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Forgotten Musicals Friday: When the APPLAUSE Fades Away…
Some musicals are forgotten because they failed. Others are forgotten because time quietly moved on without them. APPLAUSE falls squarely into the latter category, which makes it one of the more curious entries in our Forgotten Musicals Friday canon. Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Green, All About Eve, Anne Baxter, Applause, Betty Comden, Bonnie Franklin, Bye Bye Birdie, Charles Strouse, Christine Ebersole, Larry Hagman, Lauren Bacall, Lee Adams, Lee Roy Reams, Len Cariou, On the Town, Penny Fuller, The Wisdom of Eve, Wonderful Town
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The Saturday List: 5 Ways FUN HOME Still Rings True at 10
Ten years ago today, Fun Home opened on Broadway. Although it had already hit a home run Off-Broadway, the transfer of this memory-fuelled chamber musical to the Main Stem reminded us of something important: an innovative and intimate musical could … Continue reading
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Tagged A Strange Loop, Alison Bechdel, Beth Malone, Emily Skeggs, Fun Home, Jeanine Tesori, Judy Kuhn, Kimberly Akimbo, Kinky Boots, Lisa Kron, Matilda, Maybe Happy Ending, Merrily We Roll Along, Michael Cerveris, Once, Sam Gold, Sydney Lucas, The Band’s Visit, The Book of Mormon, The Last Five Years, Tony Awards
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: FELA! – A Bold and Brilliant Afrobeat Revolution
In this week’s Forgotten Musical Friday. we’re diving into a more recent, truly unique gem that pulsates with rhythms and rebellion – FELA! Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Bill T. Jones, Billy Elliot, Carlos Moore, Charlize Theron, David Byrne, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Fela Kuti, Fela!, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Hamilton, Jay-Z, Jim Lewis, Legally Blonde, Marilyn Nance, Memphis
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The Saturday List: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and Other Screen-to-Stage Floparoos
If it was a smash on screen, why wouldn’t it be a smash on stage? The answer to this question seems to have evaded many a musical theatre producer – so let’s take a look at some of the greatest screen-to-stage flops! Continue reading
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Tagged 42nd Street, Adolph Green, Arthur Freed, Betty Comden, Debby Boone, Don Correin, Frank Rich, Hugh Martin, Hugh Wheeler, Judy Garland, Mary D'Arcy, Meet Me in St Louis, Nacio Herb Brown, Peter Slutsker, Ralph Blane, Roger Edens, Singin' in the Rain, Twyla Tharp
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The ALLEGIANCE World Premiere
With its moving score, ALLEGIANCE takes audiences on a journey into our nation’s history through the eyes of one American family. This post deals with the World Premiere of the show and features a video recording of Telly Leung singing one of the songs from the show. Continue reading
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Tagged Allegiance, Allie Trimm, George Takei, Jay Kup, Lea Salonga, Lorenzo Thione, Telly Leung
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UP FOR DISCUSSION: “Musical Theatre and the Uncool”
I just read an article called “A Slushy in the Face: Musical Theatre Music and the Uncool“. Some interesting points, but I felt several are steeped in generalisations. One of the things that I found to be so was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Dave Molloy, Glee, Lea Salonga, Liza Minnelli, Spider-Man, The Book of Mormon
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Helen Keller: the Musical?!!
Goodness knows how long this will remain up on YouTube, but I thought I should share it while I had the chance. What you will see when you click play is a musical based on the life of Helen Keller. … Continue reading
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Crazy Concepts for Classic Shows: the Sondheim Edition
Sometimes “crazy concepts” – ideas that attempt to breathe new life in to classic musicals – make it all the way into production. Although some of these concepts are not necessarily “crazy”, but merely unconventional, here are a couple done … Continue reading
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Tagged Company, Crazy Concepts, Merrily We Roll Along, Musicals, Stephen Sondheim
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Musical Notes: 23 May 2010
Miranda/Miranda “Audition”: Spring Awakening … p.2 TV Talk … p.2
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Musical Notes: 20 May 2010
The Scottsboro Boys Sets Broadway Dates The Scottsboro Boys, the new John Kander-Fred Ebb-David Thompson musical based on the infamous Scottsboro case in the 1930s, will open on Broadway at the Lyceum theatre on 31st October 2010, following a preview … Continue reading
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Tagged Alvin Shapiro, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ben West, Bessie Smith, Bobby Steggert, Darryl Rueben Hall, David Thompson, Dorothy Loudon, Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Waters, Fats Waller, Frank Widhorn, Fred Ebb, Gary Holmes, Glee, Jannie Jones, JC Johnson, Jekyll and Hyde, John Kander, John Kurzynowski, Jonathan Burke, Lyceum Theatre, Over the Rainbow, Pilin Anice, Prostate UK, Ragtime, Randy Donaldson, The BBC Performing Arts Fund, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Scottsboro Boys, The Wizard of Oz, Trav'lin', Vanessa A. Jones, Yank!, York Theatre Company
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