Tag Archives: Gertrude Lawrence

The Technicolor Dreams of LADY IN THE DARK

Some musicals fade into history because they failed to capture the imagination of their contemporary audiences. Others can’t make their mark because they’re ahead of their time. LADY IN THE DARK is neither. It was a huge hit, critically and commercially, and it was absolutely in step with the times. Even so, it is a show that feels strangely distant in today’s musical theatre landscape, even as we remember and celebrate other great successes of the 1940s. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: Broadway Meets Britain in ANDRÉ CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924

Broadway has often looked across the Atlantic for creative renewal, and just over a century ago, it found something of the kind in ANDRÉ CHARLOT’S REVUE OF 1924, a sophisticated import refreshingly unlike anything American audiences were used to seeing. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Top Tony Award Award-winning Roles – Ranked!

Want to win a Tony Award? Well, as with anything else in life, there are no guarantees – but if you play one of the roles featured in today’s Saturday List, your odds will improve considerably. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Five Bees-Knees Musicals of the 1920s

How’s tricks, everyone? Today’s “Saturday List” takes a look at my top five musicals from the 1920s. Continue reading

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Angela Lansbury: an Anna for the Ages?

For her short spell as Anna, Angela Lansbury was nominated for the 1978 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. I am certain her performance was nothing less than magical. Continue reading

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