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Tag Archives: Fun Home
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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Tagged A (Sorta) Love Story, Adam du Plessis, Affirmation, Amy Trout, Brennan Holder, Candice van Litsenborgh, Charles Tertiens, David Fick, Edmond Rostand, Evita, Fun Home, Geoffrey Hyland, Harvey Schmidt, Jacqui Kowen, Jacqui Meskin, Jerry Orbach, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Misérables, Mandi Manson, Marie-Louise Honeyman, Maybe Happy Ending, Over the Rainbow, Rita Gardner, Snow White, The Jungle Book, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, Tom Jones
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The Saturday List: 5 Ways FUN HOME Still Rings True at 10
Ten years ago today, Fun Home opened on Broadway. Although it had already hit a home run Off-Broadway, the transfer of this memory-fuelled chamber musical to the Main Stem reminded us of something important: an innovative and intimate musical could … Continue reading
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Tagged A Strange Loop, Alison Bechdel, Beth Malone, Emily Skeggs, Fun Home, Jeanine Tesori, Judy Kuhn, Kimberly Akimbo, Kinky Boots, Lisa Kron, Matilda, Maybe Happy Ending, Merrily We Roll Along, Michael Cerveris, Once, Sam Gold, Sydney Lucas, The Band’s Visit, The Book of Mormon, The Last Five Years, Tony Awards
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The Saturday List: Don’t Talk, Just Kiss – Ten Great Musical Moments of Love and Longing
Happy International Kissing Day! In celebration of the simple pleasures associated with kissing, let’s take a trip through some of the most memorable, passionate and significant kisses in musical theatre for this week’s Saturday List. These moments capture the essence of love, longing and sometimes, sheer awkwardness. Pucker up! Continue reading
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Tagged Allee Willis, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arthur Laurents, Brenda Russell, Charles Hart, Fun Home, Hamilton, Howard Lindsay, Jeanine Tesori, John Logan, Jonathan Larson, Joshua Logan, Leonard Bernstein, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lisa Kron, Marsha Norman, Moulin Rouge, Oscar Hammerstein II, RENT, Richard Rodgers, Richard Stilgoe, Russel Crouse, South Pacific, Stephen Bray, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Sondheim, The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Wicked, Winnie Holzman
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The Saturday List: Five SISTER ACT moments that are “Fabulous, Baby!” and Five that “Haven’t Got a Prayer”
In today’s Saturday List, we’re unpacking which moments in SISTER ACT are “Fabulous, Baby!” alongside a few others that “Haven’t Got a Prayer.” Let’s jump right in and look for a little salvation! Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Gwon, Alan Menken, Benj Pasek, Bill Steinkellner, Broadway, Candida Mosoma, Cheri Steinkellner, Dear Evan Hansen, Edges, Fun Home, Glenn Slater, Hairspray, Howard Ashman, Justin Paul, Kate Normington, Legally Blonde, Little Shop of Horrors, Maggie Smith, Marla Mindelle, music, Musical, Ordinary Days, Patina Miller, reviews, Sister Act, theatre, Tony Awards, Victoria Clark, West End
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The Saturday List: 10 Times the Musical Challenged Its Dismissal as a Relevant Art Form
Although many people dismiss the musical as a relevant form of artistic expression, the musical can easily hold its own alongside any form of theatre you might care to mention. So I thought that today, I might put together a Saturday list of just ten times musicals have been completely in step with the world around them. Continue reading
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Tagged Adolph Green, Andrew Lippa, Betty Comden, Blood Brothers, Camp David, David Kramer, District Six, Dreamgirls, Edward Said, Elliot Norton, Follies, Fun Home, George C. Wolfe, Gone With the Wind, Harvey Milk, Henry Krieger, Idi Amin, James Goldman, James Michener, Jeanine Tesori, Jerome Kern, John Weidman, Kat and the Kings, Leonard Bernstein, Lisa Kron, Michael John LaChiusa, Musical Theatre, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Oscar Hammerstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, Pacific Overtures, Richard Rodgers, Show Boat, Sono Osato, South Pacific, Stephen Sondheim, Taliep Petersen, The Wild Party, Tom Eyen, Trevor Nunn, Watergate, Willy Russell
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Musical Theatre Sunday School: The Spirit of Art
Sometimes, thinking about the role of art in our lives becomes abstract, so we forget how fundamental art works can be in transforming our lives. Continue reading
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Tagged Agamemnon, Alison Bechdel, Antigone, Aristophanes, Fun Home, Menander, The Trojan Women, Tony Awards
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THE SATURDAY LIST: Ten Best Moments at the 69th Tony Awards
The 69th Annual Tony Awards took place last Sunday, so with almost a week to reflect on how the ceremony landed, it’s time to share my list of the ten best moments at this year’s ceremony. Continue reading
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Tagged 59 Productions, Alex Sharp, An American in Paris, Anna Wintour, Bill Elliot, Bob Crowley, Brandon Uranowitz, Broadway's Lost Treasures, Chita Rivera, Christian Borle, Christopher Austin, Christopher Wheeldon, Debra Messing, Don Sebesky, Follies, Fred Ebb, Fun Home, George Gershwin, Grand Hotel, Ira Gershwin, Jeanine Tesori, Jennifer Grey, Joel Grey, John Kander, Josh Groban, Judith Light, Kelli O'Hara, Lisa Kron, Max von Essen, Michelle Veintimilla, My One and Only, Natasha Katz, On the Town, Radio City Music Hall, Rita Wilson, Simon Stephens, Singin' in the Rain, Something Rotten, Sydney Lucas, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, The Visit, The Will Rogers Follies, Tommy Tune, Tony Awards, Tony Yazbeck
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