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 Sheldon Epps Shares His Journey In The Theatre In New Book MY OWN DIRECTIONSEpps recounts his rollercoaster ride of a life in the theatre, with all the excitement and occasional anguish that come with the highs and lows. The author’s journey in the American theatre has been amplified by his experience as a Black man who has frequently been “one of the few,” “the first” or even “the only.”  THE BESTEST OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY EVER EP Featuring Mary Testa & More Out NowThe Bestest Office Christmas Party Ever – a special EP recording of selections from the irreverent new holiday musical – is now available on all digital and streaming platforms.  Album Review: Mark William COME CROON WITH ME Is Silky Smooth And Awfully AuthenticAs Mark William's new show prepares to open, Broadway World Cabaret takes a look at his 2019 debut solo album.  Interview: Author D.T. Max Talks Final Conversations With Sondheim in New BookRead BroadwayWorld's interview with longtime New Yorker staff writer-and author of the New York Times bestseller Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story-D.T. Max on his new book FINALE: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim.  India Habitat Centre to Host DEHLI POETRY FESTIVAL in DecemberBack after a Covid enforced hiatus, India's premier, standalone poetry festival will be held at the India Habitat Centre – on 10th and 11th December 2022. Delhi Poetry Festival (DPF) 6th edition promises to immerse you in the elixir of verse, conversations around poetry and soulful Sufi performances.  Album Review: Minchin's Matilda Musical Makes Move To Movies On MATILDA THE MUSICAL Movie SoundtrackThat aside, Minchen & Co have adapted the score to suit the film medium, the cast has made good meals of their singing assignments, and the additional instrumental scoring by Nightengale is, quite frankly, gorgeous.  Victoria Clark's DECEMBER SONGS FOR VOICE AND ORCHESTRA Out Now on CDPS CLASSICS has released the second solo album by Victoria Clark, the Tony Award-winning actress who opened recently on Broadway in the acclaimed new musical Kimberly Akimbo. December Songs for Voice and Orchestra – a sumptuous reinvention of Maury Yeston’s beloved song cycle, is reimagined here by Clark and a 37-piece orchestra.  Renée Fleming to Release 'Greatest Moments at the Met' AlbumThis announcement follows news of Fleming’s nomination last week for a 2023 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album, for her previous Decca release Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene, and it comes as Fleming takes the stage at the Met again tonight (November 22) in the star-studded world premiere production of Kevin Puts's opera The Hours.  Streaming Review: Disney Princesses And Villains Abound & It's Almost Magical In DISENCHANTED On Disney+Suffice it to say that DISENCHANTED has something for fans and something for kids, but not much for those in-betweeners.  Curious Theatre Branch Publishes New Collection of Works CURIOUS PLAYS: CHICAGO 1988-2022Just in time for holiday gift giving – and to encourage a new generation creating works of the imagination – Curious Theatre Branch and Jackleg Press has released the new book Curious Plays: Chicago 1988-2022, An Anthology of Contemporary Theater.  PIE Story Theatre Holiday CD Celebrates 10 YearsThe PIE Story Theatre Holiday Stories and Carols CD is celebrating ten years this month. Produced in 2012, the CD features original and adapted holiday stories and carols to celebrate the season. The program was originally a live show that premiered at North Pier Festival Market in Chicago in 1993.  Album Review: FUNNY GIRL THE NEW BROADWAY CAST RECORDING Is Fanny-TasticThe revival of Funny Girl on Broadway has led to a new album for a new generation of fans, and it goes beautifully hand-in-hand with the 1964 original recording.  Album Review: An Original Cast Recording Brings A Diamond From Broadway Into Your Home In A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICALAnd speaking of that music, the sound quality is superb with nothing out of balance... It is all crystal clear, danceable, heartfelt, warm, and sweeping all at once - just a totally righteous recording  Album Review: Nothing Stupid Went Into Colin Donnell & Patti Murin's Debut Album SOMETHIN' STUPIDThe first album from producer Robbie Rozelle checks all the boxes.  Derek McLane, Eila Mell & Moisés Kaufman to Discuss DESIGNING BROADWAY at Barnes & NobleThe Barnes & Noble - Union Square announced a discussion and signing for Tony and Emmy Award-winning set designer Derek McLane and entertainment and fashion writer Eila Mell’s new book, Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre.  Listen: SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED: THE NYC SESSIONS – VOLUME THREE Out NowListen to Sondheim Unplugged: The NYC Sessions – Volume Three, the final installment of the monumental three-volume set dedicated to the oeuvre of iconic musical theater composer Stephen Sondheim.  Leslie Odom, Jr. New Holiday Box Set MERRY MERRY Out NowGrammy and Tony Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, author and actor Leslie Odom, Jr. has released his holiday vinyl box set, MERRY MERRY, via BMG.  BETWEEN THE LINES Original Cast Recording to be Released in January 2023GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced that Between the Lines – Original Cast Recording, based on the recent new Off-Broadway production, will be released in streaming and digital formats on Friday, January 13, 2023.  Listen: Samantha Pauly Sings New Holiday Single 'Thank You, Santa'Listen to Broadway Artist Samantha Pauly (Original Katherine Howard of the recently GRAMMY-Nominated SIX the Musical) on the new holiday single 'Thank you, Santa'!  Album Review: SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED (The NYC Sessions) Volume Three One Heck Of A Rewarding ListenSONDHEIM UNPLUGGED (The NYC Sessions) Volume Three well captured, produced, and released.  LOVE IN HATE NATION Special Edition Cassette to be Released in DecemberGHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and TWO RIVER THEATER have announced the release of Love in Hate Nation – Original Cast Recording in a special cassette edition, scheduled for Friday, December 2.  BALLAD OF DREAMS THE MUSICAL Studio Cast Recording Now AvailableMultihyphenate Allyson Hernandez, Author and Composer of Ballad of Dreams, an Amazon number one best-seller novel and number one new release in musicals released a companion album on November 11, 2022.  Album Review: Out Of The Past Comes A Legendary Duo Singing Songs For Christmas, As Steve & Eydie Give Us All THAT HOLIDAY FEELINGAn album we fell in love with on first listening that will not be our last - especially since those holidays are almost upon us.  Jorge Prieto Terrones Recibe El Premio Bellas Artes De Ensayo Literario Malcolm Lowry 2022La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través de la Coordinación Nacional de Literatura (CNL), en conjunto con el Gobierno del estado de Morelos, mediante su Secretaría de Turismo y Cultura, entregaron este sábado 12 de noviembre, el Premio Bellas Artes de Ensayo Literario Malcolm Lowry 2022 al escritor Jorge Prieto Terrones, ganador del certamen por su obra No haber escrito nunca es mejor: David Markson y México.  Album Review: Showman Ramin Karimloo Sings Six Songs Sweetly, Sounding So Swell Switching Styles Song To Song On THE ROAD TO FIND OUT-NORTHThis third EP in his ROAD TO FIND OUT series (there has been an EAST, SOUTH & now NORTH editions with WEST next in line presumably) is a part of Ramin’s exploration of his self-termed style, BROADGRASS - a neologism (what? Bobby knows words!!) combining the conceptual make-ups of Bluegrass and Broadway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
