For Immediate Release
Stage and Screen Online Launches Today
Oct 08, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ --New website delivers podcast interviews with the biggest names in musical theatre and film – absolutely free. www.stageandscreenonline.com
London, UK, October 3rd 2007 – Stage and Screen Online is where the biggest names in musical theatre and film music come to talk; the home of intelligent, informed interviews and exclusive articles. No trivial nonsense, no promo fluff. Just big names, big talk.
Stage and Screen Online is hosted by former BBC Radio hosts, Tommy Pearson and Edward Seckerson, leading authorities in film music and musical theatre. The site features audio interviews with some of the best-known names in each genre, filling a gap between trivial promos and intense fandom. Every week a new set of interviews will be available, either to listen online or to download, supported by useful links and opportunities to buy products related to the interviewees.
Launch interviews include composer Michael Nyman (The Piano, Draughtsman’s Contract), Laura Michelle Kelly (Lord of the Rings The Musical, Sweeney Todd movie), film composer Patrick Doyle (Gosford Park, Carlito’s Way, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire), Hollywood composer David Newman (Ice Age, Galaxy Quest, Bowfinger), film and TV composer Debbie Wiseman (Wilde, Jekyll, Judge John Deed) and multi-award winning West End and Broadway stars Maria Friedman and Daniel Evans.
Future interviews include film composers Harry Gregson-Williams, Gabriel Yared, Mychael Danna and Anne Dudley and musical theatre legends Stephen Sondheim, Michael Ball and Jerry Herman.
Tommy Pearson, creator and host of Stage and Screen Online, says “Fans of musical theatre and film music having been crying out for this kind of content for years. There is a huge amount of information out there but no-one is offering this kind of quality audio interview. We aim to produce in-depth interviews with performers, composers lyricists, producers and directors, exploring their work and careers, which can be of interest to fans of all kinds of music.”
Also on the site, Stage Door features exclusive articles on musical theatre in London and New York, as well as blogs and special features. And The Click Track has a film music blog and features by leading music commentators.
For more information, or to request an interview with Tommy Pearson or Edward Seckerson, contact Stage and Screen Online or visit www.stageandscreenonline.com.
Tommy Pearson is one of the UK’s most versatile music broadcasters. Trained as a composer and percussionist, Pearson had an early career as session musician and arranger before joining BBC Radio 3. He presented all the major strands, including In Tune, Morning on 3, Stage and Screen and hundreds of live concerts, including the Proms. Pearson also appears regularly on BBC4 television. As an authority on film music, Pearson is in demand as concert host, seminar contributor, festival consultant and broadcaster around the world. Pearson produces and presents exclusive podcasts for the CBSO, regular audio and video for the LSO, has various television projects in development and plays percussion in orchestras.
Edward Seckerson started out as a musician and actor before his journalistic career was born with Classical Music magazine. He was soon writing for most major music publications. He is currently chief music critic for The Independent and has published books on Mahler and Michael Tilson Thomas. A prominent voice on BBC Radio 3, with the weekend breakfast show and then Stage and Screen, Ed can now be heard presenting Radio 4's musical quiz show 'Counterpoint'.
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