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In Memoriam: Micki Grant

Posted on August 23, 2021 by boz

Tony-nominated composer Micki Grant died on Sunday. Born Minnie Perkins in Chicago on June 30, 1941, Grant was encouraged in the arts by her parents. She began with the double bass in elementary school, then added piano at 8 and … Continue reading →

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Cinderella Review Roundup

Posted on August 22, 2021 by boz

The new original musical adaptation of Cinderella opened to near universal acclaim August 18 on the West End, after an interrupted preview period that began June 25 at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre. The creative team includes Emerald Fennell (book), Andrew Lloyd … Continue reading →

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NYC Next New York State of Mind

Posted on August 19, 2021 by boz

Some two dozen New York City performers and other celebrities united for a music video of Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind,” as part of NYC Next’s effort to encourage the city’s recovery from the pandemic. Featured among the … Continue reading →

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Respect Song Clip

Posted on August 18, 2021 by boz

MGM Studios has released an official clip of “Think” from the recent Aretha Franklin biopic musical, Respect, starring Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson. The cast also includes Forest Whitaker (C.L. Franklin), Audra McDonald (Barbara Franklin), Saycon Sengbloh (Erma Franklin),  Hailey Kilgore (Carolyn … Continue reading →

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The Crown Song Clip

Posted on August 18, 2021 by boz

Netflix has released the full scene from “Avalanche” (episode nine in season four of The Crown) that features Emmy nominee Emma Corrin as Princess Diana singing “All I Ask of You” from The Phantom of the Opera. The scene is … Continue reading →

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Schmigadoon! Episode 6 Preview

Posted on August 13, 2021 by boz

Apple TV+ has released a sneak preview of tonight’s new episode of Schmigadoon!, in which Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) face their true feelings for each other, while the town goes to the polls to choose between incumbent Aloysius … Continue reading →

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Public Theater 2021 Season

Posted on August 13, 2021 by boz

The Public Theater has announced its upcoming season, which begins October 7 with previews for the world premiere musical The Visitor, originally scheduled for March 2020. With a score by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and book by Yorkey and … Continue reading →

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Emerging Writers Program

Posted on August 12, 2021 by boz

DreamWorks Theatricals and Music Theatre International have announced their Emerging Writers Program, a new partnership that will select diverse individual writers and writing teams of librettists, composers, and lyricists to develop musical adaptations of DreamWorks Animation titles for the MTI … Continue reading →

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Girl from the North Country Preview

Posted on August 12, 2021 by boz

Original Broadway cast members Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Austin Scott, and Rachel Stern from Girl from the North Country participated this month in Harlem Week 2021, presenting a special performance of the songs “All Along the Watchtower” and “Idiot Wind” from … Continue reading →

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Love for Sale Preview

Posted on August 10, 2021 by boz

UMG has released the official music video for “I Get a Kick out of You,” the lead single from Love for Sale, the second collaborative album from Tony Bennett (his sixty-first and final one overall) and Lady Gaga (her seventh). … Continue reading →

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