Another pre-Broadway play, 'Brigadoon,' cancels local run Jul 31, 2008
Drawing on George Gershwin tunes, the musical was to reunite Connick with director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall, who directed him in an acclaimed 2006 New York revival of "The Pajama Game." "Nice Work" was postponed after Marshall dropped out of the project. Programmers have been working the phones nonstop to find replacements, Murphy said, reaching out to producers who expressed interest in coming here before the season lineup was announced and others who called after hearing about the... (Boston Globe)
Landmark theatre Jul 26, 2008
West Side Story was seen as a work which had taken up the American music idiom where it had been left when George Gershwin died 20 years before. Life-changing. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A delay for 'Nice Work' with Harry Connick Jr. Jul 25, 2008
Drawing from the George Gershwin songbook, the musical was set to reunite Connick with director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall, who directed him in a much-praised 2006 revival of "The Pajama Game" in New York. The postponement came after Marshall dropped out of the project. (Boston Globe)
A dance party - with a plotABBA-driven `Mamma Mia!' retains its kooky charm on the big screen Jul 19, 2008
Astaire and Rogers had immortal songs by George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern to enchant their audiences. The ``Mamma'' cast gets to deliver most of ABBA's greatest hits, which decorate the plot like dewdrops on a spider web. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
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Accompanying himself, with his ukulele and Zydeco necktie a washboard shaped like a bow Hider will perform George Gershwin s I Got Rhythm; Richard Rodgers All the Things You Are; and Augustin Lara s Granada at the Osaka concerts. I like to think of myself as a one man vaudeville show of the musical variety, said Hider who also does humorous magic shows as Magic Matchelli The Magnificent around the mid-valley and plays drums in a regular weekly kid s show at The Shedd Institute in Eugene... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Municipal Bands schedule concerts Jun 26, 2008
Someone to Watch Over Me, George Gershwin ... Someone to Watch Over Me, George Gershwin. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
`Visit' finds sweetness and humor behind political tensions Jun 22, 2008
Instead, Kolirin shows how a little honest communication -- and, in some cases, a little George Gershwin -- can bring together people from different walks of life ... A potentially uncomfortable dinner-table conversation between some band members and their Israeli host family takes a cheerful turn when everyone realizes they like ``Summertime,'' the George Gershwin standard from ``Porgy and Bess. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
* A hop, skip and a jump Jun 20, 2008
set to George Gershwin songs. Wang said it was the dancers themselves who set the program, based on their individual repertoires. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends Jun 13, 2008
Making the album, the four were listening to a diverse range of records including My Bloody Valentine, George Gershwin, Donna Summer s State Of Independence (It s Brian Eno s favourite song, he played it all the time, says Chris), German industrialists Rammstein and Mali desert rockers Tinariwen. And so does Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends mark Coldplay s very own revolution. (The Sun)
Fear replaces boredom Jun 8, 2008
- George Gershwin, "Summertime," from Porgy and Bess, 1935. - Derek Catron. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Dance preview Jun 7, 2008
This production is set to a medley of George Gershwin numbers, including Rhapsody In Blue and An American In Paris, with cabaret veteran Barbara Cook leading the vocals. Deane's choreography ranges over a variety of styles, and the cast will be led on different nights by guests Tamara Rojo from the Royal Ballet, Friedemann Vogel from Stuttgart, Guillaume C t; from the National Ballet Of Canada plus ENB regulars Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Caritas Chorale to showcase Broadway tunes Jun 5, 2008
The fast-paced concert trips and skips through nearly 100 years of Broadway history beginning with the 1924 Manhattan rom Garrick Gaieties, and the early years when the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, George M. Cohen and New York City's Tin Pan Alley was on every red-blooded American tongue. Yankee Doodle Dandy and Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man gave way to the 1940s when Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma changed the face of Broadway and the Hit Parade featured such songs as I'm Gonna Wash... (Wood River Journal, ID)
Q&A: Scarlett Johansson May 23, 2008
