In this book William Hyland's reexamines Gershwin's personality and music. He illustrates how the composer's craftsmanship was criticized and his music was relegated to the status of "lowbrow" for ...
Wednesday marks the 120th birthday of George Gershwin, the celebrated composer of “Rhapsody in Blue,” the opera “Porgy and Bess,” a long list of musical comedies, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
I’m not sure when I first listened to George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” which premiered 100 years ago this week, from start to finish. Snippets had played throughout the soundtrack of my life as a ...
"George Gershwin Alone" is a gushing lovefest for and about the early 20th century genius who wove jazz, Broadway, pop and classical music into a new American musical idiom. Despite Yael Pardess’ lush ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. George Gershwin Alone proved so popular that it essentially became a ...
When “Rhapsody in Blue” was first performed at New York City’s Aeolian Concert Hall 100 years ago this month, it was a cultural watershed. Concertgoers gushed. Critics swooned. The work’s composer, 25 ...
No show that features songs like “Fascinating Rhythm”, “‘S Wonderful”, “The Man I Love”, “I Got Rhythm”, “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “Embraceable You” can be all bad. But George Gershwin Alone ...
The designation of "George Gershwin Alone" as "a play with music" is only half accurate. Of music there is much -- 10 or so of the composer's greatest songs as well as "Rhapsody in Blue" -- but this ...
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