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Photo by Richard Termine By Stewart Schulman “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” would have been an apt titling for the NY Pops 34th anniversary Gala at Carnegie Hall on May 1st—an event honoring the long-time working relationship between two titans of the Broadway theater, actress Kelli O’hara and director Bartlett Sher. …
Photos by Richard Termine by Stewart Schulman Expectations would run high for an evening of music honoring the creative partnership between Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, creators of some of the most successful and memorable international musicals of all time. Suffice it to say that any possible expectations were more than exceeded by The…
Ruthie Ann Miles, Jose Llana Photo by Joan Marcus by Stewart Schulman There’s a new trend in musical theater, and it seems to be taking the industry by storm. It involves attempting to tell a story with as little traditional ‘book’ as possible. For example: String a libretto of pop-rock-style songs together. Hire an…
Frankie Moreno, Storm Large, Ryan Silverman, and Tony DeSare Photos by Richard Termine By Stewart Schulman Frank Sinatra made a “legendary opening” at New York’s Paramount Theater on December 30, 1942, inspiring Jack Benny to say: “I thought the goddamned building was going to cave in. I never heard such a commotion … All this for a…
Photograph by Richard Termine by Stewart Schulman When Kelli O’Hara and Matthew Morrison took the stage at Carnegie Hall on December 19th and 20th, as part of The New York Pops annual holiday concert, it was the first time these two stars of Broadway, film and television had performed together since doing The…
Photographs by Richard Termine By Stewart Schulman A concert where the orchestra was the star and the conductor its leading player. “By Special Request: An Evening With The Orchestra” was an artfully conceived and delightfully entertaining concert comprised of classic works by three 19th/20th century European masters (Part 1), favorites by three legendary New…