“Kimberly Akimbo,” a Broadway Musical that has received nominations for eight Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” is launching their “Great Adventure Grants.” The program intends to help fund three local high school theater productions, with each school receiving $10,000 from the grant. “Great Adventure Grants” will continue as an annual initiative.
Recipients of one of the “Great Adventure Grants” from the Pan American International High School in Queens, NY. Credit: Polk & Co.
The first recipients of these grants are the Denzel Washington School of the Arts in Mount Vernon, NY; the High Tech High School in Secaucus, NJ; and the Pan American International High School in Queens, NY. The $10,000 received by each program is hoped to aid in paying for licensing, production, and other associated costs.
“Kimberly Akimbo” is about the titular character, Kimberly (played by Victoria Clark), who is a teenager suffering from a rare genetic condition. She must navigate this, as well as her family dysfunctions and her first crush. It originally opened on Broadway on Nov. 10, 2022.
The Broadway musical is based on a play with the same name by David Lindsay-Abaire, who wrote book and lyrics for the musical adaptation. The music is by Tony Award-winner Jeanine Tesori, choreography is by Danny Mefford, and direction is by Jessica Stone.
“Like the aspiring show choir characters in ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ student performers need financial support to help realize their dreams. We are very proud to be able to support these three public school arts programs and look forward to seeing their fully realized productions next year,” director Jessica Stone said.
Multi-platinum, R&B icon John Legend will be bringing his talents to New York’s historic Beacon Theatre for a pair of live, mid-week performances dubbed, “An Evening With John Legend.” Scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday on November 7 and 8, this special solo performance will feature intimate reimagining’s of Legend’s greatest hits.
Since the release of his debut in 2004, John Legend has delivered some of music’s most soul-touching records and moments. His 2013 single “All of Me,” hit number 1 on the Billboard charts and the accompanying music video — featuring his wife Chrissy Teigen — has over 2 Billion views on Youtube. Other crowd pleasers will include his Grammy-nominated records “Ordinary People,” from his debut album Get Lifted, and “Tonight.” The latter which featured as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2012 romantic-comedy film Think Like a Man.
Together with the medley of chart-topping hits, An Evening With John Legend will also include selections from his latest album Legend recently released via Republic Records. Not to mention, unexpected stories from the legendary musician’s life and career.
Ticket sales will begin with an artist presale on Wednesday, May 17 at 10 a.m. until Thursday, May 18 at 10 p.m. before the general on-sale on Friday, May 19 at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com.
On Sunday, May 14th, The Academic stopped at the Bowery Ballroom. On their “Sitting Pretty Tour,” the young four-man band from Ireland brought their alternative Irish flair to New York City. An intimate crowd dotted the Bowery floor to swallow up any standing space. The venue selection ensured the audience was in for a treat, for the ballroom sound system holds the power of electric guitars and bass incredibly. This deemed important, because The Academic are proven rock revivalists.
Photograph by Tharynn Olson
Alternative/indie band, Summerdrive, opened for The Academic. Their set was short but effective, for their performance livened up the waiting crowd. With intriguing synths and intentional drumming, Summerdrive gave a tasteful while all the same riveting show. They heavily created a similar listening experience that the Bleachers or COIN would.
Not long after Summerdrive left the stage and the instruments were swapped, The Academic made their way onto the stage. Hoots and hollers elevated the band’s excitement as they gazed upon the crowd. Bassist, Matthew Murtagh, and guitarist, Stephen Murtagh sauntered onto stage followed by drummer, Dean Gavin. Lead vocalist, Craig Fitzgerald amped the energy when he approached the mic with an electric guitar slung over his shoulders. “How are you doing New York? It’s been a while!”
Photograph by Tharynn Olson
The setlist rolled by too easily, sewn together by impressive guitar solos and conversation with the audience. They emanated a wildly unique sound that seemed to be in conversation with different decades of alternative music. Accents from melodies of The Talking Heads, guitar riffs from Led Zeppelin, and more modern personal lyricism like that of Cage The Elephant or The Neighbourhood were present in their performance.
