Broadway World
By Stephi Wild, December 05, 2022
The Drama Desk award-winning TADA! Youth Theater has announced its 2023 season which includes two original musicals Princess Phooey in February 2023 and Everything About Camp (Almost) in July 2023. Performances are one-hour long, affordable, fun-filled musicals that are perfect for family audiences of ages 3 and above.
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By Rivka Galchen, October 10, 2022
Geffen Hall’s ambience was under a “curse.” How should it be changed?
“ I have a very specific answer to your question,” Jamie Bernstein told me. Bernstein is the daughter of Leonard Bernstein, the famed conductor and music director of the New York Philharmonic. “At the Moab Music Festival, one of the things they do is the Grotto Concert.” She described taking a boat down the Colorado River, into Canyonlands National Park, then walking a sandy path that led to a small cave.
Read MoreThe New York Times
September 23, 2022
Sixty years ago tonight, Lincoln Center opened with the first concert at what was then called Philharmonic Hall. The musicians played their instruments. The children of the conductor soon played, too — in the corridors, in the balconies, in their father’s office.
Leonard Bernstein’s daughter Jamie recalled romping in the new building as her father prepared for his “Young People’s Concerts,” which, like the New York Philharmonic’s opening-night performance, were televised. She was 10 years old then. Her brother Alexander was 7.
Read MoreKveller
Jun 3, 2022
Jamie Bernstein spends every day in what she calls “Leonard Bernstein land.” Her father, the iconic composer Leonard Bernstein, may have passed away over 30 years ago, but his legacy is still as vibrant and alive as ever.l season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and welcoming Jamie Bernstein and guest musicians to the stage to delve into the life of one of the most influential figures in American classical music, Leonard Bernstein.”
Read MoreOklahoma State University
March 13, 2022
“We’re bringing in Buddy Guy, regarded as the reigning patriarch of blues, celebrating the legacy of music director Riccardo Muti as he conducts his final season with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and welcoming Jamie Bernstein and guest musicians to the stage to delve into the life of one of the most influential figures in American classical music, Leonard Bernstein.”
Read MoreClassic FM
March 9, 2022
Now with her father’s musical, West Side Story brought to the big screen for the second time in multi award-winning fashion, we sat down with Jamie to discuss the musical that she and her younger brother and sister, Alexander and Nina, refer to as the “fourth sibling”.
Read MoreLittle Known Facts with Ilana Levine
February 28, 2022
Today's episode features Jamie Bernstein- a writer, narrator, broadcaster and filmmaker who has transformed a lifetime of loving music into a career of sharing her knowledge and excitement with others.
Read MoreRTÉ Ireland’s National Public Service Media
October 19, 2021
On the film's 60th anniversary, RTÉ Arena welcomed Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, and author of the book, Famous Father Girl, to talk about her memories of that time and the impact of this timeless classic.
Read MoreJamie Bernstein - Forward.com
August 25, 2021
Editor’s Note: Today, Aug. 25, 2021, would have been Leonard Bernstein’s 103rd birthday. In honor of that auspicious date, we are revisiting this excerpt from his daughter Jamie’s memoir.
The following is an excerpt from “Famous Father Girl,” by Jamie Bernstein. Copyright © 2018 by Jamie Bernstein. Reprinted courtesy of Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
Read MoreRobert Niles - Violinist.com
August 7, 2021
Ravinia Festival is celebrating the musical and humanitarian legacy of Leonard Bernstein with a new permanent installation, "Bernstein's Answer."
Read MoreRichard Sandomir - The New York Times
March 5, 2021
He collaborated with the charismatic conductor Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic for 14 years of programs aimed at educating children about the joys of music.
Read MoreHouston Chamber Choir
July 3, 2020
Arts and culture expert St. John Flynn talks with Jamie Bernstein, an author, narrator and filmmaker. We had the opportunity to welcome Jamie as a guest collaborator with the Houston Chamber Choir in our 2017-2018 season's "Tonight, Tonight Won't Be Just Any Night" concert.
Read MoreLynda Lopez - WCBS Newsradio 880
March 5, 2020
Inspired by the recent filming of Stephen Spielberg’s “West Side Story” in Paterson, the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts will present a “Wide Side Story in Paterson” Gala, March 6 at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park (formerly known as West Paterson). The event will feature performances by students from the Wharton’s Paterson Music Project, New Jersey Youth Symphony and the Performing Arts School.
The institute will also present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Jamie Bernstein, whose father, Leonard Bernstein, composed the “West Side Story” score. Attendees will receive a copy of Bernstein’s 2018 memoir, “Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein.”
Read MoreEzvid Wiki Editorial
March 3, 2020
Taking the #4 spot is Jamie Bernstein, an author, narrator, and filmmaker. Her memoir, Famous Father Girl, details growing up with her father, composer Leonard Bernstein, whose works include the musicals On the Town and West Side Story. He also served as chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic, and counted friendships with choreographer Jerome Robbins, John Lennon, and Lauren Bacall.
Read MoreConway Lynch - Reading EagleMarch 1, 2020
Jamie Bernstein can remember the exact moment she realized how famous her father was.
“It happened when my brother, sister and me were watching 'The Flintstones,' and Betty and Wilma were going to the Hollyrock Bowl to hear Leonard Bernstone conduct.”
Read MoreRyan McFabin - City Lights WABE 90.1 FM
February 18, 2020
To know Bernstein from his work was to see a brilliant artist with the phenomenal ability to communicate through words and music. To know him personally was to see a complex and often conflicted man. No one has a better perspective than the conductor’s daughter Jamie Bernstein. Her memoir, “Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein,” explores the lasting legacy of Bernstein.
Read MoreBroadway World
February 12, 2020
The gala is inspired by Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic movie which was partially filmed last summer in Paterson, the home of the Wharton Institute's Paterson Music Project. The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Jamie Bernstein, whose father, Leonard Bernstein, composed "West Side Story's" groundbreaking score. The evening will also feature a welcome by Paterson Mayor André Sayegh.
Read MoreBy Johanna DeBiase - Taos News
August 22, 2019
Celebrities always hold a special power over the general populace. People are drawn to fame like they’re drawn to the popular girl in high school. We want to be near to them to absorb some of their shine. But what if you have no choice in the matter? What if the celebrity is your own dad?
Read MoreCafé Classicale with Felice Coral - WOMR / WFMR
August 13, 2019
By Robin Collier - KCEI 90.1 FM - CulturalEnergy.org
August 2019