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Category Archives: The Saturday List
The Saturday List: Five Fascinating Facts from the First Tony Awards
Today, 6 April, is the anniversary of the very first Tony Awards ceremony – a mindboggling 77 years ago! Let’s celebrate that event in today’s Saturday List! Continue reading
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Agnes de Mille, American Theatre Wing, Another Part of the Forest, Antoinette Perry, Ariana DeBose, Arthur Miller, Billy Gilbert, Bloomer Girl, Brian Sullivan, Brigadoon, Broadway, Brock Pemberton, Burns Mantle, Call Me Mister, Carousel, Cyrano de Bergerac, Danny Daniels, David Brooks, David Wayne, Dora Chamberlain, Elia Kazan, Ethel Waters, Finian's Rainbow, Frances McCann, Fredric March, Happy Birthday, Helen Hayes, Howard Keel, If the Shoe Fits, Ingrid Bergman, Ivy Withers, Joan of Lorraine, John Loves Mary, José Ferrer, Jules Leventhal, June Knight, Keith Andes, Kurt Weill, Lee Sullivan, Lucinda Ballard, Mary Hatcher, Meyer Davis, Michael Kidd, Mickey Rooney, Mr and Mrs Ira Katzenberg, Norman Cordon, Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, P. A. MacDonald, Patricia Neal, Robert Shackleton, Street Scene, Sweethearts, Swingin' the Dream, The Chocolate Solider, Tony Awards, Vera Allen, Vincent Sardi Sr, Years Ago
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The Saturday List: Which OG OKLAHOMA! Recordings are More Than Just OK?
To celebrate the anniversary of this Broadway classic’s opening, we are counting down the early cast recordings of the show, from the original Broadway cast album through the film’s soundtrack – just a handful among a myriad of recordings from different productions and studios around the world. Which is your favourite? Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Alfred Drake, Betty Jane Watson, Broadway, Celeste Holm, David Morris, Dorothea MacFarland, Eleanor Steber, Frank Sinatra, Frederick Loewe, Gordon MacRae, Green Grow the Lilacs, Howard Da Silva, Howard Keel, James Melton, John Charles Thomas, Kaye Ballard, Lee Cass, Lee Dixon, Lynn Riggs, My Fair Lady, Nelson Eddy, Nelson Riddle, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Philharmonic Orchestra of Los Angeles, Richard Rodgers, Royal National Theatre, Shirley Jones, Theatre Guild, Virginia Haskins, Wilton Clary
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The Saturday List: 5 Enchanting AIDA Songs That Aren’t Just Passing Through
Today is the anniversary of the opening of Disney’s AIDA. In today’s Saturday List, we’re taking a look at the five best songs in the score, those that give audiences more than a sense of “Enchantment Passing Through.” Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Pascal, Aida, Beauty and the Beast, Contact, David Henry Hwang, Disney, Disney Theatricals, Dru Hill, Elton John, George C. Wolfe, Heather Headley, Kelly Price, LeeAnn Rimes, Linda Woolverton, Michael John LaChiusa, music, Musical, Robert Falls, Sherie Rene Scott, The Lion King, The Wild Party, Tim Rice
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The Saturday List: ROUND IN FIFTY
Pack your bags and buckle up, fellow travellers, as we embark on a whirlwind adventure inspired by the classic novel, AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHT DAYS to celebrate the opening of its musical sequel, ROUND IN FIFTY! Continue reading
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Tagged A Chorus Line, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Aladdin, Alain Boublil, Alec Kellaway, Alun Armstrong, An American in Paris, Angela Lansbury, Annaleigh Ashford, Around the World in Eighty Days, Arthur Kopit, Arthur Laurents, Baker Street, Beauty and the Beast, Benj Pasek, Broadway, Can-Can, Carol Lawrence., Chita Rivera, Chu Chem, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Clifford Harris, Cole Porter, Colm Wilkinson, David BUrt, Dear Evan Hansen, Derek Klena, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dogfight, Eugene Lee, Flower Drum Song, Frances Ruffelle, George Robey, Hamilton, Harold Prince, Herbert Kretzmer, Herman Finckby, Isaac Powell, Ivo Van Hove, Jas W. Tate, Jean-Marc Natel, Julian Wylie, Justin Paul, Kinky Boots, Larry Kert, Lauri Wylie, Lea Salonga, Len Cariou, Leonard Bernstein, Les Misérables, Liliane Gilbert, Liliane Montevecchi, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lindsay Mendez, Lute Song, Mary Martin, Mary Poppins, Matilda, Maury Yeston, Michael Ball, Mrs Doubtfire, music, Musical, Musicals, My Fair Lady, Newsies, Norm Lewis, Oliver!, On the Town, Passion, Patti LuPone, Peter Duchan, Philip Quast, Ramin Karimloo, Raul Julia, Rebecca Caine, Roger Allam, Round in Fifty, Ruthie Henshall, Sax Rohmer, SHereen Pimentel, Sophie Tucker, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Jane Janner, Sweeney Todd, The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera, theater, theatre, West Side Story, Wonderful Town
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The Saturday List: The Sizzling Songsmithery of SILK STOCKINGS
Step into a world of glamour and intrigue as we showcase some of the sizzling lyrics sung in Cole Porter’s score for SILK STOCKINGS! Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Burrows, Billie Holiday, Bobby Darin, Broadway, Cole Porter, Don Ameche, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, George S. Kaufman, Greta Garbo, Gretchen Wyler, Henry Lascoe, Hildegarde Neff, HildegardeNeff, Imperial Theatre, Leueen MacGrath, Melvyn Douglas, music, Musical, Musicals, Ninotchka, Sammy Davis Jr, theater, theatre
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The Saturday List: Ranking Romberg’s Runners!
Step right up, music lovers, as we delve into the vibrant world of Sigmund Romberg’s timeless operettas! Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Carousel, Charles Purcell, Cole Porter, Currier and Ives, Dorothy Donnelly, Dorothy Fields, Frank Mandel, Herbert Fields, Julie Wright, Maytime, music, Musical, Old Heidelberg, Operetta, Oscar Hammerstin II, Otto Harbach, Peggy Woord, review, Rida Johnson Young, SIgmund Romberg, Steven Gaigle, The Desert Song, The New Moon, The Shubert Brothers, The Student Prince, The Whirl of the World, theatre, Up in Central Park, Wie Einst im Mai, Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
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The Saturday List: Seven Enchanting SOUND OF MUSIC Moments
With Pieter Toerien Productions and Cape Town Opera presenting a South African revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, there’s no better time to take a look at some of the enchanting musical theatre moments in this classic Broadway musical. Continue reading
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Tagged Alida Scheepers, Almost the Sound of Music, Ashley Scott, Brittany Smith, Broadway, Cape Town Opera, Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, Ché-Jean Jupp, Craig Urbani, Danielle Speckman, Duane Alexander, Howard Lindsay, Janelle Visagie, Kevin Kraak, Leah Mari, Lusibalwethu Sesanti, Megan Spencer, music, Musical, Nadia Beukes, Oscar Hammerstin II, Pieter Toerien Productions, review, Richard Rodgers, Robert Russell Bennet, Russel Crouse, Schoeman Smit, Steven Stead, The Sound of Music, theatre, Van Wyk Venter, William Berger
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