by Mike Haber | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, Christmas Caroling (Times Square), News, off broadway
BREAKING NEWS: Get ready to ring in THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR with the ANGEL OF MUSIC herself….
The Phantom of the Opera‘s original leading lady
Sarah Brightman will be airing her critically acclaimed Virtual Holiday concert A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY on
PBS beginning this week.
Filmed live from the Christ Church, Spitalfields in London and accompanied by members of the Orchestra & Choir of
Trinity College, fans can expect to hear an unforgettable versatile setlist from the World’s Best Selling Soprano. The concert features Brightman performing a full selection of Christmas favorites including songs from her 2008 holiday album A WINTER SYMPHONY and her previous solo album HYMN.
In addition, Brightman is also be joined by special guests…..
acclaimed choral group
Gregorian (which Sarah has continued to perform with on and off),
a special appearance by the legendary Sir
Andrew Lloyd Webber (Brightman’s ex-husband and still lifelong friend) performing the beautiful CHRISTMAS DREAM (written by Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice).
The livestreamed was seen on 4 continents and earned critical praise. It also gave Sarah herself a change of heart with preparing to head back on tour in the United States. Originally planning to reschedule several concerts in Asia and the 2nd leg of North American dates of her HYMN World Tour, Brightman scrapped that whole tour and decided to bring a new tour in for the holidays…. It will now be The A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY Tour.
With the new tour, Sarah will perform majority of the songs from the special along with also including many of her greatest hits including the titular song from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and the beautiful TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.
Sarah Brightman’s A CHRISTMAS SYMPHONY TOUR is set to kick off November 26th, 2021 in Bethlehem, PA before heading to the following cities consisting of…..
Newark, NJ,
Staten Island, NY,
Greenvale, NY,
Atlantic City, NJ,
Worcester, MA,
Chicago, IL,
Nashville, TN,
Atlanta, GA,
Clearwater, FL.
Sugarland, TX,
Dallas, TX,
and
wrapping it up in New Orleans, LA.
Come ring in the magic of the holiday season, celebrate the return of live performance, and surrender to THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT with one of the greatest voices of all time.
by Mike Haber | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, off broadway, Shows
Get ready for the ultimate interrogation as Tina Satter’s
Is This A Room officially opens this Evening on the Great Bright Way. This production is part of rotating lineup in Off Broadway’s
Vineyard Theatre all new THE LYCEUM PLAYS series at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre.
IS THIS A ROOM is alternated at the Lyceum alongside Lucas Hnath’s one woman play
Dana H. which is still currently in previews and set to open this upcoming Sunday, October 17th, 2021.
IS THIS A ROOM (along with DANA H) will alternate performances at the Lyceum Theatre for a limited engagement till January 16th, 2022.
Break a leg to the cast, crew, and creative team of IS THIS A ROOM.
by Mike Haber | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News
BREAKING NEWS:
Jackie Burns (Broadway’s long running Green Girl in
WICKED along with
If/Then and
Hair) has been starting to expand as a singer-songwriter with a solo career. It was just announced that the Broadway favorite has released her debut single ANY LESS ALONE out now. The song was co-written by Burns along with
Aaron Kellim and Eric Holmes.
You can download the track on Spotify, Apple Music, and wherever music is available for download.
How incredible was that?!!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Jackie-Burns-Releases-Debut-Single-Any-Less-Alone-20211011
by Mike Haber | Oct 10, 2021 | Antoinette (Tony) Awards, Blog, Broadway, Shows
When shows are being developed for Broadway, the composers can write about within 40-50 original songs….. however, not all makes the final cut. Despite being removed from the final product, some cut songs do have a life even if it was NOT performed 8 times a week.
One of our personal favorite “cut” showtunes was from the Tony winning smash hit
Hairspray. During its out of town tryout in Seattle, WA at
The 5th Avenue Theatre, composers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman had a 30 second jingle called BLOOD ON THE PAVEMENT. The song was originally performed right after THE NICEST KIDS IN TOWN…. being a live musical commercial for “The Corny Collins Show” to encourage kids in Baltimore 1962 to NOT Drink and Drive. It is sung by “Link Larken”, Amber Von Tussel”, her mother “Velma Von Tussel”, and the “Corny Collins” council members. When the show made its way to Broadway, the song was removed from the show in its entirety.
However, the song would still be recorded for the show’s Grammy winning original Broadway cast album. You can hear it as a HIDDEN TRACK right after YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT.
We are so happy to have that song with you right below. Here it BLOOD ON THE PAVEMENT performed by….
Broadway veteran Linda Hart as “Velma Von Tussel”,
and
The Ensemble.
Remember, NO DRINKING AND DRIVING people.
Who remembers this song?
Isn’t this a cute jingle?
by Mike Haber | Oct 10, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
Today is also a bittersweet day for Broadway as the sun goes down on the legendary historical first play to be performed since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown…. Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s powerful and spiritual
Pass Over. The acclaimed
Lincoln Center Theater production ends its strictly limited 8 week engagement today at the August Wilson Theatre.
We want to send our love, appreciation, support, and congratulations to the full cast, crew, and creative team on a successful run kicking off the return of Live Theater on the Great Bright Way.
HAPPY TRAILS PASS OVER!!!
Thoughts?
Who saw PASS OVER?!!!
by Mike Haber | Oct 10, 2021 | Blog, Broadway, News, Shows
All Fall Long, we are celebrating the return of Broadway and Live Theater’s triumphant comeback. Tonight is a very special Opening Night on the Great Bright Way….. This show particular though comes with a very delicious mean…..
Chicken and Biscuits!!!
Yup, Douglas Lyons’ raucous family comedy (led by Michael Urie and
Norm Lewis) officially opens tonight at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre. It will run for a limited engagement till January 2nd, 2022.
Break a leg to the full cast, crew, and creative team!!!
