by Webmaster | Jun 26, 2019 | New Musical News Feed
Vanessa Carlton, whose 2002 singles “A Thousand Miles” and “Ordinary Day” were breakthrough hits, makes her Broadway debut in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
The Grammy nominee begins performances at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre June 27. She’ll play a limited engagement through September 1.
Flip through photos of the press day below:
A Sneak Peek at Vanessa Carlton in Beautiful
Since her debut album Be Not Nobody, Nashville-based artist Carlton has released Harmonium, Heroes & Thieves, Rabbits on the Run, and Liberman. She joins a lineup of women to play the beloved pop songwriter on Broadway, including Jessie Mueller (who earned a Tony for the role), her sister Abby Mueller, Kennedy, and Supergirl star Melissa Benoist.
by Webmaster | Jun 25, 2019 | New Musical News Feed
Today it was announced that The Cher Show on Broadway will play its final performance on August 18, 2019 following 34 previews and 296 regular performances. The National Tour will launch in Rochester, NY in October 2020.
by Webmaster | Jun 25, 2019 | New Musical News Feed
The Cher Show, the new Broadway musical that charts the life and career of award-winning entertainer and pop-culture icon Cher, will end its run August 18 at the Neil Simon Theatre.
The production will have played 34 previews and 296 regular performances when it closes.
The new musical opened on Broadway December 3, 2018, following a Chicago out of town try out. A national tour will launch in October 2020 in Rochester, New York.
The Cher Show won two Tony Awards this season, including Stephanie J. Block for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role and Bob Mackie for Best Costume Design of a Musical.
Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys book writer Rick Elice wrote the book for the musical that incorporates 35 of Cher’s songs, from her career-launching 1965 duet with Sonny Bono, “I Got You Babe,” to her 2013 dance album Closer to The Truth.
Tony Award winner Block (Falsettos, Wicked), Teal Wicks (Wicked, Finding Neverland), and Micaela Diamond (NBC’s recent live Jesus Christ Superstar) play different incarnations of Cher.
Directed by Jason Moore (Avenue Q, Pitch Perfect), The Cher Show features costumes by Tony Award and nine-time Emmy Award-winning designer Mackie, who has collaborated with Cher over the years on myriad iconic looks, dating back to her 1967 appearance on The Carol Burnett Show.
Mr. Mackie’s fashions have been recreated in exact detail from the original pieces worn by Cher in music videos, television specials, concerts, and award shows. An entire number in the show is dedicated to Mackie’s dazzling collection.
Photos: The Cher Show On Broadway
by Webmaster | Jun 22, 2019 | New Musical News Feed
Day one of West End Live has come to a close Check out the performance from Magic Mike Live
by Webmaster | Jun 21, 2019 | New Musical News Feed
Today, Washington, DC-based alt-pop powerhouse Heather Mae unleashed ‘Be Not Afraid,’ a new single and video from her forthcoming LP GLIMMER. The video, a tribute to Pride Month, features J. Harrison Ghee, the star of Broadway musical Kinky Boots, along with other LGBTQ dancers and actors. ‘After our wedding, my wife and I came face to face with homophobia from someone close to us. I can’t explain that emotional pain,’ Mae explains of the song’s inspiration. ‘The thing that got us through was our accepting friends and family who looked at us and told us that our love is not wrong. ‘Be Not Afraid’ pays homage to the LGBTQ community and the struggles we have faced to be ourselves. LGBTQ love is so beautiful. That’s all I wanted to capture with this video,’ Mae says. ‘The beauty and bravery.’
by Webmaster | Jun 21, 2019 | New Musical News Feed
New York City Opera’s 2019–2020 season will kick off September 9 at 6:30 PM with a 75th Anniversary concert in Bryant Park. The free evening, spotlighting past and present New York City Opera stars performing scenes and arias from the company’s productions, will also feature the New York City Opera orchestra and chorus.
In November New York City Opera will present a double bill at Harlem Stage: the American premiere of Juan Duran’s O Arame: A Galacian Opera and Manuel de Falla’s El Amor Brujo, in its original 1915 version. Dates and performance schedule for this fifth installment of the Ópera en Español series will be announced at a later time.
On April 19, 2020, New York City Opera, in a co-production with Odyssey Opera, Boston, will present Anna Caterina Antonacci in a concert version of Benjamin Britten’s Gloriana. The soprano previously played the role in April 2018 in Madrid; the upcoming concert will feature an 80-piece orchestra.
Pietro Mascagni’s rarely heard Isabeau, a co-production with London’s Opera Holland Park, will follow, for two performances only May 29 and 31.
New York City Opera will close its season June 19 with the fourth installment in its Annual Pride Series, an ongoing commitment to produce operas that tell LGBTQ stories each June in commemoration of Pride Month. New York City Opera’s Pride Concert, to be curated by Tobias Picker, will star Patricia Racette along with LGBTQ members of the company and the New York City Opera orchestra and chorus.
Additional season details will be announced at a later date. Tickets to all season productions will go on sale in August.
New York City Opera is currently presenting the world premiere of Iain Bell’s Stonewall, with a libretto by Mark Campbell and direction by Leonard Foglia, through June 28.
Watch Scenes From New York City Opera’s Stonewall, Beginning Performances June 21
Go Inside Rehearsal for Stonewall at the New York City Opera
