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The Saturday List: All 11 Best Musical Tony Award Winners of The 1940s and 1950s Ranked From Worst To Best

The 1940s and 1950s were a golden era for Broadway, a time when the Best Musical Tony Award recognized some of the most iconic shows ever staged. But not all winners are created equal. In this weekend’s Saturday List, we’re ranking all the Best Musical Tony Award winners from these two decades, from the most forgettable to the truly timeless, taking into account their cultural impact, musical innovation and audience reception over time. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Celebrating Conrad!

Grab your playbills and raise your voices in celebration because we’re shining a spotlight on Conrad Ricamora as he marks his 45th trip around the sun! Continue reading

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Double Take December: FANNY

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. Fanny … Continue reading

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Casting for WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Workshop

Lincoln Center Theater has announced that a reading of the musical adaptation of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, with workshops toward that end starting on 4 March. According to Variety, Patti LuPone, Tom Hewitt, Sherie Rene Scott, … Continue reading

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WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

David Yazbek’s latest adaptation of a movie for the musical theatre stage – he’s previously been responsible for the score of The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – will be a reworking of the 1988 Pedro Almodóvar film, Women … Continue reading

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SOUTH PACIFIC Review Roundup

Broadway’s revival of South Pacific has opened to a set of excellent reviews. Here’s a roundup of what the critics are saying about the show: Raves Ben Brantley at The New York Times: For this South Pacific recreates the unabashed, … Continue reading

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