College can be extremely stressful sometimes, especially after midterms, which I just experienced last week. However, there are many ways to destress and unwind due to the pressure and trials of school and watching musical films are a perfect way to do just that and what better time of the year to do that than around Halloween time? There are so many amazing Halloween and horror films and surprisingly there are also a lot of horror musicals that are simply fantastic. (more...)
Batman, Spiderman, Beetlejuice, The Simpsons and Edward Scissorhands Come to Life With Your Symphony Orchestra! The Music of Danny Elfman to be Performed by the Las Vegas Philharmonic on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Tickets at Lvphil.org and The Smith Center Box Office (more...)
The live concert experience of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmasreturns to the Auditorium Theatre for the second year for two special Halloween screenings on October 31 and November 1. The Chicago Philharmonic brings the film to life as they perform Danny Elfman's classic score, including iconic songs like 'This Is Halloween' and 'Jack's Lament.' (more...)
Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra's 2019-2020 season promises an array of brilliant concerts at the Smith Center For The Performing Arts. They started Friday September 7th with a virtuoso interpretation of the popular Ravel arrangement of Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an Exhibition.' (more...)
Experience Tim Burton's timeless holiday classic all over again as the Columbus Symphony performs Danny Elfman's classic score live to picture. The Nightmare Before Christmas follows the earnest-but-misguided adventures of Jack Skellington, Halloween Town's beloved Pumpkin King, as he attempts to kidnap Santa Claus and take over the Christmas holiday. Rated PG. (more...)
The Philly POPS opens its 2019a?"2020 TOPS of the POPS Season with POPS Goes to Hollywood: An Action Adventure Experience!, a concert series highlighting today's most iconic action-adventure blockbuster soundtracks. The performance showcases the full brilliance of the Star Wars, Avengers, Wonder Woman, and Jurassic Park soundtracks, played by the 65-piece orchestra. (more...)
The Columbus Symphony announces its roster for the 2019-20 Pops Series. Both subscriptions and single tickets will go on sale Wednesday, August 28, at 10am. (more...)
Nordo is proud to present the first production of their 11th Season, Violet's Attic: A Grand Ball for Wicked Dolls, and you're inviteda?? if you dare! Be whisked away to a world that hauntingly tantalizes all five senses with bone-chilling live music, frighteningly unique dining, and the hair-raising story of a lonely girl and her dolls. Violet's imagination comes alive at Nordo's Culinarium September 19 - November 24, 2019 and tickets are on sale now. (more...)
The Las Vegas Philharmonic announces single tickets on sale now for its 2019-20 season, which includes 14 performances from September 2019 through May 2020. This is the orchestra's 21st concert season and Donato Cabrera's 6th season as music director for the Las Vegas Philharmonic. (more...)
Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellow, Taylor Mac will play its final performance on Sunday, June 16. Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus began previews on Monday, March 11, 2019 and opened on Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Booth Theatre (222 West 45th Street). At the time of its closing, it will have played 45 preview performances and 65 regular performances. (more...)
Sony Music announces the release of MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by DANNY ELFMAN and CHRIS BACON. One of the most acclaimed and distinctive film composers of his generation, Danny Elfman returns to Men in Black after scoring the franchise's first three installments. He is joined by Chris Bacon, who has previously written additional music on Elfman's scores including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Alice Through the Looking Glass and Goosebumps. Available Friday, June 7, the soundtrack features music from the hugely-anticipated summer film, which makes its theatrical debut via Sony Pictures on Friday, June 14. (more...)
On last night's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Nathan Lane stopped by to do a dramatic reading of the more mundane parts of the Playbill for his show 'Gary: A Sequel To Titus Andronicus.' (more...)
GARY director George C. Wolfe leads veteran Broadway artists (and Tony nominees!) Ann Roth, Santo Loquasto, Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher in an in-depth roundtable chat (more...)
Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy winning composer Gabriel Yared is going to be Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. Gabriel is most well-known for his scores for 'The English Patient,' 'Cold Mountain,' 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and 'The Lives of Others.' Later this year, Gabriel Yared is going to be receiving the distinguished Max Steiner Award in the City of Music, Vienna. (more...)
Disney's The Little Mermaid is playing for two nights only at the Hollywood Bowl, on Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th. Check out the video of Harvey Fierstein singing Poor Unfortunate Souls below! (more...)
Last night, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) held its35th annual Film, TV & Visual Media Awards to celebrate the top performing composers in film, TV and visual media of the past year. The highest honors of the evening went to film composer and multiple award-winning jazz musician Terence Blanchard, who was named a BMI Icon in recognition of his significant contributions to the cinematic community, and William Ross, who received BMI's Classic Contribution Award for his outstanding work as an arranger, orchestrator, conductor, music director, composer and mentor to emerging talent. The private ceremony was hosted by Vice President Creative – Film, TV & Visual Media, Doreen Ringer-Ross and BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neillat the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (more...)
Christopher Tin, the two-time Grammy Award winner is making his Carnegie Hall conducting debut with the presentation of his classical crossover album Calling All Dawns. Presented by DCINY, Tin, the DCINY composer-in-residence, will be leading a mass choir of singers performing Calling All Dawns with a full orchestra. Featured soloists are Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Mezzo-Soprano, Michael Odokara-Okigbo (Michael O.), Tenor, Camille Brault, Mezzo-Soprano, Holly Sedillos, Soprano, and DeAnna Choi, Soprano. (more...)
The Music Conservatory of Westchester in White Plains presents the final event in its four-part Musical Masters Lecture Series for adult music lovers on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2pm. (more...)
MUSE/IQUE continues its signature Uncorked series on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at California Institute of Technology's Millikan Pond, with SWINGING/STARS, a dynamic musical journey that will unfold beneath the stars. MUSE/IQUE founder and artistic director Rachael Worby will lead pianist Alan Steinberger, bassist Michael Valerio, percussionist Ted Atkatz, guitar virtuoso Laurence Juber, the ARORA vocal group, vocalist Kenton Chen, and Dr. Michael Watkins, Director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in an evening featuring both classical and popular songs about the cosmos (more...)
BWW Blog: The Blend of Musical Theatre and Horror
The Music Of Danny Elfman Comes to Life With Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra
BWW Previews: LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC: DANNY ELFMAN SCORES FROM TIM BURTON MOVIES At Smith Center For The Performing Arts
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Returns Live in Concert to the Auditorium Theatre on Halloween
BWW Previews: LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: Brilliant Season at Smith Center For The Performing Arts
Columbus Symphony Opens 2019-20 Pops With THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Philly POPS Brings Action-Adventure to Philly with POPS GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
Columbus Symphony Announces Lineup For 2019-20 Pops
Nordo Presents VIOLET'S ATTIC: A GRAND BALL FOR WICKED DOLLS
Las Vegas Philharmonic Announces Single Tickets Now on Sale for 2019-2020 Season
Breaking: GARY: A SEQUEL TO TITUS ANDRONICUS Announces Closing Date
Sony Music Releases MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL Soundtrack With Music By Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon
VIDEO: Nathan Lane Performs Dramatic Reading of a Playbill
BWW TV: George C. Wolfe Leads The Tony-Nominated Designers Of GARY In A Roundtable Discussion
Oscar-Winning Composer Gabriel Yared To Be Guest On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
VIDEO: Watch Harvey Fierstein Sing 'Poor Unfortunate Souls' at Hollywood Bowl's THE LITTLE MERMAID Concert
Terence Blanchard Honored as a BMI Icon
Director/Composer Collaborations With Elliott Forrest Announced At Music Conservatory Of Westchester
