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Judith Clurman Conducts HOLIDAY JOY With Essential Voices USA
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2024

Judith Clurman will conduct HOLIDAY JOY with her ensemble, ESSENTIAL VOICES USA, featuring a selection of seasonal music. The performance promises a festive celebration of holiday classics.

MADAM LUCY, DECEASED A New Musical To Be Presented On The William & Mary Campus, June 11
by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2023

MADam LUCY, deceased, a new musical about the life (and afterlife) of Lucy Ludwell Paradise (1752-1814), with book & lyrics by two-time Emmy Award-winning songwriter William Schermerhorn and music by composer and recording artist Elise Morris, will have its first staged workshop in Williamsburg, Virginia, in the historic Great Hall of the Sir Christopher Wren Building on the campus of William & Mary.

BWW Review: GMCLA Goes BRASSY, CLASSY & SASSY for HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
by Don Grigware - Dec 22, 2015

On Saturday December 19 at 3 pm and 8 pm and on Sunday December 20 at 3 pm, the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) presented its annual Holiday Spectacular at the Alex Theatre, Glendale, this year entitled Brassy, Classy & Sassy! There's always diversity in the shows - it's what I like most - and this year, Acts One and Two of Brassy, Classy & Sassy!were as different as night and day. The chorus is under the executive direction of Chris Verdugo and artistic direction of conductor Dr. Joseph P, Nadeau. Chris wore a silly blue Christmas suit covered with snowflakes ,which almost blinded me and Nadeau a sweater, well, we'll talk about that one later on...

Photo Flash: The Most Famous Editorial Line Comes to Life at the Heights Players
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 11, 2015

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" may be the most famous line ever written in a newspaper editorial.  And this holiday season, the Heights Players Theater for Children, in conjunction with Macy's, will bring the story of that most famous line to life in Yes, Virginia, The Musical.  Opening this Saturday, December 12, it is a magical story filled with holiday cheer that the entire family will enjoy!

Heights Players Theater for Children to Present YES, VIRGINIA, THERE IS A SANTA CLAUS
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 11, 2015

'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" may be the most famous line ever written in a newspaper editorial.  And this holiday season, the Heights Players Theater for Children, in conjunction with Macy's, will bring the story of that most famous line to life in Yes, Virginia, The Musical.  Opening this Saturday, December 12, it is a magical story filled with holiday cheer that the entire family will enjoy!

Photo Coverage: Ann Hampton Callaway Previews THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS Album at Barnes and Noble
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Dec 3, 2015

THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS is a new collection of Christmas songs interpreted by multiplatinum-selling singer, Tony nominated actress, pianist and leading champion of the American songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway, with lyrics by two-time Emmy® Award winner William Schermerhorn, and featuring twenty-nine of the world's best jazz musicians, including Five Play, New York Voices, Hubert Laws, Claudio Roditi, Gerald Albright, The Ted Rosenthal Trio and more. The recording will be released on Friday, October 9 by the MCG Jazz record label (Marty Ashby, producer).

Ann Hampton Callaway Performs Songs from THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS at Barnes & Noble Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 1, 2015

Tonight, December 1st at 7 pm at at Barnes & Noble located at 150 East 86th Street, Ann Hampton Callaway will perform selections from THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS, a new collection of Christmas songs interpreted by the multiplatinum-selling singer, Tony nominated actress, pianist and leading champion of the American songbook, with lyrics by two-time Emmy Award winner William Schermerhorn. Schermerhorn will join Callaway in the discussion, with Alex Rybeck on piano.

Ann Hampton Callaway to Release New Christmas Album This Fall
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 20, 2015

THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS is a new collection of Christmas songs interpreted by multiplatinum-selling singer, Tony nominated actress, pianist and leading champion of the American songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway, with lyrics by two-time Emmy® Award winner William Schermerhorn, and featuring twenty-nine of the world's best jazz musicians, including Five Play, New York Voices, Hubert Laws, Claudio Roditi, Gerald Albright, The Ted Rosenthal Trio and more. The recording will be released on Friday, October 9 by the MCG Jazz record label (Marty Ashby, producer).

Ann Hampton Callaway Set for Cincinnati Pops' Holiday Concert, Now thru 12/15
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2013

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra will perform its annual 'Holiday Pops' concert tonight, December 13-15 (Today and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.) at historic Music Hall under the direction of 'Mr. Christmas,' Pops Conductor John Morris Russell. Multiplatinum-selling vocalist and Broadway veteran Ann Hampton Callaway returns to the Pops as guest artist, performing traditional holiday favorites and up-and-coming classics such as 'My Favorites Things,' 'I Wonder as I Wander,' and 'Somewhere in my Memory' (from John Williams' Home Alone). The rich Pops orchestration, along with the May Festival Youth Chorus, Winton Woods High School Varsity Ensemble and the ever-popular cloggers from the Studio for Dance of Cincinnati, give life to these and other familiar tunes in this highly-entertaining family tradition.