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Preview: More Between Jefferson and Conway

The private life of Thomas Jefferson is the focus of the next Salon/Sanctuary Concert, “More Between Heaven and Earth.” On December 8, the third President’s correspondence and the music of his time will combine to shed light on his relationship with Maria Cosway, whose intellectual and artistic gifts — to say nothing of her beauty […]

The Barns at Wolf Trap

Melissa Errico, star of stage and screen, brought her fantastic cabaret act Melissa Errico: A Passion for Broadway to the Barns at Wolf Trap Saturday night, November 9, 2013 to the delight of the entire audience. Melissa Errico is a Tony-nominated Broadway actress who has starred in multiple Broadway shows and recorded on various albums, including a […]

“One Touch of Venus” on iTunes

The first-ever complete recording of Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus released today! All dance sequences and incidental music, all reprises and a bonus track. What a blessing! It was mostly recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London and completed this summer in NYC. It is available exclusively in the iTunes store.

Melissa Lands Role in “The Knick”

Tony nominee Melissa Errico, most recently seen in a Drama Desk-nominated performance in the critically acclaimed revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Passion, has landed a recurring role in Steven Soderbergh’s new Cinemax series “The Knick.” The starry ten-part series, Deadline.com reports, will feature Clive Owen, Andre Holland, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson and Michael […]

Arts Alive Long Island Festival 2013

Long Island artists will put on a full-court press across the region next month with the second annual Arts Alive Long Island Festival, a month-long celebration of LI’s vibrant arts communities. These painters, sculptors, actors, filmmakers, musicians and chefs will fan out across Nassau and Suffolk counties beginning September 27 and continuing throughout October to […]

Melissa to be Honored by The Action Center

In recognition of her contributions to the recovery of the Rockaway coastline in Queens, NY following last year’s devastating Hurricane Sandy, Melissa will be honored by The Action Center for Eduction & Community Development at a special awards event in October. On July 15, The Action Center received The Helping Hand Award from Mayor Bloomberg […]

Legrand Box Set Inclusion

Melissa appears on the release of an expansive 15-disc box set celebrating the music of Michel Legrand on Universal Records Jazz and Classics France. Melissa’s recording of “Maybe Someone Dreamed Us” – recorded with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Legrand and produced by Phil Ramone – will be included in the set. This exciting box […]

My LES: Melissa Errico

For our regular feature spotlighting the people who live and work on the Lower East Side, we talked with Broadway star and Bowery Babes founder Melissa Errico. How long have you lived on the Lower East Side? I feel compelled to point out that when I moved here, my street was called “The Lower East […]

The Week In New York Theater

“Happiest (sunny!) ‘Liza Doolittle Day!” Why is May 20th ‘Liza Doolittle Day? In the song “Just You Wait” in “My Fair Lady,” when she’s mad at Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle sings: One day I’ll be famous, I’ll be proper and prim Go to St. James so often I will call it St. Jim One evening […]

Feeling a little Gatsby these days?!

With the recent release of Baz Luhrman’s illustrious version of The Great Gatsby, we went back in the vault and found these alluring pictures of Melissa from her very own Gatsby-esque days from a photo shoot at an exquisite vintage hotel in San Francisco. With heartthrobs Jere Shea and Danny McDonald, Melissa had some fun […]