When “A Bronx Tale, the Musical” opens at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal on Oct. 29, Sayreville native Michael Ferlita will take on the role of Calogero. Ferlita, who was part of the 20th anniversary tour of the musical “Rent,” is a 2012 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School. He credits the opportunities he had in school produ...
READ MOREManeskin's golden moment continues and the success born from their victory at the Sanremo Festival 2021 and then from their victory at the Eurovision Song Contest does not stop. As evidence of a planetary fame that is reaching unexpected heights, the Italian band made its debut on American TV from the front door, guests of Jimmy Fallon in the famou...
READ MOREAndrea Bocelli made his St. Louis debut on Sunday, October 17, performing before a sold-out crowd at The Enterprise Center in Downtown St Louis. The great maestro was accompanied by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Mercurio, the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, soprano Larisa Martinez, baritone Edward Parks, singer/actress Loren Allr...
READ MOREBefore visiting Las Vegas for the first time—to see Lady Gaga’s “Jazz & Piano” residency, which has returned, post COVID-19 shut-down, to Dolby Live at the Park MGM—I thought of the city as a place powered by big corp hucksterism, cash burn and drunkenness, fish-hooking those prone to chasing long shot fantasies. In pop culture, Vegas’s scamminess...
READ MOREIt’s no secret that Måneskin has become one of the bands that is giving the most to talk about in this year 2021. Not only did they manage to win the prestigious Sanremo Festival, but they also got the opportunity to represent Italy at ‘Eurovision 2021’, a festival held in Rotterdam. They were aware of the great opportunity that was presented to th...
READ MOREThanksgiving is still a few weeks away, but the Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra and its founding artistic director, Christine Gevert, are already preparing a feast of musical comfort food to be served at Saint James Place in Great Barrington October 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Trinity Church in Lakeville, Connecticut, October 30 at 4 p.m. And Gevert...
READ MOREMåneskin's international rise doesn't stop. After the announcement of the nominations in the Best Rock and Best Group categories at the MTV European Music Awards 2021, here is the news that fans were hoping for. The band will be performing live in the United States. Two dates have been announced: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the Bowery Ballroom i...
READ MOREStarting Saturday, November 6, Opera Colorado presents Tosca at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House for four performances only. This lavish production of Puccini's operatic blockbuster is Opera Colorado's first performance at the Ellie Caulkins Opera house since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in March 2020, causing all mainstage productions for...
READ MOREOn Easter Sunday in 2020, in the early days of COVID-19 lockdowns, renowned opera singer Andrea Bocelli provided the world with a moment of hope and unity when he sang solo at the Duomo in Milan. His performance included renditions of “Ave Maria” and “Amazing Grace” — and it broke YouTube records. More than a year later, Sacramentans are singing “H...
READ MORETony Bennett’s most recent collaboration with Lady Gaga, Love For Sale, has earned him his fifth Guinness World Record title. The second collaboration for the duo since Cheek to Cheek in 2014, and the 61st and final album for Bennett, 95, who revealed he has been battling Alzheimer’s disease since 2016, Love For Sale landed the legendary singer wit...
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