Tag Archives: Evita

The Saturday List: Without a Hurt, the Heart is Hollow – or, Five Things I Learned from THE FANTASTICKS

Today marks the anniversary of THE FANTASTICKS opening Off-Broadway in 1960. It became the world’s longest-running musical – and, for me, a creative turning point. In this week’s Saturday List, I reflect on five things I learned while assistant directing and choreographing a 2002 production of the show at UCT – lessons that still shape how I make theatre and live life. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Schoeman Smit’s Stupendous Showstoppers!

In today’s “Saturday List,” we fete the South African musical theatre performer Schoeman Smit as he celebrates another trip around the sun! 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: 1946 in Musical Theatre

Today’s Saturday List takes a look at the highs and lows of 1958 on musical theatre stages. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: 2013 in Musical Theatre

Today’s Saturday List takes a look at the highs and lows of 2013 on musical theatre stages in New York and London! Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Best ‘Memories’ of Elaine Paige

Today we celebrate the birthday of one of the most well known leading ladies of the modern musical theatre era, Elaine Paige. Continue reading

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EVITA: the “Montage”

Is the “Montage” that takes us from Eva’s final collapse through to her deathbed “Lament” is really a satisfying moment dramatically. Continue reading

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Musical Cyberspace: This Week’s Cover

Headlines for the week: Angela Lansbury: an Anna for the Ages? / Five Cookin’ Musicals of the 1950s / Life of a Song: “Love Changes Everything” Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Favourite Songs from 1970s Musicals

The Saturday List this week features some of my favourite songs from 1970s musicals. Continue reading

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Double Take December: EVITA

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. Evita … Continue reading

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