BWW Review: 2018 HOLIDAY HARMONY SPECTACULAR at Unity Village MO
by Alan Portner - December 20, 2018 They filled the stage at Unity Village Auditorium with singers and the air with holiday music in the best barbershop style. The event was the 2018 Holiday Harmony Spectacular staged on December 1 for a packed house of over 1500. Combined choruses of the Kansas City Chorus of Sweet Adelines Internati...
Kacey Musgraves Announces Christmas Show on Amazon
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 04, 2019 Amazon Prime Video announced today they will be teaming up with 6x Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves on a Christmas themed special titled The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show. The special, produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, will premiere globally Friday, November 29 and marks Pri...
Utah Opera Announces 2019-20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2019 Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth has announced the programming, initial casting, and creative teams for the company's 2019-20 season, which comprises four opera productions at the newly renovated Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre. Featuring improved seating and sightlines on the or...
deadmau5 Announces Release Of POLAR Soundtrack
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 11, 2019 Today, January 11, deadmau5 has revealed the release date and track list for the soundtrack of his debut film score for Netflix' Polar. The album, which drops on January 25 alongside the film, is available for pre-save now here with a double instant grat of 'midas heel' and 'drama free' (featuring...
Barnes & Barnes 'Holidaze In Lumania' Out Now on CD and Vinyl
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 11, 2019 Cult icons Barnes & Barnes return with their first album of all-new original material in over a decade! The demented duo who brought you the Dr. Demento Show's #1 most-requested song of all-time-the classic novelty hit 'Fish Heads', take on the holidays with this brand new release featuring 15 all-n...
VIDEO: Lea Michele Sings 'Most Wonderful Time of the Year' on TODAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019 Lea Michele stopped by TODAY to talk about her first Christmas album, a?oeChristmas in the City' and her recent wedding. Michele also performs a?oeIt's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year' off of her album live in the studio....
Holidelic Brings Holiday Funk-tacular To Club Helsinki Hudson
by Stephi Wild - November 01, 2019 Once again the holiday-funk spectacular Holidelic - the brainchild of Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, actor and dancer Everett Bradley - will usher in the holiday season at Club Helsinki Hudson, this year with a two-night stand on Saturday, December 21, at 9pm, and Sunday, December 22...
Utah Opera Presents 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner SILENT NIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2019 Witness rare and poignant moments of humanity during the world's most brutal war in this stunning musical depiction of the legendary Christmas truce of 1914. a?oeSilent Night,a?? one of the most performed American operas of our time, is based on the 2005 screenplay a?oeJoyeux Noëla??. Tomer Zvulun w...
Geoffrey Andrews Releases A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER Featuring The London Symphony Orchestra
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 16, 2018 Acclaimed vocalist Geoffrey Andrews captures the magic of the upcoming holiday season with the release of A Christmas to Remember. Featuring the world-famous London Symphony Orchestra, the 11-track album was recorded at the world-class Abbey Road Studios and includes some of the holiday season's mos...
BWW Showstopper: Getting the Jobs Done - Bates-Campbell (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS Wins Grammy for Best Opera Recording
by Richard Sasanow - February 11, 2019 The Mason Bates-Mark Campbell opera, THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS--which debuted at the Santa Fe Opera in summer 2017--walked off with this year's Best Opera Recording at the Grammys on Sunday night. Michael Christie conducted the Santa Fe Opera orchestra, and the cast. Directed by Kevin Newbury, ...
BWW Showstopper: Getting the Jobs Done - Bates-Campbell (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS Wins Grammy for Best Opera Recording
by Richard Sasanow - February 11, 2019 The Mason Bates-Mark Campbell opera, THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS--which debuted at the Santa Fe Opera in summer 2017--walked off with this year's Best Opera Recording at the Grammys on Sunday night. Michael Christie conducted the Santa Fe Opera orchestra, and the cast. Directed by Kevin Newbury, ...
TV: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Kicks Off the Holiday Season on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - November 21, 2019 The holiday masterpiece, A Christmas Carol, opened on Broadway last night, November 20, following critically acclaimed runs at The Old Vic, London. Playwright Jack Thorne and director Matthew Warchus offer a magical new interpretation of Charles Dickens' classic story. BroadwayWorld was on hand for ...
