I wanted the singers to understand the writing; I wanted them to understand what I thought the composer and the lyricist were doing. We had Steve so we could ask him what he was doing when he was alive. The trick was to be late enough [in recording the voc...
On top of that, the sequel is also the second highest three-day box office opening for nearly any film in the last 18 months, coming up just behind the “Barbie” opening ($162 million”).From hundreds of millions to bank-rolling in the billies, here are Disney-Pixar’s Top 10 ...
In 1942, the renowned curator Peggy Guggenheim invited Cage to New York City to put on a concert at her new gallery. Cage agreed but naively arranged a second concert at the Museum of Modern Art behind her back. When Guggenheim found out, she canceled her event. Cage took the news with...
Tommy Fleming has many times been described as the “Voice of Ireland” and is one of Ireland’s top entertainers Described as a singer whose voice has the remarkable ability of taking you into his world, Tommy is presently working on his newest album which celebrates a staggering 30 years...
Another memory of Randy and the Law is this: After college, I had a graduate fellowship in Ireland, and I left my beloved Honda Civic behind. Randy was newly wed and living in Washington D.C. at the time, working at a job he detested writing political ads. I must have said he ...
But everything else works. Chakiris and Rita Moreno are just fantastic as Bernardo and Anita--their dancing and acting is just perfect--they richly deserved those Academy Awards they won. Russ Tamblyn is also very good as Riff (leader of the Jets) and shows some incredible dance moves. And...
During their five-month stay in New York, the Mothers were dogged day and night by groupies. They would follow exactly 15 paces behind the band. Really young chicks — Cindy, Annie, Janell and Rozzy — aged 13 to 15. Zappa thought it was far-out. “They really surprised us. They had...
“I don’t even know myself so who can know me,”say you have trouble accepting the healing and love of others, hiding behind words like“I don’t give a shit.”Suga is sometimes referred to as the angel of the group, but Agust D can’t see himself that way. Instead he declares...
Shi Guangnan: A Composer Who Grows Bean Sprouts 《邰丽华:无声之舞》 Tai Lihua: The Silent Dancer 《张秉贵:“一抓准”和“一口清”》 Zhang Binggui: Human Weigher and Calculator 《王顺友: 大凉山的希望信使》 Wang Shunyo...
Stephen Sondheim, composer of the lyrics for Bernstein’s music Jerome Robbins, choreographer and co-director of the film (he was the sole director of the stage musical) Robert Wise, co-director of the film Somehow they combined to create a masterpiece that excels on many levels – story,...