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Fast Company
6 days ago
- General
- Fast Company
Full moon July 2025: Why is it called the ‘Buck Moon' and when is the best time to see it?
It's that time of the month again when the moon eats too many carbs at its favorite delicatessen and becomes full. (Okay, that's not the exact science behind it, but it's a relatable metaphor.) What actually happens is the moon, Earth, and sun align, with the Earth becoming the sandwich meat. July's full moon is known as the 'Buck Moon,' according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, and it will show off this week, peaking on Thursday, July 10. Let's wax and wane about bucks before getting into how best to see this nighttime spectacular. The buck stops here Judging by popular culture, it would appear that female deer, or does, have slightly better publicists. There's the catchy Sound of Music ditty 'Do-Re-Mi' by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which celebrate the creatures. In Disney's Bambi, the buck or—Great Prince of the Forest—is an absentee father who only steps up in absolute crises. However, bucks get the final word in July: There are no full moons named after a doe. Why is the July moon called the Buck Moon? Because this is the time of year that the male deer's impressive antlers reach their full size, hence the name Buck Moon. Every year, bucks repeat a cycle of growth and shredding of these multipurpose tools. Antlers help bucks attract a mate and defend themselves. Once they shed, smaller animals even gnaw on them to get their needed calcium. When is the best time to see the Buck Moon? Now that we have established that bucks have a cool factor, let's get into how to see their namesake full moon. The orb will reach peak illumination at 4:37 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 10. If you are able to look below the horizon at that time, stick around to watch it rise into the sky. For exact moonrise and moonset times in your area, use this tool from the Old Farmer's Almanac. If you aren't out of the office at peak illumination, never fear. The moon will appear full to the naked eye a couple of days after the actual day.
Glasgow Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow date for showcase of 'best musicals of all time'
'When you look at Richard Rodgers, and the sheer volume of songs to pick from - The Sound of Music, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Oh What a Beautiful Morning, People Will Say We're in Love – I mean, it's 3000 songs,' he says, in awe. 'The level of accomplishment is astonishingly high. So yes, choosing 24 is extraordinarily difficult.' Prepare to be enchanted this June, as John and his famous orchestra, Sinfonia of London, return to Glasgow with his UK tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Greatest Hits. This spectacular concert will feature songs from the greatest musicals of all time, including South Pacific, The Sound Of Music, Oklahoma!, Carousel (which celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025), and The King and I. (Image: CHRIS CHRISTODOULOU) 'Because Richard Rodgers was so celebrated, the movies spared no expense in terms of the scores, so they were recorded by the best musicians of the day,' says John. 'To have a go at recreating them in a live arena, is a gift." John is renowned for his passion and expertise in interpreting music from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and he has been celebrated for bringing a fresh yet faithful sound to classic scores. John Wilson (Image: Sim Canetty-Clarke) "The majority of my musical life is spent in that period from the 30s to the 60s, for the simple reason that those were musicals with orchestras," he says. "Once you get to the 60s and the 70s, the advent of rock and pop musicals, they didn't use orchestras any more, with the occasional exception." He adds: "The change started with Oklahoma!, which was really the first musical where the songs grew out of the plot and developed the characters - although they do still all stand alone as fantastic songs too. They are all hits." John Wilson (Image: Sim Canetty-Clarke) He smiles. "And audiences will have the chance to hear them, the exact arrangements from the films, played by our 70-piece orchestra. They are outstanding, I'm very proud of them." Sinfonia of London, reformed by Wilson in 2018, is comprised of some of the UK's leading musicians. It has received rave reviews for its previous performances, including an exhilarating appearance at last year's Proms in the Albert Hall in London. John agrees it is 'always a thrill to play at the Proms' but he is also keenly looking forward to his Glasgow concert, which will take place on June 28 at the Royal Concert Hall. READ NEXT: Tragic story behind Glasgow comedy club's new home READ NEXT: The unusual way Glasgow pupils are celebrating city's 850th birthday READ NEXT: 6 photos which tell story of great Glasgow department store Lewis's 'I love the Concert Hall,' he says, enthusiastically. 'I don't get much time to guest conduct any more because I am so busy with my own orchestra, but I do still try to come to the RSNO, because I love the orchestra and I love the hall. 'Glasgow audiences are kind of famous, they want to be entertained, so you can't short-change them.' He adds: 'There is always such a buzz, and that kind of reciprocity between stage and audience is what makes a great concert.' Born in Gateshead, John studied composition and conducting at the Royal College of Music. His desire to conduct his own orchestra was "always there", he says. "Someone once said, you're either a conductor or you're not and I have always felt like I am," he says, simply. "Even when I was really young, 14, and really terrible at it, I felt like I was a conductor. "I went to college and studied it, and realised how difficult it is, and I have never really stopped practising since." John and the orchestra will be joined on the tour once again by special guest soloists Louise Dearman, Nathaniel Hackmann and Scarlett Strallen. 'When I find singers I admire and trust, who really respect the material, I tend to hang on to them,' he says smiling. 'This will be such a lot of fun. Music is one of the great civilising forces - it offers solace, it uplifts.' He adds: 'When the world is in a mess, you want to make it better, and I think the only thing me and my orchestra can do is to keep on trying to do exactly that." John Wilson and Sinfonia of London will perform Rodgers & Hammerstein Greatest Hits at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on June 28.
