‘Funny Girl’ delivers… led by young star Katerina McCrimmon and veteran singer Melissa Manchester

2023-10-27T07:26:53-07:00October 27th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Nine years ago, a friend’s mother told Katerina McCrimmon, “You’re going to play Fanny Brice in ‘Funny Girl’ some day.” McCrimmon, just 16 years old at the time and a budding actress, possessed the same spunky, silly, never-say-die vitality as Brice, the friend’s mother said. Now 25 years old, McCrimmon is traveling the country in the national tour of “Funny Girl,”. Playing Fanny’s mother Rose, [read more...]

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“Funny Girl” is a show for the ages, an entertainment experience like no other. (Providence Journal)

2023-10-27T05:44:57-07:00September 16th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Katerina McCrimmon – that’s a name Providence audiences won’t soon forget. Starring in the touring production of “Funny Girl,”which concludes its run today at the Providence Performing Arts Center, McCrimmon shows such power and control as a vocalist, such depth and consistency as a character actor and such a mesmerizing stage presence that hundreds sat enthralled with her performance from beginning to end. Starring in [read more...]

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Melissa Manchester inks new deal for her 25th album RE:VIEW

2023-08-25T02:11:03-07:00August 25th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Celebrating 50 years of creating and touring, GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter and actress Melissa Manchester has inked a deal with Green Hill Productions to release her upcoming 25th album.. "I'm delighted to know Blake Davis and the excellent team at Green Hill will be releasing my 25th album, RE:VIEW, in celebration of my 50-year career," Manchester says. "RE:VIEW revisits several of my charted hits with [read more...]

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Melissa Manchester featured as Mrs. Brice for the North American Tour of FUNNY GIRL

2023-07-11T09:35:51-07:00July 11th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , |

The producers of FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, are thrilled to announce principal casting for the North American Tour. The tour will officially open at Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI, from September 9-16, 2023, before continuing on to more than 30 cities coast-to-coast, including Detroit, Cleveland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Dallas, and Philadelphia. For casting, additional tour cities, and more information, [read more...]

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Melissa Manchester Celebrates Her Remarkable Fifty-Year Career

2023-04-14T05:57:04-07:00April 14th, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

As she celebrates a remarkable 50-year career in show business, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester is looking back on some of her stunning achievements while she pursues new adventures on the concert stage, in the recording studio, and as a mentor to up-and-coming artists. Recently, Manchester attended the final preview of Bob Fosse's Dancin' at the Music Box Theatre in New York City ahead of the [read more...]

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Melissa Manchester brings her legendary vocals to Marsha Malamet’s “Lessons to be Learned”

2023-04-02T09:03:31-07:00March 2nd, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

This is the first song Melissa has recorded of Marsha's after a recording career spanning 50 years of classics: "Come In From the Rain," "Midnight Blue," "Through the Eyes of Love (Theme from Ice Castles,)" "Don't Cry Out Loud," "Just Too Many People," "Just You and I," "If This is Love," and her GRAMMY-winning hit, "You Should Hear How She Talks About You."

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Let There Be More Light!

2022-12-18T08:40:13-08:00December 18th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am delighted to share this version of my song "Let There Be More Light" performed with members of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony and Choir, under the direction of Noreen Green. It’s today and for the next eight nights! Happy Hanukkah!

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Star-studded holiday release of “This Christmas” including Melissa Manchester, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald and more

2022-12-18T08:46:54-08:00November 29th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

This holiday season, The Tribe, a collective of Los Angeles-based professional musicians, has joined together with an all-star cast including Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Richard Marx, Melissa Manchester, Lamont Dozier, Jr., Freda Payne, Frank McComb, Florence LaRue, and more to pay tribute to one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time and to legendary soul singer, Donny Hathaway, who made it famous. The Tribe’s [read more...]

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New single “Through the Eyes of Love” available now

2022-11-18T20:58:23-08:00November 18th, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

“Through The Eyes Of Love” is the latest single from Manchester’s forthcoming album, RE:VIEW, her 25th, a collection of several of her nineteen Billboard® charted hits, re-envisioned and re-recorded. For the “Through The Eyes Of Love” music video, Manchester “wanted to share with my fans some of the dear people, my ‘Beloveds,’ who have enriched my life’s journey.” She adds, “I wanted to convey, as [read more...]

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Melissa arrange and translates the Ukrainian national anthem to benefit Ukrainian musician refugees

2022-07-07T05:24:15-07:00July 2nd, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , |

Support and listen to Melissa's translation and arrangement of the Ukrainian national anthem. The English version of the Ukrainian national anthem is released to benefit relief efforts for Ukrainian musician refugees. The ongoing war in Ukraine is personal to Melissa. Her own “Bubi” came from Ukraine.  “My maternal grandmother, Jennie Lechinsky, was born - and lived with her family - in Rzhyshchiv, a part of [read more...]

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