On his 93rd birthday, William Shatner has shared his humble dream for life after death on his new single, “I Want to Be a Tree.”
Like much of Shatner’s music, “I Want to Be a Tree,” finds him not so much singing, but waxing poetically, this time backed by instrumentation from Ben Folds and the National Symphony Orchestra, led by Principal Pops conductor Steven Reineke.
“When my time has come, don’t put me in a box,” Shatner quips charmingly at the start of the song. “Skip the fancy shiva,...
Like much of Shatner’s music, “I Want to Be a Tree,” finds him not so much singing, but waxing poetically, this time backed by instrumentation from Ben Folds and the National Symphony Orchestra, led by Principal Pops conductor Steven Reineke.
“When my time has come, don’t put me in a box,” Shatner quips charmingly at the start of the song. “Skip the fancy shiva,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Hot off the heels of their Grammy win, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear are taking their popular musical theater album “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” to The Kennedy Center.
The two will perform a one-night only concert event at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, set for July 26. The event will see Barlow and Bear perform the songs from their album with accompaniment by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Reineke. The event will mark the first orchestral performance of the album, which won best musical theater album at the 2022 Grammy Awards this April. The event will also feature multiple special guests who will be announced in the coming weeks.
“We are so thrilled for ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ album to make its orchestral world premiere at The Kennedy Center,” Barlow and Bear said in a statement. “When we began this journey, we had no idea how much this music would resonate with so many people.
The two will perform a one-night only concert event at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, set for July 26. The event will see Barlow and Bear perform the songs from their album with accompaniment by the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Reineke. The event will mark the first orchestral performance of the album, which won best musical theater album at the 2022 Grammy Awards this April. The event will also feature multiple special guests who will be announced in the coming weeks.
“We are so thrilled for ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ album to make its orchestral world premiere at The Kennedy Center,” Barlow and Bear said in a statement. “When we began this journey, we had no idea how much this music would resonate with so many people.
- 6/15/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Emmy, SAG, and Tony Award nominee Norm Lewis premiereda new solo concert program with The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, at Carnegie Halls Stern AuditoriumPerelman Stage. One Night Only An Evening with Norm Lewis highlights Norms illustrious career on stage, including his leading turns in Les Misrables, The Phantom of the Opera, Porgy and Bess, and Sweeney Todd.
- 3/6/2022
- by Genevieve Rafter Keddy
- BroadwayWorld.com
Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, two of New York’s most iconic venues, announced their reopening plans today as the city continues its climb out of the pandemic shutdown era. Leading the charge will be band Foo Fighters, with a June 20 concert that marks Msg’s return as a full-capacity arena rock venue.
The Foo Fighters news comes a day after Bruce Springsteen announced his June 26 return to Broadway in a revival of Springsteen on Broadway and Mayor Bill de Blasio broke news that a massive concert in Central Park, with Clive Davis recruiting talent, will take place in August.
Carnegie Hall, meanwhile, said today that it will reopen in October, with its 2021-2022 season to include more than 100 performances presented on the Hall’s three stages and across New York City. Presented from October through June, the season will feature performances encompassing classical, jazz, and popular music, with...
The Foo Fighters news comes a day after Bruce Springsteen announced his June 26 return to Broadway in a revival of Springsteen on Broadway and Mayor Bill de Blasio broke news that a massive concert in Central Park, with Clive Davis recruiting talent, will take place in August.
Carnegie Hall, meanwhile, said today that it will reopen in October, with its 2021-2022 season to include more than 100 performances presented on the Hall’s three stages and across New York City. Presented from October through June, the season will feature performances encompassing classical, jazz, and popular music, with...
- 6/8/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, today announcedan initial line-up of guest artists for its 37th Birthday Gala, Into the Unknown The Songs of Kristen Bobby Lopez, honoring the Academy and Grammy Award winning songwriting duo, on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 700 p.m. in Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, presented by The New York Pops.
- 1/15/2020
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The New York Pops will honor the songwriting duo Kristen and Bobby Lopez at its 37th Birthday Gala on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 700 p.m. in Stern Auditorium Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The festive concert features the couple's iconic worksawritten with each other, as well as with other collaboratorsaperformed by The New York Pops, under the music direction of Steven Reineke, along with a starry line-up of guest artists to be announced.
- 10/21/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
On September 11, Alan Menkenjoined the Kennedy Center's festivities as a part of the 16-day Opening Festival forThe Reach. The legendary composer's music was celebrated in a free concert on the festival's mainstage by Tony AwardnomineeMegan HiltySmash, the Kennedy Center'sLittle Shop of Horrors,Adam JacobsAladdin,The Lion King, Tony AwardnomineeNorm LewisThe Little Mermaid, the Kennedy Center'sThe Music Man, Tony AwardwinnerPatina MillerSister Act,Pippin, theNational Symphony Orchestra, andPrincipal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke.
- 9/13/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
“People have this preconceived notion of me, and often it upsets them when I try to set the record straight,” said 30-year-old Sarah McLachlan in a 1998 Rolling Stone interview. “But at this point I could give a shit if the Internet is all atwitter. You wouldn’t believe the video treatments we get. It’s all me on some white stallion with long, flowing robes in a forest. Jesus Christ, enough already!”
Twenty-one years later, the Grammy- and Juno-winning artist returned to the woods — namely, the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens,...
Twenty-one years later, the Grammy- and Juno-winning artist returned to the woods — namely, the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens,...
- 8/3/2019
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
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