Tag: Swing

Broadway by the Year: The Broadway Musicals of 1997-2006

| May 30, 2017 | 0 Comments
Broadway by the Year: The Broadway Musicals of 1997-2006

Siegel wisely matched a stellar cast of vocalists with selections from two dozen shows.

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Lyrics & Lyricists: Battle for the Airwaves: The Songbook Meets Rock and Country

| March 1, 2016 | 0 Comments
Lyrics & Lyricists: Battle for the Airwaves: The Songbook Meets Rock and Country

This edition of the series was a miss, despite top talent.

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Dec. 3-5: Nicolas King

| December 1, 2015 | 0 Comments
Dec. 3-5: Nicolas King

These days, Nicolas King is king of swing

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Broadway Unplugged

| July 22, 2015 | 0 Comments
Broadway Unplugged

The highlights were high art.

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Nicolas King: Shakin’ the Blues Away!

| June 16, 2015 | 0 Comments
Nicolas King: Shakin’ the Blues Away!

His pitch is perfect and his stage presence is easy breezy.

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Las Vegas: Janaury/February 2015 News

| January 7, 2015 | 0 Comments
Las Vegas: Janaury/February 2015 News

We are most excited about hotel mogul Steve Wynn’s new project. It’s called ShowStoppers and it’s BIG! With a talented cast of 34 singers and dancers, backed by an on-stage, 30-piece orchestra, the 90-minute production opened in the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas in mid-December. ShowStoppers is composed of many quintessential musical theater numbers from […]

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Bill A. Jones: Frank, Bobby and Me!

| December 1, 2014 | 0 Comments
Bill A. Jones: Frank, Bobby and Me!

His phrasing was not imitative, but flowed naturally from his strong connection to the material, which included not losing sight of the lyrics amidst all that swinging.

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