Tag Archives: Anyone Can Whistle

The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1960s Musicals

Today’s list features some of my favourite songs from musicals of the 1960s. A tough decade to whittle down to just 10 songs, but here goes. Continue reading

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Monday Meditation: I’ll Never Get Over (Trying to Understand) Michael John LaChiusa

Is there any theatremaker working in musical theatre today who is as divisive as Michael John LaChiusa? Some people think his work is amazing, diverse and complex while others think he writes musicals that are unmemorable, one-note and pretentious. I’m in the former category. Continue reading

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Double Take December: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE

It’s Double Take December at Musical Cyberspace! Every musical pretty much has something one likes and something one doesn’t in it. This month I’ll be listing one of each for a range of musicals, a different one each day. Anyone … Continue reading

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“Showtunes” – an all-encompassing term?

A recent discussion on Musicals.net that debated the terminology that could be used to classify songs from musicals caught my attention. Thinking about it carefully, I realised that I do not feel that “Broadway” or “showtune” function well as an … Continue reading

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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Song List

With opening night here, the time has come when the set list of songs for Sondheim on Sondheim is finally frozen and any and all rumours about what will be replaced or reallocated can be put to rest. Here is … Continue reading

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Photo Call: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Encores!

Encores! has released a set of production photographs by Carol Rosseg of their current production of Anyone Can Whistle, which starts performances tonight. Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster and Raúl Esparza head up the cast as Mayeress Cora Hoover Hooper, Nurse … Continue reading

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ANYONE CAN WHISTLE Promo Shots

Encores! has released a set of promotional photographs by Joan Marcus featuring the cast of their upcoming production of Anyone Can Whistle. Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster and Raúl Esparza head up the cast as Mayeress Cora Hoover Hooper, Nurse Fay … Continue reading

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Arthur Laurents Interview in OUT

OUT Magazine has published an interview with Arthur Laurents. Entitled “Arthur Laurents Will Not Go Quietly”, the article deals somewhat with personal life and his relationship with Tom Hatcher, but also allows him to offer his trademark frank assessments of … Continue reading

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A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC coverage in USA TODAY

USA Today seems to have had a fair bit of coverage of A Little Night Music, including interviews with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury and Stephen Sondheim himself. The first article I saw was an interview with Zeta-Jones, some of which … Continue reading

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The BEST Sondheim Diva

This man has created great work for some great divas and others have performed his work to great acclaim: Ethel Merman, Chita Rivera, Donna Murphy, Joanna Gleason, Elaine Stritch, Bernadette Peters, Maria Friedman and Judi Dench are just a few. … Continue reading

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