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10 of Broadway's Female Firsts You Might Not Know About

In this column, I wanted to give readers 10 fun facts on firsts achieved by women on Broadway. Female writers are much more than just statistics, and women deserve recognition for more than just breaking a barrier to an accomplishment.
West End Lyric to Present THE WOMEN OF TIN-PAN ALLEY Cabaret Night

Celebrate women artists from the Tin-Pan Alley era at 'Women of Tin-Pan Alley' cabaret night.
Jim Snidero Releases First Chordless Trio Album 'For All We Know'

Sound forms the basis of everything that follows. For musicians, there is no greater truth. And for alto saxophonists specifically, that gospel, and the difficult trials it presents, is magnified to the fullest. A horn not easily tamed, the alto illuminates its every utterance. Simply put, the instrument is a decisively indicative test.
West End Lyric Unveils Their Inaugural Season Of Music And Opera

Discover West End Lyric's inaugural season of music and opera in Boston. From Baroque gems to a celebration of women artists, explore the exciting lineup and performance dates. Join in for an unforgettable season of artistic excellence. Tickets and further information available here.
Exclusive: Watch the New Lyric Video for Barbra Streisand's 'Cry Me a River', Featured on New Album- Live At The Bon Soir

BroadwayWorld is very excited to debut the lyric video for Barbra's show-stopping rendition of 'Cry Me A River,' directed by Matt Amato. Watch as Matt cleverly includes lyrical easter eggs and references to Barbra's historic career throughout the video. Can you find them all?
Pianists Lara Driscoll & Chris White Join Forces As Firm Roots Duo

When pianists Chris White and Lara Driscoll perform as the Firm Roots Duo, they draw on lines of communication that are almost unknowably deep. They've developed that bond as spouses, of course, but also as fine independent artists with voices of their own.
Benjamin Sears's THE IRVING BERLIN READER Published by OUP this April

Noted performer and music historian, Benjamin Sears has an unprecedented familiarity with both Irving Berlin's work and the writings about him, much of which he has brought together in the new, The Irving Berlin Reader, part of the Readers on American Music Series from Oxford University Press, available in stores on April 6, 2012.
ALEXANDER RAGTIME BAND Hits The Stage At Longy For B-day Celebration 3/18

Irving Berlin's Alexander's Ragtime Band took the musical world by storm after its publication on March 18, 1911, and remains one of the most popular songs in American music to this day.
ALEXANDER RAGTIME BAND Hits The Stage At Longy For B-day Celebration

Irving Berlin's Alexander's Ragtime Band took the musical world by storm after its publication on March 18, 1911, and remains one of the most popular songs in American music to this day.
Auditorium Theatre Announces 2010 Cabaret Series Including Susan Werner & More

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU) announces the 2010 Summer Cabaret Series. The first offering, 'On Stage with Susan Werner,' continues the Auditorium's tradition of seating the audience at tables of six on the stage with the performers for a unique, up-close-and-personal concert.
Auditorium Theatre Announces 2010 Cabaret Series Including Susan Werner & More

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU) announces the 2010 Summer Cabaret Series. The first offering, 'On Stage with Susan Werner,' continues the Auditorium's tradition of seating the audience at tables of six on the stage with the performers for a unique, up-close-and-personal concert.
Review - Guess Paper Mill's Next Season & Julie Wilson Sings Billie Holiday

Though The Paper Mill Playhouse has just opened Master Class and still has productions of 1776 and The Full Monty geared up for their current season, plans are zipping along for the four musicals and one straight play that will make up their 2009-10 campaign. The official announcement comes this Friday afternoon, but they've released these five pictorial clues as hints. See if you can guess what the gang at Millburn has in store next season.
Broadway Blogs - Guess Paper Mill's Next Season & Julie Wilson Sings Billie Holiday and More...

Today's Broadway Blogs on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, March 9, 2009.
Bill Krakauer Sings At The Cell Performance Salon 3/2

BILL KRAKAUER will be singing popular songs from the 20's to the 2000's - famous or forgotten - written by women or sung by great women performers at THE CELL PERFORMANCE SALON. JONATHAN CERULLO directs, PAUL TRUEBLOOD is the accompanist and music director, and JERED EGAN performs on double bass. The production plays March 2nd at 8:00 pm. All Tickets are $25.00 (no minimum) and can be reserved by calling 212-724-7933. THE CELL is located at 338 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Bill Krakauer Sings At The Cell Performance Salon 3/2

BILL KRAKAUER will be singing popular songs from the 20's to the 2000's - famous or forgotten - written by women or sung by great women performers at THE CELL PERFORMANCE SALON. JONATHAN CERULLO directs, PAUL TRUEBLOOD is the accompanist and music director, and JERED EGAN performs on double bass. The production plays March 2nd at 8:00 pm. All Tickets are $25.00 (no minimum) and can be reserved by calling 212-724-7933. THE CELL is located at 338 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Krakauer Sings Songs By Women Of Tin Pan Alley 2/16, 3/1

BILL KRAKAUER will be singing popular songs from the 20's to the 2000's - famous or forgotten - written by women or sung by great women performers at THE CELL PERFORMANCE SALON for just two nights only. JONATHAN CERULLO directs, PAUL TRUEBLOOD is the accompanist and music director, and JERED EGAN performs on double bass. The production plays two nights only, Monday, February 16th and Monday, March 2nd at 8:00 pm. All Tickets are $25.00 (no minimum) and can be reserved by calling 212-724-7933. THE CELL is located at 338 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Krakauer Sings Songs By Women Of Tin Pan Alley 2/16, 3/1

BILL KRAKAUER will be singing popular songs from the 20's to the 2000's - famous or forgotten - written by women or sung by great women performers at THE CELL PERFORMANCE SALON for just two nights only. JONATHAN CERULLO directs, PAUL TRUEBLOOD is the accompanist and music director, and JERED EGAN performs on double bass. The production plays two nights only, Monday, February 16th and Monday, March 2nd at 8:00 pm. All Tickets are $25.00 (no minimum) and can be reserved by calling 212-724-7933. THE CELL is located at 338 West 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Tommy Tune's 'Turn:' It's Good and Could Be Great!

Where to begin? I have so many things to say about the world premiere production of the musical 'Turn of the Century' at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, a show with more than a dash of incisive sophistication, that I hardly know how to start this review. I'll just say that it is an extraordinarily beautiful production,
Marcovicci's Weill in America CD Features Maggart, Etc.

Andreasong and the 92nd Street Y, home of the long-running 'Lyrics & Lyricists' series, have announced the release of Kurt Weill In America, the new CD of the original concert conceived, written and directed by Andrea Marcovicci
Her Song: Noteworthy Women

A new musical revue at Birdland salutes women songwriters from Katherine Lee Bates and Nora Bayes to Donna Summer and Stevie Nicks

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