Music Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 4

Music Review: Ben Jones' Latest Swoon-Worthy Single TOO LATE NOW Has Arrived Just In Time
by Bobby Patrick - August 22, 2023

We loved this new single of an old song in a young voice, and though many of us have heard this one many times over many years, Ben Jones makes it worthwhile again....

Music Review: Meryl Streep Delivers… Again! This Time on ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING Singing LOOK FOR THE LIGHT
by Bobby Patrick - August 21, 2023

Sara Bareilles, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul have composed a beautifully haunting song that you just can’t get out of your head....

Review: THE GIPSY KINGS at The San Diego Symphony's Rady Shell
by Ron Bierman - August 17, 2023

What did our critic think of THE GIPSY KINGS at The San Diego Syphony's Rady Shell? The only empty seats at the Rady Shell's high-energy Gipsy Kings concert were the hundreds unoccupied while their associated booties were swaying in the aisles below waving arms. Nicolas Reyes sang 'Quiero Saber' to ...

Album Review: Singer Composers Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki Give Us A Cabaret Gift Tied Up In A Pretty Bow With MID-CENTURY MODERN
by Bobby Patrick - August 08, 2023

Finally, what you have with Turner & Grusecki’s MID-CENTURY MODERN is new songs written in an old-fashioned way with old-fashioned sounds...

Music Review: Nicole Henry Covers Sade (In Gold) With Her New Single IS IT A CRIME?
by Bobby Patrick - August 04, 2023

The longing of a woman who wants to give all to someone who has nothing but lies for her… but still she asks the title’s question… Is It A Crime?...

Music Review: Clyde Alves Sings To His Mom, For His Mom, & With His Mom On His New Single - IT'S STILL A PARTY
by Bobby Patrick - July 31, 2023

We loved this new single from one of the Broadway Theatre’s go-to song and dance guys, Clyde Alves, and his mom, Teresa Alves....

Review: BONNIE & CLYDE, Original West End Cast Recording
by Abbie Grundy - July 28, 2023

The Original West End Cast Recording of Bonnie & Clyde is a tense, cinematic treat....

Review: BEYONCE RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR at Huntington Bank Stadium
by Jared Fessler - July 23, 2023

What did our critic think of BEYONCE RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR at Huntington Bank Stadium?...

Music Review: Naughty Rupert Holmes & Pool-Pah Album THE FLASHER Still Naughty In All The Right Ways
by Bobby Patrick - July 28, 2023

THE FLASHER is a time capsule of the psychedelic era of the funky electronic 70s...

Review: Billy Porter Breaks A Sweat On The Dance Floor With His New Single BROKE A SWEAT
by Bobby Patrick - July 16, 2023

Billy hasn't even broken a sweat yet!...

Album Review: Diva Grace Garland Burns Her Bra For All To Hear On New Album LADY G!'S BRALESS SECLUSION
by Bobby Patrick - July 11, 2023

In the aftermath of hearing LADY G!’S BRALESS SECLUSION, we had no choice but to drop that metaphysical needle back at the beginning and listen to it again, immediately....

Review: CARRY THEM WITH US, Album
by Barry Lenny - July 09, 2023

That Brìghde Chaimbeul is a very fine piper goes without saying....

Album Review: Nicole Zuraitis Releases New Album Of Her Latest Jazz with HOW LOVE BEGINS
by Bobby Patrick - July 07, 2023

For this album, Nicole Zuraitis has used deep imagery in the marriage of her words and music. Sometimes swirling, sometimes flowing, sometimes rushing like the rapids....

Review: Eilen Jewell Celebrates Her Roots In Americana With Some Jazzy Blues, Country, Folk … Stuff At City Winery
by Bobby Patrick - July 04, 2023

We FULLY intend to investigate more of this Jewell we have discovered....

Music Review: Benny Benack III Proves This THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM With His New Album
by Bobby Patrick - June 30, 2023

With Benny Benack at the head of the project, there is a reasonable expectation of good jazz, good music, good entertainment because he has been at this for a minute, and he really is one of the best....

Music Review: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Sounds Good, Sounds Good
by Bobby Patrick - June 29, 2023

NEW YORK, NEW YORK ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING is a 2023 release on the Wine and Peaches Label, available on streaming platforms, with discs and vinyl to come!...

Music Review: CAMELOT… CAMELOT Still Happily Ever Aftering On A New Broadway Cast Recording
by Bobby Patrick - June 29, 2023

We hope that all those who love the musical theatre will pick up this new rendition of CAMELOT with all new and wondrous vocal performances by the cast....

Review: TAYLOR SWIFT - THE ERAS TOUR at U.S. Bank Stadium
by Jared Fessler - June 24, 2023

What did our critic think of TAYLOR SWIFT - THE ERAS TOUR at U.S. Bank Stadium?...

Music Review: Viral Social Media STARR Also Sings On Her New Self-Titled Album DARA STARR TUCKER
by Bobby Patrick - June 22, 2023

We loved this album, DARA STARR TUCKER, and find it as essential as the lady's informative, and entertaining, and knowledgeable, and hilarious Social Media content...

BWW Review: Transcendence Theatre Rocks Three Decades of Music with 'The Beat Goes On'
by Christina Mancuso - June 21, 2023

The resilient Transcendence Theatre was not deterred when litigation between the California Park Rangers Association and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) threatened use of their usual performance space at Jack London State Historic Park.  After performing for over a de...

Music Review: Jeremy Jordan Shows No MERCY With His New Hard Rock Album With AGE OF MADNESS
by Bobby Patrick - June 19, 2023

We really liked going rogue and banging our head, just a little, with the musicians of Age Of Madness. We feel sure that we will enjoy the live version too, next month at City Winery...

Music Review: Alica Witt's Clever Mind Composes CLEVER MIND A Brand New Love(lorn) Song
by Bobby Patrick - June 06, 2023

Alicia Witt’s talents as a singer/songwriter have a depth of perception that only a true artistic soul could produce, and this new ballad is as clever as it is beautiful....

Review: LAST SUMMER ON EARTH at Kemba Live! Amphitheater
by Paul Batterson - June 03, 2023

What did our critic think of LAST SUMMER ON EARTH at Kemba Live! Amphitheater?...

Music Review: Ricky Asch Covers Corinne Bailey Rae's LIKE A STAR In His Own Brand Of Star Dust
by Bobby Patrick - June 01, 2023

In all, though, Ricky Asch’s rendition of LIKE A STAR is a smooth, sultry dance take on Corinne BR’s original and well worth having in your streams and headphones...

Music Review: KPOP Kast ReKording Komes Klose, But No Kick For KPOP
by Bobby Patrick - May 27, 2023

In the end, what you have in the cast album of KPOP is a fine KPOP album with lots of fun danceable music being sung by Broadway-caliber voices....