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The Heart Of Rock And Roll (musical)
''The Heart of Rock and Roll'' is a jukebox musical with a book by Jonathan A. Abrams and music and lyrics by Huey Lewis and his pop rock band ''Huey Lewis and the News'', with new orchestrations of their music by Brian Usifer. The show features an original story revolving around a couple balancing their romance amidst their rock and roll world and corporate world dreams. It is not a biographical piece about the band.The musical officially opened on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre on April 22, 2024. Origin Going back to at least 2010, producer and writer Tyler Mitchell, whose father-in-law is a good friend of Huey Lewis, first proposed the idea of a musical featuring the band's songs to Lewis. Lewis said he had thought of the idea before, but did not know how the band's songs could be linked together into a story, "because they have nothing to do with each other."Henerson, Evan (13 September 2018).Bringing Huey Lewis’ Music to a Stage Musical ''Jewish Journal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huey Lewis And The News
Huey Lewis and the News are an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Mainstream Rock charts. Their sound draws upon earlier pop, rhythm & blues and doo-wop artists, and their own material has been labeled as blue-eyed soul, new wave, power pop, and roots rock. The group's first two albums were well-received, with Lewis's personal charisma as a frontman gaining notice from publications such as ''The Washington Post'', but they struggled to find a wide audience. Their most successful album, ''Sports'', was released in 1983. The album, along with its music videos being featured on MTV, catapulted the group to worldwide fame. Their popularity significantly expanded when the song " The Power of Love" was featured in the 1985 film ''Back to the Future''. "The Power of Love" reached number one on the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dossett
John Dossett (born April 15, 1958) is an American actor and singer. Early life and education Dossett attended Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware, from 1972 through 1976, where he was an announcer for the school's radio station, WMPH, and appeared in student theater productions. Career Dossett made his Broadway debut in 1979 in a short-lived musical entitled the '' King of Schnorrers''. In 1982 he joined the cast of '' Fifth of July'', after which the bulk of his work was in off-Broadway productions and on television. He was a member of the off-Broadway Circle Repertory Company, performing in many plays between 1980 and 1994. A significant screen credit is the 1990 AIDS drama, '' Longtime Companion''. He later achieved success in two popular musicals, ''Ragtime'' (1998) and the 2003 revival of ''Gypsy'' as "Herbie" opposite Bernadette Peters. His performance in the latter garnered him both Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations as Outstanding Featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workin' For A Livin'
"Workin' for a Livin'" is a single by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1982. Included on their 1982 album '' Picture This'', the song peaked at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, and number 41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. A live version appears as a B-side to the single "The Heart of Rock & Roll". History According to Huey Lewis, the song was a semi-autobiographical one about past jobs he had before he became a musician.Exclusive Interview with Huey Lewis by Steve Wosahla, ''Song Hits Magazine'', July 1984 Lewis had written it during his time as a truck driver. "I wrote it when I was actually working," Lewis said. "I thought about all of the jobs which just sort of popped out." Some of the jobs listed in the song (busboy and bartender) were also jobs Lewis had before becoming a musician. The song was used in the 1988 film ''Big'' starring Tom Hanks. The 1992 Fox sitcom ''Rachel Gunn, R.N.'' used a version of the song sung by l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Believe In Love
"Do You Believe in Love" is the first US top-ten hit for the American rock band Huey Lewis and the News, peaking at number seven in April 1982, off their second album '' Picture This''. It was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. History When Lange wrote the song and submitted it to the band, it was entitled "We Both Believe In Love", but was retitled after Lewis made some lyrical revisions. The unrevised version was originally recorded by British band Supercharge, on which Lange sang lead vocals, on the 1979 album ''Body Rhythm''. The song became the band's breakthrough hit, peaking at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart.Chart Success Summary , hln.org A music video for the song (filmed in February, 1982 in Los Angeles)''Huey Lewis and the News: World Tour'' 1986 tour book [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip To Be Square
"Hip to Be Square" is a song by Huey Lewis and the News, written by Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, and Huey Lewis, and released in 1986 as the second single from the multi-platinum album ''Fore!''. The song features Pro Football Hall of Famers and then-San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott singing backup vocals. The single reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In later concerts, Lewis performed the song as "(Too) Hip to Be Square", as performed on their live album, '' Live at 25''. Composition In a 2008 interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', Lewis stated he originally wrote the song's lyrics in the third person, "He used to be a renegade...". He referenced the book ''Bobos in Paradise'' in describing the song's inspiration, explaining that "Hip to Be Square" was about the "phenomenon where people from the '60s started to drop back in, cut their hair, work out, that kind of crap, but they kept their bohemian tastes. ... bourgeois bohemians." Lewis later modif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamika Lawrence
