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Make Believe (Molaskey)
''Make Believe'' is the third album by torch song singer Jessica Molaskey, accompanied by an all-star musical group that includes Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli. Guest singer Adam Guettel joins her for a duet on ''Glad to Be Unhappy''. Track listing Personnel * Jessica Molaskeyvocals *John Pizzarelliguitar, vocals *Bucky Pizzarelliguitar *Martin Pizzarellidouble-bass *Tony Tedescodrums * Adam Guettelguest, vocals (track 5) *Don Sebesky musical arranger, orchestra *John Clayton John Clayton may refer to: Arts and entertainment Writing * John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer * John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer * John Clayton (sportswriter) (1954–2022), American sportswriter ...music arrangement, orchestra References {{Authority control 2004 albums Jessica Molaskey albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey (born January 9, 1962) is an American professional actor and singer of torch songs and show tunes. She has appeared in a dozen Broadway shows, including ''Sunday in the Park with George'', ''Tommy'', '' Crazy for You'', ''Chess'', ''Oklahoma!'', ''Cats'', '' City of Angels'', and the first national tour of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. She has premiered theater pieces Off-Broadway, including the Jason Robert Brown 1995 musical '' Songs for a New World'', '' A Man of No Importance'', and ''Parade'' at Lincoln Center, ''Dream True'' at the Vineyard Theatre, Stephen Sondheim's ''Wise Guys'' (New York Theatre Workshop), '' The Most Happy Fella'' as part of the Encores! series at City Center and many world premieres in regional theaters across the US. Molaskey performed the role of Sister Bertha in NBC's '' The Sound of Music Live!'' starring Carrie Underwood. She has performed in concert all over the world from Carnegie Hall to Disney Hall a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Guettel
Adam Guettel (; born December 16, 1964) is an American composer- lyricist of musical theater and opera. The grandson of musical theatre composer Richard Rodgers, he is best known for his musical '' The Light in the Piazza'', for which he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations. Biography Early years Guettel was born on December 16, 1964, to film executive Henry Guettel and writer/composer Mary Rodgers, daughter of famed composer Richard Rodgers, and was raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. He performed as a boy soprano soloist in operas including '' Pelléas et Mélisande'' and '' The Magic Flute'', both at the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Opera, and in another production of ''Pelléas'' with the Santa Fe Opera. He was also slated to play Amahl in the film remake of Gian Carlo Menotti's " Amahl and the Night Visitors". He later claimed that he ended his career as a boy soprano at age 13, by faking that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clayton (bassist)
John Lee Clayton Jr. (born August 20, 1952) is an American jazz musician, classical double bassist, arranger, and composer. He is the father of pianist Gerald Clayton and the brother of saxophonist Jeff Clayton, with whom he formed The Clayton Brothers; and The Clayton–Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with Jeff Hamilton. Music Clayton began studying double bass at age 16 with Ray Brown. Three years later, he was bassist on the Henry Mancini's television series ''The Mancini Generation''. In 1975, he graduated from Indiana University. He went on to tour with the Monty Alexander Trio and the Count Basie Orchestra, before taking the position of principal bass in the Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After five years he returned to the U.S. for a break from the classical genre and, in 1985, co-founded the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with his brother, saxophonist Jeff Clayton, and drummer Jeff Hamilton. He also performed in a duo as the Clayton B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