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Talk of the Town: Keep your hot dogs cool in the summer heat May 23, 2008
and George Gershwin s An American in Paris with the symphony. The concert also included Mathieu s Scenes de Ballet (Ballet Scenes), including a breathtaking performance by Concertmaster Steven Moeckel as violin soloist. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Scarletts album debut panned by critics May 21, 2008
She performed the George Gershwin standard Summertime on a 2006 charity album, Unexpected Dreams: Songs from the Stars. . (MSNBC -- Music)
Neil Diamond: Has he finally become hip? May 20, 2008
Talking in 1976 to Rolling Stone , he confessed: "I was 26 or 27 [when the hippie movement began], had already been married, had two children. I knew that I was out of it... [But] I was trying to be George Gershwin. 'Hip' was something frivolous people had time to be... hip is bullshit." The cultural conflagrations of the Sixties that made so little sense to him destroyed his old home, Tin Pan Alley: "It exploded with the rest of it." Diamond's crowd, his management and the media both noted,... (Independent)
Ron Cohen column: Ode to Minnie May 15, 2008
She loved the music of George Gershwin and Richard Rogers. She adored Jane Powell, Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
A glimpse of the future? Winner of the RSOs Young Artist Competition will play with the symphony at their final concert of the season Friday night May 15, 2008
They are scheduled as follows: June 27, American Fantasy, featuring the music of George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Victor Herbert and more; Aug. 1, Happy Feet, focusing on all things dance, from waltzes to ballet and tap; and on Aug. 29 Score. Favorites from Stage and Screen. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
'Beethoven,' as Hershey knew him May 11, 2008
Felder has been making a cottage industry of these bio-shows; the new work joins George Gershwin Alone and Monsieur Chopin to form what he calls his Composer's Sonata. (The Globe, which staged those shows last season, will reprise them after Beethoven closes. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
George Gershwin and Oscar Levant May 10, 2008
In 1925, the American composer George Gershwin, age 27, was already famous for his songs, his early Broadway musical comedies and his Rhapsody in Blue ... Even before they met, Levant greatly admired George Gershwin ... One movement of the suite, entitled "Dirge - Andante," was dedicated "In Memory of George Gershwin". (Suite101.com)
Notes from North Korea May 8, 2008
The New York Philharmonic treated its North Korean audience to a George Gershwin Classic, "An American in Paris.". Would there one day be "Americans in Pyongyang," as conductor Lorin Mazel suggested from the stage. (CNN -- International)
This List for May 4, 2008 May 4, 2008
If you like Nakamatsu s playing, check out his recording of George Gershwin s Piano Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue and Cuban Overture. - Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Woodlands Concert Band announces May concerts May 2, 2008
The program will include selections from My Fair Lady, a medley of Duke Ellington tunes, portions of George Gershwin s Porgy and Bess and part of the Broadway production of Chicago. The first concert will be on Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m. and will be at the band s home venue, Christ Church United Methodist, located at 6363 Research Forest Drive in The Woodlands, just west of The Woodlands High School. (Woodlands Villager, TX)
High Self-esteem Is Not Always What It's Cracked Up To Be May 2, 2008
28, 2008) Oscar Levant, a mid-century pianist, film star and wit, once watched noted keyboardist and composer George Gershwin spend an evening playing his own music at a party and clearly having a great time. "Tell me, George," Levant said, somewhat jealously, "if you have it to do all over again would you still fall in love with yourself?". (Science Daily)
Our goal is simple: Read the Journal May 2, 2008
Who hasn t heard George Gershwin s Rhapsody in Blue in a United Airlines commercial. Iowa Public Television will present I Know That One, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, as part of its Symphonies of Iowa series. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Community Concerts offer free concert 04-20-2008 Apr 20, 2008
The group s repertoire ranges from the Viennese Classics of the mid-1700s to the eternally beautiful waltzes, galops and fantasies of the 19th century, and has expanded to include some American favorites by Cole Porter and George Gershwin. In the 2008-09 season, the quintet will tour the U.S. and China with a program entitled Springtime in Denver, featuring the music of the legendary American icon John Denver. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
MARIO AGUILAR | Green Valley NewsTom Horne, Arizona’s superintendent of public instruction, plays the piano at Continental School on Monday. Apr 16, 2008
