R&B/funk group Labelle, best known for their iconic hit “Lady Marmalade,” is the subject of a new rock opera now in development.The show, titled Labelle, is being written by band member Nona Hendryx ...
Rock opera, the tradition that has thrived since its early days of the Who's Tommy and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar, now embraces another likely figure: Genghis Khan. The show blends ...
The two-hour Smashing Pumpkins extravaganza features 57 musicians, at least 40 vocalists and more rock ethos than classical, ...
Bold intentions do not always make for a good show, and though Adam B. Levowitz’s original rock adaptation of ”Mozart’s Don Giovanni — a rock opera” has ambition, there’s much work to be done for this ...
Green Day made an unlikely jump to Broadway with American Idiot, becoming one of the biggest rock-to-theater success stories ...
From Odysseus and Orpheus to Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, “O’Dessa” takes its cues from a deep canon. But bright colors and a talented young star help the film stand out despite the traditional ...
Eternal Holdings today announced the premiere of The Impossible Dream, a two-hour, cameo-driven, vignette-style rock opera ...
Renée Fleming, lyric soprano better known for performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera than for growling while cavorting around a dark city, has shocked fans of both genres by turning out a ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Southern Rock Opera – Deluxe sees the now-classic double album remixed, remastered ...
Rock opera is a very niche sub-genre that hasn’t necessarily graced the music industry in a successful manner regularly. However, when it has, it has made history. Two musicians who made a killing on ...