Grandaddy to Drop 'Blu Wav' LP on Friday
by Michael Major - Feb 13, 2024
Blu Wav is inspired by the overwhelming beauty of nature to the mundane moments that spark life's strongest memories. It was conceived as Grandaddy maestro Jason Lytle was driving through the Nevada desert, and Patti Page's 'Tennessee Waltz' came across the classic country station on the radio.
Grandaddy Shares New Single Ahead of February Album
by Michael Major - Jan 24, 2024
Legendary indie-rock band Grandaddy will release their hotly anticipated first new studio album in 7 years Blu Wav via Dangerbird Records. Final album preview single 'Long as I'm Not the One' is a heartbreak ballad set to a deceivingly lush, comforting composition that chugs along and envelops listeners like a warm blanket.
Photos: First Look At The World Premiere of DORIS DAY: MY SECRET LOVE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2023
Doris Day was one of the biggest box office draws of her day. Her sunny disposition, and light hearted comedies turned her into America’s sweetheart but her personal life was far from a fairytale. In Paul Adams' new play Doris Day: My Secret Love, Doris is thrust into the spotlight again. See photos from the production.
BWW Feature: UCO's Broadway Tonight presents FLIPSIDE
by Adrienne Proctor - Jun 15, 2022
FLIPSIDE: The Patti Page Story celebrates its ten year anniversary production at St. Luke's downtown. Written and developed by UCO MT Dept. Head Greg White, FLIPSIDE is a celebration of the life and career of Oklahoma-born icon Patti Page. The musical features some of the best known tunes from 'The Singin' Rage, Ms. Patti Page'.
Theater 29 Returns to Live Performances with EMERGENCE
by Marissa Tomeo - May 28, 2022
Theater 29 returns to live shows with an immersive event featuring new plays, collaborative art installations, and performance art on the theme of Emergence. Created by Josh Berkowitz, Lisa Wagner Erickson, Ellen K. Graham, Elizabeth Faraci, and Joe Marci, directed by Hart DeRose, Emergence debuts June 26 at Theater 29.
Jimmie Rodgers Dies at 87
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2021
Singer Jimmie Rodgers, who burst on the national scene in 1957 with the No. 1 hit “Honeycomb,” and scored multiple hits in the decade that followed, died Jan. 18 from kidney disease in Palm Desert, CA. He was 87 and had also tested positive for Covid-19, according to his daughter Michele Rodgers.
Tennessee Waltz And More Featured On An Evening With... Series Debut Album!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2019
Blake Allen's hit An Evening With... Series, which plays bi-monthly at The Green Room 42, is releasing an album of acoustic arrangements from their first season entitled An Evening With... Volume 1 on April 26, 2019 on all platforms. Physical copies will also be for sale before the general public at the next installment of the series on April 25: Nat 'King' and Natalie Cole.
Green Room 42 Hosts AN EVENING WITH PATTI PAGE
by Julie Musbach - Sep 14, 2018
Patti Page is being celebrated October 12 9:30PM at Green Room 42 as part of Blake Allen's 'An Evening With...' series. Called 'an important vehicle for musical preservation' (BroadwayWorld), the series is committed to honoring and educating audiences about the music of America from the early-mid part of the 20th century by setting these celebrated works with notable contemporary voices and new arrangements.
Broadway's Best Helps Blake Allen Celebrate The Sherman Brothers
by Julie Musbach - Jul 12, 2018
Blake Allen, known for his innovative bridging of contemporary music and theater through composition, is committed to honoring and educating audiences about the music of America from the early-mid part of the 20th century through An Evening With… musical series. The Green Room 42 Presents: An Evening With... The Sherman Brothers, curated and orchestrated by Blake Allen is the third installment of this important series and will take place on July 20 at 9:30 p.m. inside the Times Square Yotel. By setting these celebrated works with notable contemporary voices through the "An Evening With…" series has become an important vehicle for musical preservation.
Ahmad Kamal, Michael John Casey, and More Announced to Star in Signature's 4,380 NIGHTS
by Julie Musbach - Dec 20, 2017
Signature Theatre is excited to announce the cast and creative team for the world premiere of 4,380 Nights by DC playwright Annalisa Dias. The production will be directed by Kathleen Akerley (Artistic Director of Longacre Lea) and will feature Ahmad Kamal (Woolly Mammoth's KISS) as Malik Essaid/El Hadj El Kaim, Michael John Casey (Shakespeare Theatre's Othello, Folger Theatre's Henry V) as Bud Abramson/Man, Rex Daugherty (Signature'sShakespeare's R&J) as Luke/Colonel Pelissier, and Lynette Rathnam (Ford Theatre's Death of a Salesman) as Woman (complete cast and creative team bios are below). 4,380 Nights will run from January 16 through February 18 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre. 4,380 Nights is Signature's submission to the 2018 Women's Voices Theater Festival.