films that have had a big impact on my musical life: Harry Potter and theRead More →
The casting for A Christmas Story: The Musical featured Susannah Jones as mother, Christopher Swan as old man, Cal Alexander as Randy and Colton Maurer as Ralphie (photo by Gary Emord Netzley) Big League Productions, Inc.’s National Tour A Christmas Story: The Musical, brilliantly staged by the director Matt LenzRead More →
According to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users at the time of this writing, “Les Miserables: The Staged Concert” is the frontrunner to win Best Musical Drama Album at this year’s Grammy Awards with a rating of 11/2. The recordings of the classic musical have already received two GrammyRead More →
Imagine being stuck in a time loop, waking up and realizing that you are living the same day over and over and over and over again. Set your alarm clock to see Groundhog Day: The Musical, based on the classic Bill Murray cinematic comedy, as the forecast calls for ParamountRead More →
The new movie Cyrano is a romantic and heartfelt musical that turned me into putty in his hands. Based on the timeless story of Cyrano de Bergerac – a man gifted with words but doomed to appear unconventional – it is the story of a heartbreaking and tragic love triangle.Read More →
+3 The worldwide success of the musical “Nunsense” should delight a new generation of local theater fans. An independent production will bring Dan Goggin’s hilarious screenplay and score to the local scene. Producers Elaine and Bruce Waddell have located the piece and say there is a lot of laughs andRead More →
Cyrano is a musical, the latest in this year’s bumper crop, and it seems perfectly suited to the style of director Joe Wright, who merges theatrical and cinematic sensibilities with the common goal of showing off. Wright, last seen dropping the ball doing a highly stylized De Palma-style freakout despiteRead More →
On Sunday Boxing Day, the Timberwolves gathered for afternoon practice, and the musical chair game continued. In: Wolves coach Chris Finch says Patrick Beverley and Josh Okogie are back in training. Meanwhile, Wolves are expected to sign center Greg Monroe – who hasn’t played in the NBA since the 2018-19Read More →
Hey folks, your favorite comedy show “The Kapil Sharma Show” is set to make your weekend pretty amazing because the new episodes contain such a sense of humor that is sure to amaze you. Because the creators are ready to uplift the level of entertainment, Kapil Sharma is set toRead More →
Victoria Clark plays a teenage girl with Methuselah syndrome in “Kimberly Akimbo”. Photo by Ahron R. Foster / ahronfoster.com Actors sometimes get on fire for not playing their age, especially for playing younger than their age, but Kimberly Akimbo takes this trend to a bizarre new level. This original andRead More →
Sara Bareilles is heartbroken that the cast of Waitress the Musical were unable to say goodbye to the show before it closed early due to a Covid-19 outbreak. The musical was originally scheduled to close on Broadway on January 9, but on Thursday, show officials announced it would be shuttingRead More →
Less than a mile from Sigmund Freud’s former office in Vienna, “The Lady in the Dark,” Kurt Weill’s oft-misunderstood 1941 musical about an overworked protagonist seeking relief through psychoanalysis, is set. staged in Austria for the second time only in the author’s native German. And his theme of burnout provedRead More →
Palm Springs Kennel Club Dog Show / January 6-9 Sit back and stay at the Empire Polo Club, where mutts and their trainers compete to win in over 35 breed-specific shows, as well as obedience and rally competitions. kennel club palmsprings.org Palm Springs International Film Festival / January 6-17 OpeningRead More →
Watch Cory Wong and The Wong Notes play on the ice in full hockey gear. By Nate Todd 23 dec. 2021 • 12:49 p.m. PST Cory Wong created his Wong on ice musical and sports performances today. Video shows Minnesota-raised guitarist and band Wong’s Notes perform a set and moreRead More →
Musicals do not persist in our cultural consciousness because they are flawless. Even the greatest musicals aren’t perfect. Instead, they lodge themselves in our memories and pleasure centers because of their unique chemistry: Musicals give us permission to feel everything and feel it deeply, and they do so by transcendingRead More →