CNN
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in ‘Hamilton' this fall
Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' is coming back for another shot, a role he says 'gave me life.' Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda's Alexander Hamilton, will return to his Tony Award-winning role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. 'I was born on the stage of the Richard Rodgers in so many ways. It gave me life in a way,' he tells The Associated Press. 'I'm really looking forward to it.' Odom and Miranda both left the show in July 2016 after the same performance. Odom had been with 'Hamilton' since it first began performances in early 2015 off-Broadway. 'I look back on it fondly, I do,' he says. 'It was the start of so much for me. It was the start of a career that I always dreamed of. It's just the beginning. It's the genesis.' He estimates he played Burr some 500 times, but it never got boring: 'It still had revelation for me, and it still gave me reason to look a little deeper and focus a little harder.' When he returns, he'll be with a new company of actors and will bring to the audience his willingness to discover in the moment, something he says he learned doing 'Hamilton.' 'I want them to see something exciting and alive. And the best way for me to do that is to be open and present in that moment,' he adds. Odom earned another Tony nomination last year for the comedy 'Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch' by Ossie Davis. After 'Hamilton,' he was on the big screen in 'Glass Onion' with Daniel Craig and 'The Many Saints of Newark' with Alessandro Nivola, and portrayed Sam Cooke in 'One Night in Miami.' He lent his voice to the animated series 'Central Park' and starred opposite Kate Hudson in Sia's 'Music. ' His TV credits include 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Blue's Clues & You.' Odom, who studied at Carnegie Mellon University, became the youngest cast member in the Broadway company of 'Rent.' Before 'Hamilton,' he appeared on TV in the series 'Smash' and 'CSI: Miami,' in the film 'Red Tails' and on Broadway in 'Leap of Faith.' During the pandemic, Disney+ broadcast a filmed version of the original Broadway cast of 'Hamilton,' who Miranda has called 'an incredible '28 Yankees of actors'. The Broadway show won 11 Tony Awards, including best new musical, best book and best score. The cast album has been a blockbuster, and the show has toured to packed houses. The musical charts the rise and fall of statesman Hamilton and stresses his orphan, immigrant roots — 'Immigrants. We get the job done!' is one line that gets huge applause — as well as his almost Greek tragedy of a fall, fed by ambition. Based on a biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow and developed during the presidency of the first Black president, the show was optimistic and ambitious, tweaking Broadway traditions but respecting them, too. Odom says he's rereading Chernow's biography to get ready. Many in the cast alongside Odom were relatively unknown to the wider world when they hit the stage: Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Phillipa Soo. Even Miranda wasn't yet a brand name. Odom, who shoots Hamilton dead, sang on many of the musical's best songs, including ″Wait for It,″ ″Dear Theodosia,″ ″The Room Where It Happens″ and ″Your Obedient Servant.″ He says he often sings the songs during concerts but will have to relearn the score. 'One of the most important gifts that it gave me was this association with some recognizable tunes that people like to hear,' he says.
