Listen. Chances are someone, somewhere is making music. Music is everywhere. This is the lesson Jenny, the music teacher and newest resident of Sesame Street, teaches the energetic colorful band of …
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10/4/16
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In the middle of watching the Berkshire Theatre Group revival of Fiorello, I realized that I had never seen the show before. With lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and music by Jerry Bock, the George Abbott …
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9/26/16
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Hershey Felder has made a career out of portraying musical icons. He’s been Irving Berlin, Franz Liszt, and George Gershwin. In Maestro, he traces the life and career of Leonard Bernstein, the …
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9/16/16
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After 9/11 it became commonplace to go through security screenings before boarding planes. Now we even have to open our knapsacks and pocketbooks before going to a Paul McCartney concert or watching …
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8/19/16
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They say that cats have nine lives but Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats defies the old adage. Thirty-four years and 7,485 performances after its New York debut, the show has returned to its …
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8/15/16
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Two Irishmen walk into a bar … sounds like the beginning of a joke, but in Quietly by Owen McCafferty, it’s a story of conflict and understanding. It’s rare theater that keeps the audience in …
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8/3/16
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As real New Yorkers, we rarely sightsee. So I decided to become a tourist for an hour and a half and take the Ride, an interactive tour bus. You may have seen it traveling around the Broadway area. …
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7/29/16
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If you ever really wanted to be in the room where it happened, here’s your chance. What you read in the papers and hear on the evening news may not be the truth – especially when it …
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7/19/16
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One of the joys of summer is outdoor concerts and it’s a wonderful way to hear and see some of your favorite Broadway performers. Last night The New York Pops, conducted by an ebullient Steven …
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7/8/16
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It’s a familiar story, one often told; yet the famous Orpheus and Eurydice myth feels fresh and current in the NYTW version Hadestown, by Anais Mitchell. Orpheus (Damon Daunno) is a young …
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6/27/16
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