by Penny Ross | Jun 12, 2017 | Song of the Day
One antidote for the daily news is music. These are some songs and artists that have worked as a (temporary) anti-depressant and continue to do so. Let’s start with Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. To know their music is to love it. They wrote a string of classic...
by Mary Birnbaum | Jun 9, 2017 | Song of the Day
What a week this has been! There are so many fantastic songs out there that it was hard to pick just one a day. Thank you NYFOS for asking me to play this really fun game. Today’s selection is “Feeling Of”, written (and performed) by the super...
by Mary Birnbaum | Jun 8, 2017 | Song of the Day
This is one of my favorite conventions in theater—the character who has one (showstopping) song. This song from Jason Robert Brown’s incredible score is sung by Whitney Bashor, who plays the ex of the leading man. She only appears for this moment, but lends so...
by nyfos | Jun 7, 2017 | Song of the Day
Something sassy to get you through the middle of the week… As my husband Justin says, “it’s the only song worth talking about right now.” I don’t know that I agree with that, but I do agree that everyone should have a diss-track for their...
by Mary Birnbaum | Jun 6, 2017 | Song of the Day
For a Tuesday, I thought something a little more serious (just a little though) could be in order. I have always loved the songs of Reynaldo Hahn and particularly love Susan Graham’s compilation of Hahn’s songs—”La Belle Epoque”. A particularly...
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