Michael Stein

Top Film, TV and Video Game Composers Nominated by Peers for 2026 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2026

ASCAP has announced an upcoming event, inviting participation and coverage. Details remain limited, but the anticipation builds for what is expected to be a significant occasion.

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; ANNIE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; Cassidy Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; ANNIE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; Cassidy Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards; LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Cleveland Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: A VERY SORDID WEDDING at Palm Canyon Theatre
by Charlie Thomas - Jan 24, 2025

What did our critic think of A VERY SORDID WEDDING at Palm Canyon Theatre?

Midwife Shares Dreamy New Single, 'Rock N Roll Never Forgets'
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 10, 2024

Midwife has shared the latest single from her upcoming fourth studio album, No Depression in Heaven. Inspired by ephemeral moments that make up life on tour, the totemization of vehicles, outlaws, and the psyche of America’s underbelly, No Depression In Heaven affirms Johnston’s existential status as a woman of the highway. Listen to the new single!

Midwife to Release New LP 'No Depression in Heaven'
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 11, 2024

Midwife’s fourth studio album No Depression In Heaven explores themes of sentimentality, the interplay between dreams, memory, and fantasy, and a familiar subject seen throughout all of Midwife’s work: grief. Listen to a new single from the album!

The Retaliators Releases Acoustic Version of Theme Song
by Michael Major - Oct 20, 2023

Horror thriller 'The Retaliators' releases an acoustic version of its theme song featuring Asking Alexandria, Ice Nine Kills, and From Ashes to New. The acoustic version of the film's theme song, “The Retaliators Theme Song (21 Bullets)” which was written by Nikki Sixx and features ASKING ALEXANDRIA, ICE NINE KILLS and FROM ASHES TO NEW.

Eva Under Fire Adds Vocals to 'O Holy Night' Track Featured on THE RETALIATORS
by Michael Major - Dec 2, 2022

THE RETALIATORS has shared an enchanting version of the classic Christmas carol “O Holy Night” which is featured in the horror-thriller film’s official score by Emmy-winning composers KYLE DIXON and MICHAEL STEIN (“Stranger Things”). The new version features EVA UNDER FIRE’s Amanda Lyberg on vocals who has a guest role in the movie,

VIDEO: Mötley Crue and Papa Roach Star in THE RETALIATORS Trailer
by Michael Major - Jul 13, 2022

Watch the trailer, featuring Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory, and Chris Kael, Papa Roach, Jaya of The Hu, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, Eva Under Fire’s Amanda Lyberg, Matt Brandyberry, Danny Case, Lance Dowdle, and Matt Madiro of From Ashes to New, Cory Marks, and more.

Auragraph Announces Dais Records Debut 'Reflection Plane'
by Michael Major - Jun 23, 2022

The palette and precision of prolific synthesizer composer Hector Carlos Ramirez aka Auragraph has heightened incrementally since the project’s conception in 2018, but Reflection Plane – his 8th full-length, and first for Dais Records – finds him streamlining his sound even further, to its gleaming chrome essence.

Lydia Ainsworth Shares Video for 'Cosmic Dust'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 19, 2021

Written and produced by Ainsworth in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles over many years, Sparkles & Debris reflects her usual composer’s mindset and instinct for idiosyncratic melodies and structures.

Lydia Ainsworth Shares New Single 'Cosmic Dust'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 5, 2021

Written and produced by Ainsworth in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles over many years, Sparkles & Debris reflects her usual composer’s mindset and instinct for idiosyncratic melodies and structures.

Lydia Ainsworth Shares New Single 'Cake'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 21, 2021

The album, which follows 2019’s acclaimed Phantom Forest and blends live drums, guitars and bass with Ainsworth’s signature vast electronic landscapes, is due May 21.

Lydia Ainsworth Shares New Single & Video 'Parade'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 17, 2021

“Longing seems to be a major theme running through my songs on this album,” says Ainsworth. “Whether that is longing in love, longing to be free from oppression, or longing for the muse of inspiration to make an appearance.'

Philip J. Smith, Chairman Emeritus of The Shubert Organization, Has Passed Away at Age 89
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2021

The Shubert Organization has announced the passing of its beloved Chairman Emeritus, Philip J. Smith. Mr. Smith passed away peacefully on January 15, 2021, in New York City at the age of 89. The cause of death was complications from Covid-19, confirmed by his daughters, Linda Phillips and Jennifer Stein.

Lydia Ainsworth Releases New Digital Single, 'Forever'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 5, 2020

Toronto, ON's Lydia Ainsworth has released a new track titled 'Forever.' Of the digital single, Ainsworth says ''Forever' is a song about an attempt at astral projection in order to be close to a loved one who is far away.'

FROZEN 2, HARRIET & ALADDIN Among Nominees for Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 5, 2019

The Society of Composers & Lyricists has announced the nominations for the inaugural SCL Awards. Among those nominated are Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez for a?oeInto The Unknowna?? from Frozen 2; Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo for a?oeStand Upa?? from Harriet; and Justin Paul, Benj Pasek and Alan Menken for a?oeSpeechlessa?? from Aladdin.