Classic-rock married to indie, The Academic has mastered the art of the guitar. Their Irish origin gifted them with the ever presence of rock and roll, and since the U.K. never parted ways with the music genre like America did for a while, they had continuous exposure to the evolution of rock. I look like a million when I play my rock n’ roll.
Photograph by Tharynn Olson
At the end of a drum-heavy song, the guitarists and singer circled around the drumset. They surrendered their instruments’ sound to Gavin while he masterfully annihilated his drum solo and bowed down to him on his throne. The Bowery lights synced up with his percussion, creating a strobed visual. Gavin’s solo was absorbed by the audience as were the multiple guitar solos throughout the evening.
After playing some songs from their new album, “Sitting Pretty,” released February 10th, Fitzgerald took a moment to give thanks to the crowd. He asked if anyone in the audience attended their show last year at Mercury Lounge in the city, and pockets of shouts volleyed amongst the crowd. In this interlude of crowd engagement, he complimented the high energy and inquired, “Any Irish in the crowd tonight?” A strong majority of the hands shot up. He grinned.
Photograph by Tharynn Olson
The Academic hosted a very engaging show. With dramatic dancing and conversational interactions with fans, the atmosphere was endearing. Towards the end of their set, lead vocalist Fitzgerald got onto the floor to be level with the crowd. While he sang, the crowd enveloped him. Phones shot up above heads to capture the moment, and fans sang excitedly around him.
He returned to the stage to finish out the rest of their set. The vivacity was contagious. Small groups of friends merged with strangers. By the end of the show, there were no strangers in the room, only people with a mutual affinity for rock and four Irish musicians. Fitzgerald and his bandmates showered thanks to everyone for attending, and even more gratitude to the staff at Bowery Ballroom. “Give it up for everyone working in this beautiful venue tonight!”
Photograph by Tharynn Olson
The Academic put on a grand show in a small but iconic venue. Their musical future brightened on Sunday, for they collected many new fans. The “Sitting Pretty Tour” is only the beginning for this refreshingly genuine rock-band.
Sabrina Carpenter recently played her second New York show at Terminal 5 this past Thursday, May 11th. Fans sporting sparkly tops, cowboy hats and boots, and the color pink flocked to see Carpenter for her sold out emails i can’t send tour. Thursday’s show was especially memorable as it was her birthday show, and included many features like a “birthday button,” her first live performance of her pop-hit “Skin,” and two special guests of whom she brought on stage.
Sabrina Carpenter during her performance of “emails i can’t send”
The 24-year-old pop-artist first began her career at age 10 and rose to fame through her many roles in Disney shows. Carpenter has been releasing music since 2014 but recently gained widespread recognition because of recent album release, emails i can’t send. Featured songs like “Nonsense,” “Tornado Warnings,” and “because i liked a boy” touch on past relationships, dealing with heartbreak and hate, and growing as a result of it.
The Terminal 5 concert was Sabrinas’s 34th show of her tour, and she has five more scheduled in her North American leg. She is set to begin her European tour in June of 2023.
Sabrina’s show was truly magical. Featuring opener Blu DeTiger from New York City, she opened the set with incredible bass-playing skills and vocals. Whipping her rockstar-blonde hair across the stage and encouraging the crowd to jump along to beat, DeTiger created an almost-tangible energy in the audience of three-thousand.
Carpenter’s decorated stage featured a giant heart-shaped mirror and a tall pedestal in which she first entered singing “emails i can’t send.” During “skinny dipping,” she pushed the “birthday button” and the entire crowd joined in to sing her happy birthday. Fans turned on their phone lights during “how many things,” and towards the middle of it her band stopped and put on a quick “hype” performance to get the audience’s energy up before finishing the song.
Blu DeTiger opening the show
As in every one of her past shows, Sabrina picked a random audience member and gave them the microphone with the freedom to talk about any past relationship experience. The chosen fan detailed her struggle in working with long-distance, recounted the increasing tensions that studying abroad created, and described her eventual moving on from that relationship.
