BWW Feature: Full Tour Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN Surprises Utah Theater Lovers After Group's Excursion to Las Vegas
by Blair Howell - January 20, 2019 A meeting with a single cast member after Utah Theater Lovers traveled to see the Las Vegas tour of DEAR EVAN HANSEN became a private post-show talkback with the entire tour cast. Megan Guiterrez masterminded the active and influential meetup group, which now boasts more than 1,000 across Utah -- an...
Kyle Taylor Parker to Release Sophomore Album BROADWAY SOUL VOL. 2
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - July 06, 2020 Kinky Boots Star, Kyle Taylor Parker joins forces with Broadway veterans to deliver his sophomore album, a?oeBroadway Soul, Vol.2a??...
SAXY CHRISTMAS with the Cyprus Saxophone Quartet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 06, 2019 Four saxophones, four experiences, talented and well-known musicians on the stage of Technopolis 20, for a Christmas concert, on Tuesday, 17th of December 2019, at 8pm....
WAR HORSE To Be Narrated Live By Juliet Stevenson Accompanied By Royal Scottish National Orchestra
by Julie Musbach - October 08, 2018 Michael Morpurgo's emotionally-charged story is to be narrated live at Edinburgh's Usher Hall by the multi award-winning author, with specially arranged music performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra...
BroadwayWorld Seeks Bay Area Contributors
by Alan Henry - February 05, 2019 BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in the Bay Area, Mountain View, Santa Rosa, and more. As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your o...
Minton's Playhouse Presents NEW YEAR'S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA!
by A.A. Cristi - November 18, 2019 Grammy honored JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band will be playing musical host at the legendary Minton's Playhouse for ringing in the New Year and no better place to do it than at the birthplace of bebop. The Biggish Band has backed a number of musical legends in its time including Norah Jones, Elvis C...
Michael Bolton: The Symphony Sessions Comes To Van Wezel
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2019 From "When a Man Loves a Woman" to "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" and more, Michael Bolton's time, love and tenderness has created the soundtrack of our lives. On Wednesday, February 13 at 8 p.m., join the Grammy Award-winner at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for an evening of timeless ...
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents LACO AT HOME
by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2020 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), ranked among the world's top musical ensembles, presents a new LACO AT HOME digital program featuring six of LACO's virtuosic musicians and a special guest appearance by the Miró Quartet, hailed as a?oea marvel of single-minded phrasing and airtight ensemblea?? ...
Ragazzi Livestreams Virtual Holiday Concert BEYOND THE STARS
by Stephi Wild - November 25, 2020 Ragazzi Boys Chorus will lift their voices with festive songs of the holiday season, as well as works that honor endurance and optimism, with a livestreamed virtual concert Beyond the Stars. Led by Artistic and Executive Director Kent Jue, the innovative Silicon Valley chorus will utilize groundbrea...
Michael Morpurgo's WAR HORSE To Be Narrated Live By Juliet Stevenson, Accompanied By Royal Scottish National Orchestra
by Stephi Wild - November 01, 2018 Award-winning author Michael Morpurgo will read his heart-breaking War Horse live at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on Sunday 18 November as part of the venue's Sunday Classics series. He will be joined by co-narrator, the BAFTA Award nominee and much-loved English actress Juliet Stevenson. Alongside the na...
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents LACO AT HOME
by A.A. Cristi - April 21, 2020 Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), ranked among the world's top musical ensembles, presents a new LACO AT HOME digital program featuring six of LACO's virtuosic musicians and a special guest appearance by the Miró Quartet, hailed as a?oea marvel of single-minded phrasing and airtight ensemblea?? ...
New Music from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers, with Del McCoury
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 25, 2019 Billy Blue Records is pleased to announce the February 1st release of “The Guitar Song,” the first radio single from For The Record, the forthcoming, 12-song album from Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers....
Hoff-Barthelson Music School Offers A Musical Potpourri At Faculty Concert Feb. 8
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2019 The Hoff-Barthelson Music School Faculty Concert Series continues today, February 8, 2019, at 7:30 pm with a "Musical Potpourri" - an eclectic mix of musical selections, both familiar and new....
