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Tag Archives: Flower Drum Song
The Saturday List: All the Things Oscar Hammerstein II’s Lyrics Are
Today, we celebrate the birthday of musical theatre legend Oscar Hammerstein II. Born into a family who were already notable in theatre history, he would become the most renowned of the Hammerstein clan, not only because of his contributions to musical theatre as a lyricist and librettist but also as a practitioner who pushed the boundaries of what musical theatre could accomplish as an art form. Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Drake, Allegro, Aretha Franklin, Audra McDonald, Brittany Smith, Brooklyn Bridge, Carousel, Carrie Underwood, Cinderella, Craig Urbani, Dorothy Hammerstein, Dropkick Murphys, Elvis Presley, Ferenc Molnár, Flower Drum Song, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Green Grow the Lilacs, Gretha Boston, James Michener, Jerome Kern, Jessie Mueller, John Kerr, Josh Groban, Joshua Henry, Liliom, Lonette Mckee, Lynn Riggs, Marcus Mumford, Mary Martin, Michel Bell, Nina Simone, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Patti LaBelle, Paul Robeson, Paulo Szot, Pipe Dream, Rebecca Luker, Renee Fleming, Richard Rodgers, Rose-Marie, Rudolf Friml, Show Boat, SIgmund Romberg, South Pacific, Stephen Sondheim, The Desert Song, The King and I, The Sound of Music, Very Warm for May
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The Saturday List: ROUND IN FIFTY
Pack your bags and buckle up, fellow travellers, as we embark on a whirlwind adventure inspired by the classic novel, AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHT DAYS to celebrate the opening of its musical sequel, ROUND IN FIFTY! Continue reading
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Tagged A Chorus Line, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Aladdin, Alain Boublil, Alec Kellaway, Alun Armstrong, An American in Paris, Angela Lansbury, Annaleigh Ashford, Around the World in Eighty Days, Arthur Kopit, Arthur Laurents, Baker Street, Beauty and the Beast, Benj Pasek, Broadway, Can-Can, Carol Lawrence., Chita Rivera, Chu Chem, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Clifford Harris, Cole Porter, Colm Wilkinson, David BUrt, Dear Evan Hansen, Derek Klena, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dogfight, Eugene Lee, Flower Drum Song, Frances Ruffelle, George Robey, Hamilton, Harold Prince, Herbert Kretzmer, Herman Finckby, Isaac Powell, Ivo Van Hove, Jas W. Tate, Jean-Marc Natel, Julian Wylie, Justin Paul, Kinky Boots, Larry Kert, Lauri Wylie, Lea Salonga, Len Cariou, Leonard Bernstein, Les Misérables, Liliane Gilbert, Liliane Montevecchi, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lindsay Mendez, Lute Song, Mary Martin, Mary Poppins, Matilda, Maury Yeston, Michael Ball, Mrs Doubtfire, music, Musical, Musicals, My Fair Lady, Newsies, Norm Lewis, Oliver!, On the Town, Passion, Patti LuPone, Peter Duchan, Philip Quast, Ramin Karimloo, Raul Julia, Rebecca Caine, Roger Allam, Round in Fifty, Ruthie Henshall, Sax Rohmer, SHereen Pimentel, Sophie Tucker, Stephen Sondheim, Susan Jane Janner, Sweeney Todd, The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera, theater, theatre, West Side Story, Wonderful Town
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The Saturday List: 1958 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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Tagged 1958, Abbe Lane, Academy Awards, Bobby Fischer, Captain!, Damn Yankees, David Henry Hwang, Domenico Modugno, Don Ameche, Dwight Eisenhower, Elaine Stritch, Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, Flower Drum Song, Gerald Holtom, Gigi, Goldilocks, Gypsy, Harold Prince, Jean Kerr, Jerry Bock, Joan Ford, Joseph Stein, La Plume de Ma Tante, Miyoshi Umeki, My Fair Lady, NASA, Oh Captain!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Redhead, Richard Rodgers, She Loves Me, Sheldon Harnick, South Pacific, Stephen Sondheim, The Body Beautiful, The Captain's Paradise, The Everley Brothers, The Pajama Game, West Side Story, Will Glickman
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Forgotten Musicals Friday: The Merely Marvelous REDHEAD
Join as us we delve into this week’s s forgotten musical: REDHEAD. Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Hague, Bob Fosse, Can-Can, Charlie Chaplin, Damn Yankees, David Shaw, Dorothy Fields, Flower Drum Song, Goldilocks, Gwen Verdon, Herbert Fields, Jack the Ripper, Keystone Cops, La Plume de Ma Tante, Madame Tussauds, New Girl in Town, Redhead, Richard Kiley, Salvatore Dell'Isola, Sidney Sheldon, Tony Awards, Whoop-Up
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Musical Theatre Sunday School: LIZA MINNELLI – BORN A STAR Readathon Part 1
This month in Musical Theatre Sunday School, we will have a readathon of Wendy Leigh’s Liza Minnelli biography, Born a Star. Although the book is out of print, you can pick up a fairly cheap copy from Amazon if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Arhtur Whitelaw, Best Foot Forward, Born a Star, Carnival, Flower Drum Song, Hugh Martin, In the Good Old Summertime, John Cecil Holm, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Musical Theatre Sunday School, Ralph Blane, Readathon, Take Me Along, Vincente Minnelli, Wendy Leigh, Wish You Were Here
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Musical Theatre Haiku Month: FLOWER DRUM SONG
Flower Drum Song Children keep growing; She adores her womanhood. Pa-ra-pa pum pum! Want to write your own Flower Drum Song haiku? Head to the comment box and give it a try!
Posted in Fun Stuff, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Tagged Broadway, Flower Drum Song, Haiku, Musicals, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
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May Madness: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs
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. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “I Want” Songs The “I Want … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Tagged Aladdin, Alan Menken, Allegro, Beauty and the Beast, Bob Fosse, Carousel, Cinderella, Flower Drum Song, Howard Ashman, Me and Juliet, Oklahoma!, Oscar Hammerstein II, Pipe Dream, Richard Rodgers, South Pacific, State Fair, The King and I, The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music
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