Eyal Vilner's New Record, 'The Jam!' Released Today and Album Release Concert Announced At Birdland Jazz Club
by Grace Cutler - July 01, 2022 The Jam!, the latest sparkling release from the Eyal Vilner Big Band is out today. Multi-instrumentalist Vilner, founder and leader of one of New York's finest large ensembles, takes direct inspiration from New York's swing dance renaissance, presenting a selection of vibrantly swinging originals th...
Review: POTUS at Dobama
by Roy Berko - October 11, 2024 What did our critic think of POTUS at Dobama?...
Johnel Talks Nigerian Hip Hop & R&B Scene
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 'Discover the rising Nigerian artist, Johnel NG, and his unique blend of hip-hop and R&B music. Learn about his influences and his debut studio album, rare.'...
2022 Banff Centre Mountain Photo Essay Winner Announced
by Stephi Wild - June 29, 2022 This year Banff Centre has announced Emily Garthwaite as the Grand Prize Winner of the Photo Essay Competition for her contribution of 'Guardians of Zagros', telling the story of her trek through Iran to document the nomadic customs of the Bakhtiari tribe. ...
Pandora Launches New R&B x Afrobeat Fusion Station 'Soul & Ginger'
by Michael Major - October 21, 2022 Inspired by R&B/Soul and 'ginger” - commonly used to describe the sweetness - coming out of West Africa, ‘Soul & Ginger’ celebrates the popularity of the Afrobeats genre and tracks its influence on R&B music. The station will feature a balanced mix of sounds from those palettes, as well as the newes...
Turkish Psychedelic Rock Icon Gaye Su Akyol to Launch U.S. Debut Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2023 Get ready for the mesmerizing Turkish psychedelic rock icon, Gaye Su Akyol, as she announces her highly anticipated U.S. debut tour. Don't miss this unique fusion of Turkish classical and folk music with mind-expanding psychedelic rock....
Jordan Feliz Radio Single 'Glorify' Hits Number One
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 11, 2020 Gold-selling, Dove Award-winning pop recording artist and songwriter Jordan Feliz lands his third No. 1 radio hit this week with “Glorify” topping the Billboard Christian Hot AC/CHR National Airplay chart....
Interview: Nathan Guichet on Directing the Madonna Musical HOLIDAYS at L'Alhambra
by Patrick Honoré - October 23, 2023 A Madonna Juke Box Musical in Paris. In the sub-genre of the juke box musical that doesn’t tell the story of the star from whose oeuvre the songs are taken, but rather works those songs around an original story, comes Holidays on the heels of several predecessors, notably Broadway’s Mama Mia and Jag...
Juan Carlos Galano Rekindles His Love for the Theater
by Jude Cartalaba - March 28, 2023 Despite Juan Carlos Galano's previous exposure to stage plays when he was still in Saipan, the clothing brand Bench hunk model-turned-actor still considers his stint in Ateneo Blue Repertory’s “Zsazsa Zaturnnah: The Musical... 'Yun Lang” as his theater debut. He plays the auto mechanic Dodong, the l...
JACK Announces 2022 Summer/Fall Season
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022 Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK has formed an explosive line up for its summer/fall 2022 season, with the premiere of two theatrical works: Hoi Polloi’s White on White, and powerhouse duo Peter Mills Weiss & Julia Mounsey with their play Open Mic Night, dance works by Kensaku Shinohara and...
Takacs Quartet to Premiere New Work by Ngwenyama in National Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 04, 2023 The world-renowned Takacs Quartet embarks on a national 13-city tour, featuring a new work by award-winning violist and composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama. Don't miss the world premiere of 'Flow' at Cal Performances in Berkeley on November 12th....
Decibel New Music Ensemble to Return With A Concert And New Album
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2022 On July 26 at Melbourne Recital Centre, Decibel will present Two Minutes From Home live for the very first time, featuring the 20 x two-minute audio visual music commissions that were released online in 2020....
Blogging about LOVE LETTERS at Nutley Little Theatre - Director's Chat
by Gina Zenyuch - December 19, 2019 Blogging about LOVE LETTERS at Nutley Little Theatre - Director's Chat...
