Some people say that what’s the point of going to a concert? Buy the Album and listen to it at home or on their I-pod. Why does going there make a difference? The difference is one word, emotion.  If someone would go to a Yellowcard concert they’d understand what this means. It has been five years since Yellowcard last came to New York Continue reading →

Writer/ Actor, Dave Mills breathes new life into the numerous works by Langston Hughes in his tribute performance to the renowned poet. Emphasizing the many voices expressed by the late poet, Mills also incorporates his own style into the well-known pieces. More than your average poetry reading, this presentation of works takes you into Hughes’ world and plays back his poems and narratives in a continuous flow to create a vivid story uniting the artist’s life’s work. David Mills does so in a constant stream of distinct character depictions, powering through dialogue after dialogue as a means of representing a general overview of Langston Hughes’ major pieces.

The Phantom of the Opera 25^th anniversary concert is very simply, a spectacle. Andrew Lloyd Webber has personally chosen veteran Phantom actors Sierra Boggess and Ramin Karimloo, to star in the Royal Albert Hall birthday bash. Receiving personal instruction from the composer himself, Sierra’s bell-like soprano and Ramin’s booming baritone compliment each other with nary an off-note. Hardly one to stop with just his dream cast, the original creative team has been reassembled to adapt the show for an auditorium that would leave thousands awestruck. You don’t appreciate the difference that fifty extra chorus members until you’ve seen three separate choruses come together at the start of the second act. If the show was immersive before, it will certainly leave you speechless once you’ve seen it at its best.

It can be said that art is a form of expression, which records various emotions that people feel; David Ellis takes this concept one step further. Ellis expresses emotions and moods through his larger than life paintings, which take mold on to entire floors, buses, and buildings. Ellis tries to write with his paintings, one of his exhibitions records the concept of music and put it into art form. Ellis is a gifted artist who repeatedly paints areas and shows his art developing from different stages; much can be admired about this artist whether it is his skill or dedication.