FERTILE GROUND ROUNDUP #1
by Krista Garver - Apr 17, 2024
We are halfway through Portland’s 2024 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, and every show I’ve seen so far has reminded me why this is my favorite 11 days of the year.
Broadway By Design: THE NOTEBOOK
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 20, 2024
BroadwayWorld is shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. We continue with the creatives from Broadway's most captivating new love story, The Notebook- Scenic Designers David Zinn and Brett J. Banakis, Lighting Designer Ben Stanton, Projection Designer Lucy Mackinnon, Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg, and Costume Designer Paloma Young.
Toronto Pianist Jeremy Ledbetter to Release New Trio Recording 'Gravity'
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 15, 2024
In a stirring follow-up to their 2018 debut Got a Light?, the Jeremy Ledbetter Trio returns with Gravity: a high-powered set of new original music, brimming with fresh ideas and the jaw-dropping virtuosity and musicality of Ledbetter on piano with Rich Brown (electric bass) and Larnell Lewis (drums). This is a group very much at home tackling intricate lines and rhythms, drawing from jazz, rock, funk and varied Latin genres, often at a high level of intensity. Listen to the first single here!
Previews: MIKU, AND THE GODS at Straz Center's TECO Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Apr 12, 2024
Izumi discovered her love for playwriting accidentally while in college. An advanced playwriting class desperately sought students, so Izumi signed up despite not taking the beginner's class. During her senior year of college, she wrote a full-length play. When she watched the staged reading, she realized her truth.
New Company Rehearsals At MOULIN ROUGE! Germany Interrupted by World War II Bomb
by Joshua Wright - Apr 4, 2024
The new company of Moulin Rouge! in Cologne, Germany is preparing to debut tomorrow, April 4th, 2024 at the Musical Dome. The company was forced to evacuate yesterday while preparing for tonight's invited dress rehearsal when a World War II era bomb was discovered in the Rhine river, right beside the theater.
Review: Catherine Russell Is Cheery & Charming at Jazz At Lincoln Center
by Rob Lester - Apr 4, 2024
Singer Catherine Russell's joy is a joy to behold. Get a new appreciation for old songs with pep that swings. She won't let songs from a bygone era be gone. She brings 'em back with a breezy swinging style that proves there's life and juice in the oldies. And she's got a gem of a band backing her up to bring them back to life.
Video: Ruth Theodore Releases 'Barbed Wire Fence'
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024
British alt-folk artist Ruth Theodore today shares the rousing new single 'Barbed Wire Fence', a whimsical and rebellious anthem that celebrates queer love, freedom, and defiance.
Recap the Many Plays of THE OUTSIDERS Book Writer Adam Rapp
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024
The Outsiders marks Adam Rapp's first book of a musical that he has written, but he's no stranger to writing for the stage, having written several plays throughout his career. In honor of Rapp's first musical coming to Broadway, we're taking a walk down memory lane and revisiting some of his plays.