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...
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...
When I think of one Oscar-winning Best Picture it may perhaps be because of its rather glib assessment of Los Angeles. “I don’t want to live in a city where the only cultural advantage is the ability to make...
"David Bowie was a hero of mine, as he would be to anybody who is a little out of the ordinary in the entertainment industry."
"I think, unfortunately, as long as people act our of hatred, Cabaret will always be pertinent."
"I’m at that time of my life when I look at my so-called bucket list, and there are places I want to go. I better travel while I’m able to do it. I won’t put myself through this again.”
After making a name for herself playing Sally Bowles in a French production of Cabaret in 1987, singer-actress Ute Lemper was encouraged to make an album featuring songs from that show and other pop and Broadway tunes. The CD was...
"To really give yourself over to that world is a really big commitment. I read it twice through before we started writing. All the chapters that irritated me at the beginning are now my favorites—those side chapters not involved in the plot.”
"The Mexican music is closest to my heart. The first songs I heard were in Spanish."
"I think Bent has shown me the kind of divine pleasure of going ahead with something even though it might be really scary."