( Photo by Joan Marcus©2020) Pictured: Ladies In Waiting--- Front, l-r: Elena Bonomo (Drums), Kimi Hayes (Guitar), Back l-r: Michelle Osbourne (Bass), Julia Schade (Conductor/Keyboard) Meeting Six The Musicals’s Julia Schade in a Manhattan Starbucks on a Saturday between shows was awe-inspiring. That was not only just because of her talent, although that was the... Continue Reading →
“Un-Block The Music” is posting this ticket link to the Broadway show, Skeleton Crew. It was written by Tony winner Dominique Morisseau with music, lyrics and sound design by Rob Kaplowitz and Jimmy Keys. It ends its limited run this Sunday and the Manhattan Theater Club in NYC. I spoke to Rob and Jimmy last... Continue Reading →
If you are in New York City and don’t have a Valentine’s Day plan for your sweetheart or even your best friend this weekend, here is a treat!!! Joe’s Pub will present Violinist Edward W. Hardy tonight at 7 p.m. “Un-Block The Music” spoke to Edward this week about his career and this show. I... Continue Reading →
“Just being a complex Korean-American woman is an act of rebellion in itself,” says violinist Jennifer Koh. In a chat with “Un-Block The Music,” about what it means to defy the odds and succeed in this industry, she adds, “As a woman, you have to be stubborn and keep doing what it is that you... Continue Reading →
Photo by Jeremy Daniel “Un-Block The Music” realized today would be the perfect day to run a story about Stacey Weingarten and her off-Broadway musical Rescue Rue. During this pandemic, there has been so much more talk of rescuing pets. And, today is the late Betty White’s birthday. She was such an advocate for animal... Continue Reading →
Forgive “Un-Block The Music” for holding this story for so long! Go see Slave Play before it closes on January 23rd! (https://slaveplaybroadway.com/) Wait…why am I writing about a play and not a musical? Well…this is a play with music, and the phenomenal Lindsay Jones was nominated for two Tonys, one for the original score and... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year!!! I am always the optimist. While Co-vid rages through New York AGAIN, “Un-Block The Music” stands with those that say, it’s not the same unknown hysteria that we experienced two years ago. We have treatments, we have vaccines and we have theater! While theater might be a bit limited right now…it’s here.... Continue Reading →
Theater is back! Thank the Good Lord! The world without theater is like a day without sunshine. (Un-Block The Music steals the quote from an orange juice commercial back from when I was a kid!) Anyway, with theater back, there is so much to write about and talk about. I am thrilled to report that... Continue Reading →
New York chaos lead Bob and Tobly McSmith not only to a small city apartment but to a “blood brothers” friendship and a slew of hit parody musicals. While “Un-Block the Music” always wandered (and continues to wander) around the New York theater district just as a past time, often I saw ads for The... Continue Reading →
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 →
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