by Deborah Wilker | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Biz, Featured, Music
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER/BILLBOARD 8/20/2017 by Deborah Wilker George Michael — the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who died last Christmas at 53 — was honored posthumously in Los Angeles on Saturday night (Aug. 19) for his decades of humanitarian work...
by Deborah Wilker | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Music, Reviews, Stage
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 12:00 PM PST 1/13/2018 By DEBORAH WILKER Disney has been in the Aladdin business for more than 25 years now, and to say they’ve perfected it doesn’t quite do it justice. The 2014 Broadway show based on the 1992 blockbuster animated film...
by Deborah Wilker | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Biz, Featured, Interviews, Music
BILLBOARD | 11/15/2017 by Deborah Wilker As digital platforms and social media make it easier than ever for fans worldwide to discover new music and connect with artists (and each other), the industry’s top concert promoters say international expansion of live...
by Deborah Wilker | Feb 13, 2018 | Articles, Biz, Featured, Interviews, Music
BILLBOARD | January 25, 2018, 6:15pm EST by Billboard Staff The business of music is once again booming — and as the playing field has become all the more competitive, the longtime leaders of live, tech, management and recorded music have been joined by 41 new...
by Deborah Wilker | Feb 1, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Music, Reviews, Stage, TV and Film
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 2:34 PM PDT 4/15/2017 By DEBORAH WILKER LOS ANGELES — It’s not a fluke that film composer Hans Zimmer landed a starring slot this weekend and next at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival — arbiter of all that is hip. While...
by Deborah Wilker | Dec 13, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Music, Reviews, Stage
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 2:00 PM PST 11/8/2017 by DEBORAH WILKER There’s something just a bit meta about the tortured gestation of Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to his West End and Broadway blockbuster The Phantom of The Opera. Like the Phantom...
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 22, 2017 | Articles, Biz, Featured, Interviews, Music
Billboard | Sept. 18, 2017 The 32 savviest money men and women who guide stars and executives in boosting their income, cutting their taxes and watching out for those questionable investments. Artists and executives know that making money is only half the challenge....
by Deborah Wilker | Sep 15, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Music, Reviews, Stage
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 9:00 PM PDT 9/14/2017 By DEBORAH WILKER The girl-power message still runs deep in Disney’s Broadway-bound version of its 2013 animated blockbuster Frozen. What’s notably different are at least 10 new songs, the addition of...
by Deborah Wilker | Jul 14, 2017 | Articles, Biz, Featured, Music, Reviews
BILLBOARD | Thurs. July 13, 2017 By DEBORAH WILKER LOS ANGELES — In the 10 months since Shawn Mendes released his sophomore set Illuminate, the Canadian singer-songwriter has graduated from theaters to arenas on tour — a big step for the 18-year-old, who...
by Deborah Wilker | Jul 12, 2017 | Articles, Featured, Interviews, Stage
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER | 7:45 AM PDT 7/11/2018 BY DEBORAH WILKER SANTA MONICA — The tabloids dubbed it “The Bess Mess.” And as falls from grace go, it was a steep one. Beauty queen Bess Myerson — the regal former Miss America, outspoken activist,...
