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The Saturday List: Seven Enchanting SOUND OF MUSIC Moments

With Pieter Toerien Productions and Cape Town Opera presenting a South African revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, there’s no better time to take a look at some of the enchanting musical theatre moments in this classic Broadway musical. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Lloyd Webber – Act II

Hold onto your top hats and chandeliers, musical theatre enthusiasts, because we’re about to embark on a musical journey through the second act of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s illustrious career. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: A Little Gwen Verdon, A Lotta Talent

Grab your jazz shoes and get ready to dance into the unparalleled brilliance of Broadway’s own dynamo, Gwen Verdon! Continue reading

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The Saturday List: The Best OLIVER! on Record

Step right up, ladies and gents, for a musical journey through the Dickensian alleyways of Lionel Bart’s timeless creation, OLIVER! Musical Cyberspace takes a look at which cast recording of the show leaves us asking for more! Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: LOST IN THE STARS

Disney Theatricals may have hit the big time when BEAUTY AND THE BEAST opened on Broadway in 1994, but the animated feature that started it all, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, was adapted for the stage a quarter century before that auspicious calendar event. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: SNOW WHITE

Disney Theatricals may have hit the big time when BEAUTY AND THE BEAST opened on Broadway in 1994, but the animated feature that started it all, SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, was adapted for the stage a quarter century before that auspicious calendar event. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: The Best WEST SIDE STORY on Record

To mark the release of Steven Spielberg’s new film and its accompanying motion picture soundtrack, Musical Cyberspace is revisiting a favourite topic: just which recording of West Side Story is ‘the gold-medal kid with the heavyweight crown? Continue reading

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Musical Theatre Sunday School: In Pandora’s Box, There Was Also Hope…

The telling of diverse stories is, of course, not only a challenge for Americans, but also one that faces us all. So, if you’re the kind of person who’d like to share your story with us, what do you do to encourage diversity in the arts in your community? Maybe your groundbreaking work will inspire us all. Continue reading

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: COMPANY

Company Hundreds of people, Crazy lunches and weddings: Where is your “plus one”? Want to write your own Company haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try! This post brings Musical Theatre Haiku Month to an end. … Continue reading

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: ON THE TOWN

On the Town Uptown or downtown, But where’s my lady’s chamber? Sailors take their leave. Want to write your own On the Town haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

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