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 Album Review: One Jazz Great Joins With Another As Jim Snidero & Kurt Rosenwinkel Team Up On FAR FAR AWAYFAR FAR AWAY is another star in the Bobby firmament that begs to be heard with intention - to be sat with and absorbed.  Concord Theatricals Recordings Digitally Re-Releases 27 Theatre AlbumsConcord Theatricals Recordings has digitally re-released the third wave of albums from the former Fynsworth Alley theatrical recorded music catalog, including 27 titles that have not previously been available to stream or download.  Album Review: An Opera Star Gonna Star & Rene Fleming Is A Star On Her GREATEST MOMENTS AT THE METWhat did our critic think of RENE FLEMING GREATEST MOMENTS AT THE MET at A?  Album Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT & Indeed We Do. Hit Songs From A Hit Show Make A Hit OBCThe score with just the few touches of dialogue included makes it very clear what is happening from start to finish and it delivers the show to the imagination so wonderfully.  Robert Karr to Release Memoir AT SEA WITH PATRICK DENNIS in MayOn May 18, 2023, Patrick Dennis - the creator of Auntie Mame - would have celebrated his 102nd birthday. What better way to mark this auspicious occasion than with the release of Robert Karr's new book At Sea with Patrick Dennis: My Madcap Mexican Adventure with the Author of Auntie Mame.  Music Review: Billy Porter Delivers A Lively Baby On The Dance Floor With His New BABY WAS A DANCER SingleThe music is filled with driving rhythms that cry out for mixing on the nightlife dance floor. A disco anthem for today that is equal parts mainstream pop, soul/R&B blended together.  Album Review: REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING (A Concept Album) Should Probably Regret NothingAnd so, since we enjoyed REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING, we think you will too.  Album Review: Platt & Co Bring To Life The Tragedy Of Leo Frank On The Cast Recording of Brown & Urhy's PARADE 2023And so my lambkins, PARADE the 2023 Revival Cast Recording is a first-rate record of this latest piece of Broadway history and will make a fine addition to your collections  THE MICHAEL FRIEDMAN COLLECTION Featuring Jackie Hoffman, Lauren Molina & More Out NowGHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and THE CIVILIANS have released four new albums as the final installment of The Michael Friedman Collection.  Review: Hulu's UP HERE Stays Up There But Forgets To Come Down HereIn the final analysis, while it's true that we find it all a little too twee, Bobby's prediction is that the audience it finds will love it enough to get it to a second season...  Dolly Parton to Release 'Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones' Fashion Book in OctoberIn Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. Pre-order the new book now!  Robert Viagas' Love Letter To Theatregoers RIGHT THIS WAY: A HISTORY OF THE AUDIENCE Out NowAccording to one of the theatre's most influential chroniclers, Robert Viagas, when you sit down to watch a play ... movie ... TV show ... concert ... reading .... And these days ... video on your computer, you are taking part in one of the oldest and most meaningful forms of behavior. Being part of an audience is a universal experience, one that has remained a constant feature of human societies even as it has evolved from colosseums to tiny glowing screens.  Vaudevisuals Press to Release VISUAL ALCHEMY: THE MAGIC LIFE OF JEFF SHERIDANFeaturing a preface by John Strausbaugh (The New York Times Weekly Explorer), Visual Alchemy: The Magic Life of Jeff Sheridan is comprised of essays by renowned fellow magicians who have been influenced or taught by Sheridan, including Jeff McBride and Mark Setteducati. The book is available for pre-sale now and general sales on May 15, 2023.  Listen: Eleri Ward's KEEP A TENDER DISTANCE to be Released on Vinyl in JuneGHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced that the new album Keep A Tender Distance rom singer/songwriter Eleri Ward will be released in a special vinyl edition on Friday, June 2.  Track List Revealed for KPOP Original Broadway Cast AlbumThe Original Broadway Cast Recording of KPOP is coming soon! Check out the full track list for the upcoming release.  