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2013 - Issue 6 - October

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Powerhouse Pipes GROBANITES WILL BE FLOCKING TO THE STRIP FOR A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THEIR IDOL WHEN JOSH GROBAN SINGS IN THE ROUND AT MGM GRAND. BY MARK ADAMS J osh Groban knows success—and he knows gotten off the road for my last tour, and the last it well. Each of the singer-songwriter's first album that I made, with Rick Rubin, was a very four albums went multiplatinum, and he intimate experience. Anytime you work with has filled arenas around the globe. Before he Rick, it's kind of like a Buddhist retreat. So I takes the stage for his MGM Grand concert on wanted to take from the energy that we had on October 13, Vegas caught up with the interna- tour and bring it into the record. So I got with tional sensation to discuss his latest album, the another production hero of mine, Rob Cavallo. accompanying tour, and when we'll see his name We went in wanting to bridge the worlds that I in lights on Broadway. think have worked best for me in the past and You play Vegas fairly often. What do you like bring some live energy into this record. to do when you're here? Arturo Sandoval appears on this album. We've got a pretty hectic touring schedule, so it's How do you choose your collaborators? always nice, especially when we're on the West Sometimes it comes to you just from having a Coast and we're on our way home, to chill out dream list. We just thought, Okay, these are and eat at some good restaurants and play some some pretty interesting chords—it'd be great to cards and have a good time. have kind of a Latin solo here. You're touring in support of So, really, the first name we your latest album, All That thought of was Arturo. It's nice Echoes. What kind of set list when one of your heroes also can fans look forward to? happens to be one of the nicIt's important when you're est guys in the world and very doing a live show, especially open-minded creatively. We when you're doing anywhere went to his house and recorded from 17 to 21 songs in a night, his trumpet part in his home —JOSH GROBAN studio, and what you hear on to just put on the best show that you can. And sometimes the record is his very first take. you have stuff that really works from the new You performed in a two-performance revival record, and sometimes it's great to pick stuff of Chess in concert at London's Royal Albert from your other records and do stuff that you've Hall. Have you considered a Broadway run? never done before. It's going to be a good mix. Yeah. I love the Broadway community and musiThis tour is billed as the In the Round tour. cal theater, and I've always felt that my voice Will this be a traditional in-the-round show? would really lend itself well to that kind of world. Yeah, it's always been a dream of mine to do an I talk to [Chess lyricist] Tim Rice pretty much on in-the-round show. I really enjoy getting into the the regular, just trying to think of ways for us to audience. I like seeing who's out there. The stage bring Chess to Broadway. So we're looking at ways is going to be right in the middle of the MGM to find a Broadway run at some point for that Grand Garden Arena. There really isn't going to show. Otherwise, 2014 I feel would be a great be a bad seat in the house. year, once I get off the road, to focus on some theAll That Echoes is your sixth studio album. ater in New York—and we'll see what happens. What was your inspiration? Josh Groban plays the MGM Grand Garden Arena on This album was made pretty quickly after I had October 13. 702-891-7777; mgmgrand.com V PHOTOGRAPHY BY JEFFREY UFBERG/WIREIMAGE "I really enjoy getting into the audience. I like seeing who's out there." VEGASMAGAZINE.COM 65 064-065_V_SC_HT_JoshGroban_Oct13.indd 65 9/18/13 12:30 PM

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