A prolific pianist, Horne gave some background on how pianist and songwriter George Gershwin wrote Rhapsody in Blue. Rhythms of a train can be heard as Gershwin wrote some of the music on a train to Boston, Horne said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Margulies' 'Time' to open on Feb. 11 Apr 16, 2008
A special engagement of Felder in "George Gershwin Alone" runs Dec. 19-Jan. 4. (Variety)
Blame it all on your brain's dominant side Apr 13, 2008
The best part of the evening, besides the Marriott's nicely done tenderloin of beef, was the orchestra's lively salute to New York, including a medley of tunes by Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Glenn Miller. The audience couldn't help but sing along, and Mechetti invited them to do just that as long as they "just remember the rule, in tune and in time," he said. (Florida Times-Union)
New music coming for Delray quartet Apr 11, 2008
After a crowd-pleasing arrangement of George Gershwin s Someone to Watch Over Me, the Delray closed the book on another season. In the coming one, it has the chance to carve out another identity for itself as an American quartet, and that s the music I ll be looking for starting this November. (The Palm Beach Post)
Talk of the Town: More housework for you and me! Apr 9, 2008
Directed by John Snavely, the concert will feature the music of George Gershwin, Scott Joplin and John Williams, including American in Paris, and The Entertainer. A special musical selection will be Schindler s List, featuring a performance by Michael Fan of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Dylan wins special Pulitzer Prize Apr 9, 2008
Previous recipients of the special musical Pulitzer include jazz icon John Coltrane, composer George Gershwin and science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Dylan's award marks the first time the panel has recognised a rock musician. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Neoteric combines deep, rich sounds of cello, horn, bassoon Apr 5, 2008
With Mackey on bassoon and Presar on French horn, Neoteric will be performing the compositions of George Gershwin and Los Angeles composer John Steinmetz. They commissioned Steinmetz to write new material for them. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
Bethany College plans week of events for inauguration Apr 4, 2008
" A reception with music by Tr bls at 6:30 p.m., followed at 7 p.m. by an unveiling of a Birger Sandzn painting in Wallerstedt Library." The evening will include a special concert, featuring the music of Claude Debussy, Scott Joplin and Stephen Sondheim, and including a sing-a-long of favorite George Gershwin songs. The concert will be presented by Departments of Music, Theatre and Art. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Easter means faith, families and springtime fun Mar 28, 2008
"Like the George Gershwin song says, 'No, They Can't Take That Away From Me,'" he told the crowd, referring to Christ's love. Kettinger went on tie Emily Post's rules of etiquette with the folding of a cloth at Christ's tomb. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
'S wonderful, 's marvelous: A Gershwin salute in Westerly Mar 22, 2008
The Providence Singers will present "Fascinatin Rhythm," a salute to the music of George Gershwin, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the George Kent Performance Hall, 119 High St., Westerly. Led by artistic director Andrew Clark, the 115-voice chorus will celebrate the great American composer s lyrical legacy with "Porgy and Bess" highlights, Broadway and Hollywood highlights and Tin Pan Alley classics. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Silverman, Carlin join Paley lineup Mar 6, 2008
May 15: "George Gershwin and Kay Swift: An Evening of Song and Television". May 19: "Click Critics: The Power of Fan Websites". (Variety)
Talk of the Town: Shed those winter pounds, impress your friends! Mar 5, 2008
The musical sounds of the Green Valley Concert Band will again pervade the Sahuarita Auditorium, 350 Sahuarita Road, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, when the band presents Chasing Away the Winter Blues, featuring the music of George Gershwin and Artie Shaw; Morton Gould s American Salute, and Glenn Miller s American Patrol. Directed by John Snavely, the concert also includes music by Clifton Williams, Irving Berlin and oboe soloist Karl Krumel with Gabriel s Oboe and pianist Mary Lou Catania... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Shifting Gears Mar 2, 2008
Others we lost in 1937: wireless radio inventor and Nobel physicist Guglielmo Marconi; science-fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft; novelist Edith Wharton; actress Jean Harlow; composer George Gershwin; and singer Bessie Smith. SOURCES. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Notes Of Hope Mar 1, 2008
