Kay Swift

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.

Interview: Ted Sperling Helms a Lavish Concert Revival of STRIKE UP THE BAND at Carnegie Hall

MasterVoices opens its 2024-25 season on 10/29 with Strike Up the Band, a rarely revived Gershwin work. With its soaring melodies, infectious syncopation, and lyrics that both provoke and delight, this lavish production will feature dancers and the 120-person MasterVoices chorus. Read a conversation with Ted Sperling about the new revision.

How Often Do Writers Play in the Orchestra for Their Own Musicals

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but how often do writers play in the orchestra for their own musicals on Broadway?

Cantus Announces 2024-25 Twin Cities Concert Season

Cantus has announced their 2024-25 season featuring five new programs in fourteen Twin Cities venues and a nationwide tour of Wanting Memories.

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.

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.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Reveals Summer Adventures Program

Registration is open for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Ringling College's Summer Adventures Program. The seven-week program runs from May 15 to June 30, 2023, and offers one-of-a-kind lifelong learning experiences for adults. Unless noted, all lectures, presentations, and films take place at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art and Design.

Which Shows Have Had the Most Broadway Debuts?

In the latest edition of Jennifer Ashley Tepper's Broadway Deep Dive, we find out which shows have had the most Broadway debuts. Find out what made the list!

Review: Broadway World Didn't Miss MISS As Lyrics & Lyricists Presented MISS: BROADWAY'S WOMEN SONGWRITERS At The 92nd Street Y

It is our sincere hope that this is not the last MISS we will see. The ladies have something here and this 92nd Street Y evening could very well serve as a workshop for something really magical.

Kate Baldwin & Georgia Stitt to Co-Host MISS: BROADWAY'S WOMEN SONGWRITERS at 92NY

Lyrics and Lyricists will present MISS: Broadway’s Women Songwriters on December 10, 11 and 12, celebrating Broadway’s long history of women songwriters and their indelible work, in a show conceived, co-written and co-hosted by two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and award-winning composer-lyricist Georgia Stitt.

Jessica Vosk to Open 92NY 'Lyrics and Lyricists' Season with CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'

The Lyrics and Lyricists 2022/23 season will open with California Dreamin’: Jessica Vosk Sings the Songwriters of Laurel Canyon on November 5, 6 and 7, an intimate exploration of the legendary icons of California’s Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Kate Shindle and Billy Stritch to Perform With Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf at Birdland Theater in September

BIRDLAND THEATER will present the return of Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf – the acclaimed cellist celebrating her recent album Music of Broadway for Cello and Piano – on Monday, September 19 at 8:30 PM.

Kelli O'Hara, Jessica Vosk, and More Announced for 92NY 2022/23 Tisch Music Season

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) has announced its 2022/23 Tisch Music Season, one of 92NY's largest and most diverse seasons to date.

Kelli O'Hara Will Appear in Concert at 92NY; Plus Lyrics & Lyricists Performances Announced

92NY has announced the Lyrics & Lyricists concert season along with Kelli O'Hara's 92NY solo concert debut – the only NYC solo engagement of the season for the Tony Award winner.

Norbert Leo Butz, Jessica Vosk & More to Join Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf at Chelsea Table + Stage

CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music –  will present acclaimed cellist Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf in an album release concert for Music of Broadway for Cello and Piano, on Monday, May 2 at 7:00 PM.

Nikki Renée Daniels, Jeff Kready, and More Featured in Kaufman Music Center's Upcoming Streams

Kaufman Music Center's education/enrichment programs are taking center stage in April's world premiere online streams. Conrad Tao's ongoing Performance as Process series reveals the composer/pianist's creative process as he prepares for his Ecstatic Music concert in May (April 28).

Nikki Renée Daniels, Jeff Kready, Karen Ziemba and More Featured in KMC's BROADWAY CLOSE UP Series

Kaufman Music Center’s virtual Broadway Close Up performances will continue this spring with two intimate lecture-concerts exploring the lives, careers and music of Kay Swift and one of the longest-running collaborations in show business history, Fred Ebb and John Kander.

Brandon Victor Dixon, Beth Malone and More Join 92Y's Lyrics & Lyricists Preludes: THE THEME FROM…: SONGS WRITTEN FOR FILM 

92Y has announced Lyrics & Lyricists Preludes: THE THEME FROM…: SONGS WRITTEN FOR FILM, hosted by Tony- nominated actor Beth Malone, and featuring appearances from Nikki Renée Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kara Lindsay, Julia Murney, and more!

Nikki Renée Daniels, Julia Murney, Jeff Kready & More Featured in JULE STYNE AND HIS MANY LYRICISTS: DISTANT MELODY

It is said that Jule Styne published over 1,500 songs in his lifetime, a staggering number that spans decades and includes some of the biggest hits in the history of popular song. His lyricists were such names as Frank Loesser ('I Don't Want To Walk Without You'), Sammy Cahn ('It's Magic'), Betty Comden & Adolph Green ('Just in Time'), and more.

Nikki Renée Daniels, Julia Murney, Zachary Noah Piser & More Featured in 92Y's L&L PRELUDES

In a loose song cycle format, this program will weave his work with the charming and witty creations of daughter Mary Rodgers (Once Upon a Mattress) and the complex and extraordinary palette of grandson Adam Guettel (The Light in the Piazza, Floyd Collins ), as we look toward the progression of musicals over the decades and into the future.