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Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Melissa Errico To Perform Stephen Sondheim's Music In NY And London
Tony Award-nominated performer Melissa Errico is bringing her talents and the music of the incomparable Stephen Sondheim to top stages in New York and London this summer. NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 01: Melissa Errico performs onstage during Broadway's Best Comes Together To Salute Chita Rivera At Touch The Sky, A Benefit To Build NY's First Shane's Inspiration Inclusive Playground For Kids Of All Abilities at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall on October 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo byfor Shane's Inspiration) Getty Images for Shane's Inspiration Tonight and tomorrow night (June 20 and 21) she will sing songs written by Stephen Sondheim at 54 Below, the Broadway supper club, while she will perform a 'Sondheim in the City' program at Cadogan Hall in London on July 12, her debut in that hall. 54 Below said her shows there would present 'a sparkling evening of (Sondheim's) sublime songs side by side with engaging stories of his craft and life. Errico's admiration for her friend and teacher — she refers to his wisdom and inspiration as 'life-saving, sheer joy, giving us all creative courage' — is always evident. This…engagement is a preview of her upcoming concert hall debut in London.' Errico, 54 Below continued, 'worked with Stephen Sondheim on productions of Sunday in the Park with George , John Doyle's hit production of Passion , and Do I Hear A Waltz? at City Center. She played the Baker's Wife in a concert run of Into the Woods . She has sung Sondheim on PBS, 'Finishing The Hat' for Poetry In America and on her own filmed solo special. She sang and spoke at a tribute to him in her Carnegie Hall debut in 2022 with The New York Pops. She has made two all-Sondheim albums, with a third on the way.' The June 21 54 Below performance, which will be livestreamed, will feature Tony Award winner Len Cariou, the Sweeney in the original 1979 Broadway production of Sweeney Todd . In an interview with this week, Errico said Cariou would tell the story of how Sondheim's legendary song, 'Send in the Clowns' from Sweeney Todd —immortalized by Judy Collins—got written. Errico's July 12 performance at Cadogan Hall, 'Sondheim in the City,' will feature Olivier Award-winner Julian Ovenden, accompanied by Tedd Firth on piano and a trio from Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. Errico will perform classics from Sondheim's Company, Merrily We Roll Along and Anyone Can Whistle , among other shows, and tell stories about her own work with him. Melissa Errico and Stephen Sondheim Bruce Glikas Asked what her favorite Sondheim musical and song are, Errico told this 'alters all the time. But I can never get past the beauties of Sunday In the Park and A Little Night Music and their big, ambivalent arias: 'Children and Art' — which I got to sing to him on his ninetieth birthday—and, of course, 'Send In the Clowns', which I'll be singing this week. Those two will always have a place in my heart and on my set list.' Asked what the message of Sondheim's music is for listeners today, she said, 'it's both to accept ambivalence and embrace pluralism. All of our lives, and particularly all of our loves, are always all mixed up – that's the moral of 'Sorry, Grateful' and 'Good Thing Going' and 'Moments In The Woods.' The course of true love (and marriage) never runs smooth, and we wouldn't recognize it if it did. But he also tells us to embrace the sheer variety of New York , and in that way of the world. That's the moral of 'Sunday' from Sunday In The Park and 'Move On' and 'Children and Art.' (I know, they're set in Paris, but Sondheim's Paris is another version of New York.) They tell us that we not only have to accept but embrace and celebrate all the complexities of life, and all the many kinds of people in the park – the ones we share the world with.'
Channel 4
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Channel 4
‘Art is nowadays completely commercial'
She was the star of the original Paris production of Cabaret, winning an Olivier Award for her Broadway role in Chicago. German singer Ute Lemper, whose family was divided by the Berlin Wall, performed alongside Pink Floyd to mark its collapse. Her career has been defined by her love of the music of the Weimar-era, and the composer Kurt Weill. 125 years after his birth, she's released a new album adapting his music for the modern age – and she'll perform it at Cadogan Hall in London next weekend.
