Student Blog: Zodiac Signs of Tony-Nominated Musicals
by Student Blogger: Madison Moore - Mar 22, 2021
The criteria are that these shows have been nominated for Best Musical from the 3rd Tony Awards (the ceremony that started the Best Musical category) in 1949 to the nominations of what will now be the 74th Tony Awards in 2021. I will be determining their signs based upon their Broadway premiere date. With those rules in mind, here we go!
La Obra De Efraín Huerta, Multifacética; Transitó De La Poesía Social A La Intimista
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2021
Efraín Huerta fue un autor multifacético que transitó de la poesía social a la intimista; de los poemas exteriorizados como nota periodística o apunte de lectura a los de forma clásica. El escritor Eduardo Langagne comenta que el lenguaje poético de Huerta (Silao, Guanajuato, 18 de junio de 1914-Ciudad de México, 3 de febrero de 1982) es, en términos musicales, un continuo caracol sonoro que tiene la partitura de una armonía compleja, contrapuntos y fugas.
UN DÍA COMO HOY: nacía George Balanchine
by Cristina Martinez - Jan 22, 2021
Un 22 de enero de 1904, en San Petersburgo nacía el coreógrafo y bailarín George Balanchine. Desde muy pequeño Balanchine estuvo muy relacionado con la música y la danza.
The Met Announces Four-Week Schedule for Nightly Met Opera Streams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 1, 2020
The Met has announced themed lineups for four weeks of its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company's website during the coronavirus closure. The schedule includes a week of In Plain English, an Epic Proportions week, followed by a week of Holiday Fare, and more.
BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR SEPT. OCT.3-10 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - Oct 2, 2020
Los Angeles Opera has a new a?oeLiving Room Recitala?? with mezzo-sopranno Taylor Raven sings with three different pianists, Jeremy Frank, Nino Sanikidze, and Brendon Shapiro. She sings two songs from Hector Berlioza??s Les Nuits da??Étè, four songs from Xavier Montsalvatgea??s Cinco Canciones Negras, and other delightful pieces.
Con Actividades Artísticas, El INBAL Conmemora El Día Internacional Del Orgullo LGBT
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2020
El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) se suma este año a la conmemoración del Día Internacional del Orgullo LGTTTI a través de sus agrupaciones artísticas, así como presentaciones de bailarines y coreógrafos mexicanos pertenecientes a la comunidad Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual y Transexual (LGBT) y de la danza; charlas y exposiciones virtuales, además de la presentación en redes sociales del pensamiento de escritores que han abordado la temática, a partir de este viernes 26 y hasta el domingo 28 de junio.
BWW Exclusive: THE BEATLES 101 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME - Ranking the Best of John, Paul, George & Ringo (Including Their Solo Hits)
by Peter Nason - May 12, 2020
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest Beatles songs, including some of the fab four's solo works. They're all here: 'Twist and Shout,' 'In My Life,' 'Helter Skelter,' 'Imagine,' 'Something,' 'Maybe I'm Amazed,' 'Let It Be.' See if your favorites made the grade!
BWW Feature: BROADWAY VS. HOLLYWOOD Parte 3° I Film tratti dai Musical Di Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
by ETTORE FARRATTINI - Mar 26, 2020
Chi non ha in casa almeno un cd in cui non ci sia una canzone di Andrew Lloyd Weber: che sia un original cast recording, una compilation o semplicemente una cover, le composizioni di Lloyd Weber sono tra le più conosciute canzoni di musical al mondo. Tutti i più grandi interpreti si sono prima o poi cimentati in una delle sue composizioni tanto che sarebbe impossibile citarli tutti. Se i musical di Sir Andrew sono tra i più visti al mondo e detengono record invidiabili di durata in cartellone sia a Broadway che nel West End, altrettanto non si può dire delle versioni cinematografiche che non sempre sono ben riuscite. Cerchiamo di analizzarne il perché.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are 'Feeling Better'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 23, 2020
Tom Hanks took to social media on Sunday night to share an update on his condition after he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive for coronavirus.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Have Coronavirus
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 11, 2020
Variety reports that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have tested positive for the Coronavirus. They are the first celebrities to acknowledge publicly that they have been diagnosed.
BWW Preview: The Disco Era Arrives in Sao Paulo with DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 3, 2020
Donna Summer Musical is a show with book by Colman Domingo, Robert Cary, and Des McAnuff and music and lyrics by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte, Paul Jabara, and others, based on the life of Donna Summer.
The musical shows the Queen of Disco at three times of her life: Duckling Donna (Amanda Souza) is in her pre-teens, starting out in Boston; Disco Donna (Jeniffer Nascimento), in her late teens and 20s, has her initial success; and Diva Donna (Karin Hils) is in her 50s and at the top of her career.
With direction by Miguel Falabella, the show opens at Teatro Santander on March 5.
English Touring Opera Will Return To Storyhouse This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2020
English Touring Opera returns to Storyhouse in Chester for Spring 2020 with a trio of stunning new shows to entertain audiences - Handel's Giulio Cesare, Mozart's Così fan tutte, and the St John Passion by J.S Bach.
Back Lot Music Releases Universal Pictures' THE PHOTOGRAPH Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
by Abigail Charpentier - Feb 7, 2020
Back Lot Music has released the original motion picture soundtrack to Universal Pictures' THE PHOTOGRAPH today. The soundtrack to the film features an original score by multi-GRAMMY® winning recording artist Robert Glasper, as well as two new songs by recent GRAMMY® nominee Lucky Daye and GRAMMY® winning artist H.E.R. The romantic drama, starring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield, arrives in theaters nationwide on Valentine's Day.
Utah Opera Announces 2020-21 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 28, 2020
Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth today announced the programming and creative teams for Utah Opera's 2020-21 season, sponsored by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.