Theater
Mnozil Brass Unleashing Boundary-Pushing Fun, in the U.S., on 20th Anniversary Tour
REVIEW: Roddy Doyle's 'The Commitments' Musical is All Jukebox, No Politics
Marvin Gaye and "Mustang Sally?" Check. Celtic Tiger...not so much. Novelist Roddy Doyle's The Commitments, about young people starting up a soul band in the harsh times of 1980s Ireland, has made it to the stage as a jukebox musical--filled with tunes and Irish charm, but shorn of most plot and political overtones. Classicalite Recording News: Indie Labels Granted Reprieve After Codaex U.K. Bust
Lately, there's been some good news in the troubled world of classical music record companies and distributors--still reeling from the changes in listening (and buying) patterns.