Tag Archives: Jule Styne

The Saturday List: What’s in a Name, Mr Sondheim?

For this week’s Saturday List, I thought it might be fun to take a look at songs with people’s names in the title from shows where Stephen Sondheim wrote lyrics were set to other composers’ music. Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: The Glitzy Showbiz Gem, TWO ON THE AISLE

For this week’s Forgotten Musical Friday, we’re diving into the glitzy, glamorous world of TWO ON THE AISLE, a sparkling gem that graced Broadway in the early 1950s. With a score by Jule Styne and the razor-sharp wit of Betty Comden and Adolph Green, this show is a delightful romp you’ll wish you’d found out about sooner! Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Leslie Uggams’s Broadway Musicals Are Bustin’ Out All Over!

Leslie Uggams, an acclaimed actress and singer with a career spanning over six decades, is probably best known for her performance in the historic television mini-series, Roots, as well as for her more recent appearances in the musical drama television … Continue reading

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Forgotten Musicals Friday: Does HALLELUJAH, BABY! Open the Gates of Heaven or Hell?

This Friday’s Forgotten Musical takes us back to the 1960s and HALLELUJAH, BABY! Continue reading

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The Saturday List: 1953 in Musical Theatre

Today’s Saturday List takes a look at the highs and lows of 1953 on musical theatre stages. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: In Good Faith

It’s Faith Prince’s 65th birthday today, and there’s no better time to celebrate her fabulous Broadway appearances than today. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: Celebrating Ethel Merman

Today in 1930, Variety gave Ethel Merman a breakthrough review ahead of what would become a breathtaking musical theatre career. Today, we celebrate some of her biggest shows. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: A Jerome Robbins Countdown!

Today is the anniversary of the opening of JEROME ROBBINS’ BROADWAY. To commemorate this anniversary, this week’s Saturday List takes a look at the five best Robbins shows, all of which were featured in this iconic production. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: “Joseph’s Coat” – or a List of Colourful Songs, Part 2

Last week, I looked at the first dozen colours that appear in “Joseph’s Coat”, the song in Joseph and the Amazing The second part of a three-part list naming show tunes for each of the colours in “Joseph’s Coat” from JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. Continue reading

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The Saturday List: 5 Cookin’ Musicals of the 1950s

What’s buzzin, cuzzins? This is a list of 5 of my favourite musicals of the 1950s.
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