Beyond Top 40
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 →
Female empowerment at its best! Broadway at its best! New York City at its best! “Un-Block The Music” saw Six last night. I don’t do reviews, but I can’t help saying that this show is exactly what we all need. The “Six” wives of Henry VIII tell their side of the story in a rock... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music” is optimistic and believes we should always find a silver lining! For all of those who say theater will never come back in New York, I want to introduce you to Lynne Shankel. Like most of us, Lynne always dreamed of a day she might have extra time to work on pet... Continue Reading →
Despite my professional experience in pop music, “Un-Block The Music” has always expressed my lifelong love of theater. I am from Mt. Vernon, NY. I worked in NYC, but when I had my children, I had to move further into the suburbs to afford a house. I moved to Putnam County. Imagine my delight when... Continue Reading →
Damn! If you are having a gloomy week with all of this crazy weather throughout the U.S. Or, are you just ready to finally get out in the world and celebrate, here’s a song to pump you up!!!“Amplify,” written by Lynne Shankel and featuring Shoshanna Bean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMBm7jKVHM&ab_channel=MaestraMusic Wow!!! “Un-Block The Music” has been dragging along... Continue Reading →
While I wasn’t there is person, “Un-Block The Music” was at 54 Below in spirit last night when the doors to the famed New York City club opened for the first time since pandemic shutdown in March 2020. Although theaters and live performance openings have been announced in the last month, New York reached a... Continue Reading →
I sat down at my desk today, to write a “Women Wonders” story for “Un-Block The Music”. I decided to focus on Laura Galindo, one of the songwriters involved with The Tank’s Capricorn 29 streaming on Cybertank through June 16. The press person for the show reached out to me a couple of weeks back... Continue Reading →
If you follow “Un-Block The Music,” you might have noticed that I haven’t been around much. In between a quick shore vacation and a lot of computer problems, I also have been working on a book proposal. I have two potential publishers, but I have had to do a lot of work to organize it.... Continue Reading →
Do you want to be a theater actor? Are you a triple threat? Or a quadruple threat? “Un-Block The Music” has written more than once about the torture of auditions. Composer Zina Goldrich’s audition stories are not much better. Zina is perhaps best known for her work with lyricist Marcy Heisler. However, her work is... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music” wants to shout out Congratulations to lyricist-composer Amanda Green for being elected the first woman president of The Dramatists Guild, the national, professional membership trade association of theatre writers, including playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists. If you don’t recognize Amanda’s name, you don’t know what you are missing! “Un-Block The Music” profiled... Continue Reading →