If there’s anything better than a killer new music software, it’s software that can help transport you to another world. This is exactly what the Native Instruments Evolution Series Libraries do: capture and encapsulate the raw magic and sound of traditional instruments from around the world, and integrate them directlyRead More →
Click to enlarge Jérémy Daniel photo A story first made famous in an animated ’90s musical makes its way to Spokane via Broadway in a drastically different form. ohof all the animated musicals of my childhood, Anastasia remains the most slept. The 1997 musical follows an 18-year-old orphan with amnesiaRead More →
If you’ve barely known peace since you first saw “Rogers: The Musical” in the Hawk Eye trailer, desperate to figure out the rest of this story arc and busy writing your own fantastic lyrics, you are not alone. Broadway giants Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman – who scored a mega-hitRead More →
The national tour of “TootsieAims to send Greenville theatergoers into the New Year with a big smile on all faces. The critically acclaimed Broadway show arrives at the Peace Center on January 4 for eight performances through January 9. Based on the 1982 film of the same name, “Tootsie” tellsRead More →
The Wheeling High School Musical Theater Program’s presentation of “Cry-Baby the Musical” has been selected as part of the program for the upcoming Illinois High School Theater Festival. The cast will perform the musical twice on Jan. 7 at Illinois State University in Normal. This is the second time thatRead More →
Turbine Theater Artistic Director Paul Taylor-Mills announces exciting and diverse new musicals selected for this year MTFestUK 2022. The programming includes: No Limits, Halls, Wuthering Heights – The Musical, Train On Fire, RuneSical, Père / Fils, Jeanne and Queeroes. A celebration of the new musical theater, MTFestUK2022 takes place fromRead More →
When Bryget Chrisfield checks in with Dolphin frienddrummer Ben O’Carroll, they discuss fallen musical heroes, sonic evolution and milestone moments – first radio laps and Rage–That this Auckland quartet lived on the back of Hero sky, the first single from their upcoming third EP, Will not be fools. FOLLOWING: BULLETRead More →
Homepage Business Ironic: COVID kills Alanis Morissette Broadway musical “Jagged Little Pill” ends … It’s ironic, as Alanis Morissette sang. The pop star’s Broadway musical, “Jagged Little Pill,” has died thanks to COVID. The show’s producers say the virus killed their show. “JLP” played his last performance. Here is theRead More →
The second act of the original romantic musical Undertaking Christmas premieres online today. Written and directed by Jonathan Larson Grant of the American Theater Wing and MAC Award winner Joel B. New, the podcast features a cast from Broadway and beyond, including Todd Buonopane (Cinderella), Jennifer Fouche (Chicken and cookies),Read More →
There are two types of jukebox musicals. In one, the greatest hits of a singer or a pop group are tied to a fictional plot, as in Mama Mia. In the other, the songs hang on a thin clothesline of moments from the subject’s biography. Jersey Boys is the prototype.Read More →
The Wheeling High School Musical Theater Program’s presentation of “Cry-Baby the Musical” has been selected as part of the program for the upcoming Illinois High School Theater Festival. The cast will perform the musical twice on January 7, at Illinois State University in Normal. This is the second time thatRead More →
In what could be the toughest of Covid Broadway cancellations, MJ, Michael Jackson’s new musical, won’t return to Broadway’s Neil Simon Theater until Monday, December 27, an announcement that cancels the show’s opportunity for the lucrative box office before Christmas and Christmas Day. In a tweeted statement, the producers said:Read More →
Runrig bowed out in 2018 with two farewell concerts in Stirling, 45 years after the band formed on the Isle of Skye. Photo: Matt Liengie A host of the band’s best-known hymns will feature in the score for a performance set in a Scottish island community, which premieres in theRead More →
2021 has been one of the best years for movie musicals in a long time. It might not be the golden age, but there is a possibility that there will be a revitalization of the genre. Whether you’re a casual music fan or a musical theater enthusiast, this year seemedRead More →