Review: Updated FLOWER DRUM SONG Returns to Los Angeles by East West Players
by Shari Barrett - Apr 29, 2026
Astounding triple-threat talent is on display in big production numbers with attention-grabbing scenic elements by brilliant designers add to the artistic wonder of the entire production helmed by EWP Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal, choreographed by Janelle Dote Portman, with music direction by Marc Macalintal.
Lost Broadway Theaters Still Standing... Continued!
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Sep 28, 2025
Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!
Music at Kohl Mansion Sets 42nd Annual Chamber Music Season
by Michael Major - Oct 3, 2024
Hailed by The Boston Globe as “simply the best,” the Quartet will perform an outstanding program of musical works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Sibelius, and the local premier of a work by Jamaican-born composer, Eleanor Alberga.
Review: A VERY DARREN CRISSMAS Tour Brings Music and Fun to Emerson Colonial Theatre
by R. Scott Reedy - Dec 13, 2023
What did our critic think of A VERY DARREN CRISSMAS! at Emerson Colonial Theatre? Making his way to the stage of the Emerson Colonial Theatre on the recent Boston stop on his “A Very Darren Crissmas!” tour – by going up, down, and around the sold-out venue – Darren Criss transported his eager audience from their seats to the palm of his hand.
Review: A Dazzling Revival of FUNNY GIRL Ushers in All the Laughs at Straz Center for The Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - Dec 1, 2023
Funny Girl is a semi-autobiographical comedic musical about the life and times of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, and her tumultuous relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein. With a musical score by Jules Styne, lyrics by Bob Merill, and featuring a book by Isobel Lennart, Funny Girl first opened on Broadway in 1964 featuring Barbara Streisand in the starring role, and was produced by Fanny’s own son-in-law Ray Stark.
The first Broadway production received 8 Tony Nominations at the 18th Annual Awards Ceremony, and the OBC (Original Broadway Cast) Recording was inducted into the Grammy’s Hall of Fame in 2004.
Hello, Gorgeous: FUNNY GIRL is Produced for the First Time in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Sep 13, 2023
Funny Girl gets a Brazilian production directed by Barchilon, starring Giulia Nadruz and Eriberto Leao as protagonists. With score by J. Styne, and lyrics by B. Merrill, the semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of comedian and Broadway star Fanny Brice, featuring her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nick Arnstein.
Heavy Makeup Confirms October Residency at Los Angeles' Sun Rose
by Michael Major - Sep 12, 2023
Heavy MakeUp—the dynamic new project from Edie Brickell, CJ Camerieri and Trever Hagen—will perform four shows at Los Angeles’ Sun Rose next month on October 4, 11, 18 and 25. Each show will consist of two distinct sets—the first will feature songs from their self-titled debut album, while the second will be a purely improvised performance.
City Of London Sinfonia Reveals 2023/24 Season Featuring BISHI, Ivana Gavrić, David Greilsammer, Yvonne Howard, and More
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2023
City of London Sinfonia has announced its 2023/24 season, featuring a collaboration with singer-songwriter and electronic rock-sitarist, BISHI, exploring sound and space and culminating in Terry Riley's hypnotic communal classic, In C, as part of Sound Unwrapped at Kings Place; a scintillating double piano programme at Cadogan Hall with Ivana Gavrić and David Greilsammer; and a return to Southwark Cathedral to revisit some of the great masters of the early part of the twentieth century.
Harris Center for the Arts to Present Taylor Dayne & Sheena Easton in April
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 1, 2023
HARRIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS will present two exceptional music performances in one evening. Taylor Dayne and Sheena Easton will perform beginning at 8:00 PM on Sunday, April 30. Between them, these two pop icons have garnered nine GRAMMY Award nominations, two GRAMMY Awards, two Billboard Music awards, one American Music Award, six Platinum albums, five Gold albums, 39 Billboard Top 20 singles, and 11 #1 Billboard singles.