GrooveLily is an American musical trio based in
New York City
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[Phil Gallo, March 6, 2008, Variety]
‘Toy Story’ musical debuts at sea
Accessed Sep 13, 2013 notable for creative songwriting in different pop genres, such as rock,
[ folk, jazz,][ and show tune.][ The band][ consists of ]Valerie Vigoda
Valerie "Val" Vigoda is an American electric violinist and singer-songwriter. She is best known for writing and starring in musicals including '' Striking 12'' and ''Ernest Shackleton Loves Me'', the latter of which opened Off-Broadway in 2017 ...
and Brendan Milburn along with Gene Lewin. A report in ''The New York Times
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'' in 2004 described the group as an "up and coming trio". According to ''Variety
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'', GrooveLily was founded by Vigoda.[Mark Blankenship, November 13, 2006, Variety]
Review: “Striking 12”
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A review of their 2006 performance of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' described their show as having "plenty of fun" with "original music" from GrooveLily, but noted problems with acoustics.[Toby Zinman, March 28, 2006, Variety]
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Accessed Sep 13, 2013 In 2008, Milburn & Vigoda wrote seven musical numbers for the Disney Wonder cruise ship production of ''Toy Story: The Musical''.[ In 2002 (and in subsequent years, opening off-Broadway in 2006), GrooveLily performed a holiday musical entitled ''Striking 12''.][Mark Blankenship, December 7, 2007, Variety]
Cabaret thrives during Christmas
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'' reviewer described it as an "engaging concert-style entertainment" and fusion of "cabaret act and chamber musical".[Peter Marks, December 07, 2009, Washington Post]
Striking 12: A warm fusion of fable and wit
Accessed Sep 13, 2013[Don Aucoin, December 15, 2010, Boston Globe]
Music, theater, seasonal antidote
Accessed Sep 13, 2013 Milburn & Vigoda wrote the book, music and lyrics along with Rachel Sheinkin. ''Variety
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Arts and entertainment Entertainment formats
* Variety (radio)
* Variety show, in theater and television
Films
* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
'' gave ''Striking 12'' a mixed review, saying the show's "lame wit obscures its moments of beauty" and that the trio's "politeness hinders the supposedly rebellious humor."[
After years of very few GrooveLily performances, the band came together to write and perform a musical called ''Wheelhouse'' about their earlier touring career on the road in a Winnebago and why they stopped touring largely because of that experience. The show premiered at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley June 6, 2012.
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Albums
References
External links
Groovelily's official website
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