Hi everyone! It’s Women Wednesdays, and I am currently writing up an interview that I did with Emma Ford, drummer extraordinaire. Come From Away drummer Larry Lelli introduced me to her at an industry reading this past December, and I finally caught up with her. Emma is originally from Sydney, Australia where she earned her... Continue Reading →
Timing, as they say, is everything. As the world struggles to find an ordinary day during these days of quarantine, “Un-Block The Music” connected with a favorite guitarist Peter Calo (of Carly Simon fame) who released the video of his song “Ordinary Day.” “The fact that everything is amplified in terms of what is normal,”... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the chips just fall in place. This week, I didn’t have to look far for a subject for Women Wednesday. It’s writer/lyricist Marcy Heisler. As quarantine drags on, “Un-Block The Music,” is immersing itself in music and most especially musical theater any way I can get it. Lucky for me, an industry friend connected... Continue Reading →
How excited are you about all of the music you can stream now? “Un-Block The Music” is listening to everything from Bon Jovi and Ariana Grande to all of the stage musicals that frankly I can’t usually afford to buy tickets to see! A few days ago, I wrote about Paul Gordon’s adaptation of Pride... Continue Reading →
Pictured above: Jacob Foy While “Un-Block The Music” is getting to know Emergency The Musical’s Jeff and Jacob Foy better as we move forward with the WFYL’s radio show From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy Of A Show, I still have a hard time telling them apart on the phone sometimes. So…how the heck did they... Continue Reading →
Have you been keeping up with From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of a Show, Featuring Emergency The Musical? It’s not too late. If you haven’t heard From Bullets To Broadway before, it’s perhaps an unconventional way of learning about what it takes to get an original musical to the New York stage (www.BroadwayBullets.com). Chapter four... Continue Reading →
Take a deep breath and get ready for Kate Baldwin, Brandon Victor Dixon, Jeremy Jordan and Jessica Vosk to perform Georgia Stitt’s new album A Quiet Revolution tomorrow night, May 1 streaming on Playbill.com. “Un-Block The Music” recently wrote about Maestra Music, the organization founded by Georgia, which advocates for female-identifying musicians in theater. https://unblockthemusic.blog/2020/04/09/maestra-music-a-free-source-to-find-creative-women-collaborators-in-theater/... Continue Reading →
An area of entertainment that “Un-Block The Music” hasn’t really touched on is opera. I don’t know much about this genre beyond La Boehme. Let’s think about it. All music has the same task…its’s all about telling stories, said Beth Lake, Associate Sound Designer for the most recent production of My Fair Lady at Lincoln... Continue Reading →
Someone posted on Facebook that we don’t need actors or reality stars to survive this pandemic. While “Un-Block The Music” strongly thanks, prays for and commends every single essential worker every single day, the arts have played a part in our mental health survival in the last two months. In the past, I have written... Continue Reading →
OK…I know it is not Wednesday. “Un-Block The Music” intended to put a Women’s story up yesterday, but I had the good fortune to have four interviews scheduled with women, and I didn’t have time to write! That’s amazing news on two levels. People are starting to come to life and are learning how to... Continue Reading →
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