Tamika Sonja Lawrence is a two time Grammy winning American actress, singer, and writer. Early life and education Lawrence was born on January 11 in Columbus, Ohio. She received her BFA in musical theatre from the University of Arizona. Career Lawrence made her off-Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of ''Rent'' as the " Seasons of Love" Soloist. Since then she has appeared in seven Broadway shows and made several television and film appearances. In 2017 Lawrence and her band, "The Slay", released their album ''UGLY''. Lawrence won a Grammy for the ''Dear Evan Hansen'' album in 2018. Lawrence announced that her debut record, ''Two Faced'', would be released in 2019. For her performance as Buni in the original off-Broadway production of '' Black No More'', Lawrence was nominated for the 2022 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical and Lucille Lortel Award The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Covington
Patrice Covington is an American actress and singer, known for her performances in Broadway musicals, television, and film. Life and career Covington was born in Chesapeake, Virginia, and began singing in church when she was a child. She made her stage debut in 2009-2010 tour of ''Dreamgirls'', and later performed on '' Ain't Misbehavin''', ''The Book of Mormon - Jumamosi'' and '' Motown The Musical''. In 2011 she released self-titled EP and later worked as a background singer for Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera. In 2015 made her Broadway debut in '' The Color Purple'' playing Squeak and as understudy for Joaquina Kalukango in the role of Nettie. Along with cast she received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program for performance on '' Today Show''. In 2018, Covington starred in Old Globe Theatre's original production of musical '' The Heart of Rock and Roll''. In 2021 she played singer Erma Franklin in the National Geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKenzie Kurtz
McKenzie Kurtz (born January 13, 1997) is an American stage actress, singer, and dancer. In her Broadway debut, she played the role of Anna in ''Frozen''. Early life Kurtz grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia. As a teenager, Kurtz was active in the theater program at Milton High School, playing Mary Poppins in the school's 2015 production of ''Mary Poppins''. In 2015, Kurtz was also a finalist for a Jimmy Award. Kurtz is a 2019 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Career Kurtz played Ariel in a production of ''Footloose'' at The Muny directed by Christian Borle in 2019. In Kurtz's 2020 Broadway debut, she played the role of Anna in the musical ''Frozen'' opposite Ciara Renée as Elsa and Ryan McCartan as Hans. According to Kurtz, her initial audition for the role did not go well, but she was personally offered a second chance by Kristen Anderson-Lopez after the co-songwriter of ''Frozen'' saw her sing at a "Women of Broadway" concert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Cott
Corey Michael Cott (born March 30, 1990) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Jack Kelly in the Broadway musical ''Newsies,'' replacing Jeremy Jordan, and for originating the role of Donny Novitski in the Broadway musical ''Bandstand''. Early life and education Cott was born in Columbus, Mississippi, the oldest of three children of Rick, an investment manager and former Air Force fighter pilot, and Lori Cott. The older brother of actor Casey Cott, he grew up in Spring Arbor, Michigan and Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he attended Chagrin Falls High School. After high school, he graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Broadway musical 'Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulture (website)
''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker'', it was brasher and less polite, and established itself as a cradle of New Journalism. Over time, it became more national in scope, publishing many noteworthy articles on American culture by writers such as Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, John Heilemann, Frank Rich, and Rebecca Traister. In its 21st-century incarnation under editor-in-chief Adam Moss, "The nation's best and most-imitated city magazine is often not about the city—at least not in the overcrowded, traffic-clogged, five-boroughs sense", wrote then-''Washington Post'' media critic Howard Kurtz, as the magazine increasingly published political and cultural stories of national significance. Since its redesign and relaunch in 2004, the magazine has won more Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Post
The ''New York Post'' (''NY Post'') is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The ''Post'' also operates NYPost.com, the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, and the entertainment site Decider.com. It was established in 1801 by Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, and became a respected broadsheet in the 19th century under the name ''New York Evening Post''. Its most famous 19th-century editor was William Cullen Bryant. In the mid-20th century, the paper was owned by Dorothy Schiff, a devoted liberal, who developed its tabloid format. In 1976, Rupert Murdoch bought the ''Post'' for US$30.5 million. Since 1993, the ''Post'' has been owned by Murdoch's News Corp. Its distribution ranked 4th in the US in 2019. History 19th century The ''Post'' was founded by Alexander Hamilton with about US$10,000 () from a group of investors in the autumn of 1801 as the ''New-York Evening Post'', a broadsheet. Hamilton's co-investors included other Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Vincentelli
Elisabeth Vincentelli is a French-born, New York-based arts and culture journalist. She is a regular contributor to ''The New York Times’ Arts section''. She served as the chief drama critic for the '' New York Post'' from 2009 until 2016, having replaced Clive Barnes after his death in 2008. Biography She was born in France and came to the United States in the late 1980s. She writes a blog called The Determined Dilettante'. Previous to writing for the Post she joined ''Time Out New York'' in 2000, and later became the 'Arts & Entertainment Editor' there. Vincentelli has written for ''The New Yorker'', ''The New York Times'', '' Newsday'', and ''The Village Voice'', and is a member of the New York Drama Critics' Circle. Vincentelli is the author of ''Abba Gold'' (2004) about the pop group ABBA and ''Abba Treasures''. She co-hosts the theater podcast Marks & Vincentelli' on Substack with Peter Marks of the Washington Post. She co-hosted the podcast ''Three on the Aisle'' with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
