A musical about Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" election campaign premieres in Germany this weekend. It includes love songs by the president to his wife Michelle and duets with Hillary Clinton. Even John ...
If only every U.S. presidential campaign could be relived in song and dance. As a new musical in Germany about Barack Obama’s rise to the top demonstrates, politics takes on a whole new comical ...
Ever since Bach, Germany has been considered (and has considered itself) the center of the musical universe. No other nation could match its composers, conductors and performers. But recently the ...
If you’re looking for some unusual entertainment in Hamburg, Germany, here’s a slightly creepy choice. “Charles Manson: Summer of Hate — The Musical“ opens today at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg. Yes, ...
A new theater production Hope: The Obama Musical Story opened this week in Frankfurt, Germany. It tells the story, in song and dance, of America's first black president. It is likely to be a big ...
Musicals and murderers may not seem like a natural fit, but a number of them have managed to find their audiences. “Sweeney Todd” and “Assassins,” both by Stephen Sondheim, are considered classics and ...
The cultural dialogue between Rabindranath Tagore and Germany came alive once again in a mesmerizing evening of music, poetry, and storytelling. The program, conceptualized and scripted by Korak Basu, ...
Music is the Germans’ favorite art, and their approach to it has never been more aptly put than in the motto once adorning one of their most famous concert halls: “Res severa veruni gaud turn” ...