Beyond Top 40
What do Next To Normal’s Jennifer Damiano and Dear Evan Hansen’s Noah Galvin have in common? Random Farms Kids Theater in Elmsford, NY. What “Un-Block The Music” loves about Random Farms Kids Theater is a theme of empowerment for all. While the group’s fabulous productions of of A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, and Urinetown are... Continue Reading →
If there is a theatre lover in your life and you still haven’t gotten them a holiday gift, Anastasia, The Original Broadway Cast Recording, will be released this Friday, December 14. What makes that especially exciting for “Un-Block The Music’s” readers is that last week, I interviewed Frank Filipetti who mixed and produced the soundtrack.... Continue Reading →
(cover photo: Marc Tumminelli and Taylor Louderman) “Un-Block The Music” has been making it a point to report on all kinds of theater because,as Tony-winning Producer Ken Davenport told me, theater is cool again! Stage-loving kids have always existed, but shows like Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen have encouraged even more kids to want to... Continue Reading →
Hi fans of "Un-Block The Music!" Haven’t posted in a while as I was on Jury Duty…But, I will be back in the saddle tomorrow, hoping to have a story up by Wednesday at the latest. There are great things to look forward to including info about Broadway ‘s “Anastasia” vinyl release, interviews with Yamaha... Continue Reading →
Thanks for reading "Un-Block The Music." In the next few months, you will see a lot of exciting changes and stories as this blog really begins to come into its own character. Please Share it, Tweet it, Instagram it. And please, send me any comments and suggestions. Check out the "contact" and "about" sections on... Continue Reading →
It’s Thanksgiving and multiple generations may be sitting around the table casually eating dessert. What is your background music? Eighteen-year-old Max might want to hear Drake, Dad wants Queen and Grandpa wants Elvis. Since it is Thanksgiving and family tension sometimes is high, the right music will put everyone in a good mood. So..why not... Continue Reading →
I saw King Kong the musical at The Broadway Theatre in NYC this past week. As I have said before, I don’t write reviews. “Un-Block The Music’s” purpose is to encourage people to go to the theater, and as a music journalist and someone just passionate about music, I want people to buy and listen... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music” had the great pleasure of speaking with Kathryn Bostic fresh off of her Berklee 2018-19 Film Scoring Artist Residency. She immediately expressed how exciting it was to mentor students in any way she could to “encourage their self-expression and their individuality.” Kathryn is a composer, singer-songwriter, pianist and vocalist. She is the... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music” was just writing up an interview I did with the very lovely, very talented Kathyrn Bostic who was recently named Scoring Artist In Residence at Berklee College of Music. Although we weren’t talking about the election during the interview, we did talk about the need for arts in the schools. If you... Continue Reading →
