So, quite a few thoughts before reviewing this moving revival of the Peter Stone (story and book) and Maury Yeston (music and lyrics) “Titanic.” One is, well…having seen the piece during its original Tony award-winning run, I was more than thrilled to see it being revived. It is, and was, a wonder capturing the humanity and the disaster of {…}
MasterVoices will open its 2019-20 season next month with a concert version of George and Ira Gershwin’s “Let ‘Em Eat Cake,” a “musical take on a presidential re-election gone haywire.” The 1933 sequel to “Of Thee I Sing” continues the story of populist U.S. President John P. Wintergreen, who is voted out of office and stages a coup in an {…}
New York-based ensemble MasterVoices has announced its 2019-20 season. Music Director Ted Sperling will lead a concert staging of George and Ira Gershwin’s musical “Let ‘Em Eat Cake.” Bryce Pinkham stars as President Wintergreen, alongside Christopher Fitzgerald, Solea Pfeiffer, Chuck Cooper, Fred Applegate, and Kevin Chamberlin. The performance, to be held at Carnegie Hall, will feature choreography by Andrew Palermo, {…}