Happy New Year from “Un-Block The Music”! My good wishes are a month later than they should be, but after escaping sickness for the last three years, I got a stomach virus with the added bonus a couple of weeks later of CO-VID…Happy Holidays to me! Anyway…if you wondered what happened to the rest of... Continue Reading →
Christmas In NY Concert Brings The Magic For “Arts Ignite” to Joe’s Pub
Christmas in New York is like nothing else! And finally…after almost three years in a pandemic, it feels like the magic is back. That magic is in large part due to the Broadway community and its amazing artists. If you read this blog regularly, you will know that one of “Un-Block the Music’s” favorite performers... Continue Reading →
MiG Ayesa Shares His Stage Journey From Australia To Broadway & “Choices: A Rock Opera” Opening This Week
When was the last time you heard a NEW 1980s rock opera? Maybe the 1980s? Well…fasten your seatbelts and come to see the second staging of Choices: A Rock Opera this weekend, November 11, 12 and 13 at New York’s Chappaqua Performing Arts Center (https://choicesarockopera.com/). The show stars MiG Ayesa who is no stranger to... Continue Reading →
Women Wonders: Rona Siddiqui, “Strange Loop” To 54 Below; Most People Are Outside The Box
If you truly want to understand people and improve our world, take a look at what theater artists are putting out there, particularly since the pandemic. Case in point, two projects with Rona Siddiqui’s name attached. Tony-winning A Strange Loop and Salaam Medina, Tales of A Halfghan. If you can’t decipher the meaning of these... Continue Reading →
“Choices’” Creator John Krupa Talks Crossing From Rock &Roll To Theater This November
What is it that has made rock and roll so eternal? “Un-Block The Music” is unwavering in that answer. It is it’s realness; it’s rawness. That is what makes me so excited to introduce readers to John Krupa and his upcoming show, Choices, A Rock Opera. John is a New York musician that toured with... Continue Reading →
Sir Paul McCartney “Got Back”!
It has been almost a week since I saw Sir Paul McCartney’s “Got Back” concert at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey! It has taken “Un-Block the Music” that long to come off the cloud! Oh, how I love Sir Paul! While most of my attention these days has been focused on Women In Musical Theatre... Continue Reading →
Jimmy “J. Keys” Talks About Sound Design, Hip Hop, “Confederates” & The New Broadway
When I secured the interview with Jimmy Keys for “Un-Block The Music,” I had a flashback to the days working at Billboard. At that time, did I ever expect to interview a rapper for a Broadway show story? I didn’t! But, “Un-Block The Music” is so excited to be on the front lines as theater... Continue Reading →
Spend Your Friday Night With Edward Hardy At NYC’s Joe’s Pub For An Eclectic Musical Treat
If you are in New York City and don’t have a Valentine’s Day plan for your sweetheart or even your best friend this weekend, here is a treat!!! Joe’s Pub will present Violinist Edward W. Hardy tonight at 7 p.m. “Un-Block The Music” spoke to Edward this week about his career and this show. I... Continue Reading →
Women Wonders: Child Of Israeli Music Icons, “Swan Lake Opera’s” Sharona Pick, Pop Star To Theater Composer
How does a girl born in Israel with a successful pop music career make her way to the New York City stage? Sharona Pick, whose show, Swan Lake Rock Opera, is running every Thursday night through December 30 says life to her is about “composing. Even though I was a pop singer, it is not... Continue Reading →
Little Shop’s Will Van Dyke Performs His Original Pop Songs At NYC’s The Bitter End
If you have doubts that theater people can command an audience outside of a Broadway stage, then you need to catch Will Van Dyke’s concert. For my first live music outing, “Un-Block The Music” went to New York City’s famed venue The Bitter End to watch and listen to Will and his band play mostly... Continue Reading →