In honor of Margaret Wise Brown's 100th Birthday, The InterSchool Orchestra of New York (ISO) (www.isorch.org) in association with GPR Records (Glen Roven, Peter Fitzgerald, Richard Cohen, artistic directors) have announced a live concert based on Brown's two best selling children's books Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.
The Knitting Factory was founded in 1987 and over the years has grown into Knitting Factory Entertainment, which encompasses four clubs - in Brooklyn, Hollywood, Boise, and Spokane - several record labels and other ventures. Below is an account of the New York club's first years, written by company founder Michael Dorf.
GPR Records, the new CD label specializing in Broadway, classical, spoken word and children's music, is sponsoring a poetry contest that will take place on Twitter, called TwItsPoetic, to celebrate National Poetry Month and the release of their first CD Poetic License: 100 Poems by 100 Performers.
GLEE stars Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) and Dianna Argon (Quinn Fabray) recently teamed up with Gossip Girl actress Jessica Szohr (Vanessa Abrams) for an ad campaign for clothing brand 'Op.' Others included in the campaign include R&B artist Cassie, '90210's' Trevor Donovan, and 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse' actor Alex Meraz.
Glen Roven, Peter Fitzgerald, and Richard Cohen are pleased to announce the formation of a new CD label, GPR Records, (www.GPRRecords.com) which will record and distribute Broadway, classical, spoken word, and children's music. GPR aims to surprise listeners with recordings that are both unusual and entertaining
Just in time to spread holiday cheer, The Scintas return to the Suncoast Showroom with their first-ever Christmas show, A Very Scinta Christmas, December 18, 19 and 20.
Just in time to spread holiday cheer, The Scintas return to the Suncoast Showroom with their first-ever Christmas show, A Very Scinta Christmas, December 18, 19 and 20.
According to reports from Carnegie Hall, Tony nominee and Avenue Q alum John Tartaglia will narrate the holiday children's classic The Polar Express in concert with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall this season. The production will take place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Saturday, December 19 at 2pm. The concert features a score by Alan Silvestri, who also wrote the music for the 2004 feature film adaptation of the event.
Just in time to spread holiday cheer, The Scintas return to the Suncoast Showroom with their first-ever Christmas show, A Very Scinta Christmas, December 18, 19 and 20.
There are lots of impersonators floating around Las Vegas, but too many of them just do spot-on impersonations and let it go at that. Frank Caliendo is different. His impersonations are not only spot-on, but content of each bit is important and they are flat-out funny.
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade aired on NBC and CBS on Thanksgiving morning, November 26th from 9 am to 12 noon, each station captured different highlights of the event.
Just in time to spread holiday cheer, The Scintas return to the Suncoast Showroom with their first-ever Christmas show, A Very Scinta Christmas, December 18, 19 and 20.
NBC gives the gift of holiday-themed series episodes and specials throughout late November and December with a multitude of festivities, a special military audience for 'The Jay Leno Show' airing Thanksgiving evening and a night of holiday-themed Thursday night comedies from 'Community,' 'Parks and Recreation,' 'The Office' and '30 Rock' on December 10.
According to reports from Carnegie Hall, Tony nominee and Avenue Q alum John Tartaglia will narrate the holiday children's classic The Polar Express in concert with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall this season. The production will take place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Saturday, December 19 at 2pm. The concert features a score by Alan Silvestri, who also wrote the music for the 2004 feature film adaptation of the event.
For the first time, Terry Fator will debut new versions of his beloved puppets Winston, The Impersonating Turtle and Emma Taylor during his 7:30 p.m. performance of Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands at The Mirage tonight.
Songwriter Extraordinare and president of ASCAP talks about the music biz, Streisand and Emmy nomination.
The Muppets' Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will perform on 'America's Got Talent's' live results show Wednesday, September 2 (9-10 p.m. ET) on NBC. They will be performing before previously announced performer, judge David Hasselhoff.
Family Opera Initiative is excited to present the musical pre-premiere of Goodnight Moon, this year's Opera & Ice Cream performance. Goodnight Moon is a lullaby for singer and piano continuing composer Glen Roven's settings to music of celebrated children's author, Margaret Wise Brown. It will premiere next May at Carnegie Hall with the Buffalo Philharmonic. The pre-premiere musical event is executive produced by Family Opera Initiative founder Grethe Barrett Holby and produced by Ray Wetmore.
Family Opera Initiative is excited to present the musical pre-premiere of Goodnight Moon, this year's Opera & Ice Cream performance. Goodnight Moon is a lullaby for singer and piano continuing composer Glen Roven's settings to music of celebrated children's author, Margaret Wise Brown. It will premiere next May at Carnegie Hall with the Buffalo Philharmonic. The pre-premiere musical event is executive produced by Family Opera Initiative founder Grethe Barrett Holby and produced by Ray Wetmore.
Entire Broadway Cast of Broadway's 'Souvenir' with Judy Kaye ends March 24
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