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He hosts as Sirius XM show and has performances around the country
If you are a die-hard Broadway lover, you would want to have Seth Rudetsky’s life. He hosts a Sirius XM show where he plays music from Broadway shows and talks to the biggest and brightest stars of the Great White Way. He writes a regular column for Playbill’s website. He tours the country combining Q&A’s with Broadway stars with...
The annual holiday panto opens in Pasadena
"Pantomime  Also called Christmas pantomime. A form of theatrical spectacle common in England during the Christmas season, generally adapted from a fairy tale and including stock character types who perform songs and dances, tell jokes, etc." That is the formal definition of “panto” as found at Dictionary.com. And that is precisely the kind of shows Lythgoe Family Panto has been presenting for...
The singer also makes his acting debut in "Falling for Angels" on HereTV
When Steve Grand’s music video for “All-American Boy” was released in 2013, he was celebrated as a gay male country artist. The only problem is that he’s not really a country artist. By his own admission, he’s a pop singer, not a country star. The music video for his new song “Walking,” certainly proves his passion for pop. Audiences will get...
Sandra Tsing Los brings her show "Sugar Plum Fairy" to SCR in Costa Mesa
South Coast Repertory
December 8-December 24th
The Broadway composer has two shows at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
The Sorting Room at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
December 7th only
The Tony winner from "Hamilton" performs at WDCH
Walt Disney Concert Hall
December 8
A performance of Bernstein's "Serenade"
Here are your highlights for December 1-3 in Los Angeles: LIZZ WRIGHT – Catalina Bar & Grill December 1-3 Vocalist Lizz Wright burst on the music scene in 2003 with her album Salt. 14 years later she has released only her sixth album, Grace. During her performances this weekend at Catalina Bar & Grill she will no doubt be showcasing her new work....
Peaches Christ brings her film parodies to Los Angeles
The films of director Tim Burton have inspired several adaptations. Choreographer Matthew Bourne created a ballet from Edward Scissorhands. Concert versions of The Nightmare Before Christmas have found Danny Elfman taking the stage again. Disneyland converts the Haunted Mansion into Haunted Mansion Holiday inspired by the same film. So it was inevitable that a parody of his films would soon...
The creator of "vocalese" passed away this week
The legendary jazz vocalist and lyricist Jon Hendricks passed away last week. He is best known for creating a style of singing called "Vocalese." Vocalese is defined as "a style of singing in which singers put words to jazz tunes especially to previously improvised instrumental solos." He was a founding member of the group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. To celebrate this incredibly...
An evening of music from some of theatre's biggest names
Early this year, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley recognized that the shift in America was widening the divide between in our country. The need to support organizations addressing both human rights and civil rights motivated them to create a series called Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out!  The first concert took place in New York in January. Since then eight additional...
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