During her encore, Sabrina sang a beautiful renditions of “Nonsense” and “because i liked a boy.” During “Nonsense,” she brought out her two friends Whitney Peak and Paloma Sandoval, both of whom were dressed as the characters they played in Carpenter’s “Nonsense” music video. During the high note of this performance, pink confetti shot out of cannons and pink balloons dropped from the ceiling, inciting a huge roar of excitement from the crowd. She does not have any more New York dates, but the rest of her tour schedule can be found here.
Setlist: emails i can’t send, Read your Mind, Feather, Vicious, Already Over, Bad for Business, skinny dipping, things i wish you said, Tornado Warnings, opposite, bet u wanna, The Sweet Escape (Gwen Stefani cover), how many things, Fast Times, Paris, Honeymoon Fades, Sue Me, Skin, decode
Mike Peters of legendary Welsh band The Alarm returns to New York City for three nights this month at the Gramercy Theater, June 23-24. These dates following a recent reschedule of May dates.
Part of the original heydey of MTV, Mike has been leading The Alarm for more than 40 years, having continued to make his music independently, without compromise, to present day. The Alarm made their name in the mid-80s, signed to I.R.S. at the same time as REM.
Mike Peters’ new album Forwards will be released on June 2, and features songs written while Mike was holed up in the hospital dealing with a dual leukemia relapse and a case of pneumonia. Writing the new songs – as well as performing them, as they emerged, for hospital staff – reframed his outlook and pulled through, as did his wife, Jules, who was confronted with a breast cancer diagnosis during the same time.
The BBC has done a pair of documentaries about the couple and their big struggle, and maintain their generous spirits, Mike and Jules have renovated a Welsh chapel into a free-of-charge respite for folks undergoing treatment for cancer.
The shows at the Gramercy are a satellite edition of The Gathering, an event that Mike organizes every year in Wales. Mike started The Gathering in 1992 as a way of making sure that The Alarm connected with fans – in Wales – every year despite whatever else he might be doing.
Many US fans traveled to the UK for these events, however, the NYC version of The Gathering was instated as an annual institution of its own as well so as to keep fans from having to make that expensive, arduous journey. The Gathering celebrated 30 years in 2022, and has been held in NYC for over two decades.
The Alarm’s love affair with NYC dates back to their gig with U2 at Pier 84 in 1983. Soon after, they sold out The Ritz on their own and have maintained a really strong relationship with the city even since.
Additionally, a fan from New York (who now runs The Alarm’s Facebook page) traveled to Wales to visit Mike’s home in the winter of 1984. Mike’s mother was floored that someone from NY would travel all the way to Wales to seek out her son that she invited the (then) young lady for Christmas dinner. Stories like this are what make The Gathering a recurring NYC event.
This comprehensive playlist kicks off with the three new singles released in the run up to Forwards, singles “Next,” “Whatever” and the title track, “Forwards.”
The prog/jam sounds of Baked Shrimp will be found across the Midwest, South and Northeast this summer, with six July shows lined up across New York State. The Long Island power trio will perform in Alexandria Bay, Rochester, Cortland, Patchogue, Manhattan and Schtagatoke, including festival appearances and a Phish pre-show.
Baked Shrimp’s Summer Tour runs for 40+ shows and pushes the workhorse trio to west of the Mississippi for the first time in their six-year career. The band will perform at major festivals including Peach Music Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, Strange Creek Camp Out, Northlands Live, and more. An additional round of dates will be announced in June.
Progressive rock titans Dream Theater will embark on a North American “Dreamsonic” tour this summer, with a performance at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 28th, joined by special guest Devin Townsend, & Animals As Leaders.
Dream Theater – the Grammy winning progressive metal pioneers – have been performing for nearly 40 years, having formed in 1985 at Berklee College in Boston. Band members James LaBrie (Vocals), John Petrucci (Guitars), Jordan Rudess (Keyboards), John Myung (Bass), and Mike Mangini (Drums) — share a unique bond with one of the most passionate fan bases around the globe, as well as all hailing from Long Island. They have been inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2010, and have sold 15 million records sold worldwide.
