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Tag Archives: Disney
The Saturday List: Lights, Camera, Action! Ten Movie Musicals on the Way to the Silver Screen
Who doesn’t love a great movie musical? OK, there are loads of people who don’t. But I do, and it’s devastating when one doesn’t live up to its potential. On this week’s Saturday List, I’m taking a look at ten upcoming movie musicals to which I’m looking forward. Some of these are nowhere near opening day, but here’s hoping! Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Movies, The Saturday List
Tagged Alain Boublil, Alan Jay Lerner, Alan Menken, Anna Karenina, Arthur Schnitzler, Atonement, Audra McDonald, Bob Fosse, Bob Weinstein, Brad Pitt, Cameron Mackintosh, Cannes, Carey Mulligan, Cheyenne Jackson, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Cory Krueckeberg, Craig Zadan, Dan Stevens, Danny Boyle, David Hare, Disney, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Frederick Loewe, George Clooney, Harvey Weinstein, Hello Again, Howard Ashman, In the Heights, James Ponsoldt, Joe Wright, John Madden, Keira Knightly, Kenny Ortega, La Ronde, Lee Daniels, Les Misérables, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madama Butterfly, Marc Klein, Martha Plimpton, Michael John LaChiusa, Miramax, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, Neil Meron, Newsies, Paula Wagner, Pippin, Pride and Prejudice, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Rex Harrison, Rob Marshall, Roger O. Hirson, Stephen Chbosky, Stephen Schwartz, T.R. Knight, The Blue Room, The Weinstein Company, Tim Rice, Tom Gustafson, Universal
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Lost Songs: “Warthog Rhapsody” from THE LION KING
Before there was “Hakuna Matata”, there was “Warthog Rhapsody”. Thankfully, the song was replaced by the time THE LION KING was released. Continue reading
Posted in Features
Tagged Disney, Disney Theatricals, Elton John, Rhythm of the Pridelands, The Lion King, The Lion King 1½, Tim Rice
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Monday Meditation: I’ll Never Get Over (Trying to Understand) Michael John LaChiusa
Is there any theatremaker working in musical theatre today who is as divisive as Michael John LaChiusa? Some people think his work is amazing, diverse and complex while others think he writes musicals that are unmemorable, one-note and pretentious. I’m in the former category. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Meditation
Tagged Anyone Can Whistle, Company, David Thompson, Disney, Disney Theatricals, First Lady Suite, Follies, Fred Ebb, Hello Again, John Kander, Marc Shaiman, Marie Christine, Michael John LaChiusa, Shirley MacLaine, Stephen Sondheim, Sybille Pearson, The Wild Party
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Double Take December: HONK!
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. Honk … Continue reading
Posted in Anthony Drewe, George Stiles
Tagged Anthony Drewe, Disney, Don Bluth, George Stiles, Honk
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May Musical Madness: The Best Disney Musical on Broadway
May is a mad month. A month of random musings about various topics related to musical theatre. Feel free to share your thoughts on each topic in the comment box below. The Best Disney Musical on Broadway Seems like Disney’s … Continue reading
Posted in Disney, Disney Theatrical Productions, Elton John, Tim Rice
Tagged Arcadia, Disney, Elton John, Julie Taymor, Lebo M, Mary Poppins, Sister Act, The Lion King, Tim Rice
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30 Musicals in 30 Days: A Guilty Pleasure
Post a song from your ‘guilty pleasure’ musical. I found this one tough to choose, simply because I don’t generally think about musicals in this way. Eventually, I decided to choose the Disney-produced Phil Collins-David Henry Hwang musical, Tarzan, a … Continue reading
Posted in David Henry Hwang, Disney, Disney Theatrical Productions, Phil Collins
Tagged David Henry Hwang, Disney, Phil Collins, Tarzan
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30 Musicals in 30 Days: Musical Impact
Post a song from the musical which made the most impact on you. I had to think hard about this one – and then realised that the answer wasn’t so far out of my grasp after all. The musical that … Continue reading
Disney’s New ALICE IN WONDERLAND Musical
So word on the street – first reported in an exclusive from Playbill – is that Disney has a new idea for their next big stage production: an adaptation of their most recent version of Alice in Wonderland. Linda Woolverton … Continue reading
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A TANGLED Song
We’re now able to hear one of the Alan Menken/Glenn Slater songs from Disney’s Tangled Rapunzel project: I’m not really sure what to make of it. It’s a sweet song, but I don’t get the stylistic link between the song … Continue reading →