BWW Review: Classical Standards Play Second Fiddle to Power Anthems in ROCKTOPIA
by Michael Dale - Mar 29, 2018
As with the Broadway season's earlier pop concert extravaganza, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, this theatre critic readily admits to not exactly being an ideal arts journalist to authoritatively review the touring rock anthem/classical music fusion concert called Rocktopia that has made a stop at the Broadway Theatre. Though my knowledge of the highbrow oeuvre is perhaps slightly higher than a layperson's, my experience with classic rock power ballads rarely extends further than the snippets heard at baseball and hockey games or during the occasional car commercial.
Twisted Sister's Dee Snider to Guest Star in ROCKTOPIA April 9-15
by Julie Musbach - Mar 27, 2018
The producers of the Broadway concert ROCKTOPIA are thrilled to announce that rock icon Dee Snider, lead singer of multi-platinum-selling band TWISTED SISTER, will triumphantly return to Broadway as a special guest vocalist in the show for the fourth week of its limited engagement, April 9 - 15, 2018.
Eljuri 'BangBang' Music Video Premieres Today
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2017
Today, singer-songwriter, guitarist and 'artivist' Cecilia Villar Eljuri releases her powerful new music video, BangBang. Witnessing the chaos and brutality inflicted on global citizens motivated Eljuri to write this anti-gun violence song.
BWW Review: World Premiere DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP at Fresh Ink Theatre Company
by Nancy Grossman - Feb 13, 2017
DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP invokes gender-bending, magical realism, and a real-life war hero, but has trouble staying afloat when the narrative jumps back and forth between two centuries. A pair of good performances in the roles of well-drawn characters aren't enough to keep this ship on course.
Fresh Ink Theatre presents DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2017
Fresh Ink Theatre presents Don't Give Up The Ship by Laura Neill and directed by Joshua Glenn-Kayden, February 10-25, 2017 at the Plaza Blackbox at the Boston Center for the Arts.
ROCKTOPIA is Coming to the King Center
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2017
RTT is thrilled to announce the cast of the inaugural live concert tour ROCKTOPIA: A Classical (R)evolution. ROCKTOPIA Co-Creators, vocalist and recording artist Rob Evan, a member of the multi-platinum-selling rock band, Trans- Siberian Orchestra; and Maestro Randall Craig Fleischer, a national leader in the area of symphonic rock and world music fusion have collaborated to bring together a world class cast of vocalists and musicians. ROCKTOPIA LIVE will debut at the King Center for the Performing Arts for one night only on Friday, April 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale February 10 at Noon. Tickets may be purchased by visiting kingcenter.com or by calling the King Center ticket office at 321.242.2219. Ticket office hours are Monday - Friday, Noon - 6pm & Saturday, Noon - 4pm.