Hackney Empire Announces Plans For 2021; Leona Lewis Becomes A Patron
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 21, 2021
In August, Hackney Empire will present ADP 2021: Romeo & Juliet (Title TBC); The Artist Development Programme (ADP) is a two-week summer programme giving a company of 40 young artists, aged 13-19, the opportunity to create an original piece of musical theatre.
Jon Batiste Releases New Album WE ARE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Mar 19, 2021
Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominated recording artist and activist Jon Batiste today released his highly anticipated album WE ARE (Verve Records). WE ARE represents a completely new sonic chapter for Jon Batiste.
Jon Batiste Releases New Album 'WE ARE'
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Mar 19, 2021
Alongside songwriter Autumn Rowe and producer Kizzo, Batiste wrote and planned much of the project in about a week from his dressing room at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where he’s the musical director and bandleader.
ASCAP Foundation Peggy Lee Songwriter Award Winners Announced
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Jul 21, 2020
The ASCAP Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Peggy Lee Songwriter Award, an honor created to mark the centennial of the extraordinary artist while nurturing the careers of promising new songwriters.
Teens Take On The Coming-of-Age Musical SPRING AWAKENING At Stella Adler Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 15, 2019
A teen-helmed production of the Tony Award-winning rock musical, Spring Awakening, is set to open at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood on May 11, 2019. Directed by 14-year-old wunderkind George Baron, (whose directorial debut for the stage was his jukebox-styled Broadway musical revue I Confess at the Whitefire Theatre), the cast also features up-and-coming young talents performing in the adolescent roles with musical direction by Estani Frizzell. The musical is based on Frank Wedekind's 1891 controversial play about teenagers trying to find their way in the world amid the angst of sexual discovery. Featuring music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater, the original Broadway production received eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and was hailed by the New York Drama Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle as the Best Musical of the Year.
Sony/ATV's Writing Camps Generate Over 300 Sync Licenses
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Oct 15, 2018
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has today revealed that it has to date issued more than 300 sync licenses on behalf of its songwriters for original songs and recordings created at the company's sync writing camps.