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Michael John LaChiusa and the “Faux Musical”
Opera News published a super article by Michael John Lachiusa about the state of musical theatre. Entitled “The Great Grey Way”, the article is essential reading for anyone interested in musicals and how they are developing in this new century. … Continue reading
Posted in Broadway, Commentary, Dance, Musicals, Theatremaking, Theory and Practice
Tagged ABBA, Adam Guettel, Avenue Q, Beach Boys, Ben Brantley, Billy Joel, Broadway: The American Musical, Brooklyn, Caroline or Change, Contact, Dance of the Vampires, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dracula, Elton John, Ever After, George C. Wolfe, Good Vibrations, Hairspray, Jeanine Tesori, John Weidman, Jonathan Larson, Jule Styne, Little Women, Mamma Mia!, Michael John LaChiusa, Movin’ Out, Of Thee I Sing, Plato, Polly Pen, RENT, simulacra, Spamalot, Sunday in the Park With George, Susan Stroman, Sweeney Todd, The Happiest Corpse I’ve Ever Seen, The Light in the Piazza, The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, The Sopranos, Tony Kushner, Twyla Tharp, Urinetown, West Side Story, Wicked
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VARIETY Article: “Mainstream Embracing Musicals”
Variety has run with an interesting article on the re-integration of musicals into popular culture. The full article is available here, but here are a few choice quotes: David Rooney and Gordon Cox wrote: Musicals are once again becoming part … Continue reading →