We are all so incredibly excited to present Dream Theater’s very own prog-metal music festival, Dreamsonic 2023! The lineup for our inaugural run this summer features Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, and Animals As Leaders and is going to be absolutely epic! Dreamsonic promises to be a reoccurring musical event that will deliver history-making nights of amazing music for many years to come! You’re not going to want to miss this one!
John Petrucci
The band’s 1992 opus Images & Words received a gold certification and landed on Rolling Stone’s coveted “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time.” Guitar World placed the follow-up Awake at #1 on “Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994,” and 1996’s A Change of Seasons notably soundtracked NBC’s coverage of Downhill Skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Dream Theater’s most recent release, A View From The Top Of The World, saw the album debuting at #52 on the Billboard 200. The album’s lead track “The Alien” later went on to win the Grammy award for ‘Best Metal Performance’.
Performing ahead of Dream Theater is Canadian musical maverick Devin Townsend, who Metal Injection called a “superb addition to his one-of-a-kind catalog”. Assembled from a barrage of material written during the pandemic, ‘Lightwork’ represents a kind of ‘light in the dark’ while trying to navigate the seemingly endless challenges that life can often present. This tour is Devin’s first North American run since March 2020. Watch the video for ‘Lightworker.’
Animals as Leaders offer more than musicianship and proficiency, a focus on mood, texture, and emotive power elevating the material in a fascinatingly unique phenomenon. They released their latest album Parrhesia in March 2022.
Tickets are on sale now for Dream Theater at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, all shows on the Dreamsonic tour, via dreamtheater.net
Dream Theater “Dreamsonic” Tour
June 16th – Cedar Park, TX – H-E-B Center At Cedar Park June 17th – Dallas, TX – Texas Trust CU @ Grand Prairie June 18th – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre June 21st – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall June 22nd – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live Arena June 23rd – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock June 25th – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theater June 27th – Washington, PA – Wild Things Park June 28th – New York, NY – Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden June 30th – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater July 1st – Philadelphia, PA – The Met July 2nd -Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion July 4th – Laval, QC – Place Bell July 5th – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre July 7th – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino July 8th – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion July 9th – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion July 11th – Detroit, MI – Masonic July 12th – OshKosh, WI – OshKosh Arena July 13th – Cedar Rapids, IA – Alliant Energy Power House July 15th – Denver, CO – Mission Theater July 17th – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center July 18th – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle July 19th – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee July 21st – Vancover, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre July 22nd – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Live July 24th – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic July 25th – Inglewood, CA – YouTube Theater July 26th – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
My Morning Jacket has announced their upcoming North American headline tour, highlighted by a series of very special shows celebrating the 20th anniversary of their third studio album, It Still Moves. The first of three shows (Oct. 19-21) at The Beacon Theatre in Manhattan will include the It Still Moves celebration, as well as shows in Atlanta and Chicago. The Palace Theatre in Albany will also host MMJ for their first performance at the historic venue.
The upcoming North American tour continues a non-stop live schedule for My Morning Jacket that includes headline shows in the UK and Europe, festival appearances at Guadalajara, Mexico’s Corona Capital Guadalajara (May 20), Barcelona, Spain’s Primavera Sound (June 3), Porto, Portugal’s Primavera Sound (June 9), Madrid, Spain’s Primavera Sound (June 10), Manchester, TN’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (June 17), Scranton, PA’s Peach Music Festival (July 1), Memphis, TN’s Mempho Music Festival (September 30), and a three-night run alongside Fleet Foxes set to visit Berkeley, CA’s Greek Theatre (August 18-19) and Los Angeles, CA’s historic Hollywood Bowl (August 20).
My Morning Jacket and the non-profit REVERB are partnering for the third consecutive year to reduce the environmental footprint of their tour and take action on the climate crisis. In addition to a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band will be supporting REVERB’s climate portfolio which funds projects that measurably reduce greenhouse gas pollution, address climate justice, and directly decarbonize the music industry. For more info visit reverb.org.