The Shed to Present North American Premiere of Wu Tsang's MOBY DICK; OR, THE WHALE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 07, 2022 The Shed will present MOBY DICK; or, The Whale, a new feature-length silent film by award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang. With original music composed by Caroline Shaw and Andrew Yee with Asma Maroof and conducted by Daniela Candillari, its presentation at The Shed will be performed li...
Interview: Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann on Their New Opera ARKHIPOV at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Shari Barrett - October 18, 2022 Even though I was very young, I still remember the tension in the air at school and at home during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. And just today, news of the current Cold War going on between Russia and the rest of the world regarding Ukraine, with even Elon Musk warning the world about possible ...
Catalina Island Museum Presents PROJECT AZORIAN: The CIA's Greatest Covert Operation
by A.A. Cristi - January 21, 2020 Catalina Island Museum presents Project Azorian: The CIA's Greatest Covert Operation, a lecture detailing the story of the highly secret and elaborate 6-year effort to retrieve a sunken Soviet submarine from the Pacific Ocean floor through mission artifacts and a slideshow on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 6 ...
Guest Blog: Book Writer Jeanie O’Hare and Pentabus Artistic Director Elle While on MAKE GOOD: THE POST OFFICE SCANDAL
by Guest Author - October 29, 2024 Pentabus Artistic Director Elle While and book writer Jeanie O’Hare discuss the creation of Make Good: The Post Office Scandal, a new musical that is currently on a 25-venue tour of the UK, produced by Pentabus and New Perspectives....
VIDEO: Disney+ Shares THE ICE AGE ADVENTURES OF BUCK WILD Trailer
by Michael Major - January 04, 2022 Today, Disney+ unveiled the trailer and poster for “The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild,” an all-new animated adventure featuring the return of the beloved characters from the wildly successful global “Ice Age” franchise. The “Ice Age” collection (five films and two television specials) is currently...
Review: DON PASQUALE at Union Avenue Opera
by Steve Callahan - July 31, 2023 Scott Schoonover and his Union Avenue Opera have a long history (now twenty-nine years) of gathering remarkable operatic voices. Their current production of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale has voices that are astonishingly beautiful! It’s a work you should not miss! Two brilliant young stars—Christine L...
Factory Theatre Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - July 22, 2021 Featuring ten world premieres, one Toronto premiere, one live audio drama, and a rebroadcast of an audience favourite from last year, this hybrid season consisting of both digital and in person shows, is filled to the brim with brand new and reimagined Canadian stories that are sure to shift and sha...
Meet the Sommelier: Yuval Bar-Kokhba, Wine Director at HER NAME WAS CARMEN in SoHo
by Marina Kennedy - January 31, 2020 Yuval Bar-Kokhba brings over 20 years of experience to Her Name is Carmen, combining a wealth of knowledge that he has acquired through his work as a Wine Advisor, Sommelier, and Attorney....
BWW Exclusive: Read an Unpublished Chapter About The Beach Boys from Albert Poland's Best-Selling Memoir, STAGES
by Robert Diamond - February 12, 2021 The Beach Boys were in a career low, and Maharishi had begun to fade from his media darling days as the Indian 'guru' to the Beatles, Mia Farrow, the Beach Boys and others. With photos andheadlines of the hip and famous at his ashram in India, Maharishi had burst into the spiritual mythology of medi...
Turkish Psychedelic Rock Icon Gaye Su Akyol to Launch U.S. Debut Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2023 Get ready for the mesmerizing Turkish psychedelic rock icon, Gaye Su Akyol, as she announces her highly anticipated U.S. debut tour. Don't miss this unique fusion of Turkish classical and folk music with mind-expanding psychedelic rock....
Deertrees Theatre Announces 2021 Summer Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2021 Historic Deertrees Theatre, “Maine's Most Enchanting Playhouse”, announces its 85th anniversary summer concert season. ...
KID BE KID Releases New Single 'Slide Feat. Julia Kadel & Simon Denizart'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 06, 2020 Avant Neo-Soul meets jazz musician KID BE KID has released her new single, 'Slide feat. Julia Kadel & Simon Denizart', on the 6th of March. The track premiered via BBC Radio 1Xtra's Jamz Supernova and is lifted off of her upcoming EP, Lovely Genders which will be released on 20 March via SPRINGSTOFF... |