SH-K-BUZZ from Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records


Photos of ‘In The Heights’ Cast at Virgin Megastore
June 10, 2008, 12:59 pm
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Check out these great shots of the In the Heights cast at the Virgin Records performance and signing last week, courtesy of Broadway.com’s amazing photog Bruce Glikas:

Check out more photos on Broadway.com and Playbill.com, and get your copy of the cast album on GhostlightRecords.com.



Ghostlight to Record Passing Strange, Plus Your Chance to Attend the Recording!
April 9, 2008, 12:31 pm
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Feel the real. We’re thrilled to announce that Ghostlight Records will record and release the Original Broadway Cast album of Broadway’s critically-acclaimed new show, Passing Strange. The album comes out in June 2008, but email us now to get an alert when it goes on sale for Ghostlight fans.

Because the live experience is the heart of the show, Stew, Heidi and the gang will record the show in front of a live audience at the Belasco Theatre. It promises to be a one-of-a-kind recording for a beyond-unique show!

And what could possibly be more exciting than that? You can be there with when we record! Go to PassingStrangeonBroadway.com NOW and enter your email address to get your chance to be in the audience for the live recording session this coming Monday, April 14 from 2pm-5pm. (All lottery winners will be asked to donate $20 to BC/EFA, to share in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.)

Can’t wait to see you there!



Sutton Foster Will Record Debut Solo on Ghostlight
April 4, 2008, 5:08 pm
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Just a quick note to let you know that Ghostlight Records Will Release Sutton Foster’s debut solo album, Wish, next year!

Check Playbill.com for more on the Sutton news.

Yay! Finally.

Sutton will be previewing some of the songs she’ll record for the album at Joe’s Pub on April 28th at 11:30. Get your tickets at joespub.com.



Worshipping Sherie
April 3, 2008, 12:54 pm
Filed under: concerts, in the news, sherie rene scott

Sherie Rene Scott’s “You Man Now Worship Me” Raises $200,000 for The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative

 

I was so lucky to be able to attend this incredible show on Monday.  What a hilarious and touching evening!  Of course it was all for a great cause, and at the end Sherie presented Phyllis Newman and Actors’ Fund president Brian Stokes Mitchell with a check for $200,000.  From the Actors’ Fund website:  

“The Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative (PNWHI) was created to address the myriad of concerns women face when dealing with a serious medical condition. When women come to The Fund after a serious medical diagnosis they are often overwhelmed with concerns about their ability to work, family issues, managing basic bills as well as medical bills, and coping both physically and mentally with a challenging medical situation.

The PNWHI Social Workers help women negotiate the steps that follow a serious medical diagnosis. Through intensive case management, access to individual counseling, support groups, educational seminars, linkage to community supports and short-term financial assistance, the social workers help women receive the nurturing support that they need.”

 On another note, we have the set pieces from Sherie’s show in our office and are not sure what we are going to do with them for the time being.  I have wheeled the magician’s table down the block a couple times in the past, but we are running out of room in storage! Maybe we should rent out the blue “youtube” screen for aspiring stars to try out their lip-synching moves (don’t neglect your flamboyant hand waving). 

Hopefully she will perform the show again soon, as I’ve only heard amazing reviews from everyone.  Bixby Elliot raves in his blog,

  “The stars in the audience did not, however, burn as bright as the high wattage super star performance of Ms. Scott.  She is, in a word, a GODDESS and by the end of the evening the packed house at the O’Neil theater had been converted and we were all kneeling to pray at her dainty and talented feet.”

Bixby’s Broadway Blog:  http://broadway.yahoo.com/blog/bixby_elliot/1577/all-worship-sherie-rene-scott/;_ylt=AgvUeLlc.FeDOy5rBbtPCB87OYt4

You really can’t beat that : )

 
Love… no, Yours,

Sh-K-Kate



Boom Room: Sherie Rene Scott Concert for BC/EFA
March 21, 2008, 4:21 pm
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Sherie’s concert is only 10 days away!

She’s been rehearsing in the Sh-K-Boom office and she sounds amazing. (But would you expect any less?) The book, which she co-wrote with Dick Scanlon, is funny and touching, Tyler Maynard is making a special appearance, Spring Awakening’s Michael Mayer is directing…could you ask for more?

Have you not heard about this yet? Here’s the scoop:

Direct from Disney’s The Little Mermaid where she plays Ursula the Sea Witch, our very own co-founder (and Tony nominee!) Sherie Rene Scott will land at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theater for a one night only benefit performance of “You May Now Worship Me”–her collection of deeply personal stories–on March 31 at 8pm.

From her childhood in Topeka to her eventual rise to Broadway semi-star, this is her truth, her whole truth, and nothing but her truth…only better. Featuring songs made famous by such icons as Judy Garland, Rickie Lee Jones, Tom Waits, and Mr. Rogers, “You May Now Worship Me” reminds us that none of us are in Kansas anymore.

Visit the Broadway Cares site to get your tickets for the concert and after-party. We’ll see you there!

- Katie (the Sh-K-Marketing Guru)



Another Chance to See Adam in RENT, Plus April Concert Dates
March 21, 2008, 4:06 pm
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The rumors are true! Although Rent will play its last performance on Broadway on June 1, 2008, original Roger and Mark, Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, will tour with the show beginning in January of 2009. Stay tuned to the sh-k-blog for dates and cities!

In the meantime, Adam is still touring the country, playing music from his solo albums Civilian and Model Prisoner and showtune classics in his Broadway State of Mind concert.

April tour dates are:

April 9 & 10: Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts-Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Playhouse, West Palm Beach, FL - Get Tickets

April 17: Ruth Eckerd Hall-Margarete Heye Great Room, Clearwater, FL - Get Tickets

April 18: Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, Melbourne, FL - Get Tickets

Check adampascalmusic.com for info on when he’ll be in your neighborhood!