My Morning Jacket recently announced the eagerly anticipated return of My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday, an all-inclusive concert vacation set for April 4-8, 2024 at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico. One Big Holiday will once again see My Morning Jacket performing three unique headline shows, joined by an all-star lineup including some of the band’s favorite artists and friends. Presale Opt-In registration is open now to One Big Holiday Returning Guest Members and members of MMJ’s One Big Family, exclusively at onebigfamily.mymorningjacket.com. Complete presale information and initial lineup details will be unveiled later this summer. For complete information, please visit mmjonebigholiday.com.
Members of My Morning Jacket’s One Big Family fan club on Medallion will have first access to presale tickets. Free registration is available now through Monday, May 15 at 9:00 am (ET) exclusively at onebigfamily.mymorningjacket.com. Spotify and local presales begin Wednesday, May 17 at 10:00 am (local) and continue through 10:00 pm (local). All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on Friday, May 19 at 10:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.mymorningjacket.com/events. VIP tickets will also be available. For complete details, please visit www.cidentertainment.com/events/my-morning-jacket.
MY MORNING JACKET – TOUR 2023
MAY
14 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre *
15 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall *
19 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Guanamor Studio **
20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara ^
30 – London, UK – O2 Kentish Town Forum #
31 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester #
JUNE
3 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
5 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma #
6 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg #
9 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound ^
10 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
15 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre ‡
16 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery ‡
17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival ^
20 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre ‡
21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater ‡
23 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park *
NYC’s Mingus Big Band has announced their newest residency at Drom, taking place every Monday, beginning June 5th, paying homage to the music of composer/bassist Charles Mingus.
This 14-piece band features new arrangements of Mingus compositions in a larger band format that Mingus was not always able to organize in his lifetime. The dynamic structure encourages deep explorations and ever-evolving ideations of Mingus Music and provides a platform for individual artistic expression. Time Out New York called them “the hippest big band in the universe – robust, earthy, sanctified.”
Drawing from a rotation of the best established and rising musicians, the Mingus Big Band is highly sought-after by festivals and prestigious venues around the world. The band has Grammy nominations spread over eleven recordings, including the Grammy-winning album Live at Jazz Standard. A new album, The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions, was released in October 2022. The second volume will be released later this year.
The band has held down a weekly residency in New York City for three decades, beginning in 1991 Thursday nights at Fez under Time Cafe, then Joe’s Pub, City Hall, Iridium, and landing now at Drom.
We are thrilled to partner again with Seth Abramson for Mingus Mondays — we shared 15 years at Jazz Standard (and a Grammy!). And back in Mingus’ old Village stomping grounds with the wonderful team at Drom.
Mingus Big Band Manager Robert Ungaro
Founded by two immigrant business entrepreneurs, Drom’s mission is to celebrate cultural diversity in the performing arts field by providing a physical space for artists from around the world to present their music, art and creative experiments. Drom’s programs span diverse artistic forms including music, dance, theater, comedy and its stage is open to the next generation, as well as established performers.
Doors for Monday sets are 7pm and 9pm; combo tickets for both 7:30pm and 9:30pm sets are available for $45.
For more information, please visit Drom’s website.
On Tuesday, May 2nd Lizzy McAlpine returned to New York City and sold out the west side’s beloved Terminal 5. Only a week prior, Lizzy sold out Brooklyn Steel. One night in the big city just wasn’t enough for McAlpine on her “The End of The Movie Tour.” Her debut in the past couple of years has been one to witness. She has accumulated superfans who worship her relatable lyrics and sweet sound-blend of it-girl pop with classic grunge. The success of this tour has been a testament to her talent.
Photograph by Caroline Zeeman
Opener, Olivia Barton, kicked off the night and made the warehouse stage her own. Emanating a similar sound to artists like Lizzy McAlpine, HAIM, Lucy Dacus, and so on – Barton culminated her own stage presence with her innocently raw lyrics. Her own sound. The crowd volleyed Olivia’s lyrics back to her from the pit and the balconies, and her excitement became a tangible energy. The set flew by, and when it came time for Barton to say her goodbyes, it was bittersweet.
