Billed as “a combination of Jersey Boys and West Side Story,” the new musical A Bronx Tale follows Calogero, a young man growing up in the Bronx in the 1960s. Early on in his life, the protagonist finds himself conflicted between two men: a mobster w …Read more

War Paint, the new musical about cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, brings together powerhouse Broadway divas Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole. It’s no surprise that the vocals on the forthcoming cast album are flawless. The m …Read more

The Olivier Award-winning mastermind behind Matilda is at it again! Yes, composer Tim Minchin, the man who made a splash on the New York scene teaching us “sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty,” is now back on the Main Stem letting us that “ …Read more

When Broadway star Karen Mason says she has a big voice, it’s not an understatement. Mason has received much critical acclaim for her performances in Broadway musicals like Wonderland, Mamma Mia!, and Sunset Boulevard. She’s also a highly successful …Read more

If you’re a theatre buff, you’ve probably heard that Julie’s Greenroom, the binge-tastic new Netflix series from the brain of Dame Julie Andrews and daughter Emma Walton Hamilton, is a preschool masterclass not to be missed. Chock-full of big Broadwa …Read more

About four years ago, I listened Betty Buckley’s An Evening at Carnegie Hall album for the first time. Two songs stood out among the excellence – a plaintive take on Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Come On, Come On” and Kurt Weill’s “Pirate Jenny”. To this …Read more

Imani Uzuri is redefining the concept of world music by following the great tradition of female African American musicians like Bessie Smith, and adding a cosmopolitan flavor that doesn’t only enrichen her gospel, soulful flavor, but makes it sound f …Read more

Folk chanteuse Judy Collins owes the biggest hit of her career to Stephen Sondheim, her rendition of his “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music sent her into the stratosphere, and took her from being a celebrated singer, to becoming one of th …Read more

This is one story that we all need to hear. So familiar and poignant to the human experience, Ms. Cusack’s debut album, If You Knew My Story, is an extremely moving soundtrack for her life’s journey – chock full of emotion, sentiment, and wisdom – an …Read more

With an all-star line lineup of voices, including Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, and more, it’s no surprise that this original soundtrack to the NBC Television Event Hairspray LIVE!, brought to us by Masterworks …Read more