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- From the Archives: MASS Revisited by James Carroll In the late 1960's Jacqueline Kennedy asked Leonard Bernstein to compose a mass in honor of her slain husband to be performed at the dedication of Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The result was Bernstein's "MASS: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers," an extraordinary composition [written in collaboration with Stephen Schwartz] that combined the production values of opera, choral magnificence, the hip choreography of Broadway, intricate symphonic harmonies - and a heartbreaking narrative turning on the figure of an all-too-human young priest. I was such a priest when I attended a performance of MASS in its opening run in 1971, and it left me shaken. Read April 21, 2021
- West Side Story to open TCM's Classic Film Festival with 60th Anniversary cast reunion Rita Moreno is reuniting with her West Side Story costars George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn on the 60th anniversary of the screen classic. The trio will get together virtually on the opening night of the 2021 TCM Film Festival on Thursday, May 6 where they will discuss the making of the 1961 film. Read April 19, 2021
- New Box Set: Bernstein conducts Stravinsky A new box set, Bernstein conducts Stravinsky, will be released by Sony Classical in remembrance of the great composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky. Read March 29, 2021
- New Ballet by Alexei Ratmansky set to Leonard Bernstein's Divertimento Enjoy a night at the ballet with works by acclaimed choreographer and American Ballet Theatre Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky. Filmed live on the City Center stage, the company’s renowned dancers bring to life the World Premiere of Ratmansky’s Bernstein in a Bubble, along with excerpts from his recent works for ABT. Read March 22, 2021
- From the Archives: Writing the Life of Leonard Bernstein From the Archives: Writing the Life of Leonard Bernstein Read March 21, 2021
- From the Archive: Bernstein Meets Broadway Carol Oja’s Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War has recently been released by Oxford University Press. Oja chronicles the earliest professional adventures of Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Jerome Robbins by zeroing in on Fancy Free and On the Town from 1944. She also explores the work of The Revuers, Comden and Green’s early sketch comedy team, for which Bernstein was an occasional pianist. A central theme in her book focuses on the racial desegration of Broadway musicals. Following are a few excerpts. Read March 20, 2021
- Longy honors Ellis Marsalis Jr. with 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award Longy honors Ellis Marsalis Jr. with 2021 Leonard Bernstein Award Read March 18, 2021
- Theater Osnabrück presents "Trouble in Tahiti" as part of digital season Theater Osnabrück in Germany presents "Trouble in Tahiti" as part of digital season Read March 18, 2021
- Available for Pre-Order: In My Own Time by Humphrey Burton This long-awaited autobiography is a must-read for classical musical enthusiasts and those fascinated by some of the twentieth century's star performers. It also offers unique insights into the history of music, the BBC and arts broadcasting in twentieth-century Britain. Read March 18, 2021
- Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris A magnificent biography of one of the most protean creative forces in American entertainment history, a life of dazzling highs and vertiginous plunges–some of the worst largely unknown until now–by the acclaimed author of Pictures at a Revolution and Five Came Back Read March 18, 2021
- From Times Square NYC to Times Square HK The #HongKongPhilharmonicOrchestra launched its new video collaboration with the city’s Mass Transit Railway—entitled #PhilYourMTRRideWithMusic—with Leonard Bernstein’s “Times Square: 1944” from On the Town. Read March 12, 2021
- American Dance Machine for the 21st Century releases "Cool" video! American Dance Machine for the 21st Century releases "Cool" video! Read March 5, 2021
- Available Now: My West Side Story by George Chakiris Natalie Wood and “lovely” Richard Beymer, to the mercurial Jerome Robbins and “passionate” Rita Moreno, with whom Chakiris remains friends. Read March 1, 2021
- From the Archives: Behind the Scenes: The YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS in the Making A behind the scenes look at the making of the legendary Young People's Concerts. Read February 19, 2021
- lsata Kanneh-Mason Receives the Leonard Bernstein Award British pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason is conquering the world’s stages with a mélange of gossamer poetry and powerful performance – now she is being honored with the Leonard Bernstein Award 2021. Read February 8, 2021
- New Book! Bernstein and Robbins-The Early Ballets The formative early ballets of West Side Story creators Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins explored in detail for the very first time. Read January 21, 2021
- Composition Competition Honors Leonard Bernstein A jazz composition competition by JAM MUSIC LAB University (JMLU) in cooperation with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (RSO). Read January 21, 2021
- New Album: "Bernstein Reimagined" out now! The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra explores the vast, diverse repertoire of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein on stunning, revelatory new album. Read January 7, 2021
- Leonard Bernstein Album Inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame A long-standing Hall of Fame favorite, Leonard Bernstein’s Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major (a collab with The Philharmonia Orchestra of London) is his seventh recording to be inducted. Read January 4, 2021
- New PBS Series "In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl" Premieres January 15, 2021 on PBS Stations Nationwide IN CONCERT AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL premieres on Friday, January 15, at 9:00 p.m. on PBS and on the free PBS app. Read January 4, 2021