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The Saturday List: Ranking all Seven of Lerner and Loewe’s Broadway Musicals

Posted on July 13, 2024 by David Fick

Every day this December, Musical Cyberspace chooses 5 musicals linked by a common theme and ranks them from best to worst. The link for today’s five musicals is Lerner and Loewe. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Jay Lerner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ann Hampton Calloway, Antony Tudor, Betty Wand, Brent Barrett, Brigadoon, Caleb Damschroder, Camelot, Clint Eastwood, Corey Cott, Edward Padula, Frank Sinatra, Frederick Loewe, George Balanchine, Gigi, Jean Seberg, Jenni Barber, John Guare, Joshua Logan, Julie Andrews, Keith Carradine, Kelli O'Hara, Lauren Bacall, Lee Marvin, Leslie Caron, Life of the Party, Madison Claire Parks, My Fair Lady, Oscar Hammerstein II, Paint Your Wagon, Patrick Wilson, Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Stephanie J. Block, Steve Ross, The Day Before Spring, The Little Prince, The Patsy, What’s Up? | 1 Comment

The Saturday List: Which Loesser Offers More?

Posted on June 29, 2024 by David Fick

Frank Loesser’s legacy in musical theatre is nothing short of monumental, his creations being a testament to the power of wit, melody and drama. As we toast the man behind some of the most memorable scores ever to grace this best of all possible theatre districts, let’s rank his five Broadway shows. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Abe Burrows, Adam Guettel, Alan Jay Lerner, Anderson Cooper, Anthony Perkins, Barbra Streisand, Brandon Thomas, Brigadoon, Burton Lane, Charley's Aunt, Craig Lucas, Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss, E.Y. Yip Harburg, Edna Ferber, Faith Prince, Finian's Rainbow, Frank Loesser, Frank Sinatra, Fred Saidy, Frederick Loewe, George Abbot, Giant, Greenwillow, Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jack Weinstock, Jo Swerling, John Larroquette, Judy Garland, Laura Benanti, Lesser Samuels, Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Michelle Visage, Nathan Lane, Nick Jonas, obert Morse, Pleasures and Palaces, Pulitzer Prize, Ralph Macchio, Ray Bolger, Show Boat, Shuler Hensley, Stephen Sondheim, Stonewall, The Light in the Piazza, The Most Happy Fella, The Music Man, Tony Awards, Walter Cronkite, Where's Charley, Willie Gilbert | Leave a comment

The Saturday List: Five Fascinating Facts from the First Tony Awards

Posted on April 6, 2024 by David Fick

Today, 6 April, is the anniversary of the very first Tony Awards ceremony – a mindboggling 77 years ago! Let’s celebrate that event in today’s Saturday List! Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Agnes de Mille, American Theatre Wing, Another Part of the Forest, Antoinette Perry, Ariana DeBose, Arthur Miller, Billy Gilbert, Bloomer Girl, Brian Sullivan, Brigadoon, Broadway, Brock Pemberton, Burns Mantle, Call Me Mister, Carousel, Cyrano de Bergerac, Danny Daniels, David Brooks, David Wayne, Dora Chamberlain, Elia Kazan, Ethel Waters, Finian's Rainbow, Frances McCann, Fredric March, Happy Birthday, Helen Hayes, Howard Keel, If the Shoe Fits, Ingrid Bergman, Ivy Withers, Joan of Lorraine, John Loves Mary, José Ferrer, Jules Leventhal, June Knight, Keith Andes, Kurt Weill, Lee Sullivan, Lucinda Ballard, Mary Hatcher, Meyer Davis, Michael Kidd, Mickey Rooney, Mr and Mrs Ira Katzenberg, Norman Cordon, Oklahoma!, One Touch of Venus, P. A. MacDonald, Patricia Neal, Robert Shackleton, Street Scene, Sweethearts, Swingin' the Dream, The Chocolate Solider, Tony Awards, Vera Allen, Vincent Sardi Sr, Years Ago | 4 Comments

The Saturday List: Ten Love Songs by Lerner and Loewe

Posted on February 5, 2022 by David Fick

February is the month of love and this Saturday has caught me in a romantic mood. There’s simply no better time to compile a list of ten great love songs by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. Continue reading →

Posted in The Saturday List | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Brigadoon, Camelot, Frederick Loewe, Gigi, My Fair Lady, Oscar Hammerstein II, Paint Your Wagon, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Rice | 1 Comment

