Beyond Top 40
Alice By Heart closed last night at the MCC Theater in NYC. It’s an off-Broadway show with a book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson and music from Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, the Tony and Grammy award winning duo behind Spring Awakening. Un-Block The Music just saw this show which is nominated for Lortel... Continue Reading →
Going to clubs in the 1980s, I would hear “One Night In Bangkok” by Murray Head and I absolutely loved the “weirdness” of it. Who knew that it came from the musical Chess? Well, I guess I had “a thing” for Murray Head because I became obsessed with an album in my mom’s theatre collection... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music’s” postings have been slow for the last couple of weeks, because I have been on the road talking to amazing artists, writers, producers, and seeing shows of all kinds. This story is about a nearly-50-year-old company, York Theatre in Manhattan. Its slogan is “Where Musicals Come to Life.” That includes new musicals... Continue Reading →
With a year under the bridge, “Un-Block The Music” has found a niche it very much wants to support, NEW musicals! Don’t get me wrong, the next time Rent is revived with a real theatre cast in a real theatre, I will be first on line. HOWEVER, I am not real fond of old musicals... Continue Reading →
Happy One Year Anniversary to “Un-Block The Music”! Hope you like my new look! More changes to come! Boy, have I learned a lot! I learned that I still love chasing a story, and meeting new people and interviewing and writing. I learned that my initial premise of “unblocking” all music is really valid. I... Continue Reading →
"Um-Block The Music" experienced the phenomenon that is "Be More Chill" yesterday at the Lyceum Theater On Broadway. If you read my posts, you know I don't like to "review" shows, every show has something positive. HOWEVER, this show was so much fun. Every singer, was seriously on point! A toast to Will Roland and... Continue Reading →
Un-Block The Music has particular interest in Peter Calo. My fascination with guitars probably started with Joe Perry and my Aerosmith obsession when I was just a kid. That obsession continued with Bryan Adams, Richie Sambora and Zakk Wylde. Then, I worked for a guitarist who was my editor at In Tune Monthly Magazine, and... Continue Reading →
While Un-Block The Music is obsessed with New York concerts and theater, New York’s weather really makes me want to attach myself to a seagull and fly south for the winter! Due to a very little snow storm that caused chaos on every highway yesterday, I missed an interview with Deniz Cordell the musical director... Continue Reading →
Singing a song is not just singing a song. Like any actor in a scene, singers need to connect to their songs. Songs in a musical need to connect to a story. How the heck do the actors and band members of Showstopper pull off a new original improv show every night? Andrew Pugsley, one... Continue Reading →
