VIDEO: Stephen Sondheim Learns He Is Compared to Mozart and Shakespeare in RADA TrainingNovember 15, 2019Stephen Sondheim has been presented with an Honorary Fellowship by the Director of RADA, Edward Kemp, at a special event in New York.
In his citation Mr Kemp said, a?oeIn our training at RADA he is often compared both to Mozart and to Shakespeare, and in many ways his songs are as much the cornerstone of our singing training as Shakespeare's poems and plays are the foundation of our text work.a??
VIDEO: First Look at the Video Premiere of 'Head Over Feet' from JAGGED LITTLE PILLNovember 15, 2019Atlantic Records is celebrating the upcoming release of a?oeJAGGED LITTLE PILL (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING),a?? the official companion to the new musical, with the premiere of the show's powerful anthem, a?oeHead Over Feet.a?? The track a?" accompanied by a new exclusive video, streaming HERE a?" is available now. JAGGED LITTLE PILL (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING)a?? features all-new renditions of songs originally featured on Alanis Morissette's groundbreaking 1995 debut album co-written by Glenn Ballard a?" including such hits as a?oeYou Oughta Know,a?? a?oeHand In My Pocket,a?? and a?oeIronica?? a?" along with other selections from her extensive catalog, and two new songs a?" a?oeSmilinga?? and a?oePredatora?? a?" written expressly for the musical by Morissette & Michael Farrell. The album is produced by Neal Avron & Tom Kitt and co-produced by Pete Ganbarg, Craig Rosen, Michael Parker, Vivek J. Tiwary, Arvind Ethan David, and Eva Price.
VIDEO: Renée Taylor Recalls Jack Paar in MY LIFE ON A DIETNovember 14, 2019Emmy Award-winning actress and writer Renée Taylor a?" known to millions as Fran Fine's food obsessed mother, Sylvia, on a?oeThe Nannya?? a?" will bring her comedy smash MY LIFE ON A DIET to George Street Playhouse beginning this Tuesday, November 19th. Called a?oefascinating, lighthearted and spicya?? by The New York Times, MY LIFE ON A DIET, an autobiographical comedy written by Ms. Taylor and her late husband Joseph Bologna, had an enormously successful run last season Off-Broadway under the direction of Mr. Bologna. In this brief performance video, Renée shares a priceless anecdote about legendary (pre-Carson) a?oeTonight Showa?? host Jack Paar:
BWW Review: ONCE at Bucks County PlayhouseNovember 10, 2019Music, connection, fear, love, lonelinessa?? Once, is a musical that isn't afraid to grab hold of your heartstrings and take you on a journey through the spectrum of human emotion and universal experience. The 8-time Tony Award-winning Broadway smash hit opened last night at the Bucks County Playhouse bringing romance, a dreamy sense of melancholy, and the magic of a shared love of music to this historic theater.
VIDEO: Michael Longoria Has Released Music Video For 'Kiss Me (Like They Do In The Movies)'November 6, 2019Michael Longoria has released a sultry music video for 'Kiss Me (Like They Do In The Movies)', an original song written by Michael Longoria and arranged by James Dobinson. The music video is directed by Matt Simpkins and stars Longoria and Anthony Crouchelli. 'Kiss Me (Like They Do In The Movies)' is the first single from Longoria's new studio album, Michael Longoria: Like They Do In The Movies, available now at www.BroadwayRecords.com, www.Amazon.com, in stores and across digital platforms. Michael Longoria: Like They Do In The Movies was released by Broadway Records on October 11, 2019 and reached #5 on the iTunes Vocal Albums Chart.
VIDEO: Broadway Inspirational Voices' Broadway Our Way Performs 'Play' From FINDING NEVERLANDNovember 1, 2019With music and lyrics by the British team of Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy, this most recent BOW from BIV demonstrates how wonderful “Play” is. Introduced by co-composer Kennedy, this arrangement by Grammy award-nominated and Tony Honoree Michael McElroy with Co- orchestration by Isaac Harlan has transformed the song into an entirely new listening experience. As videographer Nate Wind lets the viewer sneak in between BIV members playfully interacting with each other, the performance commences in a groovy “Heigh Ho Jam”. Celebrating 25 years as a choir in service to the Broadway community and beyond, BIV revels in the joy that comes from playing well with others, and looking at life through the eyes of a child. Now, simply press “play” and have fun!
VIDEO: Watch Laura Benanti Host Broadway Stands Up For Freedom GalaOctober 29, 2019Last night, Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti hosted and performed at the 17th annual BROADWAY STANDS UP FOR FREEDOM concert. She was joined by Tony Award winner Kelli O'Hara (Kiss Me Kate), Tony Award nominees Montego Glover (Memphis), Judy Kuhn (Fun Home), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton), and Eva Noblezada (Hadestown) as well as Broadway performers Krystina Alabado (Mean Girls), Julia Murney (Wicked), Jeannette Bayardelle (Hair), Shoba Narayan (The Great Comet), and Emmy nominee Shaina Taub (Public Works' Twelfth Night), along with Starr Busby (Octet), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop), We McDonald (NBC's The Voice), Liana Stampur, and the BROOKLYN YOUTH CHORUS.
VIDEO: Meet the Cast of Nuffield Southampton Theatres' CINDERELLAOctober 26, 2019Nuffield Southampton Theatres have announced the full company of CinderELLA The Musical. Michael Fentiman directs Valda Aviks (Ella), Emma Darlow (Melania) Tom Hier (Prince Charming and Policeman), Michael O'Connor (Harry), Jos Slovick (Daniel Deeni), Imelda Warren-Green (Ivanka) and Lydia White (Cinders). This new adaptation of the classic myth features two protagonists, the younger Cinders who feels old beyond her years and the older Ella who remembers when she danced as a girl at the Midnight Ballroom. The production opens at Nuffield Southampton Theatres a?" NST City on 29 November, with previews from 23 November, and runs until 5 January 2020.
BWW Interview: Carter Calvert of ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE at Bucks County PlayhouseAugust 17, 2019For Carter Calvert, the velvet-voiced, charismatic star of the Bucks County Playhouse's production of Always... Patsy Cline, stepping into those famous dresses and ruby red lipstick, belting out 27 heart-wrenching songs nearly every night, embodying the spirit of a?oeThe Clinea??... is a dream come true.
BWW Review: DIAL M FOR MURDER at Bucks County Playhouse - A Play To Die ForMay 19, 2019It only feels appropriate that the Bucks County Playhouse's 80th Anniversary Season would kick off with a play as historic and celebrated as the theater itself. Dial M For Murder, the play by Frederick Knott, made most famous by Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 film adaption, was brought to life last night on the Bucks County stage in a breathlessly exciting mix of intrigue and adrenaline.