Don’t forget to tune-in today, Saturday, March 20 at noon (Eastern) to WFYL’s “From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of Show featuring Emergency The Musical,” hosted by Sgt. Dan McCaughan. This week we are expecting to talk to the cast of Z Team, which is a third show written and produced by father/son Dr. Jeff and... Continue Reading →
(Photo: Nathan Johnson) I don’t know where to begin. “Un-Block The Music” spoke to Emmy and Tony winning writer and lyricist Lynn Ahrens. She is half the famed songwriting team of Flaherty and Ahrens who wrote the song , “How Can I Tell You,” for the documentary Nasrin (about Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human... Continue Reading →
Spring isn’t officially sprung until this weekend, but “Un-Block The Music” just received a press release that is bringing the sunshine in earlier! April 9, The Office! A Musical Parody! will resume “in-person” performances at 33 percent capacity in New York City at The Theater Center’s Jerry Orbach Theater! The production originally opened in the... Continue Reading →
The inaugural Front Line Fringe Festival opens this weekend with 17 shows! Safe and Sound The Musical will premiere on Saturday night, March 13 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central time. Tickets are on sale at https://www.safeandsoundmusical.com/. We often speak of kismet in relation to the perfect destiny of lovers coming together. There was even... Continue Reading →
So, there I am in the featured picture waiting impatiently for The Front Row Fringe Festival to begin this Thursday, March 11. I think “Un-Block The Music” can speak for most everyone in saying we miss live events! This Fringe festival is going to give you 17 shows over four days. Best of all, you... Continue Reading →
It’s International Woman’s Day, and it is time for “Un-Block The Music” to celebrate as well! One year ago this week, “Un-Block The Music” had the idea to create a column highlighting women in music, and it has really taken off in popularity. As a result of the “Women Wonders” column, I have met amazing,... Continue Reading →
Emergency’s Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy are helping to put together Front Row Fringe Festival which “Un-Block the Music” believes is the first virtual Fringe Festival ever! If you have never heard the term Fringe Festival, it means shows produced outside traditional theater. We will all learn more about these types of festivals on this... Continue Reading →
Maybe it’s the fact that Napoleon and I share a birthday. Or maybe it’s because I fell in love with Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac when I read it in school (so much fun compared to other plays we had to read.) And, then of course, there are the torch songs of Edith Piaf.... Continue Reading →
What has been really fun about being part of WFYL 1180 AM’s “From Bullets To Broadway”, is that the scope of the conversations has changed from where we started to where we are now. In addition to show host, Sgt. Dan McCaughan and the show creators Dr. Jeff and Jacob Foy, we have had some... Continue Reading →
As a writer, “Un-Block The Music” understands how the creative wheels keep turning and new ideas for new projects keep popping up even while you are working on a deadline. Orchestrator, Macy Schmidt put it the best when she said her mind worked like a hamster wheel in the beginning of the pandemic (She has... Continue Reading →
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