Review: Green Room 42 Boasts a Rainbow of Musical Colors from BMI's NEW WRITERS
by Rob Lester - Mar 4, 2024
The next generation of songwriters is busy working and took a night off to play and sing at The Green Room 42 on February 3rd. A full room of supportive music appreciators heard some new musical theatre-style material based on assignments like 'Imagine Blanche DuBois singing' or 'write a love song without the word 'love.''
SRT & OTC Present Nina Herzog In Live Concert Accompanied By Jack And Benny Lipson And Johnathan Pinson
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2020
Scripps Ranch Theatre (SRT), located on the campus of Alliant International University and Oceanside Theatre Company (OTC) the resident professional theatre company at The Historic Brooks Theatre present Nina Herzog in concert accompanied by Jack and Benny Lipson and percussionist/drummer, Jonathan Pinson. The concert will stream live on Facebook on Saturday, June 20th at 7:30pm.
Photo Flash: jackbenny Brings AND ON THE 366TH DAY to the Luckman Fine Arts Complex Intimate Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2020
Twin brothers Jack and Benny Lipson, aka the critically acclaimed jackbenny, presented And on the 366th Day at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex Intimate Theatre on Saturday, February 29, at 8pm. The show featured the fiery powerhouse singer Bella Hicks, vintage songstress Nina Herzog, Baritone Bombshell Jonnie Reinhart, guitarist John Schroeder, and musical theatre icon Valerie Perri.
Photo Flash: First Look at the LA Philharmonic WEIMAR CABARET Featuring jackbenny
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2020
The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Weimar Republic: Germany 1918-1933, through two wide-ranging and dramatic programs led by Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen, explores the musical culture of Germany's politically charged Weimar era. These concerts are given context by Weimar Variations, a collection of ancillary events curated by Stephanie Barron and Nana Bahlmann.
Photo Flash: Jackbenny Returns to Birdland
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2019
Twin brothers Jack and Benny Lipson, aka the critically acclaimed jackbenny, returned to Birdland Theater in New York City with their new show All Aboard! The Train of Thought for one performance only on Tuesday, October 15, at 7pm.
Photo Flash: Valerie Perri and Jack & Benny Lipson Present ALL IN THE FAMILY At the Rubicon Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 31, 2019
Celebrated singer/actress Valerie Perri and her twin sons composer/singer/multi-instrumentalists Jack and Benny Lipson are set to bring their unique musical show All in the Family, directed by Barbara Epstein, to the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura for two performances only on Saturday, August 24 at 8pm and Sunday, August 25 at 2pm, it was announced today. In this special, personal evening of music, the family trio interprets selections from the playlist of their unconventional artistic home, spanning Broadway classics, 60s pop hits, and original compositions. Videos, photos, and amusing anecdotes from their lives on and offstage make for a colorful evening, showcasing three voices that blend with an ease only families can achieve.
Photo Flash: jackbenny Comes to Birdland
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2019
Tin brothers Jack and Benny Lipson, aka the critically acclaimed jackbenny, performed at Birdland Theater in New York City on Tuesday, July 16, at 7pm. Check out the photos!
Photo Flash: INDECENT Opens At Center Theatre Group
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2019
'Indecent,' by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, opened on June 9 at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre. Directed by Rebecca Taichman in a co-production with Huntington Theatre Company, the Tony Award-nominated 'Indecent' will run through July 7, 2019.
Photo Flash: jackbenny at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex Intimate Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2019
Twin brothers Jack and Benny Lipson, aka the critically acclaimed jackbenny, have announced their special guests for It's National See-a-Show Day! at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex Intimate Theatre on Saturday, March 16, at 8pm. Along with jackbenny's longtime percussionist Theo Seidmon, the show will feature the Baritone Bombshell Jonnie Reinhart, fiery songstress Bella Hicks, guitarist Chili Corder, violinist Miyuki Miyagi, and musical theatre legend Valerie Perri.