George Martin News

“Congratulations to Rupert on his 100th birthday. The great thing is he never looks a day older.'

Paul McCartney today releases the 'Beautiful Night' EP as part of the forthcoming re-release of his acclaimed 1997 album, 'Flaming Pie'. Due for release on July 31st, 'Flaming Pie' marks the thirteenth installment in Paul's GRAMMY Award-winning Archive Collection.

Paul McCartney proudly announces the thirteenth installment in his GRAMMY Award-winning Archive Collection: On July 31, Paul's critically acclaimed and universally beloved tenth solo album Flaming Pie will be the latest to receive the Archive Collection treatment

Guitarist Laurence Juber, with a musical resume longer than your arm, will play his first full-length concert since the beginnings of our stay-home orders in AN EVENING WITH LAURENCE JUBER, a virtual benefit for Whitefire Theatre June 13, 2020. LJ graciously took some time for this interview between his prepping a musical Broadway-bound and making musical musings with Hope, his wife and frequent collaborator.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest Beatles songs, including some of the fab four's solo works. They're all here: 'Twist and Shout,' 'In My Life,' 'Helter Skelter,' 'Imagine,' 'Something,' 'Maybe I'm Amazed,' 'Let It Be.' See if your favorites made the grade!

There are some insanely talented Broadway artists out there! Check out their artwork from week 6's Disney on Broadway challenge and get ready for week 7 of #BwayWorldFanArt-- Broadway Cosplay!

YouTube Music has announced that it will host The Beatles' animated a?oeYellow Submarinea?? film singalong, according to Variety. The special live-streaming event will take place April 25 and be available free worldwide.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that country music legend Kenny Rogers has passed away at age 81.

Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is using his social distancing time to work on the long-awaited next book in his series, The Winds of Winter. 

Wonderwall Communications will present 'I've Got a Feeling: A Celebration of Let It Be' featuring the Magical Mystery Girls, America's premier all-female Beatles tribute band, and Kenneth Womack, author and world-renowned authority on the Beatles and their enduring cultural influence. This special 50th anniversary event will take place Saturday, May 9th at 2 pm (doors at 1 pm) at Manhattan's famed The Cutting Room.

The classical music special was filmed during YOSHIKI's sold-out solo concerts at Carnegie Hall as the superstar Japanese musician and classical composer performed to standing ovations from American audiences. 

Scott's presentation will transport you to Abbey Road Studio with tales of the Fab Four's recording sessions there. In Deconstructing Abbey Road, Beatleologist Scott Freiman has created one of his most in-depth a?oedeconstructions.a?? Scott will take you on a track-by-track journey explaining the inspiration for the songs and their evolution in the studio.

RAIN a?" A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES celebrates the 50TH anniversary of the release of the Fab Four's Abbey Road album as they return to Playhouse Square with one 8 pm show Sat., March 28 at the KeyBank State Theatre. Tickets for The Best of Abbey Road Live! go on sale Fri., Sept. 27 at 11 ama??the same day The Beatles former label, Apple Records, will release a 50th-anniversary Abbey Road reissue in several formats, produced by Giles Martin, son of George Martin, The Beatles original producer.

Fifty years after The Beatles recorded Abbey Road, The London Metropolitan Orchestra visits one of the most iconic recording studios in history to record a Beatles-inspired orchestral version of a?oeI'll Be There for You,a?? the theme song to the global hit comedy Friends, in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary. a?oeI'll Be There for You (Friends 25th Anniversary a?" Orchestral Version)a?? is available to stream/download now on iTunes and other platforms.

Wonderwall Communications presents 'One Sweet Dream: An Evening of Abbey Road' featuring the Magical Mystery Girls, America's premier all-female Beatles tribute band, and Dr. Kenneth Womack, a world-renowned authority on the Beatles and their enduring cultural influence. This special event will take place Sunday, October 27th starting at 5 pm at Outta the Rabbit Hole in Derwood, MD, with more dates and locations to be announced soon.

Join me in my theater, Jean Cocteau Cinema, for the Desert Nightmare event on Halloween Night in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We'll hang out before the show. Then, you and a friend will sit VIP with me during the event. The Desert Nightmare event provides student tuition assistance at Desert Academy, the #1 private school in Santa Fe, and is an opportunity to showcase student work.

We are thrilled to announce that Tony Award winner, two-time Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Jim Dale will be back at Guild Hall this fall with an all-new show!

September 2019 marks the golden anniversary of the Beatles' multi-platinum album Abbey Road – the last work they recorded before their seismic breakup. Released in September 1969, it was the end of both the Sixties and the biggest and greatest band of all time.

In Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles (Cornell University Press, October 2019), acclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road.