Beyond Top 40
"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 →
At last, Ghostlight Records will release previously unheard music from “Rent” Composer, Jonathan Larson! “Rent” is tied for first in terms of “Un-Block The Music’s” favorite musicals of all time! Of course, I watched the quasi-live broadcast of “Rent” Sunday night on Fox. In case, you weren’t watching, one of the leads, Brennin Hunt, broke... Continue Reading →
Depending how you look at it, I either have the best timing or the worst. “Un-Block The Music” had the great pleasure (and honor) of interviewing Joe Iconis on August 29. That was just a few days before it was announced that “Be More Chill,” (the musical that was an internet sensation for which he... Continue Reading →
Back in May, “Un-Block The Music,” did a story about Jennifer Ashley Tepper, author of the book series, “The Untold Stories of Broadway,” Creative and Programming Director at Feinstein’s/ 54 Below and producer of “Be More Chill” off-Broadway. Here’s an update. The show, which is set to run through September 23 is all sold out... Continue Reading →
Theater is a place for musicians. While it once was a place for those trained in theater, those who sang and danced, it has become a place where musicians of all kinds gather. Theater performers are all things to all people. For example, check out Eric William Morris in “The Songbird,” an adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s... Continue Reading →
“Do What You Love and Do It Very Loudly.” That is Jennifer Ashley Tepper’s best advice. Who is she? Author of The Untold Stories of Broadway book series. She is Creative and Programming Director at the esteemed Feinstein’s/ 54 Below (a venue in Manhattan for A-list performers focused on theater). Aside from that, she is... Continue Reading →
