Tag Archives: Charles Strouse

The Saturday List: Multiple Best Actress in a Musical Tony Winners

Today, there is something of a diva-off at Musical Cyberspace. For this week’s Saturday list, we’re going to rank the multiple-Tony Award winners in the Best Actress in a Musical category, mentioning and sharing video clips of some favourite performances. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: ALL AMERICAN

It’s not often that you look back at a forgotten musical, even when it comes to many of the most notorious flops, and can see very clearly why it is has been forgotten, why it flopped – or both. ALL AMERICAN is precisely such a musical. Continue reading

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The Right Age to Be Annie

How old should an “Annie” be? Continue reading

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THE SATURDAY LIST: My Favourite ANNIE Songs

This weekend’s Saturday List takes a look at my favourite songs from ANNIE! Continue reading

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NEWSFLASH: Emma Thompson to Script New ANNIE

Ryan Murphy out; Emma Thompson in! Continue reading

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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: ANNIE

Annie Tomorrow’s promise: Little girls on Easy Street, Maybe a New Deal. Want to write your own Annie haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!

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NEWSFLASH: ANNIE Remake: Will + Willow + Jay-Z

Will Smith is discussing the possibility of producing a remake of ANNIE with Sony. Continue reading

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NEWSFLASH: ANNIE Back on Broadway in 2012

ANNIE will be back on Broadway in 2012 for a 35th anniversary production. Continue reading

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Musical Notes: 19 May 2010

Index Paradise Found at the Menier Chocolate Factory … p.2 Charles Strouse in Hospital … p.3 Reading of Alyss Cancelled … p.3 New Mamma Mia! Website Launched … p.3

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BYE BYE BIRDIE: Changes in the Revival

Playbill has a new article about the revival and how the director-choreographer Robert Longbottom will honour the original show while giving it a new spin. This is a bit quotation heavy, I know, but it’s interesting stuff: Kenneth Jones wrote: … Continue reading

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