The Landmarks Preservation Commission on December 10 designated five buildings linked to the birthplace of American pop music. Tin Pan Alley was so named to describe the sound of piano music heard from street level. […]
On Stage At Kingsborough, a performing arts venue in southern Brooklyn, presents Ann Hampton Callaway on Saturday, March 30 at 8 PM. The singer celebrates the golden age of love songs written for the silver […]
By Bart Greenberg*****Well, to be more accurate, Jerome Kern hated jazz interpretations of his compositions—according to Will Anderson’s informative and amusing narration. However, even Kern might have enjoyed this lively summer concert of many of his best-known songs interpreted by […]
With week one of the Songbook Summit behind them—celebrating the work of Irving Berlin—identical twins, Peter & Will Anderson shine the spotlight on three more iconic composers (one per week) in a celebration of the […]
By Michael Barbieri**** C’mon and hear! C’mon and hear the music of Irving Berlin. And Jerome Kern! And Hoagie Carmichael! And Jimmy Van Heusen! Peter and Will Anderson’s fantastic Songbook Summit series at Symphony Space […]
Anita Gillette, star of stage, screen, television and cabaret, recently completed two nights at Birdland with Me & Mr. B, a celebration of Irving Berlin. Gillette met Berlin in 1962 working on the Broadway musical, […]
By ROB LESTER**** “George & Ira who?” “Cole who?” “Irving who?” Ask many teens about writers of the Great American Songbook and you may get blank stares. But this Saturday afternoon, several teenagers who have […]
By ROB LESTER****Santa Claus brought an early gift in the form of Irving Berlin reincarnated as the ever-engaging entertainer Jon Peterson in the one-man musical show Irving Berlin: In Person. Written and directed by Berlin expert Chip Deffaa, it is full […]
By ROB LESTER****At last! See Liza Minnelli and Barbra Streisand on the same stage for $20. Or, as Sidney Myer oft says, “…Or reasonable facsimiles.” Facsimiles Saturday night are Rick Skye as Liza and Steven Brinberg brings the music, the mem’ries to light the corners of […]
Vocalist Dean Benner will be performing his fourth show at Don’t Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street) entitled Night Time Man on two Sundays: November 12 and 19 and showtime is 6:00 PM (doors open at 5:30 […]
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