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 By North Koreans leaf through the program of the New York Philharmonic David Guttenfelder / AP Article Tools. Foreign correspondents can be a pretty jaded lot, full of a world-weariness that's partly feigned but partly real. (Time.com)
U.S. Concert Masters Play In North Korea Feb 26, 2008
The rest of the musical program featured music by Antonin Dvorak and George Gershwin. Orchestra musicians were also to give master classes to North Korean students and play chamber music with members of the North's State Symphony Orchestra. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Jazz band to perform tonight Feb 26, 2008
Inner Dimensions Director Mac Himes said the song he chose, "Our Love Is Here to Stay" by George Gershwin, seemed like a natural fit for Holgate when the group rehearsed with her for the first time. "She's a really great vocalist, so she knows exactly what to do, and it came together pretty well," he said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
New York Philharmonic arrives in North Korea Feb 26, 2008
The concert will feature Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 and An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Among the encores planned is the Korean folk song Arirang, beloved in both the North and South. (Globe and Mail)
* US weighs North Korea strategy Feb 24, 2008
Making her first trip to Northeast Asia in more than a year, Rice has no plans to see any North Koreans or visit Pyongyang, where the New York Philharmonic will play a concert featuring the works of Antonin Dvorak and George Gershwin on Tuesday. Rice said she hoped the musical diplomacy might eventually help open up the hermit nation, which is ruled as a dictatorship and criticized for human rights abuses and tight controls on citizens' contact with the outside world. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
U.S. concert to be broadcast live on DPRK TV Feb 24, 2008
The concert will feature masterpieces by Richard Wagner, Anton Dvorak, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. On Friday, the DPRK's official media mentioned for the first time about the upcoming concert, saying preparations have been made for it. (Xinhuanet, China)
Piano Duos from Across the Globe to Compete in Eleventh Dranoff International Two Piano Competition Feb 22, 2008
Each duo will also perform an obligatory repertoire, including two-piano works by Max Reger and Four Songs of George Gershwin, arranged for two pianos by Paul Posnak. On Sunday, March 16th at 4 PM at the Lincoln Theater on Miami Beach the top three teams will perform in the grand finale concert, featuring Max Bruchs Concerto for Two Pianos with the Florida Classical Orchestra, under the direction of Stewart Robertson, Music Director of the Florida Grand Opera. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Claflin taking music across the globe Feb 17, 2008
Claflin University benefited from Jessye's association with George Gershwin in the preparation of the choral scoring of "Porgy and Bess." The Eva Jessye Singers premiered the opera on Broadway and toured with the original touring company. They continued traveling with "Porgy and Bess" while Jessye was associated with the university. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Roadkill Quintet to perform Tuesday Feb 16, 2008
They will present pieces by Mozart, Bach and Paganini to start out with but watch out as they swing into Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman and others. Members of the Roadkill Clarinet quintet are Russ Coleman, Jim Gai, Steve Litwiller, John Patterson and Mark Smith. (Moberly Monitor-Index, MO)
'The Love Songs of George Gershwin' Feb 16, 2008
"The Love Songs of George Gershwin" are the glue holding together this weekend's concerts at Heinz Hall," although the actual representation of that great American composer is surprisingly sparse. Songs by Gershwin generously share the program with those of Lionel Bart, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Michel Legrand and several others, including of course, Hamlisch himself ("The Way We Were," "The Windmills of Your Mind"). And the Gershwin segments are devoted, for the most part, to his most popular... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A most welcome visit Feb 16, 2008
Suddenly, one man starts softly singing "Summertime," the George Gershwin standard. Other voices join in as the stony mugs break into smiles. (Toronto Star)
Retired teacher honored with powerful ‘Tribute' Feb 14, 2008
Songs included several George Gershwin numbers from Porgy and Bess, in which Blevins is scheduled to perform this coming April and May in Paris. Now nearing age 89, Lorene Moore enjoyed the performance while sitting in a wheelchair at the front of the audience, next to her daughters Kathleen Blevins, Timothy's mother, and Stephanie Moore of Mount Shasta. (Mount Shasta News, CA)
Complete winners list Feb 12, 2008
