Michael John LaChiusa’s complex, layered scores have always been cinematic. Perhaps because he has little regard for the notion that songs should follow a straight line from point A to point B, or perhaps because his melodies have the intensity of ea …Read more
Whether playing an a cappella sensation on Glee, an aspiring actor in The Canyons, or a rock star in Bye Bye Birdie, Nolan Gerard Funk knows how to deliver the vocals and the star presence to go with them. In the film adaptation of Michael Joh …Read more
Continuing our tradition from last year we are focusing on documentaries that highlight humanity’s power to create, dream, and develop empathy. As has become the norm, DOC NYC will once again showcase over one hundred documentaries from all over the …Read more
Even though French actor Lambert Wilson is known for his indelible performances in films by Alain Resnais, Raul Ruiz and The Wachowskis among others, his career as an accomplished stage performer and singer is less known outside of France. Not only h …Read more
After watching the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Coriolanus, it becomes clear that Sope Dirisu was born to be a star. The young actor first worked with RSC in 2012 but quickly has become a favorite, landing his first leading role as the R …Read more
Ferenc Török’s 1945 takes place in the title year, a time when peace had allegedly come back into the world following the horrors of WWII, but in a small Hungarian village on the brink of falling into Communism, the peace came accompanied by ghosts o …Read more
Tony nominee Denée Benton will join MasterVoices, Bryce Pinkham, Elizabeth Stanley and Kevin Chamberlin for a performance of George and Ira Gershwin’s Pulitzer winning musical Of Thee I Sing. We caught up with The Great Comet star to talk about her c …Read more
Ingredients 1 Direction by Erin Mee 1 Choreography by Jonathan Matthews 1 Historic location (Cornelia Street Café) 1 Open mind 2 Glasses of wine (red or white) 7 Fearless actors 18 Scenes by Erin Mee, Jessie Bear, Colin Waitt, Jenny Lyn Bader Several …Read more
On October 27th, Matt Doyle will join guest star Ali Ewoldt to open the new season of The New York Pops. In 2017, Doyle has already delivered outstanding work as a swoon-worthy Anthony in Sweeney Todd and as the vicious Georgie, one of the “droogs” i …Read more
We spoke to Erin Stegeman (Music Writer & Director/Cersei) & Ace Marrero (Music Director/Khal Drogo) about Game of Thrones: The Rock Musical in New York City from October 10-29. Is the musical based mostly on the TV show, the books, or both? …Read more
