Kent Tritle Announces Spring 2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2023
A Musica Sacra program spotlighting works by women composers spanning 500 years (April 18, 2023); the world premiere of a setting of the Stabat Mater for soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra by David Briggs at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, which will be livestreamed free of charge (March 8, 2023), and Bach's Mass in B Minor with the Oratorio Society of New York (May 8, 2023) are highlights of the spring 2023 season of Kent Tritle, who is Director of Cathedral Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Music Director of both the Oratorio Society of New York, the acclaimed volunteer ensemble, and Musica Sacra, New York's elite professional chorus.
Combustion 96 Captivate on New Single 'On The Line'
by Michael Major - Jan 4, 2023
Starting the new year off strong, anonymous project Combustion 96 has released its new single “On The Line” featuring Threat Signal vocalist Jon Howard. “On The Line” was written by Combustion 96, Jon Howard, and Philip Näslund. The track was produced by Combustion 96 and Philip Näslund and mixed and mastered by Kristoffer Folin/Purple Skull Music.
A Guide to Broadway Guest Stars on BLUE BLOODS
by Michael Major - Feb 20, 2023
While the series' recurring cast includes Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and more, guest stars have included Audra McDonald, Kelli O'Hara, Joanna Gleason, Adrienne Warren, Jinkx Monsoon, Norm Lewis, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. Check out a list of Broadway guest stars on Blue Bloods now!
Dynamic RED BIKE Directed By Jeffrey Lo Comes To Center REP This February
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2022
Center Repertory Company will present Obie Award-winning Cuban American author Caridad Svich's compelling play Red Bike, which examines a crumbling American dream and the economic-social-cultural divide through the eyes of an 11-year-old growing up in small-town America.
Photos: Inside Look at Laguna Playhouse's Production of A CHORUS LINE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 29, 2022
LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon.
Laguna Playhouse to Present A CHORUS LINE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2022
Laguna Playhouse will present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon.
Artistic Director Of Prism Stage Company Judith Estrine's New Musical SEWING THE DREAM In CreateTheater's New Works Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2022
SEWING THE DREAM, a new musical with books and lyrics by Judith Estrine, Artistic Director of Prism Stage Company, comes to the stage for six performances on Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street, NYC, starting April 26, 2022. The original music was written by David Kurkowski (FINDING MADAME CURIE) with direction by Zillah Glory Langsjoen, music direction by Ben Kiley, and choreography by Tatyana Kot.
BWW Exclusive: A History of ANNIE on Broadway and Beyond
by Jeffrey Kare - Dec 2, 2021
Tonight, NBC will air its sixth live musical production. Following in the footsteps of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, Hairspray, and Jesus Christ Superstar, the peacock network will be presenting Annie. Based on Harold Gray's comic strip titled Little Orphan Annie, this musical tells the story of a little orphan with equal measures of pluck and positivity who charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in New York City in the year 1933.
Student Blog: Keeping Up with A Comet - An Interview with Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser
by Student Blogger: Kat Mokrynski - Oct 25, 2021
Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser have joined forces to write and star in A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, a new musical off-Broadway. The show is “is everything you want the first new musical premiering in NYC to be: whip-smart and stupid funny, packed with songs as catchy as a jingle.” I had the opportunity to see Regina Comet this past weekend and had such a fun time!
Guest Blog: David Lan On A Theatrical Life Richly Lived
by BWW Staff - May 27, 2021
During the time I was running a theatre my boyfriend used to say that the difference between Monday to Saturday and then Sunday was that all the days of the week were the same, except that on Sunday there was somebody on the sofa fast asleep. And so it was that after eighteen years and something like 200 shows I decided enough was enough, it was time to go.
Bang on a Can Announces Julia Wolfe's STEEL HAMMER
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2021
Bang on a Can announces the Cal Performances at Home video premiere of a new film, Steel Hammer, featuring the acclaimed oratorio by Bang on a Can's co-founder, Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Wolfe.
UN DÍA COMO HOY: SPRING AWAKEING ganaba el Grammy
by Cristina Martinez - Feb 10, 2021
En 2008, Spring Awakening ganaba el premio Grammy al mejor Cast Recording. Tras su estreno en 2006, el musical fue galardonado con el Grammy, frente a WEST SIDE STORY, COMPANY, A CHORUS LINE y GREY GARDENS.