History, more than music of 2007, was the cornerstone of the telecast which showcased the Beatles, Sinatra, soul legends of the '60s, '70s and '80s, George Gershwin, '50s rockers, crooners and Cher. The Beatles were celebrated with performance pieces by Cirque du Soleil and cast members from "Across the Universe"; Beyonce danced and name-checked in song femme artists from over the years - Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughn, Mahalia Jackson, Donna Summer and others - before introducing Tina Turner for... (Variety)
More of this story Feb 12, 2008
The second set was played by the Pine Bluff Symphony, under the direction of Charles Jones Evans, and began with George Gershwin s Cuban Overture written in 1932. Gershwin, was born Jacob Gershowitz to Russian emigrant parents September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, N.Y. By 1916 he had published his first song. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Creator George Lucas' Critically Acclaimed The Adventures Of Young Indiana Jones Comes to Its Thrilling Conclusion on DVD April 29 Feb 5, 2008
Composer George Gershwin accompanies Indy in his adventures as he attempts to ensure that the show goes on despite temperamental stars, malfunctioning props and the fact that hes dating three very different women at the same time. The film includes wonderful production numbers and a marvelous musical score. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Today's best bets Feb 2, 2008
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Cleveland native on a roll’ with new klezmer piano CD Feb 1, 2008
Included in the CD is the only Jewish roll by George Gershwin, recorded in 1916 and long thought lost. There is also music from the world of klezmer, highlighting Russian-born Samuel A. Perlstein. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Never too young to learn music appreciation Feb 1, 2008
The musicians performed music by composers from around the world during the concert including music by Bach and Ravel, and a selection from "Porgy and Bess" by American composer George Gershwin. It is so important for children to hear music that is performed live, said Elizabeth Green music teacher Debbie Silvestri. (Newington Town Crier, CT)
Inside the Funeral Home Where Ledger Lay Jan 26, 2008
Gene Schultz, now retired, was president of the Frank E. Campbell funeral chapel, which, over the last century, has arranged funerals for such luminaries as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; actors James Cagney, Greta Garbo, and Joan Crawford; composers Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky and John Lennon; wild west legend Bat Masterson; mobster Frank Costello; muppeteer Jim Henson; business tycoons Malcolm Forbes and William Randolph Hearst; impresario Ed Sullivan; singer Judy Garland and... (ABC News)
Theyve got rhythmPosted 12 hours, 44 minutes ago. Jan 25, 2008
The program focuses mostly on the music of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin, said Laurie Bell, director of dance for ONU s department of communication arts. Six guest choreographers have set dance styles such as jazz, tap and ballroom to songs by these artists, she said. (Lima News, OH)
George Gershwin Alone’ is more cabaret act than play Jan 25, 2008
George Gershwin Alone is more cabaret act than play. In George Gershwin Alone, Hershey Felder performs and examines the composer s work but doesn t delve into the man behind the music ... But George Gershwin left a legacy that changed American music forever. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Joe Queenan on Heath Ledger Jan 25, 2008
The shock felt by so many at the death of Heath Ledger shows how strongly we identify with great actors, says Joe Queenan. Thursday January 24, 2008. (Guardian Unlimited)
Music: Liza Minnelli's 'Most Faithful Friend' Jan 22, 2008
She was named after the George Gershwin song "Liza.". Growing up in Los Angeles, the child of film director Vincente Minnelli and actress Judy Garland, Minnelli was a shy child who had a hard time expressing herself until she listened to the music her parents played around the house. (ABC News)
ART in the DARK Jan 11, 2008
He has released CDs featuring the piano works of George Gershwin, Chopin and most recently, a collection of his favorite ragtime and early jazz pieces. Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. 2008. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
Singles club Jan 9, 2008
The song also, not surprisingly, features on the Maccabees' debut album Colour It In, and provides one of the few low-tempo moments in a sprightly selection of post-punk pop. Toothpaste Kisses has a gentle, swaying rhythm reminiscent of something approaching a George Gershwin "popular song" and innocently sentimental lyrics such as: "Cradle me, cradle you, I win your heart, with a woo-hoo". It's simply a doe-eyed, lovely little song. (Guardian Unlimited)
