#Hamildrop: 5 Eliza's - First Burn (Hamilton the musical)

5 eliza's - first burn (hamilton the musical)
if you haven't been following for the past year, hamilton creator lin manuel miranda has given fans a new #hamildrop every month to not only celebrate the musical but to give different creatives a way to interpret the songs for a new audience. this month he's managed to gather 5 actresses (arianna afsar, shoba narayan, lexi lawson, rachelle ann go, julia harriman) who have played/or are playing scorned wife eliza to sing a 1st draft of her anthem 'burn' called 'FIRST burn'. fans of the song will be surprised to hear some lyrical changes and well... just press play!

WONGIE BALLAD OF THE WEEK: sara bareilles - she used to be mine ("waitress" musical)

[VIDEO PREMIERE: sara officially releases a video to pair up to theme song of her upcoming broadway musical]


sara bareilles - she used to be mine ("waitress" musical)
taken from the upcoming spring 2016 broadway musical 'waitress' (based on the classic movie), singer songwriter sara bareilles has expanded her skill set by writing its music and lyrics (which already has had a sold out run at the american repertory theater). if the rest of the music is as touching as this track, then expect some serious play during the award season next year. i'm just saying...

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL LIVE: lady gaga - the sound of music tribute (live @ the oscars)

lady gaga - the sound of music tribute (live @ the oscars)
what a performance! i've never heard lady gaga sing with her head voice and now i know it's pretty darn incredible. between the jazz album and now this wonderful tribute to the sound of music, i am back in love with gaga these days!

WONGIE DISCOVERY: lauren pritchard - when the night kills the day

lauren pritchard - when the night kills the day
[co-written by the amazing ed harcourt and produced by marcus mumford (mumford & sons!!), lauren pritchard is a tennessee born singer/songwriter/stage actress that is finally getting to showcase her strong vocals via her debut release the jackson sessions. as for those of you who are massive fans of the tony award winning musical spring awakening in which lauren had a major role (where you might also recognize some fellow alums in a show called glee), you are more than welcome to implode with delight about her career now.]

check out some behind the scenes of the making of the song below:

MUSICAL BUZZ: green day / american idiot - 21 guns (cast recording)

green day / american idiot - 21 guns (cast recording)
[already scheduled to go to broadway after a successful run at the SF berkeley rep theater, this version of the green day hit features Billie Joe Armstrong singing with the cast of the musical (Christina Sajous, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber, and Matt Caplan with backup from the rest of American Idiot cast). it totally has the makings of a glee-like phenom and i can't wait to see it!]