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'BBC Recording Gordon Greenberg’s ‘Guys and Dolls’

London is about to get really lucky. Not only did Guys and Dolls recently make its way to the West End but soon it will be heading into the living rooms of all of Britain. The BBC will be recording the production of the classical musical directed by Gordon Greenberg. The recording will come soon to include the initial cast which includes: Jamie Parker as Sky Masterson, Siubhan Harrison as Sarah Brown, Sophie Thompson as Miss Adelaide and David Haig as Nathan Detroit. Parker and Thompson first appeared together in the 2014 Chichester Festival Theater. The current production is playing at London's Savoy Theatre.
By James Knight

  • ''Blackbird - The Beatles Album': Classical Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić Compares Beatles to Bach

    As a classical guitarist, Miloš Karadaglić was reared in the strict and serious tradition of Bach, Segovia, and other classical guitar masters. But there's a branch of modern music in which he experiences similar challenges and just as rewarding of an experience. His latest project, Blackbird - The Beatles Album, released on January 15th, 2016, reflects his BBC claim: that "the Beatles are as important as Bach" when it comes to western music canon. In comparing the Beatles to Bach (whose lute suites are some of the most challenging works for modern guitar), Miloš assured the BBC that he was "never worried" his Beatles project would become "something light - because I'm not light, nor is the music."
    By Steve Nagel

  • ''Doctor Who' Synth From '71 Being Restored

    Are you ready for some more wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff? A rare synthesizer used in the British television show 'Doctor Who' in 1971 is being restored to be used at a concert in March.
    By Jaime Prisco
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