06.12.04

Over the Top

Jekyll's Evan and Vampires' Gonzalez to Sing Jim Steinman Songs Jan. 30-31

Over the Top: Songs By Jim Steinman will be presented Jan. 30 and 31, 2005, at Joe's Pub.

Jekyll & Hyde's Robert Evan and Dance of the Vampires's Mandy Gonzalez will be among the singers interpreting the works of Steinman, whose chartbusters include "Total Eclipse of the Heart," "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All." Steinman's Broadway credits include Footloose (additional songs) and Dance of the Vampires (book, music and lyrics). Show times are 9:30 PM on Jan. 30 and 7 PM on Jan. 31.

Presented by Steven Rinkoff and Tom Lazenby, Over the Top: Songs By Jim Steinman will also feature the vocals of Elain Caswell and orchestrations/piano accompaniment by Steve Margoshes.

Robert Evan, a recent star of Little Shop of Horrors and Johnny Guitar, has appeared on Broadway in Dance of the Vampires, Jekyll & Hyde and Les Misérables. Another recent project was Off-Broadway's The Prince and the Pauper. His tour credits include Les Miz, Jekyll & Hyde and Hello, Dolly! A former UGA football player, Evan has appeared on ABC-TV's "All My Children," and his recordings include "Jekyll & Hyde," "The Civil War," "Cyrano," "The Broadway Musicals of 1940," "The Prince and the Pauper" and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's third Christmas album.

Mandy Gonzalez starred as Sarah in Dance of the Vampires. She won an Obie Award for her work in the Off Broadway musical Eli's Comin', and was most recently on Broadway in Aida.

Joe's Pub is located within the Public Theater at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets, priced at $25, are available by calling (212) 239-6200.

09.11.04

Bat out of Hell III

Meat Loaf mentioned on Alice Cooper radio that he is currently supposed to record Bat out of Hell III and that the project is delayed due to Jim Steinmans' health.

Currently the Bat should fly in 2006.

06.11.04

New Board

07.05.04

The Musicals of Jim Steinman

Sound of Music is now offering the first of two CDs with songs from the musicals of Jim Steinman. Here's the blurb:

THE MUSICALS OF JIM STEINMAN

full vocal and professional playback versions of 7 songs from TANZ DER VAMPIRE / DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES plus A KISS IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE from
WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND. We are proud to present Hamburgs current Count Krolock THOMAS BORCHERT singing his songs from the show on our CD. Other songs
are by Nivole Seeger, Martin Bacher, Sascha Krebs and Jessie Roggemann. If you order before May, 15 you will get the CD for EUR 24,95 (after release it is EUR 29,95).

Tracklist:

• Gott ist tot - Thomas Borchert
• Die Einladung zum Ball - Thomas Borchert
• Draußen ist Freiheit - Nicole Seeger, Martin Bacher
• Tot zu sein ist komisch - Jessie Roggemann
• Totale Finsternis - Nicole Seeger, Thomas Borchert
• Für Sarah - Martin Bacher
• Die unstillbare Gier - Thomas Borchert
• A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste - Sascha Th. G. Krebs
• Track 9-16 Playback-Versionen

20.02.04

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