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Tag Archives: Alan Menken
The Saturday List: 5 Songs That Turn Youthful Anthems Into a Movement
It’s a tough time in the world right now. When it feels easier to keep your head down, musical theatre reminds us how powerful it can be when we speak up, find each other and take a stand. Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Ben Platt, Benj Pasek, Bye Bye Birdie, Caitlin Kinnunen, Chad Beguelin, Charles Strouse, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Dear Evan Hansen, Herbert Kretzmer, Jack Feldman, Justin Paul, Lee Adams, Les Misérables, Matt Shingledecker, Matthew Sklar, Newsies, Seize the Day, The Prom, Unruly Heart, You Will Be Found
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The Saturday List: Five SISTER ACT moments that are “Fabulous, Baby!” and Five that “Haven’t Got a Prayer”
In today’s Saturday List, we’re unpacking which moments in SISTER ACT are “Fabulous, Baby!” alongside a few others that “Haven’t Got a Prayer.” Let’s jump right in and look for a little salvation! Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Gwon, Alan Menken, Benj Pasek, Bill Steinkellner, Broadway, Candida Mosoma, Cheri Steinkellner, Dear Evan Hansen, Edges, Fun Home, Glenn Slater, Hairspray, Howard Ashman, Justin Paul, Kate Normington, Legally Blonde, Little Shop of Horrors, Maggie Smith, Marla Mindelle, music, Musical, Ordinary Days, Patina Miller, reviews, Sister Act, theatre, Tony Awards, Victoria Clark, West End
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The Saturday List: Ten Great Musical Theatre Dates
Nobody I know enjoys dating. But experience tells us that there are good dates to be had. And so do musicals. So let’s take a look at ten great musical theatre dates – just in time for Valentine’s Day! Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast, Benj Pasek, Carousel, Dogfight, Frank Loesser, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Harvey Schmidt, Howard Ashman, Jonathan Larson, Jule Stye, Justin Paul, Leonard Bernstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, RENT, Richard Rodgers, South Pacific, Stephen Sondheim, The Fantasticks, The King and I, Tim Jones, West Side Story
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The Saturday List: Broadway’s 10 Longest-Running Musicals Ranked!
One way of measuring success in musical theatre is the length of a musical’s Broadway run. Of course, that’s just one measure of success and it certainly doesn’t always take craft and artistry into account. Continue reading
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Tagged A Chorus Line, ABBA, Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Beauty and the Beast, Bob Fosse, Catherine Johnson, Cats, Charles Hart, Cher, Chicago, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Edward Kleban, Elton John, Fred Ebb, Gregory Maguire, Hans Zimmer, Harold Pinter, Harold Prince, How Musicals Work, Howard Ashman, Jacques Levy, James Kirkwood, John Kander, Jules Feiffer, Julian Woolford, Julie Taymor, Kenneth Tynan, Lebo M, Linda Woolverton, Mamma Mia!, Marvin Hamlisch, Nicholas Dante, Oh! Calcutta!, Peter Schickele, Richard Stilgoe, Robert Dennis, Stanley Walden, Stephen Schwartz, T. S. Eliot, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Tim Rice, Wicked, Winnie Holzman
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The Saturday List: Lights, Camera, Action! Ten Movie Musicals on the Way to the Silver Screen
Who doesn’t love a great movie musical? OK, there are loads of people who don’t. But I do, and it’s devastating when one doesn’t live up to its potential. On this week’s Saturday List, I’m taking a look at ten upcoming movie musicals to which I’m looking forward. Some of these are nowhere near opening day, but here’s hoping! Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Jay Lerner, Alan Menken, Anna Karenina, Arthur Schnitzler, Atonement, Audra McDonald, Bob Fosse, Bob Weinstein, Brad Pitt, Cameron Mackintosh, Cannes, Carey Mulligan, Cheyenne Jackson, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Cory Krueckeberg, Craig Zadan, Dan Stevens, Danny Boyle, David Hare, Disney, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Frederick Loewe, George Clooney, Harvey Weinstein, Hello Again, Howard Ashman, In the Heights, James Ponsoldt, Joe Wright, John Madden, Keira Knightly, Kenny Ortega, La Ronde, Lee Daniels, Les Misérables, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madama Butterfly, Marc Klein, Martha Plimpton, Michael John LaChiusa, Miramax, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, Neil Meron, Newsies, Paula Wagner, Pippin, Pride and Prejudice, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Rex Harrison, Rob Marshall, Roger O. Hirson, Stephen Chbosky, Stephen Schwartz, T.R. Knight, The Blue Room, The Weinstein Company, Tim Rice, Tom Gustafson, Universal
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The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1990s Musicals
The 1990s. The next decade to be the subject of a Saturday List. Continue reading
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Tagged A New Brain, Aida, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Assassins, Beauty and the Beast, Cameron Mackintosh, Elton John, Genn Close, Hello Again, Howard Ashman, Jonathan Larson, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Liza Minnelli, Marie Christine, Martin Guerre, Maury Yeston, Parade, Passion, Patti LuPone, Ragtime, RENT, Songs for a New World, Sunset Boulevard, The Life, The Lion King, The Secret Garden, Tim Rice, Titanic, Whistle Down the Wind, YouTube
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The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1980s Musicals
Choosing ten favourite songs from 1980s musicals was considerably easier than choosing songs for similar lists from the 1960s and 1970s. There just weren’t as many great shows with great scores in the 1980s. Ranking the songs is another story. Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Menken, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Aspects of Love, Baby, Cats, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Dreamgirls, Elaine Paige, George Hearn, Griffith Frank, Harold Prince, Howard Ashman, Into the Woods, Jerry Herman, John Kander. Fred Ebb, Julia Murney, La Cage aux Folles, Lea Salonga, Les Misérables, Little Shop of Horrors, Liza Minnelli, Merrily We Roll Along, Miss Saigon, Nine, Raul Julia, Starlight Express, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Fantasticks, The Phantom of the Opera, The Rink, Woman of the Year, YouTube
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NEWSFLASH: LEAP OF FAITH for Broadway in 2012
The New York Times is reporting that Broadway could see a production of the new Alan Menken-Glenn Slater-Janus Cercone musical, Leap of Faith, in fall 2012. I’ve never seen the film, so I have no idea whether it might make … Continue reading
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