West Australian
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Ron Siemiginowski: Tributes flow following the death of Orana Cinemas owner at the age of 64
The life and legacy of Geraldton businessman and composer Ron Siemiginowski, owner of the Orana Cinemas chain, is being celebrated after his sudden death at the age of 64 last month. Mr Siemiginowski died on April 27, leaving behind his wife Leticia, seven children and two grandchildren. His family described him as a 'multi-faceted, talented, loving, caring, kind, selfless and humorous man'. The son of a German father and Polish mother, Mr Siemiginowski grew up in Merredin in WA's Wheatbelt where he began playing the piano at the age of nine. His family moved to Albany in 1982, where his father Kasimierz (Kasey) Siemiginowski bought the local drive-in movie theatre in the suburb of Orana. Around this time, Mr Siemiginowski had felt deeply connected to Europe and took on the trip of a lifetime, playing piano in jazz bars and restaurants across Spain and Germany before returning home to find drive-in theatres shutting across the country and the emergence of home videos. Finding inspiration from the fancy multi-screen theatres in the big city, Mr Siemiginowski launched himself into the small business world and built a twin screen theatre with his father on Stirling Terrace in Albany — Orana Cinemas — the only fully Western Australian-owned cinema chain, with the Geraldton location opening in 1999. Apart from his love for the cinema, in 2015 Mr Siemiginowski turned his passion for music into something amazing and, along with Albany musician Giles Watson, composed and produced the stage musical Mimma — about an Italian woman in Britain in the midst of World War II. The show spent two weeks at Perth's Regal Theatre in 2019 and later debuted in London's Cadogan Hall in 2022 and Italy's Teatro Verdi di Trieste in July 2024. Speaking to the Geraldton Guardian 2023 from his Beresford home, Mr Siemiginowski said his life was busy and varied so much he didn't have the time to keep up with the latest films to grace the screen at his cinemas. 'I was a bit of a film buff once but don't have time to watch movies now,' he said. Since news of his death, an outpouring of love and support for Mr Siemiginowski and his family has flooded social media, with Orana Cinemas Geraldton posting: 'Ron was greatly loved by the local community for his passion in films and the arts.' 'We will miss you Ron. Rest in peace.' Chapman Athletic Soccer Club president Steven Streich said, 'Ron was a man of warmth, humour, and deep cultural richness. Always ready with a laugh and a helping hand, he was a gentle, kind soul who made a lasting impact on everyone around him. We will miss him deeply. Forever a Tiger. Forever a legend.' A funeral service for Mr Siemiginowski will be held on May 16 at 10am, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Albany.
Sky News
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Who's nicer - Lords or MPs?
👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 The two baronesses of the podcast finally lift the lid on the House of Lords in this special Q&A episode. What's it really like on the red benches in parliament? And if you're a Lord, are you a has-been? Also - was Tony Blair actually cool in the 90s? Or was it just a more optimistic time in politics? Come and join us LIVE on Tuesday 20th May at Cadogan Hall in London, tickets available now:
Sky News
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News
Tickets go live for Electoral Dysfunction live show in London
Get ready for an unforgettable evening with Sky News' chart-topping weekly politics podcast Electoral Dysfunction as it hosts a special live show at the prestigious Cadogan Hall in London on Tuesday 20 May. Following a series of sold-out performances across the UK last September, featuring high-profile guests including government minister Jess Phillips and former politician Michael Gove, this one-off event promises to be a highlight of the political calendar. The podcast, fronted by Sky News' political editor Beth Rigby, former deputy leader of the Labour Party Harriet Harman, and former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson, has had nearly five million downloads since its launch in 2024. On 20 May, join the trio... and special guests... for a behind-the-scenes look at government workings, with sharp dissections of the latest spin from Westminster and beyond. Expect plenty of live discussions and insights into significant political moments in the UK and globally in 2025, including the ongoing rollercoaster of global trade tariffs. The team will analyse which politicians are thriving and which are at risk of facing an electoral dysfunction.
