Tuesday, 18th May 2021 at 5:38 pm
2021 is shaping up to be a huge year for movie musicals – with Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake and the film adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Broadway debut In the Heights already firmly marked in our calendars.
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And another upcoming film to get excited about is Dear Evan Hansen, which is based on the Tony Award-winning stage show of the same name and includes songs from the people behind two of the biggest movie musicals of recent years: La La Land and The Greatest Showman.
The stage musical has already been a huge hit on Broadway and the West End, and quite the cast has been assembled to bring it to the silver screen – with original stage star Ben Platt featuring alongside Hollywood heavyweights such as Julianne Moore and Amy Adams.
Ridgewood presents a beautiful world with Shrek: the Musical
Three live performances this weekend
WEST LAFAYETTE - The opening song of Shrek: the Musical proclaims that it s a big, bright, beautiful world and that s what students in the Ridgewood Drama Department are seeing as the COVID-19 pandemic begins to subside.
Ridgewood High School canceled its annual spring musical last year due to the pandemic, but is having live performances of Shrek: the Musical this weekend along with an upcoming taped show that can be watched online. There are about 35 students involved on stage and behind the scenes.
Director Jill Collins and Music Director Haley Evans said they usually choose shows based on the available talent, but this year it was the students who made it clear what they wanted. The musical is based on the 2001 animated film that spoofs various classic fairytales and spawned four sequels. The Broadway production opened in December 2008 and ran for more than a ye
Violinist Yevgeny Kutik Makes Solo Debut With Boston Civic Orchestra
Yevgeny Kutik has captivated audiences worldwide with an old-world sound that communicates a modern intellect.by BWW News Desk
On Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 3pm ET, Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik will make his debut as soloist with the Boston Civic Symphony, performing Beethoven s Violin Concerto. Led by Music Director Francisco Noya, the program will be free to watch, broadcast live from the First Church in Cambridge. The program also includes Respighi s The Birds and Walker s Lyric for Strings. Beethoven s Violin Concerto is perhaps the best-known violin concerto in the entire repertoire. Interestingly, the premiere of this work in 1806 was not successful (possibly because the violinist was forced to sight-read the piece during the performance), so it lay un-played for nearly 40 years, says Kutik. It is a wonderful privilege and honor to be able to perform and study this great work - and to build up