Musical Theatre Sunday School: In the Beginning…

Posted on August 24, 2014 by David Fick

In the beginning, there was music and there was drama, and musical theatre was without form. Broadway was in darkness. And Henry Jarrett and Harry Palmer moved upon the face of the district, by arrangement with William Wheatley. “Let there be light,” they said: and there was THE BLACK CROOK. Continue reading →

Posted in Musical Theatre Sunday School | Tagged Annie Get Your Gun, Anything Goes, Babes in Arms, Babes in Toyland, Bloomer Girl, Brigadoon, Carousel, Cole Porter, Dearest Enemy, Die Lustige Witwe, DuBarry Was a Lady, Ethel Merman, Finian's Rainbow, Floradora, Florenz Zeigfeld, Follies, Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway, Franz Lehar, George Gershwin, George M. Cohan, George Washington Jr, George White, Girl Crazy, Harry Palmer, Harry Tierney, Henry Jarrett, Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, It Happened in Nordland, Jerome Kern, John Murray Anderson, Joseph McCarthy, Kiss Me Kate, Kurt Weill, Lady in the Dark, Leave it to Jane, Leave it To Me, Little Johnny Jones, Little Nemo, Lorenz Hart, Miss Dolly Dollars, Moss Hart, Musical Comedy, Naughty Marietta, No No Nanette, Noël Coward, Of Thee I Sing, Oh Boy!, Oh Kay!, Oh! Lady! Lady!, Oklahoma!, On the Town, On Your Toes, Oscar Hammerstein II, Pal Joey, Princess Theatre, Richard Rodgers, Scandals, Set to Music, South Pacific, Strike Up the Band, Sunny, The Black Crook, The Greenwich Village Follies, The Merry Widow, The Red Mill, The Song of Norway, The Third Little Show, The Vagabond King, The Wizard of Oz, Tonight at 8:30, Victor Herbert, Vincent Youman, William Wheatley | Leave a comment

30 Musicals in 30 Days: Your Latest Musical Obsession

Posted on April 2, 2011 by David Fick

Post a song from your latest musical obsession. It hasn’t been a very obsessive obsession and it’s pretty much over, but I have been listening to Brigadoon quite a bit lately, mainly – I admit – to figure out what … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Fun Stuff, YouTube | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Brigadoon, Camelot, Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady, YouTube | Leave a comment

BRIGADOON Concert on Broadway

Posted on April 28, 2010 by David Fick

A concert of the classic Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical, Brigadoon, will be staged as a benefit at the Shubert Theatre for the Irish Repertory Theatre on 14th June. Starring Len Cariou, Jason Danieley and Melissa Errico, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, Concerts, Musicals | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Brigadoon, Charlotte Moore, Frederick Loewe, Irish Repertory Theatre, Jason Danieley, John Guare, Len Cariou, Melissa Errico, Revivals, Rob Ashford | 5 Comments

NEWSFLASH: BRIGADOON “Revisal” for Broadway!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by David Fick

A revival of the classic Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical, BRIGADOON, is headed for Broadway. Continue reading →

Posted in Newsflash | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Bill Haber, Brigadoon, Frederick Loewe, John Guare, Liza Lerner, Playbill, The New York Post | Leave a comment

The Legacy of Alan Jay Lerner

Posted on December 24, 2005 by David Fick

Where does Alan Jay Lerner fit into the history of musicals? A prolific librettist and lyricist, Lerner had moments of genius (most of My Fair Lady and the film version of Gigi and parts of Camelot, On a Clear Day … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadway, Commentary, Movies, Musicals | Tagged Alan Jay Lerner, Brigadoon, Camelot, Commentary, Gigi, My Fair Lady, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Oscar Hammerstein II, Paint Your Wagon, Stephen Sondehim, The Street Where I Live, Tim Rice | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Brigadoon

The Saturday List: Ranking all Seven of Lerner and Loewe’s Broadway Musicals

The Saturday List: Which Loesser Offers More?

The Saturday List: Five Fascinating Facts from the First Tony Awards

The Saturday List: Ten Love Songs by Lerner and Loewe

Musical Theatre Sunday School: In the Beginning…

30 Musicals in 30 Days: Your Latest Musical Obsession

BRIGADOON Concert on Broadway

NEWSFLASH: BRIGADOON “Revisal” for Broadway!

The Legacy of Alan Jay Lerner

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