Jackie Hoffman, Lauren Molina & More to be Featured on THE MICHAEL FRIEDMAN COLLECTION Final InstallmentGHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and THE CIVILIANS have announced the release of four new albums as the final installment of The Michael Friedman Collection.  Ukulele Online Course and Bestselling Book Series Make Playing A Music Instrument Accessible To AllForte Publishing has announced the launch of an updated online course Practice Makes Permanent, designed by Grammy-nominated educator Jenny Peters and her sister, Rebecca Bogart. The online course follows the bestselling Beginning Ukulele Songs book series that has sold over 100,000 copies over the last decade.  Steve Kerr Releases New Book EUROVISION: A PLEA FOR RESPECTSteve Kerr has announced the release of his new book, Eurovision: A Plea For Respect (Continental Songs And British attitudes). Discover the hidden treasures of Europe's greatest music tradition - The Eurovision Song Contest: A journey through its history and cultural significance.  Exclusive: First Listen to New Single 'Life on the Edge' From CLICQUOT: A REVOLUTIONARY MUSICALBRAINSTORM RECORDS, YELLOW SOUND LABEL and 35th PARALLEL PRODUCTIONS have announced that the second single from CLICQUOT: A Revolutionary Musical – Studio Cast Recording, which features highlights from the sweeping and romantic new stage musical, will be available on all streaming services on Monday, March 13. Get an exclusive first listen here!  Music Review: Marissa Licata & The Rag Tag Collection Weave a Fascinating CAT'S CRADLEIt is this rainbow reviewer’s sincere hope that CAT’S CRADLE is the prelude to an entire album from The Rag Tag Collection.  Charles Busch's Memoir, 'Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy' Is Now Available for Pre-Order'Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy' is described as a poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist’s Oz-like journey in the worlds of Off-Broadway, Broadway, and Hollywood.  Seth Rudetsky's MUSICAL THEATRE FOR DUMMIES to be Released in Paperback This WeekBroadway insider and the host of Sirius/XM Radio's ON BROADWAY channel, Seth Rudetsky shares a backstage pass to all things Broadway in the new book, Musical Theatre For Dummies.  Music Review: Keala Settle Settles For Nothing Less Than Perfection With IMPERFECTThis gorgeous lady has a tremendous pop sound and sense of style that is really today.  Music Review: Katie Boeck Asks “Would You Do It” OVER AGAIN As Her Single Signals Her Upcoming AlbumHaunting is precisely the right descriptor for Katie Boeck’s OVER AGAIN, and it will haunt us until her new album, CALICO, is in our hot little rainbow-manicured fingers.  Video: Tina Fey, Erika Dickerson-Despenza & More Honored at 2023 PEN America Literary AwardsWatch video of Tina Fey and more being honored at the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards!  DORIS DEAR'S GURL TALK Bonus Episode Streaming Now On Broadway On DemandA 'bonus' episode of the streaming series “Doris Dear's Gurl Talk” is available now on Broadway On Demand with special guest Lolly Lardpop!  Photographer Mark Mann to Bring Dancers off the Pages of his Latest Book and Onto the Joyce StageWorld-renowned celebrity portrait photographer Mark Mann is celebrating the release of his new coffee table book Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to Dance with a one night only star-studded evening of dance at the Joyce Theater, Monday, April 10, 2023.  Album Review: Callaway & Lee An Unstoppable Pair In A Singular Voice On FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION!Even while Ann Hampton Callaway is leaving her stamp on these songs, she makes certain to do right by the die-hards by using her glorious, rich, and resonant voice  Music Review: Melissa Manchester Brings Her Legendary Vocals To Marsha Malamet's LESSONS TO BE LEARNEDFinally, LESSONS TO BE LEARNED by Melissa Manchester is a beautifully moving song reflecting that life’s rough spots are opportunities to learn from and gain wisdom, and who can argue with that?  Album Review: OFF THE TOP Composer Jason Kravits Does the impossible With New Album JIM… AND OTHER FINE SUGGESTIONSIt was some fine sets of ears that produced and mixed this album, and that, plus Jason’s humorous words and music, make this a very easy-listening treat
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