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'Listen & Obey: A Review of Joe Iconis' 'Be More Chill' Orginal Cast Recording

I was recently made aware of an amazing new(ish) musical that has invaded my brain and I thought I would return the favor and share it with all of you pitiful children. It’s called 'Be More Chill.' Based on the 2004 Ned Vizzini novel of the same name, the story revolves around high school nobody Jeremy Heere (Will Connolly, Once) who takes a pill containing a microcomputer (Eric William Morris, Coram Boy) known as a Super Quantum Unit Intel Processor (S.Q.U.I.P.) in order to become less of a loser. 'Be More Chill' was written by Joe Iconis (music and lyrics) and Joe Tracz (book). The musical originated at the Two Rivers Theater in early 2015 and was directed by Stephen Brackett. The soundtrack was released by Ghostlight Records in Dec 2015.
By James Knight

  • 'Stephen Hough to Perform Piano Concertos Album in Concert

    Classical pianist and composer Stephen Hough is set to release his brand new album with the Andris Nelsons led City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Schumann and Dvořák Piano Concertos, on Hyperion Records April 8. Consisting of a rarely heard work by Antonín Dvořák alongside one of Robert Schumann's well-known piano concertos -- the juxtaposition exemplifies the characteristic idiom of both composers while revealing a new perspective on the pianistic writing of each, as well as the solo piano concerto form overall.
    By Shane Jordan

  • 'Palestinian Poet Ashraf Fayadh's Death Sentence Reduced to 800 Lashes

    Here at Classicalite -- be it classical music, jazz, theater or dance -- arts news gets made fresh every single day.
    By Shane Jordan
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