NYC musical jumps between lively genres
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When Lin-Manuel Miranda had writer's block creating the music and lyrics to "In the Heights," he would walk around his neighborhood for inspiration.
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There's the Weird Al way of making funny music: steal a melody, add zany high-concept lyrics, and rock on.
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There are signs that audiences and artists are more at ease with the marriage of rock or pop music and traditional narrative theater.
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The soundtrack has lively numbers, which the youth may love.
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Hereâs a measure of how healthy new music is in New York these days: In a city with roughly a gazillion new-music groups, a new one made its debut on Monday evening at Mannes College the New School for Music, and the schoolâs auditorium was packed.
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As reggaeton continues to evolve, and  as Latin rhythmic stations increasingly add pop and other  rhythms to their playlists, many acts are beginning to label  themselves as "urban" rather than reggaeton.
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There is nary a shriek, of either humor or horror, in this musicalâs drably earnest two hours of throaty sturm und drang.
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Three New York theater productions offer contrasting coming-of-age tales.
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The region's music is fresher than ever. If you haven't checked out these artists yet, you'll be doing so soon
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The New York Public Library's handsome show of Jewish history includes unusual materials from disparate places with finely detailed, often playful commentary.
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Ms. OâConnorâs New York recital debut stressed her stylistic versatility.
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This summer, world music floods into New York City, introducing audiences to music with lower commercial profiles.
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A once-maligned genre, retooled for a new generation, has yielded hits such as 'Once,' 'Sweeney Todd,' and 'Hairspray.'
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Let the news ring out from Lincoln Center. Send word by satellite radio. Trumpet it in Times Square. An exciting new era was born at the staid old Metropolitan Opera on Monday night.
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The âOpera-for-Allâ concert at the New York State Theater on Thursday read like a tasting menu for City Operaâs fall season, with bits of Mozart, Massenet and Mascagni.
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"The Apprentice" is moving from glitzy Fifth Avenue to neon-lit Broadway.
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Genre-bending, time-straddling adaptation has become an exceptionally lively art on Londonâs stages this season.