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The Saturday List: Your Heart Will Lead You to Richard Sherman

As a tribute to Richard M. Sherman on the event of his passing, this week’s Saturday List explores ten of the Sherman Brothers’ songs that left the greatest impression on me, each a gift to humanity in its own right. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: 5 Enchanting AIDA Songs That Aren’t Just Passing Through

Today is the anniversary of the opening of Disney’s AIDA. In today’s Saturday List, we’re taking a look at the five best songs in the score, those that give audiences more than a sense of “Enchantment Passing Through.” Continue reading

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The Saturday List: 1998 in Musical Theatre

Today’s Saturday List takes a look at the highs and lows of 1998 on musical theatre stages in New York and London! Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: The Legacy of THE JUNGLE BOOK

Our final Forgotten Musicals Friday column for July brings us full circle in our journey through THE JUNGLE BOOK. As mentioned in our first column, we are looking at the show’s legacy. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: THE JUNGLE BOOK Look

We’re almost through THE JUNGLE BOOK for Forgotten Musicals Friday. This week, we’re taking a look at how the show came to life through its scenic design and costumes Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: THE JUNGLE BOOK’s Jungle Rhythm

This July, the focus of our Forgotten Musicals Friday series is THE JUNGLE BOOK. This column looks at the staging of the show, with a particular focus on its choreography. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: Adapting Disney’s THE JUNGLE BOOK

Join as us we jump into July’s Forgotten Musical: THE JUNGLE BOOK! Today we look at Mary Zimmerman’s book for the show and the way that Doug Peck reinvented the well-known and much-loved songs from the Disney film. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: Disney’s THE JUNGLE BOOK on Stage

Join as us we jump into July’s Forgotten Musical: THE JUNGLE BOOK! Find out about how this Disney classic was adapted for the screen. 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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