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Review: Dorian Woodruff's FOREVER ME WITH LOVE Enchanted at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Andrew Poretz - Jun 12, 2025

Dorian Woodruff is a noted cabaret singer. Read a review of FOREVER ME WITH LOVE, the release concert for his exquisite new album of the same name, and see photos of the night.

Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Crazy Philosophical Satire CANDIDE Is Presented With Colour And Clear Storytelling
by Jade Kops - Feb 22, 2025

Opera Australia brings Victorian Opera’s production of CANDIDE to the Sydney Opera House. 

Review: CANDIDE at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - May 25, 2024

This is the best of all possible performances.

Review: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: VERNON DUKE'S BROADWAY Is a Crowd-Pleaser at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Rob Lester - Apr 21, 2024

At Chelsea Table + Stage, Klea Blackhurst 'Box Set' shows are continuing to draw crowds and bring smiles. Songs of Vernon Duke were on the bill in April, and May 5 will find her saluting Jerry Herman.

CANDIDE Comes to Madison Opera Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2024

Madison Opera will close its 23/24 mainstage season with its first production in over 30 years of Candide, Leonard Bernstein’s beloved American opera.  Based on Voltaire’s satirical novella, Candide mixes a dazzling score with comedy, tragedy, and impossible situations that result in a sublime whole.

BWW Review: THE BILLY STRITCH TRIO Brings the Jazz Back at Birdland
by Ricky Pope - Aug 7, 2021

Billy Stritch has always embodied a suave elegance that evokes another era before tuxedos were replaced by ripped jeans and before cocktail hour was replaced by Netflix binges. His encyclopedic knowledge of The Great American Songbook is prodigious. He not only knows all the songs, he knows the history of them all. He is as stylish as the great pianists of that era: Oscar Peterson, Marion McPartland, Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum, and Dave Grusin. He is the upholder of a tradition that includes Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Doris Day, and Mel Tormé.

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of November 16 - Lea Salonga, Josh Groban, LES MISERABLES, HADESTOWN, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2020

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes new music from Josh Groban and Lea Salonga, plus the cast recording of Les Miserables: The Staged Concert, and a holiday album from the cast of Hadestown!

Billy Stritch Releases Solo Album 'Billy's Place'
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2020

When live performances stopped, many artists found themselves faced with uncertainty, challenges and a longing to perform. It didn't take long for musicians like Billy Stritch to find a new home online.

York Theatre Company Presents TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE Panel With Donna English, Eddie Korbich, Jerry Dixon & Terry Burrell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2020

York's show (and tell!) virtual cast reunion series continues tonight, October 19th at 7pm with Taking a Chance on Love. The event will feature Erik Haagensen (deviser), Jeff Smith (music director/arranger), Joe McConnell (casting director), and cast members Terry Burrell, Jerry Dixon, Donna English, and Eddie Korbich

The York Theatre Company Presents an Evening of Musical Theater, Featuring Material From Three New Musicals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2020

The York Theater Company presents an evening of musical theater, featuring material from three shows they are helping to develop.

Goodspeed Musicals Announces 2020 Season, Including SOUTH PACIFIC, CANDIDE, and ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2019

Michael Gennaro, Goodspeed's Executive Director, has announced three thrilling titles on track for next season at The Goodspeed.

50th Anniversary of The ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards Recognizes Music Books, Articles and Broadcasts on Copland, Mathis, Mitchell and More
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 30, 2018

The legacy of music icons - including Aaron Copland, Johnny Mathis and Joni Mitchell - continues to inspire award-worthy creative works. These artists are among the subjects of recently named winners of the 50th annualASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Awards for outstanding print, broadcast and new media coverage of music.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Present A Rare Concert Version Of Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2018

Join Sydney Philharmonia Choirs for the highlight of their 2018 season, a rare concert performance of Leonard Bernstein's genius musical comedy masterwork, Candide, performed by an all-star Australian cast including Caroline O'Connor, Alexander Lewis, Phillip Scott, Annie Aitken and Kanen Breen.

Mikaela Bennett, Eden Espinosa & Ross Lekites Join WEST SIDE STORY Concert Following Casting Backlash
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 1, 2018

Following immense backlash on social media over whitewashing of the role of Maria, meant to be Puerto Rican, Boggess took to Facebook to announce that she was withdrawing from the production.