CNN
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in ‘Hamilton' this fall
Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' is coming back for another shot, a role he says 'gave me life.' Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda's Alexander Hamilton, will return to his Tony Award-winning role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. 'I was born on the stage of the Richard Rodgers in so many ways. It gave me life in a way,' he tells The Associated Press. 'I'm really looking forward to it.' Odom and Miranda both left the show in July 2016 after the same performance. Odom had been with 'Hamilton' since it first began performances in early 2015 off-Broadway. 'I look back on it fondly, I do,' he says. 'It was the start of so much for me. It was the start of a career that I always dreamed of. It's just the beginning. It's the genesis.' He estimates he played Burr some 500 times, but it never got boring: 'It still had revelation for me, and it still gave me reason to look a little deeper and focus a little harder.' When he returns, he'll be with a new company of actors and will bring to the audience his willingness to discover in the moment, something he says he learned doing 'Hamilton.' 'I want them to see something exciting and alive. And the best way for me to do that is to be open and present in that moment,' he adds. Odom earned another Tony nomination last year for the comedy 'Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch' by Ossie Davis. After 'Hamilton,' he was on the big screen in 'Glass Onion' with Daniel Craig and 'The Many Saints of Newark' with Alessandro Nivola, and portrayed Sam Cooke in 'One Night in Miami.' He lent his voice to the animated series 'Central Park' and starred opposite Kate Hudson in Sia's 'Music. ' His TV credits include 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Blue's Clues & You.' Odom, who studied at Carnegie Mellon University, became the youngest cast member in the Broadway company of 'Rent.' Before 'Hamilton,' he appeared on TV in the series 'Smash' and 'CSI: Miami,' in the film 'Red Tails' and on Broadway in 'Leap of Faith.' During the pandemic, Disney+ broadcast a filmed version of the original Broadway cast of 'Hamilton,' who Miranda has called 'an incredible '28 Yankees of actors'. The Broadway show won 11 Tony Awards, including best new musical, best book and best score. The cast album has been a blockbuster, and the show has toured to packed houses. The musical charts the rise and fall of statesman Hamilton and stresses his orphan, immigrant roots — 'Immigrants. We get the job done!' is one line that gets huge applause — as well as his almost Greek tragedy of a fall, fed by ambition. Based on a biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow and developed during the presidency of the first Black president, the show was optimistic and ambitious, tweaking Broadway traditions but respecting them, too. Odom says he's rereading Chernow's biography to get ready. Many in the cast alongside Odom were relatively unknown to the wider world when they hit the stage: Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Phillipa Soo. Even Miranda wasn't yet a brand name. Odom, who shoots Hamilton dead, sang on many of the musical's best songs, including ″Wait for It,″ ″Dear Theodosia,″ ″The Room Where It Happens″ and ″Your Obedient Servant.″ He says he often sings the songs during concerts but will have to relearn the score. 'One of the most important gifts that it gave me was this association with some recognizable tunes that people like to hear,' he says.
The Independent
14-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise his Tony-winning role in 'Hamilton' this fall
Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' is coming back for another shot, a role he says 'gave me life.' Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda 's Alexander Hamilton, will return to his Tony Award-winning role at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Sept. 9 through Nov. 23. 'I was born on the stage of the Richard Rodgers in so many ways. It gave me life in a way," he tells The Associated Press. 'I'm really looking forward to it.' Odom and Miranda both left the show in July 2016 after the same performance. Odom had been with 'Hamilton' since it first began performances in early 2015 off-Broadway. 'I look back on it fondly, I do,' he says. 'It was the start of so much for me. It was the start of a career that I always dreamed of. It's just the beginning. It's the genesis.' He estimates he played Burr some 500 times, but it never got boring: 'It still had revelation for me, and it still gave me reason to look a little deeper and focus a little harder.' When he returns, he'll be with a new company of actors and will bring to the audience his willingness to discover in the moment, something he says he learned doing 'Hamilton.' 'I want them to see something exciting and alive. And the best way for me to do that is to be open and present in that moment,' he adds. Odom earned another Tony nomination last year for the comedy 'Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch' by Ossie Davis. After 'Hamilton,' he was on the big screen in 'Glass Onion' with Daniel Craig and 'The Many Saints of Newark' with Alessandro Nivola, and portrayed Sam Cooke in 'One Night in Miami.' He lent his voice to the animated series 'Central Park' and starred opposite Kate Hudson in Sia's 'Music. ' His TV credits include 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Blue's Clues & You.' Odom, who studied at Carnegie Mellon University, became the youngest cast member in the Broadway company of ' Rent.' Before 'Hamilton,' he appeared on TV in the series 'Smash' and 'CSI: Miami,' in the film 'Red Tails' and on Broadway in 'Leap of Faith.' During the pandemic, Disney+ broadcast a filmed version of the original Broadway cast of 'Hamilton,' who Miranda has called 'an incredible '28 Yankees of actors'. The Broadway show won 11 Tony Awards, including best new musical, best book and best score. The cast album has been a blockbuster, and the show has toured to packed houses. The musical charts the rise and fall of statesman Hamilton and stresses his orphan, immigrant roots — 'Immigrants. We get the job done!' is one line that gets huge applause — as well as his almost Greek tragedy of a fall, fed by ambition. Based on a biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow and developed during the presidency of the first Black president, the show was optimistic and ambitious, tweaking Broadway traditions but respecting them, too. Odom says he's rereading Chernow's biography to get ready. Many in the cast alongside Odom were relatively unknown to the wider world when they hit the stage: Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos and Phillipa Soo. Even Miranda wasn't yet a brand name. Odom, who shoots Hamilton dead, sang on many of the musical's best songs, including ″Wait for It″ ″Dear Theodosia″ ″The Room Where It Happens″ and ″Your Obedient Servant.″ He says he often sings the songs during concerts but will have to relearn the score. 'One of the most important gifts that it gave me was this association with some recognizable tunes that people like to hear,' he says.
