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Tag Archives: Follies
Musical Theatre Hot Takes
Hot takes are all over the Internet these days – and hot takes on musicals are no exception. Here’s my attempt at a few. Continue reading
Posted in Monday Missive
Tagged A Chorus Line, Aida, Alan Jay Lerner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Audra McDonald, Benjamin Britten, Cats, David Yazbek, Follies, Frederick Loewe, George Bernard Shaw, Gypsy, Harold Prince, Jamie Lloyd, Legally Blonde, Marie Christine, Merrily We Roll Along, Michael John LaChiusa, My Fair Lady, Nicole Scherzinger, Stephen Sondheim, Sunset Boulevard, The Colour Purple, The Wild Party, The Woman in White
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The Saturday List: Ranking Sondheim’s Post-Prince Shows
In the four decades since Merrily We Roll Along flopped on Broadway, effectively bringing Stephen Sondheim’s prolific collaboration with director-producer Harold Prince to a painful end, Sondheim wrote only six new musicals for the stage: Sunday in the Park with … Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Addison Mizner, Ariana Grande, Assassins, Bounce, Brandon Uranowitz, Company, David Ives, Ettore Scola, Follies, Georges Seurat, Harold Prince, Here We Are, Into the Woods, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Lapine, Joan Marcus, Joe Mantello, John Weidman, Jonathan Bailey, Luis Buñuel, Marc Brenner, Maria Friedman, Martha Swope, Merrily We Roll Along, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael Ball, Moisés Kaufman, New York City Center, Passion, Passione d’Amore, Raúl Esparza, Road Show, Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Exterminating Angel, Tristram Kenton, Wilson Mizner
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The Saturday List: Five Best Musical Tony Winners That Have Aged the Worst
Although the Tony Awards represent the pinnacle of each Broadway season’s theatrical presentations, some recipients of the award for Best Musical haven’t stood the test of time. Sometimes, an undeserving musical edges out a show that is otherwise recognised as being absolutely brilliant; at other times, an older show is out of step with the way we see the world today. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Adolph Green, Alan Weeks, Alexander Borodin, Alfred Drake, American Theatre Wing, Arabian Nights, Arthur Laurents, Ben Brantley, Betty Comden, Can-Can, Chad Kimball, Clifton Davis, Contact, David Bryan, Elvis Presley, Follies, Galt MacDermot, George C. Wolfe, George Forrest, Grease, Hallelujah Baby, Joan Diener, Joe DiPietro, John Guare, José Ferrer, Joseph Moncure March, Jule Styne, Kismet, Lemuel Ayers, Leslie Uggams, Mel Shapiro, Memphis, Michael John LaChiusa, Montego Glover, Raúl Juliá, Robert Wright, The Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys, The Wild Party, Tony Awards, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton, Winston DeWitt Hemsley
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The Saturday List: Brilliance and Resilience at the 2024 Tony Awards
Ah, the Tony Awards – a night meant to celebrate the dazzling world of Broadway with all the glitz and glamour one can muster. This week’s Saturday List recaps the highs of this year’s ceremony. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, Alicia Keys, Angels in America, Appropriate, Audra McDonald, Branden Jacob Jenkins, Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk, Broadway, Carole Rothman, Caroline, CJay Philip, Company, Contact, Daniel Radcliffe, David Zinn, Dede Ayite, Follies, George C. Wolfe, Hana S. Kim, Hell's Kitchen, Illinois, Into the Woods, Jack O'Brien, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Jay-Z, Jonathan Groff, Jonathan Tunick, Julianne Hough, Justin Peck, Kecia Lewis, Linda Cho, Lindsay Mendez, Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along, Musical, Nine, or Change, Pacific Overtures, Passion, Pulitzer Prize, Putting It Together, Road Show, Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, Simon Evans, Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd, The Frogs, The Normal Heart, The Outsiders, The Wild Party, theatre, Tony Awards, Utkarsh Ambudkar
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The Saturday List: A Final Sense of Genius in Sondheim’s HERE WE ARE
The release of the cast album of HERE WE ARE, the final new musical to feature music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, seamlessly integrated into a book by David Ives, marks the end of an era. This week’s Saturday List explores how Sondheim’s sense of genius is seen in his last original cast album. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Amber Gray, Anyone Can Whistle, Assassins, Bobby Cannavale, David Hyde Pierce, David Ives, Denis O’Hare, Finishing the Hat, Follies, Griffin Theatre, Here We Are, Jeremy Shamos, Jesse Green, Jin Ha, Joe Mantello, Luis Buñuel, Micaela Diamond, Passion, Rachel Bay Jones, Steven Pasquale, Steven Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The Exterminating Angel, The New York Times, The Shed, The Wizard of Oz, Tracie Bennett, West Side Story
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The Saturday List: The Crown Julies
In today’s Saturday List, we’re looking at “The Crown Julies,” the five Broadway and off-Broadway stage appearances of Julie Andrews. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged A Little Night Music, Alan Jay Lerner, Blake Edwards, Camelot, Cinderella, Follies, Frank Wildhorn, Frederick Loewe, Henry Mancini, Julie Andrews, Leslie Bricusse, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Oscar Hammerstein II, Putting It Together, Richard Burton, Richard Rodgers, Rob Marshall, Robert Goulet, Sandy Wilson, Stephen Sondheim, The Boy Friend, Tony Awards, Victor/Victoria
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The Saturday List: The Kelli O’Hara Countdown!
Today is Broadway darling Kelli O’Hara’s birthday. To celebrate we’re counting down five of her greatest stage appearances. Continue reading
Posted in The Saturday List
Tagged Adam Guettel, Craig Lucas, Elizabeth Spencer, Follies, Frank Loesser, George Abbott, Jason Robert Brown, Jerry Ross, Joshua Logan, Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Kiss Me Kate, Marsha Norman, Oscar Hammerstein II, Paulo Szot, Richard Adler, Richard Bissell, Richard Rodgers, South Pacfiic, The Bridges of Madison County, The King and I, The Light in the Piazza, The Magic Flute, The Merry Widow, The Pajama Game
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The Saturday List: My Junk is SPRING AWAKENING
Get ready to journey back to the groundbreaking world of SPRING AWAKENING, a modern musical where the show tunes are as haunting as the themes are daring! In today’s Saturday List, we revisit just five of the most creative ideas that helped to solidify this show’s place in musical theatre history. Continue reading →