FRIENDS' 'I'll Be There for You' Heads to Abbey Road
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2019 Fifty years after The Beatles recorded Abbey Road, The London Metropolitan Orchestra visits one of the most iconic recording studios in history to record a Beatles-inspired orchestral version of a?oeI'll Be There for You,a?? the theme song to the global hit comedy Friends, in celebration of the seri...
VIDEO: Iron & Wine and NSO Pops Perform 'Cinder and Smoke' at The Kennedy Center
by Stephi Wild - April 29, 2020 The Kennedy Center has released a new flashback video, featuring Iron & Wine performing 'Cinder and Smoke' with the National Symphony Orchestra....
Dalia Stasevska Receives The 2020 Royal Philharmonic Society Conductor Award
by Stephi Wild - November 19, 2020 Dalia Stasevska has been awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2020 Conductor Award, announced last night in a digital presentation on the RPS Awards' website. The two other nominees in the Conductor Award category were Martyn Brabbins and Jonathon Heyward. The evening was specially filmed at Wig...
VIDEO: Broadway YouTuber Michael Korte is Back with Nine Female Vocalists Singing a THE LION KING Medley
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2018 YouTuber Michael Korte is back with 'Queens Sing King', an empowering medley of songs from Broadway's Lion King sung by 9 inspiring female voices. ...
FRIENDS' 'I'll Be There for You' Heads to Abbey Road
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2019 Fifty years after The Beatles recorded Abbey Road, The London Metropolitan Orchestra visits one of the most iconic recording studios in history to record a Beatles-inspired orchestral version of a?oeI'll Be There for You,a?? the theme song to the global hit comedy Friends, in celebration of the seri...
VIDEO: SIX's Catherine Parrs Cover 'Survivor' by Destiny's Child
by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2020 Five of Six The Musical's Catherine Parrs have covered Survivor by Destiny's Child! Cast members featured include Vidya Makan, Maiya Quansah-Breed, Athena Collins, Danielle Steers and Amelia Walker. ...
Michael Bolton: The Symphony Sessions Comes To Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2019 From "When a Man Loves a Woman" to "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" and more, Michael Bolton's time, love and tenderness has created the soundtrack of our lives. On Today, February 13 at 8 p.m., join the Grammy Award-winner at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for an evening of timeless hits...
David Berger Jazz Orchestra and Ron Sunshine Celebrate The Great American Songbook at Birdland
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2019 Composer, arranger, and conductor, David Berger, is recognized internationally as a leading authority on the music of Duke Ellington and the Swing Era. Conductor and arranger for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra from its inception in 1988 through 1994, Berger has transcribed more than 750 full s...
Elton John Will Release 60 New Tracks on 'Jewel Box'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 17, 2020 Variety reports that Elton John's 'Elton: Jewel Box' album will contain 148 songs, including 60 previously unreleased ones. ...
Performance Series Honoring Jazz Great Duke Ellington Continues At Birdland Jazz Club
by Stephi Wild - October 15, 2019 The Duke Ellington Center Big Band, conducted by multi-Grammy nominated Bobby Sanabria, will perform CrackerJazz, the third of a monthly performance series honoring jazz icon Duke Ellington on Sunday, November 3 at Birdland Jazz Club, 315 West 44th Street, NYC. Doors open at 4:30pm; performance at 5...
The American Tap Dance Foundation And The Duke Ellington Center For The Arts Present CRACKERJAZZ
by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2019 The Duke Ellington Center Big Band, conducted by multi-Grammy nominated Bobby Sanabria, will perform CrackerJazz, the third of a monthly performance series honoring jazz icon Duke Ellington on Sunday, November 3 at Birdland Jazz Club, 315 West 44th Street, NYC. Doors open at 4:30pm; performance at 5...
BWW Review: The Joyce Theater Presents its Ballet Festival Program D
by Rose Marija - August 23, 2019 On August 17, 2019, I attended Ballet Festival's Program D, curated by Edward Watson, principal dancer of London's Royal Ballet and a performer in this program. He was joined on stage by Sarah Lamb, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet; Robbie Fairchild, former New York City Ballet (NYCB) principal ... |