Mack Gordon

Review: THE ONE-OFFS Is One Off-the-Charts Smash for Those Girls at Pangea
by Rob Lester - Jun 5, 2024

Those Girls, the award-winning foursome, were back, with dazzling arrangements and harmonies. Together or separately, they are terrific and endlessly entertaining with any style of music. Those Girls raised their harmonious, glorious voices and raised the audience's spirits, too.

JUDY GARLAND: A CELEBRATION 3 CD/2 LP Set To Be Released in July
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 2, 2024

Trapeze Music & Entertainment Limited/Acrobat Music has announced the release on July 5, 2024 of the 3-CD 73 track album Judy Garland: A Celebration, selections of which are included on the first volume of an LP of the same name. C

A Theater In The Dark to Release New Sci-Fi Online Audio Play BIO-DAD Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

A Theater in the Dark has announced its newest audio play – BIO-DAD, by Chicago actor and playwright Julian “joolz” Stroop. This new play is a story of a young person whose journey to understand their late father takes them across galaxies and leads them to a greater understanding of themself as well as their family.

BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY is Now Playing at the Gateway Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

Gateway Theatre now presenting Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, a comedy with a fresh and lively take on the legendary tale of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Frank Sinatra's 'Platinum' Out Today Celebrating 70th Anniversary of Sinatra's Capitol Recordings
by Michael Major - Oct 27, 2023

The  44-track set features a cross-section of his most beloved songs and sought-after rarities. From the swinging “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and ebullient “Come Fly With Me” to the breathtaking “Moonlight in Vermont” and torch song “Only The Lonely,” the set also includes previously unreleased tracks culled from the Capitol vaults.

Frank Sinatra 'Platinum' Out Next Month to Celebrate 70th Anniversary Of Capitol Recordings
by Michael Major - Sep 12, 2023

Available on 4LP, 2CD, and digital formats, the 44-track collection features a cross-section of Sinatra’s most beloved songs and sought-after rarities. From the swinging “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and ebullient “Come Fly With Me” to the breathtaking “Moonlight in Vermont” and torch song “Only The Lonely,” the set also includes unreleased tracks.

Rachael & Vilray Releases New Album 'I Love a Love Song!'
by Michael Major - Jan 13, 2023

Recorded at United Recording in Los Angeles, the twelve-track album was produced, engineered and mixed by Dan Knobler (Allison Russell) and features arrangements from Jacob Zimmerman. All songs were written by Vilray except for the 1930’s classic “Goodnight My Love,” which was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel.

Rachael & Vilray to Release New Album 'I Love A Love Song!'
by Michael Major - Nov 17, 2022

Recorded at United Recording in Los Angeles, CA, the twelve-track album was produced, engineered and mixed by Dan Knobler (Judy Collins, Allison Russell) and features arrangements from Jacob Zimmerman. All songs were written by Vilray except for the 1930’s classic “Goodnight My Love,” which was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel.

CHRISTMAS AT BIRDLAND (DELUXE EDITION) Featuring Billy Stritch, Jim Caruso, and Klea Blackhurst Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2022

CLUB44 RECORDS released Christmas at Birdland (Deluxe Edition) in all digital and streaming platforms on Friday, November 11. The hit album has been expanded with four new tracks, including three new recordings: “Jingles the Christmas Cat”; “Old Days, Old Times, Old Friends”; and “We Need a Little Christmas.” 

A Theater in the Dark's Audio Play A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN THE DARK Available to Stream This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2022

A recording of A Theater in the Dark’s hit streamable audio play A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN THE DARK, originally presented live in 2020, is available to stream throughout the 2022 holiday season.

SUMMER STOCK World Premiere, New Musical THE 12 & More Announced for Goodspeed Musicals 2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2022

Goodspeed Musicals has announced its 2023 season at the Goodspeed Opera House. It will be an exciting and memorable season with stories that range from Vaudeville to Motown, from powerful to playful and everything in between, featuring the world premiere of Summer Stock, based on the Judy Garland – Gene Kelly film, and more.

Pianist and Composer Fred Hersch Shares 'This Is Always' Single
by Marissa Tomeo - May 8, 2022

Revered pianist/composer Fred Hersch reemerged from the pandemic with one of his most ambitious and acclaimed projects to date: Breath By Breath, his first album ever pairing jazz rhythm section with string quartet. The album found Hersch's trio featuring bassist Drew Gress and drummer Jochen Rueckert joined by the Crosby Street String Quartet, a new ensemble formed especially for the recording. DownBeat called the album, 'An amazingly satisfying listening experience,' while WBGO hailed it simply as, “Exquisite.”

THE EYES OF THE WORLD: FROM D-DAY TO VE DAY Announced At The John F. Kennedy Center Opera House
by A.A. Cristi - May 3, 2022

Following sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall, historian and narrator John Monsky brings his groundbreaking American History Unbound series to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House with The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day on Saturday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

BWW Exclusive: Dawn Derow Releases Music Video From Album MY SHIP: SONGS FROM 1941
by Stephen Mosher - Jan 4, 2022

Dawn Derow's hit cabaret show has been laid down in the recording studio, and the first music video has been released in a Broadway World exclusive.

A Theater In The Dark's Live Virtual Audio Drama A WAR OF THE WORLDS To Return For Three Halloween Weekend Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 28, 2021

A Theater in the Dark's live virtual audio drama A WAR OF THE WORLDS to return for three Halloween weekend performances, October 29-31

Carnegie Hall Announces Programming Additions for the 2021�"2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2021

As Carnegie Hall prepares to kick off its much-anticipated 2021–2022 season, the Hall today announced new concert offerings that have been added to its schedule. These events are part of the Hall’s 2021–2022 season line-up that includes more than 100 performances presented on the Hall’s three stages and across New York City.

Critics and Audiences Agree: Theatre in the Dark's MOBY DICK IN THE DARK is '… a Whale of a Tale'!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 29, 2021

Critics may debate themselves silly over the sanity of adapting MOBY DICK, but they’ve been saying incredible things about MOBY DICK IN THE DARK nevertheless:

Behind the Scenes: MOBY DICK IN THE DARK, Live Online Audio Theatre from Chicago's Theatre in the Dark
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 4, 2021

We sat down with the director and adapter of MOBY DICK IN THE DARK, Corey Bradberry, and one of his actors from the show, Mack Gordon (Starbuck/Stubb). MOBY DICK IN THE DARK is the fourth live online audio drama from Chicago’s Theatre in the Dark, where Bradberry and Gordon are co-founders. They talk MOBY DICK, the resurgence of audio theatre, and the importance of doing it live.

Theatre In The Dark To Present Original Audio Adaptation Of MOBY DICK
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2021

Theatre in the Dark, the innovative Chicago theater company focusing exclusively on audio plays, will follow up its successful 2020 productions of THREE STORIES UP, H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL IN THE DARK, with an original adaptation of Herman Melville's classic adventure story MOBY DICK from March 11 through April 10.

Theatre In The Dark Makes Recordings Of All Its 2020 Audio Dramas Available On Demand
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2021

The two-year-old company Theatre in the Dark, dedicated to making theater exclusively through sound, has made recordings of all three of its critically acclaimed virtual audio dramas from 2020 available on demand.