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Category Archives: Commentary
The “Happy Birthday, MISS SAIGON” Quiz
Today in 1989, Miss Saigon had its world premiere in London. Here’s a little quiz to celebrate. Continue reading
The Right Age to Be Annie
How old should an “Annie” be? Continue reading
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Tagged Annie, Auditions, Casting, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Thomas Meehan
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TITANIC: the Broadway Musical vs the Blockbuster Movie
In 1997, two different versions of the “Titanic” story were told in two different styles in two different mediums. The film a fictional love story set against the backdrop of the ill-fated ship of dreams, while the musical used the stories of the real life Titanic passengers as a basis for its tale.
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Dumbed Down Discourse: Challenges Facing Artists, Audiences and the Arts
Something’s been bubbling under for a long time. And IT has starting to erupt. IT started brewing a long time ago, and I’m only now realising what IT is… Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Theatremaking, Theory and Practice
Tagged Carrie Underwood, critcs, criticism, Department of Education, dumbing down, excellence, hypocrites, ignorance, integrity, journalism, Lara Foot, Lara Foot Newton, marketing, Michael John LaChiusa, publicists, racism, sexism, social media platforms, standards, Stephen Sondheim, the rape question, The Sound of Music, Thsepang
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Not the Very Model of a Gilbert and Sullivan Fan
Thinking once again about the much revered comic operas of Victorian-era librettist and composer W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan and about why they’ve never become favourites of mine… Continue reading
TITANIC vs RAGTIME…
Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s TITANIC features one of the best musical theatre scores of the 1990s – but so does Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s RAGTIME. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Theatremaking
Tagged Annie Get Your Gun, Assassins, Audra McDonald, Bloomer Girl, Carousel, Floyd Colins, Floyd Collins, Les Misérables, Lynn Ahrens, Maury Yeston, Oklahoma!, Parade, Peter Stone, Ragtime, Stephen Flaherty, Sweeney Todd, Terrence McNally, The Phantom of the Opera, Titanic
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EVITA: the “Montage”
Is the “Montage” that takes us from Eva’s final collapse through to her deathbed “Lament” is really a satisfying moment dramatically. Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Lloyd Webber, Angela Kilian, dramaturgy, Evita, Harold Prince, Jesus Christ Superstar, Tim Rice
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TITANIC Lyrics: Some Thoughts
Although I’m a fan of the show, Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s TITANIC has its critics. One of the most common criticisms I’ve heard in regard to the show has to do with its lyrics. So I thought I’d give the cast album another listen with this particular focus at an entry point. Continue reading
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Tagged Maury Yeston, Musicals, Peter Stone, Titanic
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The Saturday List: My Junk is SPRING AWAKENING
Get ready to journey back to the groundbreaking world of SPRING AWAKENING, a modern musical where the show tunes are as haunting as the themes are daring! In today’s Saturday List, we revisit just five of the most creative ideas that helped to solidify this show’s place in musical theatre history. Continue reading →