Titus Andronicus Share Holiday Single 'Drummer Boy'
by Michael Major - Nov 16, 2022
Titus Andronicus have much to celebrate.“Drummer Boy” takes the music of Billy Joel's evergreen anthem “Piano Man” and uses it to tell the story of the nativity from the perspective of “The Little Drummer Boy,” made famous in the 1958 Christmas classic of the same name by the Harry Simeone Chorale.
Riverview High School Choir Will Open For Foreigner at The Van Wezel
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2022
With ten multi-platinum albums and 16 Top 30 hits, FOREIGNER is hailed as one of the most popular rock acts in the world. Their newest tour, FOREINGER: THE GREATEST HITS, comes to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall this Thursday at 8 p.m. Opening the show will be the Riverview High School Choir.
Review: AN EVENING OF SHORTS at Sowelu Dramatic
by Krista Garver - Sep 15, 2022
For the rest of this month, Sowelu is presenting a “mini-season,” which includes this program on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as readings and workshops. They’re one of those companies that doesn’t put on a ton of work, but what they do present is worth paying attention to.
Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival OUT ON FILM Announces Lineup
by Michael Major - Sep 7, 2022
The Oscar qualifying film festival, which was included on MovieMaker Magazine’s “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” list, once again offers a diverse selection of films from highly anticipated studio efforts to independent films, and international to local Georgia and Atlanta productions as part of its carefully curated hybrid presentation.
BrightSide Theatre to Present SHE LOVES ME in October
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 27, 2022
BrightSide Theatre Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak have announced that they will begin their 10th season with She Loves Me, running from October 14 through 30th.
Brave New Workshop Presents THIS SHOW IS CHEARPER THAN GAS, On Sale Friday, August 22
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2022
Hennepin Theatre Trust has announced that the Brave New Workshop (BNW) continues its summer comedy in a brand new show, This Show Is Cheaper Than Gas – America on Empty. With America's needle quivering near empty, the country is almost out of gas, literally and figuratively. If you feel your gas light is on, it's time to refuel with laughter Thursday, Aug. 11 through Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at 824 Hennepin Avenue., in downtown Minneapolis This is Brave New Workshop's 305th show with preview performances beginning Thursday, Aug. 11 and an opening night scheduled for Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
BIEDERMANN AND THE FIRESTARTERS is Now Playing at Theater St.Gallen
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2022
The wealthy hair tonic manufacturer Gottlieb Biedermann learns from the newspaper that arson attacks are increasing in the city. Always following the same procedure, the criminals, disguised as peddlers, nest in the attics of the houses and then set them on fire. In times like these, Biedermann believes a certain distrust is appropriate.
Brian May Pays Tribute to Buddy Holly With 'Maybe Baby' Cover
by Michael Major - Apr 14, 2022
Brian May's rare tribute version of Buddy Holly's rock 'n' roll classic 'Maybe Baby' is available for download and streaming from April 14, accompanied by an eye-catching new video. The clip comprises Brian “fan art,” with a colourful collection of fan-created images of the Queen guitar hero from throughout his stellar career.
BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON at The Winter Park Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - Mar 29, 2022
What fun it is to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the locations (and experiences) of our youth. Such journeys often include stops at familiar haunts, laughs at the fashions we thought were so hip at the time, and listening to the songs that served as the soundtrack to our formative years. Imagine, then, if you could roll all of those things into a musical, and you might get THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON – the current mainstage production at the Winter Park Playhouse. This fun, fabulous and fantastic time-machine of a show featuring four wonderfully talented women illustrates perfectly the kind of intimate, inviting and thoroughly entertaining production that The Winter Park Playhouse so often has to offer.
BWW Book Review: MAGIC IN THE DARK by Charles B. Moss and Jonathan Kay
by Audrey Morabito - Jan 24, 2022
When an Uber driver asked Charles B. Moss Jr. what area of the film industry he worked in, Moss responded with “the boring part”. All I can say is, after picking up Magic in the Dark, I’m sure you’ll agree that is a vast understatement. But you'll have to see for yourself...Magic in the Dark is more a time capsule than a book, unlocking stories and histories about the movie industry that you won't believe have gone untold.
BWW Interview: Randall Keith Horton of BLACK, BROWN AND BEIGE at Steinmetz Hall At Dr. Phillips Center
by Joseph Harrison - Jan 24, 2022
Continuing with the celebration of the opening of Dr. Phillips Center’s Steinmetz Hall will be the professional world premiere of Duke Ellington’s BLACK, BROWN AND BEIGE, a piece that first played at Carnegie Hall in 1943 and was created to “provide a more accurate accounting of African American history written for the first time by a member of his race.” Critically panned simply because it was ahead of its time, Ellington never performed it in its entirety again. This version of the piece, which was commissioned by G. Schirmer, Inc. through Ellington’s son Mercer in 1987 is arranged and orchestrated by music scholar and former Ellington bandmate Randall Keith Horton. I caught up with Mr. Horton to learn more about this piece, why it is so important (and appropriate for the Steinmetz opening celebration) and what audiences can expect from this performance.
Catherine Russell to Release SEND FOR ME April 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2021
GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell, when asked to characterize her new album, Send For Me, replied, 'I love romance that swings.' Due out on April 1, 2022 via Dot Time Records, Send For Me features a baker's dozen of newly recorded tunes on her eighth album as a leader, meeting a simple exacting standard.
Student Blog: Songs from My First Voice Recital
by Student Blogger: Alexandra Boccone - Sep 24, 2021
What really helped make the learning process faster was that my professor’s selection of songs for the recital were from either Broadway or West End musicals like The Sound of Music or Jekyll and Hyde. Majority of them were songs I knew since I was a child or I just learned them throughout the years.
The 2021 Festival Of Cinema NYC to Return As A Live In-Person Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2021
Bookending over 120 independent films from around the world with many premieres among them, will be the Opening Night selection of John Carlucci and Brandon Laganke's crowd favorite Drunk Bus, and the Closing Night screening of Erin Granat & Machete Bang Bang's acclaimed LGBTQ film, Moon Manor.
Kimmel Cultural Campus Announces 2021/2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 27, 2021
Kimmel Cultural Campus has announced the much-anticipated return of in-person performing arts across their venues: the Kimmel Center, the Academy of Music, and the Merriam Theater. On September 18, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., Kimmel Cultural Campus will host a grand reopening event in Commonwealth Plaza to celebrate the start of the 2021-22 season.
Craft Recordings Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Specialty Records
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jun 2, 2021
Originally released as a 5-CD box set, The Specialty Story offers 130 tracks from the artists noted above, plus Percy Mayfield, Camille Howard, Joe Liggins, Jesse Belvin, Eugene Church, Lil Greenwood, the Swan Silvertones, John Lee Hooker, and more.
Shakespeare's Globe Reopens Outdoor Theatre From 19 May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2021
Shakespeare's Globe is preparing to reopen its outdoor theatre on 19 May 2021. Provided the conditions are met for Step 3 of the Government's roadmap for cultural reopening, the Globe will be welcoming audiences in for socially distanced performances, having closed on 18 March 2020.