Green Day made an unlikely jump to Broadway with American Idiot, becoming one of the biggest rock-to-theater success stories ...
This time, the reader question was: What is a rock opera, and what is their history on Broadway? A rock opera is a sung-through musical featuring rock music. Some rock operas have a minimal amount of ...
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 ...
In the 1960s and 1970s, the rock opera concept album was a thing of beauty. Some of the greatest musical minds focused on creating records that not only boasted incredible songs but ones that had ...
Multiplatinum rock-plus group Trans-Siberian Orchestra is playing 106 concerts in 64 markets on its current 2025 Winter Tour.
ARLINGTON – A sci-fi rock opera that has been years in the making is premiering this week at Arlington's Regent Theatre. "Beasties" will hit the stage Thursday and Friday. The show was made by creator ...
While the music press has been busy grieving the death of rock ‘n’ roll, a 27-year-old from Doncaster has managed to become his generation’s breakout guitar-wielding star. Chuck Robbie Williams, the ...
In 2001, the Drive-By Truckers released their third studio album, “Southern Rock Opera.” It was a dream conceived by members of the band before they even officially formed, back in 1998; a kind of ...
Orlando Fringe’s FestN4, formerly the Fringe Winter Mini-Fest, runs through Sunday in downtown Orlando. Today’s reviews are of “Jenny Lind Presents P.T. Barnum,” seen at a preview, and “SAK Presents ...
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 ...
In a season with some of the best opera offerings in recent years, the Aspen Music Festival topped things off Tuesday with the “arena” version of Puccini’s evergreen “La bohème.” The 2,000-seat Klein ...
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined the elements of fashion, rock music, theatre, and Amadeus Mozart? What would this very unique, and rather intriguing mashup look like, and how ...