There's a "sweet spot" in a singers voice where, as a composer, you want your song to sit. It is where they will be able to hit their highest, strongest note (the "money note") and thrill the audience, and still not have their lower notes compromised.
Song Blog is a YouTube series for those people who are interested in not only hearing and seeing original work being performed for the first time right before their eyes, but who also like to have a behind-the-scenes look at the Broadway actors who learn and perform these songs.
My cell phone is an idiot. It's a straight-up, dingbat dumb-ass. It can't do anything, except make phone calls, and has no competency to tell me where...
Actor/singer Jake Epstein is no stranger to angst. As Craig Manning on Canadian teen-soap "Degrassi: The Next Generation," the aspiring rock star stru...
The multi-hit wonders are on the road headlining again in support of their Sept. 28 release "Invented," which follows chart-topper "Chase This Light" which was released in 2005.
I had worn my short, black, pointy booties, tight black pants and a semi see-through black sweater, but from the moment I entered the theater I was worrying, "Am I too old for American Idiot?"
The Broadway musical adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot had the potential to be this generation's Hair, a musical that truly reflects the times in which we live in.
While American Idiot shows the future of Broadway musicals, Million Dollar Quartet provides the backstory to the journey that the music industry took to get us to this point.
When musicals like Memphis and Million Dollar Quartet are able to snag nods for best musical... it's certain that the creative juices flowing around Times Square were strained this past season.
Quit filling stages with the same old shows year after year, because it is the key 18-35 demographic that will need to fill seats, and an over-the-hill Gypsy will not pass muster.
Green Day attended the final sound check for the new Broadway musical inspired by their album, "American Idiot" Tuesday. The highly-anticipated show o...
We should all hail Green Day, the first punk rock band to come to Broadway. Except, before we all cheer, I want to note that Green Day is not actually coming to Broadway.
Get excited, Denver: Star Wars In Concert is coming to town, playing at the Pepsi Center on October 18th. The event will feature a live symphony orch...
Green Day genuinely seemed into the audience, and wanted to make sure everyone had a good time, got off their asses and focused on something other than texting someone on their iPhone.