https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85MJ2V4KJK8
Stephen Sondheim › Date of birth
March 22, 1930
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85MJ2V4KJK8
Stephen Sondheim › Date of birth
March 22, 1930
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca7063tXIP4
John Barrowman › Date of birth
March 11, 1967
Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street OST - 'Epiphany'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yRVX2AxlNA
Marc Blitzstein › Date of birth
March 2, 1905
new #Introduction for the bsky bridge : I’m a #BioChemist turned #ScienceWriter, write a feature for every issue of #CurrentBiology, 2/month, mostly about #ecology #evolution #environment also #human, #cultural things seen thru #biology prism. Plus #ScienceBooks, most recently: #Intertwined: From insects to icebergs Also writing a #musical #FamilyHistory #memoir around #biography of our old #cello. #PirateLuthier fixing unloved #violins #NoCars #cycling, #trains, #liveable #cities #townmouse
"The Jazz Man" by James DeFazio
Prints and much more available at: https://james-defazio.pixels.com/featured/the-jazz-man-james-defazio.html
"In early February, Adam Lambert made waves after he stopped mid-show to admonish audience members who laughed inappropriately during a performance of “#Cabaret” on #Broadway. Lambert explained his position during a Monday interview on “The View,” arguing that the themes of #antisemitism within the classic #musical are nothing to laugh at today."
https://www.thewrap.com/adam-lambert-cabaret-jew-joke-antisemitism-the-view/
THEATRE REVIEW: "9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL" - TOBY'S DINNER THEATRE
The story is a relic of another era, but it still feels fresh with a terrific production.
https://hotchka.com/9-to-5-the-musical-review-tobys-dinner-theatre
Picture from last night, in my dressing room, as I was waiting to sing “You’ll never walk alone” from the musical Carousel by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II at the New Year's reception of the Darmstadt 98 sports club, also called “Die Lilien”.
For some reason, that’s a football anthem!?! Gotta love them for picking a work by Jews! Go Lilien!
"Cello Scroll And Musical Notes" by James DeFazio
Prints and much more available at: https://james-defazio.pixels.com/featured/cello-scroll-and-musical-notes-james-defazio.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6u9t71zaj4
Leslie Bricusse › Date of birth
January 29, 1931
"What sometimes gets forgotten amid the myriad horrors of the #Shoah (Hebrew for #Holocaust) is the systematic obliteration of entire cultures. #Shtetls (#Yiddish for 'small towns') with predominantly, or entirely, #Jewish populations were scattered across the east. In a world in which pogroms might flare up and result in massacres, these communities provided relative security out of which all kinds of cultural expression might flourish. Core to them was often a rich #musical life, with the #violin at its core. This playlist seeks to commemorate that heritage."
https://www.rabbitroom.com/post/shtetl-jewish-europe-s-eradicated-east-5-1-classical-playlist-36
Just finished: "Dungeons&Drama" by #KristyBoyce - M/F Nerdy RomCom, just finished it to distract myself from world politics and it worked! I laughed out loud, I shed some tears and I giggled a great lot. 5/5 for a nerdy romcom, 10/10 for #musical and #theatre kids. #DnD #ttrpg #bookstodon #dungeonsanddragons #Romcom @bookstodon
Erez Zobary spent a long time downplaying her #Jewish identity in her #music career. Her earlier work—a blend of R&B, pop, soul and jazz—dealt with issues relevant to her audience of largely twentysomethings: love lives, quarter-life crises, feeling stuck and aimless. It may not be surprising, then, that a woman whose songs so often looked inward would eventually turn to her heritage. As she tells Culturally Jewish, The CJN’s arts and culture podcast, her #songs began feeling increasingly disconnected from who she really was, and she wanted to try something drastically different.
The result is Erez, her new #album, which dives deep into her #Yemenite family history—specifically her grandmother’s escape from #Yemen to #Israel as part of #OperationMagicCarpet. Zobary joins the show to explain her process and backstory, and to share how she feels releasing an album with #MiddleEastern #musical flourishes, covered in #Hebrew writing, just one year after #Oct7.
https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/erez-zobary-dives-into-her-yemenite-heritage-with-rb-soul/
"Wicked" flies home December 31, loaded with extras! Order your copy today and support Hotchka with your purchase!
#Wicked #UniversalPictures #ArianaGrande #CynthiaErivo #Entertainment #Movies #Film #Cinema #Musical #Music #Streaming
For those of who enjoy Broadway musicals, pick your favorite.
Feel free to share other favorites in the comments below.
Theatre buffs take note! The original Broadway cast of "Hadestown" -- Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Amber Gray and Patrick Page -- will reunite for a limited West End run from February 11 - March 9 at at London’s Lyric Theatre. An unconfirmed rumor claims the reunion is to be live captured.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty is one of my new toys. I usually save most of my pocket money for camera gear but I have wanted to upgrade to a hollow body electric guitar for a long time.
I stopped in at a music store recently and saw this beautiful Peavey JF-1 on sale. I picked it up and lightly strummed her for a short time. I ended up leaving the store with her.
https://pixels.com/featured/black-beauty-bill-gallagher.html
#BlackBeauty #BillGallagherPhotography #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ElectricGuitar #Guitar #Black #Sexy #Musical
KHAN! - Das #StarTrek #Musical kann nun lizensiert werden von Theatern und Kleinkunstgruppen - und laut Machern DARF es lokalisiert werden --- also: findet sich hier wer mit Kontakten, damit wir ENTERtainment mit einer PRISE Parodie auf die Bühne kriegen? #RetootPlease