GrooveLily

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GrooveLily is an American musical trio based in New York City [1] notable for creative songwriting in different pop genres, such as rock, [2] folk, jazz, [3] and show tune. [3] The band [4] consists of Valerie Vigoda [5] and Brendan Milburn [6] along with Gene Lewin. [7] [8] [9] A report in The New York Times in 2004 described the group as an "up and coming trio". [10] According to Variety , GrooveLily was founded by Vigoda. [11]

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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. [12] In 2008, Milburn & Vigoda wrote seven musical numbers for the Disney Wonder cruise ship production of Toy Story: The Musical. [1] In 2002 (and in subsequent years, opening off-Broadway in 2006), GrooveLily performed a holiday musical entitled Striking 12. [2] A Washington Post reviewer described it as an "engaging concert-style entertainment" and fusion of "cabaret act and chamber musical". [3] [4] Milburn & Vigoda wrote the book, music and lyrics along with Rachel Sheinkin. [13] Variety 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." [11]

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. [14]

Albums

Title [15] YearLabelOther Artist(s)
Inhabit My Heart1994QMR RecordsGrooveLily
Jungle & Sky1996
Brendan & The Extenuating Circumstances1998
Little Light2000
Folk Appetizer2001
Just The Three Of Us2002
The Nutshell EP
Are We There Yet?2003
Striking 12 2005 PS Classics
A Little Midsummer Night's Music2007
Sleeping Beauty Wakes 2009
Warner-Chappell Demos 20102010 Warner/Chappell
Striking 12: Bonus Tracks PS Classics
Sleeping Beauty Wakes: La Jolla Playhouse Bonus Tracks 2011
Wheelhouse2013Independent
While You Were Out

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References

  1. 1 2 Phil Gallo, March 6, 2008, Variety, ‘Toy Story’ musical debuts at sea, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  2. 1 2 Mark Blankenship, December 7, 2007, Variety, Cabaret thrives during Christmas, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  3. 1 2 3 Peter Marks, December 07, 2009, Washington Post, Striking 12: A warm fusion of fable and wit, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  4. 1 2 Don Aucoin, December 15, 2010, Boston Globe, Music, theater, seasonal antidote, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  5. ↑ Note: vocals, violin
  6. ↑ Note: vocals and keyboards
  7. ↑ Note: vocals and drums
  8. ↑ Peter Filichia/For The Star-Ledger Peter Filichia, The Newark Star-Ledger, May 6, 2011, 'Sleeping Beauty' review: Classic finds new life in a thoroughly modern musical, Accessed Sep 12, 2013
  9. ↑ Peter Filichia, The Newark Star-Ledger, April 1, 2010, The McCarter Theatre Center's 2010-2011 season will be its boldest in years, Accessed Sep 12, 2013, ... provided by GrooveLily’s Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda....
  10. ↑ TAMMY LA GORCE, Sept. 12, 2004, The New York Times, A Moderate Wind at Open-Mike Night, Accessed Sept. 12, 2013, ...the up-and-coming duo GrooveLily performed recently...
  11. 1 2 Mark Blankenship, November 13, 2006, Variety, Review: “Striking 12”, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  12. ↑ Toby Zinman, March 28, 2006, Variety, Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  13. ↑ Joel Brown, December 3, 2010, Boston Globe, A new-fangled New Year’s story, Accessed Sep 13, 2013
  14. ↑ "Shows - Show Page". Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  15. ↑ "GrooveLily". GrooveLily. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
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