Australia's Kookiest Musical Comedy Trio Comes to Alex Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - November 14, 2018 This Christmas, Australia's kookiest musical comedy trio will leave the dusty curtained world of their family home in Esk, rural Queensland, to share their (until now) secret Kransky family festivities, stopping at the Alex Theatre in St Kilda, 26 November – 2 December....
NBC to Present PENTATONIX: A NOT SO SILENT NIGHT
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018 Three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix returns to NBC this holiday season with “Pentatonix: A Not So Silent Night,” airing Monday, Dec. 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT....
MTH Theater Reveals Cast and Creatives for a Spectacular Christmas Show
by Rebecca Russo - November 01, 2019 The MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced casting and additional details for its upcoming production of A SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS SHOW. The original Revue is directed and choreographed by Ashley Pankow, making her professional directorial debut. The entirely Kansas City based company features Kesh...
BWW Reviews: Minnesota Opera's Pulitzer Prize SILENT NIGHT Profoundly Speaks to Peace on Earth
by Peggy Sue Dunigan - November 13, 2018 On opening night for the Minnesota Opera (MNOP), the audience in attendance became curiously quieter and quieter, silent, when the curtain rose at the Ordway Center on the company's contemporary award winning opera 'Silent Night.' Commissioned by MNOP in 2011, the music by Kevin Putts combined with ...
BWW Review: Washington National Opera's SILENT NIGHT is a Timely Tribute to Veterans
by Sam Abney - November 11, 2018 One hundred years after the armistice of The Great War, it is still crucial to honor the memory of all who fought to create a better world for the future. Washington National Opera's production of Silent Night, which opened on Saturday night at the Kennedy Center, is a glorious celebration of the br...
The Seekers Announce Christmas Album WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 23, 2019 To bring to a close another phenomenal year for Australia's Fab Four – The Seekers – Decca Records is proud to present their one-and-only Christmas offering - We Wish You A Merry Christmas....
Boston Gay Men's Chorus Presents A SUPER GAY CHRISTMAS
by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2019 Boston Gay Men's Chorus is proud to present a?oeA Super Gay Christmas,a?? to kick off the holiday season! Performances are on Dec. 7 as part of Holly Folly in Provincetown, and on Dec. 15, 20, 21, and 22 at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston....
VoicePlay Brings a Night of Doo-Wop Styled A Cappella to Spencer Theatre
by Julie Musbach - November 14, 2018 Distinguishing the doo wop-styled VoicePlay from other quintets is the singers sole use of their tenor, deep bass and baritone vocals as the percussive drumbeat instrumentation in their songs. All a cappella and vocally dynamic, VoicePlay's harmonies are sparkling, spirited and imaginative. The resu...
Kacey Musgraves Announces Christmas Show on Amazon
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 04, 2019 Amazon Prime Video announced today they will be teaming up with 6x Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves on a Christmas themed special titled The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show. The special, produced by Fulwell 73 Productions, will premiere globally Friday, November 29 and marks Pri...
AUDIO: Listen to First Clip from Lea Michele's Christmas Album
by Nicole Rosky - September 20, 2019 Lea Michele has announced that she will be releasing her first-ever Christmas album, Christmas in The City, according to People....
CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS Returns To TheaterWorks
by Stephi Wild - November 13, 2018 Fresh, funny and smart - it's back. Conceived and directed by Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero, Connecticut's favorite holiday tradition is celebrating its 6th year. Christmas on the Rocks features seven playwrights each adding their own spin to the canon of holiday traditions past....
Utah Opera Presents 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner SILENT NIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - December 19, 2019 Witness rare and poignant moments of humanity during the world's most brutal war in this stunning musical depiction of the legendary Christmas truce of 1914. a?oeSilent Night,a?? one of the most performed American operas of our time, is based on the 2005 screenplay a?oeJoyeux Noëla??. Tomer Zvulun w...
Guordan Banks Releases Holiday EP 'Christmas on the Vinyl'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 16, 2019 Getting into the spirit of the season, critically acclaimed R&B sensation Guordan Banks releases his first-ever holiday EP, Christmas On The Vinyl.... |