Women Wonders: Kate Baldwin & Julianne Merrill Chat About Maestra, The Pandemic, Re-Opening Broadway & “An Enlightened New Normal”

Damn! If you are having a gloomy week with all of this crazy weather throughout the U.S. Or, are you just ready to finally get out in the world and celebrate, here’s a song to pump you up!!!“Amplify,” written by Lynne Shankel and featuring Shoshanna Bean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsMBm7jKVHM&ab_channel=MaestraMusic Wow!!! “Un-Block The Music” has been dragging along... Continue Reading →

June 23, 2021 1

Women Wednesdays: Let Karen Mason Entertain You Through The Pandemic

It’s Women Wednesday, and “Un-Block The Music” is whetting your appetite for the next exceptional woman I interviewed. It’s Karen Mason! Karen is part of the next TWO Bite-Sized Broadway shows that I featured on the blog last week ( https://unblockthemusic.blog/2020/10/06/get-your-fix-of-new-musical-theater-twice-a-month-on-bite-sized-broadway-a-mini-musical-podcast/). And, that’s not all. What are you doing tonight? Available? Buy a ticket to Karen’s... Continue Reading →

October 14, 2020 1

Get Your Fix Of New Musical Theater Twice A Month On Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast

Craving live performance? IndieWorks Theatre Company’s Jonathon Lynch has taken care of this. Bite-Sized Broadway: A Mini-Musical Podcast is a musical theater program featuring new and exciting "mini-musicals" presented as fully-produced radio plays, complete with lush orchestrations and captivating sound effects. Premieres will happen every first and third Monday of the month with an original 50-minute... Continue Reading →

October 6, 2020 3

Celebrate Nick Cordero’s Life With Release Of His Album: Proceeds Go To His Family

Nick Cordero should be celebrating his birthday today, but he lost his battle with COVID-19 on July 5. Broadway Records released Nick’s album today, “Live Your Life: Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below.” It is available from all major music retailers and commemorates what would have been Nick’s 42nd birthday. Proceeds from the album will go to benefit his... Continue Reading →

September 17, 2020 0

Women Wednesdays: Angela Sclafani Releases A Pop EP While Figuring Out Just What Musical Theater Needs From Her

Perhaps what “Un-Block The Music” liked most about Angela Sclafani is that she is able to put into exact words emotions I have heard from so many other artists. Angela, a composer and artist born in New York really came to my attention during this pandemic when I was looking for something inspirational. Earlier this... Continue Reading →

July 22, 2020 0

Looking For A Social Media Expert For “Un-Block The Music” To Help Grow The Audience For Amazing Stories To Come

“Un-Block The Music” has been using the quarantine to improve my site, and I am hoping to find a social media enthusiast to hire for about three hours a week to start. If this could be you, email me at dgalanteblock@gmail.com. I have interviewed a lot of fantastic artists from musicians to behind the scene... Continue Reading →

June 9, 2020 0

“Emergency’s” Music Director Talks Of Linking Music & Movement: Encore Broadcast April 25

Picture by Jeremy Daniel As From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of A Broadway Show, featuring Emergency The Musical” digs deeper into the process of getting a musical to the stage, “Un-Block The Music” had the opportunity to speak with Melissa Stainbrook who will be Emergency’s musical director in New York. I had the... Continue Reading →

April 20, 2020 0

Follow Dr. Jeff Foy & Son Jacob’s Musical Journey Every Saturday on “From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of A Broadway Show”

If you enjoyed the first installment of From Bullets To Broadway, Anatomy of A Broadway Show featuring Emergency The Musical on WFYL 1180 AM (www.1180wfyl.com) radio this past week, stay tuned! Seventeen more installments are scheduled. If you missed the show, you can hear it here: http://www.BroadwayBullets.com. An important note….musical writer Jeff Foy is a real... Continue Reading →

March 28, 2020 0

Kenny Rogers Was One Of “The Greatest Gift(s) Of All”

Just in case you haven’t realized by now, “Un-Block The Music” is written by a New Yorker. As the Coronavirus spreads and our governor has told all businesses to close and workers to stay home, I decided I should write up all of the interviews I have been lucky enough to have had in the... Continue Reading →

March 23, 2020 0

Happy 2nd Anniversary To “Un-Block The Music” Did Anybody Say “Social Media”?

March 20, 2020 is “Un-Block The Music’s” second anniversary! I am having the time of my life finally getting to write about ALL music. The featured image above was taken at the press evening for Rocktopia on Broadway in March 2018. It was the first event I attended for my new blog! At the time,... Continue Reading →

February 25, 2020 0