It has been over a year since buskers, and their music, returned underground, and their slightly fuller tip jars and instrument cases suggest things may be looking up. Source: New York Times
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Broadway Musical ‘Shucked’ Features Songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally
The musical, with songs by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, just finished a pre-Broadway run in Utah, and will begin New York performances in March. Source: New York Times
Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in drama has four shows this season. “If you can hear the world singing, it’s your job to write it down,” she said. Source: New York Times
Review: Finding Community in ‘As You Like It’
This shimmering Shakespeare adaptation at the Delacorte Theater retains the outline of the original, while making space for songs. You don’t have to sing along, though you may want to. Source: New York Times
Dan Smith Might Teach You Guitar
Teaching is a calling for New York’s king of the marketing flier, whose students include the former governor David Paterson. But he won’t take just anyone. Source: New York Times
A Bold Concert of Songs and a Potent Play Leave Audiences Abuzz
At the Williamstown Theater Festival, Daniel Fish’s “Most Happy in Concert” confounds and Anna Ouyang Moench’s “Man of God” raises its own question. Source: New York Times
The Middle Eastern Party Scene Thriving in Brooklyn
Several New York City parties offer spaces where anyone and everyone can let loose, come together and find comfort in Middle Eastern and North African music. Source: New York Times
Martin C. Dreiwitz, Who Took Student Musicians on World Tours, Dies at 91
He combined his love for travel and music to turn the Long Island Youth Orchestra into a globe-trotting powerhouse. Source: New York Times
Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church
The Harlem Chamber Players presented R. Nathaniel Dett’s 1937 oratorio in honor of the centennial of the Harlem Renaissance, for the Juneteenth weekend. Source: New York Times
Rebuilding Elementary School Band Class After the Pandemic
Young violists and sax players in Brooklyn get reacquainted with their instruments, and with one another: “You have to play in harmony.” Source: New York Times
Venue Cancels Concert of John Hinckley Jr., Who Shot President Reagan
The venue cited safety reasons in canceling the performance by Mr. Hinckley, who shot President Reagan and has turned to music since being released from a mental health facility. Source: New York Times
Wes Jackson to Be the Next President of the Brooklyn Nonprofit BRIC
Wes Jackson, a music business entrepreneur, will lead the Brooklyn nonprofit arts organization beginning in July. Source: New York Times
Broadway’s Beloved Basement Club, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Turns 10
The venue beneath what was once Studio 54 will pick up a Tony Award for excellence in the theater as it marks its anniversary with a pair of concerts. Source: New York Times
‘Almost Famous,’ Now a Musical, Will Open on Broadway This Fall
The stage adaptation, with book and lyrics by Cameron Crowe and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt, will begin previews Sept. 13. Source: New York Times
Artists Are Putting Their Stamp on Lincoln Center
In a partnership with the Studio Museum in Harlem and the Public Art Fund, works by Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite will help reintroduce Geffen Hall this fall. Source: New York Times