A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by Jack O'Brien, will tour North America beginning September 2015. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the Von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences with its Tony, Grammy and Academy Award winning Best Score, including "My Favorite Things," "Do-Re-Mi," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "Edelweiss" and the title song.
"We plan to look more closely at this remarkable work — to tear off the varnish of the past and reveal one of the great, fresh glories of musical theater," says three-time Tony Award winning Director Jack O'Brien. Audiences across America will be among the first to see this all new production!
THE SOUND OF MUSIC features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, suggested by "The Trapp Family Singers" by Maria Augusta Trapp.
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Are We Dreaming The Same Dream? - a new album from Akropolis Reed Quintet, composer and pianist Pascal Le Boeuf, and drummer Christian Euman - is out now on Bright Shiny Things.
Multi-platinum live sensations Rainbow Kitten Surprise have shared “SVO,” as the fourth album track from the North Carolina-bred quartet’s first full-length release in six years, LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX. Rainbow Kitten Surprise are currently readying for their upcoming Tiny Music Box Tour, a run of underplay shows that feature differing set lists each night, highlighting material from LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX alongside fan-favorites from throughout the band’s beloved discography. Listen to the song here!
Culture Lab LIC has announced the slate of programming for their 2024 season which will include several visual arts exhibits, theatrical performances, late night drag and burlesque shows, and a free outdoor live music concert series.
Australia’s favorite “stoner-pop” psychedelic band Babe Rainbow are thrilled to share their latest single “Retrograde”, the first from several musical releases to come this year. “Retrograde” is now available across music platforms worldwide. The new track sees Babe Rainbow welcome Spring’s sunset and warmth with this mellow diddy track. Listen to the song here!
La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its world-premiere musical, The Ballad of Johnny and June. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have shared “Backslide,” the third new song to be released from their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Clancy, which will arrive May 24th via Fueled By Ramen. Available now on all streaming platforms, “Backslide” is joined by an official music video directed by the band’s own Josh Dun. Listen to the song here!
Les Savy Fav returns to share their next single from upcoming LP OUI, LSF, due out May 10th. “World Got Great” is a guitar-driven anthem, that comes paired with a delightfully animated music video. The track is sing-along inducing, and the video, directed by Emmy-award winning Jimbo Matison, leaves you smiling, because who but Les Savy Fav would defeat world-ending monsters with tickle fights and flower power?
Pittsburgh CLO has unveiled the Creative Teams for the 2024 Summer of Musicals. See the productions and learn how to purchase tickets.
This year's Jazz at Lincoln Center gala featured a host of star-studded performers including Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, Josh Groban, and many more. A small sample of the hundreds of songs superstar Tony Bennett recorded and sang in concerts sparkled in this one-night-only concert on April 17th.
Gascony, France-based blues-rock duo The Inspector Cluzo has released the artfully drawn official music video for “The Outsider” from their acclaimed HORIZON LP. The video extends and fleshes out the original track into a mini-movie of rugged blues rock motifs. The Inspector Cluzo says, “‘The Outsider’ is our favorite song to play live. It always brings big momentum to the performance...' Watch the video here!
The Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON will return to Sydney from July 2025. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Australia, the Mormons are back! The Tony, Olivier and Grammy award-winning production THE BOOK OF MORMON will return to Sydney from July 2025.
Canadian Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin has received the highest designation conferred by The Royal Conservatory of Music – he was inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the organization.
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of new musical The Notebook, based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the film of the same name, is available now! The musical features a score by multiplatinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson.
Previews begin tonight, April 24, for Illinoise, the theatrical adaptation of Grammy- and Oscar-nominated Sufjan Stevens’ concept album Illinois. Performances will continue through August 10 at the St. James Theatre. Meet the cast of Illinoise here!
Renowned American pianist Michael Stephen Brown will join the PHOENIX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and fellow pianist Adam Golka for three concerts in April 2024. Learn how to purchase tickets.
New York City Ballet has revealed its 2024-25 season. See the productions and learn how to purchase tickets!
LAIBACH has released a new two-track single, “Opus Dei Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1”, featuring two unreleased live recordings: “Leben heisst Leben (Opus Dei)” Live from London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1987 and “F.I.A.T. (Let It Be)” Live from Paris, Espace Ornano, 1992. Both tracks are from the expanded edition of their 1987 album, Opus Dei, which is set to be released digitally on Mute on May 10, 2024. Listen to the tracks here!
Parsons Dance will return to The Joyce Theater for its annual two-week season, from Tuesday, May 14 through Saturday, May 25.
Six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald will return to Provincetown with SiriusXM Radio star Seth Rudetsky as music director and host, this Memorial Day Weekend. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Experience the bold visual style and compelling absurdist humor of the NEW STAGE THEATRE COMPANY, led by Ildiko Nemeth, in their multimedia performance IN THE COMMON HOUR. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
In a sign of an industry on the rebound, Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles is getting ready to announce a return of programming at the Mark Taper Forum, where production was paused last year while the organization went through a budget crunch. Additionally, following the casting of a Black actress in the role of Juliet, an upcoming West End production of Romeo and Juliet from the Jamie Lloyd Company started dealing with racist backlash online - we’ll show you how the company responded.
Cage The Elephant, the GRAMMY® Award winning rock band share their new single “Good Time,” off their forthcoming album Neon Pill (May 17, RCA Records).
Lawrence Walker will present a developmental reading of Fusong, a new musical with book and lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson and music by Cecilia Lin. Based on the novel, The Lost Daughter of Happiness, by acclaimed Chinese novelist and screenwriter Geling Yan, Fusong is directed and conceived by Gabriel Barre.
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