I admit it. My attention span during this Coronavirus pandemic has been almost nonexistent. Everyone is encouraging solitude. TikTok videos are short. A lot of them are funny, but I am seriously in need of new music and to feel part of something. The quote above from Robert Browning says it all. Why then does... Continue Reading →
Kenny Rogers Was One Of “The Greatest Gift(s) Of All”
Just in case you haven’t realized by now, “Un-Block The Music” is written by a New Yorker. As the Coronavirus spreads and our governor has told all businesses to close and workers to stay home, I decided I should write up all of the interviews I have been lucky enough to have had in the... Continue Reading →
“Emergency’s” Jeff & Jacob Foy Unwrap The Enigma Of A Show Further After WFYL’s “From Bullets To Broadway”
So…if you are anything like me, you will want to hear more from Jeff and Jacob Foy after today’s first listen of WFYL’s From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of A Broadway Show featuring Emergency, The Musical hosted by Air Force Veteran, Sgt. Daniel McCaughan. “Un-Block The Music” met this father /son team early on in... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music” Hits The Radio This Weekend with “Emergency The Musical” & WFYL 1180AM
“Un-Block The Music” has a fun announcement! I am going to part of a new radio show called From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of A Broadway Show. It will be on AM 1180 WFYL Radio every Saturday at noon (NYC time) starting this weekend, March 21. Just tune your radio to WFYL 1180AM or you... Continue Reading →
Ian Eisendrath Helps Bring True Stories To The Stage With “Come From Away” & “Diana”
“Un-Block The Music” continues to have the amazing experience of talking to those behind the scenes; artists that pull a musical together. I continue to find the road to New York’s stage is, by no means, a predictable one, but certainly a gripping one. Today’s new musicals are not the musicals your grandmother loved, but... Continue Reading →
Silly & Sad; “Love Quirks” Explores Couple Idiosyncrasies Off-Broadway
Love is fortuitous. It can be typical, but more often than not it is random and unique to everyone. Love Quirks, the off-Broadway musical is all of that. The show’s music was written by Seth Bisen-Hersh, and “Un-Block The Music” had the chance to talk with him last week as he prepared for previews to... Continue Reading →
Sick Of Reboots….Transport Yourself To “Emojiland” With Musical Director Lena Gabrielle
Transport yourself to the inside of that smartphone you are always staring at! Think what if might be like to be an emoji inside that phone. It’s an imaginary land of its own., and that’s the heart of Emojiland, The Musical. This remarkable theater experience will end its limited off-Broadway run on March 19 at... Continue Reading →
Happy 2nd Anniversary To “Un-Block The Music” Did Anybody Say “Social Media”?
March 20, 2020 is “Un-Block The Music’s” second anniversary! I am having the time of my life finally getting to write about ALL music. The featured image above was taken at the press evening for Rocktopia on Broadway in March 2018. It was the first event I attended for my new blog! At the time,... Continue Reading →
“Forgetta Bout It”, A Glimpse Of Romeo & Bernadette’s Frolic Through Brooklyn With Writer Mark Saltzman
You can take the Italian girl (me) out of Yonkers, NY, but she still loves Dion and eats macaroni and meatballs on Sunday afternoon. And, if she is lucky enough to get tickets to the off-Broadway show Romeo & Bernadette, A Musical Tale of Verona & Brooklyn written by Mark Saltzman, she will be in... Continue Reading →
“Emergency” Creators To Bring Two Shows To The NY Stage This Summer
Photo by Jeremy Daniel It’s time to catch up with The Foys…Jeff and Jacob. You may remember that “Un-Block The Music” is following the father and son duo’s journey to off-Broadway with their musical Emergency. Well, not only are these talented and ambitious men bringing Emergency to NYC this summer, but they have already... Continue Reading →