Tag Archives: New York

American Idol 2.0 Premieres Tonight On ABC: Week One: New York! New York!


Picture Credit: AmericanIdol.Com On Sunday, March 11th and Monday March 12th, American Idol returns with a new image makeover when it premieres on the Disney’s ABC network at 8:00 PM. Week One will feature auditions held back on October at Madison Square Gardens in New York. Here is the background information for those of you […]

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Operatic Trio Forte Takes Carnegie Hall By Vocal Storm


Update: Forte Tenors Fans raised $3,135 in Forte’s name (goal was $3,000) for Kate Winslet’s Golden Hat Foundation for Autism. Sean, Josh & Fernando were extremely appreciative about this. They kept saying, “Best Fans Ever!” (and we kept saying, “Best Tenors Ever!”). On Saturday, November 16th, Forte made its Carnegie Hall debut as part of […]

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NBC’s America’s Got Talent Returns June 4th. Are You Ready?


Picture Credit: NBC America’s Got Talent I have to say that I am properly stoked for America’s Got Talent Season 8. The new line-up of judges looks pretty enticing with the addition of Heidi Klum and Mel B to the panel. I think there will be some wonderful repartee behind that table as all four […]

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Christmas In Rockefeller Center Airs Wednesday Night on NBC


Christmas In Rockefeller Center is my favorite Christmas Show. Every year – for me – this show kicks off the Christmas season in a huge way! Scheduled to perform are American Idol winner, Scotty McCreery, David Foster, Rod Stewart, The Voice Season 2 Top 4 Finalist, Chris Mann and The Voice’s judge and mentor, Cee […]

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Jason Castro Performs Tom Petty’s “Learning to Fly” at Joe’s Pub In New York City


I was so impressed with Jason Castro’s cover of Tom Petty”s “Learning To Fly” that I had to  brag about it here on MasterclassLady.Com.  He performed at Joe’s Pub in New York yesterday and, from all accounts, it was a terrific evening of music. Apparently, his manager confirmed that the New York performance was organized […]

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Vocal Masterclass Discussion Thread For American Idol Season 8: New York And San Juan Auditions


New York and San Juan Auditions are featured in this last episode of the preliminaries and not a moment too soon. I just find this leg of the American Idol journey so tedious – necessary, yes – but tedious. And I am sure that many very talented singers were deprived of airtime, but, then that’s […]

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American Idol Season 7 Tour In Albany, New York: August 6th, 2008


Keep spreading the news, New York! Our Idols have found a temporary home in New York State! Tonight this talented group of ten singers play the Times Union Center to what I am sure will be another capacity crowd. So, we “want to be a part of it, New York, New York!” This blog entry […]

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American Idol Season 7 Tour In Long Island, New York: August 4th & 5th, 2008


Hey Long Island! You must love our Top 10 because they are hanging out at the Nassau Coliseum for two nights. So, I expect a lot of video footage, colorful recaps and memorable photos in this blog topic. You can add them in the comments section below or email me your links and news at […]

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