In between Olivia Barton’s opening set and Lizzy’s second show-face in New York City, the crowd hummed in a unified frenzy. The speakers were blasting popular Y2K pop-hits and nostalgic Disney songs by artists like Hannah Montana and Demi Lovato. Friends, couples, fathers and daughters, and solo-fans were conviving to belt the universally appreciated lyrics. Later in Lizzy’s set, she praised Olivia: “She really gets it. Her writing is so human. She’s so special, and I’m so grateful to have her on tour. I listen to her backstage, and I’m in tears!”
Photograph by Caroline Zeeman
Fifteen past nine o’clock, the lights cut and the bass rose to a body-shaking intensity. The infrastructure of Terminal 5 holds sound so impressively, but the deafening screams echoed riotously. Blue and purple lights slowly expanded their coverage across the stage to reveal a bedroom set-up. Framed posters and window panes clung to the back of the stage. The setting felt familiar, like the space that held so much of one’s life. The love, the heartbreak, the friendships, the sleepovers, the daydreams.
After a lengthy instrumental introduction, followed behind her band, Lizzy skipped out onto the stage. Her outfits on tour have been widely complimented, and on Tuesday she did not disappoint. Adorned in a denim corset and casual blue jeans, she stood in pure happiness as she grinned out towards the crowd. “I’m gonna play some songs for you, and it’s going to be great! We’re gonna have a great time!”
As Lizzy progressed through her setlist, she took intentional time to explain the story behind each song. The crowd bent their ears to listen to every detail she shared. “This song is about slurpees!” A roaring applause. “This song is about ignoring red-flags.” Friends grabbed onto their neighbor’s shoulder to shake in emotional duress. The entire show was a story-telling narrative, full of personal details of precious moments of muse.
Photograph by Caroline Zeeman
Her lyrics were something to hold onto and sit with. Such a fast-paced show left the crowd wanting more time with her music. All of Lizzy’s songs held a cruel casualness to them. I have no choice in the matter // Why would I, it’s only the death of me. It was jarring, quite surreal, to hear such a youthful and kind crowd shouting such intense lyrics. And the funny thing is I would have married you if you had stuck around. Nearby in the crowd, a father watched as his thirteen year old daughter belted the lyrics, clutching her chest as if she’d been wounded.
There is an archetype on the rise in the realm of female artists. Singer/song-writers fanning out under the music industry umbrella of artists like Taylor Swift are leaning into the superpower that is vulnerability. Honesty is celebratory, and young women are writing about having their hearts ripped out, leaving their hometown, stepping into their strength, growing up, and existing as more than empathetic vessels but as a beacon of feminine independence. Barton and McAlpine have branded their names into this visionary artist-type. The influence the music produced by these experimental and brave artists has is unignorable and unifying.
Photograph by Caroline Zeeman
Half way through the set, the Terminal 5 stage setting changed from day to night, and the New York City sun casting through the windows on stage, turning to raindrops streaking down the panes. The familiar chords of Lizzy’s hit “Ceilings” strummed across the venue, and something shifted. The collective crowd voice overpowered Lizzy’s as she sang the notorious lyrics. Fans jumped and wept and sang with their hearts. Tears streamed into wide smiles, as the live performance of “Ceilings” seemed to change lives.
Terminal 5 was blessed with Lizzy’s generosity, for she played two unreleased songs for the Manhattan crowd. The first song was titled “Broken Glass,” which Lizzy explained was about only ever being able to see someone when they’re at the bar. The other song was “I Guess.” Lizzy informed the crowd, “this one is one of my favorites!” While the unreleased songs were showcased, it was the only moment the crowd was silent. The audience wanted to hear every lyric, every note-change, every melody.
The rest of the show rolled out with the same energy. The crowd savored every moment they shared with Lizzy, and when it came time to part, fans had a difficult time leaving. Hands waved goodbye from the packed balconies, and cheers overpowered Lizzy’s own departure. Manhattan seemed to have an impact on her as she left the stage. It was the end of the “The End of The Movie” show in New York City.
